Episode 7
‘he doesnt love you Alice, to think he slapped you
back and tried to…..’ Amy said but suddenly stopped
when she noticed that Alice’s tears had increased.
‘okay, i will see you later then’ Tony said and dropped
the call on seeing Maria.
‘Maria, you…..’
‘dad, who was that on the phone? I hope its not a
lady’ Maria said rudely. Tony was taken aback for
awhile, then he regained himself.
‘Maria, i dont get you’
‘dad, i hope, you are not thinking of getting married. I
hope you know i will never allow that.’ Maria said
shocking him the more. Tony regarded her for awhile
‘whats wrong in me getting married?’ He asked
‘dad! You will never try that. Mum’s spirit will never
forgive you and i will never forgive that stupid
mistress of yours!’ Maria said. Tony was shocked
then laughed to reduce the tension in the room
‘its not what you think Maria. Actually, it was Kenneth
on the line’ Tony said. Maria heaved a sigh of relief.
Tony laughed but deep down. What Maria said
troubled his spirit but he couldnt let her know.
Alice walked Amy out of the house. She was
Benjamin’s cousin
‘so your mother said those hurtful things’
Alice nodded ‘yes, but to an extent, i think she was
right, maybe, i’m just wasting my time’
‘yes. Thats true. You need to get married’
Amy left immediately her fiance called. Alice hurried
up, packed a few things and headed to Felix’s school
to pick him up.
Ma Nneka, Naomi’s mother packed her things. She
would be leaving for Lagos the next day, which
seemed like eternity to her. She was really anxious to
see her son-in-law and granddaughter.
The next day
08:36am
Tony dropped his briefcase on his mahogany desk and
sent for the secretary who immediately brought a pile
of files to his table. He set down to work and just
when he was about to attend to the first file, the
telephone on his desk rang. He pressed the ‘pick’
button and placed it on his ears.
‘Roselyn?’ he called
‘sir, you have a visitor.’
‘okay, usher the person in’ Tony said and dropped the
call. No sooner had he dropped the call that a knock
came on the door.
‘come in’ he said in his rich baritone voice.
The door flung open and Ansa walked in proudly with
a smile on his face. The two friends fell on each
other. Years has passed without them hearing from
each other. Ansa looked handsome in his white suit
and white italian shoes.
‘i thought you were dead’ Tony joked
‘ i also thought so about you’ Ansa replied and they
laughed.
‘you havent changed much Ansa. You are still the
same guy from before’
‘not a guy, a man’
‘my sincere apologies’
They laughed. Ansa’s eyes fell on the heap of files on
Tony’s desk
‘are you sure you can make it today?’ Ansa asked.
Tony was confused
‘make what?’
‘i was going to tell you to hang out but with the files i
see on your table…..’ he shook his head ‘no way’ he
added.
Tony laughed. ‘dont worry Ansa, it will be well taken
care of’
The two friends left ‘The Brown’s limited company’
and headed to Diamond Castle.
Diamond Castle was cool place for outing. Ansa
looked new in town but he knew many places. He was
the flexing type. They chose a table close to the
window. Tony chose that spot. They ordered for drinks
and little chops. They cracked jokes and talked about
many things then Ansa’s phone rang. He picked it up,
spoke for like two minutes then hung up.
‘who was that?’ Tony asked.
‘its Alice, she is coming here’