‘Stop right there you little psycho, I am not
your whore’ her voice broke, she couldn’t
possibly escape now; there was just one door in
and out.
‘Well then, it’s a pity because the moment
Narissa returns, I’ll tell her you are spying on
her and we both know you can lose your job for
doing that’ Jason drew invisible circles on her
face.
‘You lie’ her voice was shaky, her legs were
weak.
‘Mrs. Arinze’s media company is alive because
of Narissa the hot girl, don’t delude yourself.
You are of no use to her’ he grabbed her ass
with force.
‘Please don’t hurt me Jason; please don’t do
this’ a tear slipped from her eyes.
‘Then I will tell Narissa the truth, do you want
that?’ He released her.
She took a deep breath and stared into his
face; she weighed her options. If she lost her
job here, Ife could offer her another job but it
would ruin his plans of winning Narissa’s love
and would ruin her own plans too.
‘Don’t tell her’ she nodded and began to
undress.
‘Good girl, you know how to make a man happy’
his hands roamed all over her.
FLATTEN HER CONFIDENCE. SHE IS ALL SET FOR
YOU. HEADED TOWARDS YOUR COMPANY TO ASK
FOR A CONTRACT. LET HER DOWN. THAT WOULD
LEAVE HER VULNERABLE. ONCE A WOMAN IS
VULNERABLE, YOU STEP IN AND PLAY THE LOVE
CARD. LAVVY.
‘Shit, why is this happening now?’ Ife paced in
his office. Why hadn’t Lavender informed him
of Narissa’s visit to his office? This was so
sudden.
He remembered he had kissed Mfon while
Narissa was present; what if Narissa still
harbored feelings for him? Was that her reason
for dressing hot?
A sweet sensation swam over him as he thought
about that possibility; slowly, the darkness fell
from his eyes and he suddenly found faith in
Lavender’s plan.
‘I’ve been so stupid’ he picked up his phone;
Narissa could show up at his office anytime and
he needed his make-believe girlfriend to be
around.
He prayed Mfon listened to him. He prayed she
forgave him and played along.
‘What do you want, dick?’ Those were her first
words the moment she took the call.
‘Baby? I am so sorry…’ he stuttered.
‘Baby? Dude, don’t baby me, go straight to the
point. Are you horny?’ She asked.
‘No. Please, I really need to see you, I have
missed you so much and I love you Mfon. I
really need to see you now’ he begged.
‘Okay. Wait. You’re lying. Can you tell me what
the hell happened to you? Are you okay, Ife?’
This man was totally different from the man
she knew.
‘It’s a long story Mfon and if I tell you, you’ll
be mad at me’ he fiddled with the thought of
telling her the truth; that she was a make-
believe girlfriend.
‘Go ahead, I am listening. Make it brief’ she
replied.
‘I only asked you out because I needed to
flaunt you as my girlfriend’ he explained.
‘Shit. That hurts. How could you do something
like that, Ife? What if I had fallen in love in
the process? Now, that’s not manly’ she
expressed her disgust.
‘I really need your help Mfon, I need to get
this girl jealous. I have a feeling she likes me
and I need to prove it so I’ll know the next
step to take’ he replied.
‘I see why you’ve been acting really weird.
First, you kiss me in the middle of a fancy
bar, then you refuse to have sex with me even
when I strip totally. I can’t believe the playboy
has finally fallen for a woman. I guess she is
hot, eh?’ Mfon chuckled softly.
‘Very and intelligent too. She’s a real gem but I
hurt her and now, she won’t take me back’ Ife
gushed over Narissa.
‘Come on honey, don’t be too hard on yourself.
Which woman can resist you?’ Mfon was awed by
his transformation.
‘You. You never fell in love with me like the
others’ Ife was sure of this.
‘I don’t fall in love Ife, sex is my love’ she
laughed again, this time louder.
‘Please forgive me Mfon if I have offended you
in the past; please forgive me’ he apologized.
‘No need, I’ll help you. I’ll show up in your
office right away. I forgot to add, I excelled
in drama class’
‘Just come over, will you’ Ife laughed as he
ended the call.
‘Catherine, you can stop banging my door like
you took weed in the morning, I need to rest
my head and prepare for what’s coming’ he
knew his secretary was the one knocking.
He moved towards the window and stared down
at the streets, soon Narissa would be here. He
felt mixed emotions as he thought about her
coming. First, he was very excited he would see
the face that troubled his dreams once again;
but his heart ached each time he remembered
how he hurt her and how she had rejected him.
‘Get the files ready for the next media
assessment session’ he issued orders as the door
creaked.
‘It’s not Catherine. I am here’
The familiar voice pricked him like a needle;
this needle was laced with anxiety and
excitement, he quickly turned and faced her.
His heart stopped.
Ekene sat in the garden with his boss and wife;
Narissa had recognized him the last time she
visited but they had not spoken at length.
‘As our new driver, we’ll like to know a few
things about you and I hope you don’t get
offended by some of our questions. You see,
man is a very curious being and this in itself is
man’s weakness’ Narissa’s father spoke.
‘I’ll be ready to tell you whatever you need to
know’ Ekene felt relaxed as he stared at his
employees.
The memories of the things that had sunk him
to his current level were fresh in his mind. Ife
his friend had dumped him; that action had
revealed the reality of life to him.
Ife had stripped him of his wealth and he was
left with nothing. He had been too ashamed to
ask his brother for help.
How could he ask Obinna for help after the
things he had done behind his back? He had
slept with Nkoli, the worst betrayal of all. He
felt lucky Nkoli had not killed him the day she
chased him about with a knife.
This job was the best thing to have happened to
him in recent time and he wouldn’t do anything
to ruin his opportunity. He decided to tell them
nothing but the truth.
‘She was dating my best friend’ he said.
‘Your best friend? Can you tell us about this
young man?’ Edna inquired.
‘Look Ekene, we are sorry to put you in an
uncomfortable situation like this but you have
to understand our position. We are just curious,
feed our curiosity’ Edna quickly added, she
spotted discomfort on his face.
‘No problem. I am willing to answer any
questions’ he repeated.
‘My friend Ife Martins dated Narissa for some
time, I don’t know much about their
relationship but I know it ended’ he said.
‘Oh my God!Edna’s face paled.
‘And we tried to hook her up with that same
man.’ Her father felt deeply ashamed.
‘We need to call her to fix a date, we need to
apologize to Narissa for trying to force her on
someone that she doesn’t like’ Edna suggested
to her husband.
‘Good. It’s a good idea, I’ll text her right
away’ Narissa’s father quickly fetched his
phone and started typing.
To Be Continued….
