Chapter 5 005. One million

Adeola turned back, she was moving with a smiling face, corners of her mouth raising, towards Bimpe, who was still kneeling at the elevator's entrance. Crying like a baby. Why was she crying, maybe she might lose her job to this situation. She was so worried because of her father's health, and her siblings school fees.

Adeola tapped her on the shoulders, with her smiling face and voice. She said "Hey girl" Bimpe looked at her "stand up,"

She turned towards Adeola with her red eye balls and said "Has he accepted my apologies?"

Adeola tried pulling her up and said "yes let's go,"

She held Adeola's hand, said wiping away her tears with a white piece of handkerchief "Are you serious, or are you joking?"

Another set of people came out of the elevator. Adeola saw them and said pulling her up again. "Yes! Stand up, everyone is watching us. Stand up!"

"Are you sure?" till not wanting to stand.

"Yes, or will you go ahead and ask him yourself" she paused a bit then continued, "stay there forever, Okay, stay there. I'm leaving" she started to walk to the other side of the building.

"wait for me," Bimpe said running towards her.

"No, I taught you will stay there forever," Adeola said without looking behind.

"don't be annoying," she said holding Adeola on her shoulders, with the corner of her mouth raising.

IN THE OFFICE

Michelle, Bimpe and Adeola were seated doing some work. Bimpe moved surreptitiously towards Adeola.

"Adeola, what was it you wanted to tell me the other time?" she asked as her two arms were Resting on Adeola's desk with her butt up.

"it's nothing, we will talk about it later" she said without looking at her, she paused a bit. She then turned to her, she was beside her desk and asked "and which of our discussion?"

"When we were coming to the office," Bimpe said. Michelle never looked at them instead she focused on her laptop. Michelle never comes with Bimpe together to the office, she prefers been on her own and also she comes to the office an hour before working hours. Adeola and Bimpe comes together, thirty minutes before the days work to start.

Michelle starts her work immediately she gets to the office. Adeola and Bimpe prefers sleeping or chatting. Then when it's time for work they starts.

"Okay!!!, sit down. Cool your mind" she said and Bimpe drew a chair closer to sit on. "Okay, what I wanted to tell you is that, Mr. kunle..." she paused a bit. Michelle hearing the name, immediately she became interested in the discussion, she looked at them, but she never say anything. She started to eavesdrop. Bimpe lifted her back away from the chair, her hands resting on Adeola's desk, with her ears wide opened. She continued "...told me, to tell you that, we should meet at his sister's place, only if you are interested. If you are not interested. You should notify him before he leaves the office. That's all" she said and continued her work.

"But if I'm interested, what should I do before he leaves," Bimpe asked, still in her same position

" Nothing, just meet him at his sister's place," Adeola said with her face staring at the laptop.

"Okay," Bimpe said. She stood, and walked to her sit.

LEWIS RESIDENCE

Bimpe was moving up and down in her room. From one cupboard to another, checking and disarranging them, without arranging them back to order. Thinking about what she could wear to Bimbo's place. She picked her phone on her bed, dialed Adeola's number.

"Hello Adeola," she said with her hand on her head scattering her hair.

"How are you doing?" Adeola asked.

"I'm not fine," she said almost immediately.

"what's wrong?" she asked.

"I don't know what to wear," Bimpe said hitting her foot at the floor twice.

"Okay, come over to my place," she said.

"I'm coming right away," Bimpe said.

SHOLA'S RESIDENCE

Bimpe got there not quite long. Shola was out for some business contract, he hasn't arrived after he left in the morning. Adeola welcomed her with a warm hug. But Bimpe wasn't patient. She asked what Adeola was going to do about her cloth issue. Adeola took her to her room, she gave Bimpe some clothes she had, which were still new. They both have the same body shape and size.

"Put then on," Adeola said giving Bimpe some of the clothes still packed in a bag.

"Okay, are we going together?" Bimpe asked.

"yes, sure, only if you don't want me to" Adeola said.

"Okay," she said. She put on the clothes, it looked really smart on her. Adeola also wore one of the clothes. After Adeola finished what she was doing, they moved out of the house going directly to Bimbo's house.

BIMBO'S RESIDENCE

Kunle was already at his sister's house waiting for them to arrive. They came in not quite long. They greeted. They had their sit. Some documentary papers were on the table before all of them.

"So you have to have some agreement before you can sign these papers," Bimbo said.

"Okay, will you read out the questions to agree on? Or who will read them?" Bimpe asked.

"I will do that" Bimbo answered.

"Okay let's start," kunle said. Adjusting himself on the chair he sat on, likewise Bimpe crossing her legs

"how long will it last?" Bimbo asked. Bimpe looked at Adeola and asked how many years are they allowed to, she whispered into her ear.

"Five years," Bimpe said.

"But when any of you says you are done, then the contract will be cut off," Bimbo said.

"I agree," They both said in unison.

"ok is the contract with benefits?" Bimbo asked.

"which kind of benefits?" Bimpe asked.

"sex!!!..." Bimbo answered still trying to continue when Bimpe interrupted.

"No!!!"

"Ooowkay, based on the money. How much are you agreeing on?" Bimbo asked.

"who is answering that," kunle asked.

"you," Bimbo said pointing at kunle.

"Okay, I will give you 1 million naira's, except for playing the role of your husband," kunle said. Bimpe and Adeola were surprised to hear that huge amount but they acted as if not.

"Okay, the last question will you like to know each other?" Bimbo asked.

"if only he is interested," Bimpe said.

"I'm interested," kunle said.

"okay which medium will you prefer, on the mobile phone or a date?" Bimbo asked.

"Both, I insist," kunle said.

"Okay," she agreed.

"Okay, now all of us have to sign some documents before the next step, where is it?" Bimbo said, they signed the documents and they both exchanged phone numbers. Bimpe and Adeola got in the car and they talked about what happened till Bimpe got down to take a public bus. Kunle called Bimpe immediately after she got home.

LEWIS RESIDENCE.

"oh, if I pick up the call I don't know what to say," she said with a frowned face. "Ok I know what to say," she said picking up the phone. It has 7 missed calls on it." What where will I say I went to now, okay we went to prepare dinner" she picked the eight call and cleared her throat.

" Hello, I'm sorry for not picking up since, I went to prepare dinner with Michelle for the entire family. I'm sorry" she said emotionally.

"okay I only wanted to check on you, if you got home safely," he said from the other end.

"Okay, thank you, sir, how about you sir?" she said.

"I'm fine, please can you stop calling me sir" he requested.

"ok sir, I mean ok," she said.

"Yes bye," he said. He hanged up. Kunle sent a message if she wished to go out for dinner tomorrow. She agreed.

Early in the morning, kunle sent her a message to Bimpe. It was an address. Bimpe called Adeola to explain everything kunle sent to her about their first date. Bimpe woke after a long sleep in the afternoon. kunle sent another set of messages about how she will get to the place. After some minutes he called her. He told her to come outside. She rushed out of the house. She doesn't want him to get annoyed. It was weekend already and she had to send the money she promised her mother. She met a delivery boy with a white delivery bag. She already know it was sent to her by kunle. He sent a message saying, 'put it on for dinner'

Royal RESTAURANT

She arrived at the restaurant at 6:40 p.m. She entered the large building. She was dressed in the red dinner night gown he sent to her. She couldn't see anything, the place was empty and dark. Except from the distant candle light she could see from far of. She switched on her phone flashlight, and after a few steps, the lights came on. The place was beautifully arranged with roses on the floor, scented candles, lighted etc. She kept moving.

"you look beautiful," kunle said from behind her, she look back. He was dressed in a blue suit.

"Thanks," she said.

"lets have our seat" he said pointing at the only sit placed at the center of the building. They moved to the set table, with her arm into his. The table was full of , food drinks and glass cups. They sat down. Bimpe kept looking around.