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130. OFFICE CRUSH
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2021-05-18 22:28:51"Bestie." Esther called happily. "When should I come over?" She asked Ben.
They've talked about it days ago, Esther explained to Ben about the culinary school she was coming over to attend in Kano.
"Anytime you want to but make sure, you tell me about it before coming." She said.
"Sure, if I don't let you know, who would I inform?"
"Bring something while coming, something eatable abeg (please)." She told Esther.
"Maybe I should just buy Akara (beanscake) for you." She joked and they laughed about it. "Do you like that? Or you want some Eko (pap) with it? Their Eko and Akara over here is actually nice."
"You're just a psycho." Ben hissed and wished Esther was closer, she would have hit her with anything in her hand. "So, are you missing him already?" She asked and Esther nodded her head though Ben couldn't see her.
"Though he's still around but I terribly miss him, I don't want him to leave especially now that my due date is near
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