Chapter 79 - Reminiscent

"Honestly, Sunday is a good guy if you look beyond his craziness and silly actions. He only acts this way because it's his way of trying to get acknowledged by the people around." She finished up, briefly looking at quiet Tayo, lodged on the branch of the tree.

Just then, Sunday trudged down to them,his face furious. He walked to the other side of Niniola and then walk past the tree trunk, looking away in the distance.

Heaving in rage, he turned around and punched right at the tree trunk, scowling fiercely.

"Let it go, let it go," He punched over and over with both hands. "Like it's okay for you to hurt someone but I have to let it go and not pay back?"

"Oh!" Niniola squeezed her shoulders together, flinching.

Ibiyemi looked down at the ground, uncertainty rubbing all over her as she held the elbow of her right hand. Tayo who sat up in the tree simply facepalmed, shaking his head at Sunday's outburst.

"You bastard, Wole. Show yourself, idiot! I will rip you piece by piece till all that's left of you is a grovelling mass of..."

"Hey, Su-Sunday..." Ibiyemi stammered out, flinching with one eye closed. "I... I think I know where Wole is. He-He's in Ilu Esu as at last time that I..."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Sunday bared his teeth at her, fisting trembling hands to the side.

She gulped, taken aback, her eyes widened at his reaction. "I-i... I didn't know how to say.."

"How can you not..." Sunday growled, moving closer to her, a walking mass of livid rage.

"Hey, Buzz Off!" Niniola scowled at him, her right hand blocking him from advancing any further. "Hello, mister macho. She's being trying to talk to you since forever but you were too busy occupied with finding Wole, ignoring her all along."

At this, Sunday soft pedaled, exhaling the rage. "I-i I'm sorry. I just got in way over my head." He sighed, looking apologetic at Ibiyemi.

"Apology accepted." She looked away from him now to the other side. "Uh... I have to ask. Are you looking for Wole because of me or you're just being so sentimental?"

"Hm!" Sunday scoffed to the question, folding his arms across his b.a.r.e c.h.e.s.t after which, he s.u.c.k.e.d in air. "I used to stand up to Wole because of the way he mistreated you. Even though he's beat me senseless. So, yes, it's because of you, Ibiyemi that I want to pay him back now that I am stronger."

"Oh!" Ibiyemi blushed, still looking I'm the other side.

"Wait, is it that same Wole, the Wole in Ijinle Orun?" Ninola raised her eyebrows in askance to Sunday.

Just then, a memory phased into Sunday's sight, reminding him of an encounter with Wole, the encounter that Niniola had him beat up badly.

Ibiyemi, a younger Ibiyemi was running, wearing the standard white armor for them that the school permitted for them.

She stumbled, missing a step and then fell. Quickly she turned over, seated on her b.u.t.t just as Wole walked menacingly.

"Hey, you, leave her alone!" A cry rang out and Wole scoffed to the side. Smaller sized Sunday rushed forward, and threw a punch at him.

Without even looking, Wole caught the punch and hurled him over the air, slamming Sunday to the ground at the other side of him.

Foosteps resounded and Wole turned around, only to see Niniola smiling wickedly at him, wearing her infamous white gown.

"How many times have I told you not to touch Sunday?" Before Wole could mutter a reply, the flat of her boot slammed into his c.h.e.s.t, hurling him over Ibiyemi to the ground, on his b.u.t.t.

"Ah, how dare you touch me, abomination?"

"Oh really? I warned you not to call me that, too, vermin!" 

She blurred over, punching his head deep into the ground. 

"It's over, vermin. Law of light; Greater light spears." She chanted as twelve huge spears of bristling hot light popped up behind and overhead.

And without a second thought, she pointed at Wole, the spears zooming in.

Except that a shield of light appeared. And when it was all over, Olukoni Mayowa stood, Teary eyed Wole behind her.

"Using a high technique on him, you want to kill him? You should not relate with any one. Now scram before I lose my temper at you!" She ordered, watching as Niniola stepped back and leapt away, out of sight, seeing as more Irunmoles came around.

After that day, Wole never bothered him again.

Sunday smiled at the memory. "Yes, it's him!" 

"Oh!" Ninola frowned, punching her open palm. "Remember how good it felt to almost have him exterminated that time. Mehn, that was a good time, if you ask!" She bared a grin with closed eyes at Sunday.

"After that, he fainted and spent two weeks in the infirmary. Can't wait to lay my hands on him again." She winked at him now.

"Yes, my Dad was so furious at me. He threatened to deal with me so harshly for ever calling you to help out."

"Hehe! You told me!" Niniola chuckled. "The old man does not know how much I stick to you even when you didn't want it."

"I couldn't agree less. Somehow, I should find a way to unstick you from me." 

"What, really?" Niniola giggled, tapping his shoulder. "Give up that wild dream. Me and you ain't go seperate ways." The both of them laughed heartily while Ibiyemi smiled at them.

"They look so happy together." Ibiyemi said to herself, smiling at them.

THUD!

Tayo landed down, c.o.c.king his neck. 

"So, are we going to stay here laughing, or we going to find somewhere to camp. It's Sundown in a few!" He pointed out, nodding towards the sky.

"Ah, right, sure! Let's get set on that!" Niniola agreed, taking a deep breath to shut off the laughter.

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