It was evening already, the dinning table was decorated with delicacies of different kinds prepared by both Ben and Aisha.
Ben was prepared to leave when Daniel arrived, Aisha got a call from Roshan's parents earlier and she had to rush home to attend to them.
He was surprised to see Ben at Roshan's place, he knew they were lovers though but he never thought of it to be that intimate.
"What are you doing here Ben?" He whispered.
"I don't understand you." She was confused and was about to talk when Roshan stepped out of the room. He wore a dark suit that blended with his skin color. "Hey." He beamed with smiles when he saw Daniel. "Hope it wasn't stressful locating the address?" He asked him.
"No, it was easy." He smiled.
Ben stared at him disgustingly and wished there was a way she could stop the meeting from going on. "I'll leave now Roshan." Ben said to him.
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"Aisha, have you spoken to her?" Roshan asked, his countenance was gloomy and from how he sounded one could easily detect he was unhappy."Yes." Aisha replied. "She picked your call while you're in the meeting with Daniel." She told him. "I guess the call was from Parvina, she didn't really give the full details I just tried to figure out who called you from how she tabled the issue.""I've warned Parvina to stop calling me at nights." He groaned. "I've told her." He looked worried. "But she wouldn't listen to me.""Rosh, are you by chance seeing Parvina?" Aisha asked, she sat down to listen to what he had to say."W-h-a-t?" He stuttered and stared past her immediately she looked at him."Roshan!" She yelled angrily. "You're cheating on Ben, why would you even think of doing that?" She was mad at him. "I'm disappointed." She looked away."Calm down and listen to me Aisha, I'm
Relationships are meant to be built on a solid and truthful foundation, that was the ideology almost everyone including Ben believed in. A relationship that has lies included in it becomes flexible and could be cut off anytime.She sat in front of Roshan, both not saying a word to each other. The only reason she agreed to meet him at the restaurant was because she respected Aisha a lot and didn't want to refuse her pleas, she had concluded not to talk to Roshan anymore - maybe that was a childish decision but she meant it with every fibre of her being."If this is how you're going to stare at me all night long then I guess I have to leave." She picked up her mini purse and made to leave."Don't please." He stopped her. "Benedicta." He called softly."What do you have to say?" Her tone was rather too harsh but she didn't care if he was hurting, he hurt her too."Calm down and listen to me." He
Sometimes, sorry is all we need to say to make everything work out again.Harboring pride in a relationship leads to its destruction. It doesn't matters who says sorry first, but saying sorry to one another shows you truly value what you have going.Ben walked into Roshan's office with some files in her hand. "You requested for this." She dropped them on the desk avoiding eye contact with him, she waited for his response before leaving.Roshan said nothing, he took the files and glanced through. After he was done, he nodded. She got the sign language and left the office at once.She got to her office and sank on the chair, was that how they were really going to be? Was she really over him? She thought. She missed him terribly but he didn't show any remorse towards what he did and she didn't like that fact, maybe she should have a created a room for better explanation, she doubted him, she didn't trust
It was weekend again, Ben decided to laze around the house since there was nothing very important to do, it's been a while she spoke with Annie and her thoughts crossed her mind. She stood up and went inside to change into something more decent before leaving for Annie's apartment.Annie was arranging her house when Ben stormed in, "Hey." She smiled when she sighted Ben."Baby girl." She dropped on the sofa and crossed her legs. "How're you doing?" She asked."Very well." She responded. "Been a while I saw you around, where have you been?""I've been around Annie but was occupied with a lot of other things." She said."Alright, I wanted to tell you that I got a new job." She broke the good news to Ben."Wow! Where?" She was excited."One of the companies around, I got a catering job. Like I'll be in charge of the food that will be prepared in the cafeteria. Mo
"This gown doesn't suit me anymore." Was her first compliant. "Oh my God! This is too short." She groaned as she took the dress off her body. "Maybe, I should just tell him I can't come anymore." She frowned her face as she mumbled some incoherent words, then she suddenly remembered she had an abaya she's never worn."Perfect!" She snapped and brought the dress out, she put it on and just like the first time, it fitted her perfectly. She smiled as she looked at the mirror, she went for a matching sandals, applied some make up on her face and looked at the mirror one more time before slinging her bag over her shoulders and walking out of the room.She got out of the house and stood by the gate still checking her phone for unread messages, a cab passed by luckily. She stopped the cab and hopped in hastily.After about few minutes of riding the cab halted at POM estate, precisely at Roshan's house. He had invited her over few day
Aisha sat in front of Ben and didn't fail to notice how bothered she looked, she had asked her what was wrong but she told her to give her some time to think before talking about it."You still won't tell me what's wrong with you?" She asked for the last time, she was as well surprised from how she and Ben grew from rivals to becoming good friends."You know Samiat, don't you." Ben sat right and began to talk."Roshan's house help, yes I do know her. What about her?" She asked."Do you know she's getting married?" Ben asked again."No, and why are you so worked up about that?" She looked at Ben suspiciously. "Do you have a crush on her?" She joked.Ben hissed and smiled at the same time."You joke a lot Aisha, I'm damn serious here." Her facial expression said it all."What's wrong with her?" Aisha asked Ben."She's pregnant and her parents wa
Katsina wasn't totally different from Kano,One could begin with the arid lands that caused dust to ooze out rapidly, one could also begin with the houses that had almost same features with those in Kano, the pattern of arrangement and demarcation of roads and buildings were almost same too.The only visible difference was that they were more of the Fulanis tribe in Katsina and just very few of them are found in Kano.Ben took a deep breath as she studied the streets of Katsina, she never thought there would be a day she would come there for something like this."Are you okay?" Roshan noticed the uncertainty that found it's way into her countenance. She looked like she wasn't certain about her decisions."Yeah." She hid her nervousness with a big smile. "Just studying the environs, it's almost same with Kano." She told him."Yes, it is." Roshan agreed to her observation. "That aside, you look nervous." He slowed down cos of the bumps ahead of them.
The hotel room was big enough to contain them and the few things they brought alongside them, like they knew they would stay behind and spend the night there, they already made plans in case of necessity."Are we sleeping in same room?" Ben asked Roshan as she stood at the entrance of the room, surveying the room and not very pleased with what she saw."We couldn't get two rooms remember?" Roshan reminded her. "We just have to share a room for the night." He dropped the bag on his hand on the stool. "Let's just manage tonight. Hopefully, we'll leave for Kano tomorrow." He knew she wasn't very comfortable with their sleeping together in same room and on same bed but then, there was nothing she could do about that. "It's fine if you don't want me to share the bed with you, I'll just freshen up, order some food and sleep on the couch." He said."No, it's fine. We can share the bed." She entered into the room and looked round. "I
Two months later, "My best! I can't believe you're getting married today." Esther kissed Ben and sat close to her, her baby was with David. "I don't believe it either, but it's happening." Ben sighed, she touched her head and the crown stood firmly on her head. "Are you done?" She asked the make-up artist. "Just the final touchings, and it's over." She responded to Ben. "Alright. I'm so nervous, I have seen you and Annie get married, I saw how nervous you both were on your wedding day, now is my turn." She laughed. "I can't wait to see Roshan, have you seen him, what does he look like?" She was eager. "Common, you will see him very soon. And Annie, where is she?" Esther noticed she wasn't around.
Two weeks later,After Roshan ignored Ben for almost a week, she was able to explain things to him, and they made up.Daniel apologised to Ben and promised to let go of her, everyone was on good terms again.Ben was discussing with Samiat about her school when Roshan's call came in, he asked her to meet him somewhere.She told Samiat and hurried to dress up. When she was done, she left the house and went to meet Roshan.She got to the restaurant, and he was already waiting for her. Ben beamed with a smile when she saw Roshan where he was seated, staring at his watch —he must be checking the time to see if she was late."Hey," she kissed his cheeks and sat close to him.
Ben was working on the file on her table, her full attention directed to it, she was trying to get the main point of rejecting the proposal Roshan sent out to Johreeb company.It was well written with reasonable points, what else did they need?She kept the file and took something else to work on."Ben?" She heard her name and looked up, she scoffed and went back to what she was doing, she didn't want to speak to him."You don't want to talk to me right?" He drew out the chair and sat on it."I haven't given you the permission to sit down." She stared at him with a bloodshot red eyes."I can sit right?" He grinned at her. "Why didn't you pick up your calls?" He asked her but she pretended not to hear him talking to you."And I choose not to answer, what the hell do you want from me Daniel?" She banged the table and yell on top of her voice. "What do you want?" She glared at him."You don't have to do that." He felt embarrassed.
Samiat entered into the house with ecstasy written all over her face —something good must have happened to her, no doubts."Welcome aunty." She hollered, finding it hard to contain the joy she felt inside of her."Welcome dear, how're you? I got back from work and didn't meet you at home, where have you been?" She asked her."Been at the cafe, was trying to load my information and the network was really bad." That smile was still visible on her face."So, were you able to do it?" Ben sat up."Yes and I just can't thank you enough for the support. I checked my admission status and I..." She stopped and tears flowed down her cheeks."It's okay if you don't get what you want, we are here..." Ben stood up to console her."I got it aunty! I got it! I got the admission to study law in the university. Oh my! I can't believe this." She went down very weak and wept. She had never had any intention to study law but the circumstances that
Six months later."Oh my God, this movie is so great." Ben hollered as they walked into the cinema, it was a new movie by one of her favorite actors and she just couldn't to see it with Roshan. "You saw the trailer right? It was so mad that I promise to see it as soon as it comes out. Thanks for coming here with me." She intertwined their fingers and led him on. She took a seat at the middle roll and beamed with satisfaction.They waited for the movie to start."I'm so excited about this." Ben said to Roshan. "You know my favorite Nigerian actress is the main character and she's just so good." She told him and he nodded his head. "Don't you like her?" Ben asked him."I don't even know who you are talking about." He shook his head and stared at her."To think that I hardly sit down and see a moviw, you've influenced me so much and I just can't imagine how much." He told her and she smi
The building was gigantic and all painted white. Ademide had been in there two days ago —a day after the day they arrived in China.The day scheduled for her surgery was the next day, Ben and her grandmother were outside the hospital, checking out the tall buildings as Ben had begged her to stay that she wanted to take pictures of them.Ademide's grandmother clutched her bag to her chest and stared around in wonder, she had never seen such a high building in her life. When Ben was done taking the pictures, she went to the old woman."I'm sorry for keeping you waiting but I had to do that for documentary purposes." She smiled at her."It's fine, do you still remember the way to the doctor's office? I don't think I do." She asked Ben."Sure." They entered the building and walked in slowly. It was different, few white patients were seated at reception, they were young doctors around att
Ben changed to a long red gown that stopped at her feet, she wore low heels to compliment and again, sprayed that killer perfume Roshan gave to herThey arrived at his place and he quickly got out of the car to hold her hands, he led her inside after closing the door to the car."Take each step gently." He said and she walked slowly.Her heart raised, her mind was set on Roshan doing something that will surprise her, maybe a proposal she thought as she walked into his large living room."Welcome to your soon to be home." He sat by her side and kissed her."Did you plan out something for me?" She chuckled."Don't be in a hurry. First and foremost, I want to say a happy birthday to you from the deepest part of my heart that beats for only you." He said and she smiled. "I love you so much and today means so much to me, thanks for coming into my life." He brought out a box of necklace and gave it to her. "Happy birthday." He whispered.Be
Samiat was the first to start the surprise, she decorated the living room before Ben got out of bed, she prepared different kinds of delicacies and baked a big cake for the surprise.Ben staggered on her feet to the living room and the whole place was dark, the day wasn't bright yet, but she wanted to wake up on time to prepare for the journey, she and Roshan had ahead of them.The lights were off and she knew it was a surprise, it was very evident. She turned on the lights and what she saw amazed her —she expected a surprise from Samiat but not that huge."Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you." Samiat sang lovingly.Ben gaped, she expected a surprise but not that huge one."Sammy." She was shocked. "This is too much, my love.""Nothing is too much for everything, you've done for me." She hugged her. "Thank you for everything sis, I appreciate you. You've been so good and I
Annie was dressed in her traditional attire of red beaded material like cloth, she tied a red wrapper around her chest and her neck was adorned with bridal beads, she wore a beaded crown over her head too and a beaded slippers fitted her feet, she was putting on a simple make up that was applied by Ben and she looked extremely beautiful."Oh my God! How can anyone be this pretty? You should arrested for being beautiful." Ben joked as she did the final touchings of the make up —she had a knowledge of it before, and going around with Aisha to help people with their make up also added to her skills."I need the mirror." Annie told Samiat, Ben didn't let her use the mirror while she applied the make up on her face. She had claimed that she wanted to give her a surprise end. "Wow." Annie's mouth was wide opened in surprise, she almost didn't recognise herself. Ben did a perfect job and that was how she wanted it. "This is so beautiful." She smiled and Ben quickly took