𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚃𝚘 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛'𝚜 𝚂𝚘𝚗 ||ℭ𝔬𝔪𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔢✓||

Chapter 2

*EDITED*

Femi, alongside his dad and his mom, walked into the large mansion, owned by his father's friend. He wore his usual captivating smile on his face, but deep down in his heart he wanted to leave. Before they could ring the doorbell; a light skinned, plump lady came out of the house, with a smile glued to her face.

"Welcome" she greeted and exchanged pleasantries with them.

She glanced over at Femi, who was trying so hard to seem interested in the abrupt visit. Femi, in return, shot her a slightly genuine smile.

"Ah, he is a grown man now oh. The last time we saw each other, he was just a little boy. Look how handsome he has become" the lady praised him and that earned her a chuckle from him.

"Thank you, ma" his bass voice filled her ears and she smiled at him.

"Come in, my husband will be down soon. And so also will the kids, have a seat. You are very welcome" she said, leading the way into the house.

"Thank you so much" Mr. Omashola said to her and she smiled again.

They were soon seated on the couch in the expensively decorated living room with impressive interiors. Femi couldn't keep his smile any longer and wondered why they weren't down yet. He stared at the family portrait on the wall, but didn't have the time to observe it better because he heard the sound of footsteps approaching from the the swirly stairs. He averted his gaze from the family portrait, and fixed them on the newcomer.

"Tobi, so good to see you again!" Mr. Aniobi said out loud, as he got downstairs.

"So nice to see you again too" Mr. Omashola said and got up to give his friend a hug.

"Long time, no see" Mr. Aniobi added, as they broke the hug.

"Yes oh, it's good to see you again" Mr. Omashola replied with a smile on his face.

"Good evening, sir" Mrs. Omashola greeted, smiling as she did.

"Evening ma. So good to see you" Mr. Aniobi replied, with a smile on his face.

"And you too" she replied with her vibrant smile still glued to her chocolate brown face, now baked with makeup.

"Good evening sir" Femi greeted and bowed his head to show respect.

"Evening my boy. Ah, you have grown so tall and handsome. What a lovely young man!" Mr Aniobi praised with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, sir" Femi replied, still managing to place a smile on his face.

"Good, good. Sit down, lemme get you all something to eat" he offered.

"No need, we are-"

"Leave that, what's the need for the formalities. Sit down and let me serve you all something to eat. After all, you have come to visit after a very long time. At least eat something" Mr Aniobi urged and they all nodded in understanding.

"Fine then" Mr. Omashola smiled.

"What will you have? We have pounded yam and okra soup, we also have Fufu and Garri, including Egusi soup and fried rice with chicken and salad, Jollof rice and Ofada as well as chicken and catfish pepper soup" Mrs. Omashola asked and they all made their choices and she went into the kitchen to ask the maids to get the meals ready.

"Please, go and call the girls. They are wasting too much time" Mr. Omashola said to his wife.

"I will" she replied and soon she headed upstairs to call them.