BROKEN

BROKEN PART 12

Episode 12

Weeks later, After school hours I was busy attending to one of my
student that I coach privately, he called my attention to my phone.
“You have a call ma”
“Thanks” I said and picked the call.
“Hello Daniella!” the voice said, I was surprised, just few people knew me
by that name.
“Hello, who I’m I speaking with”
“This is Daniel” the voice said.
I did not reply immediately trying to figure out the voice.
“ I called last month from US….wrong number….do you now remember
now” he asked
“Oh! My bad, I think I now remember you”
“Thanks for the other time Daniella, your suggestions really worked, I got
Mr Paul’s phone number from his Facebook account, it’s just the last two
digits that is different from yours.
“You are welcome, it’s nothing, I’m glad the idea worked. But this no is
not an international no” I said.
“I’ve been in Nigeria for the past one month, you know I told you I’m
coming on a business trip and it has really been hectic. I should have
called earlier, I’m sorry”
“You don’t need to be sorry, I’m even surprised that you called, I told you
earlier, its nothing”
“You think what you did for me is nothing, but to me it meant a lot. You
taking your time to talk to me that very day as if we know each other is
something that is not common nowadays, so I appreciate your kind
gesture.
“Ok, let’s just thank God”
“I’m going back to the state next week, I’m through with the business
deal and I want to ask if we could meet, at least let me see the face of
this lady with a good heart” Daniel pleaded.
“Good heart you say!” I laughed. You know what you don’t need to do
that, although I like the fact that you appreciate little things but seriously
it’s okay. Just enjoy your stay here in Nigeria before going back to the US
“Please, please, please….. don’t hang up, I don’t mean any harm, I just
want to know you, who knows you might be of help to me, you can even
show me around Lagos. You know I have nobody here except Mr Paul”
“OK if you insist, but I’ll be the one to pick our meeting place” I specified
“I’m good with that, so can I see you tomorrow” Daniel asked
“I’m only free on Saturday” I replied
“Alright then I’ll call back on Friday so you can tell me where to meet
you. Even if I can’t locate the place, Mr Paul will assist me.
“Alright, bye”
“Bye, I’ll talk to you on Friday” he said and ended the call.
I saved the number, but I was worried. We live in a wicked world, where
you can’t even trust your own relative not to talk of a stranger.
I was scared, I’ve never done this before, I mean meeting a complete
stranger. Although he sounded like a good person. I decided to sleep over
it, if my heart tells me to go, I will, if it says otherwise, I won’t go.