LASGIDY LINKS Episode 19 by Adewrites
Sade served my food and I devoured it because I was famished. She sat beside me and rubbed my back with her hands.
“Tell me what happened?” She said.
I didn’t feel like saying anything, I concentrated on my food, she understood my silence and didn’t ask further.
I couldn’t stop staring at her bosoms as big and firm they were.
“You don’t have to keep staring, you own them tonight, just finish your food and rest a bit before action starts” she said.
Few minutes later, I finished my food and she served me with a chilled fruit juice. I rested my back against the pillow leaned on the wall waiting for my food to digest. Sade had already pulled off her nightgown and went under the duvet waiting for me.
A slight silence came with thoughts. The thought of Tinuke being with the man I can never compete with either in status quo or physical look, I fantasized about her beauty and sense of belonging. On the other hand, my heart beat in pain as the memory of Bukola visited me. It shouldn’t be her. How could she have the guts to invite another man to his house when she knew I was coming, does that mean she wanted me to meet him or what?
These thoughts came in pages as I stared at the empty breeze. I was exhausted, my bones were weak from the punches I received the previous night, the fan blew solace on my skin and I found myself closing my eyes and that was the end.
I felt her hand crawling from my chest, to my face as she whispered in my ears.
“Yemi…Yemi, wake up, it’s 6am, you need to stand up now or else you get late to work” she said.
I opened my eyes and it was like a flash from last night and the morning. I looked at Sade with a blurry vision, she tied a towel around her waist and her body was wet.
“Hey handsome, stand up, it’s time for work” she said.
I looked at her quizzically.
“Work? What times, is it?” I quizzed.
“Its 6:05 already, if you did not stand up now you will miss the 6:30 staff bus, come one stand up” she said
I rushed up and headed into the bathroom to have my bathe, it was in the bathroom I realised that I slept off and I didn’t have another clothe to wear to work, the one I wore the previous day was dirty already, I started thinking about how I’ll rush home for another clothe and still make it to work on time.
After bathing, I rushed into the room and told her that I’d like to rush home for some clothes.
“That won’t be necessary” she said and brought out my clothes, washed and well ironed. Even cleaner than it used to be. She brought out my shoes, which were well polished and shiny.
I was stunned.
“How did you do it, you washed my cloth? I asked solemnly.
” yes, you were tired and I felt you might not be able to go home for another clothe so I washed this and ironed it for you to wear to work today so that you won’t have to stress yourself home, oya wear it and let’s go, we have 10minuted to get to the park” she said and went for her shoes.
I didn’t know what to do, either to hug her to thank her, she blew my mind and made me feel special, I stared at her at intervals as I get dressed for work, we were ready to go, she rushed into the kitchen and brought out two cups of coffee, she handed one over to me and took the other one.
We finished drinking and I headed to the door, she drew me back, held both hands and bowed her head in prayer.
“Father Lord, we thank you for another day, another opportunity, we thank you for the breath of life and the sight of this beautiful morning, let today be a good day as usual, Amen”
We had 5 minute to get to the park, we got out and a bike man was already waiting for us, she sat and I sat behind her and straight to the park. We were lucky to meet the bus. She made me sit beside the window and she sat beside me. I couldn’t stop looking at her. She was totally different from the Sade I knew, she was someone else.
I cleared my throat.
“Erhmmm…about last night..” I said and she interrupted.
“Yes I know and I understand, you were tired, I understand how stressful the work is and your new project too and I also understand that you are not used to Lagos stress, I wish today was Saturday, I would have left you to sleep very well but it isn’t” she said.
“Yea..and thanks for washing and ironing my clothes too, I appreciate it,” I said.
“Come on, I invited you over and I should be able to take good care of you” she said.
We got to work and alighted.
“Take good care of you, I’ll see you around” she said and headed to her office, I stared at her as she left before heading to my office.
Getting to the office, a meeting schedule with the PS and the committees came up on my phone and it was in 19minutes time, I arranged my desk, prepared my speech or any possible presentations and went straight down the stairs to the meeting room.
I met a few people and we exchanged pleasantries. A few minutes later, we had a full house and the PS joined us.
“Good morning everyone, hope you had a good night rest, well, I didn’t, I received a mail from the IT company in China today requesting a video call to show us the prototype of the equipment we are going to buy from them and we agreed at this time, please let’s all pay attention to the equipments, is there any thing we would like to discuss before I send them the video request?” The PS asked.
DFA spoke up.
“Sorry ma, I thought the committee is already working to get someone, I am not aware of this new dealer in China” he said.
“Yes you are right, I am not enforcing this on the committee, I only made a research to help the team so that we can compare their products to others that you have found” she replied.
” Any other questions please?” She asked and I raised my hand. I was permitted to speak.
I suggested that things might not look the same way they are in videos or pictures, why can’t we go there, explore different companies of the said products and go for the one that is suitable for our budget.
“You are right Mr chairman, but let’s see this and we’ll decide which ones to visit when you travel to China” she said.
She sent the video request and an Asian man came on and spoke Chinese, a modern white man was beside him, he interpreted everything he said.
They showed us the equipment of different configurations and their cost. We concluded on some brands to visit.
The meeting came to an end. We were told to start necessary preparations for the trip and submit the budget to the DFA so that disbursement can follow. It was a dream come true.
We left the meeting and I took the stairs that led to the land bureau. I sighted Bukola from afar. She was speaking with one of her colleagues, and seeing her gave me a kind of weird feeling. I walked away.
It is better to avoid her so as not to keep wallowing in unexplainable thoughts.
On my way to my office, Sade’s thoughts came to my mind. I stopped by her office and she welcomed me with a big smile.
“I heard you had a meeting, how was it?” She asked.
“It went well, your homeboy might be in China in 10 days” I said.
She was happy, her expression said it all.
“Lunch on me.” I said.
Tinuke’s call came through.
“See you later Sade, I have to take this call” I said and walked away.
“Hello Tinuke”
“Yemi are you? Can we see tonight?” She asked.
“I’m not sure, I have somewhere important to be” I replied.
I felt disappointed in her silence, she said okay and I should let her know when I’ll be available.
I had nowhere to go, I was just avoiding these ladies because of how they made me feel the previous night, even if I’ll be somewhere important, it would be Sade’s house.
This lady made me feel like a king.
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I got back to my office and did some repairing and trouble shooting, it was a hell of a task, I had emails to reply to, walking the stairs to attend to different issues in different department was killing, short meeting within and outside the ministry was overwhelming. I got tired.
It was 2pm, time for lunch. Sade kept to time, she came to inform me of lunch. I stood up reluctantly and followed her. She noticed the tiredness on my face.
I nodded in affirmation.
She touched my neck and realised I was running temperature. She felt concerned.
“You are running temperature Yemi, let’s go back, I’ll go get lunch for you, this ministry will not kuku kill you, the work is too much for only you” she held my hand and we went back into my office.
I placed my head on my table and she went off, few minutes later, she came back with a pack of food.
“Please eat so that we can go to the clinic and see what drug would be prescribed for you, sorry dear” she said.
It was fried rice and fried plantain. The first bite tasted sour, it was then i realised I had malaria, I couldn’t eat it but she persuaded me to eat which I managed to. How funny I went from being strong to being weak in few minutes, it means my body had been fighting the illness before then and it couldn’t anymore that was how it came out.
She handed me water and I took it without wasting any time. She pulled me up and we went to the clinic. She wouldn’t stop looking at my face and touched my body as we approached the clinic.
“Have you eaten?” I asked.
“Don’t worry about me, I’m fine, you need to be fine first” she said. How could someone be this nice, not even in this Lagos that everyone is angry.
Is it that Sade is pretending to be caring just to get my attention or that is who she is, or am I the one that takes little gestures as being caring? These thoughts pondered in my mind.
“Your boyfriend is a lucky man, he didn’t know how caring you are,” I said.
She chuckled.
“Yes he didn’t” she replied.
We got to the clinic and the nurses there rushed at me.
“Engineer, what is the matter, you look tired and weak, it is written on your face, please sit” one of them said as she approached me.
“I think he is sick” Said Sade.
I was led to the doctor’s office, he took my blood sample and carried out some tests on it, he called one of the nurses to lead me to a vacant room where I’ll rest before the test result comes out. I was led to the resting room. Sade asked if she could stay with me but I declined because I wanted her to go back to her office, not just to sit with me.
She felt bad but it was necessary. It was written on her face when she was leaving that she wasn’t comfortable leaving me alone in that room.
“I will come to check on you at a regular interval and if you need anything, please call me, I’ll be here in a twinkle of an eye” she said and left.
I sent a text to my boss immediately to inform her and also to the PS. They both showed up minutes later, my test result was out then.
The doctor explained that it’s just malaria that came in as a result of stress, he gave me some drugs and advised i take some days off work to have enough rest.
” Yemi, I think you need to take the rest of the week off, you know your trip is in 10 days and I can’t afford to have you sick, I need the active you, don’t worry about the ministry, they will be fine, anything concerning you will wait, just get well and get back on track, I will make arrangement for some things you might need and I’ll tell my driver to drop you off at home, just rest please” she said.
She also told the doctor to give me the necessary treatment that will hasten my recovery. I was cannulated on my arms and in no time, I slept off.
Few hours later, it was almost closing time, I was awake.
Sade showed up.
“Hey baby boy, how are you doing?” She said with a faint smile.
I’m fine.
“It’s almost closing time, I’m rounding up so I came to check up on you, any update?” She asked.
I explained what the doctor and the PS said.
“You are not going to your house Yemi, no one would take good care of you there, you are not strong enough to run around, you are going to my house so that I can take good care of you” she said.
I wanted to say something but she hushed me.
“No, don’t say anything, I am not asking and I’m not going back, its is a deal already, so let me go get my things, I’ll grab your things in your office too, tell me what and what I should bring, then I’ll come back and so that the driver can take us home” she said and jumped up.
I told her things to grab for me and she left. The driver had come before she came back, we waited for her and we were led to the car. It was her official car, a big government jeep.
Sade led the way and we got to the house. The driver handed me an envelope and some grocery bags saying it was from the PS. I collected it, and he helped with the groceries. Sade held my hand and helped me in.
The driver left, I laid on the bed and slept off, the drugs had weakened my system. I was happy about the days off at work because I won’t be seeing Bukola for some time, Tinuke too won’t have access to me at work and I can take a break from the stress of the job.
The Aroma from the kitchen traveled to my nostrils and woke me. I saw Sade clad in a Bum short and a tee. Fresh skin and beautiful shape. It was just as if I saw her for the first time, what I saw was totally different from what I saw the previous night.
She wouldn’t stop showing up in different shades.
Could it be because I was tired and sad that’s why I didn’t see how beautiful she was or was it because it was in the night.
She noticed I awoke, she sat beside me on the bed and touched my face.
“How are you feeling? You surely had a good sleep. Give me a few minutes, the food is almost ready, you’ll eat and take your medications but before then, let me bring you a warm tea” she said and went into the kitchen.
She came back with a cup of tea and handed it over to me, I drank it and returned it back to her. She was about to leave, I grabbed her hand and pulled her back, she fell on my chest.
I kissed her.
She was surprised and rolled her eyes.
“What is that for if I may ask” she asked.
“I don’t know either, I wanted to thank you for everything you have been doing for me since yesterday and I feel words cannot explain how grateful I am. I’m sorry I didn’t know what else to do than to kiss you, hope I’ve not trespassed” I asked.
She smiled.
“No you haven’t but if you try it again then…” I didn’t allow her to finish her statement before I plugged in my lips on hers again and kissed her, she responded immediately. She dropped the cup in her hand and jumped on the bed. She came up to me and dominated the kiss passionately. It was a stress relief exercise for me.
She was a good kisser and her soft lips tasted good, it got intense, she grabbed my left hand and placed it on her right bosom, she fondled it with her hand on mine. She moaned while our lips still massage one another.
It got really hard. She felt it. She had forgotten I was sick. We both sweat profusely.
The burning smell from her cooking got our attention.
“Oh God, the food is burning” she jumped up and ran into the kitchen.
I stood up and pulled off my shirt that was already drenched in my sweat. I felt relieved and strong.
The exercise relieved me of some stress and I could feel my quick recovery.
“This is going to be a good break from work” i said to myself because I was loving it already.
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