Lekki Sisi - S01 E60

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Lekki Sisi - S01 E60

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 60

I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.

‘Lord, show me what you really want me to do. I surrender to your will.’

I stood up and walked into the room to get dressed to join Mimi at the shop. When I reached for my phone, I noticed Tola had called me several times. I was about to call her back when my phone rang.

Shade.

I stared at the phone, battling whether or not to pick the call. I let it ring. it stopped and few seconds began to ring again.

‘Hello Shade.’

‘Tinuke, my father wants to see you.’

My eyes widened. ‘Your father is in Lagos?’

‘Yes he came in two days ago. He wants to meet with you. Please Tinuke don’t say No. Even if you don’t want your job back, just come and see him.’

‘Where is this meeting taking place.’

‘Can you come to my house this evening? I can come and pick you up.’

‘Don’t worry, just send the address. I’ll find my way there.’

‘Thank you so much Tinuke. Dad is so eager to meet you.’

Since I’d given out the car Ranti bought for me, I had to call for a taxi to take me to Shade’s house somewhere in Lekki. She meet me at the gate when I called to inform her that I had arrived.

‘You mean you stay here alone?’ I asked as we walked towards the front door. The duplex was gigantic.

Shade smiled, her hand locked into mine. ‘You see why I insisted you join me here. Anyway, I have a housekeeper, a chef and some cleaners living with me.’

‘That’s better. I’m not sure I can sleep alone in this kind of place.’

When we got to the entrance, Shade stopped and faced me. ‘I’ve missed you so much.’

‘I’ve missed you too.’

We hugged. She held my hand and we walked into the biggest sitting room I’ve seen in my life.

A man was reading newspaper when I entered.

That must be Shade’s father, I thought.

By the left was a flight of stairs that led to only God knows where.

‘Dad, she is here.’

He put down the newspaper and stood up. He looked more handsome than I’d seen him in the picture in Shade’s office. I was surprised when he stood staring at me.

Again, the face. the familiarity. The connection.

Shade’s father began to sing.

Omo o, ke i pe d’agba

Kekere, jojolo, mo feran re

Omo o ke i pe d’agba

Like a thunderbolt, my head exploded with hidden memories.

This is my father!

‘Dad.’ I muttered.

I saw him holding me and dancing in front of our house singing this song. I remembered that whenever he came from his long trip, I’d beg him to sing me the song. He’d put me on his shoulders and whirl me around singing.

Omo o, ke i pe d’agba

I turned to Shade. ‘This is your father?’

Shade looked confused. ‘Dad, you know Tinuke?’

Footsteps hurried down the stairs. I looked towards that direction and there was my sister descending down the stairs. Was I dreaming?

‘Tinuke!’ She stared at me surprised.

Jesus, what’s going on? I grabbed the edge of the sofa for support.

‘Dad, your daughter finally made it here.’ Yetunde said, excitedly.

Shade looked from my father to me. ‘What’s going on here? Tinuke is also my step sister? Dad, say something.’

My father nodded and sat down.

I was up on my feet and heading for the door. Yetunde called my name but I didn’t answer. Shade blocked my path.

‘Tinuke, I’m as shocked as you are. Please don’t leave. Let’s talk this as a family.’

I felt like slapping her right there. How dare she refer to us as family? She enjoyed the privilege of having a father while we lived from hand to mouth. Was this not the child mum said my father had for the Chief’s daughter, a secret he’d kept away from us? All the while I was pursuing a life of comfort, ending up with a maniac and landing in police custody, she lived comfortably in this big house.

How ironic it was that I’d been chased out of a company owned by my father.

‘Shade, please let go of my hand. I have some thinking to do.’

I stormed out of the house.

I don’t have a father, I repeated several times, anger burning through every part of my body.

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