Wrong Number
Episode 30
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I left the bank for Daniel’s place. His gateman opened the gate for me. He was surprised to see me.
“Good morning Madam” he bowed his head.
“Good morning Papilo, how are you?”
“I’m fine ma” He said smiling
“Good”
“Ehn en! No wonder my Oga no go work today” he said smiling.
“You don’t want your Oga to rest?”
“Make him rest o, body need am” he replied. I handed over to him a loaf of bread and a pack of Juice I brought for him.
He was happy and thanked me. Daniel was working on his laptop when I walked in. He
was so happy I came. He had prepared breakfast by the time I got there, he made for me as well. I ate and watch him work on the Laptop.
Some minutes later, he closed the laptop and we started chatting.
“There’s something I’d like to show you” he said”
“What is it?”
He held my hand and lead the way. He took me to one of the empty rooms in the house. We entered and I saw the place has been stocked with Home and kitchen gadgets.
“I want to make sure you are very comfortable when we are married” he stated.
Wow! Thank you”
“I don’t want to stress my children too, I want them to have all the good life I had abroad”
“This is Nigeria, our children won’t be using all this until they are of age. No washing machine, no dish washer. I’m training them to do chores with their hands”
“That is mean, who washes with bare hands these days?”
“A lot, lot of kids does my dear. We will only
introduce them to all this when they are mature”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m dead serious, the last thing I want in my life is spoilt kids”
“I pity my unborn children in advance, their Mum is so mean!” he said sarcastically.
“Are u seriously saying that to my face” I hitted him on the chest.
He held my two hands to stop me from hitting him further. He drew me closer and kissed me on the lips.
“I love you my baby” he muttered. I can’t wait to have our kids running around in this house”
“Hmm, I love you too”
He held me in his arms and kissed me passionately this time. The romance was getting intensed and we had to stop.
“Dee, let’s go back to the living room” I said and refrain from his embrace.
We went back to the sitting room. We discussed about the wedding, the number of kids we want to have and some other things. He also said we’ll have to go to the states together to meet his family before they come to Nigeria for the wedding. He said I can even cease the opportunity to shop for the wedding.
I can’t believe my ears, so I’ll be traveling to the US just to meet my parent in-laws.
“I want you to quit your job, I think you should go into business” he said
“I’d love to have my own business too, but all the businesses I have in mind requires large capital”
“Just think of one and we’ll know what to do about it”
“OK, but do you know the funniest thing, I’ve falling in love with teaching and now I wouldn’t mind if I have my own school” I said
“Really!”
I nodded my head in affirmative.
“That’s not bad, school business is a good business” he said.
“Yes” I nodded.
“That reminds me I spoke with your Dad last night” he said
“He said so but he didn’t tell me what you discussed, he just told me we’ll talk later”
“I’m seeing him next week, so we can start making wedding arrangements. I also told him we’ll have to skip the introduction part since my Parents are not here. And he agreed” he explained.
“That’s good”
We cooked lunch together in the afternoon. After cooking, I packed some lunch for papilo too.
“Papilo!” I called out when I opened the front door.
“Ma! he answered walking hurriedly towards me.
“Here’s your lunch” I handed over the tray to him.
“Thank you ma, God bless you” He bowed in
appreciation.
“You are welcome”
“Only me, you gave me food in the morning, now afternoon food too” he said smiling.
“Hope you are not expecting food in the evening o, because I dey go my Papa house”
“Ha… how you take know wetin dey my mind. I think say you go sleep today o”
“No o, my papa get house”
We both laughed and he went back to his post.
I went back into the house, Daniel was already
waiting for me. I joined him on the dinning.
Afterwards, he started working on his laptop while I was seeing a movie. My phone ranged, I checked the caller ID, was Joy, my cousin”
“So you now neglected me because I’m married abi”
“Its not like that, we chats online nau”
“Its online the same as seeing you physically? I really miss you”
“You know my schedules now, I’m always busy”.
“But not too busy to check on your man”
“I don’t have an excuse, I’m sorry dear cousin of life”
I promise to check on her the next weekend. I miss her too.
When it was 6pm and I told him I’m leaving.
“I wish you can sleep over, but I don’t trust myself with you” he said and held me.
“Hmm, me neither”
“Thank you for making things easier for me”
“How?”
“Do you think it’s easy to be around a beautiful lady like you without imagining things. Coupled with the fact that I’m deeply in love with her?”
“Really, so how do I make it easier?”
“Baby, you have your way of reducing the pressure. You don’t dress seductively, and you know how to keep your distance when you feel we are about to stray”
“Daniel, you wanted to marry virgin, then I shouldn’t be the one to ruin it”
“Thank you for respecting our decision”
I smiled. Sincerely it has not been easy for me too.
“Will you drop me off?” I said and picked my bag
“Yes, at your service my Queen. Shall we?”
“Yes” i smiled
We got to my place and walked me in, he greeted my parents before leaving.
TBC
