Tinuade Philips stood facing the audience, with her arms folded tears dripped continuously from her eyes. The audience was moved with emotions some ladies were seen struggling to fight back the tears.
"Lisacanyoueverforgiveme?"Emeka McCauley knelt behind her holding on to her right leg."I'msoashamedofmyselfLisa,evenifit'sgoodbyeforever,canyou pleaseforgiveme?"
His head stood bent and his arms glued to her right leg. Tinu exhibited pain in her voice as she gazed at the sky,
"Toforgiveisdivine".
The audience watched with rapt attention the theater hall was quiet as a graveyard, no one was sure of what to expect next, tinu bent slightly occasionally hesitating, and then suddenly, faster than the speed of light, she picked him up holding his wrist firmly, pulling him to herself, his eyes seemed to have grown larger, he looked so surprised as she kissed him.
The audience shouted, giggling loudly, some whistled they wished the play would not end, the large blue stage curtains closed up covering the kissing couple.
The theater lights went on and the audience stood to leave. They were seen in two's holding arms, some kissed as if to continue where the actors stopped.Back in her hotel room, Tinuade Philips quickly got rid of her stage clothes, she felt sticky after three shows on that day; she rushed to the bathroom naked and hurriedly got under the shower.
She gradually applied soap and let the shower run for a very long time, caressing her slim body she was glad the three days of stage play was over.
Very early the next morning she'd be on her way home to see her charming dad, although she enjoyed every bit of her stay in Port Harcourt, she longed to see her dad.
The cold bath worked like medicine to her soul, she wished she could be under the shower till morning, reluctantly she turned off the shower and although she should have toweled her body she opted to get back to her room naked and wet, put on the air conditioner and hide under the cream duvet. She imagined how cold would run though her spine, how sweet her sleep will be like a baby's.
Tinu strolled naked out of the bathroom hugging her wet body, she made straight for the air conditioner wanting to turn it on.Emeka McCauley sat calmly on her bed not sure of what to say or do, however he tried to comport himself, he brushed past a shocked Tinuade Philips, who stood still like she had just being electrocuted, he picked the large white towel and wrapped it round her cold body stylishly caressing her, tinu thought she had never being so electrified by the touch of any man, in fact she wasn't sure she could recall the last time a man touched her.
She fought hard to keep her eyes open wishing he'd draw her closer,Emeka noticed what he was doing to her body, he was always confident of his magical touch, however he was in her room to commend her for her near perfect performance on stage tonight and ask if she would like to co-star with him in his next movie "black star,"already Emeka was chewing more than he could bite, he had
taken more than enough ladies to bed during this outing and more than any thing all he desired was to be alone tonight."Maybesomeothertime"
Emeka realized he was thinking aloud,
"WellIhavetogo;tinumaybewecanthinkofbedsomeother time."
He pecked her on her fore head and strolled out of the room, just as he made to shut the door, he turned back winking seductively.
"Maybejustmaybesomeothertime".
Tinu could not believe what had just happened, she bit her lips painfully fighting hard to hold back the tears, she had just portrayed herself as a common whore, and she had just joined the list of countless women who were easy lays for Emeka McCauley.
"Hedidn'tsleepwithme"She fought hard trying to defend her self.
"Whatdifferencediditmake?"
She asked herself, Emeka would have easily had her if he so desired. For long she had seen Emeka as a proud unruly chauvinist, indeed
he was a prolific actor any day, he had featured in Nollywood and
Hollywood films and he always delivered, he was no doubt charming,
she also found him truly sexy, however tinu hated the way ladies
threw themselves at him, before now she never seized to wonder
what charmed them, maybe she knew better now.
Tinu rolled under the duvet closing her eyes, wishing sleep will come soon, and take her away and it will be morning soon when she would be on her way home to see her lovely dad.