❌ 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
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It was exactly 12:06 PM, Rose enters inside Rachael's office. The office is still silent and it look clean just the way she had left it in the morning. She can see Rachael sitting on the chair. It’s as if Rachael has been waiting for her because she sighs as soon as she sees her. “How has work been today?” Rachael said, looking in the direction of Rose. “It has been fine. How about you?” “I bless God. We have to be on our way now.” “You are right.” Rachael stands up from the chair. She picks up her bag and they leave the sitting room. Without waiting much under the sun, they see a cab that take them to a restaurant. Rose is the first to alights from the vehicle. Rachael pays the driver. She holds her bag firmly as she follows Rose to a beautiful building. They enter through the door and sits down close to each other. Rays Intercontinental Restaurant hasn’t changed. The building is filled
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Silas is standing beside the car when his mum walked to him. She is beautiful dressed in a blue gown. She is also wearing shoes that fits her gown. Silas on the other hand is dressed in a blue suit. He looks like one who is going to the office. “You don’t have to forget this,” Mrs. Alex said, handing over a blue jacket to Silas. Silas keeps the jacket inside the car. He kisses him mum before he enters inside the car. He drives the car slowly and in no time he gets to the company. A security guard runs in the direction of Silas and collects his briefcase. He thanks the young man and follows him in the direction of a building. When Silas gets to his office, he drops the briefcase on the table. He looks in different directions and he is pleased with what he sees. The office looks so neat. Everything is in place. The shelves are neatly arranged, the stationery, furniture and gadgets are neatly arranged too. The off
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Rachael enters sitting room. She sits down on the couch for a few minutes before she leaves the sitting room. When she gets to the bedroom, everywhere looks so quiet. It is as if nobody as ever lived there before. She drops her bag on the bed and quickly says a short prayer. She thanks God for allowing her to arrive home safely. She also thanks God for making the day's work to be a success. Rachael removes her shoes before she leaves the bedroom. When she gets to the kitchen, she starts the cooking. She misses Silas so much because he would have done the cooking if he was at home. Rachael starts gathering all the needed ingredients needed to do the cooking. Some of them includes: onions, raw peppers and tomatoes, fish, fruits, salt, seasoning. Etc. When Rachael opens the pot, the water is already boiling. It looks like a dream in Rachael’s eyes. She knows that the cooking of this afternoon is going to be very fast. S
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ As soon as Rachael finishes eating her food, she carries the tray out of the sitting room. She drops the tray in the kitchen before she returns to the sitting room. Rachael continues chatting again. She is enjoying the chat once again because the Rose is online. The door suddenly goes open and Rose enters inside the sitting room. She is carrying a baggage. The two friends are looking at each other. Rachael is so bewildered, she never knew that Rose was going to come to her house. Besides, this visit shows that there is something behind it. “Good afternoon, manager,” Rose said, standing right in front of Rachael. “Stop that, don’t let me feel pompous. Call me by my name.” “You don’t tell me what to call, you, I decide. Can I have my seat?” “You can if you like.” “You are on my nerves already.” “Forget about that. What are you here for?” “Why the rushing? You should at least, get me a glassful of water.”