HE SAID NO
EPISODE 49
You know, when the lord turned around the captivity of Zion and they felt like they were dreaming…
For Grace, it was a dream come true.
Her long-awaited wedding strolled in, and she was beyond excited to be tying the knots with her heartthrob.
Don’t even ask about Mike, his joy knew no bounds as he danced in his mismatched steps at the slightest opportunity.
Apart from the fact that Amifel organized her event, she also served as her maid of honor and she was so happy that her friend was finally getting married. Even though she worked her head off and felt like she needed to spend 1-week at the spar afterward.
Daniel came around to honor her friend and Amifel was so happy to see him. She stole occasional glances at him and he met her with his eyes virtually all through.
There were many emotional moments at the wedding party but one that stood out was when Mama Ologi went upstage to dance with her grandson. Now, for someone that old, she was such a vibrant and energetic woman, and their slow but steady movement did not fail to turn heads. It was obvious that the bond they shared was such a deep one.
Mrs. Robert was around to cheer the newly-weds, her pink and silver attire made her look even more beautiful.
Mrs. Grace Akinwale was also around alongside her husband and son, her sprouting baby bump was evident for all to see and Grace, in particular, was excited at the news as well as Amifel.
In all, it was a beautiful and fun-filled wedding.
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Its been like a week since Amifel moved back home and her mom could not hide her excitement.
Amifel was also glad to be home again, especially because her dad was around.
The pampering and petty loving gestures were to die for, they made her feel like a baby all over again.
Amifel missed her bestie and it was not really easy adjusting to how things were before. It took so much self-control for her not to send her a WhatsApp voice note and disrupt her honeymoon.
“Don’t even tell me you are going to see any client because I won’t believe you.” Mrs. Robert said as she helped Amifel with her zip.
She giggled, expecting her mom to take that as her response.
She and Daniel had a date that evening and she looked forward to it like it was their first time.
She had been doing a good job keeping Daniel private so far and she had no plans to relent.
She picked up her bag and gave her mom a quick peck.
“Love you, mom!”
“You have not told me where you are going to…” She said in a loud voice after her. Amifel pretended like she didn’t hear her.
“Love you too.” She answered, resorting to fate.
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She had been waiting for Daniel at Lakeside park as they agreed over the phone a couple of hours ago.
Time strolled by slowly but gradually.
She tried his number, it was not reachable. It was getting dark and she was beginning to get uncomfortable. The speckles of her silver dress was illuminated all the more by the lights offered by the park, making her look like a fairy tale princess who missed her way and found herself at Lakeside park.
She still had Daniel to worry about but she was sure that something probably came up.
Just as she headed for the main road, she heard someone call her name.
She looked towards the direction where the voice was coming from and saw him walking briskly towards her. She released the truckload of sighs that she had started building up in her chest.
His hands which were tightly knitted together said all of the ‘sorrys’ that he wanted to say.
“What happened?” She asked.
“I was caught up in traffic. It was a total standstill.”
Amifel was about to ask why he didn’t bother to call or send a text.
“I tried to call, but it wasn’t going through. My network signals went off totally.” He explained.
“Thank God you are fine.”
He smiled.
“Maybe we should just hang around here a little. I stopped by at an eatery and got us some snack.” He said as he flashed the content of the nylon he held.
Now it was her turn to smile.
Daniel led the way as he ushered them to an empty seat around the park.
“How did your day go?” Daniel asked as he unpacked the nylon to reveal meat pie and Amifel’s favorite Scotch eggs, he noticed that it was always almost part of her orders and he figured that she loved them to a fault.
“It was okay, how was yours?”
“Hectic and that traffic earlier just made it even worse.”
“I can imagine. Sorry about that.”
“It’s fine, now that I have seen you, I feel much better.” He answered without looking at her.
It seemed that it was going to be a blush-full night.
They pounced on the snacks and washed it down with juice.
“I heard G-mobiles yearly party is scheduled for next month.”
She nodded.
“How are you holding up?”
“Doing my best, my team has been as supportive as ever. We hope to impress them as usual.”
“I trust you.”
“I was wondering, have you thought of getting an office?”
“Office?”
“Yes. I mean, somewhere you can call your own.
Where clients can come book appointment with you instead of meeting at random places.”
“Yeah, sounds like a great idea. But to be honest, I haven’t thought much about it. Sounds more like money to me, if I want something nice.”
“What if someone gets one for you?”
“You want to rent a place for me?” Amifel asked, raising her brows.
“The last I checked, my name is Daniel, not someone.” He chuckled.
“Please don’t raise my hopes this night and dash it all by yourself.”
Daniel laughed as he took a big gulp of his drink.
“Let’s hurry up, it’s getting late.”
Amifel seemed to be filled up because she didn’t finish her juice but of course she ate every other snack.
“I had a great time. ” She said as she belted up inside Daniel’s car.
“Urgh… My lateness ruined our evening plan. I promise to make it up to you real soon.”
“Nothing was ruined, it still was memorable. Anyways, I look forward to the make-up plan.”
Some distance away from her house, Amifel motioned for him to drop her.
“Its quite late, why don’t you let me drop you off at home?”
Amifel did not want her parents, especially her mom to see her being dropped off by a man, neither did she want Daniel to think that she was hiding something because she wasn’t.
She agreed to let him drop her off at their gate while praying profusely that none of her folks sees them.
Amifel hurried into their compound as soon as they said their goodbyes. She could hear her parents chatting loudly as she approached the entrance.
“Good evening mom, Good evening dad. I…”
“My dear daughter!!” Mrs. Robert said excitedly at the top of her voice as she stood up to hug her. “You see that God that you are serving, is the one that you should keep serving oh! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”
“God is good!” Mr. Robert said calmly.
Amifel looked towards her dad, he had the same wry grin and funny look. For a moment, she guessed that they probably saw Daniel drop her off or what could be making them act so dramatic?
“Oluwa eshe o!” Mrs. Robert chanted on.
Amifel was obviously not ready for what she was about to hear.
To be continued…
Written by Sodamade Olamide Tolulope.
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