Back to the busy streets of Lagos, everyone was busy with one thing or the other running helter skelter to make a living. As the vehicle moved round the street of Lagos, Ben felt alive, she was back to her home.They got to a shop, the blaring sound of Naira marley's song almost tore the speaker apart, she smiled. Lagosians are who they are - crazy but a whole vibe.The car halted in front of a house that stood alone in the outskirts of Ojuelegba, she alighted, picked her bag and paid the driver.Two guys suddenly rushed past her they came back to acknowledge her. "Mama ooh." They raised their hands up, dabbing and tapping their feet repeatedly on the ground, they hailed her. "Owo meji fun eni kan!" She understood they were indirectly asking her for money, she fumbled her hand into her bag and brought out a thousand naira note."E manage eleyii." She gave it to them, they hailed her again and left her hurr

In the evening of that day, her father arrived. Ben was seated on her favorite couch in the living room - placed at the window side, she loved it there.She was seeing a soap opera when her father barged into the house, she stood up and quickly went on her knees to greet him.He acknowledged her and went into the room, her mother also came in after her father did."Welcome mom, did you guys plan it?" She smiled at her mother."Plan what?" She looked befuddled."Dad just came in and you did too." She said and her mother smiled."Good, where is Ademide. Has she eaten yet?" Her mother asked."She hasn't come out of that room since you left for work in the morning." Ben told her.Her mother sighed deeply, she dropped her bag and flopped tiredly on the couch. "I've tried, I even transfered her to a boarding school so she could mix with other ch

Ben was the only at home - Ademide had gone to school and her parents were off to work, she decided to do a general cleaning of the house since she was idle.She already held the broom in her hand and was about to start sweeping when her phone beeped, she reached for it where she kept it on the stool."Toba!" She screamed, been a while she heard from him - been four days already."How have you been, Ben?" He asked."Very well and you?""I'm fine too, how's everyone at home?" Ben noticed his voice was not really bright."They're all fine, Toba whats wrong with you?" She asked."I'm okay." He said but she didn't believe him."The Toba I know would have look for ways to insult me first before any conversation at all and here you're just calm. Did  anyone offend you? Who's that person that doesn't know you have a hefty friend like me?" Be

Back to Kano, it felt different as she walked elegantly towards her office. Her table was clean - she was thankful to whoever managed her desk in the last two weeks while she was away. She sat back on her chair and swiveled it around, she missed doing that.She went through the files on her table, some were still from the time she left the office, she finished up with the ones she understood and left the rest to be explained to her later."Good to be back here." She muttered.She hadn't seen the director since she got back. "Good morning miss Ben." The head of director of the welfare department, Mr Kay walked into her office and acknowledged her."Good morning sir." She was familiar with him."You've resumed work already? I was about to call you and explain your work descriptions to you." He said to her."Sir, have you forgotten I was th

It's been over a month she got back to Kano, work hadn't been the same with Aisha's presence - she was a pest in human form always making sure she heckled her at any chance she got.The constant glares and mockery she got from her got on Ben's nerves daily - she was certain she had a motive in the office but it was indecipherable.Reporting to Roshan would only escalate things since his parents sent Aisha to work for him for a reason - she knew they would have her back.She walked into Roshan's office and there, Aisha was seated on a chair with her legs crossed, she barely wore a hijab even though she claimed to be a Muslim.Aisha turned to face Ben and immediately she spoke. "Courtesy demands you knock at the door before barging in." She told Ben with a Sly smile on her face.Ben ignored her and went to where Roshan was seated. "Sir, I need more papers to type on. We've run out of stationeries