****EPISODE 8****
Fiyin’s table was full of papers. It was a usual Monday with plenty of things to occupy him. An hour later, he looked up and realized it was 2:15pm.
Oh, my God! He jumped out of his seat and grabbed his jacket and wallet, he had to be home before 3pm, he wanted to be there when Femi came in and he still wanted to stop to get her flowers and chocolate. I will never make it in time now, he thought dully as he ran out of his office toward the elevators.
“Dr Arowolo, Fiyin!” Tiwa shouted, coming from one of the operating rooms, wearing her scrubs.
“Yes?” Fiyin called out, trying to be patient.
“Can we talk?” She asked when she got to where he was. “I know I messed up on Saturday and I want to….”
“No, Tiwa, don’t disturb yourself, it wasn’t a big deal.” He quickly assured her.
“Yes, it was, you know it was, this could affect our budding relationship.”
“Tiwa, nothing will spoil our friendship, I promise, okay?” He said as he pressed the button to open the elevator.
“Still, let’s talk, I know…….”
“Tiwa, I’m really in a hurry, can we do this later?” He said as he entered the elevator.
“Sure….” She nodded although the doors had closed and he was gone. She rested her back against the wall and slammed her head repeatedly. “Stupid! Stupid! Tiwa, you are so stupid!”
How could she have made such a mistake? How? When he had called her to come to the games arcade with him and Amanda, she had been so happy, realizing it could mean he was testing to see how she would get along with Amanda. Maybe she had been trying too hard because there was no other explanation for it. Amanda had met her before and although she had been really quiet, she had spoken to her.
On Saturday though, the girl had barely acknowledged her existence and because she didn’t want Fiyin to think she couldn’t connect to Amanda, she had tried too hard and ended up making the girl sad, dull and miserable and Fiyin had noticed. She had just wanted to be her friend, why was the little b—h being so tough anyway?
Whatever the case, with or without Amanda, she was going to get Fiyin and that girl had better sit up because a new government was coming. There was more than one way to catch a man!
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He made it, Fiyin wanted to scream as he entered the house and realized Femi was not there yet.
“Daddy, what’s this for?” Amanda asked, touching the flowers he brought with him.
“Erm, it’s for your teacher” he said awkwardly as he saw Ose smiling in the passage.
“Awwww, really?” Amanda’s eyes were shining, “did granma tell you to ‘pologise?”
“Yes, she did.” He said, not wanting to drag the drama longer, especially with Ose staring and giggling like a schoolgirl. Then suddenly remembering Amanda’s penchant for repeating everything. “Yes, she did but I came up with the style, you get?”
When Amanda only looked at him, confused, he relaxed. A confused Amanda was better than a knowing Amanda.
He looked at the time, 3:15pm, he hoped Femi was coming, otherwise, he would get to their school the next day. Just then, a knock sounded on the door.
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