Chapter Four

“ Good evening Miss Nena” the receptionist called out as Nena passed, headed to her room . Hassan , the hotel receptionist had been giving out smiles and polite pleasantries at Nena since the day she had logged in the past weekend when she came into the city

 “ how was your case today” hassan asked

“ it was exhausting. I just want to get in and have some rest”

“ok ma’am, here you go” Hassan said , stretching his arm and handling her the keycard to her room.

“ thank you hassan. Goodnight” 

“you too ma’am. Do have a goodnight”.

Nena managed to make herself comfortable not so long after she entered the room . she had a lot on her mind but had also managed to make her way in and out of a good exhilarating shower. She now relaxed on her bed in her pajamas with a pen and notepad placed beside the laptop computer she had underneath her palms. She had just taken a minute to scoop a spoon from the bowl of cereal she had with her on the bed , eyes still fixed on the laptop screen.

A skype call came ringing on her screen. She was quickly irritated as the call came in , seeing that it was unanticipated and was about to interrupt her work.

She relaxed soon after realizing the call was from her client and cousin, Lucile Johnson.

“ hello dear” Nena started after accepting the call.

“ hello sis” Lucile replied “ did I catch you at a bad time”

“not at all dear” lied “ how are you doing”

 “I’m okay” I actually called to ask you the same thing. With the way things were in court today, I hope you weren’t stressed out”

“ oh please dear, are you now trying to insult me. The case today was nothing compared to the ones I normally handle which have earned me the reputation I have now. Trust me , I’ll make sure that boy B.J or whatever spends the rest of his life behind bar. This is a very easy one I promise.”

“that wasn’t the reason I called you tonight sis. i actually wanted to take my mind of it for a little bit.”

“and you thought I was the best person to call for that?” nena asked sarcastically “ the prosecuting lawyer handling the case?”

Lucile laughed hard now. 

“ well we can talk about that fiancé of yours you earlier told me about . I am itching to hear the gist of how it all happened. Tell me , how did it all start, how long ago, how was the proposal. Tell me everthing”

Nena was shocked at the topic of discussion Lucile was proposing. This was the last thing she imagined herself discussing at a time like this. For someone who was the victim of a rape, Lucile had not been taking the case as painstakingly seriously as she expected but for the sake to see where this discussion would lead, Nena indulged her. 

“ well, there isn’t much to tell. His name is danny. Danny and I met over six months ago and I know you are going to say that was fast, I must admit , even me too but danny has been the best thing that happened to me over these past few months we’ve been together.”

“wow. You are really in love sister”

“ I guess I am. He is just so magical you know. Caring, Godfearing, financially sustainable and did I mention damn straight hot. The kind of things you would want in a dream man”

“oh wow sis. I must admit, I never really pegged you for a romantic. You have always been so serious about your work that sometimes I begin to wonder if there’ll be a man behind the picture. It seems this danny guy had got you really hooked . I’m so happy for you since”

“ thank you dear. I know it came as quite a shock. But I am definite he is the one. Besides , This is my mid thirties I’m not growing any younger.”

“True sis. But I do hope everything is going to be okay with you both. Is he not bothered you travelled all the way down here , leaving him alone in lagos. Are you okay with that yourself?”

“well that’s what I love most about him. His is so supportive of my work and understands that I’m a career woman so he has no problems with my travels. He was the one to even drop me off at the airport. So there really isn’t any problem on that part. Besides I would be going back to lagos soon “

“ really? What for”

“ there is a meeting I need to attend for another case I am working on but don’t worry I wont be more that two days over there and my assistant would be here to attend to the case while I’m gone”

“ok sis. I think I would have to go now. Please do not forget to send a picture of our soon to be inlaw. I need to see for myself”

“okay dear. Would do. Bye”

“bye dear”. Lucile’s face disappeared from the screen and the window nena was working with prior to the call, resurfaced. 

Nena took another scoop from the bowl beside her as she now relaxed on the back rest of her bed. All these talks about her fiancé had suddenly gotten her in her feelings. She now desired to talk to him badly. She quickly picked up her mobile cell and dialed in the speed dial code . her phone began transmitting a call to the number that popped up registered as mi amor. 

The recipient took quite a while to pick but Nena immediately took the phone to her ears as soon as he did “ hello mi amor”she said.