My Boss Wife - S01 E09

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My Boss Wife - S01 E09

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9

After a meeting with the Heads of

Departments of my husband’s company, I

followed Busayo to her house before going to

pick up Odin from school. I was pressed, so I

went to the comfort station to pee when my

phone rang. It was a message and Busayo

read it before I came out.

“Tony-baby, what the hell are you doing with

Kayode?”

“Like what?” I pretended as if nothing is

going on between I and him.

“Don’t lie here joor, you think you can spoil

what Ray laboured to establish?”

“Where are you going? Better stop it.”

“Stop what, c’mon, take your phone and tell

him where you two will be meeting tonight.”

She threw my phone at me and I saw the

message.

“Bussy-baby, you have to understand.”

“Understand what? That you want to crumble

Ray’s family and company or what?”

“I know you will not understand. See Busayo,

I’m a woman and need some good man to

touch me. I can’t stay masturbating all by

myself jare.”

“Is that all you can say?”

“See, the issue here is that I have feelings

for Kayode, even though I was kind of

wondering why he sent me the parcel he did

send.” I did as if nothing had happened

between us two some lovely day before my

husband’s demise.

“My friend, Tony-baby, I know you have a life

to live. You’re a young widow and your things

are still in shape but you have to be careful.

Look at your son and see a replica of Ray.”

“If you can’t get a man and marry, don’t be

telling me rubbish about life. What do you

know about life?” I spoke to her as if we’ve

not been friends for quite some years now.

“Listen to me Tonia or ruin your life joor.”

She told me as she went into her bedroom. I

called her but she wouldn’t answer, so I left

to pick up Odin from school.

“Mummy, I love you but I know something

about the bomb blast that mummy does not

know.”

“That’s my boy.” Truly, in him is a replica of

Ray; his pointed nose, lovely brown eyes and

dark hair. My son is just like his father; like

father like son, they say.

In the evening, I forgot to fry some fish for

my son. He had been piscivorous all his small

years. What is happening to me?

“Mummy, where’s my fish. Ooh, mummy is

selfish; she prepared chicken for only

herself.”

“No baby.” I rushed to the kitchen and fried

some fish for him but he was gone before I

came out. I followed him to his room and

saw him crying. Getting closer and wiping his

tears and telling him I have special fish for

him tonight and I wanted to surprise him, he

burst out laughing and we went back to the

dining eating. Surprisingly, Kayode showed up

and I went to open the door for him as Odin

went upstairs.

“Baby, I came to take you out for party.”

“What party? You know I have a son to

protect?”

“I know but you have to get my point naah.”

“Which point is that?” I said and saw his lips

approaching mine.

“Mummy, mummy.” My son called from

upstairs.

“Oh, my son.” But before Kayode could get

up from me because he was already on top

right there in the sitting room, my son

shouted as he fell down from above, breaking

his hand. Odin was breathing loud and I

raced him to the hospital after asking Kayode

to leave my house.

In the hospital, the doctor said my son will

get up soonest; it was not a complicated

medical case just that he broke his hand.

“Madame, don’t worry, your son will be up

and doing very soon.”

“Thank you doctor, I really appreciate your

work.”

“It’s my pleasure ma’am.” I stared at the

doctor when he called me ‘ma’am.’ I

wondered as I pondered what people see in

me that they address me with such respect.

——————–

In the morning, Odin woke up smiling. As I

watched him closely, I saw the photocopy of

my husband.

“Mummy, where am I? What happened to my

hand?”

“Don’t worry honey, you will be fine.”

“I love you mummy but I don’t know that man

that was on top of you.”

“Ooh…don’t worry about that baby.”

All of a sudden, Odin closed his eyes and I

jumped up.

“Oh, thank God, he doesn’t know what’s

going on. Besides, he’s only a child.” I said

smiling, moving from one end of the hospital

room to the next before the doctor came in.

“Madame, what happened to your son?”

“I don’t know, we just spoke now before he

closed his eyes.”

Checking my son’s eyes and his pulse rate,

the doctor discovered that he was no longer

breathing. The doctor looked at me and

shook his head.

“Doctor, what has happened to him? Don’t tell

me he’s dead.” I started crying.

“Madame, your son is gone? Maybe there

was internal bleeding we didn’t discover

early.”

“Gone to where? Doctor, tell me you’re

kidding. Doctor, no, no, no.” I started crying

as I touched my son’s body looking at him.

Indeed, he was the photocopy of his father;

his replica. Holding him on my laps, I saw his

eyes opened and closed and breathing in and

out.

“Doctor, doctor.” I shouted. A nurse came

saying the doctor is doing his ward round, I

should not be disturbing the whole hospital.

“What are you saying? My son’s life is at

stake and you are telling me not to disturb

the whole hospital, you must be out of your

mind.”

“Madame, don’t say rubbish to me ooo, I’m

not any girl you just speak anyhow to ooo.” I

felt like slapping the nurse but I didn’t want

to call attention. Besides, my child’s life is

far more precious than a petty quarrel.

“I’m sorry nurse, I was really worried because

the doctor declared my son dead.”

“Dead? But look at him smiling.”

“Yes dear, he just opened his eyes now.”

“Sorry ma’am, I never meant to be rude to

you.”

“I understand your job nurse.” I said to the

nurse as my phone rang. It was Busayo.

“Hello Bussy-baby.”

“Hello Tonia, I didn’t see you in the office and

I was really concerned.”

“Ooh, an accident happened yesterday, I’m in

the hospital at the moment.”

“What happened?”

“My son fell down from upstairs and broke his

hand.”

“How? Where were you?”

“It’s all my fault but I’ve learnt my lesson.”

“Tony-baby, I’m coming right away. Which

hospital are you?”

“The Covenant Hospital.”

“Oh, I will be there soon.”

When she came, I narrated the entire story to

her and she looked at me. Odin was sleeping

when she arrived, so we talked and chatted,

remembering our university days even.

“But you were a hot babe, no guy could get

you that easily naah, what has changed you?”

she asked, smiling.

“Don’t mind me joor, I just can’t explain it

jare.”

“So what are you going to do about the

Kayode of a man before he destroys you and

your son?”

“I’ve made a fundamental decision.”

“And what’s that?”

“I’m removing him from office; I want him far

from my life.”

“I think that will be the best idea now.”

“I think so too.” I said.