❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Rachael walks into the sitting room. She is dressed in a black suit and a pair of black shoes. She is clutching a brown bag with her right hand. She drops the bag on the table and hurriedly removes her shoes. The shoes is new. She had gotten it from the mall some days ago. It was in the morning that she knew that the shoes is smaller than her and causing her legs to hurt. She had planned to return the shoes to the mall and collect another one that was going to fit her properly without causing any harm to her. She puts the shoes beside the couch and wears a pair of slippers. This slippers is blue in color and it fits her properly. She has been wanting to urinate even before she arrived home. She would have told the driver to stop the car, but she didn’t want to disturb the driver. There was also this troublesome woman who sat beside her in the car. She moves out of the sitting room with haste. She returns to the sitting room and p
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Rose and Rachael moves in the direction of the house as soon as they alight from the cab. They had paid the cab man an amount of money so that he could transport them from the workplace to home. Rachael is dressed in a blue long sleeve shirt and black shoes. She is carrying a brown bag with her right back. This is the same back she carried to the bank yesterday. She has numerous bags, but she loves to carry this particular bag to the bank. Maybe because it matches with most of her dress. The main reason why she does this is best know to her. Rose, on the other hand, is dressed in a pink shirt and carrying a big pink bag. Her dressing portrays the kind of job she does and the kind of person she is. Rachael opens the door quietly and she ushers Rose into the sitting room. Rose sits down on the couch, waiting for Rachael who had gone to get a glassful of cold water. As soon as Rachael returns into the sitting room, she hands over
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Silas enters the sitting room. He sees Rose sitting on the couch and glancing through her phone. He is so surprised because Rachael never told him that Rose is inside the sitting room. She only told him that he should go to the sitting room so that he could eat his lunch. “Good afternoon, Rose,” Silas said with a smile. “Good afternoon, sir,” Rose said, looking in the direction of Silas. “Rachael never told me that you were inside the sitting room.” “Don’t mind her. She could be very funny at times.” “You can say that again,” Silas said, sitting down on an empty couch. “Rachael told me that you were sick, so I had to rush here to check on you.” “You are right. Thank you for your care.” “You are welcome, sir. How are you feeling now?” “I am getting better. I had used drugs and taken some rest.” “That’s good to hear.” “How is Delvin?” “He is fine.” “That’s very good.” “Thank you, sir.” “When are you going for your honeymoon?” “In
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The sitting room is quiet when Mrs. Cora enters the sitting room. She is carrying a cup of red wine. She sits down on the couch and starts sipping the wine. The wine is sweet and chilled. She prefers wine to be served chilled, so she keeps sipping the wine. As soon as she finishes the wine, she drops the cup on the table and sits on the couch. She feels bored and hopes Malam Yusuf will return home very soon. Mrs. Cora stands up from the couch and moves in the direction of the television. She turns it on and picks up the remote. The remote is black in color. She moves in the direction of her seat and sits down. She uses the remote to pick a channel on the television before she drops it beside her on the couch. She is enjoying the film when the door goes open. She looks in the direction of the door only to see Malam Yusuf. He is dressed in a white shirt and putting on a pair of glasses. He is holding a
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Silas walks into the sitting room. He drops the key on the table and moves in the direction of the couch. He sits down gently. He uses is arm to arm to hold his jaw a looks downwards. He must be thinking about something. He checks his wrist watch and stands up from the couch. He picks up his key from the table and leaves the sitting room. Some minutes later, he returns to the sitting room, clutching a tray. He drops the tray gently on the table. Inside the tray is a covered plate, a mug and a bottle. He sits down on the couch and uncovers the plate. It’s a breakfast of beans. The food looks so attractive that even without tasting the food one will say the food is delicious. Though you cannot judge a book by its cover. Silas takes one spoonful of the beans. He likes the taste of the beans, so he quickly takes another spoonful of beans. It is as if he is in a food competition. As he eats the food,
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ “I think age is counting on him.” “You are right.” “What do we do now?” Rachael said with much concern. “I think I need to go home tomorrow.” “Tomorrow? But that's too soon. Do you want to keep only me at home?” Silas touches Rachael on the back and says, “Don’t worry, I won’t stay long. Besides, you can tell Rose to come over to our room.” “Do you think that’s a good suggestion?” “Yes, of course,” Silas said, looking straight into Rachael’s face. “Though she is married, but she will do everything to see that you are happy. You once told me that she is your sister. Didn’t you?” “Yes, I did,” Rachael said with a smile. “That’s it. You just call her and she will be willing to render the service for you. Do you get it?” “Yes, I do. Promise me that you will not stay long?” “I won’t. Though mum will want me to stay with her for so long…, like a month, but I will tell her that my wife will miss me.” “And my unborn baby to
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It is early in the morning, Rachael is the first to wake up. She has been so restless since yesterday after Silas told her that he was going to travel. She had even managed to sleep all the night. She wouldn’t have sleep if she wasn’t pregnant. She knows that sleep is important for pregnant women. Rachael stands up from the bed. She can see Silas still sleeping on the bed. He is using a blanket to cover his face. She checks the wall clock before she leaves the bedroom. When she gets to the bathroom, she picks up her toothbrush, adds toothpaste and brushes her teeth. She rinses her teeth before she drops the toothbrush. Her teeth looks whitish and she loves it. She hates to see any stain on her teeth. She can go and change her teeth to artificial ones if they are stained. That’s how much she loves cleanliness. She takes her bath before she leaves the bathroom. She enters the bedroom and sees that Silas is not on t
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Rachael enters inside her office. The office looks neat as ever before because it has been tidied by those assigned to do it. Rachael drops her back on the table. She admires her new office very well. She had moved into the manager's office two days ago, since then her ego had increased. She now see the reason why some people attain power in different strata of life of behave abnormally. “Power can make someone misbehave,” Rachael had said to Rose yesterday. Rose had entered her office and said Rachael was sitting on the chair as if she was the owner of the bank. Rachael had called Rose a garrulous fellow too. Rachael had promised herself that she will not allow this her power to get into her head. She sees everyone equal and she has vowed to treat everyone as such nobody her qualifications in life. She drops her bag on the table and sits on the chair. It is a cool morning, but she still loves the ventilatio