GETTING THEM 27

 GETTING THEM 27 

Litase called me in two days to inform me she had found someone who wanted to rent my bed space and I should meet her by her room. So after class, I headed to Litase’s room to meet the girl. I was fine with her and I knew she would get along with Litase because a lot about her looked like she enjoyed living the life, just like Litase. The girl and I agreed she would be depositing the money in my airtel money account every month. My plan was no matter how tough things got I would not be touching that money unless I had plans of starting a business. If I could take one thing from Litase it was this vital point she had taught me. I loved the glitz and glam but I also knew that I needed to be planning well in order to afford the life I wanted. I needed to do my survey to get a proper business going. The girl paid me K750 by 3 months and it was deposited in my airtel money account. My account also had some money that I saved in there from what I got from Austin. He gave me money from time to time. My account balance was now K3,500. It was so tempting to spend it. 

The week that followed I was busy with school work and I was now just getting used to the assignments and the long packed lectures. It was stressful each day but thank God for my lovely Austin who was always available to attend to my calls and made me feel relaxed after a long day. While away he sent me some more money for upkeep and I reserved that money too. I visited Lumbiwe over the weekend and she too gave me money which I reserved too. I had been thinking of business ideas but it didn’t seem like any appealed to me or what I had interest in. from what I gathered, Litase owned a hair store online and she would sheep hair to different parts of the country. Litase was also good at doing nails and she got her business from students. I liked that entrepreneurship spirit in her because chancing a job despite getting that degree was not assured. Now was the chance to start a hustle and make it big by the time I completed university. 

When Austin returned, I left my room and for the first time spent a weekend in his house, it was so special and I felt like a wife before time. Cooking for Austin was a pleasure and it was rewarding because he always appreciated every little thing I did. When I cleaned the house I could tell he was impressed and he looked at me with loving eyes. The weekends at his house were soon a tradition and I would make sure I made the most of the time with him as weekdays were dedicated to school. I often made time to see Lumbiwe too but as usual once with her we would be discussing all the formal stuff and never anything like sisters who were also best friends. We were far from that. I loved her still and would trade the entire world for her. 

Austin and I had a discussion about getting off condoms two months into our intimate relationship and I was now worried. He said he loved me so much and the bond would be stronger if we never used protection, I just had to be on birth control. I remember how our relationship suffered some communication lapses when I denied his request. We however worked through it and managed to stay strong after that although a part of me could not forget how that made me feel.