All Chapters of The Corporate Diary of Eniola Fayola: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

“Are you alright?” I couldn’t even respond. I was too humiliated. I looked up at the owner of the voice. Mr Jacobs, well, one of them. I wasn’t sure if it was Daniel or Simon. He wore a black sleeveless hoodie and a black pair of sweatpants. “What are you doing here? You’re supposed to be resting at home.” His voice was firm, scolding. Hmm… it might be Daniel. He was certainly bossy. As he spoke, a gym staff ran over with a mop and bucket. Other people in the gym glanced at me with looks of pity and disgust. “Don’t take it out on her,” Lizzie had stepped off her treadmill by then and stood before him. “It was my idea for us to exercise. Um, by the way, I believe we met yesterday in front of Eniola’s apartment.” “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He glanced at her briefly and looked at me. “Get up, I am taking you home.” I tried to get up but stumbled. He grabbed me by the arm and led me out of the gym. “But Lizzie…” “Your friend will be fine.” He led me to his car an

“This isn’t the time or place, Daniel,” Simon rolled his eyes at his brother.“Yes,” I whispered.The two men turned their attention to me.“Yes, I have.”“Are we seriously doing this right now?” Simon threw his hands in the air. “When you’re ready to talk business, let me know. I will be in the kitchen expressing my love… for food.”Daniel and I pretty much ignored him as he left us in the sitting room.“Can you tell me what happened?”“His name is Akin, he cheated on me and he’s getting married to someone else this month. That pretty much sums it up.”“I’m so sorry.”“Why are you apologizing? You didn’t do anything wrong.”“You don’t deserve that.”“Well, maybe it was a wake up call that I needed.”“This wedding, is that the one you were discussing on the stairs back then when we bumped into each other.”“Oh, yes. That’s the one.”“I heard clearly that you were looking for a date. Have you found one yet?”“Um… it’s a work in progress.”“You can reconsider my offer if it isn’t too la

Tuesday, 15th March 2016Lara had booked an evening spa session for us after work. I was glad I came after all because it had been ages since I gave myself a treat.“I feel like I rarely see you anymore,” Lara said as the two of us leaned back in the soft, comfortable recliners at a popular spa in Ikeja.We were dressed in fluffy white robes as two ladies gave us a pedicure.“I know what you mean,” I sighed as I relaxed deeper into the recliner.Unlike before, there were no frequent spontaneous visits to chat about the recent events in our lives. Our only communication was via phone for a while now.“So, how is the new place treating you, what are the neighbours like?”I hummed thoughtfully for a few moments.“It’s good so far. I only know a few neighbours though, like a lady named Lizzie. Although, she suddenly travelled and I am not sure when she will return. I am not sure how to explain it but sometimes, living there makes me feel… I don't know… indebted to my boss. He never mentio

Why on earth did I agree to this? I lamented silently as I sat across from my newly acquired acquaintance, Chukwudi. Chuks, as he liked to be called. He was a fair-complexioned man with a serious deficiency in height, not judging or anything, but I would’ve liked a heads up before I wore stiletto heels for the outing. His beady eyes stared with an intense look, as if he was peering under my skin.I smiled politely at him before I turned an accusing glare at Lara who sat to my right. She winked at me and gave an encouraging smile. I rolled my eyes in return.Chuks seemed to be quite…smitten by me… unfortunately. He discreetly slid a piece of paper across the table and I took it in confusion. Why didn’t he just speak?How about we ditch the others and go somewhere private? Just you and me, obim.Despite the term of endearment he tacked on at the end, it held no appeal for me. I looked up to see him smiling lewdly at me. His eyes boldly roamed the length of my body. I gasped in disbelie

When we arrived, his hand settled lightly on my lower back as we approached the doors. Once again, I waited to observe my reaction to his gesture. I was pleasantly surprised to realize that there was no aversion, in fact it was the opposite. Bassey had managed to make me feel comfortable with him in less than 3 hours of us meeting.“Are you alright?” He glanced at me with concern.“Yes, I'm fine.” I replied with a reassuring smile.Just wondering where you’ve been all my life?The ceremony had begun by the time we arrived and I couldn't be more glad that I wouldn’t have to stay for longer than necessary. After all, the later we arrived, the less time we would have to spend. We were ushered to a table where many people sat but I didn't recognise most of them.I assumed they were friends of the bride. They could also have been friends Akin had that I wasn’t aware of but I knew most of his friends, so I doubted that. I saw familiar faces at nearby tables and boy, did they looked shocked