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A Naija Christmas Chapter 18
FEHINTOLA.Few hours later. 3:30pmI sat on the edge of my bed, my fingers nervously drumming on my thighs. I stared down at the proposal beside me, “God, what is this?” I muttered to myself, frustration curling through my words. I felt like I was being pulled apart—caught between two impossible choices. My father and the man I actually love.Saying no to my father felt like stepping into a battlefield unarmed. But facing Dami with this? That was an entirely different war—one I wasn’t ready for, especially after the things he’d said to me today. I sighed deeply, rubbing my temples in an attempt to clear my thoughts. If I were to choose, the answer is kind of obvious, though. My father would have to wait. I’d deal with him later. Right now, my priority was Dami. He’d poured everything he had into the grand Christmas sales, and the Christmas festival, without considering himself. How could I sit back and do nothing when I had the power to help him? I immediately placed the proposal
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FEHINTOLA Tuesday 26 November 2024.“Wait, Ray, you’re taking the writing gig? Don’t tell me you’re not going home to spend Christmas with your family!” Rose —my colleague exclaimed lowly, slinging her bag over her shoulder as she prepared to leave. I glanced up from my laptop and turned to her, a small smile plastered on my face. “Rose, I’m Nigerian. Christmas back home is just… chaos wrapped in tinsel. Besides, we’ve got bigger problems in Nigeria than Christmas carols.” “Nigerians are not that Holiday-Oriented,” I added, Her jaw dropped in exaggerated disbelief, staring at me in amusement that there’s actually a place in the world where Christmas isn’t sacred. I smirked, turning back to my laptop, my fingers hovering over the keys. “Let me put it this way—if I go home and my visa doesn’t get renewed, my enemies will laugh at me. And trust me, Rose, I can’t let my village people win.” She chuckled, shaking her head as if I’d just told her the most ridiculous thing she’d eve
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FEHINTOLAJeff froze first, his head whipping toward me, but there was no guilt in his eyes. No shock, no regret—just annoyance, like I was interrupting something important.“Didn’t you say you would text me?” he said, his tone casual, almost dismissive, as if I’d walked in on him doing something as normal as watching TV.As he pulled away from the woman beneath him, my heart sank even deeper. I blinked rapidly as she sat up, her hair disheveled, her lips curved into a victorious smirk. Layla—the intern assigned to me, the one I’m training in writing,The woman I thought admired me. Jeff moved away from her, his shirt rumpled as he reached for his pants on the floor. Layla, on the other hand, didn’t seem to bother much. She dressed indifferently, as if this were her room. I didn’t move, I could have said something but I chose to remain quiet. My feet remained rooted to the entrance of the bedroom.Jeff sauntered toward me, buttoning his shirt without sparing a glance. When he finall
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FEHINTOLA1st DECEMBER 2024.Ikorodu, Lagos state. "You have arrived at your destination!" The voice of the GPS in my Uber ride jolted me out of my thoughts. I straightened in my seat, staring out the window as the Uber slowed to a stop. Ikorodu. This place was just as I remembered it—unchanged, very familiar. A part of me almost didn’t want to come. Of all the places in Lagos for my father to find a potential business venture, why here? Memories—some fond, others bitter—flooded my mind as I took in the streets, the unpaved roads, the weathered buildings that hadn’t aged well. Five years ago, fresh out of university, I had been posted here for my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program, a mandatory year of service for Nigerian graduates. My assignment had been at a secondary school, teaching literature to senior secondary students. But I’d been too used to the comfort and luxury of my upbringing to adjust to this small town. The moment I had a chance, I redeployed and fled,
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FEHINTOLAWhat were the odds of running into familiar faces from those days? A hundred Apparently!And I hated that my heart still skipped a beat for him. •“Ayo, is this the new occupant you mentioned?” Dami’s voice was low and with a small scoff, his sharp gaze cutting straight to me. I froze, clutching my bag tighter as I instinctively took a step back, trying to steady my racing thoughts. “Yes, she’ll be staying for ten days,” Ayo replied, his tone casual. “Ten days?” Dami echoed with raised brows, his lips curving into a smirk as his eyes flicked from his brother to me, the taunt unmistakable.“T-This is your brother?” I managed to stammer, turning to Ayo, even though I was afraid of hearing the confirmation.“He is,” Ayo answered simply, his expression unreadable as he looked between the two of us. My heart sank. “Can I… can I get another apartment?” The words tumbled out, and Ayo’s brows furrowed in surprise.“Another apartment? You seemed fine with this one just a few mi
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FEHINTOLA.“You’re terrible at lying”I slowly turned to look at him and raised my lips up in a sneer, folding my hands across my chest.“Who says I’m lying?!”“Just yesterday, you said you were staying for ten days, so what type of job are you now looking for? Ehn fine girl?”“Bami Soro” (Talk to me) he added sarcastically. I rolled my eyes at him and stepped away from him.“Whatever, I can do whatever I want, will you give me the job or not?” “I heard you’re planning a big Christmas festival to sell your wine, you could use my copy writing skills to gain online presence and pull crowd,” I said to him. He hummed at my words and drew closer to me slowly dropping to my height meeting my gaze.“Why would you want to help me?!” He said I blinked rapidly avoiding his gaze, curving my lips upwards.“I’m-I’m — not helping you. I’m only pitching myself, giving you reasons to employ me, even if it’s just for the holidays, I’m very useful” I muttered, he chuckled lowly and straightened up.“O
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FEHINTOLA.10:30pm“Put it there!” I exclaimed with a small laugh, straightening behind the camera to get a better view. “Put it where exactly? Here?” Dami shot back, standing on a ladder as he tried to hang tinsel on the street pole. He glanced down at me, mock exasperation in his voice. I shook my head with a grin and walked over, abandoning the tripod. “Here, olodo,” I teased, pointing at the spot just above his shoulder. He chuckled as we shared a quick laugh. “Why didn’t you just say that before?, see the way you too were pointing, like a chicken” he teased in return and we laughed again. I handed him the remaining tinsel, and he carefully hung it up. “Good?” he asked, looking down at me for approval. I stepped back, hands on my hips, and examined the setup. “Perfect!” I said with a wide smile. “Perfect, huh?” he mused, climbing down the ladder carefully. Once his feet touched the ground, he stepped back and looked around with a satisfied smile. “Wow! It looks even bette
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FEHINTOLA NEXT DAY.Tuesday 3rd December.11:00am.I rolled over in my bed groaning lightly, my eyes slowly fluttered open, I laid with my legs apart and my hands spread out facing the ceiling. I exhaled deeply, feeling totally refreshed by my sleep. I can’t remember the last time I slept like this.A sudden loud knock came on my door and I flinched immediately, I was a little relunctant to stand but the persistent loud banging on my door pushed me up.“Who is that one again,” I muttered under my breath as I made my way towards the door, I unlocked it and twisted the knob open.“Really? You’ve not stopped sleeping very deeply!” Dami said, a look of relief crossing his face as soon as he saw me. “I don’t understand. If you want to insult me insult me directly, no be the one wey you go dey go through corners” I snorted rolling my eyes at him. “Where did you keep your phone Fehintii?!” He asked and I slowly let go of the door knob.“My phone? My phone?!” I muttered, more to my self th
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FEHINTOLA.Few hours later. 3:30pmI sat on the edge of my bed, my fingers nervously drumming on my thighs. I stared down at the proposal beside me, “God, what is this?” I muttered to myself, frustration curling through my words. I felt like I was being pulled apart—caught between two impossible choices. My father and the man I actually love.Saying no to my father felt like stepping into a battlefield unarmed. But facing Dami with this? That was an entirely different war—one I wasn’t ready for, especially after the things he’d said to me today. I sighed deeply, rubbing my temples in an attempt to clear my thoughts. If I were to choose, the answer is kind of obvious, though. My father would have to wait. I’d deal with him later. Right now, my priority was Dami. He’d poured everything he had into the grand Christmas sales, and the Christmas festival, without considering himself. How could I sit back and do nothing when I had the power to help him? I immediately placed the proposal
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FEHINTOLANEXT DAY Saturday 7th December.My phone beeped with a message, jolting me from my thoughts. I picked it up and stared at the screen—a message from my father. -You have just two days to tie up the contract and return home. There’s still so much to do, and we don’t have time to waste.- I sighed deeply, his words pressing heavily on my chest and I almost couldn’t breathe. No matter how hectic schooling in Nigeria had been or how exhausting my work life in New York felt, this moment right here surpassed them all. The stress, the frustration—it was suffocating. Rubbing my temples, I reached for the file on the table next to me. “God, abeg,” I muttered under my breath. It was now or never, I had to do this. Pushing myself, I rose to my feet and made my way to the door, my heart thudding wildly in my chest, I could almost see Dami reaction play out right in front of me. The sound of voices stopped me in my tracks as I neared Dami’s apartment. “Oga Landlord, that one wi
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FEHINTOLA.12:00pm.Dami’s arms wrapped snugly around my shoulders, as we made our way out of the town square. My fingers instinctively found his, intertwining as if they belonged there. “You didn’t have to do that in public,” I murmured, casting a side glance at him. We had just finished setting down and packing up everything we used and were now heading home. “I wanted to,” he replied without hesitation. “And I’d do it every time I get the chance.” He added, I couldn’t help but glance up at him, a small smile tugging at my lips. “Aww, stop,” I muttered, heat rising to my cheeks. His soft chuckle made my stomach flutter, but I quickly sobered, lowering my gaze.“Dami, there’s something I need to—” “Ah-ah, ahn-ahn! This one don do!” Ayo’s voice boomed from behind, startling us both. Before we could react, he wedged himself between us, shoving us apart with zero remorse. Wrapping his arms around our shoulders, then he pulled us close to himself.“Hold me instead,” he declared, hi
A Naija Christmas Chapter 15
FEHINTOLA 8:00pm Day 5 of festivities.Christmas Couple.The massive Christmas tree we decorated three days ago , stood proudly at the center, sparkled with red and gold ornaments, and I couldn’t help but feel a sense of joy. It had taken days even after the tree lightening to make this tree look this perfect. I stood on the decorated stage, dressed in my shimmering green sample lace gown and my gele tied to perfection, when Dami said we’d be featuring in the Christmas couple event, I didn’t know he meant hosting, but I loved it.I glanced at Dami, who was adjusting his microphone, looking regal in his white senator up and down embroidered with silver thread. His ease with the crowd always amazed me. He caught my eye and looked away immediately. I chuckled lightly at his pettiness , he had actually been avoiding me since what happened on our way to the market happened. Immediately Anu signalled to me that it was time to start, I stepped forward, gripping the microphone. “Ẹ kaabo
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FEHINTOLA.NEXT DAYFriday 6th December. 9:00am.I let out a deep breath as I slid the duvet off my body and sat up in bed. My gaze drifted to the folder on my bed beside me —the offer from my father for D&A’s. I’d decided to literally sleep on it, hoping rest would give me the clarity and strength on how to face the situation. Today, I had to come clean to Dami. There was no more running from it. With another sigh, I swung my legs off the bed, slipped into my flip-flops, and tightened the scarf on my head before heading to the bathroom. In front of the mirror, I stared at my reflection, no matter how hard I tried to take my mind, the thought of it still weighed me down, Omo Fehintola, you really messed up. If I could rewind time, I wouldn’t have lied about coming for a job. I should have been upfront from the start and tried to win him over with honesty. The loud ringtone of my phone snapped me out of my thoughts. Abandoning the toothbrush in my hand, I rushed back to the bed
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FEHINTOLAI swallowed hard as I stepped closer to Anu, my heart pounding so loudly in my chest, my fist clenching and unclenching as I stood in front of her. She stood still, her expression remained unreadable, her piercing gaze fixed on me. My voice trembled as I whispered, I don’t know why I was this scared but I was actually scared.“A-Anu, it’s not what you think…”She didn’t respond, didn’t flinch. She just stood there staring at me. I tried again, my voice unsteady. “Anu, I can explain.”I was standing directly in front of her now, close enough to see the subtle rise and fall of her chest as she breathed. My mind raced with possibilities of how this situation would turn out, each one worse than the last. This wasn’t how I wanted them to find out. Finally, she spoke, her voice calm but very firm. “Bankole Fehintola Racheal,” she began. “The only daughter of Bankole Philips, I knew the moment I saw you.”I blinked, stunned by her words, and my eyes widened in shock. “Y-you kn
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FEHINTOLA8:00pm I stood a little away from the whole festival going on. Right now, the children were dressed beautifully in traditional attires, dancing happily to an amapiano music. And every other person laughing heartily and cheering them up. I had to beg Anu and Ayo to take pictures and videos for me.My gaze fell on Dami, he had a wide smile beautifully carved on his face, he looked like he had not a worry in this world, when infact he might be the one with the biggest worry. I wonder how he was able to do it. I wasn’t really able to enjoy today’s activities, I was constantly zoning out and at some point I began to feel very hot and uncomfortable, majorly because of the conversation I had with my dad before coming here. I had to leave the place, because I couldn’t take Dami asking me if I was okay every one second, and I didn’t want to ruin his fun. I couldn’t even join Dami to complete the cookies earlier, I just sat back in my apartment staring over and over again at the
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FEHINTOLA11:30am.“I want to bake Christmas cookies, before we leave for the town square,” Dami said as we walked out of the Local restaurant not too far from the house, where we had just finished eating. “I’m making a big batch, would you want to join me?!” He asked and I slowly turned to look at him.“Ahn ahn, this is serious o, Ikorodu Father Christmas” I teased and his face curled into a playful frown, although I could see him trying to hold in his laughter. “Sho fe ma whine mi ni,” (Are you teasing me?!) he muttered, the expression on his face mused me more and my laughter persisted.“I’m sorry,” I muttered as I tried to stop laughing.“Oya now, since you want to laugh, have a nice day! I must not see your hand in my cookies ohh,” he said as he increased his pace and walked ahead of me.“Ahn ahn, I’m just joking with you,” I said running up to catch up with him. He rolled his eyes playfully and hissed as he reached out, wrapped his hands around my shoulders and pulled me close
A Naija Christmas Chapter 10
FEHINTOLA Next day, Thursday 5th December. 09:00am.I stretched out in bed, earning a satisfying pop from my stiff joints. A small groan escaped me as I rubbed my eyes, the first thing I did was reach for my stomach. By yesterday’s night the pain had reduced and now it was gone completely. A small smile played on my lips. You’d really not know how underrated good health is until you’re slightly inconvenient.Slowly, I fluttered my eyes open, scanning the room only to find I was the only one in it. Dami was gone. I sat up in bed, frowning as I glanced around for any sign of him. Nothing. My phone beeped with a text, drawing my attention, and I picked it up to see a text waiting for me. -Good Morning, My Pretty Jonah. Are you awake now?-I rolled my eyes, a small laugh escaping my lips. (Jonah — a name commonly used amongst Nigerians to throw shade at someone who loved sleep), I didn’t bother replying to the text. Instead, I dialed his number. The call connected instantly. “But
