Chapter 9EYARE"Hello ba..""Eyare..."I heard heavy breathing, punctuated with sobs."Hello baby, are you okay?Talk to me, why are you crying?""It's Eseosa . . . hic . . . she's got a fever and she's not breathing well. Mum and I are at St. Andrew's hospital, please come now."And the phone line went dead.I stared at it like I had just seen a phone for the first time, my mind going blank.Did I just hear right? My baby . . . who's just two month's old. . . in the hospital with a fever?In that instance, I felt loosed from the bands of shock as I got up and ran out of my office. Adrenaline pumping through my veins as I surged forward. I was already in front of my car before I realised I had forgotten my car keys, phone and wallet. I rushed back, got them and drove to the hospital like the hounds of hell were after me.When I got there, I saw Osagiede weeping in the arms of mother. The sight made me physically ill. I had heard the saying 'weak in the knees' before, but never believ

Chapter 13EYARE'S MOTHER -- QUEEN MOTHER.It was time to find out what she was hiding.I motioned for Osagiede to follow me. She came down from the car hesitantly, looking around her. I walked to the door of the cottage and knocked, but there was no answer. After knocking a few more times, I still didn't get a response.I spied an outhouse not far from the cottage, so l told Osagiede to follow me. As we got close, I clapped my hands and a young girl came out. I told her I was looking for the edede (old woman), and she motioned for us to follow her.Once inside, my eyes widened to adjust to the dimness. We were told to sit on a long bench near the door and the girl bowed and left through another door leading inside.As my eyes continued adjusting to the dimness, I noticed there were calabashes cluttering the floor and various herbs lying around. I didn't have to wait for long, as the girl came out holding the arm of the old woman.She was bent over at the waist and held a crude long c

Chapter 15EYAREFive files stared at me from my desk.Why on earth did I have a partner then, if he couldn't attend to clients?Of what use was he, if I needed to attend to everything?I stared irritatingly at my itinerary.I had five clients I needed to see today at 1pm, 3pm and the last two were at the same time -- at 5pm.All these clients today?I was only a human being, not a machine, for crying out loud. I braved a look at the time. It was already 11am.The intercom on my desk buzzed. I pressed the button."Yes, Cecilia?" I barked."Good day sir. I left some files on your desk for you to look at. Can I come see you so I can brief you on them?"My secretary was exceedingly efficient, and had saved me many a contract, but this time, I wasn't in the mood for her efficiency. I just needed to be left alone. I grunted and removed my hand from the button.It was just past eleven in the morning and I was already frustrated. A thought came to my mind at that point. I could easily forgo

Chapter 17OSAGIEDEAfter settling down in the city, Eseosa was taken to the hospital for a routine check up. The verdict was very good, she was faring quite nicely.Lucky for me, my company had carved out a day care for women who had babies. It was way of helping us look after our young one's by having them near, and at the same time making us productive at our jobs too. A doctor came in once a week to check all the babies and a full time nurse was on stand by. It was a genius move on the part of the directors of the company. This helped them retain staff. As a result, the staff were very loyal to their organisation because they were treated very well.All I had to do, was drop Eseosa off on the ground floor where the day care was situated, with some instructions for the care givers, and walk up a flight of stairs to my office. I made sure I checked on her at intervals when I had some spare time, but most especially during break time.As I sat at my desk, I was beside myself with nerv

Chapter 191, 2 buckle my shoes. 3, 4 knock at the door. 5, 6 pick up sticks. 7, 8 --- Friend. . . or foe?GBOYEGAFrankly, I didn't know why I was told do business with him.I mean, I even turned down the money even though it was a lot.This was fun for me.My life had been boring of late.So hey, why not. I didn't mind, as long as I wasn't in danger and not messing up anyone's life. It wasn't as if I was told to kill anyone. I'd have drawn the line there.So I did what I was told to.I was glad I took up the offer though, the man was an IT whiz.I did some research on him to find out if what he told me was true and it all panned out.The man's father was a king, for crying out loud.If I were to be the next king, I wouldn't have wasted time. I'd have left all this behind and ascended the throne. I made a sound of disgust at the back of my throat.Typical case of a child wanting to get away from his rich parents and pave his own path.Yeah, naah, I'll pass.My parents were rich and I