contract - Season 1 - Episode 23

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contract - Season 1 - Episode 23

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Tobi ran out of the house faster than the
speed of light. Abena had insisted to follow
him, and since he was in a hurry, he had no
time to argue with her.

There was only one person on his mind, his
best friend.

Abena walked into the car as quickly as she
could, wearing a pair of shorts, an oversized
shirt and flip flops. She fastened her
seatbelt and frowned at Tobi when he began
driving without strapping his seatbelt on.
“Tobi. Your seatbelt.” She said cautiously.
He ignored her, fire burning in his eyes, as
he gripped on the steering and continued to
drive, passing a red light.
“I know you’re upset, but can you please
fasten your seatbelt.” She said again.
“Can you please, shut the hell up.” He
snapped.

“Tobi-”
“I have no time for seatbelts right now
Abena. If you’re going to keep talking, I’m
not going to hesitate to drop you right here,
by the side of the road.” He spat out, anger
and fear flowing with each word.
“I understand that you’re upset, but if we
have an accident right now, with your
reckless driving, you would probably suffer
the most, because you have no seatbelt on,
and if you don’t care about me or yourself,
can you at least care about your baby!” She
shouted and he abruptly stopped the car.
Regret visible in his eyes, he strapped his
seatbelt slowly, ignoring the insults and
glares he got from other drivers.

He started the car again, driving more
carefully. Fast, but carefully.

Abena’s breath became even and she stared
out of the window, because she couldn’t
bear to stare at him

“I’m sorry. I just-. Joseph is like-.” He
attempted to say something but his voice
broke and his eyes flickered towards her
and back to the road.

“You don’t have to tell me anything. Just
drive. Let’s go see how he’s doing.” She
reassured him, touching his hand lightly. He
visibly relaxed and she smiled.

They drove in near silence, while Tobi
struggled to fight back the tears that
threatened to fall, while Abena reassured
him continually that everything would be
alright, although she had no idea if it would
be.

She knew however, that she understood his
pain.

The fear of losing someone you love.
Especially when it was unexpected.

…
Abena followed Tobi into the hospital, as
fast as she could. She pushed back the
memories she had of such a place,
reminding her self that she was there for
Tobi, not to reminisce on her unattractive
past.

She slump wearily on one of the
uncomfortable chairs in the waiting area,
trying to ignore her stomachs request for
food. It would be odd for her to ask for food
while he was worried about his best friend.

Tobi walked to Dera and immediately she
saw him, she started crying again.

He engulfed her into a hug, assuring her that it
was going to be okay, when he wasn’t even
sure.

“Where are the children?” He whispered as
though they were sharing a secret.
“With Joseph’s mum. I couldn’t bring them, I
just couldn’t.” Her voice broke and she
started to cry again.

They waited for what seemed like hours.
Abena dozing on the chair, Tobi pacing like
a madman, not noticing that Abena’s
sleeping position was likely to give her a
back ache; and Dera, occasionally calling
her mother-in-law to make sure her children
were doing fine.