'Is that Caviel Special?' she was a waitress in
the most exotic hotel and she knew just how
much such a wine would cost.
'Of course darling, anything for you' he poured
the rich red liquid into their glasses.
The desire for this man she so admired pricked
her skin, she needed to play smart, that was
the only way to keep a man like Ekene to
herself.
'What is it?' He noticed the way she stared at
him.
'I want to show you just how much I love you'
she caressed his face.
Ekene smiled back but she had failed to see the
mocking glare in his eyes. He knew girls like
her, they were excessively materialistic and
opportunistic. Nkoli was a very beautiful girl, he
had interest in her but only for his loins; the
woman that suited him was the television
hostess and he was going to win her love.
'Excuse me, baby, I need to take this call' he
felt the vibration of the phone in his pocket.
'No Wahala , you're free' she poured herself
more wine and begun to fiddle with her
buttons.
He moved away from her slightly, Ife was
calling. He was sure it was about work,
Methocorp was a bottling company, he had been
put in charge of a department. He guessed Ife
had been to the office and had not seen him;
that was the reason for the call. He planned to
leave for work later in the day, weekends
weren't that free for his department.
'My man, how are you doing?' Ekene was the
first to speak.
'I am fine. You sound excited, why do I have a
feeling you are about to have sex?' Ife asked.
'Bad you' Ekene laughed and stared at Nkoli,
she was already horny, he could see it from the
way she stared at him.
'I got what you asked for' Ife said flatly.
'What?' Ekene asked.
'I recorded our love making dummy, check your
mailbox, you'd see an attachment, just listen
to it' Ife replied.
'Seriously? I'll check it out. How are you
holding up?'
'Nothing many men, my old man invited me
home, claims he is ill but I have a funny
feeling he wants something from me' Ife said.
'Good then. I'll be at work later' Ekene assured
him.
'Great bro, just do your job' Ife replied and
ended the call.
'Who was that honey?' Nkoli couldn't hold it in
anymore.
'My boss' Ekene swirled around and faced her.
'Your boss?' Her voice was low and seductive.
'Yes,' he nodded.
She grabbed his rod firmly and pulled him in
for a kiss.
Narissa had returned to her apartment after
her dinner date with Ife; his lovemaking had
taken away all her worries and fears, it seemed
he was really into her contrary to her friend's
opinion.
The song of the morning birds, the dancing of
the wind as it lifted her curtains and the
streams of yellow sunlight tickled her sleep and
woke her up.
'It's morning already' she yawned and rolled
out of bed.
A smile curled on her luscious lips as she
fetched her phone 'How romantic' she rubbed
her chin with her finger. Ife had just sent her
a message, he was proud to have her as his
girlfriend and said she was the most beautiful
woman in the world.
'I think I love you' she took a deep breath and
parted the curtains, it seemed someone was in
her driveway, she needed to be sure.
'Edna' a frowned wrinkled her face as she
rushed through her living room to the drive
way.
'What the hell are you doing at my house?' She
fired at her step mother.
'That's a rude way to speak to an older person
and a bad way to start a beautiful Saturday
morning' Edna leaned against her car.
She was a brown skinned petite middle-aged
lady and she had come to speak with her step
child.
'What do you want Edna? You called me last
night and told me some shit, now you're here in
person? This is harassment and I am going to
call the police if you don't leave this minute'
Narissa warned.
'Just like her mother, Spitfire' Edna murmured.
'What did you just say? You have no right to
talk about my mother, you sick woman!!'
Narissa's voice was broken.
'I agree that I have not been the best step
mother in the world but you can't blame me;
you never liked me for your father, you felt he
was too good for me when the opposite was
actually the reality' Edna rolled her eyes.
'You're so full of yourself' Narissa hissed
angrily.
'Alright, I am sorry I have not been nice to you
but we can work on our relationship' Edna
moved close to her.
'Just stop there, don't come any closer. Why
are you here? Tell me' Narissa blocked her from
moving any closer.
'Your father is very ill and would want to see
you, I already explained this last night. He
demands your presence right now' Edna said.
'Father? What's wrong with my father? What
did you do to him?' Fear filled Narissa, she
had already lost her mother to cancer, she
couldn't lose her dad too.
'He is better now but you must come see him
today, the doctors are attending to him. If you
aren't busy, you can join me now or you come
to the house in the next two hours' Edna said.
'Really? I have a session at the studio, please
send my greetings, I will be there once I'm
done' Narissa felt weak as she imagined her
father in pain.
'One more thing, have you thought about the
marriage proposal?' Edna asked.
'I believe you have overstayed your welcome,
you can leave now' Narissa walked away without
so much as a goodbye.
'Rude little girl, you'll play right into my
hands.' Edna's laugh was drenched in mischief.
As she was about leaving, she noticed another
car driving into Narissa's drive way, did she
have a boyfriend? She realized she knew
nothing much about her step child, she decided
to wait and engage whoever had come looking
for her. If it were a man, she would poison his
mind against Narissa, all she needed was a
wealthy suitor for her step child, one she would
benefit from.
'Do you mind getting out of the driveway'?
Iman wondered who the visitor was. She had
never seen that car before, maybe Ife had
changed his car.
'Rude little girls everywhere' Edna's eyes fell on
the slender brown skinned girl.
'I am sorry madam, I didn't mean to sound
rude but you were blocking me' Iman jumped
down from the jeep and apologized.
To be continued....
