[STORY] FLIRTATIOUS (Episode 06)

FLIRTATIOUS story by Opeyemi Ojerinde Akintunde

Episode 06.

“Flirting is wrong on all levels… ” Leni said to me when I asked her If flirting was wrong. Mrs Anthony didn’t send for me again throughout that day and I was left wondering what she was up to. As a way of relieving myself of the mental stress of questioning myself about the sanity of flirting, I decided to engage my sister in a conversation.

” Flirting is wrong!” She had said again.

” Why? ” I querried

“First things first, flirting is a disguised name for temptation… ” Leni said while still scrolling on her phone.

” What if both parties involved in the flirting set boundaries?” I asked

” F.D, is there something you are not telling me!” Leni said dropping her phone

Leni had always been my sense of reasoning. I had no option than to unravel all…

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” And you are planning to flirt with her?” She asked

” I am considering it, at least I can relieve myself of the tensed emotion I am having towards her.” I confided in her

” If she was single like I initially thought, I won’t have a problem with you befriending her, NOT FLIRTING with her, to at least know her well, but in this case, it’s a Capital No, because the person we are talking about is Married… F.D, are you sure this lady has not charmed you and I hope she is not one of those star takers?”

” Leni going all Spiritual on me” I said mockingly

” Yes, I am Spiritual and not shy about it. F.D, even if she is not some evil person, Let’s think about the disadvantage of flirting” Leni said

” Disadvantage of Flirting? Leni! What could be bad about flirting? Flirting is just playing. I feel this lady doesn’t want to stop having fun as a married woman, that’s why she wants a friend who she can be personal with!” I said

Leni’s jaw dropped. I could imagine what was going on in her head. This was not my usual lines. I was not someone who would try to look for excuses for anything wrong…

” Well, I am shocked but I will give you few disadvantages…For the married woman, Flirting outside of her relationship will be a slopy road that will lead nowhere safe for her family. What if she falls in love with you along the way, or you fall in love with her? What will be the end? And for you my brother, what if in the midst of your flirtatious relationship, the woman of your dreams shows up. Won’t you be too blinded in lust to notice her?”

I swallowed hard. Leni hit the nail on the head.

” That’s why we will set boundaries” I defended

” F.D, you already feel something for this woman, so setting boundaries is like lying to yourself.. F.D, if you start this flirtatious relationship, you will end up sleeping with her, and that makes you a fornicator while she will be the adulterer.”

” Ok..I have heard you!”

” No F.D, you have not heard me, but if there is anything you need to hear, Hear this..Almost all the time, It’s natural to feel attracted to different people for whatever reason. It’s a complete mystery as to why we feel that attraction. The truth is that the initial attraction is something we cannot control. After that initial attraction, we choose to control what happens next.

In this case, you undoubtedly are attracted to this married woman, no big deal… All you need to do is determine what to do with the attraction; You either grow it or you trash it. I come in peace!” Leni said before resting back in the living room chair.

I stood up from the chair I was sitting on with the intention of leaving the house for a short stroll, Leni stopped me with her words…

” If all my words doesn’t make you have a rethink, think about me. Flirting got me to this point, and you know how much pain I am in right now, don’t let history repeat itself in your life my brother.”

Leni and Marcus!

That one got me!

Looking back at how my sister got her beautiful baby, I could tell that flirting could go wrong some times. Leni had flirted her way into becoming a miserable single mother, though back then, we didn’t call it flirting. We called it something else…

” I am just giving him the green light!” I remembered Leni’s famous line.

Let me write a little about Leni and Marcus….

To be continued… . . .

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