Frank sat quietly in his office when Bola walked in to see him. He stood up at once on sighting her.
"How did you come in? Who let you in?" He questioned as she sat on the chair in front
of his table.
"Forget about that now. We have a lot of things to discuss"
"We don't have anything to discuss" he replied angrily
"Of course, we have a lot to discuss, I told you I'm pregnant"
"You're pregnant?" He asked sarcastically, "how does that concern me? You can take it to the one who impregnated you"
"Are you crazy Frank? You know that this Baby is yours"
"Hahahaha, look here. If you think you can tie me down with that pregnancy, you are joking"
"I'm not trying to tie you down, I love you Frank. This baby is yours" she said with a pleading voice.
"Story for the gods, who knows how many other guys you've slept with? You better take the baby to them"
This infuriated Bola and she landed a hot slap on his cheek, "What do you take me for? A slut? Never mind we'll see if you'll accept this baby or not, Fool", She began to walk out of the office but turned back again.
"My father asked you to see him before the week runs out, ignore him at your own peril" she replied and dropped her father's business card on the table and walked out angrily.
Frank who held his face with his right hand, recovering from the shock from the slap picked up the business card. His heart skipped on seeing the name on it, Chief Oladapo Olatunbosun.
He remembered the last time he heard the name, it was on national TV. The man was one of the most influential politicians in the nation, he had a say in whoever becomes a President of the nation. It was also widely believed that his hand were not clean as any other politician who became a strong opposition to him ended up kicking the bucket.
He wondered why the man wanted to see him, had she told her Dad she was pregnant? He thought of not going but he dismissed the thought after remembering that Chief Olatunbosun was no a man to joke with.
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Amarachi peeped through the window as she heard a creaking sound at the gate, it was 10pm and she was already getting when Ini had not returned from her date and wasn't picking her calls. She was relieved when she saw Ini walked in through the gate with a man she guessed to be Kelvin.
"Hi Ama" Ini said cheerfully to Amarachi who was seated on the sofa as she walked into the house with Kelvin.
"Welcome, you guys stayed out late. I was already getting worried"
"Come on, you believe we didn't even realise it was this late" she answered back and settled down beside Amarachi placing her right hand around her neck. "I'm sure you know Kelvin already"
"Yap, I do." Ama replied smiling at Kelvin who stood up from where he was seated to give her a handshake.
"I heard you are the one who takes care of my sweetheart" he said as he took her hand in his
"Oh yeah, that's me. I take care of her very well" Ama joked
"Thank you very much Ladies. I have to be on my way now"
"Oh! So soon? You didn't even wait for us to offer you anything"
"No don't bother, that will be next time when I come"
"Okay then, I'll be expecting you"
"Ini stood and was engaged in a warm embrace with Kelvin, " I'll miss you Honey"
"I'll miss you too" Kelvin said as Ini walked him to the gate, "goodnight"
Ini walked back into the house to find Amarachi smiling and looking at her with a questioning look. "Ehn ehn, what?"
"What is what? I thought you said you guys were not yet ..."
"Shhh... Amebo, i knew thats what you wanted to say, it all started today. I'm tired now, I need to sleep immediately" Ini said and proceeded to her room.
"Going to do sleep or what?? You're not sleeping until you tell me all that happened today" Amarachi said and followed her into the room.
Dennis focused on the computer set in front of him, he was reading through a mail sent to him from a major partnering company with theirs, prices of goods had to change in the product's market due to devaluation of the country's currency. He made a call to his secretary,
"Please tell Miss Amarachi to report to my office now".
The Secretary was about to call Amarachi's office when he called back, "Don't bother, I'll go to her office myself"
"You will do what sir?" The secretary asked pretending not to hear him.
"I said I'll go to her office"
"Okay sir", she dropped the call wondering what attracted Dennis to Amarachi's office always, since she started working with him, she had not seen him go into any of his surbordinates' office. Just two weeks Amarachi had been employed, te rules had changed, he had been seen in her office three times.
Dennis forwarded the mail he received to Amarachi's email address, he picked up the paper where he jotted some information and walked out of his office. The secretary who was already gossiping with another staff was caught unawares as he opened the door and walked straight to Amarachi's office ignoring the gossipers.
"Good morning Amarachi"
"Good afternoon sir" Amarachi replied startling Dennis who wasn't conscious of the time.
"Oh, it's twelve already. Ain't you going for break?"
"I was about to when I got an email alert"
"Oh! Sorry to disturb you, I'll just come back after the break, let me leave you now"
"No, you don't have to do that. Just say what you are here for, I can skip the break"
"No, it requires a lot of work. It'll take your time, I'll come after the break" he said and walked out without waiting for a reply.
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"Ken, what is this I'm hearing about you and Bola breaking up?" Chief Olatunbosun queried Ken.
"We didn't break up sir, we only have a misunderstanding and I've been trying to work it out but Bola is not helping matters." Ken replied
"But why didn't you involve me? You wouldnt have let me know anything if I didn't call for you?"
"No sir, it's not like that. I was already planning to come and see you concerning it this week"
"Oh! You children of nowadays, you can't stay together for a little time without unnecessary fights" Chief Olatunbosun continued, " Ehn ehn, I heard her say you abuse her, I hope its not that you do beat her?"
"No sir, never", Ken lied. "I would never raise my hands against my woman, we just had a little misunderstanding and I was trying to hold her back so she had a little bruise on her hand"
"Are you sure it's only a little misunderstanding? You have to be careful with my daughter o, you know me o" he said and gave a short cynical laugh.
"Yes sir, its nothing much"
"But she also said she's pregnant for someone else?"
"Oh! She's pregnant?" Ken expressed his shock
"You don't know?"
"Hahaha, of course I know sir" ken quickly lied laughing to cover it up, "I was only surprised she told you already. Don't mind her sir, she's pregnant for me, she's only angry"
"Are you sure of this?"
"Yes sir, she can't be pregnant for anyone else"
"Okay, I pray so. Then you need to go and meet her immediately and sort this out, I'll also speak with her"
"Yes sir, I will." He replied smiling.
"Good" Chief Olatunbosun smiled and changed the subject of discussion, " How is you Father?
"He's fine sir"
"Why has he not come to see me since last month we discussed? I thought he said he had a boy he trusted so well that we could put as our governorship candidate for this state"
"Yes sir, he said he'll come see you soon about that sir"
"Okay, greet him for me" Chief Olatunbosun said and with that rose up from his chair and proceeded to a room in the house "goodbye son"
"Goodbye sir" ken picked his car keys and hurriedly left the house still in shock of the news he just got.
TBC.......
