Different Worlds

Chapter Forty-four

Ijeoma's POV

"Angeli, Angelina. You dey cool my tem-pe-rature" I sang along to the Burnaboy's 'On the low' song coming out of my computer speakers.

I continued to sing along to the parts of the lyrics I knew and hummed in the parts I didn't whilst looking through some files laid out in front of me.

"You're overly excited today. What's going on?" Chioma pointed out.

She had walked in a couple minutes ago and headed to Mr. Kachi's office  to retrieve a file before settling down. I noticed her gaze on me a couple of times as I sang, doing my work but I ignored them.

I feigned cluelessness. "What do you mean?"

"Tahhh. Don't even try that one with me. I know you know what I mean" she gave me a pointed look

I chuckled. "So, somebody cannot be happy for no reason again"

She raised her eyebrows and pursed her lips as if to say 'I don't buy a word your saying'.

"Fine" I said in defeat. "Nawa for you ooo. If someone sees you know they'll think you're innocent and you don't like gossip"

She laughed and then wiggled her brows. "I do my own things on the low"

"I hear you" I said in a mocking tease. " Anyways, my baby is coming back today"

"Ee hen, love nwatintin. I go wan love like this oo" she teased and I rolled my eyes in return. (Sweet love)

"I hope that eyes keeps rolling oo" she said with laughter dancing at the tip of her tongue.

We both burst out into a heartfelt laughter.

Chioma and the others met Noah on the night of the office party. They surprisingly maintained cordiality with him throughout the entire evening and bombarded me with questions the next Monday morning at work. Most of the questions came from Nkechi, she wanted to know the whole story of how I met Noah and if he had brothers or cousins who lived in the state.

That one no dey use eye see fine man.

Noah was indeed returning from his medical trip today and I was so excited. It has been one week and only two barely audible phone calls and a short text message that we had to keep contact but now I got to finally see him.

I felt like an army wife who was called into base because her husband was back from war. He sent me a text earlier today that he would be returning later tonight and that set my mood for the whole day.

Mr Kachi wasn't on seat at the moment hence our careless chatter and loud laughters. In fact, Mr Kachi hadn't spent time in the office for the past four days and it wasn't because he was avoiding me or anything like that. Instead, he had his hands full with the new  workload that came with the mega-mall contract.

He was working closely with the contractors and architects, making sure they had the right materials and everything on our side was in order
There were a couple of small offices in the company's warehouse which was were he worked from these days.

"I have to head back to the warehouse and join Mr Kachi. You can take care of things here right?" Chioma said

"Of course. When are you leaving?"

She glanced at her black leather wristwatch. "Uh... In the next thirty minutes, I should be on my way"

"Okay. Before you leave, let me use the opportunity to give Nkechi some files" I said rummaging through the files in my drawer

"No problem. Don't waste time there, please. You know Nkechi talks too much and I have to beat the traffic"

"I'll be quick" I rose from my seat with the file in hand and dashed out.