Lekki Sisi - S01 E76

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Lekki Sisi - S01 E76

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 76

The birthday celebration ended quickly because in Lagos, time is money. Patrick drove me in my new car to work. A meeting had been scheduled in the conference room for 11a.m. I sat with Dad as he introduced me to the members of staff as the new branch head of Fidson Corporate Solutions. He made it very clear that I was his daughter and when the other employees looked at him in disbelief, he emphasized, ‘biological.’

My eyes scanned the room. I had worked with most of these people and now I was going to lead them. I missed Francis and wished he was back. Not in my wildest dreams would I have imagined returning to Fidson.

Oh God! Is this how you work? Is this how you take a person’s mess and make something out of it? But why are you showing me so much love?

I didn’t get any response. His silence spoke a thousand words.

Later that evening, we saw dad off to the airport. He had to return to Abuja to prepare for a meeting with a Belgium company. Yetunde sat behind me in the car, working on her school application.

‘Did mum agree to Gbenga moving in with dad?’ I asked Yetunde as we approached the airport.

‘Yes she did. I was so surprised. I wonder what Dad wrote in that letter to mum.’

Patrick glanced at my sister from the rear mirror, ‘Tell mum we’ll be visiting next weekend.’

Yetunde smiled. ‘I called her this afternoon. She can’t wait to meet you.’

We pulled behind Shade’s car and climbed down. We waited outside until Patrick and Shade found a place to park and then we walked into the airport together. I couldn’t help but smile at my brother in a fine t-shirt and jeans with matching sneakers. He looked so different from the Akure boy I knew.