"Hun, i thought you said, you could handle this. How doesn't she know yet?" Stephen asked Dapo. "Hun? Darling? What in the name of all that is good is happening here because i think i have lost it" screamed Temi. "What does this all mean? You love us both? Wait, you love guys now? What is going on, Dapo? Please talk to me" said Temi with fear, tears and confusion all over her face. "Okay," said Dapo "You are right but not entirely, just one or two things am yet to clear up." "Will you just stop your babbling and explain it to her already? The poor dear girl is losing her mind, said Stephen. Dapo nodded and went on to explain toTemi, "the thing is, i care a lot about you. Infact, you are the best female friend i have in the world. I love you but as my best friend and a sister. I am in love with Stephen, i know what you think. He's my cousin but like you know he is not really my cousin just a far cousin like the third or fourth or something. Anyway, there i go again. The thing is this was inevitable, we saw everything wrong with our relationship but somehow we kept being drawn together and different things kept telling us we were right to want this and so we let ourselves." said Dapo. "Huh?" was the only word Temi could muster. "Okay, i see what is happening here but please you should understand that this is why we have not told anyone yet. It is because of this exact reaction you're having now" said Dapo. Temi shook her head and said, "I don't believe this, i don't even know you right now. This reaction is the reaction any sane person would have. First of all, you are boys and i don't care what the western world thinks but from where we come from from, this is wrong. I believe this is wrong and don't even get me started on the incest part" Dapo tried to cut in saying "but...." unfortunately, Temi didn't let him as she cut him off saying, "yeah, third or fourth cousin my ass. You know this is wrong, Stephen is practically another of your father's sons. He is your brother. Oh my God, i can't believe this. You lied to me, said you loved me and turned out to be what, gay now? What was the point then, what was the point in wasting my time for close to a year now? Making me believe we were in love? Was this your plan? To bring me here like this and humiliate and attack me with this information that i don't even know how to process. You wanted someone who loves you and would stand by you guys if you decided to come out? No, it can't be.That's just silly, why go through all that? There is more isn't there?"
"Yes, there is more" said Dapo. "I can't deal with this babe, its your story to tell. Please, meet me in the room when you're ready" said Stephen and with that, he walked away towards Dapo's bedroom. "Okay Temi, like i said much earlier when Stephen came in and before i laid all this on you; Stephen's been showing me new things. As lovers, we have been together but have also been with girls, i have been with maybe six girls. He has been with way more than me but i am fine with that. He is older and has been trying to navigate this being gay thing before i started. Believe me, we have done it all with girls and even together but we still know that we love each other and as we are young, seeing what's more that is out there is important. Life is short you know" Temi, who had been rolling her eyes and cringing with all the information couldn't take it anymore and said, "Look, i must leave now. This is too much information for one day. I am 17, my life hasn't even started yet. I thought i was losing my virginity today to the love of my life, apparently not. The supposed 'love of my life' has also apparently been busy with the 'love of his own life' so i can literally say comfortably that my life for the past one year has been a lie and this must all be a joke. What am i supposed to do with all you've told me?
Dapo who now had become very sorry, kept apologizing and said he didn't know what else to do and how to break up with her once he had fallen for Stephen. So, all he could do was go with it until now. "Actually Temi, there is one last thing. I know at this point it can't happen but that was kind of the main reason we planned today and asked you here" said Dapo as he rubbed his very wet palms on his shirt. "Hmmm, haven't i heard it all this Sunday? What else is there? Let's hear it" said Temi. "Okay" said Dapo. "Please don't freak out but in all our experiences, there is something we haven't tried and we were hoping you could help us with that" "Me, help? With what possibly?" a very confused and worried Temi asked. Dapo sat down and began speaking, "we have never had a virgin before, i mean like literally at the same time s.......o we were hoping you would be open to helping us while we also help you lose it". Temi who was still standing, and had her mouth gaping wide open and eyeballs almost popping out of her eye sockets closed her mouth, picked up her bag, composed herself and quietly said, "Goodbye Dapo." She ran out of there as fast as she could, hopped on a bike home and sent Dapo a text which read "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me but please i never want to hear from you again. I do not exist to you as you do not exist to me. Have a nice life"
