Episode 9
Knock knock knock
âHold onâ tennie said, quickly disengagin frm Niphemi.
He doesnât need to be told b4 he knws wah to do, he pulled up is trouser and rearranged his dishevelled shirt, leavin her to sort herself out, he walked briskly to his office.
Anitaâs gettin uncomfortable sittin alone in this well furnished office, canât jex believe a young boyâs delayin her xo much, a tinge of hatredâs already startin in her mind and she canât jex wait to get this business deal over wif. She would hve backed out of the deal if not for her needin the profits frm it badly.
Her last loverboy, squeezed her dry and she needs to mke some money to keep her afloat.
âIâll deal wif him laterâ she said
âgud, morni, Iâm sowie Iâm lateâ niphemi said, bring her bck, âits a situation I canât helpâk he rumbled on.
âmorni, I understandâ she said, extendin her hand for an handshake
He accepted it, and went to take his seat on his chair at the oda side of the table, directly opposite her,
âcan we get down to businessâ he said, she nodded.
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Later in the day, after the days wrk, Niphemiâs preparin to leave for hme, he decided to gve a call to his friend
âhello baba ibeâ he hailed
âno dey Bobo mi jawe, alayeâ whizzy countered
âhow fins howâ
âI dey o, jex leavin wrk, whr yhu dey?â
âme self jex wan go crash for house ni ooo, I too tayaâ
âshey we no go meet tonight niâ whizzy asked
âwe go see jooo, buh I wan rest first, letâs meet at the club nahâ
âno p nah, how yhur gf?â
âshe dey oo, mke I call her self, we go tlk beta in the nite joooâhe said, droppin the call.
âhello baby, Iâm sowie for not callin sinceâ he said into the fone wen she has answered the fone.
âhello sweetie, I knw how busy yhu are, Iâm sowie I couldnât call yhu tooâ she replied after receivin the call.
âwahâs wrong, yhu sound tiredâ he asked, concern âvisibleâ in his voice.
âIâm jex tayad dear, Iâve been xo stressed up, this gals are too naughty, especially tht latifat, yhu wonât believe she intentionally left the dryer on, jex to piss me off, sade burnt a customerâs hair, Nneka, tht rotten village gal, poured water in my mealâŠ.âshe started, he knws he has to cut her offâŠ.
âbaby, baby yhu jex hve to tke tins easy, okay?â
âI knw, buh they ar xo annoyin, the woman opposite my shop was jex makin noise wif tht sewin machine of hers, the ladyâŠâ
âbabe, cool down ok, maybe we shud wrk on gettin yhu a jobâ he said cuttin her off again
âno, Iâm really enjoyin dis jobâ she countered
âweâll tlk abt this later, owk?â
âowk dear, whr are yhu now?â
âjex leavin wrkâ
âowk, lemme knw wen yhu get hmeâ
âowk dear, love yhuâ he said sheepishly
âlove yhu tooâ she replied gingerly
He dropped the call, bouyant and marched confidently like a soldier tht jex brought bck the chibok gals to his car, kicked and zoomed off.
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Later in the eveni, heâs gistin a group of friends, Nice and a group of friends he met at the club abt his escapade wif his MD, they laughed off their chair wit only whizzy keepin a stern look.
Whizzyâs a very bad playboy, he changes gals like a man playin puzzle, he drop ladies faster than a drop of water dissappearin on a sun baked sand. He enjoyed wah his friendâs doin buh not happy wif it. His friend has a very pretty lady who love him wif her life, and she can go any length to mke him happy, she even convinced her dad to get him a job. heâs sure heâll bcme a saint if heâs as lucky as his friend.
âyhu knw yhu hve to stop dis and focus on Adesewa, yhu knw dis babe loves yhu xo much and yhu owe everytin yhu are to herâ whizzy advised bringin questionable and unsatisfactory looks to their face.
âwhizzy, khumphyâ niphemi said, causin anoda round of hysteric laughter among them.
Whizzy didnât say notin, he jex forced a smile and sips his drink.
Ring ring ringâŠ.a fone rang, its niphemiâs
He looked at the caller, unknown no. He signalled to his friend, to reduce their âvolumeâ by wavin his hands like a traffic warden on duty tellin a car to slow down.
âhelloâ he said into the fone after he has answered the fone.
âhiâ the caller said
âpls whoâs disâ
âdisâ Anita, remember me?â
his face turned âstonyâ if thts an English word, he couldnât remember givin her his no.
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