What're friends for? Episode 9

What're friends for?

Episode 9

So he called her but she wasn't answering his calls, he sent her a message stating the urgency of the situation, she then picked but didn’t give him the attention he wanted and that got Pam annoyed.

“What is wrong with you Rita? How can you make conclusions without asking us what happened? You’re making us regret all we did for you that day. Fine, you should be angry with us and we know we’re faulty in some areas, but have you tried to hear our part of the story? No,and you just came to your own conclusions. Now, I’m calling you and you are reacting without knowing why I’m calling. Do you think Nath and I are happy with all that happened, that got  myself and him into a fight we haven’t settled? Or you think any of us thought of calling you if not because of the tragedy that befell  my mom?..Pam said all these angrily and narrated what happened to her. “I took you as a friend and i wanted you to assist me with anything little to get to my mom who’s in coma but i think i made a mistake. Take care” He didn’t wait to hear her response before he dropped the call and got to Nina-the lady he came to visit. He told her the situation of things and she didn’t just give him money, she also followed him.         

Nina took the situation to heart for the whole day, and helped out with errands until she left that night. But on that same night, Pam’s mom gave up the ghost.

When Nina heard, she almost cried her eyes out. She went back the next day to meet Pam and consoled him. She took care of him as if they were very close friends until about one day after when Nath heard. He came around to help Nina out.

Still on same day, Rita called Nina to get feedback on the progress with their contract but she didn’t pick up because she didn’t know what to tell her. Rita called severally and when she still didn’t pick up, she sent her a message asking her to end the job if she could, it was just like she could read what Nina had in mind, she almost agreed immediately but out of curiosity she asked why she wanted her to end it.

“Nina, i think I’m the one to blame for my blind and hasty coming to conclusion without knowing the real facts and instead of thanking them for the help, i made them regret helping me. Nina please kindly stop and I’ll still give you your balance” Rita explained.

Nina didn’t react much, rather she told Rita about what happened to Pam. Rita was shocked at the news of what happened to Pam. “Right now, I’m in his house trying to console him Rita, he is at his worse and there's really little I can do. I just don't know how to calm him down. If there's any of his very close friends, kindly tell them to show up for him because that’s what he needs right now.”

Rita broke into tears and remembered the day he called her but she didn’t give him attention. She tried calling Nath to apologize first, before telling him about Pam, but just after dialling his number, she thought of not using her number because she was sure he wouldn't answer. So she used someone else’s phone and just after dialling it a second time, she heard “hello! good evening and who am i speaking with please?”

Rita talked after she sighed and  said “Nath! I'm so sorry, I’m the foolish one here for jumping into conclusions without asking what happened. I made you look stupid and I’m really sorry about that. I was not just happy about what happened to me especially when i thought I had two friends with me but i didn’t know how much you guys tried to help me out of that mess and i couldn't bring myself to ask but jumped into my own conclusion. Please forgive me if not for anything, at least for the fact that we need to go to Pam's house right now because i just heard that his mom passed on and he’s in a terrible state. He needs us right now”

“You must be joking! No! God forbid!” His eyes widened like he wanted to pluck it out and he closed it again without saying anything giving way for tears to find their way through his closed eyes. He was mumbling No! No! No! then suddenly he shouted “Noooooo! God why?” Rita’s ear almost expanded, but all she kept saying was “oh!”

Ok i’m coming home now to change my cloth so we can go together. But i thought she was responding to treatment. Why death? Rita please start coming to my house so that we can go as soon as possible.

He dropped the call. His legs weren’t stable on the ground. Different thoughts kept running through his head towards every direction, and then finally, his hands stopped  their movement but the tears won't stop flowing . “No wonder i didn’t see him for a while and i didn’t even bother calling him even when i missed his calls because of our misunderstanding. How stupid am I to transfer the aggression and anger from Rita to Pam” he cried the more as he walked home,.....

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