“thanks so much for the host, I had to leave very early because of an important outing and I don’t want to disturb your sleep. Do have a nice day”.
I just smiled and dialled her number and she picked up, I could hear the background of a moving car. I told her that she forgot her chain and wristwatch and she told me to keep it till the next time we see. It was late to prepare for church so I spent the rest of the day preparing for the next day work.
I got to work the next day and sat on my desk waiting for time to be 7:30am before going for the connect session. At around 7:19am, I was on my seat pressing my phone when the main door of my office was opened, behind the door, funmi walked in and she was looking so cute and hot in a new gown, I checked the gown very well and realised it was the one I bought for her on her birthday, it looked so fitted on her and it reminded me of Funmi’s statement when she said “I’m just surprised how you knew my size”. As she walked in, my co-staffs greeted her and she waved at them but when she got to my desk, she stopped and smiled at me and she said “onihaxy, how is my outfit?”, I smiled and replied her saying “you look good and so nice in it”. She smiled and said “I know that’s what you will say, because its your handiwork abi?, people said I’m not looking good today”. I smiled again and said “don’t mind them funmi”, our compliment lasted for about two minutes before she entered her office.
When it was 7:30am, I walked out of the office and I noticed my office-mates staring at me and I was like “na me these people go take gossip again today”. I went to the connect session and returned to my desk at the end of the meeting. At break time, funmi called me to see her in her office and I went there, I greeted her and sat down on the chair.
FUNMI: onihaxy, how is the work going?
ME: going fine
FUNMI: that’s cool. You have always been dedicated to your work and I want you to keep it up. Just have it in mind that the bank is watching you.
ME: thanks funmi.
FUNMI: and thanks for the dress, I so much love it.
ME: ***smiled*** you are welcome
FUNMI: but how did you know my size?
ME: I measured you with my brain and instinct.
FUNMI: hmmmmmmm, you are wonderful, that’s nice.
ME: thank you.
FUNMI: so let me ask you, what is your schedule for this weekend?
ME: uuuhhmmm. From friday evening to sunday evening, I’m always free.
FUNMI: ok, in that case, I’m inviting you for a lunch at my home on saturday.
ME: ***felt excited**** waaaoohhh, I so much appreciate the invitation.
FUNMI: will you come?
ME: ***full of anxiety*** yes I will.
FUNMI: no problem, I will give you the address of my house at the close of business for today.
ME: ok
FUNMI: you can go back to your work now.
I stood up from the seat and left funmi’s office with anxiety and happiness as if I won a lotto.
“Me?, been invited by funmi for a lunch? this must be a dream”.
My office mate were just looking at me as I was happy and fantasising on my seat. I had a chat with segun to update him about the latest invitation from funmi, he was happy and he said he would give me tutorials on my next steps. I closed for work that monday and returned home after getting the address description from Funmi.
On thursday night of that same week, I was in the kitchen preparing my noodles as usual when my phone began to ring on my bed. I came back to my room, checked the screen and discovered that it was betty calling me and I picked.
ME: hello baby mi
BETTY: hi love. How are you and how is work today?
ME: fine dear, just that I missed you so much
BETTY: I missed you too dear. Shebi you have fully relocated to your new apartment you told me about?
ME: yes dear. I’m even in my kitchen presently, doing some cooking.
BETTY: cooking noodles abi?
ME: ***smiled**** you are right
BETTY: ok ooo, I just want to inform you that I will be back to Lagos tomorrow,
ME: waooooh, I’m so happy to hear this.
BETTY: and I will be coming straight to your house from the airport. I will be with you till sunday before going to lekki.
ME: its alright dear.
BETTY: so, I will come to meet you at your bank, and we will go home together from there, abi what do you think?,
ME: its fine and ok like that.
BETTY: alright baby, see you tomorrow.
ME: ok dear
BETTY: I love you so much
ME: I love you too.
BETTY: **hanged up****
“Which kind wahala be this?”
” I have a lunch to attend on saturday and betty wanted to be with me that same weekend?”
“Betty is coming to the bank and I don’t want funmi to see her so as not to spoil my plans”
“What do I do now??”. I stopped thinking and decided to consult segun for an advice.
**** over to segun on whatsapp ******
ME: hi segun.
SEGE: how far guy?
ME: I dey jaree. Small wahala don shele oo
SEGE: you don give bimpe belle abi?
ME: you no well.
SEGE: oya wetin happen?
ME: you know I told you that my boss invited me for a lunch at her residence this weekend?
SEGE: you mean funmi?
ME: yes
SEGE: so what happened?, did she cancel the date?
ME: No ooooooo, betty called me just now to tell me that she will be coming around tomorrow and she will spending the weekend with me before going to lekki.
SEGE: chai!!!!!!!! Show spoiler!!!
ME: the funniest thing is that she told me she will be coming to meet me at the bank tomorrow so that we will go home together.
SEGE: that’s very risky, funmi must not meet betty at all.
ME: you are in the same spirit with me bro. I don’t know what to do.
SEGE: wait, are you planning to spend the night at your boss’ place?
ME: no oooo. Just to go there and return latest in the evening.
SEGE: then you don’t have to panic, its a simple issue.
ME: simple kee?, really?
SEGE: yeah.
ME: so what do I do?
SEGE: first, get somewhere around your entrance where you can drop the spare of your key that no one can see it unless you tell someone.
ME: ok, I can keep that behind my door net. So what next?
SEGE: then go to work and flex yourself.
ME: I still don’t get it
SEGE: when she calls to tell you that she is around, just tell her that the bank sent you on an errand to dispatch some materials to another branch far away from you and you might not be back to your branch until 5pm or thereabouts.
ME: hmmmmmm. Sege!!!!!!!!
SEGE: so you will tell her that she can go home and that you will join her at home, give her the address to your house and the location of the spare key and that’s all.
ME: hmmm, SEGE the event planner!!!!!!
SEGE: na me be that jaree.
ME: what about the lunch date on saturday.
SEGE: its simple. Tell her that you were told to come to work for some special duties. Just use one bank term sha.
ME: and you think that it will work?.
SEGE: offcourse it should. Better still, I will send a customise sms to you now in the name of your bank. You can show that to her as an evidence and that’s all.
ME: hmmmmmmm.
SEGE: but make sure you tell her that your phone will be switched off or placed on silent due to the ethics of your bank. With that, she won’t be able to monitor you with calls and you will be able to concentrate fully with funmi.
ME: hmmmmmm. Badoo!!!, thanks jaree.
SEGE: you are welcome. Just make sure you score more points with your boss. I can guarantee it that goodies are attached to your relationship with her.
ME: no wahala. I will give you feed back as e dey go.
SEGE: no wahala.
ME: ok sege, I want to sleep. I’m going to work tomorrow.
SeGE: ok, chat later, be expecting the text.
ME: ok, bye.
I ended my chat with segun, dropped my phone and began to tidy up my room as I might not be chanced to do so the next morning. I removed my bed sheet which was stained with Fluid and watched the stained spot. I cleared all the tissues we used in cleaning up and disposed them. I picked bimpe’s chain and wristwatch , wrapped it in a cloth and kept it at the bottom of wardrobe. Before I was through with the sanitation, I received a sms from segun about the notice of coming to work on saturday and the sms was bearing the name of my bank.
“Chaiiiii bad boy!!!!”. I dropped my phone on my bed and slept off thereafter.
***Next episode nah something else***
What do you think it will happen ?
Can these segun’s plans works?
What if betty discover bimpe’s jewelleries that was kept under the wardrop?
What will happen if bimpe come for her jewelleries over weekend ?
What will be his explaination?
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