SHADOW OF THE PAST

18 Where's Tomisin/Diana

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Olanrewaju couldn't sleep all through the night, his mind was so occupied with how he would be able to bring Tomisin down without being get caught. He was just rolling back and forth on the bed.

Lucia who was still gripped with fear, and also suspecting her husband since she told him the news about Tomisin,  was pretending to be sleeping, as she watched her husband feeling uncomfortable all through the night.

The following morning, Olanrewaju arrived at the restaurant leaving his schedule at his office behind. He had asked his wife where the restaurant was located, and she had described it to him, and he wanted to confirm himself if who she saw was truly Tomisin or not, before he could know what next to do.

Minutes Later…

Olanrewaju arrived at the restaurant. He alighted from his car and strolled into the restaurant. He was shocked by whom his eyes met first as he stepped into the restaurant.

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Tomisin was at the counter that very day serving any food being ordered and handing them over to Banji who was in charge of service as a waiter. Udoh was in the kitchen, preparing the meal.

With the numerous customers patronizing FOOD&MORE daily, and a high rate of profit being made daily, the two partners were having the thought of employing a waiter, and a waitress to help ease the stress and workload of the restaurant, but Tomisin was strongly against the idea. She felt employing a waiter and a waitress could affect the income because the restaurant is just developing.

When the idea was brought up, she had stated and listed what the restaurant will be needing.

“The restaurant needed some kitchen equipment. And remember, we agreed on starting a Shawarma business. We need capital to start that. I feel we still need to work hard and make more profit than we can have the thought of employing people.” she had suggested to the two partners and they had agreed to her suggestion.

Banji went ahead to usher Olanrewaju to a seat among the empty seats.

He requested snacks and a soft drink, and Banji came back seconds later with his order.

All through the little time, he spent at FOOD&MORE, his gaze was fixed on Tomisin at the counter. And each time their eyes met each other, Tomisin would smile at him. This Tomisin's attitude made him wonder if Tomisin was pretending not to know him as his brother-in-law. Whereas, Tomisin was only giving him that smile so he could patronize them next time.

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Olanrewaju arrived at his office from the restaurant with a deep thought about Tomisin. He kept on wondering why she was pretending not knowing him.

He rose from the swivel chair and started pacing up and down the vast office. He had put a call through to Dennis (his errand boy) on his way back, venting his anger seriously on him over the phone. He was very mad at him for failing to end Tomisin's life years back when he had that opportunity to do so.

He started racking his brain on what next to do. He knew that only Femi was left in the dark about Tomisin being alive or dead.

‘What will happen if dad finds out that Tomisin whom I claimed to be dead and buried years back myself is still alive? What will her parents say? Oh no… What have been planning for years will be destroyed by this costly mistake.’ he thought within himself and sighed heavily.

Suddenly, an idea struck his mind. He went over to his desk and picked up his phone.

Then, he dialed Dennis's mobile number…

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10 PM AT FOOD&MORE.

After the long stressful day, Udoh and Tomisin were seated on one of the chairs in the restaurant calculating the profit they'd made for that day. Banji was in the kitchen cleaning up the dishes and equipment used.