Anu woke up feeling refreshed and looking forward to the day's outing with Femi. She cooked yam, and fried eggs for everyone. She decided to dish out Babajide's food specially. She put some in a small food package to be taken to the office.
"Wow Anu, you prepared a take -away for my office?" Babajide declared with a shock written all over him. He had never been pampered this way. He enjoyed her initiative.
"Yes, yes sir. I noticed you entered the house very late yesterday, so I felt you needed something extra to hold your body together before evening. I don't mind bringing the food to your office tomorrow. It will be fun." Anu uttered with excitement.
"What the hell! You will do no such thing. My brother has a good chef in his office, so you better not be bothered about him. He is in safe hands, coupled with his numerous girlfriends scattered all over the town." Femi responded, with a nonchalant attitude.
"I will pretend that I didn't hear all the garbage you spit out. Be careful, Femi, be very careful." Babajide's countenance changed, his eyes was red and became fearful.
How could my brother insist on struggling with me about this lady? This is the same boy that I sacrificed for. How can he repay me with evil?
I recalled that when two of his kidneys were damaged, I was the one who sacrificed one of my own for him. Hahaha, has he forgotten so soon?
How I fought for him physically, when one of his friends wanted to hit him with a gun.I rushed at his friend and collected the gun from him, risking my life in the process.
Maybe I should teach him a lesson he will not forget. The more I love him, the less I am loved by him. Babajide thought in his heart and tears almost ran out, but he held his emotions in check and shrugged off, giving a faint smile.
What does this Femi know? We lost our parents to the cold hands of death on a Christmas day, several years ago, when I was seventeen, and he was just ten. I was about to write my WAEC, I had to sell my clothes and shoes to pay for it. I did all sorts of odd jobs to put food on the table, ranging from carrying cement blocks, loads , to truck pushing, selling sachet water and the list could go on.
I sponsored both myself and Femi to university. I was frying chips and eggs to make ends meet on campus, I sold popcorns and other small chops.
"Sir, why are you not eating your food? Don't you like the way I fried the eggs? Can I get you another type of food?" Anu was concerned, when he grew cold at the table.
"Hmm, my brother is missing one of his girlfriends." Femi uttered carelessly.
Babajide got up and landed a hot slap on his cheek, he got up and fell flat on the floor, writhing in pain. He was shocked, too shocked to talk.
"Oh! My head! My body! Ha!" He groaned in pain. Babajide had never touched his brother in this way. Pushed to the wall? Yes, he was.
Anu and Iyin stood up and rushed to pick him up from the floor.
"Leave him there. Please, I think I have over pampered this boy. It's my fault." Babajide growled. He had taken enough insults from his brother.
He went to the room and dressed up for work, and came out looking crisp and clean; turning to Anu,
"I'm sorry for disturbing you, but I will love to have you in my office. Don't bother about coming. I will send a driver to pick you up by 10 this morning. Thank you very much for the meal. I enjoyed it."
Iyin also followed Babajide to his school. He takes him to school everyday and sends the driver to pick him up after school.
Femi eventually got up to go inside to dress up, fuming as he went in.
"I'm sorry Femi, please take it easy." Anu shouted after him.
"Don't mind my brother. He wants to have you at all costs. But I will fight him hard. He will never have you. Who does he think he is? Is he my God? Instead of him going for those ladies in their thirties, he wants a young one." He shouted and hissed.
Anu was picked by a driver by ten minutes past ten, and was taken to the Babajide's office. He was sitting on his chair, typing a document, when Anu came in, with a lovely gown that showed her figure eight. She looked stunning and breathtaking. She wore a lovely wig that accentuated her beautiful face.
He looked at her and gave a faint smile, pursing his lips. Raising his head, he beckoned to her to sit on the settee in the office, facing his chair.
"You looked great, Anu. I have never seen you like this before?"
"Thank you sir. It's because I always cover my hair, whenever you see me!"
"You are very beautiful, my dear girl."
"Thank you sir." She sat down and became nervous.
He stood up from his chair and drew closer to where she was seated. Anu's heart was beating very fast. He sat down with her on the same settee. Anu moved away, trying to escape from him, but he drew her close to his body, she closed her eyes, while he cupped her face in his hands and was about to kiss her lips, when she wriggled free.