Ginika - S01 E02

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Ginika - S01 E02

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 2

Few seconds later, he spoke up.

“I’m sorry ladies, I’m fine now”

“Are you sure? You dont look like someone that is fine and besides what was that, you scare the hell out of us” Aina said as she looked into Ginika’s face.

“I’m sorry, I need to get going now before it’s too late, it’s getting darker already” he said.

“Are you sure you can travel like this and aside that, it’s getting…”

Aina interrupted.

” He said he would be on his way and I’m sure he is better now, aren’t you Ephraim?”

He nodded in affirmation and stood up gently, Ginika supported him to stand up. Ginika’s expression wasn’t sure of what Aina said.

She looked into Aina’s face with a pitiful expression that shows care for Ephraim but she totally ignored her expression and replied to her with a blunt frown.

Ephraim walked out in a calculated step while they both followed him. His steps were slow and his legs fiddled faintly as he took each step. Aina held his hand in support of his movement.

Ginika came along from behind. A motorcycle sped by and Aina stopped him. Ephraim sat on the motorcycle and faced the ladies.

“I am sorry for scaring you, it’s just a mere medical issue, I will go straight to the hospital when I get to town, nice meeting you Ginika, I hope I didn’t mess up my first day with you” he said with a faint smile.

“No, it’s fine, please take good care of yourself.” Ginika replied with a smile.

” You should get going now before it gets darker than this.” said Aina. The motorcycle sped off.

Ginika walked into the house, Aina walked briskly to her and pulled her back.

“Babe, what was that all about?” She exclaimed.

Ginika looked at her quizzically.

“What was what? What are you talking about?

” really? You don’t know? Why are you trying to make him stay back? ” she yelled with anger written all over her face.

Ginika looked confused.

“Aina, that man was dying, I thought we could take him to the hospital here or something and aside that its not safe for him to travel, what if his not healthy enough for the hurley and burley nature of the road, he might not get help, I was just concerned and that’s all, after all, she is your friend and you are supposed to care for him because he traveled down to visit you” Ginika expressed.

Aina scoffed and stared at her sarcastically.

“Really, did I tell you all that? You want him to die here? I don’t know him from anywhere, he is just a guy I met at the mall when I went to the city, and he offered to pay me a visit, I only granted this one request after thousands of request and you expect me to start treating him as my boyfriend, what if he dies, you want to send me to jail abi? Alakoba”

She hissed and walked back into the house.

Ginika stood stagnant and watched her as she headed into the house. She sighed and headed in too.

She was about to enter their room when Effiong came out of his room.

It was a three bedroom apartment where different people occupied different rooms.

Aina and Ginika occupied a room as a serving corp member, Effiong, the said crypto currency guy and a bit of yahoo boy occupied the other while a bank worker occupied the third room. The sitting room was left empty except for a plastic chair.

“Girika, how are you? You look worried, are you okay?” He asked.

The sight of Effiong made Ginika roll her eyes because she knew she was about to hear his usual lines again and he won’t let her in if she didn’t say something promising.

“Effiong I’m fine and I have told you times without number that my name is Ginika not Girika, stop calling my name with your accent” she replied.

” That’s him ehn, see Girika, Abasi is hearing me, I really rike you ehn, see, I will take good care of you, remme take you to akwa ibom and make you the Queen of my virrage, (village) you are too beautiful to be ignored ” he said.

Ginika looked tired.

“See Effiong, I have heard you, we will talk about it some other time, I need to go have some rest” she said, opened the door and went in.

“Girika, wait, should I prepare edika ikon with bitterrif for you? It will wash away all your worries” she exclaimed.

“But what karai do to wash away rall this akwaibom intoration sef?” He said and went back inside.

Aina laid on the bed when Ginika entered.

She went for the chair, picked her book and continued reading. She was unrest, the urge to talk to Aina wouldn’t let her rest.

“Babe, I didn’t mean to interfere in your affair, I just couldn’t help but show concern, it reminded me of the same scenario with my brother and I showed no care, he didn’t make it and it haunts me till today, that was how i learnt that little things we do matters a lot, I am sorry” she apologised and resumed back to her reading.

Guilt filled up Aina, she raised from the bed and crawled to her.

” I’m so sorry for your brother, it’s not that I am heartless too, I was only scared and didn’t know what to do, I’m sorry too” she said.

She held her hand and they exchanged smiles.