Previously…
Ama.
He opened the car for my and I got in. In no time, we were on our way to my house. As he drove, he took my hand in it and kissed it, holding my hand the entire way through.
"So babe... did anything happen today while you were eating." He asked.
That was an oddly specific question. He probably knew what happened so it was better for me to just tell him. I would have told him anyways.
"Um yeah.. Chike came to me while I was eating. I'm actually scared right now because he seems to know where I am all the time. Those pictures taken at the beach, the game mall and now here. He's always conveniently where I am. I don't even know if um he stalked me to the club as well." I vented. I was genuinely concerned and worried for my safety.
"I saw you guys but then I saw you smiling with him and was like... what the bloody hell?" He said. I just kne
Previously...FemiTunde stayed silent for a few seconds running his beard "oh yeah you fucked up pretty bad.""I'm just looking for a way to make it up to her now because I'm a clown.""I don't think you should stress about it but I know how you feel about her so y'all not being in good terms would be bad for your mental health. I saw what it did to you the last time. I think you should give her time. Try talking to her tomorrow and send her maybe food or flowers. You know something to make her know you're sorry. If she doesn't budge then wait for her to come to work on Friday. Knowing how she is I don't think she would wait till Friday though." Tunde said."I'm surprised you know her so well now. Don't know how to feel about that." I said candidly. Ama was an amazing person with a heart of gold. I didn't want her personality to break Tunde and then I would have to fight my brot
Previously…Ama.Tunde looked at me as if his eyes were welling up with... tears? What the hell? "I um.." his voice broke "I don't think you'd understand Ama.""Of course I would. Shoot!" I said and relaxed to hear what he had to say.He cleared his throat. Something that him and his brother Femi seemed to be fond of."Um... so I was the one who made this mess. I was so upset when I heard very bad news this morning. I mean it was my fault.""What was your fault Tunde?" I asked, sounding like a shrink."Um, so..." he said and chuckled darkly.. "I should not be telling you this but um I think maybe you would understand better because you're on the outside kind of hearing it for the first time."I nodded and he continued "well I had this girl I was dating back when I was at Oxford. I loved her. She was like my wor
Previously...Femi."I don't know" I said while laughing, burying my face in the crook of her neck and inhaling her sweet scent.She jumped down from my arms and silently went to the arm chairs in the side of her office to sit. I followed and sat in the second chair.I decided to speak first. "Babe I'm sorry. I was an immature prick and I absolutely apologize."Ama chuckled "yeah okay. It's not a big deal anymore. I was sold at that corny poem you sent.""Ugh" I said smiling in embarrassment and leaning back covering my face "yeah I just remembered that." I said. I scratched my nose. I was so embarrassed.Ama laughed at my reaction. "You think you have jokes huh." I shook my head smiling and pinching my nose."It was cute. I liked it. I was reading it everyday since you sent it. Loved it as corny as it was." She said
Previously...Ama"Wait what? You're serious?" I asked in shock. How narcissistic could a person be?"Yeah I am. Talking about I shouldn't come here tomorrow and that I'm fired. No sir, you didn't employ me boo boo. If Femi tells me to walk then I'll fucking walk. Plus I haven't done anything that would hurt the company. It's in the darned contract. I could sue. That is the exact thing Tunde has been avoiding and if he forces me out then I will definitely sue." She ranted on and on.I shook my head. "He's so stupid." I said. He was really the most irrational person. And to thing he was good at maths was very far fetch. How could a man who calculated for a living be that dense."Have you gone to Femi at least?" I asked."Yeah. He told me to fuck off. Well not literally. He looked really pissed and didn't want me in his office so I couldn't tell him anything. C
Previously…Femi.I had been devastated in the fact that I didn’t know what Ama was thinking or feeling. I was going to wait it out because she acted like there was really something there. Like she really had those feelings for me but after she brought up my past again I started second guessing if she wasn’t just playing along for the attention she was getting from me. I would never take back what I felt for her and quite frankly I didn’t think I would ever stop loving her even though things didn’t work out between us.I had to clear my head because it was being clouded with a lot of theories which I did not want to believe were true. A lot of thoughts came to my head which tightened my chest. I sometime thought that maybe she was doing really well in hiding her true nature and she was as materialistic and dubious as other girls and was just stringing me along for my money. Or she was just
Previously...FemiI chuckled "okay so um.. does this mean we are together now?" I asked with all the good in my heart. I was excited to hear those words come out of her mouth and also afraid that she would say no."No" she said shaking her head. My heart dropped so heavily. All my hopes were dashed in that second."Wow" I sighed and held my chest absentmindedly.All of a sudden Ama burst out with laughter and nudged me a little "what?" I asked still feeling the pain from her rejection and she was laughing?"It was a joke you big baby" she said and continued laughing lightly.I felt so relieved that I closed my eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. "Ama you're not funny." I said."God you should see your face" she said and laughed again. I shook my head and couldn't help but join her in the laughter.
Previously…Femi."Oh hey bro" Tunde said as I came in. His face looked very long like he was pissed about something. That was probably how his face was the first time I saw him today but I didn't notice it because I was also in my feels."What's up?" I asked and went to sit near him. He sat up as well but avoided eye contact with me. Instead he turned his gaze to the ground."I know that something is up so you might as well just spill." I said. I didn't want to waste time hammering on the issue."Fuck I'm so stupid" he said and facepalmed.I started panicking because the Tunde that I knew would never admit to being stupid. It got me worried about what exactly he did."Tunde better start talking" I said. I knew I was a bit too aggressive but I had to do that to get the truth out of him. I was getting anxious."
Previously...FemiDid Kola think he could act anyhow he liked or wanted in this company because he was a measly year older than us? Tunde and I were the same age and he was only older than Tunde by a few months, we owed him nothing of the sort especially with this kind of attitude and behaviour."We really need to check that guy o. His behavior can be bad for business. I hope Ama can fill his shoes very well because this is quite unfortunate. Anyways what did he do again?" Tunde asked me."You know we asked him to stop fucking Radike and break things off with her." I said and Tunde nodded "you also know that I spoke to Radike about it as well and warned her to stop frolicking with him.""Yeah I do so what happened?" He asked listening very attentively."She brok
Ama.The day had ended. I felt giddy to go home and tell Femi all that happened today. My dream was being fulfilled before my very eyes. I was living in it. I really appreciated Femi's dad for giving me this opportunity. I was very grateful.Femi texted me, telling me he was downstairs and I ran into the elevator without knowing, meeting Tola there. "Ha, hey bestie... why are you running like that?" He said with an amused look on his face."Running ke, me? Never" I said, feigning ignorance of what I just unknowingly did."It's only man that will make you that excited. Femi is here isn't he?" He said.I folded "Yes he is." I rolled my eyes "I'm just happy to finally see him that's all. He's been MIA throughout today." I said."Ahn ahn why?" Tola asked."Well he's been in a meeting and I get it you know. Today is his first day at work since the transplant so I understand. They were probably doing an organizational meeting of some sorts." I said."Okay I get it. Anyways how are you enjo
Femi.I felt so bad for not answering my fiancée. I looked and saw a text from her. “Hey, I know you’re probably busy. You wouldn’t believe what just happened. I’m so happy. Gahhhh call me when you can. Ly x” the text said.I didn’t want to dampen her own mood in any way. She seemed very happy about what was going on around her. I was still sad and emotionally downcast and I knew if I spoke to her in this mood she was going to leave everything she was doing and appear in my office. I would really appreciate her presence now but I also didn’t want to spoil her happiness. I decided to text her saying that I was going to be in a long meeting and I would come pick her up when she’s ready to go. She texted back for acknowledgement. I dropped my phone and sighed, placing my head in my hand. I seemed to be doing that a lot.In my mind, I was trying to picture how this woman could even be remotely related to me. I had to keep telling myself “my parents are dead”. Whoever this woman was, she
Femi.Today was a good day. I was very giddy while entering the office and it wasn't even about anything that I did or was going to do. I was just very glad that Ama was finally getting her flowers. It was vivid in my mind how she would always talk my ears full on how many ideas she has for the Lays project even when it was not set in stone that she was going to handle it with Kechi industries. She had so much passion for this that i knew she was going to do very well with it.As i walked into the office i was greeted by the front desk representative and before i could leave the lobby she said "There's someone here to see you sir. She said she is your mother." She said.I frowned. My mother never came here before. It was strange that she was here. "Okay where is she?" I asked. I hoped for her sake that she didn't send my 'mother' to my office."The conference room" she said. I sighed and walked in to my office first to drop my laptop and gadgets before going downstairs back to the con
Ama."So, the Lays project was actually suggested by me for business continuity. We were brainstorming for strategies to have more leverage in the manufacturing market and I came up with this. We already have a deal with Pepsi who are the primary owners of the Lays brand. It is such a big brand in the US. Now we have to latch on to the brand more to be able to keep our relationship. We already have the Quaker Oats deal because we asked them for it and that is why Quaker Oats is no longer an imported brand. Now is the time to take Lays. This will mean that Lays would be cheaper here in Nigeria and would make more sales, generating revenue for the company. We need to design the product and pitch it to Pepsi for approval and rights." I said. Once I was done with my speech, there was a roaring thunderous ovation for me. Even the HR manager who looked scornfully at me before was ecstatic. I felt good indeed."Any questions?" I said once I was done with my presentation. I had shown them a c
Ama.“So, the Lays project was actually suggested by me for business continuity. We were brainstorming for strategies to have more leverage in the manufacturing market and I came up with this. We already have a deal with Pepsi who are the primary owners of the Lays brand. It is such a big brand in the US. Now we have to latch on to the brand more to be able to keep our relationship. We already have the Quaker Oats deal because we asked them for it and that is why Quaker Oats is no longer an imported brand. Now is the time to take Lays. This will mean that Lays would be cheaper here in Nigeria and would make more sales, generating revenue for the company. We need to design the product and pitch it to Pepsi for approval and rights.” I said. Once I was done with my speech, there was a roaring thunderous ovation for me. Even the HR manager who looked scornfully at me before was ecstatic. I felt good indeed.
Ama.The meeting went from project to project until it finally got to my turn. The Lays Project. Shawn smiled when he saw it. He had texted me before today that I had to come and defend the project in front of the board. They had approved it but wanted to know if I knew what I was doing. They are very unserious because I was the one who came up with this idea so what more did they want? I however, tried to study what had already been rendered and made slides to display what I was about to say.I stood up and walked over to the front of the conference room and started my presentation. I was looking around at the faces before I started and my eyes landed on Shawn. He gave me a small smile and a nod. I felt more confident as I was feeling nervous before.
Previously...Femi."Wait I actually told the doctor to still do the test with the fetus they removed. I know it's dark sided but I don't want to be beriddled with grief that's not mine to bear. Because I think it's my fault. If I wasn't shagging some girl and actually answered the phone on time maybe they could have saved the baby you know." Tunde said."There was no way that you could have known," I said."How long till the test comes out?" Kola asked."By tomorrow." Tunde said."So calm the fuck down. If the baby is really yours then you can now cry as much as you want but I am sure that the baby isn't yours. That girl is a slimy snake." Kola said.. "As for you, I will call Dad's therapist. You need to get yourself straight after the damn drug use." Kola said."Okay. I don't want dad to know though" Tunde said."He won't know don't worry. Therapists don't snitch on their clients. Even if Dad will definitely know you're seeing the therapist, he won't know why and think it's for your
Femi.Tunde just stood there staring at us but we didn’t waver. We had to intervene. Tunde did not look good in any capacity at all.“Tunde you need to speak.” I said after a while of silence.“Why? Why do you guys think that something is wrong with me?” Tunde said while twitching, even though I doubted it before now I was sure that he was using.“God! Tunde where did you get the drugs from!” Kola yelled, he was not having it. Tunde was getting irritated now.I held Kola’s shoulder. “If you come at him like that he won’t say anything,” I said to him.I looked at Tunde, “The reason why we think you have a problem is this,” I pointed at his appearance,“You’re really insecure about your hairline but your hair is growing out, you never let that happen for anything. You didn’t even wear a cap to cover it. You’re dressed like a homeless person. Shirt not tucked in, tie loose, clothes rumpled. No suit on a Monday morning that’s very unlike you.” I said.“And let’s not forget the uncontrolla
Previously…Femi."Well after all this it seems like I have to get an executive assistant because the work is plenty. I need someone to keep track. This just means that our company is growing day by day and I am proud of everyone and the work they have put into this while I was away. Thank you so much. Speaking of our company growing, it may seem as though we have made enough money for us to raise salaries. You all have done a wonderful job. I will liaise with HR. Expect those emails." I said. Everyone cheered and I liked to see smiles on their faces. They would only be happy to work for us when they are happy with the benefits they get.Once the meeting ended we cornered Tunde in the conference room, just the three of us and I used my phone to shut off the surveillance cameras so that we could effectively speak to our nit wit brother.———-Femi.“Oya what is going on with you, quickly.” Kola said.“I don’t understand why you guys are attacking me like this” Tunde replied. I noticed h