THE BRAT AND THE SHE-DEVIL
#THEBRATANDTHESHE-DEVIL
CHPATER TWENTY-TWO
*
”Where is Miss Adora?” John comes back into the conference room to find only Tombra and Tomiwa there, the others have left.
”we aren’t her keepers John, she must have gone to her office, the meeting is over, she left some things here for you to preside over while why handles other projects, there are here”‘ Tombra points to the files, John ignores them ”And besides, how come you left and didn’t come back giving us more work to do here taking yours hmm? From going to give Mr Emeka things to sing to you disappearing. Why?
Emeka ignores the files on the desk, and her question, ”I am just coming from her office, i stopped by to drop them off but she isn’t there, do you know where she is, no one saw her leaving the premises”
”Like i said, we aren’t her keepers, maybe they didn’t see her leave”
”Who are you looking for?” Peter comes back into the conference room bearing two juice cups and a tray of muffins
”Miss Adora, have you see her?”
”Yes, i saw her going towards Brian’s office”
”Brian’s office?” they all turn to him in surprise.
”yeah!”‘ he bites his lips ”I did think it was strange, why was she going in there and all’, but she went ”
”Hmmm…” Tomiwa claps her hands
”Shei i told you, something is fishy with those two, since today” Tombra nudges her
”My own i am just wondering why she has to go there, she is Miss Adora, if she wants to see him for anything work related, shouldn’t she just call the office, or call the secretary to do it, but no, she leaves her office walking to go find him, why?”
”If you ask me Tomiwa eeh no good? Even when i hugged him today, he quickly pulls away from me and was looking at her, and when he went to her as though she was angry , i don’t know”
”Oh, do you, do you think they are dating?”
”Stop saying rubbish, how can you think of that nonsense eh? Miss Adora is too polished to ever date that he-goat, he is not her type and she is too sensible to try” John spat pointing to Tomiwa who frowns
”hhmm, because you know who her type is eh John?” she claps towards his face
”Yes and it’s not him!”‘
”Then who is it, you?”
”I will not indulge you in stupid talks”
”We didn’t beg you to talk, we were on our own and you coming here to cry that your madam boss is missing and you obviously seemed more displeased than us hearing she is in Brian’s office, we know why we aren’t pleased if something were to be happening between them because we girls got eyes on Brian, he is hot, fine, sexy like that, but what’s your deal, abi you like the man too?” Tombra laughs as she and Tomiwa shakes hands laughing.
”Don’t be stupid Tombra!”
”Hey don’t call her stupid” Peter challenges his friend,
”Then tell you girl to know how to talk to me, all this disrespect soon it would be all be over when i am standing at the top and you all would have to call me Mr John, soon just soon”’
”Tah!!! Who is his girlfriend, me? Peter’s girlfriend, can he have a girl like me? I am made for men like Brian not four-eyed weakling like Peter and who the hell do you think you are to insult me eh John, me, call you Sir, Mr? You must ne joking , abeg swerve jor”‘ she gets up , goes to the door and pushes past him, Tomiwa gets up following her friend
”You should tell your friend to have respect for those who are older than her, she doesn’t-” John stops her, she hits his hands off.
”Eh eh John!! You own sef too much, biko leave me alone, go and tell her yourself, what are you feeling like eh? Mtchewww!!” she sighs walking away
”Guy, why you insult her, look you are my friend but i won’t tolerate you insulting the girl i like”‘
”The girl who is practically waiting to swing her legs open for Brian? Please, leave the bitch, like all of them they have no sense ”
”And you do?”
”What’s that supposed to mean?” John turns to him angrily.
”It means that, you are angry that the girls are fanning over Brian, and yet you are doing the same damn thing”
”What? Are you mad do i look like a gay person?”
”No!! You are fanning over Miss Adora, that is why you are more upset about Brian”
”Well that is not any of your business Peter”
”Nope it is not, but Tombra is my business so don’t insult again ”
”Anyone who doesn’t have respect for others doesn’t deserve respect and if she comes at me with her lose mouth again i would go twice hard”
Peter shakes his head ”And you wonder why no one likes you John, you are just as bad as you make him to be and the only wrong i see Brian doing is the fact that he sees right through you and that all the girls love him and most guys want to be his friend , nothing more”
”so you are on his side now?”
”I am on my side, and right now, i don’t even understand your anger anymore, maybe when you are done getting made for whatever reasons you know where to find me”
”I don’t need you Peter, i don’t need any of you, soon, all of you who are trying to put me down would be begging me for favours, all of you talking who are talking anyhow to me, insulting me, would soon be begging me to click my shoes when i get there you all wait”
”Get where, high over your ass so you don’t perceive the stink, right!!” peter shakes his head, he turns and leaves.
”Don’t worry, soon, soon! You all would come begging me when i get to be manager, and i will show you all hell, make you wipe my ass if i want nonsense!!”
He grabs the other files from the table Tombra had pointed out to him and leaves, he goes back to his desk, turning his chair to see when she actually comes out..
What the hell were they doing in there?.
*
”Are you okay?” i ask Brian, he stares at me, looking for a minute before he drops his eyes,
”Yes, i am”
”Look, i am sorry, it’s my fault if i hadn’t gone to the police all this wouldn’t have happened, i am sorry..for the way Mr Emeka sounded and what the Boss said, i should have warned you earlier, Mr Emeka had a talk with me concerning you earlier, he wanted to know all your slips and that i should let him know when you—”
Brian shakes his head ”It doesn’t matter , it doesn’t and it is not your fault, if anyone’s its mine, mine alone, i was the jerk from the beginning, i never wanted to learn but lead, but it’s not your fault ” he looks away looking at his hand
”but still, i-”
”Come here!”
”What?”
”Come here, please ” he turns fully to me
I am hesitant..
He shakes his head ”don’t worry, i don’t plan on kissing you” he reassures me
I frown, not like that was why i came here for, but…it was still disappointing to hear him say that.
I leave the door and stand beside him”
”Here!”
”I know you are maybe upset about today but it doesn’t give you a right to command me anyway you want-”
”Please ”
”Okay!” i step closer, between his legs where he wanted me to stand,.
I felt remote controlled..
What the hell Adora!
”What?”
”Why did you come, come to look for me?’
”To tell you we have to do, work, remember that?”
”Why did you really come Adora?”
”Because i wanted to make sure you were okay, no one would be after what almost happened in there and i just came to find out..check on you”‘
”You could have called?”
”why are you asking me 21 questions Brian because –”
”Thank you!”‘
Why does he keep doing that?.
”Why do you keep doing that?” i frown down at him
”Doing what?” his eyes were innocent, i didn’t miss the tug of smile curling at his lips
”That! You begin with some words that would incite me anger in me and you quench it with ”Please” and ”Thank you” and-and-”
”So the magic words with you are ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you?”
”No i didn’t say that but—”
”It works?” he winks
I didn’t understand him, he looked sad and ..angry and..sad and here he was joking with me.
‘Why am i standing right here Brian?”
He stands up, i move back.
His eyes changes, it seemed hurt, and i felt that need to protect him, but from who?
”You know, no one has actually done what you did for me in there though, it wasn’t necessary though, but, no one has actually stood up for me, defending me, taking the blame for something i did even when i was a ass, but you did, and i don’t know why you did it, like, i would have understood if you have played right into what Emeka wanted you to play into”
”Played into..i don’t understand what you mean”
”I mean, that..” He couldn’t explain what he actually means without her asking so many questions he isn’t at liberty to answer ” I just mean that it was nice, surprising but nice, and i really didn’t deserve that but you did speak up, regardless if that was what changed my fa- erm, changed Boss’s mind so thank you, for that. But please i beg you, don’t any more, i can handle myself, i can handle anyone, but , don’t put yourself in the crossfire because of me”
”I didn’t do it because of you”
”Then who did you do it for?”
”i did it for others who would need someone to stand up for them but who have no one, i did it because i believe one good turn deserves another”
”What you just said makes no sense but okay”
”are you saying that i make no sense Brian, because that is you insulting me and—”
His fingers were placed over my lips, ”Didn’t mean that as insult, i am sorry”
”Stop doing that” i hit his hands off stepping back again.
He laughs ”Doing what?” he comes forward, i hit the wall with my back,
”Brian?” i warn
”Don’t worry, i told you, i won’t, not anymore anyways” he smiles ”It’s just nice to see you squirm, and truly, funny enough, you coming here made me feel slightly better. So thank you”
”Wow!! Two thank-yous in a three minutes, the world is definitely coming to an end.”
”Not yet at least, ” he steps away grabbing his jacket, ”Shall we?” he goes to the door and opening it.
Mentally stilling my chest i walk out of the door as he follows me behind.
*
”Miss Adora, Miss Adora?” it was John coming towards me as i step out of Brian’s office, i turn
”John, what happened to you, i sent you and then you disappear, did Mr Emeka approve the funds?”
”Yes, i dropped them on your desk and i saw what you left for Tombra to give me, ”
”Okay” i turn to see Brian leaving me and heading out, i look back to see John watching me
”What John?”
”Nothing, it’s just that, i wasn’t so happy with you Madam today, you screamed at me because of him, why?”
I raise an eyebrow ”I think it’s inappropriate to ask me a question with such tone but regardless, you were being rude to someone who wasn’t even rude to you, haven’t you heard never to bring a man down when he poses no threat to you?”
”and yet, we are told to shoot first and ask questions later”
”This isn’t a battlefield John”
”When it comes to Brian and me, the battle line was drawn, but madam, i mean you no harm, no disrespect and i apologise for my behaviour this morning but i was deeply wounded by what happened yesterday, and today..today i was just angry seeing him in your office and i would have felt better if you were shouting your hear off at him, i would protect you, but all i see is him using his charms on you, his pretentious charm and it saddens me that you don’t see it, that Brian, Brian is a wolf and-
”And who made you a good judge of character John?”
He thins his lips ”Look Miss Adora, i am just trying to look at for you”
”Thank you for your concern John but it isn’t necessary, like i said, if a man is willing to change, let him, why are you hell bent on this argument ”
He sighs , if only she would listen to him ” i wouldn’t be so bothered if he wasn’t a complete ass from the beginning and was nice to everyone and friendly and didn’t try to insult and humiliate you a couple of times, try to ruin your public image and handle you wrongly,. ”
”If all this is because of the way i was treated and you care, thank you, but i don’t think there is nothing to worry about again”
”Because he said so, because he said he has turned a new leaf?”
”Yes, because of that and i give people the benefit of the doubt and i do not throw them under the bus for a mistake or two”
”But Madam,-
”No buts John,” i stop him shaking my head ” and just because i am free and friendly towards you and consider you as a good person doesn’t mean you should misuse the privileges you have with me, bond enough to insult a co-worker in my presence and telling him he would suffer when you are ready. It sounds like a threat, is that what it is?”
”No Ma’am, ofcourse not, i just said it in anger, you won’t blame me, i hate him, with good reasons, you hated him with good reason as well and today everything has changed,”
”Change is the only constant thing John, if you aren’t changing to be better person as the days go by, then there is something wrong, if you have nothing else to say to me, i need you to fax those signed by Mr Emeka to me , and i will send it to the accounts departments to approve it. See you tomorrow John” I begin to walk away
”will he take you home too?”
I turn ”what the hell is wrong with you John, you don’t sound like someone who works under me but as my boyfriend, are out of you mind? What’s that tone for?”
”I just want to make sure he isn’t pretending with you Ma, what if he leaves you stranded today knowing i am not coming to pick you and-”
”That is not your concern, thank you John, ” i leave him staring after me.
*
”Hello Ikena, how are you today?” i slip into the car as he opens it for me
”Very well Ma’am, how did your morning go?”
”Very eventful. ” i turn to Brian
”What were you both talking about that kept you?”
”Now you too, why does everyone suddenly sound like a jealous boyfriend?” i flare up
He frowns at first,
”John , you, what is this? How did i suddenly get sandwiched into whatever you both got going on”
Now his face relaxes ”Maybe the dude likes me, i see the way he looks at me, you never can tell,. He is probably into guys, i am positive” he rubs his jaw
I shake my head smiling against my better judgement ”Atleast it would explain his jealously ”
”See, i told you i was hot!!”
I laugh.
*
We get to his house, Ikena leaves.
”We have limited time today, maybe less than four hours so we can’t do much, so we better get to it”‘ i tell him dropping my bag and setting up the camera..
”’Sure”
It take a few minutes to set up, he takes off his jacket, sets up his table, and takes his seat,
”Ready?”
”Yes!!”
I nod brushing my hair back with my hands and go infront of the camera ‘
”’Good afternoon, My name is Adora Chime, and here with me is your favourite designer, Brian Andrews as he walks us through and takes us on a journey, as he brings to fruition a dream by a client, welcome to another day, and let’s get this rolling ..” i move away from the camera and take it to face him
His eyes didn’t light up as usual but he smiles nevertheless, ”hello, i am Brian chukwuemeka Andrews, welcome ”
Chukwuemeka?
I didn’t know he had a middle name.
I zoom the camera on his face as he began to talk into the camera before bending his head over his drawing table and places his pencilled hand to it..
He continues to draw..
While i cover while, while i video him and answer questions from live audiences and replied to twists..
I watch him..
I notice him change, from the sad-angry-man something this morning, to the joking man, and then to this man who relaxes into his comfort zone, doing what he knows how to do, there was a certain peace around him.
A certain peace that calms his features, he smiles when someone throws him a question, he calmly answers another who seemed lost, and when the client came online and asked that he makes changes to the foyer due to the exterior he was hoping to get, Brian didn’t object, he carefully told him why what he wanted wouldn’t be possible because of the design of the house but never the less he would do as he pleases but that it was important to be safe than gaining for excessive things that wasn’t healthy in the house especially with children about,
The client seemed please, this time his wife has joined him.
Brain excuses himself and go gets his computer which he brings back to his desk, he opens it and places it on his desk.
”Can i use your phone please,?” Brian asks me
‘Where is yours?”
”correctly holidaying in the Bahamas, can you please give me your phone, the one here can’t snap a toothpick even if it’s to safe me”‘
”Okay!”
I grab my phone and hand it to him, he goes to the app store and downloads scanner sensor which he uses to capture and sensor the design on his table and then sends it to his computer, then he begins to speak..
”I am going to create a dormy house with this design here which isn’t done yet but it would give you an insight of what you would see at the end of the day”
”And, how long would that take?”
” a few minutes, an inbuilt app would only take the information i give it and with the already half designs here it would make a ghost like structure of the house, in a way, like a negative”
”oh okay”
Brian has the compute faced to the camera as i zoom him to see what he is doing.
”What, aren’t those codes, are you coding?”
” Yes i am”
”I thought you were a designer, i didn’t know you did coding as well, that’s some tech shit there, i can tell, those codes aren’t picked off from the web, i am a soft ware designer myself”
”Nice!!” Brain smiles ”I took a few classes”
”A few, seems like you took more than a few classes bro..and Whoa!! Which app is that?”
”That is an amateur app i coded, the one they have in the app store is great, for dormy houses and ghost displays but i needed something more with extra features so i twigged it abit, wrote down some codes and made an amateur, which i what i am using to give this design colours and the feel of a home, so the client can see it, how his house would look like assuming on site and finished ”
As he continuous to talk, i shake my head in wonderment,
Okay, a designer and a tech personal,. Who would have seen that coming?
Brian and surprises today.
*
John was seated in the conference room watching the live feed of Brian ..
”Oh, so the fool knows some tech business, doesn’t matter none. Doesn’t ” he sighs turning off the screen Tv and leaves, it was already past closing time.
He dials as soon as he enters a taxi ”Tony, i have been waiting on info about that dude all day, nothing?”
”Sorry chairman, nothing yet, hopefully in a few days”
”I don’t understand, how can you not find information about one person?”
”You can’t, especially if that person wanted it to be so for reasons best known to them, and from what you say , i a starting to believe that he is some illegal dude, or maybe a criminal, going to hide where you walk, because how can a ordinary guy like him not have a record. No internet imprint, anytime i punch in his name, it bounces off, like a fire wall blocking anyone trying to penetrate ”
”You are an hacker, that is why i called you, so hack the firewall, i need to know who this guy is and what he is hiding.”
”’Sure man”
”And, i need you to organise a few boys for me, i need them to crash a live party fee, can you do that?”’
”Sure, yes, i want to hit him back, left and centre, that is how we squash a roach”
”No whahala!!”
”Can you arrange them tonight so i see and tell them what i need them to do?”
”Nah Man, i got plans tonight, taking my girl to go clubbing today, it’s her birthday, maybe tomorrow”
”No sweat, enjoy. Tomorrow then and you better have something on that goat for me”‘
”Yeah!!”
The line cuts.
John grabs his things and heads home
*
”My name is Adora Chime, and this is Brian Andrews signing out. Goodnight, see you tomorrow as we get closer to completion, thank you”
I switch of the camera, dropping my tab in my bag as i seat, my legs hurt. I take out my show and bend my feet with my hand.
Brian switches off his over head light and then turns to look at me.
”You okay?”
”Yes!!” i nod wearing back my shoes and checking the time ”Will Ikena be able to drop me off or i –”
”He will , i already told him to do that from now on, pick and drop you off atleast till your restriction is lifted.”
Was i supposed to say thank you? Well it was his fault i was without a personal car and a few percentage of my salary was cut.
”You don’t have to say thank you, i am at fault for your inconveniences and i hope to make it up to you anyway i can”
”Mind reader now?”
”Nope!” he gets up walking to me ”Your eyes tells it all, plus, i am responsible so, one plus one equals one”
”In which world?”
”Mine!” he seats down beside me and grabs my leg
”What are you doing?” i pull my leg away
”Hey relax, your feet hurts right?”
”So?”
”So, i can help you massage it abit, before Ikena shows up, he should be here soon” he looks at his time before grabbing my leg again, i make to pull it away but he hold son tight pulling away shoe and holding my feet.
His hands were warm..
”If you stop being stiff you would relax, i have magic hands ”
”Oh really, need go off my legs, touch the under, i am tickles ” i laugh pulling it as he rubs the under of my feet.
”Oh…so you have a spot, nice. Hey, stop fighting and relax, okay i won’t touch the under of your feet, i promise, see..okay relax see my hands, see…touching your toes..okay?”
He places his hands on my toes. .”Just relax”
I sigh trying to relax… ”Done tickle me” i point at him
”Won’t, just relax” he begins to rub my feet, one at a time, ” but i have to touch the under of your feet, i know a massage technique that would release all the stress on the leg..and i would do it slowly okay, tentatively, just try not to laugh, i will be gentle ”
I scoff ”You don’t have any gentle bone in your body, you don’t look gentle, so you can’t be gently”
”Oh!” his eyes sparkles ”I can be gentle, you have no idea” he says rubbing my legs going to my feets, twisting my toes and touching the under of my legs, slowly, i try to suppress the giggle rising up..
”relax, close your eyes, you are paying attention to it and knowing someone is touching your hand that is you are feeling ticklish”
”I would still fell ticklish even if i close my eyes”
”Still, it wouldn’t be as epileptic as this, you jerking every second i touch your feet, just close your eyes..okay, and let my hands work”’ he shows me his fingers
I laugh ”fine magic fingers, show me what you got” i lay back, closing my eyes as he rubs my feet , messaging it, everything i pull away he pulls my feet back, everything i feel the laughter rising as i squirm, he stops…and then continues until i couldn’t stay still anymore
”No Sir, it haff do oh!!”
He laughs ” you mean it is okay?”
”’Yes, it haff do with ‘Haff” not ”have”. Just some pidgin slang ”i smile pulling my shoes to wear, he grabs it from me,
”Let me do that for you Miss, ” with my shoes back on, he dusts his hands ”Done” checking his time again he places my feet away from his thighs getting up, and disappears.
He returns wearing a white shirt and a jacket over blue jeans about fifteen minutes later, he smelt nice. Too nice, party i guess, clubbing, every day since we started coming here to work, he went out every night, the ladies should never be kept waiting i assume.
For some reason that upsets me,’
”Is Ikena coming or not so i can start finding my way home?” i snap as i get up, picking my bag as i turn away,
”hey, what was that?”
”What was what?”
”That tone, what just happened, you just switched “‘ he wears his jacket looking at me, his frown looked more like a worried grease across his face
”Don’t ask me stupid questions Brian, if Ikena wouldn’t be here i best go home so i don’t stop you from your business of the night ” i begin to walk towards the door
”Whoa!! What’s the matter, where are you going to? You don’t even know where you are technically and you want to leave, its late, its dark, ikena will drop your home, he would be here soon” he grabs my hand
I pull my hand away ”Don’t grab me like that Brian, i am your Boss” i flare up
”Whoa okay, crazy person!!” he lifts both hands off stepping away
”i knew it, John was right, you were just a pretentious person, acting all remorseful, acting all you have changed and wants to grow a new leaf, but that was all an act, a blood act” i point at him
”What is your problem? One minute we are go, we are laughing and the next you are acting all crazy like some jealous crazy person, and i do not need to pretend for anything, not for you and most definitely for john, not for him okay. And what the hell did John tell you, you seem to like that dude quite alot don’t you?”
”what are you insinuating Brian?” i boil in anger
”nothing other than the obvious, you seem to take his word more than mine; he pulls you to a corner and tells you trash and you swallow it like a pill and spewing it on my face. I don’t get you. I was just massaging your feet a second ago, and we were …okay, now you are flaring up and saying things that don’t make sense”
”Well i didn’t ask you to touch my feet!!”‘ i flare up again
”i did it because i wanted to, because they were hurting, that is what nice guys like me do!!” he flares up
”Oh don’t you shout on me Brian Andrews, i am your Boss!!” i jab at him
”And you think respect is forced. For shits sake i am trying hard here but you lot just make it damn hard, you, john, Emeka, my father!!! You all make it a damn hard, for once, today i just want to have peace and it was going great and even when my day almost turned ugly, you walked into my office and spoke to me and i felt better and i thought, just maybe, just maybe that kiss wasn’t just in my head and that i liked you a little more as the seconds ruled by, you think i asked you for answer just because i can’t have any other woman and i told you i liked you because i wanted to get into your pants? Wrong!. I told you i liked you because i actually did, i kissed you because i wanted to, and i asked for an answer because i wanted to make sure that just maybe, just maybe in this confused emotion you sort of like me too in a tiny little way,. One minute Adora, one minute we were great in the messed up situation but you go on an ruin it..with your crazy witch self. You all make it damn hard to turn a new leaf and remain so. Damnit!!! You know what? I don’t even what to kiss you anymore, i don’t even like you anymore, i don’t want an answer anymore okay. Since it’s okay for you to just up and switch and scream at me for no reason whatsoever, and i don’t have the right to react, so go ahead. Fling it at me, i am your ‘Boss’ Brian, sorry Miss Adora for been touchy, but i haven’t had a nice day, hell, i haven’t been having anything nice since i got here, but i am trying… trying to keep my head above water and i don’t need you to go join in the bandwagon.” He breaths angrily.
I blink speechless .
We stare at each other.
I open my mouth and then i close it, from everything he said, what hurts me the most was that he didn’t even want to kiss me again, didn’t want to have my answer again.
What did i do, i … i didn’t do anything, why did he get angry and say those things, what has his father got to do with anything? And i didn’t do anything. I just told him i wanted to go.
Right?’.
No Adora, you were jealous wondering where he was going to all dressed up. You were jealous, acting like a jealous girlfriend getting all territorial when you both aren’t even dating, you upset him. Now you apologise. I chide myself.
No !! He has no right to talk to me that way, i am his Boss,.
Well, his Boss who went out of line and who he is obviously pissed at bone head , .
Argh!! I am not apologising.
I frown.
We hear a car drive in and door opening and closing and then a knock.
Brain stares at her shaking his head , ”Whatever, Ikena is here, he will take you home!!”
There was hurt in his eyes, now my chest hurts. But no!! I won’t apologise, he needs to apologise to me. Me!
I turn opening the door and walk past Ikena who stares after me.
”Goodevening Ma’am!” he greets, i answer gruffly
He would call me and apologise to me, he has to. I keep walking to the car as i hear him walking behind me and locking his door. I enter the car and slam the door shut.
”what did you do to her this time Sir Brian, i thought all that was past”
”If i told you i have no idea what is up her ass tonight and that i didn’t do anything to her would you believe me? One minute its nice, i am feeling her okay, like, for real, ‘and” Ikena was smiling ”No fool i don’t mean feeling her feeling her, we weren’t doing anything remotely sexual, i was rubbing her feet, she was laughing and relaxing, i go change and then come back and next thing she is angry and when i ask her what’s up, she is flaring up, i don’t get it. And there was this back and forth banter that didn’t make sense. Today started great a now it’s sour, like a bitter taste in my mouth. And to think that she brightened up my day for a bit, it’s pissy. ”
”Don’t you think she is acting up because of something else, you said you were rubbing her feet and it was great the whatever moment you both had, and next thing you up and change and want to head out, its night, you are obviously not going to work and she sees you doing this for the past couple of days you both have been working her, maybe she just wanted you to spend a bit of time with her”
”Pfft please, if that was the case she has a lousy way of showing it but that wasn’t it, she was angry, angry as if i did something to her. But, hell, i can’t have John and Emeka throwing darts at me, my father somewhere wondering which stunt to pull on me again and then her, she…today the kiss” he thins his lips
”Oh…so there was a kiss, see, we are getting someone, you kiss her, you bring her home, after work you massage her and the next you are going out in the night dressed like that, one thought comes to mind, other chicks, you going to party to get other chicks after you kissed her, you see where i am going with this”
”So she is upset because i am going out and she thinks i am going to meet chicks?” Brian screws up his face
”well, do you have any other explanation for this? Girl was okay, you kiss girl, you mess up with her head, you talk to her nice, rub her feet, girl gets cosy, it’s only natural she might want to keep receiving the attention alone, now you are running off to God knows where looking dapper for a night job an you i think she won’t get all jealousy? Come-on, for a girl who claims to be a lady’s man, you miss all the head lights”
Brian stares at the close car, he could see her outlined, frowning, her hands folded.
”we aren’t even dating , why would she get territorial and i am not going to have fun but to work, if only she knew the kind of work”
”then stop kissing girls, especially girls like her, and she doesn’t know that”
”But she was rude!!”
”From her face, you must have gone tit for tat”
Brian chuckles, ”More like an explosion!!”
”so apologise to her!!”
”Nope!! Maybe it’s for the best, maybe that kiss only complicated this, and i don’t need any more complications in my life. I need to focus and build myself up, i probably don’t need the distraction anyways.”
”So you won’t apologise to her?”
”No!! I didn’t do anything for once and if she was curious about my movement all she needs to do is ask, beside, i asked before i asked her, i asked her again for permission to give me the go ahead and she answered, i am not the jealous crazy person right now, she is. So no!! I won’t. I just want to go to work tonight, get home and sleep and tomorrow go to work. And i would do what i say i would do, do better for me. And we are going to have a professional working relationship, nothing more”
Ikena sighs ”Whatever you say Boss!!”’
”I say” Brian walks to the car, he enters, not saying a word he shuts the door.
Ikena enters and pulls away.
It was a quiet ride, too quiet,. By the time they got to Gra, Metro Park, Ikena enters into the premises and leaves the car running, Brian alights ”Have a good evening Miss Adora , Ikena, see you same time ”’
I don’t answer him. Who the hell does he think he is, not even apologising,? Whatever, John was right, he is just a pretentious asshole, trying to get into my head. Good think i kicked him out of there, how can you kiss me one minute, make me feel relax the next and then the next you are rushing to go out, maybe to go meet some girls right. So what am i, some office fling?
Please…
”Home Miss Adora?”
”yes please Ikena!!”
Brian closes the door and walks away. I have hoped he would appear at the side of my window and go ”MEHHHHHHHHH!!” but he didn’t.
As Ikena begin to pull away, i turn back to look at him, my chest closed. I turn away, angry. He didn’t even try to talk to me again,
I am sorry, i didn’t mean to.
I say to myself. My chest hurts, it does.
*
Gesto whisks him as he gets to the entrance, ”So you ran away the other day, i wasn’t going to do anything to you, you know?”
”didn’t know that” Brain raise sup his hands so he scans him
”Well, just so you know, pull me up against the wall again, your hands would be the least thing you would be worried about” he smile as he allows Brian to pass.
”Yes Gesto, missed you too!” Brain throws over his shoulders, he meets Telema as he walks in looking for vicky
”She is in the kitchen, you have a whole lot of mess waiting on you so chap chap son!!” he nudges Brain.
A few hours later Emeka is in his brief, and a bow tie and his white shirt serving guest when a guest who just walked in with his girlfriend beckoned to him.
”Yes ?” Emeka steadies the empty glasses on the tail as a customer almost hit him.
”Ýes, i would like the house special for my lady here, today is her birthday?”
”Sure, what else?” he places the tray on the table, grabs his pad and pen and writes down as they make their order.
”okay, that would be all”‘
”Okay, ”
The man who was looking his way suddenly frowns ”You look familiar, have we met before?” he peers into Brain’s face
Brain raises his head up, he stares back at the stranger ”No, i don’t think so,, i would remember a face ”
”Hmm, are you sure, because i swear i must have seen your face before” he rubs his jaw
”You aren’t a reporter are you?”
”no why, i am a tech geek at an IT company”
Phew!! Brian breaths, if he was some reporter or in the media, all he has to do is splatter his face on one or two outlets and someone would identify him and tell his father, and he wouldn’t want no more bad news to tarnish their image .
”Oh nice” Brian nods ” All those coding and software programming, Java, httml etc must be fun’?”
The man smiles ”You know about those?”
”heh!! Just in passing”
”’You look and sound too polish to be here, how did you end up here?”
”Eh!! Such is life!!”
”I am Tony Emelu” The man stretches out his hands to Brian
”Brain, Brain Andrews”
Tony is looking at him, really looking at him.
”Okay, if you are done with the hot waiter can i get my order please? You can’t keep a birthday girl waiting”
”Sure Ma’am, going to get them right away” Brian leaves carrying his tray
”Hmmmhmmhumm, he is hot sexy hot, if i didn’t love you, i would ride that all day any day” she says licking her lips
Tony didn’t reply…”Hey, i just checked out a hot guy and you didn’t even flinch!!” she nudges him.
”I knew i knew that face from somewhere and his name just confirmed it”
”Who? Him? You know him how?”
”i have to make a call.” He leaves grabbing his phone and dialling ”Pick John ”! He says waiting as he steps outside.
”hello?”
”Hey John, it’s me, guess who i ran into today and what he was doing?”
”Who?”
”Your John Doe, and he is a fxxking waiter in Metro park!!!”
*
TO BE CONTINUED.
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The Sweet Perspectives 