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Chapter 9

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In the swimming pool, Muyiwa cooled off while arguing spots with the guys, "We fit lose today but that doesn't make us losers forever" He noted and Gbadamosi laughs,  "The console yourself. How come you never heart attack yet?"

Manny dipped his hands into his pocket on search for his car keys, "Where my car key... I need to get ready for my date"

Sam threw it at him and he caught it, "Thanks" "Manny are you sure you're okay?" Gbadamosi asked,  "Ever since you got back" "Talk for another day, see you guy around. I'm out!"

Sam lifted his hands too, "Same here,  I have an evening meeting at the arts gallery. You guys should not forget my exhibition" "I have babes runs that day" Muyiwa complained leaning against the pool.... "I've been talking about it, If you all forget my exhibition night, I'll forget you guys too. Deal"

Muyiwa swings his finger at him,  "Nigeria Is making you act somehow, i dont understand the man you are any longer. Come and do and go before you lose all your londoness" "I'll be out out you guys hair and this country once I'm done." Sam answered watching Manny leave then he followed him.

"Gbadamosi, do you happen to have an extra boxer? This one is wet, make them no carry piss piss eyes dey look me"

He nods pressing his phone. "Whoa! Don't go quiet on me, I was made to bug your life" "Holyghost fire!" "Sure, I'm burning!" He screamed feigning pain, "Oh my God, the pool is getting hot"

Gbadamosi laughed sipping juice, "Don't you just miss the taste of whisky or champagne?" "No" "Imagine one girl swimming  inside this pool or you swimming inside a girl's pool, chai!"

"Why will I swim inside a girl's pool?"

"It's not actually good to swim, those ones are boring,  the tighter the better"

For a moment Gbadamosi's mind began to think of how a tight swimming pool wiil be better then it clicked. "Get out of the pool and go home,  i have church service tomorrow. You need your mind on reset mode"

"Sorry. I won't say any rubbish again but.... I couldn't held but notice... When last did you clean out your cobwebs before your future wife comes in"

"You said that the other time, i dont have a cobweb"

"I mean,  down there" he points at his white shorts and Gbadamosi took off his slippers to throw at him while Muyiwa laughed dunking into the pool.

Sewuese applied powder on Kilahi's face using the powder brush, "So will you be going for the exhibition?" "I don't know, I don't want it to look like I'm only after him because of I found about who he is and all.."

"But that's not true, you've been searching for this guy throughout the week"

"He won't know that. I'm not going, except we happen to meet by chance, I'm going to take that leap"

"So febuary now decided to be a busy month for me and there's no rest for me next week Saturday cause I have Miss Temi's wedding to attend" "Hm, maybe soon it will yours and Manny"

Kilahi rolled her eyes,  "The only thing you're concerned about is winning this bet. You guys just want to sell me out to whatever bidder, qualified or unqualified" "You said your heart was beating for the guy" "Dancing to the beat he was playing, my heart was not beating, beating should be like the worst form. Medically, if someone's heart Is beating anyhow, it might be a sign of sickness. If my heart beats, just call the police,  tell Mom and Uncle cause the person must have used charm,  yes! I said it Charm! My has never beat for any guy"

"I can't wait for that charm to hit you"

Kilahi laighed,  "Cousin of the year?" "On a serious note babe, that moment when your heart will move from dancing to the tune of the one ordained by God to beating without control" "Hei! That's heart attack"

"Love is that extreme oh, the crazy thing you'll experience, if someone told you it'll be like that before it, you'll deny it faster than Peter denied Jesus. Love is lethal too sha, look at my story"

"I don't want your story that's why I'm taking Mom's advise to dance slowly"

Sewuese smiled,  "I love the fact, you're becoming comfortable calling Mom, Mom" "It keeps entering into my mouth" "I love you sis, you've always been my sister and you'll forever be one" "I love you too"

"To think one of these days, you'll be giving that response to a man is giving me the gbish gbish... I'll use your money to do my masters"

Kilahi laughed and hiss, "My bumbum is paining me from one hour make up, what are you drawing on my face?" "Perfection." "See, if you end up making me look like one masquerade,  I'll clean it. Cause I noticed you used that your red lipstick."

"Now I'm done"

"Can I use the mirror now?" She asked rising up and scratching her buttocks and Sewuese agreed with a grimace at the horror of her cousin shamelessly scratching her buttocks"

"Pack what you're scratching oh, every particle"

"Is it not from sitting too long" She finally removed her pants from her buttcrack. "This thing keeps entering into someone's bumbum"

"Why won't it enter when you keep buying shower caps for pants"

"Ouch!" She slapped Sewuese's arm and she laughed,  "What? Am I lying? Do the philosophy, the tighter the underwear, the less chance of it entering into you butt crack, instead, you'll be wearing pampers!"

"It's you that's wearing pampers. At least I wear pampers, you wear and own catapults callee G strings and you haven't killed any bird with it" She snapped looking at her buttocks and Sewuese slapped her on it.

"Ouch, do you want it to enter completely?"

"Yes!"

"Shey panty lines are not showing now. Now I'm feeling uncomfortable"

Sewuese rolled her eyes,  "Abeg! Look at your face in the mirror jhoor"

Kilahi stared into the mirror, "Oh my God" "I know right? i should totally become a full time make up artiste" "It's too much, I'll clean it" "Why?"

"It looks somehow"

"If you clean that thing, I'll never do make up for you again, don't ever call me"

"Wait" She dragged Sewuese by the arm, "Is it fine?" "Yes. You look beautiful, I'm even going to take a lot of pictures before you leave" "You know I don't like pictures"

"It's for myself,  not you"

"Manny will still be here, reduce it a bit, please"

Sewuese rolled her eyes.

Kilahi waited outside the gate watching Manny pull over,  he stepped out fully suited,  completely mesmerized by how beautiful she looked,  "You look beautiful, I love your dress" "Thank you, you look great too"

"Are you ready?"

"Yes I am"

Sewuese posts a picture Kilahi on WhatsApp

Beauty and brains

Have a blast beautiful

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Gbadamosi stood outside behind a big billboard that reads "Enjoy your stay". 

He was discussing with a distant family member that works there. He was clad in a black sweater and blue Jean. The man was the supervisory manager of the hotel. He wanted to know if any of the church members will be making bookings.

"It's a church thing"

"Sometimes all these church members"

"No one will be making bookings, that I assure you"

Deja walked slowly towards the Gbadamosi, all she could picture was herself walking in slow motion, Bimbo tapped her,  "What happened?" "Huh?" "Is your leg paining you? Why are you walking slowly?"

"I was doing a slow motion"

"Pele oh, Bollywood! I blame Zee world" She hissed walking away,  "Papa Papa, good evening Sir," She bends her knees, "Good evening, she greeted the person close to him and he chuckled, "Who is this pretty lady"

"She's.... One of our finest ushers"

"Ah... Ushers are always pretty" He stretched his hands and Bimbo shook his hands but the man couldn't let go of the hand" "Pele Sir, I don't understand, you have gum in your hand ni?"

"Oh! No" He laughed taking off the hand, "Ah cause I was beginning to think you have gum." She paused and clasped her hands turning to Gbadamosi, "It's a honour to be here, thank you Sir. The under of you pocket will never run dry, there'll more isale apo to your isale apo"  She screamed bowing her head then she walked in and the man followed her in.

"Chris!" Gbadamosi rolled his eyes and Deja walked towards him,  "Good evening Sir" She greeted and he arced a surprise brow at her. Wow.... She looked different.

"With the way you guys are coming like this with make up,  somebody will not recognize you again. For a moment I was asking, is that my chief Usher or someone else?" He joked and she felt bad.

"Is it bad?"

"No, don't mind me. You look beautiful, I love the hair, is it new" He complimented and she felt her heart fly into her brains. "No Sir, i just had it curled. It's no news you always look great Sir"

"Don't flatter me, I'm underdressed"

"Wow? Really? You know they beauty Is in the eyes of the beholder, call me the beholder Sir cause what I'm seeing is a man rocking his dress so well"

Gbadamosi chuckled, "You just triggered my pride. Thank you, I was already feeling like the odd one with everyone dressing in suits and I'm like, I never remember dropping a dress code? Not like I've never cared sha but..."

Deja laughed,  "Shall we go in or you're waiting for someone?" "No. Let's go in" He replied and she stretched her hands at him,  Gbadamosi who didn't noticed her hand walked towards a mature woman instead, "Excuse me Sister Deja, Aunty Seyi, good evening Ma"

She dropped the hand looking around to make sure no one noticed then she turned towards him, "I'll join you guys later"

Lanre 👆

Tega👆

The Supervisory manager handed a business card to Bimbo the moment she got to the table where, Lanre, Tega, Ade, Chioma and a choir member was seated. "Call me" He whispered and she laughed nervously as she watched the man leave.

"Business card for sales, who want?" She lifted it up and Ade grabbed it looking at it,  "Chris Olamide, the man does not look like a Chris, boya Lukmon" "Tabi Sule, I swear cause they have sun le (slept on) his destiny"

"Look at ungrateful girls oh, when they'll see wedding dresses they'll be shouting God when but when God will answer their prayer and in business card format, they'll be looking for who to dash out the card too"

Bimbo lifted her hands,  "Oda naa, as I'm looking at him and you from the left side of my eyes, you'll fit gan, maybe in your asoebi, you guys can do to match cockroach brown and elephant grass green"

"Pele oh, rabbit white  and Kangaroo purple kor?. I was just saying, this man might be the answered prayer you prayed in Shiloh"

Lanre chuckled.

"Sorry, but I did not to to Shiloh last year. I will now be inside bus five hours with heat and body odor all around, when I'm not a malu. I followed online!"

"Same ni! Answered prayers"

"If that's how answered prayer looks like, I don't want God look at me prayer request rara!" She snapped and everyone laughed. "Man that was telling me he's the kini kan kini kan, that I should wait after the night and follow him to his suite. Emi Bimbola? Me? Follow him to his suite, if not for 2020 that I gave my life to Christ... Oh that glorious day"

Everyone rolled their eyes,  here she goes with her 2020 tales again but she will still end up abusing the man.

"I would have told him pe, his head needs servicing, engine yen ti knock off balance. So it's me that will off pant for someone that must have had contacted HIV AIDS on two occassion. Ah! You see that Apari on his head, if I look at it, I'll be seeing his past and present only cause I'm not sure pe o ni future"

"Oti to oh (It's enough)" Ade patted his chest, "Don't tell me Otito. It's not to-ed (enough), until it I'm yo-ed (satisfied)"

"Pele Ma, should I bring microphone or will you prefer we go live?" He pulled out his phone.

"It's just ingrediential nonsense" "What is ingrediential nonsense?" Ade asked,  "Nonsense with spice, assorted nonsense,  orisirisi and palapalas , I hate rubbish in my life. Call me, do I look like a call center?"

"It's okay" Lanre chipped and she exhaled, "I'm just so pissed off" "He's not worth it, people are already looking at you" he said chuckling and she exhaled again.

"Just chill"

"Hello guys" Deja said from behind and Tega screamed,  "Give it up for the Queen!" He clapped his hands,  "You mean Queen Diva" Ade whispered to Bimbo who was seated beside him and she chuckled.

"So our Chief Medusa... Sorry Usher, I don't understand what's going on on you chest area" He paused refering to her cleavages,  "Make me understand, do you fight with a Cheetah or Kilo wa sele? (What happened?) That should be the right thing that happened cause I don't understand where the upper part of the cloth went to"

Deja looked at her cleavages, "Yes, that part that's supposed to cover your boobies, if it's somebody that did that one. You'll be lifting Placards for the person's suspension as if you're rooting for for a Presidential Candidate of your choice. Ah! We wouldn't have even lived to tell the tale cause Queen Medusa would have already turned us to stone, lo ju kan! (With one look)" He snapped and and chuckles broke out. 

Then she scoffed, "Oh my God was someone talking? I didn't even notice. Hello everyone, you're all look nice, except for someone. I apologize for coming late, you can't look this perfect in one hour"

"I still look perfect with ordinary lipgloss that took five minutes. Is it because of make up? Who are you trying to impress" "Why are you on suit too, who are you trying to impress? All the lipgloss in the world cannot make you fine and you adding wine tie to a navy blue suit,  did your white tie fall in wine?"

Ade lifted a glass of water up, "Touche" "That's water you're lifting up not wine" "I'm trying to picture it as wine,  after all Jesus turned water to wine and it matches with my tie so,  why shouldn't I call forth things are though they were? I'm following Jesus' foot step"

"We all are"

"Are you sure Jesus will recognize you pelu make up ti o ko soju? (On your face) All the contouring and eye shadow, your face be looking like map of the world."

Lanre rolled his eyes, "Stop the bickering! You know Papa hates it, can you two just co-relate" "I only have two siblings Brother Lanre" Deja frowned,  "If this one was my siblings, he'll be too scared to talk in front of me."

"As per the Medusa you are"

"Don't call me that"

Gbadamosi clapped his hands,  "Have you guys started making orders?" He asked,  "No" They all exclaimed.

Tega rose up taking pictures of him, Deja and then everyone followed with crazy face, pouty lips and peace signs.

Gbadamosi sat and Deja sat down opposite him,  she was glad the seat was reserved for her. One of the choristers stepped in ten minutes later while the Waiter was taking orders.  "Thank God! Sorry I'm two minutes late Papa, It was hard locating this place" She sat at the last seat and Gbadamosi held Ade's hand,  "Let's pray"

Fifteen minutes time,  Bimbo looked up at the waiter,  "Wo people like us,  we don't form, do you have gberigi?" She asked and he gave a nod but it's always on special order. "Eh hen! It's Emi mimo (Holyspirit) that ministered to me,  the deep in the gbegiri is calling to my deep. Oya, give me one plate"

Deja blinked her eyes at her.

"Clean your eyes, it's like something is doing your eyes. You want me to order rice that will evaporate from my system in two hours."

Lanre laughed while Deja gave her a stern look, "Eeesh! What's wrong with this one?" She asked looking up at the guy, "Ewedu and gbegiri with assorted, I prefer Semo, like two wraps. Thank you very much " She ordered and he walked away.

"That was embarassing. Does this place look like a place where you eat that?" Deja asks and Ade scoffed, "Wow,  so there's a place where food like that are usually being eaten. Is it not food? Abi is it  poison?"

"I wasn't talking to you"

Ade shrugged, "Usher Bimbo,  eat whatever you want. Statistics shows that it's people that act like they don't eat those kind of food in public that likes it in the secret"

Deja glared at him and he arced his brow "Did I mention anyone's name?" He asked,  "I'm just trying keep shut because Pastor Gbadamosi Is here,  I respect Papa so well "

"You see this Deja like this, if you make boya it's elubo or Lafun, ko kun paint kan. Even if it's a mountain, you know when the bible says in the book of Zechariah 4:7  that who art thou oh mountain before Zerubabel,  that analogy is for Deja, before you open and close your eyes, mountain has become plain"

"Ah!" Ade screamed drumming on the table,  "Asepe we have a mountain mover before us and we did not know" He snapped playfully and Deja scoffed feeling ashamed while Gbadamosi laughed rising up from the seat to answer a call.   "Bimbo, don't be riduculous,  that's a lie"

"Lai Mohammed, the amala that I made last week, do you remember how it disappeared into your stomach"

"She's doing magic tricks too?" Ade asked and she eye him, "Ade, will you just stop meddling"  "Madam Medusa, you better be calming down before your make up will start melting. All the foundation on you face cannot hide your anger, at least try and be smiling small, boya close up can reconsider to use your teeth for their advert"

One of the chorister laughed,  "What's funny?" "What Ade said is funny now" "You had to laugh to show what? That's an insult and you're laughing how does that"

Gbadamosi joins in and everyone giggled in pretense at the same. He gazed suspiciously at them, "You guys were arguing right?" He asked and the all kept quiet.

"Ade?"

"I was on spiritual hibernation mode, my spirit just jumped back into my body"

"Deja?" She called out and Deja kept quiet, "Lanre"

"Papa, it's just the usual yabs and all, nothing serious"

Kilahi walked in hand in hand with Manny and Gbadamosi's attention shifted over to her. It was his first time seeing her on make up,  she looked beautiful, not more than she looked at the Valentine's night though.

She just looked decent and radiant in that gown. God! How can someone look good in red and also black. Damn! She walked in and his heart galloped, as though he just driven over a speed bump.

Did she also suck the air in the room cause he can't breathe right now. Abi who dey breathe?

Bimbo trailed his eyes over to Kilahi then she cleared her throat and Gbadamosi turned towards her, "Thank you Sir, i know i said this before but thank you Sir for bringing us here where all eyes will be on you" She laid more emphasis on the 'you'.

"And us as a church, irrespective of the beautiful things we see, we just need to remember that we came from somewhere and..."

"What's the conclusion of this speech?" Deja snapped rolling her eyes,  "If you guys give me time ehn... I'll find a conclusion. Watch out for part 2" She chipped in and Lanre laughed. The lady has been making him laugh all through the night.

"I work with the most craziest and insane people in this world" He noted and Gbadamosi agreed.

"You can say that again but above all, they are the most dedicated, most reliable people one could ever ask for"

He understood Bimbo's point, he can't be seen drooling over a woman in public, especially when he's not married. This will make for bad publicity!

"Ade is not on that list oh" Tega noted and Ade laughed,  "I was just so lucky I came early that day. That's how I would have missed out of all this." He paused looking around the  palm fronds scenery, "I feel like I'm in the Safari or Hawaii, the only missing is a beach and coconut water"

Manny and Kilahi passed by, but she called Manny's attention to Gbadamosi,  "Is that not the Pastor?"

She that wasn't planning on seeing him again! Na wa oh! Gbadamosi waved, she looked prettier up close!

"Oh my God! I can't believe you're here" Manny exclaimed and Gbadamosi smiled,  "What's up" He asked rising up and they both shook hands and hugged him then Manny waved at the workers, "Good evening guys"

"Good evening"

"Good evening everyone" She waved at them especially at Bimbo. Her gaze awkwardly landed on Tega who rolled his eyes. Deja turned back at her and almost hissed on seeing her. All she could she see is the woman that embarrassed her and stressed her on Valentine's day.

"Um... Gbadamosi meet Kilahi, she's a friend, you must have seen her in church." "Yes" "Kilahi, i know i never mentioned this but... Gbadamosi is my cousin"

"Huh?" She asked in shock then all the complain she dumped on him washed right over her. What about the one she dished to Temi.  She suddenly felt ashamed, Gbadamosi noticed.

"Later now. We have a date"

"Oh..." He paused giving him a look, "I know, I'm sorry, there has been a lot on my mind. We'll talk tomorrow"

"No qualms" He replied watching them leave. "Wow... Make up is really performing wonders you know" Tega commented, "Make up can turn ugly ducklin into Cinderella"

Gbadamosi frowned, "Say another stupid word there and you'll be suspended" "Papa, it's not that deep, I mean.. If we're looking at that picture on that day and the girl now, although, it's not natural beauty but she looks better now"

Lanre gave him a look, "Guy, keep quiet" "And she's even on a date with a guy. I can bet 100 dollars that Mr Manny doesn't like her, he probably wants to ...you know now. Who will like that kind of person?"

Tega was just like Muyiwa, they just don't know when or how to keep quiet. With Muyiwa , he can't do much but he was ready to handle this one.

"Ah han!" Bimbo clapped her hands,  "Iwo naa, please,  this is a Christian gathering, let's watch the way we talk," She paused and everyon wondered who was complaining about the man that gave her card.

Was it her shadow???

"I don't like talking much but even you sef that's talking gan, are you fine? No, it's not as if I'm insulting you oh but Brother Tega, have you looked at you face in the mirror? You are not fine, you look like beans that did not done well,  boya, you had stroke in your previous life, i don't know"

"Ah!" Ade gasped, the kind of vawulence he likes.

"Sister Bimbo" Lanre called out,  "No, it's not as if I'm insulting him oh, I'm just making an analogy. With this face that you have, and your fall that looks like puff puff, it's like God just carried puff puff that that has burn and added eyes, nose and mouth to it. You now have mind to be insulting somebody that God formed, Uncle can you create? I'm not talking about editing pictures cause even if you edit your own picture,  walahi! It cannot be fine and yet, you have the mind to call someone ugly ducklin. Do you know the weight in that word? If not that I have given my life to Christ, I would have said much but at this point, I rest my case"

Ade smiled, that's exactly how it's done! Sometimes he always wish he met Bimbo when she hadn't given her life to Christ cause if somebody can be serving hot insults like this as a born again, what will she have done in the past.

There's just something about table shaking and vawulence to Violent people that makes him feel like God created him a superhero to prevent injustice! Tega was on the verge of crying sha!

He couldn't hold back his laughter.

Tega scoffed, "It's me you're insulting" "Insult? So you can feel insulted, what if she heard what you just said? Papa, I'm sorry for disrespecting your presence" "True,  you disrespected Papa and you deserve all the sanction" Ade added,  "But even the bible said,  since the time of John the Baptist, the kingdom of God suffers violence and violence takes it by force. And aldp we shall know the truth and the truth shall set us free. Brother Tega deserved to know the truth, uncle you are free indeed now"

Gbadamosi laughed,  "God didn't mean it that way" "It's just an analogy Sir... Since  we are all making analogies" He said looking at Tega. "Why are you guys vexing for me,  because of that girl?"

"Two weeks suspension and you're not permitted to take the church camera anywhere"

"Sir?" Tega blinked his eyes in surprise, "Is that an analogy?" He added and Gbadamosi frowned,   "I won't repeat myself twice"  "It's not that deep now. Okay I'm sorry"

Ade laughed, "It's not even the insult that annoyed me the most,  it was when he said he'll use 100 dollars to bet, uncle that has not seen dollars before" He chipped in and everyone laughed except him.

"Papa, please now"

The waiter began to walk in with their order.

Gbadamosi's stole glances at Kilahi who was already seated with Manny. Thoughts began to flood through his mind, could it be they're dating? But Manny won't keep it away from him will he? No! Are the friends? Manny wouldn't bring her here if she wasn't special to him.

Damn it! To think he said he'll shoot his shot the next time they meet and he was the one who suggested this place to Temi.

Nemesis was just playing out! Can he call it nemesis?

Ade took pictures of the food, "Let me Pepper some people on the group chat. They'll be salivating from home"

"You could have told me it was your cousin i was complaining about" Kilahi pouted after the waiter took their order.

"I'm sorry I didn't, I didn't know how to"

She slapped her face,  "Mrs Temi kept quiet too! I said awful things about him and she didn't say a word and she lied too!" "I'm sorry" He apologized,  "What would have happened if you had known? Would you have said something nicer?"

"No! I love been honest ...Maybe i would have... I don't know been more diplomatic. He's your family, no one likes people saying bad things about their family members. I would have somehow sugar coated it. Personally, I want to tell him how I feel too, trust me I have a whole lot to say to him"

"You can have your chance. What if I call him aside an you get to spill whatever you have to say"

Kilahi widened her eyes,  "You won't dare" "So you'd rather gossip about it and not tell him cause that's what you're doing" "Gossip is a big word, if newscasters are not called gossips, then it's not gossip, it's called reporting"

Manny laughed, "Should I call him aside"

She gasped, looked towards his angle shaking her head,   "No!" She replied laughing,  "Have you had a personal encounter with him?" "Just once, he lifted me up and said Bless you,  as if I was sneezing" She mocked and they both laughed.

"You're mean Kilahi, what has Gbadamosi done to you?"

"Nothing to me... I just don't trust the man..." She looked towards his direction and their eyes met so she looked away,  "Why?"  "There's just something in my guts telling me he's a womanizer"

Manny laughed,  "That's funny. Gbadamosi is all but a womanizer, I'm not just saying that because I'm his family, I'm saying it as someone who has been with him." "Still the same thing" She pointed out laughing at him and he gave a nod.

"Yes, he might be guilty for taking time in church  but womanizing? No way! Gbadamosi is a a biblical definition of a righteous man with a kind heart, compassionate, funny, he doesn't hesitate using his last kobo to help people, doesn't mind if he's displeasing himself to please someone else,  best of all, he's one of the true man of God. I come from a family of people who just wanna follow the trends of being called," He twitched his fingers laying emphasis on the 'called'.

"Gbadamosi isn't one of them, God called him,  ten years now and he's been doing his best to uphold. That Kilahi, is a summary of who Gbadamosi is"

She looked towards his direction watching him laugh with all the workers then she cleared her throat. "If I didn't know better, I'll say you're in love with your cousin" She teased and they both laughed.

"This girl!"

Gbadamosi wondered what was probably making them laugh, were they talking about him?

Ade chuckled lightly at his consistent distraction while Deja traced his gaze towards Kilahi's angle,  "Papa, what are you looking at?" She asked and Ade coughed, Madam Sofo! E don cast for Papa!

Bimbo cleared her throat,  "Even me I'm looking at that side" She replied and Deja rolled her eyes,  "Why?" "Because?..." "The scenery and the lighting there is amazing, it's like this place is Hawaii and that place the Caribbean" Ade added to cover up and Bimbo exhaled in relief.

"O ti get e! (You got it right) I was thinking pe I was the only one looking at that side,"

"Me I was looking oh! Even Papa's eyes did not leave that area. I'm sure in his mind, it's like if somebody just carry good camera and snap there ehn... They'll think boya we're in Los Angeles" Bimbo clapped her hands,  "You gerrit? If you don't gerrit, forget about rit" "You did not know that in my former life I was a photographer"

"You guys are right" Deja agreed,  "Darling, i am always right" Ade added and she regretted feeding his ego.

Gbadamosi cleared his throat, nice safe! Although he didn't appreciate the lie. He needs to stop staring, he really needs to stop staring and focus, from now henceforth. He paused looking towards her direction, she was talking and gesticulating.

What is she talking about?

Gbadamosi,  Focus! He warned himself

Okay starting from now! I'm serious,  starting from... He turned towards her again.

Okay,  God help, starting from now!

"How was your own day? Let me not use talk and finish you?" Kilahi chipped in,  "I can talk oh"

Manny exhaled,  "It was.... Not too good, my best part of the day is this date" "Wanna talk about it?" "Um..  It started out great, i and the guys, we were all in Gbadamosi's house. We jogged had our playful banters and they Sam needed Ketch and I was picked to get it. All the mall, I met someone...." He exhaled.

"I'm lost. Can you be clearer?"

"So.... someone called me one day on radio, on a Sunday, she wanted committing suicide and I managed to talk her out of it. Hilary called back days later, we met up and had this beautiful conversation." He smiled, "We became friends and the next day I mentioned what we discussed on radio"

"Jesus... Why?"

"I didn't mean it to hurt, her ex slapped her so I told her to sue but she didn't want to. I just wanted people's opinion, I didn't know it'll get her pissed off." "I can imagine how she feels, like you broke her trust"

"Exactly what she said"

"If I'm in her shoes, I'll be angry too"

Manny groaned, "She blocked me" "Same thing I would have done" "You're not helping matters" "You said she almost committed suicide,  which means she's a person going through a lot, do you how hard it is sometimes telling people your problem, for her to have warmed up to you enough to have spill, and all of the sudden you decided to tell the world. She'll never trust you"

"She hates me, the way she looked at me as though i'm a monster and... It was that bad and when I saw her I was excited like for real"

"It's like someone going on radio to tell the whole of Lagos that I committed suicide because someone said trash about me. I'll feel bad" "I didn't exactly post her pictures"

"It's not about the picture Manny,  toh, it's trust. I can actually relate because I tried committing suicide too"

"You did?"

"Yes. 29th of January, I stood by the road waiting for a car to hit me, when the car came, I swerved. I realized I didn't want to die yet!"

Manny shut his eyes in realization then he opened it,   "I knew your face was too familiar! It was my car that day that almost hit you" "What?" "It was raining" "Jesus.. You were the one that said " "Mad people everywhere" They both concluded and laughed.

"I was pissed off, I was coming from my parents' house and they just made a comment about marriage... You know African parents, I was pissed off"

Kilahi laughed,  "This is a really small world we live in" "Yes." "It's because of this small world that we should becareful of what we say on air. How am I sure that if I talk about my pathetic life to you, you won't go around talking about it on radio"

Manny groaned again, "Seriously Kilahi" "No, I'm trying to make a point" "I get it, I was wrong but she doesn't want to hear me out. There is this guilt hole in her heart" "Give her time" "She hates me. She might sue me the next time she sees me,  I'm scared. I wish you saw the way she looked at me"

Kilahi placed her hands over his, "It's fine"

Osita👆

Hilary sat on the sofa watching one of those Nollywood traditional movies on television while eating fried plantain. She remembered how she will always dragged the remote with her late husband over what to watch. When he's almost overpowering her, she'll employ emotional blackmail to get the television for herself only.

Then she'll make him watch the movie! He usually ends up sleeping but she cared less as long as Odefa was with her.

Osita walked into the room and sat close to her and she gasped in fear, "How did you..." "Mumu, you left the door open, it's like you have a death wish. Oh I forgot, you and suicide are like 5 and 6"

Hilary rolled her eyes, "What are you doing here?" "Mummy Nancy wanted to visit a sick friend so I decided to stop by" "I don't want any issue with your wife" "Did I tell you we're having issues?" "She might not talk but I don't want her having this thought like something is going on between us"

"Which kain nonsense talk be that now, how I go open eyes Kolombi my best friend abi na my best friend wife I go come day sex"

Hilary rolled her eyes, "I'm going through a lot, I don't want issues" "Mummy Nancy understand. I just come say make I check if you still wan commit suicide boya make I buy sniper come tomorrow" he laughed hard.

"I get am for house"

"And you never use am? You never use sniper, you wan jump third mainland bridge. Mumu"

Hilary chuckled, "I was just thinking about Odefa before you came in" "Here we go again" "It's a good memory, I was just trying to block out some angry thoughts off"

"You still dey reason that guy way cross you for radio?"

"I met him today at the Mall"

"You want make I hustle guys for am?"

Hilary laughed, "Which time Osita turn to Area boy, abeg shift!" "I be your guy,  the Papa way you get for this Lagos, the brother way you get for Lagos, if anybody wan try anyhow,  him go see anyhow"

She chuckled exhaling, "I was having cramps and he managed to worsen it! He tried apologizing"  "And?" "I didn't listen, he thinks his fine face and fine smile is going to fix this,  huh huh! He hurt me! You know I don't talk to people anyhow"

"I get your point but..... As the matter dey look, I dey suspect say you like this bro."

"Of course I do! I was a fan!"

"Make we leave fan for one side, this one pass fan matter. You like am shey?"

"Screw you!"

Osita laughed picking a fried plantain throwing it into his mouth, "Screw me shey? No wahala. You don call Ossy today?" "Yes. Mama didn't even pick my call. It's my off day, how can I be having off day for my son. I'm heart I breaking and Manny doesn't even care"

"Manny shey?"

"I meant Mama, abeg get out!"

Osita pulled out his phone from his pocket, "Idiot, I dey tell you say you like the guy, you dey follow me argue like say you first me come this world" He dialed Mama's number waiting for her to pick.

"Ah han Osita, how far now"

"Mama good evening"

"Good evening. How body? How family" "Body dey inside cloth, family too join they wear cloth. How that side?" "E dey oh, we dey push"

"Abeg I and the family wan talk to my name sake. All my three children join, them wan talk so we go tay"

Hilary stared at him in interest.

"Ossy? Ositadinma! Come oh!"

Soon Ossy voice resounded,  "Uncle Osita, goo..good evening" He stuttered, "Hey little man, how are you?" "I'm fine Sir and you" "Great, is the phone on speakers?" "Yes"

"Move away from Mama" "Done. Is Mummy there?"

"Smart boy!" He commented handing the phone to Hilary who whispered, "You get airtime?" "You dey whine me? A whole odogwu like me"

"Hey Baby" "Good evening Mom" "You didn't stammer when you said that" "Be... Because I've been talking." "How are you?"

"Good"

"How is your studies"

"Great. We are having an art day, I need new water colors but grandma said I should use the old one when she knows Isioma broke them. I have the most trou.... Trou... Troublesome cousins ever! She said I should add water inside or if I need colors I should go and carry Aunty Chinaza's eye shadow and blush"

Hilary laughed, her son can gist ehn! She loved the fact that distance was not a barrier for him, he has always been so free talking to her!

"Use it now"

"Aunty Chinaza will kill me, the way she always guide her eye shadow, if i and the eye shadow was falling from the roof, she'll catch the eye shadow instead of me"

Hilary laughed, low key savage like her!

"She will not go and learn how to cook, it's make up she's learning"

"You will not kill me with laughter this evening"

"We were asked to make a car using cardboard in school. I did it but my cousins destroyed it." "Why?' " I know for them? They've been ....what's that word grandma always use, they've been trying my patience"

"I'm sorry"

"The art teacher said he loves my drawing that if I work hard on myself I can be a good artist. I told Grandma and she said God forbid that I'll become a doctor"

Hilary rolled her eyes, "She shouldn't force that choice on you like she wanted to with Odefa" "She wanted to do that to Dad? I thought Dad studied medicine and surgery"

She rolled her eyes, this was not a discussion to have with him on phone, her mother In law has been feeding him with lies.

"Urgh! This your grandmother ehn! Just ignore the stories. Baby, as you grow up, your passion will grow too, you shouldn't be forced to be a doctor if you don't want to be. How are your friends?"

"I don't have any, they said I speak too much English that they blame Disney junior. They mock me for being a stammerer" "Baby, you're not a stammerer"

"Tth.. The.. Then why do I do this then?"

Hilary clicked her tongue, chronic stammerers speak worst than him. He's perfect the way he is, no on should label him  "Have you eaten?" "No" "Why? Is there no food?" "There is, Ofakua again. We've been eating the same Ofaku Aunty Chinaza cooked. She doesn't know how to cook, everyone has deserted the food, so....sorting themselves out and grandma said she's not going to cook any more soup until that soup finishes. Yesterday one big cockroach jumped inside"

Hilary grimaced,  "Yuck! Don't tell me you ate it" "It's either that or nothing. I want to eat fried plantain but grandma said we should wait for the one in the compound to get ripe that she cannot go out and buy just 4 plantain for 500 naira, who will eat and who will fold hand and looking at others eat?"

"I'm eating fried plantain right now, sorry to torture you but do you want?" She threw one into her mouth and Ossy laughed listening to her make chewy noises, "If it can be possible" "Awwn, my poor baby. Grandma is suffering you" "Grandma is not suffering me, grandma is just stingy." He corrected and they both laughed, "What difference does it make?"

"When are you coming to take me?" He added and she smiled.

"Baby it's"

"How many times will I warn you to stop calling him baby?" Her mother in law's angry voice resounded and she tightened her fist in anger,  "He's my son" "So you had to call him illegally after knowing today was your off day"

"He's my son, I have every right to talk to him,  every day of the week."

"So that gave you the right to make him call me stingy. This mistake Is going to cost you one month and that goes to Osita too"

Hilary scoffed,  "You can't be serious" "Dare me and it will be forever! Rubbish!" She snapped hanging up and Hilary inhale and exhale, as though she was having an heart attack, this was this close to a mental break down.

"Wetin she talk?"

"One month of not talking to Ossy, one month o not talking to my baby and that goes to you too. This woman is heartless!" She busted into tears and Osita scoffed, "Na me Mama Odefa wan do like that? She go just see me for that village and I go cause trouble. Shebi I don't tell how many times make we march go collect Ossy but you go dey fear"

"Am I suppose to go alone against the Clan elders, Odefa's family and the whole village community? They were against me, they still see me as the woman who killed their son" She sobbed and Osita patted her on the shoulder.

"It's okay now"

"No, it's not fair, It's just not fair. One month? What if she beats him now? Or punishes him?"

Soon everyone was scattered all about the place, conversing laughing. Meanwhile Ade and Bimbo stayed at a corner chatting, "Is it just my eyes that was paining,  cause I know that I might be short sighted but it wasn't far for me to see that Papa was looking at that lady from the other day that cause Queen Medusa's wig to fall off"

Bimbo laughed and looked around,  "I don't like gossiping" "Let's call it an intercessory conversation" "Ah... Intercessory conversation, is that like a remix of gossip cause I did not know that they release another version"

"I know what I saw"

Bimbo looked around,  "Pastor Gbadamosi does not do sina (Fornication) if that's what you're thinking?"  "Oh please! If he does, I would have been the first to know. Why do you think I'm still in the church? Because it's not everyday you see a single Pastor not frolicking around with his members, at first I thought he was being careful then I did my investigation. After my investigation, I gave half of my life to Christ cause, the man is trying, I must admit. All the fine manchester and Barcelona players walking around him and the man has not scored one goal. Ah! Let's just hand him an award"

"What happened to the other half of your life?"

"Wo, I'm keeping it to myself in case anybody wants to try and say rubbish, I'm not gonna keep quiet, they say turn the left cheek and before I know i will not have any teeth in my mouth any longer and i'll be using make up to conceal the mark of physical abuse. Ah, let me keep this half of my life to myself, Jesus Christ can take the other one"

Bimbo laughed, "I guess since we are having intercessory conversation" "Now you're talking" "I think pe.... Papa likes the woman" She confessed and he laughed in mockery,  "You know why I'm laughing? Because our Medusa Chief Usher, our 'I'm going to be Mummy GO soon', will faint when she finds out"

Bimbo blinked her eyes in shock,  "How did you?" "Stay there let pants be wearing you, you think I don't know all the triangles and rectangles in Church, like I don't know that you like Brother Lanre"

She covered his lips,  "Ode!" She snapped,  "And you cannot have discretion" she removed it batting her eyes at him,  "Common sense will tell you that you should reduce your voice when you talk that kind of thing" 

"Is it a sin that you like him"

"What are you guys talking about?" Lanre interrupts them and Bimbo laughed nervously.

"Crushes"  "Church" Ade and Bimbo answered respectfully leaving him confused.

Crushes or Churches which one should he believe? Then he laughed shaking his head,  these two pairs ehn! King and Queen of goofiness!

Ade scratched his hair,  ""Like a French man will say, oo so mo ale, (You're not a bastard) you get what I mean?" He said winking at Lanre and Bimbo gasped, "Ah! Judas Iscariot, even Judas collect money, what's the price of your betrayal"

"Well, as we will say in Paris, Odabo" He chipped in,  "Iwo naa Odabo, your mother must be proud of you"

Ade ran off and Lanre giggled,  "Odabo is not even French," He grimaced pretending as though he didn't comprehend Ade's message and they were talking about him. Although he'll like to know what they were saying about him.

Bimbo laughed,  "Is it Ade you're paying attention to?" "When are you going or as you waiting for Mr Chris?" "Iyama!" She squeezed her face, "He's someone's future husband and father but I think his proposal was rather disgusting"

"If he had used another method"

"It would have still been a no! I have my spec"

Lanre cleared his throat, he wanted to ask what her spec looked like but he didn't want to be disappointed.  "When will you be going then?" "Let's say in thirty minutes time" "Let me spend at least 25 with you then"

"No wahala"

"I forgot to mention this during the week but thank you for the Garri Ijebu and groundnut. It was a life saver during the week"  He blushed and she arced her brow in shock,  "How did you?" "I just found out now, I wasn't sure you were the one, now I just confirmed my suspicion"

Bimbo chuckled shyly, there was something about Lanre that gets him acting so meek, h brings out the calm head in her. "I was in a fix, I didn't know what to get and the Ijebu woman in me was like you have the garri ijebu that mommy sent, just wrap it up with groundnut and sugar. Viola! You have yourself a gift and you won't have to spend much. I did. At first, I was ashamed, but I'm at this point in my life ehn,  everything Is all about cost benefit, for crying out loud I'm trying to gather money for rent before land Lord throws me out or else I'll go back to my parents house. Oloun ma je! (God forbid!) So... I'm sorry"

"Why are you apologizing?" He asked and she giggled, "There's this shame thst just washed up all over me right now"

  "I appreciate it, this thing saved my life during the week. I'll come back home tired and the next thing I know, garri Ijebu is waiting for me"

"Are you that broke?"

Lanre laughed,  "No! I haven't had the time to cook, in between work and church duties, there's no time and there's no more garri Ijebu" "Should I bring more?" "No! That will just make me lazy to get my food from the freezer. You don't know my weakness for garri, I drank garri to the point it became a point of worry for my family. It even had effect on my eyes"

"You don't wear glasses every time now"

"Still, I don't want to wake that addiction again. Although I decided to use this Saturday to cook everything, since there's no more garri Ijebu again" He answered and they both laughed, "In your mind now, you're a cook"

"I do try my best"

"What did you cook?"

"Stew, chicken stew and Ewedu stew, egusi and white okro. I decided to treat myself to fried rice this afternoon" "Minister of enjoyment, I want to be like you oh" She teased and he chuckled. "Uncle, did they always give you laughing gas cause you're always laughing"

"That's the effect your presence has on me. You look beautiful tonight, I was able to say in front everyone before they'll start developing unnecessary tuberculosis. You know these guys now"

Bimbo blushed,  "Is my cheek red?" "What? No" "I thought boya is red, you know when those cartoons head will get all swollen till it burst... Is my head still on my head! Sorry,  on my neck,  see as you have confuse my thinking"

"Yes, your head is still beautifully resting on your neck"

"Thank you, you don't look bad yourself"

There was an awkward silence for a moment then Lanre cleared his throat, "Sister Bimbo..." He trailed off,  "I don't want you getting angry over this, I've played it in my head times without number,  but after the Valentine's programme, I realize that I need to do this?"

"Do what?"

"Ask you out"

"To where?"

Lanre laughed, "Must you goof everytime, you know what i mean" "I don't understand, you might be planning to ask me about how to get to Isolo road using Egbeda or" "Ask you to be my girlfriend, that's exactly what I want" "What?" She asked in shock.

"Like you didn't know"

"I didn't. I don't like making assumptions on issues like this, they assumption is the killer of suspense"

Lanre laughed throwing his head backwards,  "Who says that?" "Me?" "Well, what's your answer?" "Why? Brother Lanre, you know me, you know that one screw has loosed in my head and we're still looking for it. Sometimes I always misbehave, I yell, i'm super playful, overly petty and childish,  I joke a lot, I'm not even girlfriend material"

"Who said so? I like you that way" "You didn't see any other calm person to meet?"

"You say meet like I was forced to say this to you. This is my choice, it's what I want. I like you Bimbo cause you're real, I've been watching you for two years now, let's get to know each other more and not from afar"

Bimbo creased her brow,  "I don't usually do sina, (fornication), if you're referring to sina, you have to wrong person darling" "No!" He laughed throwing his head backwards again, "Oh God! That's why I like you, straight to the point,  and honest too, hard working, dedicated"

She gushed looking away, "Who would have thought ehn? I left home single and now I'm dating the Head of Media, wow" "Is that a yes" "Hm hm" She shook her head,  "It's a no, you want to hear the yes from my mouth shey? Who else is the Media head? You don't want me to have small pride."

He exhaled in relief,  "Thank God! I've been thinking of it all week! Thank God it's over" He chuckled holding her hands, "Thank you. This means a whole lot to me than you know it" "Me too" "So... What what exactly were you guys talking about? Crushes or Church?"

"We were having an intercessory conversation about crushes in church. Ade was just letting me know what one certain guy has a crush on me" "Is it me?" "No, actually, it was my crush on you. I was wondering how he found out?"

Lanre chuckled,  "So I came right on time" "Exactly. Can you drop me off?" "Sure, should I call Deja?" "Alone" "Why?" "Long story that I can't tell"

Gbadamosi walked out of the restaurant to clear his mind, he was not comfortable with the heart break. Deja walked up to him, "Are you okay?" She asked and he gave a nod, "I just needed air to clear my mind"

"Am I permitted to take a picture with you?" She asked and he agreed then she took a selfie with him. "Thank you Sir" "You're welcome" "Sir, Can you drive me home? I know it's too much to ask but I'm starting to regret why I didn't bring my car, I wasn't in the mood to drive, i've been having a shitty week"

"What happened?"

Deja shrugged, "You know what? You'll tell me on your way home. Where's Bimbo so we can go" "Uh..... Bimbo left already with Lanre "Why?" "She... I don't know" "I think she has to make a stop at the mall or something like that."

"Let's go then, ladies first" He stretched his hands and she moved to the front smiling sheepishly.

Lanre pulled over at the building and Bimbo smile, "Good night" He greeted kissing her on the cheek and she quickly flipped her face giving him a quick kiss on the lips and he chuckled sucking in his whole lips in a shy manner. 

"Good night" She added walking out and waving at him, "You will not go? Abi you have turned police patrol"

He laughed starting his car, happy about his decision that night,  he knew it was the birth of better things, an end to his bachelorhood for sure cause there was no one he'd rather spend his lifetime with.

Valentine's day was just an Eye-opener!

He waved at her and she blew kisses at him watching him drive off. She squealed happily, she couldn't believe it! She turned back only to find her Landlord behind scowling at her,  it reminded her of her house rent that will be expiring in August.

"Problem"

Deja spent the whole drive down to the house complaining about how no one shows her respect anymore. "Everyone is just treating with disrespect as though I'm the bad person when I'm not. I'm not a bad person! I am going through a lot!" She snapped in crocodile tears and Gbadamosi cleared his throat.

"I'm sorry. What happened?"

"Is it not Mom?"

Gbadamosi tore his eyes from the road now staring at her face, "Did something happen?" He asked glancing back at the road,  "No! Mom is fine, she's managing her health well. It's just that she called on Valentine's day ranting about me not being married" She busted into more tears.

The crocodile tears were becoming area though,  the reality of how pathetic her life is was dawning on her! "Hey!" Gbadamosi clenched his fist over the steering of his car,  "Am I the one that gives marriage? Even the word of God says, he that findeth a wife not he that findeth a husband. Besides, He makes everything beautiful in his time. Am I going to jump into marriage with just anyone because I'm trying to prove a point to my parents?"

"No, whatever you do, don't jump into marriage because you're trying to make someone happy, the faster you jump in,  the faster you jump out. I'm not married but you have to be assertive, calculative and prayerful before you make your decision so don't rush Deja, I'm sure God has someone prepared for you"

Deja hide her smile, "So I should wait" "Wait on God, if you haven't seen the right one yet." "But I'm getting old now" "I understand your fear but God's time is the best. Are you sure you're not stalling because you have someone in mind, are you in love with someone else?"

"No!" She replied,  you're the only one I'm in love with,  she answered within.

"And no one has come?"

"Only people that are not serious...." She remembered Vincent and his gifts! "We are not like-minded" "Did you give him a chance?"

"No. He's not even a good Christian"

Whether he is or not, she just wants to discredit him.

"Maybe you should start working on yourself, personal development and all. I've always said it, work on your anger and I'm sure by then he'll come"

Can't it be you? She asks within watching him pull over. All this cleavages and he's not even looking,  she has not seen him steal a glance at it, the guy has completely avoid looking down at her.

"Thank you for dinner" Kilahi muttered the moment Manny dropped her at her house. "Thank you for your time,  it was nice speaking to you" "You too"

  He gazed at her,  a heart's beat away, his dark eyes on her. Kilahi felt uncomfortable with the look, she felt open and vulnerable to him, she trembled with unknown possibilities, as if she was sitting on the edge of a chair and she might fall off any moment.

He moved his lips closer to hers and she moved back, " I'm sorry" She apologized,  "It's okay, I'm sorry too for being too forward. It's my way of asking you to be my girlfriend" "Oh..." "Yes"

Kilahi's heart thumped in fear, God what should I say?

"Can we just be friends? I've never kissed a man before and I really don't feel that drawn to kiss you honestly"

"I appreciate the honesty"

"I'm a point in my life where I don't know what I want yet. I don't have to complicate my life with relationship, I'm trying to dedicate time in building myself first. Building my relationship with God"

"I get your point"

"And I think you like Hilary"

An askance expression plastered against his face, "How?" "When you were talking about how you felt when you two met in person and how you felt when you saw her again. It felt to me like maybe you like her"

"She's was a new friend before the whole"

"Yet you talk about how hurt you are as though you're talking about a friend you've known for years. Maybe you should sort it out, friends?" She stretched her hands and they both shook hands.

"Friends"

Deja walked in and Bimbo smiled at her,  "Welcome back. How was your plan?" "He didn't even look at my breast for one minute. And he ended up giving me lectures about how I should build myself up. Why will he say that?" "Because it's the truth! Deja, the truth Is that you're being stupid and careless for someone who wants to someday become Mummy GO"

"Don't insult me"

"See! You're doing it again! Everything is an insult to you! If you can't take a simple retort or walk away from an argument without getting angry. How do you want to be beside a man like Papa?"

"People keep getting on my nerves lately, especially that stupid Ade"

"And you think you're not also getting on people's nerves huh? Deja, you're not going to win any man's heart by being aggressive or acting like boss"

"So I should act humble, you're right."

"Not Act"

"Maybe the reason he's asking me to wait is because he wants to work on myself before he pops the question. I guess my character has been the one delaying our proposal" Deja snapped her fingers,  "Smart one Bimbo"

"My point is that the Mummy GO you want to become might be someone else' s Mummy GO not necessarily our Future Mama so you should work on yourself. I'm just trying to be a good friend cause if things go awry and Papa ends up falling in love with another, I'm scared for your sanity"

"You shouldn't be scared, nothing to be scared of. I'm God's plan for him"

Bimbo rolled his eyes, "God is not that heartless!" "Eeesh! Let me hear word" "Brother Lanre asked me out" She laughed covering her lips,  "Can't believe I'm still calling him Brother Lanre"  "Ehya, all those corner eyes will finally stop. Congratulations now"

"Why did you add Ehya to it? Cause I don't understand how sympathy got into that response"

"Brother Lanre is a good guy, don't get me wrong but it could have been better, at least someone that can give you more than half of the rent when I finally move out to my husband's house. Good night Babe" She snapped leaving the sitting room and Bimbo clenched her fist in anger.

Kilahi who had already taken a quick shower and was  pyjamas- clad folded her legs in bed flipping a page of who switched off my brain. "That could have been your first kiss like that" Sewuese teased with her palm underneath her cheeks.

"But it just didn't seem right with him"

"But you said your heart was dancing"

"The music stopped playing, I'm going through a phase in my life Sewuese, my insecurity is still there, toh my low self esteem is there" "It's not your own"

"See! Let me build myself first then I can now think of relationship with whoever. Manny seems entangled with this Hilary" She laid in bed reliving the date in her head, Sewuese was saying a lot at this moment but her mind had drift very far.... Far away in La La Gbadamosi land.

The way she stole glances hoping not to be caught and the number of times she got caught.

Why was he even looking toward their direction? Abi was he admiring her? What's there to admire? Not like she has one big bumbum and big breast.

Womanizers really don't have type sha

You set, your own is too much,  how do you know he's a womanizer? She asked within, she found herself stammering to pull up a reply. She thought of all the nice things Manny said about him.

And the wave, the way he waved at her.

Why is she remembering the wave?

What's her business with the wave?

Was it a pageantry wave?

There was just something about it and the way his lips curled at though he was shy and the way he laughed with his people.

Can a womanizer laugh like that or sing like that? A section of her mind asked and she found herself fighting.

How does a womanizer laugh or sing?
W

hose side are you guys on? Allow me to sleep! I'm not thinking again!

Good night abeg!

She positioned her pillow laying and smiling on it.

"Kilahi?" Sewuese called out and she groaned, "Good night"

Gbadamosi received a message on whatsApp;

Evening sexy!

"What the..." He trailed off as messages trooped in, 

Guess who it is? Kitty Kat, grrrh!

I couldn't get your hot ass off my head

Is it your face? I came twice thinking of you 💦 I want to a third time

These vibrators don't do the trick well

Just when he was about to click the block option a pictures popped in

That's what I'm wearing now? Should I take it off? I bet you wanna see it all🤤.

Does it make you hard ?

Gbadamosi blocked her instantly then searched Muyiwa's contact putting a call through to him, he answered the third time he called, "Not a good time right now Gbada" "Did you give that girl my number?"

"Which girl?"

"Don't play dumb!"

"Okay fine! She asked for it and I gave her,  so what? She could have damn well gotten from online or church"

"I don't give my WhatsApp number to just anyone"

"Oh shit... Did she do anything sexual to taint your anointing?"

Gbadamosi hissed ending the call then he heard his door bell ring. He wasn't expecting anyone and since his security didn't call him , it had to be family or friends" He opened up the door and Manny walked in.

"Thrice in a day, wow must be my birthday in one alternate universe" he shut the door and Manny rolled his eyes. "Looks like I've been sleeping over, I hope your clothes still fits"

"Mi casa su casa. What happened?" "I needed a brother to talk to"

"The one you didn't mention your date to until today or the one who was shocked to see you at Palm Grooves of the one shocked to see who your date turned out to be?"

Manny shoved a shoulder against him, "Ouch, I never knew you to be this petty" "Petty? I'm just warming up. What do you need this brother for now?" "I go hit pangolo for your head oh" He threatened walking up the stairs through the hall, then to the Veranda.

It was their usual talking space, the breeze there is better than AC. "Mehn, my love for this section of your house ehn... You can actually see everything" "I had that in mind when I drew up the plan. I'll standing here with my wife and children showing their the wonders of God's creation and how God endowed me so much talent to build this"

"Damn you're Proud!"

"Leave am, I get talent" He chipped in and they both laughed. "How was your date?"

"It was fine, Kilahi was fine"

"I believe that should be in present tense, Kilahi is fine, she's fine" He added and Manny repaid him with a suspicious look and Gbadamosi ended up clearing his throat.

"So the date was fine, good for you"

"I  pulled up a kiss..." He trailed off, Gbadamosi's heart deflated in disappointment, you know what? He doesn't want to listen anymore but he has to.

"But she dodged"

His heart began to recieve a breathe of fresh air finally from that news. It was just the right amount of oxygen he needed, it was cheesy but what can he do? He couldn't stop it or deny it.

Manny could swear he saw relief in his eyes. "Wow... Did she give a reason?" "Yeah, she said she didn't like me in a very long sentence" "Ohhhh" "Something about started a relationship with God which she doesn't want to ruin"

"Makes sense"

"And something about building herself before giving any relationship a try so we're friends now"

He smiled within, best news he has heard through out the day! He couldn't contain it the smile was showing outside too.

"Why are you smiling?"

"Who's smiling?" He asked plunging his left hand into his pocket and Manny exhaled leaning against the railings and Gbadamosi joined him. "I feel like there's a hole in my heart"

"Who dug the hole?"

"Hilary"

Gbadamosi racked through the cupboards of his memory looking through to remember which of his friends or exgirlfriend was Hilary. "You've never dated any Hilary now, is this an ex drama?" "Not my ex, remember the 29th of January when i was in the studio and you were disturbing me with calls to come to church. I was busy saving someone who  wanted to commit suicide"

"Superhero without a cape"

"Like you, you do that job everyday. Hilary and I met in reality, and we spoke, it was a long lunch break but we took forever cause you know she makes conversation easy. She kept laughing, she's funny you know, she was going through series of depression because of some challenges she was going through. Her husband died after her delivery and her son was taken from her shortly after that. She can't see the boy till now and he's seven"

"That's bad"

"I was angry, coupled with that, her ex boyfriend, a youth Pastor tried to lure her into sex but she she disagreed, he called her a cow. Can you imagine the idiot? The audacity, just because she's..... You know she's not even fat like that, she's normal and beautiful. She's really beautiful"

"Wow"

"She retaliated with a slap and the guy slapped her back, the nerves to hit a woman. Forgive me but that guy is a fucking douchebag that needs to pay for doing that! He forced the ring from her, can you believe it?"

"You're talking as if you were there"

Manny chuckled, "It's her detailing for me and I believe her so.... I went to radio the following morning and I spoke about it" "Damn it, tell me she wasn't listening" "She said she listens to every one of my show. She doesn't miss it"

"So you knew she'll listen but your mouth still ran like tap water"

"Yes! Not like tap water" He slapped Gbadamosi's arm and he laughed,  "Was your mouth scratching you? Abi it's just the Amebo in your blood"

"Tell me you've never used your members as members while preachers"

Gbadamosi shook his legs,  "You don shake the table come my side!" He replied and he laughed, "I'm always diplomatic about it" "I needed her to listen to people's opinion so she can have that asshole arrested. She called me crying about it and then she blocked me. I haven't felt alive after that shit"

"So when Kilahi came up, you decided to give it a go to see if she will Ignite the fire"

Manny scoffed, "What are you saying?" "I'm saying, why go on a date with her when the actual person you like is Hilary" "Are you kidding me? What gave you guys that idea? Kilahi said the same thing"

"She has eyes and sense"

"I don't like her"

"Looks to me like you like you do"

Manny denied it,  "She's just a friend I care for, I'm just worried for her, I'm worried that I might have made her more depressed, I'm scared she might do something stupid. Can you help me pray for her? I don't know what to do"

Gbadamosi nods.

"Do you know Kilahi tried committing suicide too?"

"Yes"

"How?"

"From Temi"

Manny blinked, "When?" "Two weeks ago" "Wait... Like for real? How?" "Well... I... Temi was just telling me know about all the complains she made about me"

Manny laughed,  "Oh. She said you delay a lot" "Urgh! Is there anyone this lady hasn't reported me to?" "CNN" Manny joked and they both laughed,  "I'm not holding my breath cause I might wake up and see the headlines oh"

"Funny thing is the that night she wanted to commit suicide, it was my car that almost hit her. It feels like fate brought her to me"

Gbadamosi blinked,  "Yeah... Maybe" he cleared his throat and Manny scoffed observing him, the maybe didn't even come from his heart. It stopped at the tongue.   "Gbadamosi Gbadebo Oluwapamilerin Jeremiah George,  you like her!" "What?" "What?" He mimicked him, "Oh it was easy saying I like Hilary when I reality hits you right back in the face, bam! You deny it,  look at your face"

"I didn't deny it, I said what"

Manny chuckles, "Jesus Christ, since when?" "I don't know know, ever since Tega called her Atutupoyoyo and refused posting picture which I did afterwards, that face hasn't left my head since the 29th of January"

"Wow"

"I'm sorry"

"Why are you apologizing?"

"She's your girl"

"Apparently your girl too'

Gbadamosi scoffed, " My case is different, I'm a Pastor" "Whose feeling hasn't ticked since only God knows when and now Kilahi is doing the magic trick Brenda couldn't do" "I'm not sure about how I feel"

"Do you like her?"

"I can't explain in words why I think of her, why I've been praying for her,  why I get so distracted when she comes into the a room full of people or why when she does, everyone becomes invisible and she becomes the only one I see"

Manny laughed,  "Whoa, so I was invisible tonight" "I didn't even see you there,  she looked really beautiful, I want to tell, I wanted to tell her during the Valentine's night, I wanted to get her contact but the Servant of God in me was restrained. I didn't know how it will look like?"

"Like a normal thing, dude! There was something I saw when I saw her. She might not be the most beautiful I've ever met" "She's beautiful" "Or curviest lady in the room" "Who curves help?"

"I felt she was special, maybe there can be something between us, I don't know but if you like her, take the shot, bag her out of the single market before I do"

Gbadamosi frowned, "You'll not focus on Hilary and leave someone's future" "That someone is a chicken" "I'm not a chicken" He grabbed his shirt,  "Oya take it back" "Take what back? Pastor Gbadamosi can preach in front of thousands but too chicken to ask a woman out"

His hands fell weakly.

"I'm scared, touch my heart" Gbadamosi placed his right palm on his chest, "Do I look like your girlfriend?" Manny asked walking inside, "You better go and marry!"

Gbadamosi touched his chest, "What is this girl doing to me"

What do you guys think of today's Chapter? 🤣😂

How was the Palm groove experience?

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Many more coming...

Will Gbadamosi find the liver to do the needful? We'll find out in the next Chapter so till then....

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