The Darkest Hour - Season 1 - Episode 5

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The Darkest Hour - Season 1 - Episode 5

THE CYBER CAFE

Only Udoka was found there with two other male workers who got to know her but went out immediately to have a breakfast leaving her all alone. As she dusted out dirt from computers, David entered. He wore the same red jacket, so Udoka was able to recognise him. When he saw her, he smiled in a away that shows: MY PRAYER HAS BEEN ANSWERED YES!

“Good morning” Udoka greeted him.
“Morning” David kept smiling. Though Udoka noticed it but didn’t bother to ask why he was smiling.

“How can i help you?” She asked as she kept a piece of rag without looking at him.
“I want to make several print-out from my system using your machine”
“Each page is thirty naira”
“Sure..” David handed his laptop to her. Yet, Udoka didn’t look at him but her face was bright enough to keep a customer. She sat down, connected the laptop to a printer and said. “Have a seat”

David sat close to her admiring her beauty from the side of her face down to her thighs which exposed slightly. Nothing could be heard except the sound of the printer that was printing out hard copies.

“You know your job” David broke the silence.

“Thanks” Udoka replied.
“Where did you learn how to operate computer?”
“From high school”
“Interesting” both remained quiet. David could see her staring at the laptop screen with all enthusiasm, so he said, “Put a smile on your face”

“Excuse me?” Udoka looked at him.
“I said.. you.. i mean.. you should smile sometimes”

“Why?”

“Coz it gives guys like me courage to express our feelings to girls”

Hearing that, Udoka smiled not because David said so but because she found his statement funny. She became a bit shy and averted her eyes from him.

“I’m sorry for what happened on Saturday” David said.
“What happened?” Udoka looked at him again.

“Don’t you remember me?”
“I do but you did nothing wrong”
“Maybe i tried to interfere into your personal issues which made you forget yourself”
Hearing that, Udoka remembered her father’s land which was the reason why she was lost in thought that day, so she frowned her face and focused on the laptop. “Yes, u inferred” she said.

“Do u want to talk about it?”
“No, and i want this conversation to stop” Udoka concluded. None of them said anything again until the work was done. She gathered the printed papers and handed them to David. As she was receiving her money, David said, “I’m David Robinson”
“Udoka Williams” she replied.

“Have a nice day” David began to walk out while Udoka stared at him until she couldn’t see him again.


**
6:00pm
There was nobody at home when Udoka returned. She walked straight to their cooking pot but found no food there. So she sat on the edge of the bed feeling hungry. “What type of life is this?” she thought and la!d on the bed face-up in a way one could see the shape of her full breasts. Suddenly, Monica entered with a small bag.

“Where have u been? And where is mother?” Udoka sat up.

“I went to hawk plantain, and i don’t know where mother is” Monica replied and handed the bag to her sister. “It’s a snack. U can eat it while i prepare something” she said.

“Thanks” Udoka collected it and began to eat while Monica turned to their stove.
However, Udoka had stopped eating staring at a spot. She remembered David’s words and began to smile without knowing that her sister had been looking at her.

“What?” Monica asked her.
“What what?” Udoka returned the question after realising herself.

“I saw you smiling”
“Was i smiling?”
“No, u were crying” Monica placed her hands on her waist with a smiling face but Udoka remained quiet smiling too. As girls, they had the same thing in mind but Monica didn’t want to dig into it, so she said, “How was your first day at work?”
“Fine, there were many customers” Udoka replied.

“Are they the reason why u were smiling?”
“Why are you so interested to know why i was smiling? Fine, it’s because someone told me that when girls smile it gives men courage to express their feelings to them. I find it funny that’s why i smiled”
“Oh my God!” Monica exclaimed turning around immediately.

“What?”
“I don’t like where this is going” she replied then Udoka laughed seriously.
Just at the door, Monica felt her eyes closed and legs weak. Therefore, she fell down on the floor.

“Monica!” Udoka rushed her. “What’s happening to u? Monica!” she shouted but Monica’s eyes were still close in vision-she saw herself in the Dark Forest again and the bright light becoming brighter.. As Udoka wanted to cry, her eyes opened.
“What happened?”

“I should be asking you coz u fell down”
“My head aches” Monica struggled up to the bed with the help of her sister…
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