contract - Season 1 - Episode 14

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contract - Season 1 - Episode 14

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She walked into a large room with a queen
sized bed in a corner and a walk in closet
with a full sized mirror attached to it was
opposite the bed. There was a couch and a
flat screen tv smaller than the one in the
living room, but big anyway.

“This is where I’ll be staying?” She asked
again with disbelief. Her eyes twinkled in
excitement and lips curved into a full blown
smile.

“I just said that.” He said trying to keep a
straight face but failed as his lips curved
into an amused smile.

She walked into the bathroom. It had a bath
and a shower. The cabinet was stocked with
more shampoo, conditioner and soap than
she needed.

“Your bathroom is bigger than my room back
at home.” She exclaimed and he gave a soft
chuckle.

“Good to see that you like it.” He simply
said and she nodded before laying down on
the soft mattress and giving a satisfied
m0an.

“Now the rules.” He said, his lips were
pressed into a firm line and he looked at her
seriously.

Rules?

Was this man serious? She looked at him
hoping he would laugh and say he was
joking.

He didn’t say that! What did he think he was
doing? He was treating her like a teenager in
boarding school.

“It’s simple. No cooking, humming, singing,
snoring, as you know my room is right
beside yours, loud music or sounds, no
talking to me except necessary. Stay in your
room, except when you want to eat. Don’t
answer the door. Don’t come out when
visitors are around. Don’t pick the house
phone. Was any plate you use, don’t leave
messes around, I’m a clean person. Don’t
touch anything that’s not in your room, my
furniture, artifacts and especially my bar.
Don’t rearrange anything. Everything has to
remain the way you’ve met it. And don’t
make a mess. There’s always food in the
kitchen so you don’t have to cook. Do you
understand?” He asked.

She lifted an eyebrow. “You really don’t like
my presence, do you?”

“I don’t.” He replied with a nod before
leaving her in shock.

She stared at the door after he left. She’ll
show him not to mess with a pregnant
woman.

…
That night, Tobi left his study with a weary
look on his face. He just wanted to sleep,
and he definitely didn’t have time for Abena
and her mischief. He walked past her room,
then as an afterthought, he walked to the
room. He pressed his ear against the door
but didn’t hear anything. He opened it
slightly and peered inside. She was sleeping,
her back was turned to him. There was a
photograph of her family on the bedside
table. He noticed a picture of a baby boy
and lifted a questioning eyebrow. On the
floor, there was a plate of finished food.
He rolled his eyes at her messy behaviour.
There were posters on the walls. One spelt
her name: ABENA. Others said different
things.

“Everything You Can Imagine Is Real.”
“I believe in being strong when everything
seems to be going wrong.”

“Have faith and start a new tomorrow.”
He rolled his eyes and smiled. The room
smelled like her too. He could smell her
perfume faintly. He decided to leave the
plate there for her to see the next day.
That way, she wouldn’t know that he was
there.

…
Tobi woke up startled by the loud noise
coming from the other room. He checked
the time, 12:56 a.m.

What was that girl up to?
He walked towards her room fuming and
opened the door without knocking. She was
eating a banana and dancing clumsily in the
middle of the room. She turned around and
met his furious gaze with a mischievous
smile.