Story

The Village Gardner

*Episode 19*

Isabella, what are you doing here? I asked her.
ISABELLA; Can we go in first, before you kill me with your questions.
ME; Inside here? (pointing at my door).
ISABELLA; No, inside there. Please unlock the door joor.
ME; Is it by force?.
ISABELLA; No sir, or aren’t you happy to see me?. I have been waiting for you here more than 30 minutes. but but(i cut her in).
ME; Lets go inside madam.
We went inside and settle down. She became quiet and was staring at me likewise me. Some minutes later she was still silent and the staring was getting much.i couldn't bear it any longer and i said.
ME; Hey Isabella, are we here to do staring competition. Why are you here? i thought you don’t wanna see me again.
ISABELLA; *clear throat* Eerm Tobem, have i done anything wrong to you. Why you don’t wanna talk or see me again. You have been avoiding me recently. What have i done na?.
ME; Eeehe, you don’t know what you did abi?. You didn’t even asked what happen between Anabel and I, you just came and started insulting me for hitting her, you even slapped me for no reason and you are here asking me what wrong you did. *mtchew*
ISABELLA; Is that all? Alright i’m sorry for my hash attitude. You know Anabel is my sister, so it’s my responsibility to protect her no matter what. So i’m sorry for the slap, lets be friends again.
ME; I have heard you, we are cool but you have to appease the gods.
ISABELLA; Alright anything for you baby. How can i appease the gods?.
ME; (baby ke, a grown man like me you are calling me baby. You are not serious) i need two packet of chin chin and sweet.
ISABELLA; Lolx, Tobem you are funny shaa. But i will make it up to you tomorrow afternoon i’m gonna take you out.
ME; Take me out kwa, to were exactly?.
ISABELLA; Many places, like beach, mr biggs and so on. Just relax till tomorrow okay.
ME; Alright but i might be going today. You know that Anabel will make her final decision today and you know she hate me and she might ask me to go.
ISABELLA; *smiled* Don’t worry about that dear. You are going nowhere okay.
ME; How, are you Anabel?.
ISABELLA; Everything has been settled. So get ready for tomorrow.
We gisted happily for a while before she left and promise to check on me later.
Me wey never go beach or mr bigs before, why won’t i go with her. I dey craze?. Atleast i can swimm so i won’t carry last…..knock knock knock.
ME; Who be that person na.you want brake the door?. Oga tobe na me Jumbo.
ME; Jumbo na wetin na.
JUMBO; Oga dey call you. Him say make you come now now.
ME; Okay i dey come.
Oga is calling me. For what na. I wore my clothe and left. I went inside their sitting room., as usual Anabel, Isabella and chief Simon was there already waiting for me.
ME; Good day sir. *i greeted him*
C.SIMON; Sit down Tobe. Hope you are ready to hear the final decision of Anabel. (i nodded).
So Anabel go ahead and make your final decision on him.
Every were went silent as usuall.i looked at both Anabel and Isabella’s face. They weren’t smiling nor frown.
ANABEL; Eerm dad, I have concluded my final decision on him.
C.SIMON; And which is..
ANABEL; Let him stay. Let him continue working for us.
C.SIMON; Are you sure of what you just said?.
ANABEL; Yes dad. (i was smiling throughout. Isabella caught me smiling and she couldn’t help but smiled back.
C.SIMON; Alright Tobechukwu. Just thank your stars, otherwise you would have been in the village right this moment. But let me warn you, don’t ever in your life lay this your strong hands on any of my daughters again. If you try it next time, i will lock you up in jail and nobody i mean nobody will save you. Hope i’m understood.
ME; *smiling* yes sir, thank you for giving me a second chance. It won’t happen again i promise.
C.SIMON; You are even smiling abi?.
ME; No sir, sorry sir.(why won’t i smile).
C.SIMON; Sorry for yourself. And one more thing. I will be traveling for a business meeting tomorrow. I will be away for a week so i want you to take care of the compound till when i will come back.
ME; Okay sir no problem. I will do just that.
C.SIMON; You can go now.
I stood up and left without looking at the girls faces. Victory at last. Anabel really surprised me. Only God knows why she change her mind. Well is good shaa. I am not ready to go back to that boring village.
I was in my room dancing and celebrating for the victory i just got. I was playing the song of our nigeria artist duro by Tekno. The music was in the highest volume. I like the song so much and i was carried away with the lyrics of the song. I didn’t know that someone was knocking at the door. I was still dancing with a bottle of one man squared that i bought last time. The person knocked and got no replied and pushed the door open and came in. The next thing that i heard was. So you can dance well like this. Immediately i heard the voice i pause the music to see who owns the voice and it was no other person than Anabel. (what is she doing inside my room).
ME; Anabel, what are you doing here. How long have you been here?.
ANABEL; I just came in now.who taught you how to dance. Can you teach me?.

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ToBeContinued.