EPISODE 38
My alarm which always ringed at 5am, woke me up as usual that Monday morning.
I opened my eyes sluggishly, because they were still heavy with sleep.
Then I slowly sat up, and remained in bed, the first thought that crossed my mind, was what happened the previous day between oluchi, aisha and I.
I went into deep thoughts, feeling hesitant to even go to the office.
How did Aisha get to know that I was with oluchi at that hotel, or did she came with a guy at the hotel, and probably saw oluchi and I?
But i didn’t see her with anyone, or probably the guy might be in the hotel room waiting for Aisha…….I thought angrily.
She even had the guts and temerity to slap me, and even splashed a drink on my face, I promise you Aisha, you will pay for this………I said angrily.
How would oluchi be feeling now?
she would be thinking i set her up with Aisha.
When I get to the office, i will have to call her to apologize, so I can continue from where I stopped, on my revenge plans, I’m not backing out now.
I won’t back down from it, now that oluchi has begin to place me as her first priority, I’m sure Kenneth must have been feeling the heat by now.
He will begin to feel how i felt, when he snatched ekaette from me, and humiliated me in public.
Well, I reluctantly got out of my bed, after spending hours thinking about what happened the previous day.
I got prepared for work sluggishly, like i was being forced to go to work, because I wasn’t just in a good mood.
I didn’t even have breakfast, i was too tired to make breakfast for myself.
I got to the company by exactly 9am, which was very much late, but being that I was the company’s managing director, I won’t be queried by anyone.
Immediately i got to my office, my secretary came to inform me that there were some important foreign investors in the company with the CEO.
So how is that my business?…….I asked rudely.
Am sorry sir, but the CEO have been in the board room with the investors, and they have been waiting for you to finalize the business deals………. she said calmly.
As you can see I am not so excited, go and inform the CEO that I won’t be able to come to the board meeting, am really sick…….I blurted out angrily.
My secretary stared at me for a while, like she doesn’t believe me, then she left my office.
Immediately she left i let out a scoff, it’s not as if i was truly sick though, I was only trying to get back at my boss, for what his daughter did to me yesterday.
I know this business deals with these foreigners are very important.
Infact I was the one who convinced them to come invest in the company, so without them seeing me right now, they can’t do anything, and they might leave the company without investing anything.
This deal was very important to my boss, i know he will soon come to my office to plead with me to come to the board meeting to finalize the business deals.
And my guess was right, just within five minutes my secretary left my office, she came back with the CEO, our boss.
Then my secretary left my office, leaving my boss and I alone to talk.
Immediately i saw him, i quickly changed my countenance into a sad one, pretending I was truly sick.
“Good morning sir”……..I greeted, slowly standing up from my chair.
Good morning Alex, I learnt that you are sick……he said, looking closely at me.
Yes sir, I have been sick since yesterday…….I lied, still feigning a sad mood.
Since yesterday, was it after the date with my daughter, or before the date?…….he asked concerned.
I don’t understand sir…….I replied confused.
Weren’t you on a date with my daughter yesterday?
Aisha told me she was going out on a date with you………he responded, with a smile on his face.
So Aisha had to use me as a bait to go be with her new boyfriend?……..I thought angrily
Hello!!! Alex, are you here?……..my boss called out to me bringing me back to present.
No sir….I mean yes sir, I was with Aisha on a date yesterday……I lied putting on a fake smile on my face.
That’s lovely, how was it?…..he asked.
It was really great, we were both happy together…..I lied again.
Okay Alex, am here to plead with you to come and finalize the business deals with those foreign investors from Thailand, you are the only one they recognise, I promise to take you to the best hospital for treatment………he said, calmly.
Ok boss, let’s go to the board room……..I said, immediately agreeing to finalize the business deals.
I followed my boss to the board room, and met the foreign investors, they were six of them, and they were having to see.
In less than 30minutes, the business deals was done and every documents signed, and we won the deal, and the foreigners left the company, immediately after the deal was sealed.
After they left, my boss wrote me a cheque of twenty million naira, as part of my profit from the business deals, then he volunteered to take me to the hospital, but I refused, telling him i can take care of myself.
I went to my office smiling, because of the money which was given to me by my boss.
Few minutes in my office, i took my phone which was on my desk, then i called oluchi.
She picked at second ring, and started ranting about what transpired the previous day.
I apologized wholeheartedly, and promised to make it up to her, by creating another time for our date.
But she rudely told me she would only forgive me, if I made us have the date in my house.
I wasn’t prepared for her terms, and I didn’t know what to expect from it, but I trust myself not to do otherwise, so I instantly agreed to her terms and conditions.
Before I could say anything else, she ended the phone call, i wanted to tell her to send me her account details let me send her some money.
Anyways, I will text her later, i need to get something to eat now, before I die from hunger.
I ringed my secretary, and she rushed to my office, then i gave her some money to get me food.
She came back some minutes later with the food i sent her, and i started eating immediately.
Halfway into my food, the door to my office opened widely, and Aisha walked in rudely.
She walked angrily towards me, and stood close to me staring daggers at me.
I looked at her for a while, and then i continued eating, pretending like i didn’t see her.
You want to tell me you didn’t see me Alex?…… Aisha asked angrily.
But i still ignored her, and continued eating my food, until she suddenly screamed my name angrily, then i paused and replied.
Didn’t you see i was eating, do you want me to choke to death?……I asked sternly.
Oh please, spare me that crap, you are talking like we don’t eat together in the past, and you usually communicate with me while eating…….. she said sarcastically.
Yeah I did that before, but not now, please let me be, or are you here to slap me again as you did yesterday?……..I asked scornfully.
Alex why are you doing this, you are hurting the both of us with this thing you are doing, please forget about everything and let start up our own family, you won’t gain anything from this so called revenge plans of yours…….. she said, sobbing uncontrollably.
If it was before, I could have stood up to console her, but I was just too overwhelmed by what she did to me yesterday, so I let her cry alone, without even consoling her, I continued eating my food.
Aisha continued crying and pleading with me, but I paid deaf ears to her pleas.
Though my heart was broken seeing her cry, but I pretended to act unconcerned before her, so she won’t think slapping a man was a normal routine.
No matter how richer she is than me, it didn’t stop me from being a man, and that gives her no damn right to slap me……..I thought.
Suddenly, Aisha stopped pleading with me, and left my office in a haste.
I wanted to run after her, but my pride and ego held me on my seat, i just watched her leave.
After she left, i couldn’t continue eating, I lost interest in the food immediately, feeling heavy pàin in my heart.
I truly love Aisha, but she has refused to understand that I need this revenge, without it, my heart won’t be at peace.
She wasn’t in my past, if she had been in my past, and saw how I was humiliated by Kenneth, his mother and my father, am sure she wouldn’t have stopped me from revenging.
I need to let go of the pain in my heart, and i will only do that by revenging.
To be continued……….
Written ✍️ by Martha