Chapter Five
“Thank you my dear, I appreciate your coming ehn.” my stepmother said as she stood up to go. She suddenly stopped and sat back looking sad.
“What happened my dear?.” My stepmother asked.
“I just feel sober for my friend, I wonder what she would be going through over there.” She said while crying.
“This girl is really stupid aswear.” I said while peeking out.
“I have told you before not to worry yourself my dear, is she not my own daughter? don’t worry I know how you feel more than your imagination, oya get up and start going.” my stepmother mother said in haste.
“Chai, I love you for that mom!.” I said happily hoping she would kick her stupid a*s out of the house.
“I am going already too ma, but don’t hesitate to call me anytime ma.” She said.
“Don’t worry, I don’t think I would be needing your services any more infact I think you should stop coming here…”
“Why ma?.” She asked.
“Because I would not want what happened to Anita to repeat itself to you.” She said as she rebuke it immediately.
“God forbid ma, it can’t happen to me and I pray that Anita will also be rescued in Jesus name.” She said with in positive reaction.
“I know, but that is why I’m saying that you should not come over again okay. So, take care of yourself Vero.” my stepmother said while following her out.
“No problem ma, Oh! I forgot ma. What actually brought me here is because of my CV I left in Anita room some months ago and I really need it now.” She said while turning back smiling at my stepmother.
“I don’t think I will be able to let you enter her room for now?.
“Why ma? I still entered last week when I came to pick my jacket.” She asked.
“My dear, that was then, I just want to keep everything about her private okay. So where did you keep your CV let me go and get it for you?.” She asked her as she scratches her head.
I know she is lying because she doesn’t have any of her CV in my room and the jacket she came to take was mine what she actually took that day that my stepmother doesn’t know about is my second Atm in which she has withdraw all the money in my account just because she knew my password.
“You can’t really know where I kept it because I myself can’t really fathom where exactly it is unless I check around.” She said.
“Okay, I’m coming let me go and get her room key, Blessed! Blessed ooo.” My stepmother said while climbing the stairs case while my stepbrother ran to meet her.
“Mom, you called me.
“Go and stay downstairs with aunty I’m coming.” She said as he went downstairs.
My step brother is 6years and he understood what is actually going on because we have told him to be careful of Vero.
“I bought you juice Blessed, oh! I almost forgot.” She said while blessed rejected it telling her he doesn’t want.
“Really, like you don’t want it Blessed? you don’t usually reject my things I do buy for you, so why don’t you want it?. She asked.
“I don’t want to drink that’s why aunty Vero.” He answered.
I and my stepmother both look at them behind the stairs as she lean towards Blessed after looking around.
“Can I ask you something Blessed? but before that, promise not to tell your mom okay.”She said as he nodded his head.
“Good boy, I know your sister is back and your mom doesn’t want to let me see her that’s why she lies that I shouldn’t enter her room, or am I lying?.” She asked facing him.
“He dares not tell her the truth or else, or else I will beat the hell out of him.” My stepmother said as I said I trusted him not to say such.
“I don’t understand you aunty Vero?.” He said looking at her in a confusing way.
“Is your sister around?.” She asked while whispering to him.
“Mummy! Mummy!!!!.” My stepbrother called out.
I told my stepmother to go that I will go and stay in her room so that she can enter my room to check the lying CV she said she kept in my room and she must follow her inside so that she won’t take something else.
“Blessed, why are you calling me? are you tired to stay with aunty ha! my dear Vero I have opened her door ooo so you can let us go and check the CV.
“You shouldn’t worry yourself ma, I can just enter on my own and search for it.” She said.
“No my dear, let me follow you so that I can help out in searching for it.” My stepmother said as she followed her from behind.
She entered my room and started searching for nonsense.
“Have you not seen it?.” My stepmother asked after several minute.
“I’m sure I kept it around this place, I still saw it last time I came here.
“Ehn, keep on searching then.” My stepmother said.
She eventually left after fooling herself and my stepmother told me she looks so disturb while in my room.
“Don’t worry, I just started with her. I know how I will capture her without her awareness but firstly let relocate to daddy house in Ebute meta.
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CYNTHIA
it’s December period and everywhere seems so colourful with Xmas tree here and there. I wore my sexy gown I bought some months back with my flat shoe and headed towards the elevator because it’s my first day resumption after all my staying at home. I have called Florence earlier and told her I will be resuming today, that my day off is over. I packed my braided hair up tightly waiting to be stopped at the 4th floor.
“Good morning, good morning!.” I said repeatedly as those that are around came to welcome me asking about my well being.
“I’m good, thank you so much everyone and I so much appreciate your hospitality and care towards me, God bless you all.
“You’re welcome darling, we are glad to see you back.”
“Thank you π
I sat on my seat and see the sales record piled up on my desk.
“Omo, this one na one month I go finish the recording ooo.” I said as Florence laughed rolling her chair over to my side.
“Who you think say go do am for you before?.” She asked looking at me.
“I thought someone else could have done it for me na.” I said because I wasn’t expecting such work on my desk.
“Do you prefer them giving it to someone else while you got replace?.” She asked.
“You dey craze, why Dem go give someone else my position…..”
“Calm down, are you not the one that said the work is too much? then if they had given someone else to do it, do you think you will be able to resume back.” She said in which I pushed her to her seat.
“Abeg I don hear you, I go do am shebi na my work.
“Better ooo.” She said while laughing.
“I nor blame you na sebi na to dey take order be your own so, your work no plenty na.” I said hissing at her as she suddenly rolled back to my side.
“I forgot to tell you something yesterday night.”
“What is that?.” I asked.
“Don’t be surprised if Gabriel should summon you inside….”
“He will na, at least his behavior has changed compare to then.” I answered.
“Don’t be so sure ooo well, I told him you liked him when we all had a dinner together at the eatery some days ago…..”
“Are you crazy? you said what to him? like you told him what?.” I asked whispering as Gabriel entered in which she rolled back to her seat.
“This girl no well ooo why she go tell am that kind thing?….”
“Good morning everyone.” He said walking inside immediately.
“Could it be that he is avoiding me or what?. I looked as he walked away.
“Who swept this office?!….” He shouted from his office as Mr Nelson came out calling on the cleaners.
“wahala, so he is still lamenting on this cleanliness.” I asked looking at Florence who shrugged her shoulder.
“Before nko I’m sure he’s still going to come here….”
He came out as if knowing what Florence just said as he slipped on the floor due to little water that was on the floor.
” This is crazy!!!.” He screamed laying flat on the floor.
I couldn’t hold my laughter as I laughed covering my mouth.
“Who just laughed now? who laughed at me?!.” He asked in annoyance as we all keep mute looking at each other.
I just hope Florence won’t say anything because I don’t trust the girl. She looked at me and winked.
He stood up and removed his cloth immediately while jumping around as if he got bitten by termite. He started shouting and emphasis that we just ruined his day.
“Sorry sir.” We all chorus.
He walked out angrily as Mr Nelson followed him.
“Will he still come back like this?. Florence asked.
“How I wan know.” I answered.
“Are you not his lover.” She said jokingly.
“Is like you’re not okay Florence.” I answered hissing at her.
TBC.
