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Eight Days Chapter One
Chapter OneDay One Tuesday“Yes that’s what I am talking about, you look so good in this type of dressing style, in fact it fit you so much, it’s like the dress is made for you.”That is Bisola Friend talking to her. Bisola and her friend who is Tolani were Friend for as long as they can remember, they met when they were in High School, they clicked together since then. But then after High School, they departed after finishing High School. But then, luck decideded to bring them back once again, they met back once again in the same University of Ibadan.Five years later, they both pass out of the University with flying colour, Bisola Major in Marketing, while Tolani Major in Hotel Management. But it was then that tragedy struck Bisola, her mother died of Cancer. Bisola family forsake her when she needed them the most, in fact she alone buried her mother, none of her mother family is present for the last rite, only herself and few of her friends who loved her were there to buried her m
Eight Days Chapter Two
Chapter TwoMeanwhile Mrs Kike as well keeps talking to Bisola, she is more like a teacher, because she talks to Bisola just like a trained tea her, she talks about the opening and closing time, she explains Bisola job, she also talks about the rules and regulation of the Supermarket, she even talk to her about the challenges she should expect as a sales girl.Finally after half an hour, Mrs Kike finally smiles. “Welcome to God’s Grace Supermarket, I really hope you don’t disappoint my expectations of you.” Mrs Kike said in a tone that Bisola can’t understand. Mrs Kike point out. “Over there is your place where you will stay to attend to our customer. I hope you enjoy your stay with us.”Mrs Kike exchange handshake with Bisola. Bisola mutter thank you to Mrs Kike, she stands on her feet and head to the counter, she finally breath out the long breath that she had been holding.“Jeez, what a bad start for a job.” Bisola said to herself.She look around the counter first, and she sight
Eight Days Chapter Three
Chapter ThreeBisola heaves out loudly, she believes that it is from here that she can prove to herself that, her five years in University is not a waste. If she can cause more elevation for a business that had been productive, then she believes that she can build hers from the scratch, she believes that if she cause more sales for God’s Grace Supermarket, then she can face anything in life.Amidst Bisola thought, the door to the Supermarket is open from outside, Bisola fright jumps in again at the sight of her potential first customer, but then she close her eyes for a few seconds, she open her eyes to face her fears, buy nothing prepare Bisola for what she sees after opening her eyes.Her potential first customer is an Handsome stranger, he is in a Ash colour Polo shirt just like hers, in fact the designer and made is also the same, his six packs and biceps are visible from underneath the Polo shirt, he also wear a black Jean trouser, his hair is cut low to a normal size, his face i
Eight Days Chapter Four
Chapter FourAfter a day which began awkwardly for Bisola, she is happy to end the day with a good energy, she board a taxi and head directly to her house which is at New Bodija. After a few minutes on the road, she drops at the right junction to her house, Bisola pay the transport fare, then she head to her house on her feet.Bisola manage to drag herself to her house, she notice the door is unlock, surely her friend is already at home, Bisola opens the door and drag herself to her room, she slumps down on her bed looking worn out, the day event begins to replay in her memory. Bisola begins to doze off, but then she hears rustling beside herself, she opens her eyes and sees Tolani standing over her.“Care for some dinner.” Tolani said first, in her hand is a big spoon, she is tasting the spices from the spoon, she wears a yellow Apron, under the yellow apron is a polka dot pajamas.Bisola drags herself up and sits right, the sleeps on her eyes disappear. Bisola smiles to her friend.
Eight Days Chapter Five
Chapter FiveDay Two WednesdayEarly in the morning, Bisola is enjoying her morning sleep, she is in a sweet dream that she wish for it not to end, in fact she wish to live in the dream forever. Suddenly Tolani barge into the room, she begins to shake her friend vigorously.“Bisola come on. You can’t be late today.” She saidBisola also wakes up from her slumber. “Oh! Thank you for waking me up friend.”Quickly Bisola rush into the bathroom, she had a nice warm bath, she then apply pomade on her body, then she put on a Green Jacket over a Black plaited skirt, she also apply a little powder on her face, a bit of lip gloss on her lips, finally she styles her long hair into a bond, finally she look at herself in the mirror and she look very perfect.Bisola had a light meal of Pap and Milk together with her friend, both of them leave the house at the same time. Bisola enters a taxi and head directly to U.I, few minute later, she make it to the office block of Arinola's Group of Company, s
Eight Days Chapter Six
Chapter SixBisola look at him all over again, he is more handsome today than yesterday, her wears a tuxedo, over a black shoes and also a black hat on his head. All over him is a kind of an undefined expression, which Bisola can’t explains whom it is directed to. Bisola almost turns back, because she fears she might do something very stupid. Just as she turns a away a female voice stops her.“Ah you must be Bisola Badmus right.”Bisola is so grateful to the voice for coming handy at the time she is having turmoil in her, she turns to the direction and are an older woman who happen to be in her early fifties, surely she must be Madam Arinola.“Yes I am.” Bisola replies, she also nod her head“I am Madam Arinola.” She said and point towards Handsome Stranger direction. “And that is my son over there, he is Dapo by name.”“Hmm. So Dapo is his name.” Bisola said to herself, she looks at Dapo direction, and she is lost in him for another seconds, quickly she snaps out and turns to Madam A
Eight Days Chapter Seven
Chapter SevenFifteen minute later, a very weary Bisola is sited opposite Dapo, between them is a table filled with different sheet of paper and folder, at interval Dapo flip through the pages of the folder, the same time he explains different things that is in each folder, what it entails and what the company wants to derive from it.Bisola as well listen attentively, this is who she is, they type who listens to any lesson given to her, even if she have a prior suggestion, she will listen first before interacting. Thus today is no different, she listens attentively to Dapo, the same time she is writing down some important points in her jotter.Already Bisola have discover a lot of mistake in the campaign tactics use in the first place, and she have a lot to says and to change, but she kept mute mainly because of two things, first she awaits Dapo to asks for her suggestion, moreover her knowledge about the mysterious product is little. Thus she keeps mute all through, and for an hour,
Eight Days Chapter Eight
Chapter EightVictoria leave her table and move nearer to Bisola, she puts her arms around Bisola neck, she looks around and finally talk.“I overheard you and Master Dapo. I heard all your discussion. I just want you to know that Master Dapo is indeed a very good boss, but he hates lazy people, all you have to do is change his view about you, make him understand that the person who recommend you also see your tenacity, before they recommend you.”Bisola also smile. “Thank you Victoria. But I already know about this, and what you suggest is exactly what I am going to do now.”“Well I reason you will be leaving for home, so this what I gather so far on the mysterious product that Master Dapo made. I believe you can bring out something from it.” Victoria said, she hands over a folder to Bisola.Bisola thank Victoria, she takes the folder and walks away, she head back to her office. First she settles down for a few minute, then she takes her bag, she also takes the folder given to her by
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Eight Days Chapter Forty
Chapter FortyFinally the day drag to an end. Dapo drove Bisola to her home, the journey from the night party to Bisola house took them an hour, Bisola alighted from the car, that is after she had share a kiss with him, their kiss deepen and it almost got out of control, but Dapo was quick enough to broke away, before they both created a scandal that might never finished.Bisola walked towards her apartment, she keep looking back at interval, yet Dapo remained on the same spot, Bisola just can’t stop laughing, since Dapo had been driving her home, Bisola enjoyed the bliss of him waiting till she was inside, but last two days ago, it was a torture to her. But here she was today, her Beau was there watching her walking away.Finally she was at the door and she met the door still locked, she opened the door with her own key, she entered first and moved the curtain away, she saw Dapo still waiting, but then immediately she moved the curtain, Dapo drove his car away. Bisola smiled and sat
Eight Days Chapter Thirty Nine
Chapter Thirty Nine“I wanted her to understand that we woman are helper to our husband, we don’t fight to over him, or to rule over our husband, but to be seen as their partner, I want him to see our importance in our husband life, I want Dapo to understand how much the society need us. Our husband might be our Head or our Crown, yet without use, our husband is going to die of much frustration.”“Just that.” Bisola said with her mouth opened wide.“Yes. Last time I asked about the campaign, and you reported, I already knew you will needed the prototype.” Madam Arinola said.Bisola was now very shock. “Then why kept quiet?”“Because I knew you will get it ready for the campaign, and that is my message to My Son. Women are not parasite, but we are flawless, we helper to our man, we are unique to our man.” Madam Arinola said.“You are really something else Ma’am. You went through all this just because you wanted to matchmake I and your son.”“And it work, you will be my Daughter-in-Law
Eight Days Chapter Thirty Eight
Chapter Thirty EightThus the feeling was mutual, but he was too full of himself back then to expressed himself or agreed with his own heart. Bisola seriously fought back the tears coming from her eyes, but it’s uncontrollable, there is no way she can reject Dapo advance at her right now, thus she was too happy to reply him positive answer. When she can’t control her emotion, Bisola took to her heels and she ran out from Dapo office.Dapo didn’t understand the reason for her running, he was on the same spot for more than five minute, he decided to followed her, but Victoria came in smiling, she held Dapo back from following Bisola. Dapo knew that Victoria probably heard their discussion, he also stopped.“What should I do? I caused her to cry again.” Dapo said looking so worried.Victoria smiled once again. “Master Dapo, let Bisola be for an hour, she might broke the icy wall around your heart, but you also broke through her steel heart as well. She was too happy to reply to you, that
Eight Days Chapter Thirty Seven
Chapter Thirty SevenBisola make it back to Dapo office, she found Victoria doing her work by clearing all the materials used for the campaign, Dapo was at the window drinking from a mug, clearly he was drinking coffee. Bisola approached him confidently.Dapo turned around. “Vic, can you please excuse us for a minute?”Victoria stopped her work, she nod her head and she walked away from the office, she banged the door closed after herself. Bisola held the letter closed to herself, she wanted to dropped the letter.“Bisola, before you do what you wanted, can we discuss this?” Dapo said, he walked closer to her.Bisola was really surprised at Dapo change of attitude, she had know Dapo to be Arrogant, Proud, Lonely, Authoritative, Bossy, but she had never knew that Dapo was this sweet and caring, his tone and approach this time was so sweet to Bisola hearing. Still something that shock her was how Dapo knew what she wanted to do.“How do you know what I wanted to do?” she asked in a surp
Eight Days Chapter Thirty Six
Chapter Thirty SixDapo frowned. “I am sorry, you said last time that it was really not necessary.” Dapo said, but his voice was shakyMr. Makinde nod his head. “Yes you are right I said so, but then it was not necessary, because I see no reason to buy something that might gave me gain, so why bother seeing the prototype. But now was different, I see the need to get this your mysterious machine first, so I have to see the improvise now.”Dapo knew that moment that he had lost the campaign for good, and that eventually means that another person is going to take over from him, eventually he had given his birthright to another person, he had given out his Father sweat and blood to another person who don’t even know how much his father sacrifice to build the company up to this stage.The situation on ground pour a cold water on Dapo heart, because he knew Mr. Makinde to be very strict, who don’t condone mistake twice. Dapo sat down dejectedly, because what he feared the most is happening
Eight Days Chapter Thirty Five
Chapter Thirty FiveBisola looked around searching for Dapo, she saw him coiled up on one of the chairs, Bisola moved closer to him.“Are you okay?” she finally asked.Dapo sat right first. “We have just Ten minutes left to decide my fate, if I lose this campaign, I am done for, I have failed my father who worked hard for this place.” Dapo stood up and hold Bisola hand. “Bisola I am really scared, I have never been this scared in my life.”“We will scale through this Dapo.” She sat down and also urged Dapo to sat down too. “I trust us Dapo, I believed in us more than anything, we will get it, because we worked for it, because we prepared for it day and night, thus we won’t fail.”“Words are not enough to get me back this place.” Dapo said and stood up on his feet.Bisola also stood up, she followed after him and embraced him from behind, she even rest her head on his back, just like the dominant wife who will never share her husband with anyone, She felt so happy to be in such positio
Eight Days Chapter Thirty Four
Chapter Thirty FourDay EightBisola opened her eyes as the alarm beside her bed rang for the tenth time, reluctantly she had to woke up and face the challenges for today, it was when she was enjoying her morning sleep that she had to woke up again. Actually Bisola had just a little bit of sleep last night, not because she dreamt about Dapo or thinking about him, she slept very late because of herself.Immediately she said her goodnight to her friend last night, Bisola was busy drawing up plan for herself, she only had just a day to submit her proposal to Madam Agatha, knowing fully well that, she can’t have the chance during the day, thus she spent the whole of last night to draw up a proposal, and this was a piece of cake for her, because this was her job.Bisola sat upright and rubbed her forehead, she prayed first and the same time power on her phone, the digital watch on her phone reads 7:15am, Bisola gasp out in a total shock.“Oh, I am a dead meat today.”Quickly Bisola ran out
Eight Days Chapter Thirty Three
Chapter Thirty Three.“Well, my mother want me to get married, the allegations is that I am too workaholic to even find time for myself, so they found a husband for me, that was why I was invited home.” Tolani replied again.“So is that a good thing or bad thing then?” Bisola asked with her hands up in the air.“It’s a good thing, because at first, I thought I was going to found someone I won’t like, but you won’t believed if I said it is Victor Adebayo.” Tolani replied and she sat down beside Bisola.Bisola frowned first. “Wait; don’t tell me Victor Adebayo, as in the Victor we both know from High School?”Tolani clapped her hand together. “Exactly, he was now a CEO who owned the same Hotel where I worked at.”“Wow, life had it’s way of bringing people together.” Bisola said and faked a surprising expression.“Exactly, he told me that he saw my résumé, so he contact his parent who contact mine, and that was how I am going to finally become Mrs Tolani Adebayo by the end of this year.”
Eight Days Chapter Thirty Two
Chapter Thirty TwoActually Bisola wished to help Dapo out, but as much as she wished to help him, she was also powerless as well, in fact she wished to he a daughter of a rich mogul, and she can buy back all the shares for Dapo, she wished she also owned a huge enterprises and buy back Arinola’s Group of Company and hand it over to Dapo as a gift. But off course, they are just wish which she knew can never be possible never.With nothing else to do in the office than just sit down all day, Bisola decided to glance through the campaign strategies all over again, actually Dapo will do most of the talking during the campaign, still she wanted to prepared herself, she didn’t want the campaign to failed because of her. Bisola read extensively, when she was at the prototype, she stopped and placed the file on the table.Bisola stood up from her chair and began to walked all around the office, she had a bad premonition in her mind about the prototype, thus Bisola decided to do something abo
