LOVE? YA, THAT'S SO OBSESSION!

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN*

Brad picked up the phone and on a second look he saw Koffi, as their eyes met he wondered if he had been staring longer and then recollected when Anita was in a daze earlier staring at that direction.

Koffi took a sip of his juice and walked away, he met J halfway, and they took a stand to talk, " were your hoping to see the pretty landlady?" J smiled when Koffi took time to nod twice to that, "I think there is a tenant who might be trouble for her, I saw them earlier, hanging out and I just saw him and one other tenant having a talk in his room!" Koffi revealed and emptied his glass afterwards.

"She will be here tomorrow, just make good use of that opportunity, she is a one in a million lady and not only you see that, there are others who have known that and will definitely put up a fight to have her too, just know I am rooting for you! It's getting late hurry back inside!" J mentioned and patted him twice on the shoulder with a smile.

" I may as well just come with you!"

After her phonecall, Efya joined the ladies who were glued to the series as if they couldn't tell the time, " is this series that intriguing? Look at the time, tomorrow is Monday people! Just so you know, I am not going to wake anyone up!" She clarified before they began stretching.

" Oh! F*CK you Monday, whoever created Monday is... Um! Let me reserve my comment, hallelujah to that, Amen God is so good! I wish I could rest though" Nancy retracted and got up to go to bed.

"Um girls!" Efya began as they gave her their attention, " I was thinking of making some pastries for old J's birthday tomorrow, will any of you want to help? You can close early and come help at least!" She bit her lower lip while waiting for their reply.

Nancy yawned and pretentiously kept it going and entered the guest room, Sandra nodded her head twice, " you know I would love to help but I don't know how to leave work early, as you can see I am not the CEO, her Deputy or any head of department..."

  Sandra went on and on but Efya intercepted, "I get it Sandy, no problem, I can do it myself, I only wanted to know if any of you wanted to help... Good night!" She left her and went to bed, Sandra, realising Nancy's trick to sleep in the room, cussed her out whiles banging her door, but Nancy turned deaf ear.

Early the next morning, the two ladies swept and dusted the house whereas Efya fixed breakfast before they  departed for work. She began setting up her ingredients and items needed for her pastries.
She had her music box close by, shuffling Jordan Smith's "only love🎧" song, she began.

Koffi together with Lucas, Bram and Mila, his cousins came to the barricade and conversed, Koffi felt uncomfortable with how clingy Mila was being, but played it cool as he always did, they spoke in Deutsch being noisy and loud enough to get Brad coming to his porch to check them out.

Koffi noticed but looked on, Brad proceeded to Efya's apartment and rang her bell, Koffi stood curious as he kept his gaze on her door. After a while of no response, Brad called her on the phone and she wasn't answering either, he listened by her door and heard the loud music.

Koffi watched him turn the door handle and walk in, he clenched his jaws to that and wondered what their relationship could be.

Brad found his way to her kitchen and halted at the entrance watching her mix the flour, she used the back of her wrist to push away the hair strands that had left the hair net.

Seeing this, he went up behind her and removed the net, startling her enough to get a push, " oh! It is you? How did you get in?" She inquired drawing in breath, she turned down the volume of the music.

" Startled? Sorry about that, I kept ringing your doorbell and even called but you didn't respond that's when I thought of coming in!" He tied her hair and fixed the net well for her.

" I forgot to lock up after them, thanks anyway! What brings you here?" She returned to her work, " can I extend a hand? You can coach me on what to do!" He reached out but Efya turned him down thinking he was taking things too fast.

" Maybe we shouldn't be isolated in a space like this, I don't want to give gossips a topic to deliberate on!" She emphatically stated, "I don't think that will happen, and I don't want our separation to bring a wide gab between us!  We can still live as friends!" Brad enunciated when Efya told him to leave it all to her.

She took courage and let out an exhale, " I insist Brad! Don't get me wrong but this is all too fast and confusing, I mean we don't have to act this close to stay friends, this doesn't look like friendship to me, I am sorry if I see things differently but that is me, I don't want to unearth what my heart has forgotten!" She ranted when he opened his eyes wide.

" I am sorry if I have been disturbing you, that is the last thing I want to do... " He smirked realising he can rekindle their relationship if he wanted to, " no! That isn't what I meant, just let's take this slowly, I wouldn't want to get the wrong impression of the whole thing!" Her response got him smugly as he decided to leave.

" But can we see in the evening? I just want to talk!" He inquired when she informed him of Big J's birthday party. " Am I invited this time, or it is strictly by invitation?" He asked with a smile.