Please break my heart - Season 1 - Episode 23

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Please break my heart - Season 1 - Episode 23

“Jake, come on…do you think that I am ready
to be driven round the city in a police van?”
Jake laughed. “It’s not a big deal, and this
won’t be your first time. You were arrested with
your boss, remember?”

“Oh…so you have gotten the gist already? Who
told you?”

“It doesn’t matter. The police station is still
reeling with excitement from the arrest of two
of the most powerful people in the city. Just
take it as, you are a celebrated villain.”

I smiled. “I have a stalker problem.”

Jake stuck his tongue out. “That’s what you
get for leading people on.” He said, adjusting
his sunglasses.

I yanked the sunglasses off his face that he let
out a cry. “Lead? I did not even know the dude
until I met him at my driving school. He
followed me around ever since.” I protested.

“Okay.” He replied, forcefully taking his
sunglasses. “This cost much, they are royal.”

He said kissing the frame of the sunglass. “I
could care less about your stalker problem; all
you need is a restraining order. But if my
sunglasses got damaged, I can’t get it fixed.”

Jake is back! Everything had to be fun for him.

I smiled as I stared at the way he caressed
the sunglasses. ‘Much ado about nothing!’
Jake made silly things count. An example was
the car he had inherited from his grandfather
before getting a new one.

“How do you intend getting back to the
office?” he asked, as a police officer
approached us.

“I will go with you as far as Broad Street.” I
replied.

The Police officer stood before us. “Hello” he
said quietly.

“He is my supervisor for the community
service; just to ensure that I am a good boy.”
Jake said.

“My name is Philip.” He replied.

“Hi Philip.” I said, as we exchanged
handshake.

Jake cleared his throat. “Philip, I would love if
we could drop this pretty little miss at Ade-
Cole firm before we return to the Station.”

“Anything for a beautiful woman,” he smiled at
me.

“I will be by the Truck.” He said, taking his
leave.

Jake nudged me. “Officer Philip on your radar
now…ha-ha”

“Oh Please Jacob, did I even smile back?”
“Whatever! He is cute Policeman; he is tall,
athletic and handsome. You should consider
him.”

The Policeman had all the qualities that Jake
said, but how could he think of a Policeman
and me? “Jake, you should date a
Policewoman. Let’s go”

“Thanks for the ride Philip.” I said as I got off
the Truck.

“Anytime Miss. Just come to my division.” He
called back.

Jake winked at me. “Bye Love”
“Later…”

Bola held out a note at me as soon as I got
back. “It came from the Court.”

“Thank you.”

I read the letter and sighed. The Court was
requesting my presence to follow up the
restraining order I requested for on Daniel. I
turned to Dare’s office.

“Welcome back.” He said, as I walked in.

“Thank you.”

He gestured to a chair. “Please sit.” I
complied. “I hope you didn’t come here to tear
me apart about your Practise session.” He
said, smiling.

“Not at all, on the contrary, I am very grateful.”
“You are welcome.”

I smiled. “I am to appear at Court tomorrow
over Daniel’s restraining order.”

“Okay. I got the letter also to be a witness,”
he said looking at his wrapped fist.

“Does it still hurt?” I asked, looking concerned.
I nodded. “I am not going to lie about that, it
bloody hurts. His face is so hard”
I chuckled. “I think you are the one with the
lazy bones. Jake would tear anyone apart and
his hands would still be intact. He is as fit as
fiddle”

“You should have called Jake that night, you
know.”

“Aww…I am not ridiculing your efforts, I am
just saying that maybe you are paying too
much attention to the fist and that’s why it
won’t heal.”

He smiled. “Okay,” he replied, taking off the
bandage. “Maybe if I stretch the fist a bit, it
will get better.”

“You don’t have to remove it.”

“I’ll be fine.” He replied. “I don’t want to
appear with it on Friday before my father.”

I rose to my feet. “If you say so, I have to
return to my office. I have a few paper works
to tidy.”

“See you later.” He replied.

I got an e-mail from Dora that read:

“I have gotten more information on Paul. You
cannot guess. See U at home.”

‘Now what’s new about Paul?’ I thought. I
typed back; “Thanks”

“Knock Knock” Toni said, as she walked in.
I smiled at her. “You sly! Why didn’t you tell
me about my practise session? Now I why you
stuttered before leaving my office.”

“But I heard that you did fine. You can blame
me, those are office secrets.”

“Or secrets between Dare and you?”
Toni smiled. “He told me not to tell you, I am
sorry.” She walked over to the window. “If you
ever get bored, just stare through this window,
and it will bubble you back to life. Reina never
took her eyes off this place.”

“Toni, if you miss Reina so much, you can
phone her or just mail her.” I said, sharply.
“I was just teasing.” She replied.

I raised my eyebrows. “Teasing? I think you
were in awe of Reina. You have to forget her,
you know, and if you can’t, limit it around me,
thanks.”

“I have known Reina all my life, and she
always made me miserable because of my
size. You know what she tagged me at high
school? She called me a ‘Balloon’! I could
never like her.”

I grinned. “I think you should work out during
the weekends.”

“I have regular sit ups, but I can’t diet to look
like a strand of spaghetti like you. Do you even
eat at all?”

I laughed. “Of course, I do. You will shocked
by my consumption rate.”

“Please don’t make me laugh. If you eat well,
it will show honey.”

“You can believe whatever you like, but I eat
well.”

Toni flipped through a magazine on my table.
“Friday is only two days away, what are going
to wear?” she asked.

“I haven’t really given it a thought. It’s a
dinner, so I will take time off in the morning to
get to the store, that is if my wardrobe is
devoid of evening wears, but I don’t think it
will come to that.”

Toni pointed at a gown in the magazine. “This
goes for twenty thousand naira, we can buy it
online and it will be delivered tomorrow.” She
said, going through the details. “Oh, it is M&S”
“Let me see.” I said, collecting the magazine. I
have a rich taste for English dresses, so I was
willing to check out the dress. “Should we
browse it?”

“Oh yes,” Toni said as she leaned over the
table. “What is this?”
I laughed. “The gown goes for #21,000 naira.
A thousand must go for delivery service.” I
replied.

“Why didn’t they place that in the magazine?
Rogues! Always trying to exploit people.”

I smiled. “It’s just normal that you pay a
delivery fee for your goods. They have to make
some profits.” Toni shrugged. “I know that
they should have been honest with the actual
price, but what can they do?”

“Whatever, are you still going to buy?”
I grinned. “I will just check my wardrobe when
I get home. If I am not comfortable, I will
place the order.”

“Okay. See you at closing hour; I have to put a
few things together for the Friday dinner.”

“See you.”

I joined the staff bus after work.

“What’s new about Paul?” I asked as soon as I
walked in.

“ Hi Dora, how was your day ? I think that is a
better way to ask your question” she replied,
as she watered the flowers.

I sighed. “I must have lost my manners. Good
evening.”

“That’s better.” She replied, with a smile. She
continued with the watering of the flowers. ‘D--
n Dora!’ I thought. She knew that I was dying
to know what she had found out about Paul,
yet she was not saying a word. I raised my
eyebrows at her, hoping to gain her attention.
It worked. “Oh that…about Paul, right? She
asked smiling.

At that moment, I wished that I could force the
gist out of her mouth. A horrid grin lurked
around her lips as she tried to conceal
something that I was too interested in, she
ended the smile and stared at me sternly.

“Spill it!” I ordered.