We Meet Again

Chapter 1

If I ever leave oh
Make water carry me dey go, far away
......Assurance by Davido
Some years later
Catherine
6:15 Pm

Catherine sat in her well ventilated office preparing files and other things, her office was painted orange with a matching orange curtain, several chairs were in her not too large office, a small refrigerator and her standing fan which was now off because of the intense cold, on her table were various books and her laptop with pens in the fancy cup.

"I think I'll need more sugar today" she soliloquies before she heard the knock on the door

"Yes,come in"

"Ma, Mr Dike is here to see you" her petite size secretary announced. Catherine rolled her eyes and sighed inwardly, it seemed the tall, light skinned man was just stubborn, she had met him 8 months ago and he had wanted more than friendship which she wasn't ready for.

"Let him in" she said and almost immediately Dike came in, he was wearing a white blazer over his black trouser and she noticed he got a new hair cut. Dike was handsome no doubt and nice too, always smiling with patience to crown his virtues.

"Good evening dear" he greeted and she replied with a small smile

"How are you Dike?"she asked

"Good,you have quite a lot of customers outside today"

"I know right, they often come in the evening" Catherine replied and rested her head on her chair

"Honestly you are running this business well for a doctor like you, you are really doing well" Dike complimented

"Former doctor" Catherine corrected placing emphasis on the former

" A doctor is always a doctor" Dike said with a smile. Dike was also a doctor in the teaching hospital

Catherine had resigned when her departmental head started disturbing her and moreover she suddenly lost interest in the profession. A brief silence ensued and Catherine observed Dike better, he had side burns that connected with his beards, a thick cheekbone with a muscular body, he was every ladies dream no doubt but unfortunately she was not interested

"Catherine when are you considering my proposal?" Dike asked

"Dike I've told you several times, friendship is the only thing I can offer" Catherine told him plainly
Catherine watched as he took a deep breath and just then her doors went ajar and Vera accompanied by Tosin walked in

"Sorry are we disrupting anything?" Tosin asked with an innocent face

"No, I was just leaving" Dike said with a smile and then walked out.

She had remained friends with Vera after secondary school and Tosin was a friend she made in university and they all clicked.
Tosin and Vera were both models but they ate too much

"Hope you know you are paying for that ice cream?" Catherine asked and watched as they scooped the ice cream

"Nope, why will I pay when my friend owns the coolest joint called breakfast to breakfast"

After resigning, Catherine started a restaurant and then they sold snacks alongside and ice cream too.

"When will you give that guy a chance?" Tosin asked seriousness written all over her face

"I'm not interested in him, his not my type" Catherine replied fixing her eyes on the screen of her phone

"Catherine you are 25 and still single, what kind of man do you want?" Vera asked raising her brows up.

"I'm still young Vera, don't bother about me" Catherine assured

"Is this about George?"

That name, it annoyed her

"No, I'm done with him, he promised to return after four years but now it's already nine years, he even broke all form of communication with me after the first year, we are done, a long time ago" Catherine explained and played with her bracelet

"Then its time to move on but first of all think of Dike, that guy is cute like hell" Vera cooed and made dreamy eyes

"Fish" Catherine said laughing

They talked about other things before they finally left.

Catherine was left alone to think, she touched the necklace continuously
"Why did you leave me you idoit" she cried

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Catherine walked into her cozy two room apartment, it was already 12:00AM, a lot of customers patronised her joint most especially the wealthy men. She walked towards her room, turned the key knob and went in. Everything was in order as usual. She tossed her bag and car key on the blue couch and just then her eyes met the picture of her high school days at her bedside, they both looked happy and young with George's hand over her shoulder

"Maybe we weren't meant to be" Catherine muttered before walking away to have her bath

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Chapter one done and dusted