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EPISODE 15
Oyinade could not quite believe that
her world was falling apart right in her very face. She stared at Ronke as she
drank from her cup slowly, hoping that she was just pulling her legs but the
facial expression she saw told her that it was definitely a farce. She
swallowed hard.
“Please Ronke, don’t do this to
me; we are best friends, remember?” she pleaded.
Ronke laughed sarcastically.
“Best friends my foot. What do you take me for, uhn? Do you think I am someone
you toil with? I watched you take up positions in various places; being offered
top positions in every company you enter, you come here and rub it in my face
instead of helping me secure a job. Do you think I like warming people’s beds
for money? Listen to me and listen well: if you don’t get five million Naira in
two weeks, be ready for a shocker”. She stood up already furious.
“Five million Naira? Where am I
supposed to get that?” Oyinade yelled, already in tears.
“I don’t know and I don’t care.
Rob a bank, whatever. You know me girl, don’t take me lightly”. She threatened,
refilling her cup.
Oyinade was breathing hard. “You
are a betrayer. I hate you” Oyin said quietly.
Ronke nodded. “Not as much as I
hate you. Now, get out”
Oyinade stood for a while then
made for the door quietly. Ronke’s voice stopped her at the door. “Don’t think
I don’t have proof. Two weeks” Ronke said and went into the room. Oyinade
closed the door and made for her car. She ought to have arrived office by now.
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Prisca dropped off Patricia at
school, leaving her with a loving peck on the cheeks. She had snacks in her
lunch bag which she dropped with her teacher – Miss Terri. She went back home
to enjoy her day. Part of the advantage of being a boss is the fact that you
can decide to stay at home anytime you like. She hadn’t been able to tell
Richard and Belina what she had found out yesterday. Belina had been asleep and
Richard had been too concerned about Belina to even be concerned about whatever
she had found out. She had poured it all out to Tony immediately she arrived
home and had played the recording to his hearing. He had been too impressed with
her role as the interrogator that he had sent it to his phone to listen to it
over and over again. His anger towards Oyinade was not disputed though. He had
relayed the story of how Richard had been distraught when he saw the picture
sent to him.
Prisca eased into a chair, lemon
juice in hand, switching on the plasma to watch some American movies. She would
make sure that Oyin girl is put exactly where she belongs. She had said some
things which held an element of truth.
When Belina became a member of
the family, she had almost become invisible to her parents. Her dad was doing
all he could to make up for lost time. He wanted to do everything just to erase
the bad things that Belina had to cope with in the hands of Mr. Badmus. He
never came back from work without buying something special for her. Prisca had
felt neglected but Belina, being wise had always shared everything that was
bought for her. She would have resented Belina but the bond between them is far
too deep to allow jealousy. Belina had noticed the extra attention she was
receiving and had confronted their parents. Belina is the best sister she could
have ever had and if she had to choose again, she would choose Belina a thousand
times.
She remembered the fact that she
would be an aunt in a matter of months and a wide grin was pasted on her face.
As for that Oyin girl, she would deal with her personally; her trip to BRH should
put that little gold-digger in her place.
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Oyinade sat in her office. She
hadn’t done anything serious and most of her time had been spent in her office,
thinking of what to do. She felt stupid and foolish. She couldn’t believe she
had trusted Ronke enough to get her involved in her every move. She had known
that Ronke was jealous of her achievements and of her enormous body but she
never knew she was this bitter. Where on earth could she get five million Naira?
She has little above one million in her account. Even the two million Naira she
had stolen had been squandered. There is this thing about stolen money that
seems to fly away the very minute it gets to your hands.
She put her fingers against her
temples. She had been expecting Richard to call her as a result of what she had
told Miss Prisca Williams but she hadn’t heard anything. Richard came in rather
late. He must have been at home taking care of his baby mama. Her jealousy
spiraled as she thought about this.
An idea popped into her head. No.
she shook her head vigorously. She couldn’t try it. Never. She cleared her
mind, removing the evil thought from her mind. She placed her head on the
table. She had never been this confused in her life. Her intercom line rang and
she jerked up with a start, her heartbeat running wild. She contemplated
ignoring it but common sense took over.
“Hello” she said with shaky
voice.
The voice of her boss came
through the speaker, making her already wild heartbeat somersault. “Miss
Oyinade, I want to see you in my office immediately.”
She had dropped the phone without
a response but even if she had responded, it wouldn’t have been heard because
Richard hung up immediately he finished his statement.
She stood up on shaky legs and
went to Richard's office, leaving her brain blank, expecting the worst.
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I chewed the salty crackers
Richard had given me. Richard had pampered me so much that I got tired of it,
loved it though. I woke up rather late. Is it part of the signs of pregnancy to
sleep too much? If it is, I do not like it. I hate waking up late, no matter
how tired I was the previous day. I felt heavy and weak and I wanted to do some
exercise even if it is strolling but Richard would not have it. I still felt
weak and sick but I explained to him that it was just a minor weakness, of
course, he did not listen.
The part of the pampering I
really enjoyed was when he bathed me. Silly me, you would say. I am allowed to
be silly; I am married for heaven’s sake. You enjoy so many ‘silly things’ when
you are married, especially to a very handsome Richard. The bath had graduated
into something else and instead of it being a single person bath, it became
double. After the love play in the bathroom and in the room afterwards, he had got
me some salty crackers from the supermarket which would reduce my nausea, then
tried to force me to eat something even though I had no appetite at all.
I had to send him to the hospital
forcefully when his pampering was becoming too much, saying that he needed to
take care of Kelvin. He didn’t like me mentioning his name but I had done it
just to send him to the hospital. When that jealous look had crossed his face,
I had smiled and kissed him, telling him that I love him.
I chewed the cracker, very happy
that he had actually bought it. It was helping me, although I already missed
Richard. I sent him a message, telling him that I would love to have another
bath. I smiled to myself as I saw the delivery alert.
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Prisca smiled internally as she
sat opposite Richard. She wanted to just blurt everything out but she wanted a
little fun. She wanted the downfall of Oyin to be her way of having fun. She
had arrived at BRH and had headed straight towards Richard's office. He would
have called Belina but she did not want to stress her at all. She is an
expectant mother, she thought with a smile.
She had to wait in the reception
for Richard because he was not on seat. Richard met her there and had invited
her into the office. They had discussed various issues before she carefully
slipped into her main purpose for coming.
“Richard, someone in this
hospital has tried to break up my lovely family” she had said.
Richard's eyes had twitched as he
looked at her as if dumbfounded. “What are you talking about? Is there any
problem between you and Tony? Who is that person?”
Prisca’s expression had been one
of pain. “It is Oyinade. I saw her yesterday. She is trying to destroy a family
filled with love. She even has the guts to admit it to my face. I wanted to
tell you yesterday but I could not. You were already on your way home.”
Richard had remembered that she
was about to say something but had kept quiet. He did not question her again
but had called Oyinade immediately. She tried hard to keep in place her facial
remorse as she waited patiently for Oyinade to arrive.
Not long after, a call came in
through the intercom and Richard said into the mouth-piece, ‘tell her to come
in’. She smiled internally.
Oyinade entered and upon sighting
Prisca, she shivered. Richard noticed this, he had actually thought that there
must have been a mistake but seeing Oyinade’s reactions, he knew that something
was fishy. This lady is already having the habit of causing confusion in homes.
“Would you explain exactly what I am hearing Miss Adeyanju?” Richard said
sternly, having a calm look on his face; an expression that Oyinade had come to
term as dangerous.
Oyinade shifted uncomfortably on
her feet. “I… don’t understand sir” she breathed very quietly that Richard
almost did not hear her.
“You better understand before I
lose my cool. Tell me what you did before my sister-in-law repeats herself,
leading you into even bigger trouble” Richard dropped, piercing her with his
eyes even though she avoided meeting his.
She trembled. “I am sorry sir, I
was misled. I was over-ambitious and dying with love that I had to do
everything within my power to have you” she said, tears dropping from her eyes.
Richard was now confused; very
confused. “What are you talking about?” he asked, looking from a distraught
Oyinade to an indifferent Prisca and back.
“I admit everything Mrs. Williams
told you but sir, I did everything out of love for you sir. Ever since I saw
you on TV, I hadn’t stopped fantasizing about being with you and having you to
myself.” She sniffed. Richard just stared wide eyed. “I was the one that sent
you the picture of your wife and her ex”
“What?” Richard said before he
could stop himself. His anger was now coercing to the surface.
She cried harder. “I only wanted
you to love me sir. That is why I wore that skimpy dress to work, so that you
would notice me.”
She swallowed. “I am so sorry sir… I would never do it again” she said,
kneeling down.
Richard just stared at her, not
knowing what to do or say. He had expected something like this but not about
him and Belina. Prisca had said it in a way that made him think it had to do
with she and Tony.
Prisca took out her phone,
pressed a few buttons and the conversation between she and Oyin filled the
room. When the recording ended, Richard placed his head on his desk. His head
was filled with nothing and everything. He could not believe he had such a
person in his hospital. He lifted his eyes.
“I would take pity on you because
I am not ready for any legal case right now but you know that if I decide to
put you behind bars, you would be there for some time. I have the power; but I
would not do that. Stand up now and go to your office. You have one hour to
pack all your possessions. You are fired.”
Oyin’s head shot up instantly.
“No. Please sir, I am sorry. I did what I did out of ignorance. Please” she
pleaded.
Richard's piercing gaze almost
blocked air from entering her nostrils. “Remove that tag and hand it over”, he
ordered. Oyinade was still for a couple of seconds. She removed the BRH tag
bearing her name and placed it on the table. “Now, get out now” the words were
a little above a whisper but it was like a scream due to the way he said it.
Oyinade stood up, wiped her eyes and left deflated.
Richard picked up his intercom
and barked. “Prepare a letter of termination of contract for Miss Adeyanju
immediately. She is no longer a staff in BRH”
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Oyin made for her office like a
robot. Her brain was blank. No thought came. She picked up the few things she
had in her office – her photo frame, her Ipad, her bag and some other minute
things and moved out of the hospital. Curious stares greeted her as she left
but she did not pay them any heed. The only thing that came to her head was,
‘where am I going to get five million Naira?”
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