Must Read: Life

7 years ago

Must Read: Life

]’Whatever you eat up through your mouth, surely shall it pass out through your bum hole.’ Anonymous.

How Ola knew she loved poems was beyond her. She loves anything in verse form and for years, she had been a collector of all forms of poetry. Foreign, local, ballads, old, modern, just name it. If it is poetry, then consult Fateemah Oluwafunmilola Olaoye. She had been trying for years to write poems herself but she had not been able to come up with something concrete.

So, when she saw the poem Ola had sent to her, she headed straight to his office.

”Good morning, Ola.” she greeted after the secretary had showed her in. Ola was anxious. He thought the poem did not go down well with her. But as he saw her grinning, he knew he had struck a cord in her heart. He relaxed.
”Good morning Funmi. How was your weekend? To what do I owe this early morning visit?” he feigned innocence.
”Did you write this?” she asked waving the typed matter in front of him. Ola collected it and looked it through as Funmi studied the expression of happiness on his face. He looked up and said, ”Don’t you like it? If you don’t like it, just tear it up. I just felt I should let you know how I feel about you. You have successfully captivated me and….in short I think I am in love with you, Funmi.” he said his face contorted into a frown as he expectantly stood up from his chair and sat on his table a few metres away from where she sat.

She looked at him. Her face filled with unshed tears. She could feel his true feelings in those words. She loved him.
”I don’t like the poem. Ibrahim, I love it and its writer. I had come to know that there is something I just feel anytime I am around you.

There is this aura of peace and tranquility you carry. Ola mi, I love you too.” She got up and gave him the tightest of hugs she could offer, and in a few while, they were locked up in the hottest of kisses. Ola recovered faster than her and said, ”This is the greatest news of my life. Would you believe that you are my first love and the first girl I would ask out successfully?” She doubted it and he went on to tell her about his life around girls, she was perplexed. Such a handsome guy like him and still untainted! She had just discovered a gold mine and nothing would let her leave him forever!

That was the begining of their romance. It started as a rumour but the whole office later knew it wasn’t. It was for real. They were seen together anywhere outside the office. Yet, they never joked with their work. Their parents were soon in the know of things and Ola’s mother was particularly glad and happy for her son because she was beginning to get a little worried about his single and searching status.

But there was one person who threatened the well being of their love life. It was their M. D. Funmi’s direct boss.

Mr. Bisi Adebesin was a thirty nine year old divorcee. He was a father of two renowned for his philandering activities. He was an average heighted man, fair complexioned, a little bit on the plump side and boasted of a large potbelly. He drinks anything in a bottle and chases anything in skirts. He had had his way with lots of female folks within and outside the organisation.

He had been after Funmi since she was transferred to his office as his secretary but had been highly unsuccessful. So, when he discovered that there was an amorous affair bloosoming between Ola and Funmi, he decided to hijack the it and use it to his own advantage.

For long, her boss had been pestering her for an affair but Funmi had blatantly refused. She had not the guts to tell her lover but she thought it was something she could handle on her own till he started threatening to fire the two of them. When this happened, she had to tell Ola.

Ola could not decipher why Mr. Adebesin would not let the love of his life have her peace. He approached hi one sunny afternoon in his office.

”Good afternoon sir,” he greeted.
”Ah! Ola, my very good boy. How are you? Hope no problem? We don’t have a meeting today, do we?” he queried rather surprised.

Ola went on to state the object of his visit and pleaded with him to leave the lady alone for him.

He agreed to leave her alone only if Ola would let him have her for just a weekend to which Ola openly disagreed. Since, a compromise can’t be reached, he threatened to take both the woman and Ola’s source of livelihood. Ola called his bluffs, stormed out of the office and slammed the door in Mr. Adebesin’s face.
”The battle line is drawn.” He heard him growl as he angrily walked to his office.

Back in his office, Ola thought and thought of a way out, he came up with none until he left for home for the weekend..