It's been a long while she saw him, she couldn't hide the excitement that was set within her as she stood in front of the gate waiting patiently for him to pull up.
She sighted his car from afar and hollered he drove to were she was standing.
"Tobiloba!" She yelled his name.
He came out of the car and almost carried her, he missed her so much.
"Hey Annie, what's up?" He asked. "Been a while." He pulled her into a tight embrace.
She smiled.
"I missed you." She told him.
"I did too. Are you ready?" He asked, he had told her to get ready, he wanted to go out with her.
"No, Tobiloba." She hid her face behind his head.
"Why?" He asked
"I'm baking a cake for a client and she needs to collect it tomorrow morning." She explained. "It's still in the oven and I have to watch over it.
"So,
"Wake up!" Esther pulled the duvet away from Ben. "Let's get to work, we have so much to do in the house today.""Leave me!" Ben groaned and pull the duvet back to cover her body. "It's so cold, I'm so cold. Let me sleep please.""No, I won't let you!" She pulled the duvet away again."Demon." Ben jolted out of bed. "Do and leave my house." She wore her slippers and hiss."Soon baby, soon." Esther chuckled. "So, where is your portion?" She asked as they walked outside the room."Just the side of my window and the balcony." Ben said. "I'll sweep my side and Annie will do hers.""And after that what's next?" Esther asked."Nothing really, we can join Annie to bake cookies. She does that every weekend." Ben got two brooms and gave one to Esther. "She makes the best cookies for real.""We'll definitely join her." Esther giggled.She
"Ben, listen to me." He tried to hold her."Don't!" She warned him. "Don't touch me!" She slapped his hands away from her.She hated it.She got to work very early in the morning, going into Roshan's office to notify him she's resumed for the day's work. She met him and Parvina in a compromising position, she saw seated on his desk, her hand on his shoulder and he was staring directly into her eyes.He told her they were over.Parvina kissed his cheeks the moment Ben entered the office, it was hurtful.Been so hard to get her mind off the scene, She hated being cheated on.I'll see you later, she heard the words Parvina said to him right, she heard those words.He tried to break apart from Parvina when Ben entered the office but it was too late, she already saw them."Good
It's been a week they had an actual conversation, a week the silent treatments started.She ignored him anytime he tried to talk about things not to related to work. She missed him dreadfully but she was still mad at him. Seeing her everyday and not being able to talk to her hurts him."Ben, we need to talk." He said as she was about to leave his office.He didn't call her Benedicta, she ignored him.She placed her hand on the doorknob when he screamed out her name. "Benedicta!" She looked at him and stood still, she walked back to his desk. "Talk about what? About how you've been cheating on me?" She asked."We need to talk about us and I've not been cheating on you." He told her."There is no us if you can't be sure of what you feel for me." She looked at him.Roshan closed his eyes and pursed his lips "Benedic
Esther was the one that pointed out that park for her before she left, they had gone out one evening and they discovered the place. Unfortunately, she didn't get to see Roshan before she left, the trip he went on lasted for more two weeks.As Ben sat on the bench placed outside, she clutched the cardigan tightly to her body. She loved the sight of everything around, a few stars were outside, the moon was dimly out and the evening was cold.She hoped to visit the place with Roshan sometime.Her phone beeped interrupting her blissful moment, she had been expecting a call from Roshan, she quickly picked her phone up hoping he'd be the one but to her chagrin, it was Toba's call that came in instead.She hesitated before picking up, she knew he wanted to discuss something related to Annie and she wasn't really in the mood.She finally picked up. "Toba." She said."Why haven't you bee
A call at the late hours of the night jolted Ben out of bed, she switched the lights on and checked her room for where she threw her phone before plopping tiredly on the bed and sleeping off in the process.She finally saw it where it laid on the cabinet, she grabbed the phone and checked the call she missed."What could be wrong with Annie, why is she calling me this late?" She checked the time and it was some minutes past 3am."Is she fine?" Ben shivered as she pressed the phone, Annie had finally gone to see her dad after that night and she's been there for three days. "Annie?" Ben called immediately she picked up.Annie sobbed."What's wrong?" Ben asked."Dad, my dad is dead." She broke the sad news."Ouch." Ben held her chest, it hit her like a dagger was pierced right into her heart. "I'm so sorry, Annie. When did that happen?" She asked."Few mome
Aisha was waiting patiently in one of the restaurants that was located close to the beach side, her legs were crossed, arms folded to her chest and a phone in her hands.She's back to Nigeria without Roshan, she wanted to settle the scores she had with Hammed, Since she talked about him to Roshan, she's become restless about the whole issue and Roshan had permitted her to come back home and settle whatever the differences was.As Hammed approached her, she studied his manly figure carefully, he was a little bit dark - maybe due to the stress he's been up to towards the wedding preparation, was what she presumed and frowned as he walked closer, he took long strides - his very long legs moving fast, she wondered why he was rushing and as he got to where she sat, she tried to look away from the handsome man in front of her but it was impossible."Aisha." Came his deep baritone voice - the voice she loved and missed so much
Annie moved back home after the burial of her dad, it was really a tough one for her but she got through the phase with the help of Ben and Toba, they stood with her throughout the burial rites and all.Daniel was also there to make her feel good even though Ben felt uncomfortable around him, she had to cope for the sake of a sad friend."I'll come check on her later in the day." Toba said as he parked the car outside the gate, it's been a long journey from Delta state to Kano. They both looked worn out and Annie was already fast asleep."Thanks for everything Toba, I really appreciate your kindness towards Annie." Ben said letting out a sad smile."I haven't done anything at all, I just hope she gets better with time." He sighed and stroked her soft fingers lightly. "Do look after her and call me if you need anything." He said, Ben nodded.He got out of the car and helped Annie who was too ti
Esther, Ben and a few friends of theirs were all seated in a Esther's large room, the makeup artist and her girls decked up their faces. Ben opted for a nude makeup, she had joked that she didn't want to look prettier than the bride herself."Are you nervous?" Ben asked Esther teasingly, it was obvious she was from the way she played with her fingers and stared around the room as if she was looking for something."Maybe yes." She chuckled. "I've never done this." Ben stood up from where she sat down and went to sit closer to her friend."None of us have and I'm not sure of how to behave too." She giggled and held Esther's fingers firmly. "I know you won't flop out of anxiety, you can do it." Ben assured her.Esther nodded her head and smiled, she was getting married, she was going to be a married woman, she'd miss her friend dreadfully and somewhere in her heart, she prayed for Ben to experience a day like tha