… Continued from last week.
I asked her out several times before she eventually agreed to go on a romantic date with me. Weeks later, I asked her to be my girlfriend and she agreed. Our relationship was in its early stages and I was having the time of my life. My family members were very surprised that my uncle’s firm had suddenly become the most exciting place for me because I spent extra hours at the office, after working hours every day. Obviously, this was because of ‘Cici’.
My uncle called me to his office several times to inquire about my work, and that was where I met his secretary, Tokunbo or aunty Toks. She was the only person in the organization who knew I was his nephew. It wasn’t because we tried to keep it a secret; we just never spoke about it and I didn’t see the need to say anything either. She was in her late thirties and quite fond of me.
“Kayode how are you? He sent for you again abi?” she said as I walked into the reception.
“Yes aunty Toks” as I fondly called her
“So a little bird whispered to me the other day that you have been toasting all the girls in the firm,” she said as she smiled cunningly
“Aunty Toks, I wonder who this bird is sha”
“Bad boy! It’s in the blood, so tell me who these ladies are?”
“There are no ladies o, it’s just this one girl and she is really lovely”
“Tell me about her, what’s her name?” she inquired with keen interest
“Cynthia” I replied “her name is Cynthia”
“From finance?” she inquired further
“Yes”
Her face turned cold.
“What’s wrong Aunty Toks? Your mood just changed as soon as you heard her name”
“It’s nothing.”
“Is there something I should know?”
“Just be careful sha” she casually warned me but I knew she was serious.
I wasn’t going to push any further but I needed to get to the crux of the matter. “Why does everyone have the same reaction whenever I mention her name at the office?” Something wasn’t right.
Unfortunately, I jinxed things by telling aunty Tokunbo. Cynthia eventually found out I was the boss’ nephew and started avoiding me. I asked her out several times as I did in the past, but this time she turned all my requests down. I had fallen for her in such short period time and I knew she felt something for me too (or I thought she did), but I wasn’t sure why she was drawing back, so I decided to go over to her house and confront her.
It was the Saturday morning that marked the beginning of the end of my two-month bliss with Cynthia. When I got to her house, I noticed my uncle’s car parked outside the gate. I tried to make sense of it; perhaps it was just a look-alike car, but no; it was his. “Maybe he’s here for work”. While still contemplating if I should postpone my visit, thanks to my uncle who ruined my plans, I notice them come out and sharing a hug and a passionate kiss.
‘Shocked’ ‘stunned’ ‘confused’ ‘angry’, these myriads of emotions came flooding in… And now I had one more reason to despise my uncle.