Tonye above... Song: Taylor Swift - Breathe. Zara. I burst into the bathroom door of the hotel and stood in front of the mirror, breathing wildly like I had just run a marathon. The tears were flowing freely now. I felt like I was stabbed in the heart. I hadn't ever been this hurt because of a guy. I had only been in two bad relationships. One ended when I found out he was cheating on me, while the second one excommunicated me after he slept with me. But none of them hurt me the way this had. He had a whole family on the side and... It felt like there were bricks on my chest. I couldn't breathe. I felt two soft hands wrap around my shoulders. My head was down but I couldn't find the energy to bring it up to see who it was. "Breathe" a female voice cooed with a very thick British accent. "Breathe"

Zara. Song: Patoranking ft Wizkid : This Kind Love. I stood with Aminu in the elevator at his company, Garba corp. I fought all urges to look at him. He stubbornly insisted that he shows me my office while I'm here. We stood side by side in an awkward silence, trying to ignore the current prickling in the air. It was a private elevator but it felt so hot like it was crowded. We heard the ding of the elevator, indicating that we were on the fifteenth floor. The hallway was very quiet as though everyone was on a holiday. I followed Aminu as we reach a door I recognized as his office door. I wondered why he was taking me to his office. But I figured it was a detour. We walked through the doors and we were greeted by his assistant who wasn't at all familiar. This was a different guy who didn't seem as rude as the one I met the other day. I was sure his rudeness got him fired.

Zara. "I love her" he said and my jaw dropped on the floor. "What?" I breathed. I looked at Aminu to see if there was any sign that he said it just to get Louis off our backs, but there was none. He looked mighty serious. At the sound of my voice he looked at me and then looked back to Louis who had stopped pacing.  "I love your cousin. I would never hurt her, you know me." He repeated, walking closer to Louis. I was still scared that Louis would surprise us and throw a punch. Louis rubbed his chin in thought "Okay but you should have told me first man. Not cool" he said much calmer now and I let out a breath i'd been holding. Louis smiles at Aminu then looked at me "But effective immediately Chizaram you're coming back to the office." 

Zara My mouth went dry. My throat was coarse. That moment when Nonso said those words was the very moment I knew that I fucked up. I couldn't help but think of how Louis must be resenting me for what I did to Lola. But that should not have made her work for the enemy. Louis told me all about them. How they tried to poach most of their staff with mouth watering benefits, how their boss was hitting on Lola who's his fiancée and now she's working for them? That has to be the most disloyal shit ever. "Fuck" I exclaimed before I could catch myself. I immediately started worrying for Louis. Where was he and what was he doing "Where's Louis?" I asked Nonso. "He went home rather furious. I think you should go to him. He needs someone around because it's really not good when he's angry." Nonso said with his head down rather timidly, like he was saying things he shouldn't. I went into panic mode at his words. I turned back

Zara We all walked into the club which was bustling with people. Tanna and Tiara whom Tayo has called earlier were by my side with the guys trailing behind us. The music was so loud that I was sure I would have lost my hearing if not for the ear muffs they gave us at the door to lessen the intensity of the sound.  This was my first time coming here and I was in awe of how beautiful and luxurious this place was. Louis did a very good job with the place and it seemed to be popular because they had stopped admitting people in because of the crowd. Louis came up front and lead us to the VIP section which was less crowded and more chill than the rest of the club and as an ambivert that I was, this suited me perfectly. Although the lights were dim enough, we could still see where we were going. Once we were seated, Louis ordered us some drinks while we social