Binta

Chapter Eight

"Please I am looking for one barrister Musa...his big lawyer" she inquired as she tried to describe him to the receptionist.

"Oh...You mean barrister Musa of Abdullahi Ibrahim Chambers ma" she asked politely.

"Yes my daughter, can you please show me his office" she pleaded.

"Yes ma...I would ask someone to direct you" the receptionist offered with a smile.

"Thank you my daughter...God would bless you" she followed the security to Barr Musa Office.

"You are welcome ma how I can help you" Lara asked politely.

"I'm here to see Barr Musa"

"Please do you have any appointment with him?" Lara asked her.

"Appointment again...is this hospital?" she seems surprised.

"If you don't have an appointment with him am sorry you cannot see him expect if you have a case to make ma" the woman was getting irritated.

"na wa o! Okay I have a case to make, call him for me" she glared.

"Okay ma, just please fill out this form" she handed her a form which she refused to accept.

"See ehn if your oga is inside just jeje (quietly) go and call him for me and stop wasting my time" she snapped at Lara.

"But ma..." she cut her off.

"Shut up before I slap you...go and call your oga for me if not am not going anywhere." she yelled.

"Lara....." Musa called out.

"Ma, please am coming my Boss is calling me".

"So you are the Lara...."

"Yes ma, I'm Lara."

"You are the one that called my daughter bad name" she pointed her hand close Lara eyes.

"What is going on here..."Barr Musa stepped out of his office to find out.

"Good afternoon Madam" he greeted calmly.

"Are you Barr Musa?" she asked him

"Yes Ma how can I help you ma"

"I'm Binta's Mother" she said, he wasn't surprised he could see the powerful resemblance.

"Please Ma come into my office and seat down" he ushered her.

"Thank you my son...that secretary is a very bad girl" she was panting.

"Ma please calm down and talk to me" he directed her to a seat across his desk and she sat down slowly.

"Lara please bring water for her"

"I don't want anything coming from that girl" she blurted harshly." Barr Musa went to get her water from his fridge which she collected and thanked him.

Lara kept roaming about the office restlessly, she knew the truth of what transpired between her and Binta would be exposed. She knew the moment she set her eyes on the woman that she was Binta's mother, but she pretended not to have a clue so as to frustrate her, maybe she might just go away but the woman was not as easy as she looked.

"Your secretary Lara called my daughter bad names that she sleeps with you for money" she reveled bitterly.

"I want you to call Lara here so that you people would tell me the truth" Barr Musa was shocked to hear what Binta's Mother just said.

"I'm so sorry ma, I have no idea this was what happened, I called Binta severally but she wouldn't pick my calls, so I have no idea...I'm so sorry ma" he stammered as he pleaded.