Lagos Nigeria, …“Comot for road Oyinbo girl!” (Leave the road light, skinned lady,) A taxi driver yelled as he sped past Jenna, she nearly jumped out of her skin as she rushed to the other side of the road.She exhaled deeply already getting tired of the whole thing, it’s been twenty minutes since she arrived here and she had no idea what to do next.Never did she imagine or did the thought cross her mind that Lagos Airport would be so crowded.Everyone was so busy and hooked with their activities, Families coming out to pick up or drop off their relatives with so much excitement at their arrival or departure. She just seemed so alone, no one seemed to notice her, and everyone seemed too busy to even spare her a glance.The people she tried to talk to didn’t understand her accent, and neither did she understand theirs, she hadn’t even started looking for Nimi and she was already fed up.“Where you headed?!” She heard a taxi driver ask as he zoomed in and stopped his car in front of h
Just as soon as she dropped the call, her phone dinged and it was a message from Jeremy, the video he promised to send.She clicked on it and began to play it.“Hello Everyone, I’m sure you don’t know me but I’m Annabeth, Annabeth Covey, Elizabeth Thatcher’s Step sister, ….” The video began.Meanwhile ….Victoria Island GRA 8:00am ……“Hey mom,” Nimi greeted as he walked into his house.“Welcome home son, how was your day?!”“Ughh! Very fine mom!” He replied as he dropped heavily on the chair with a small sigh of exhaustion.“I won’t believe you’ve been having great days, until you bring a beautiful girl home to marry!” She said as she picked up a drumstick on her plate and chewed on it.“Wow! You just had to go there” he said with a small smile as he dipped his hands in his pocket and took out his phone.“Yes, I’ll keep on going there until you bring my daughter in law home!” She replied.“I’ve told you, relationship is the last thing on my mind for now,” he replied casually as he beg
Next day ….Saturday Afternoon …“Hey look, it’s my beautiful niece!” Nimi chirped happily as he opened up the door for Tolu and Adina, he lifted her up in his hands immediately as he swirled her in the air generating excited giggles from her.“Yo! Atta girl how are you doing!” He finally said and he set her gently back on her feet and took her hands, she just replied with incoherent mumblings and a wide excited smile.“What did you do to mom! She reported you to me!” Tolu said to him as they made their way towards the living room, he rolled his eyes to the back of his head with an exasperated sigh.“Really?!”“She called you to report me?!” He said as she walked into the living room and took their seat.“How i found out is not the problem! Just tell me what you did to her!” She snapped as she dropped heavily on the chair.“What I did to her?! I didn’t do shit!”“Language!” Tolu cautioned and he rolled his eyes at her.“I didn’t do anything, I just showed her some news on my phone an
“Three million?!”“What why?! Is it too small?!” The guy asked leaning in towards her.“That’s about all the money I have left with me,” she murmured in reply.“Are you interested in finding him or not?! Soooner or later you’ll have to pay this money because you can’t see him for free, booking and reservation fee has to be made,”“And with the way things are increasing in the country you might have to pay more if you delay,” he said to her and she exhaled deeply.“Okay fine, you’re sure you’ll get me to meet with him?!” “Why not! With immediate alacrity! Once I get the payment I’ll arrange the meeting and even pay for your transport to him!” He said and she nodded slowly.“Okay fine!” She murmured.“Cash or transfer?!” He asked a small smile touching his lips, she just opened her purse and handed him all the dollar bill she had in her purse.“Okay good!” He said with a small smile as he counted the money she gave him, it was eight hundred dollars, he folded it neatly and placed it in
Meanwhile ….Nimi packed in front of Debbie’s house, he stepped out of the car, rounded it quickly and opened the door for her.Debbie was Tolu’s friend that she had set him up with, they just had dinner and he was dropping her off and so far so good, her company had been nice.“Thank you,” she said with a wide smile as she took his hand and stepped out of the car.“I enjoyed myself today, thank you for going out with me,” she said with a small smile, and she nodded slowly.“I had fun also,” he replied, she was beautiful also, she had a fair and flawless caramel skin, she was nice and she spoke eloquently too, but the only thing was that she wasn’t Jenna.He gently stepped forward deciding to take the bull by the horn, Tolu was right he need to move forward, he gently placed tucked her hair behind her ear and pulled her close to him, slowly he bent to her height and slammed his lips on hers.He tried to muster feeling but none came, it was just bland, she definitely wasn’t Jenna but
Next day ….Canada …..“Jeremy what’s going on with Jenna?! It’s been four days nobody has heard from her ! Are you sure you haven’t either?!” Quinn asked in a small growl rolling her eyes at him, she still hated his guts and hated him more for the mere fact that he enabled Jenna to go to Canada alone with informing anyone or without their joint efforts.They were actually on a group video call, Darrell slowly placed his hands on her thighs and rubbed it slowly, trying to tell her to calm down.“I promise it was only the day she arrived I spoke to her, I haven’t been able to get through to her since then,”“Well you caused this nonsense,” she snapped and Annabeth finally cleared her throat.“Don’t get too bothered,” she said to her.“How can I not get too bothered, she’s there all alone in a strange land with no help! And worse we can’t get across to her!”“What were you thinking letting her do this huh!” “What did you guys think would be the result!” She yelled.“Relax Quinn, I’m s
Minutes Later …Nimi and Jenna sat side by side on the bench outside the restaurant, their hands were folded across their chest and their legs folded on each other as they stared into space quietly.“I’m guessing, somehow you read my letter,” Nimi said finally breaking the icy silence.“ I’m sorry Nimi,” she finally said as she uncrossed her legs and turned to face him.“Sorry for what exactly?!” He muttered in reply his gaze still not meeting hers.“Sorry for not trusting me?! Or sorry for not listening to me, sorry for getting rid of me and getting married to Jeremy right after?!” He added as his eyes slowly made his way towards her face.“You have all right to be angry Nimi, I don’t want to say I understand how you must have felt because I don’t ,”“I regretted my decision with every fiber of being in me Nimi, I shouldn’t have behaved so irrationally !” She said and he nodded slowly.“I hurt you Nimi and I’m sorry, I hope you find a place in your heart to forgive me,” she said and
“I don’t like her for you!”“And when have I said I want to be with her again?! I’m willing to listen to you and Tolu, you’re right Loving her had cost me a lot,” he said.“At the risk of your own happiness?! You don’t have to say anything to me Nimi, it’s written all over your face, you’re still inlove with her,” she said to him and his shoulders slowly slumped and his head curved downwards.“Why Nimi?! Why did you chose such a painful love,” she whispered.“What then do you want from me !” He muttered resignately.“I want to see you happy, I want you to look at your wife the way you look at Jenna, and you have never looked at Debbie this way,”“As much as I don’t like her for you, I don’t want you unhappy,” she said, just as he was about to reply, her phone began to ring and it was a video call from Tolu.“Mom have you heard what your son has been up to recently, can you believe that white girl is in the country and he picked her over me!” Tolu ranted as soon as the call got connect