WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS : EPISODE 31 – 40
EPISODE 39
Dele bent to get it out of his table drawer and then stopped.
“You know what? I changed my mind, go ahead and shout”
“You want me to shout that I’m being raped in your office? Are you sure?”
“Yeah go ahead, the office is sound proofed anyway no one will hear you, so shout”
”What you are telling me is that; this room is soundproofed?” Amaka asked as she tried to rack her brains for other options on how to make him give her back her ID.
”yes it is, so you can go ahead and scream all you want” Dele said, feeling proud of himself.
”what are you playing at? what did I do to you? why are you holding on to something that’s of no value to you?”
”do I need to give you an answer for that? Amaka you smashed my windscreen for no reason an..”
”wait wait…. I didn’t smash your windscreen for no reason, you splashed muddy water on my dress. Get it right please”
”And is that enough reason to smash someone’s windscreen?”
”well I don’t know about others, but it is for me. now enough with the questioning, can I have my ID back please?”
”not until you tell me the reason you harbor so much hatred towards me and at least an apology for smashing my windscreen”
Amaka seeing that she had no chance of getting Dele to give her back her ID, made a quick dash for the drawer she saw Dele bringing out her from ID earlier. But Dele was quick enough to stand in her way and every move she made to get past him was futile as Dele kept standing in her way.
”what is going on here?”
They both turned to find Jeffery standing at the door with a confused look on his face. Dele quickly stepped out of Amaka’s way and that moment Amaka quickly took out her ID from the drawer.
”This is what is going on, your friend here has been holding on to my national ID and has refused giving it back” she took her handbag from the chair and placed the ID inside.
Jeffery was still looking confused, not quite understanding why her dress was torn and her hair looking disheveled like she had been at war with someone.
”first of all Dele why are you still holding on to her ID I thought you said you were going to give it back? Then Amaka why are you looking like you have been at war? Why in God’s name is your dress torn?”
”That’s because she has been at war with my entire staff, this lady here has done nothing but fight I and my entire staff since she got here” Dele said.
His statement almost made Amaka blow up with anger ”if you had just given me my ID none of these would have happened, well now that I have what I came for; mission accomplished so I will take my leave. Ciao” Amaka stormed out of the office but ran back inside almost immediately
”what else do you want from me, my kidney?” Dele asked in exasperation.
”well I would have asked for it if it were still useful but then it’s useless and I don’t buy damaged goods”
Dele’s jaw dropped at Amaka’s remark, just when he thinks he has heard it all from her; she opens her mouth and says something even worse.
”so what do you want?” he asked after he had recovered from his shock
”well I can’t make my grand exit without taking this” she quickly grabbed Dele’s jacket off the coat stand ”well with my torn dress, I will need something to cover up, I don’t want people mistaking me for a mad woman”
Dele looked at Jeffery for help, but instead Jeffery just shrugged. The last thing he wanted was to be caught up in their fight.
”I didn’t say it was okay for you to take my jacket?”
”and I wasn’t asking, I will have it dry cleaned and returned. Bye”
As Amaka turned to leave the room; Jeffery stopped her. ”Wait!” she stopped in her tracks
”Yes? Do you want to offer me your jacket too?”
”how is she?”
There was a deafening silence in the room, Jeffery was looking like a shadow of himself. He had eye bags and his beards needed a trim badly. Amaka could tell he has been suffering as much as Jane if not more. She pitied him but then her best friend is hurting too and he caused it, he brought this upon them.
”I don’t know, why don’t you ask her yourself?” Amaka hurried out of the room. She silently prayed she didn’t forget anything because she didn’t trust herself not to break down and eventually tell Jeffery how badly her friend was doing.
”You know you can’t stay away for much longer?” Dele asked as Amaka shut the door.
”You won’t understand man” Jeffery pulled out a chair and sat down.
”then make me please. Because I really don’t understand what is going on, look at you man you are like a walking chaos”
”says the man I walked in on wrestling with a lady over her ID” Jeffery said trying to spite him.
”this is not about me and you know it’
”Oh really? what is it about? Oh yeah I remember it’s about how you have been holding on to Amaka’s ID”
”whatever, I just wanted to punish her a little, do you know how much it cost me to fix the windscreen she broke? but then this is about how you are about to walk away from something that might be your only chance of finding true love. Look at you man, you are living in denial”
”no this is about the fact that my girlfriend walked out on our relationship because of what someone else told her about me. It’s about the fact that she walked out at the slightest chance she had, it’s as if she has been sitting around waiting for me to do something wrong and the moment she caught a whiff of something being wrong; she made a run for the door” Jeffery slammed his fist on Dele’s table.
He was clearly in so much pain more than he could admit to himself or anyone. He tried hiding behind his work but that wasn’t helping as everything seems to remind him of Jane. His family were already driving him crazy with questions and solutions on how to get back with her. He had to warn everyone of them to stay out of his business.
So far, Dele and Michael are the only ones he still manages to speak to. He came down to Dele’s office so they could go out for drinks; another bid to forget Jane. Only for him to run into Amaka; another great reminder of Jane.
”Jeffery I know you are pained but you can’t blame her I..”
”so now you are taking her side?”
”no I’m not taking her sides, I just want you to see things from her own point of view”
”oh really? So what is her point of view? Let’s hear it”
”you get pictures of your man engaging someone else and few days later that same lady comes out publicly to say she is engaged to your man. And let’s not forget that bloggers have been on her case too because of her relationship with you. How much can a girl bear? you would have done same thing she did”
”now here is what I would do” Jeffery leaned forward ”I would ask and hear what he has to say, and mind you she left me even before Tania went public. She could have given me the chance to explain and not run like she did”
”it was all over the media that you were engaged Jeffery, what was she supposed to do?”
”Believe me damn it! She was supposed to believe me. I’m the one she is dating not the media. I’m the one she loves not the media I expected her to listen to me, I expected her to talk to me and not block every number I tried reaching her with, she even blocked me on all her social media handles” Jeffery spoke with so much pain in his voice. The pain in his heart made it seem like it was being ripped out, pain has become his best companion lately.
”all these would have been avoided if you had just told her about it earlier, then she would have heard it from you and not anyone else or the media for that matter”
”I was waiting for the right time man, how was I supposed to know that Tania was going to pull a stunt like this?”
”well that shows you didn’t know the woman you were about to marry because the Tania I know is capable of this and even worse. In fact you are the only one who is surprised, the rest of us aren’t”
”yeah I clearly didn’t know her, I’m very sure someone put her up to this because Tania doesn’t do anything without having something to gain in return”
”what are you going to do about her? Tania I mean?”
”when I do something about her, you will definitely know” Jeffery balled his hand into a fist as he spoke, looking into space.
”something you need help with?”
”nah, I’ve got this man”
”if you need me I’m here”
”I will keep that in mind, thanks bro. So on a lighter note, tell me what is going on with you and Amaka?”
”how do you mean? Nothing is going on between us”
”really? are you sure?”
”yes, that chick is just crazy”
WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS : EPISODE 31 – 40
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“You are serious about wrestling Dele’s secretary aren’t you?” Jane asked in between laughs. The sight of Amaka standing in a torn dress and an oversized jacket made Jane laugh uncontrollably.
“You look like a clown”
“Na you sabi that one, the most important thing is that I got what I went there for, my fight was not in vain”
“Hmmm freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela” Jane hailed Amaka as she ignored her and took of her torn dress.
“And to think I just bought this dress” Amaka regretfully examined her torn dress.
“What were you thinking when you tore it?” Jane asked.
“Abeg stop asking me too many questions, you are not the one who’s ID was being withheld by a thug”
“Did you just call Dele a thug? Hehehehe, Amaka ooo”
Amaka ignored Jane and went into the kitchen to get herself some food, “in fact I’m going to sell that jacket I’m sure it will make up for my torn dress”
“Amaka don’t sell the poor guy’s jacket, have it returned to him abeg”
“Are you going to pay for my damaged dress? Because I can’t lose. By the time I confirm the worth of that jacket and find out it’s expensive, I’m so selling it. I will use it as collateral damage”
“Chai, you are something else. By the way, you are yet to tell me how you were able to finally get the ID from him”
“Well.. you know, I just made a grab for it and ran” Amaka said trying to be evasive, she didn’t want to tell Jane she and Jeffery had ran into each other at Dele’s office.
“He was there wasn’t he?” Jane asked
“Yes he was” Amaka replied as she ate her food. They both kept quiet.
“You know you have to go see him right? He is..”
“Amaka please I don’t want to hear it, I’m trying to heal and the last thing I want is to go back to what I’m walking away from”
“Healing you say? Let me ask you; how far have you gone with your healing? Look at you, you are a shadow of yourself. No matter how strong you try to appear I know you are hurting and the only way to heal and move on from this is to go talk to Jeffery, if not for anything but for the sake of closure”
Jane knew Amaka was right, she needed to go see Jeffrey. But she didn’t want to hear what she was dreading the most.
“Amaka it’s not that easy, I can’t see him I just can’t”
“What are you scared of Jane?”
“The truth, I’m scared of hearing him say we were a mistake, I’m scared of having to hear him tell me he is truly engaged and that we can’t be together. I’m not sure I can be able to take it Amaka”
“What if he tells you something different? You can’t sit here and be scared of something that you aren’t sure of, if you allow fear to take the better part of you then you are bound to remain unhappy”
Jane sat up on the bed as she thought about what Amaka said, what is your WHY Jane? These were Jeffery’s words to her the morning he was teaching her how to exercise.
“How about you go see Anita like she requested? At least we can start from there”
“I will call her tomorrow”
“No you will call her now, I don’t want you changing your mind by tomorrow”
“It’s late already Amaka”
“No it’s not, it’s just 8pm, so call her now”
“Okay, fine” Jane grumbled as she picked up her phone to dial Anita’s number.
“Hey Jane how are you doing?” came Anita’s voice
“I’m good, good evening Anita. Hope I’m not calling too late?”
“No it’s fine, I just finished putting William to sleep”
“How is he?”
“He is fine, growing everyday. Sometimes I can’t believe he is just a month old”
“How time flies huh?”
“Yeah, how are you Jane?”
“I’m fine, actually I was thinking if we could meet and talk like you said the last time we spoke?”
“Yeah sure, when will be convenient for you?”
“I was hoping tomorrow, since it’s Saturday? That’s if it’s okay with you?”
“It’s totally okay with me, I could use some fresh air myself. I have been indoors since after the delivery, so let’s do tomorrow. Does 2pm work for you?”
“Yeah sure, 2pm is totally fine by me”
“Alright then, there’s a new restaurant around my estate I heard their meal tastes great, maybe we could try it out?”
“Yeah sure, just send me the address and I’ll be there”
“Will do, goodnight Jane”
“Good night Anita”
Jane hung up to find Amaka staring at her, obviously waiting for an update.
“We are meeting tomorrow”
“Good”
WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS : EPISODE 31 – 40
The next afternoon Jane dressed up and went to the address Anita had sent. She arrived a bit early so she had to wait a while before Anita arrived.
“I’m sorry I’m late, I had to make sure William was well fed before leaving” Anita apologized as she took a seat next to Jane on the table.
“It’s okay, I haven’t been here for long myself”
“Okay and I’m also sorry I had to drag you all the way down to my area, I can’t go too far just in case my attention is needed at home”
“It’s fine Anita, I think I should be the one apologizing for dragging you out when you are supposed to be resting”
“Nah, I needed to go out anyway, like I said I haven’t been out since the delivery and some fresh air could do me some good”
“You look nice by the way” Jane complimented her, she still had the post pregnancy fat but her beauty and figure weren’t diminished in anyway.
“Thank you dear, now let’s order because I blackmailed my husband into giving me his debit card and his car for this outing”
Her statement made Jane smile, Anita might have a small frame but she wasn’t one to toy with, if she wants something it’s either you gave it to her or be ready to face trouble.
A waiter came and took their orders, Anita wanted yam porridge while Jane opted for her usual Jollof rice.
“I remember Jeffery mentioned something about you loving Jollof rice”
The moment Jeffrey’s name was mentioned, Jane’s facial expression changed.
“I’m sorry, didn’t mean to upset you”. Anita tried apologizing immediately she realized her error.
“No it’s okay, we are here to talk about him after all”
“Jane.. I can see you are hurting and so is Jeffery and I don’t know what you heard but Jeffery truly loves you”
“But he is engaged Anita, you don’t do such a thing to the one you love!”
“Was engaged”
“Oh they have broken up? Well good for them I just hope it wasn’t because of me” Jane scoffed.
“No Jane you are not getting the point, they were engaged but they later ended the relationship and all these happened even before Jeffery met you”
“What are you talking about? Jeffrey’s engagement to Tania had be broken off before we met?”
“Yes Jane” Anita said as she took spoonful of her food.
“I don’t understand, if they had broken things off, then why did she send me those pictures asking me to leave her man alone? She even leaked those pictures to the media. Why would she do all that if they weren’t together anymore?”
“Well Tania didn’t take the breakup too well, she was still hung up on coming back together with Jeffery, so when she saw the opportunity she grabbed it. And besides Tania always loves to be in the spotlight even if it’s for the wrong reasons”
“I’m still confused, why did they break up if I may ask?”
“She cheated”
“Seriously?”
“Yes she did, and it was on the night of their engagement”
“Wait, what?”
“Yeah, they both went on a vacation in the Bahamas, that was where Jeffery proposed to her and she said yes. That same night Jeffery had to meet with one of his business partners so he left her at the hotel and went for his meeting but it was brief as the man had a family emergency. So Jeffery came back earlier than he was supposed to, only for him to walk in on his fiancée having sex in their hotel room with another man. It wasn’t just any man but one of Jeffery’s biggest business rival”
“Oh my God, you are joking right?”
“No I’m not, Jeffery just recently beat him to a government contract and he didn’t take it too well so he used Tania to get back at Jeffery. So you would understand how heart broken Jeffery was that night. So he broke things off with Tania and never mentioned the engagement to anyone, we only got to find out when Tania came to us to help beg Jeffery into taking her back”
“Oh my God, what have I done? I didn’t know all these, I didn’t even give him a chance to explain himself, what have I done!”
“Jane calm down, it’s not too late, you can always go talk things out with him”
“I need to go see him, I need to apologize I…I..”
“Jane, Jane calm down please let’s…”
Anita was still talking when Jane got up and ran out of the restaurant.
WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS : EPISODE 31 – 40
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