“Good afternoon ma” we all echoed. She replied us and said ” thank your stars that you guys are new staffs here, otherwise, I will just deduct 1,000 naira each from your salaries for addressing me as “MA”, we all looked in amazement. She continued and said “yes, don’t be surprised. In this bank, we call one another by names, we are all colleagues. If you aren’t comfortable calling your superior by name, you can simply add MR or MRS or Miss as a prefix to his/her name. Is that understood?” We all replied by saying “yes”.
A team-lead and a sub team-lead was assigned to every team before the commencement of the training. We were told that we will be reporting to the sub team-lead, the sub team-lead will report to the team-lead, the team lead will report to the project/assistant project supervisor and from the supervisor to funmilayo the line manager. The training of the first day lasted till about 6pm and I was so tired. At the closure of that day, I switched on my phone and got chat messages from bimpe saying “onihaxy dear, how was the first day at your new work?”.
I was surprised on how she got to know about my new job. I replied her to let us chat when I reach home. She replied me that she won’t be able to chat with me because she would be at home with henry. I was so happy and we ended the chat.
The second day, we resumed our trainings and continued till thursday that week, at every breaks, I would always chat with betty and segun, giving them updates on my new job. Bimpe too would always disturb me with messages and I would be forced to reply her after numerous “HIl”.
In the evening after work, bimpe called my phone.
BIMPE: hello onihaxy
ME: hi bimpe,
BIMPE: onihaxy, what is my offence?
ME: offence?, you didn’t offend me.
BIMPE : why have you been avoiding me of recent?
ME: avoid you as how?
BIMPE: you don’t reply my chats again like before. You don’t even bother to call me, its unfair onihaxy.
ME: adebimpe, its not like that, you know I work in a corporate environment, phones are restricted except during breaks which is an hour break, and at nights when I’m free, you will be with your husband.
BIMPE: ok dear, did you miss me?
ME: ****silent****
BIMPE: onihaxy!!!!, I missed you if you don’t miss me and that’s the truth, onihaxy, we need to see and talk.
ME: see and talk?, that will be impossible.
BIMPE: oooh onihaxy, why?
ME: just taking security measures
BIMPE: as how?
ME: the last time we met one on one, I swallowed a kolanut drink.
BIMPE: onihaxy dear. Please now, shebi I have begged and begged you. I did that just to protect you. I wish you can understand me.
ME: I hear.
BIMPE: onihaxy, please, I’m begging you, I need to see you.
ME: let me check my schedule.
BIMPE: are you coming to lekki this weekend?
ME: no.
BIMPE: because you are avoiding me right?
ME: not at all, becky and I never discussed about meeting this weekend.
BIMPE: ok dear. So how do we see?
ME: let me decide first.
BIMPE: which side of mushin do you stay sef?
ME: empire area.
BIMPE: ok, which side is your workplace located?
ME: around oshodi.
BIMPE: ok, I will close early tomorrow, I will come to pick you at work and drive you home. How about that?
ME: hmmmmmmmm. No problem.
BIMPE: thanks darling, love you so much
ME: hmmmmmmmmmmmm
BIMPE: onihaxy, just try to be romantic for once now. Common!, this is unfair.
ME: ok, love you too
BIMPE: alright dear, we will talk tomorrow, bye.
***wetin she wan see me for sef?, why is she suddenly developing strange love of recent?, hmmm. onihaxy!!!!!!, na you see wahala, na you dey take hand pull am ooooo*****
The next morning which was friday, our trainings ended early at 10am and we were placed in different offices in groups. There are two vacant office space provided for us and they were filled up by the first two teams, my team was stranded and couldn’t get a space. The project coordinator looked around the bank premises for where to place us but couldn’t find any free room with available computer systems to place us, we were then shared and squeezed inside the existing two rooms to join the other team but still can’t accommodate us all, it left five of us stranded of which I was included. The five of us were placed in different floors where the “ogas” offices are located. Each of us was attached to different bosses. And lucky me, I found myself at the entrance of funmilayo’s door.
At 12pm, I received a chat message from bimpe asking me of when she should be coming, I felt so uncomfortable and restless, I wasn’t sure of the decision to take so I called segun to let us chat online.
ME: sege how you dey?
SEGE: I dey jaree, anything for the boiz?
ME: nothing jaree, I get small problem.
SEGE: Adebimpe matter again abi?
ME: yes.
SEGE: yeah, I know, I thought as much, and what is it again this time?
ME: she called me just now that she wanted to visit me at work and drive me home
SEGE: and what was your response?
ME: I said “ok, I will call you back” to her
SEGE: SMH
ME: what is that?
SEGE: onihaxy, you dey craze. Seriously, you don dey mad.
ME: haaaa
SEGE: yes, you dey craze, I was expecting you to tell me that you shouted on her or threatened her or even slapped her on phone. Why all this rubbish now?
ME: segun, have I done anything wrong by telling her that I will call her back?
SEGE: yes, that response simply showed that you have been anticipating to see her yourself.
ME: no now.
SEGE: yes now. Just use your brain for once now. Don’t you know that if she eventually knows where you work and where you live, she would just be coming un-announced anyhow as she like?, and don’t you think she and betty can jam each other one day?. See onihaxy, I’m expecting you to stay away from this girl completely, not this secret hangouts you guys are planning.
ME: its not like that segun, I’m thinking betty might ask questions and wanted to find out why I distanced myself from her family and this might arouse suspicion in her.
SEGE: yes I known but it is safer than this one you are doing, you won’t like yourself when you are caught and the entire bubble burst. You know what onihaxy?
ME: what is that?
SEGE: you are my friend, I know you still have some silly feelings for this girl for some foolish reasons best known to you which you and I can’t dispute, but for her to suddenly start loving you up of recent despite been married to a rich dude, having a daughter, working in a “tushed” hospital, and even aware that you are dating her husband’s sister, then its either both of you have something in secret which I’m not aware of, or she is planning a trap to implicated you before betty and her family.
ME: hmmmmmmm.
SEGE: yes. I’m not so sure of the latter, but I’m very sure and certain of the former. So whatever things or secret you guys both had together, just deal it once and for all and be very careful.
ME: yes boss, so concerning her call, what do I do now?
SEGE: I can’t decide for you. You are a man. From all I have said, just decide what to do for yourself. Let’s change topic abeg
ME: ok ooooo. That reminds me
SEGE: what?
ME: there is this boss that I’m been attached to work with.
SEGE: and what about her?
ME: she has a nice boobs and booty with a killer curve, the smiles alone can make one dream of fantasies, I think I like her
SEGE: ehn ehn!!!!, now you are talking, this is what you should have discussed earlier instead of one silly bimpe matter. God knows I hate that girl with passion. Are u planning to dump betty for your boss?
ME: hmmmmmmmmmmmm, no ooo, just wanted an office romance. Strictly official
SEGE: whatever, so as we are saying, let me give you proper lecture on “introduction to hooking and devouring your female boss”
*****fast forward********
After ending my chat with segun, I sat down thinking about all what segun said to me on phone, I made up my mind that I was going to face bimpe once and for all. I picked up my phone and called her.
ME: **frowned** hello bimpe
BIMPE: ***s*xy** romantic voice*** hello sweetheart, how are you?
ME: I’m ok.
BIMPE: what time should I come?
ME: I don’t think we can see again.
BIMPE: haaaaa onihaxy, but why?
ME: there is a new development. I just got a message to come for a test in ibadan by 7am tomorrow, so I will be travelling today from work.
BIMPE: haaa, onihaxy, please I need to see you today, its very urgent.
ME: but I’m travelling
BIMPE: ok, let me just see you before you travel please,
ME: can’t we discuss it on phone?
BIMPE: no, we can’t.
ME: ok, I will close by 5pm, let’s see at the gate of my office.
BIMPE: no problem dear. Please text the address details to me.
ME: ok no problem, ***end the call***
I ended the call, text the address to bimpe and resumed my activities at work, trying to adapt to my new space in front of funmilayo’s office, and also trying to meet up with my daily target.
By 4pm, I was so tired and exhausted that I even forgot that I was expecting a guest. At 4:40pm, I got a call from bimpe that she was around and that she parked outside the bank. I sat on my seat and rehearsed how I will talk to her and also frown at her.
I excused myself and went outside to meet bimpe with a frown on my face, on getting to the compound, I didn’t see her car, I stood at a spot to call her and she told me she came with an Hyundai ix35 parked outside the gate. I looked forward and I saw her waving at me through the door. I ended the call, walked towards her and opened the side door of the jeep and sat down.
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