Chapter Two
Meanwhile Mrs Kike as well keeps talking to Bisola, she is more like a teacher, because she talks to Bisola just like a trained tea her, she talks about the opening and closing time, she explains Bisola job, she also talks about the rules and regulation of the Supermarket, she even talk to her about the challenges she should expect as a sales girl.Finally after half an hour, Mrs Kike finally smiles. “Welcome to God’s Grace Supermarket, I really hope you don’t disappoint my expectations of you.” Mrs Kike said in a tone that Bisola can’t understand. Mrs Kike point out. “Over there is your place where you will stay to attend to our customer. I hope you enjoy your stay with us.”Mrs Kike exchange handshake with Bisola. Bisola mutter thank you to Mrs Kike, she stands on her feet and head to the counter, she finally breath out the long breath that she had been holding.“Jeez, what a bad start for a job.” Bisola said to herself.She look around the counter first, and she sight a body oil on the stall, suddenly the memories that she buried deep in her memory begins to hunt her once again, she remembers her Mother once again. Bisola gaze linger on the body oil, and she almost cried, tears are forming in her eyes already, quickly she produce her handkerchief, she cleans her tears.Bisola look at her wrist and see her Mother Bracelet, her Mother gave it to her before she died, her promise is that with the bracelet in her wrist, she will always be with her daughter, that actually was the only inheritance that her Mother left for her. Bisola begins to finger the Bracelet, she shut her eyes for another few seconds, this had became her medicine when she is nervous or in a fright. Few seconds later, Bisola open her eyes and voice out.“Thank you Oh God in Heaven for the job opportunity you gave me.” She said first and finger her Bracelet once again. “Mom. I am promising you that I won’t fail you, I will never let Dad family said to me weigh me down, I will become somebody in life, I will work hard in life, then I will help the helpless just like me.” Bisola said, she clasp her hands together, and looks to the skies. “So help me Lord.”The aroma of an enticing meal around her begin to makes her stomach to rumble, then she remembers that she had not even had breakfast already, her nervousness to make it to work caused her to miss her breakfast. She decides to go and asks for permission to go and have breakfast. Suddenly a Lady walks out from behind one of the arranged shelves, at first Bisola was shock, but the Lady smiles and move nearer to her.“You must be the new girl right.” She said and stretch her hand for handshake. “I am Bisi by name.”Bisola also take the handshake. “Yea I just came in about a moment ago. I am also Bisola be name.”Bisi smiles once again. “Okay let me show you around then.” She walks away to another direction. “Moreover you need to know all the price of each commodities and how best to approach each customer that come in her to buy anything.”Bisola forgets about her grumbling stomach for a moment, she quickly follows after Bisi who is still talking to her.Bisi continues. “You should know that our Supermarket is very much different from all other Supermarket around here, thus we have different people who waltz in her to buy things.” Bisi stops on her track, she made a funny face first. “Thus it is different people, that automatically means different people different approach. There are some who are pompous, there are some who only came her to show themselves, and many like that, but you still have to answer to everyone of them.” Bisi said, she the walks away.“Yea Mrs Kike make me to knew about that a moment ago.” Bisola said, she is on Bisi heels all the time.“Good thing you know about that.” Bisi said, the same time she is touching some commodities and doing a brief explanation about it.“Why do I have a weird feelings about this?” Bisola asks and frown.Bisi also frown. “About what is that?”“You are showing me around, you are also doing this lot of explanation which you can do for me as we get to know each other better in future.”Bisi frown turns to smile. “That is my bad. Today is my last day at the Supermarket, since you will be taking over from me, you have to know the pro and cons.” Bisi said finally and continues on.Bisola frown and she continues after Bisi, who keeps explaining things to her, but Bisola mind is no longer on what Bisi is saying, she is just thinking about Bisi last information about leaving very soon. Even though her mind is not with Bisi, still she can make out with few thing about what Bisi is saying to her.An hour later, Bisi and Bisola are back on that counter, Bisi just pick up her handbag, she wave Bisola good by and she walks away. Bisola slumps down on the chair first.“Why today of all day please?” she place her head on the brick table. “I got to work very late, now the first friend I made aside Tolani have to leave just when I am liking her. Its like I am destine to live alone till I grow grey hair on my head.” Bisola looks to the skies like she wants to question God on her recent misfortune, but then she notice Mrs Kike coming towards her, quickly she re arrange herself on her seat, she sits right and look professional enough. Mrs Kike moves closer to her.“Are you sure you are okay?” she asks with a worried look.“I am very okay Ma’am. Just that I feel a but hungry, I was too nervous this early morning that I forgot to have breakfast.” Bisola reply.“Well, I hope this teach you a lesson not to slack off in future.” Mrs Kike said in a cold tone. “Well we sell snacks, so buy yourself a bite and fill your stomach.”Bisola nod her head. “Oh! That is right I will do just that ma’am.” Bisola said and smiles“Well, the Supermarket is lacking some commodities, thus I am leaving to make order for them.” Mrs Like said“Okay Ma’am.” Bisola said in a flat tone.Mrs Kike nod her head and she walks away from the Supermarket. Bisola heaves to herself, she knows that it is show time, its time that she face it all alone, the rise and downfall of the Supermarket now lies in her hands, the results she get depends on best she work in the Supermarket. Bisola actually expects this sooner or later, but she didn’t anticipate it to be this quick.Well luckily for her, this is what she studied when she is at the university, she study Marketing, this it’s a piece of cake for her when it comes to publicity, but after her graduation, she never had the opportunity to display her talent in the field, she had always look forward for any opportunity to use her field of study, now here is the opportunity for her.Chapter FortyFinally the day drag to an end. Dapo drove Bisola to her home, the journey from the night party to Bisola house took them an hour, Bisola alighted from the car, that is after she had share a kiss with him, their kiss deepen and it almost got out of control, but Dapo was quick enough to broke away, before they both created a scandal that might never finished.Bisola walked towards her apartment, she keep looking back at interval, yet Dapo remained on the same spot, Bisola just can’t stop laughing, since Dapo had been driving her home, Bisola enjoyed the bliss of him waiting till she was inside, but last two days ago, it was a torture to her. But here she was today, her Beau was there watching her walking away.Finally she was at the door and she met the door still locked, she opened the door with her own key, she entered first and moved the curtain away, she saw Dapo still waiting, but then immediately she moved the curtain, Dapo drove his car away. Bisola smiled and sat
Chapter Thirty Nine“I wanted her to understand that we woman are helper to our husband, we don’t fight to over him, or to rule over our husband, but to be seen as their partner, I want him to see our importance in our husband life, I want Dapo to understand how much the society need us. Our husband might be our Head or our Crown, yet without use, our husband is going to die of much frustration.”“Just that.” Bisola said with her mouth opened wide.“Yes. Last time I asked about the campaign, and you reported, I already knew you will needed the prototype.” Madam Arinola said.Bisola was now very shock. “Then why kept quiet?”“Because I knew you will get it ready for the campaign, and that is my message to My Son. Women are not parasite, but we are flawless, we helper to our man, we are unique to our man.” Madam Arinola said.“You are really something else Ma’am. You went through all this just because you wanted to matchmake I and your son.”“And it work, you will be my Daughter-in-Law
Chapter Thirty EightThus the feeling was mutual, but he was too full of himself back then to expressed himself or agreed with his own heart. Bisola seriously fought back the tears coming from her eyes, but it’s uncontrollable, there is no way she can reject Dapo advance at her right now, thus she was too happy to reply him positive answer. When she can’t control her emotion, Bisola took to her heels and she ran out from Dapo office.Dapo didn’t understand the reason for her running, he was on the same spot for more than five minute, he decided to followed her, but Victoria came in smiling, she held Dapo back from following Bisola. Dapo knew that Victoria probably heard their discussion, he also stopped.“What should I do? I caused her to cry again.” Dapo said looking so worried.Victoria smiled once again. “Master Dapo, let Bisola be for an hour, she might broke the icy wall around your heart, but you also broke through her steel heart as well. She was too happy to reply to you, that
Chapter Thirty SevenBisola make it back to Dapo office, she found Victoria doing her work by clearing all the materials used for the campaign, Dapo was at the window drinking from a mug, clearly he was drinking coffee. Bisola approached him confidently.Dapo turned around. “Vic, can you please excuse us for a minute?”Victoria stopped her work, she nod her head and she walked away from the office, she banged the door closed after herself. Bisola held the letter closed to herself, she wanted to dropped the letter.“Bisola, before you do what you wanted, can we discuss this?” Dapo said, he walked closer to her.Bisola was really surprised at Dapo change of attitude, she had know Dapo to be Arrogant, Proud, Lonely, Authoritative, Bossy, but she had never knew that Dapo was this sweet and caring, his tone and approach this time was so sweet to Bisola hearing. Still something that shock her was how Dapo knew what she wanted to do.“How do you know what I wanted to do?” she asked in a surp
Chapter Thirty SixDapo frowned. “I am sorry, you said last time that it was really not necessary.” Dapo said, but his voice was shakyMr. Makinde nod his head. “Yes you are right I said so, but then it was not necessary, because I see no reason to buy something that might gave me gain, so why bother seeing the prototype. But now was different, I see the need to get this your mysterious machine first, so I have to see the improvise now.”Dapo knew that moment that he had lost the campaign for good, and that eventually means that another person is going to take over from him, eventually he had given his birthright to another person, he had given out his Father sweat and blood to another person who don’t even know how much his father sacrifice to build the company up to this stage.The situation on ground pour a cold water on Dapo heart, because he knew Mr. Makinde to be very strict, who don’t condone mistake twice. Dapo sat down dejectedly, because what he feared the most is happening
Chapter Thirty FiveBisola looked around searching for Dapo, she saw him coiled up on one of the chairs, Bisola moved closer to him.“Are you okay?” she finally asked.Dapo sat right first. “We have just Ten minutes left to decide my fate, if I lose this campaign, I am done for, I have failed my father who worked hard for this place.” Dapo stood up and hold Bisola hand. “Bisola I am really scared, I have never been this scared in my life.”“We will scale through this Dapo.” She sat down and also urged Dapo to sat down too. “I trust us Dapo, I believed in us more than anything, we will get it, because we worked for it, because we prepared for it day and night, thus we won’t fail.”“Words are not enough to get me back this place.” Dapo said and stood up on his feet.Bisola also stood up, she followed after him and embraced him from behind, she even rest her head on his back, just like the dominant wife who will never share her husband with anyone, She felt so happy to be in such positio