The Mad Man
Episode 4
“I’m no longer confortable here. If you want to continue sleeping with me, you have to relocate me from this house. How can I be your girlfriend and still be your house help? It doesn’t add up. Move me to another house or kiss our relationship a goodbye.” Lucy tells Nzube. As usual, he has crept into Lucy’s room in the night wanting to do as usual.
“Is that all you want?” Nzube asked. He spoke with the air of a rich man who thinks getting an apartment won’t be a problem.
“Yes! That’s all my love. I need to have some respect. I’m tired of cleaning and cooking.” Lucy said. It was a few days to her 20th birth and she smartly thinks a new apartment from Nzube would be a perfect birthday gift. The time was a few minutes past 10 pm and she was sitting at one end of her bed, far away from Nzube who she did not allow to touch her.
“If it is an apartment that you want, consider it done. In fact, even if you want a house, I will provide it. I really love you Lucy. This has gone beyond a boss sleeping with his housemaid. I have fallen in love with you.” Nzube said. He was already on fire and a man trying to get a woman will promise heaven and earth. But Nzube was capable of providing all he was promising. He was not playing.
“I will take you to your new house on your birthday. It’s a promise. I have many houses in the city. You will have an entire house to yourself.” Nzube promised.
“Oh! My God! Are you serious? You are joking right?” Lucy said while jumping and slamming herself on the bed. She quickly rushed to hug Nzube and they started smooching until they made love to each other.
Meanwhile, Nzube has gradually lost interest in Ndidi. He no longer loves her and he has hardly made love to her for the past two months since he started making out with Lucy. Lucy has ultimately replaced Ndidi in Nzube’s heart. But he does not know how to tell her yet. It is a big problem to him since he felt it is a bad thing for him to dump Ndidi just like that after engaging her.
Ndidi herself has started suspecting that all was not well. She decided to confront Nzube so as to know the direction of the relationship.
“What is happening? You no longer sleep with me. You no longer touch me. You no longer stay around me as you used to. Have I done something wrong?” Ndidi asked Nzube as he was preparing to go to work that morning. He was busy knotting his tie absentmindedly as Ndidi spoke to him with a lot of concerns on her face. Nzube’s bag was already on the dining table where Ndidi had served him breakfast. He said he was not going to eat.
“Nothing is happening. I mean, I still love you. Why are asking? Are you suspecting me?” Nzube asked.
“No! Hell no! But, you are suddenly very cold towards me. I no longer feel you like before. I feel like you are no longer connected to me like before. Is there a problem?” Ndidi asked. She was sitting on the edge of the dining table. She loves Nzube so much so that she could die if he dumps her.
“There is no problem and I still love you.” Nzube said as he kissed Ndidi and left for work. She was not satisfied, so she commenced her investigation to unravel what was going on in her relationship. As Nzube left, she bit her lips hard and become more determined to uncover whatever would stop her from marrying him.
When Nzube stepped into the compound from the main house, he met the mad man.
“Who are you?” Nzube asked.
“It doesn’t matter!” The mad man said. He had his dirty bag under his arm and he looked away from Nzube, staring into vacant space like a native doctor searching for answers to a puzzle.
“How did you get into my compound, and what are you looking for?” Nzube asked again, this time more serious.
“I’m looking for my daughter. I saw her enter this compound a few weeks back. Are you the oga of this house?” The mad man asked. He turned to Nzube, interrogating him like a police man.
“Yes, this is my house.” Nzube said. He was now curious, wanting to know why the mad man looked dirty but still spoke with clarity.
“Why have they not told you that I came here to look for my daughter? The mad man asked. He talked like a father questioning his little child and Nzube was startled.
“No! Your daughter is not in this house.” Nzube said, dismissing the mad man with a wave of the hand. He called the gateman to chase away the mad man.
As he arrived his office that morning, he kept pondering on the things the mad man said. He wondered who would be the man’s daughter.
“Is it Ndidi or Lucy? I will have to find out. I must investigate properly and find out who is his daughter. A mad man cannot just come into my house and start looking for his daughter. He sounded very clear and he knows what he was saying.” Nzube said to himself.
His heart was troubled and he could not stay in the office so he entered his car started driving back home. When he navigated into the streets, he saw the mad man and he quickly stopped by. He pleaded with the mad man until he agreed to enter his car and they drove off.
Watch out for episode 5.
