SOCIAL NIGHTMARE!!!

 

 

 

 

A true life experience 

By April T. Adams

 Tobe and I met on Facebook eight (8) years ago. We gradually became very intimate friends on social media. He is 32 years old and I, 22. We shared intimate secrets and memorable moments, though we never met physically. I am an anatomy undergraduate from UNIBEN and I lived in Mowe, Ogun state. Tobe works in a public relation and advertising firm in Abeokuta, the capital of ogun state. 

  Tobe was so caring, so sensitive, smart and good looking. He shares deepest secrets with me and I do also. We almost felt as if we’ve know each other before. My field of study, however makes me so busy and Tobe also closes works late. We chat after this hour till midnight sometimes, though he calls frequently during the day and we just connect so much! We converse just like lovers. However after 8 years of conversation without even seeing each other, Tobe invited me to his house one weekend. He messaged;

“Having being with you for so many years, you’ve become so much part of my life. And I have come to know you very well. Honey, you are smart, elegant ,focus, though reserved. Baby, there is nothing in this lifetime that matters to me like you do. I do trust and cherish you, and our friendship means so much to me...During all this time, I have left nothing out about myself. And I believe you know me more than I do myself... I beg of you this last time to make my wish come true, and I will forever be grateful... please reply quickly”.

   Though I am the type that believes in love at distance, seeing this touched my heart. I had declined him many times, so I decided to visit him on Saturday. Very early on Saturday morning, I traveled all the way from Benin to Abeokuta where he lives without telling my parent or sister. Finding Tobe’s resident was not so hard. I knocked on his door and he opened up looking so surprise and elated. He looked just the same as he was on his display picture, and I was so relieved seeing him that way, because I was beginning to have a second thought on my way there.

    I sat comfortably on the settee and he hovered a little bit before offering me drinks. After serving refreshment, he sat beside me and we talked and talked, it seems endless. Our eyes collided many times and it seems as if we connect somehow. Then he moved closer some minutes later, though  I was so lost in our conversation that I didn’t noticed he held my hand. In my heart, I have found love at last! Minutes run into hours, and I was still talking nonstop but then Tobe had little to say, he kept staring at me in a way I couldn’t understand. But inside his eyes, I see mist of pure admiration and on his neck I noticed traces of perspiration. There I knew something had gone wrong. Tobe seems uncomfortable and was not relaxed as before. His grip on my hand grew dangerously tight .My heart bit changed ,and I tried to move away from him, but he held on tight, it hurts. And before I could take any action, he pounced on me, I pushed, fought and struggle to stand up but his weight overpowers me. That moment I noticed he was muscular than I thought. Then one of his hands pinned both of mine to my head, and his other hand and tongue roamed all over me. I cried, winced, shouted and prayed, but he seems oblivious to my entire plight.

   When he tore off my cloth like a mad man on a mission, all hope I had left was lost, though I continued my plea, but the more I struggle, the more the pains increased. After all my cloth was turned into shred, he tore at my underwear and stroked my secret places. Hot tears of sorrow and defeat strolled down my face, but  Tobe seems  blind to everything.

  As I gave up to be devoured, thinking the pain would end, I whispered ‘please’ and fresh tears came down my eyes as I closed them. That moment he froze, released my hands and rested his weight on his arms. I opened my eyes, and tears came out again like fountain water and he wiped the tears and rose up, looking apologetic and confused. He pulled me up and I hurriedly gathered what was left of my clothe. My sanity was shaken and I shivered. As I pulled up my undies, he knelt down apologizing incoherently, but I could not even make up what he was saying because his voice seems to echoes from faraway. He stood up abruptly and went into the room. He came back with needle and thread, I sat back and collected it, but it fell down my shaking hands. The cloth was beyond repair. He went back inside and came back this time with an oversize shirt. I collected it without a second thought. As I wore the big sized shirt, I noticed him winced, and  knew that he was crying.

  However, there is nothing left to do, so I gathered my purse and rushed out. I was wounded and my body hurts so much. I was heartbroken and I don’t know how to get home without people noticing my shabby clothing. As I hailed a cab, I kept thinking of what excuse to render to my family. However, on my way home, I flashed back to what had transpired and fresh tears came down my eyes.

  When I got home at last, I knocked the door with a shaking hand ,and thank God it was Mimi, my little sister who opened up. She was surprised and confused. And after a recap on my ordeal, I begged her not to tell anybody. But I couldn’t shake off the  feeling shame and regret. Since that day, I refuse to pick Tobe’s call or reply his messages online. Though I couldn’t bring myself to remove or block him on my social media accounts, but after that nightmare, I refused any sort of friendship on social media.