Miss Olowe 2

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Tears. This is the one thing about living alone. When you have money, you enjoy and chop life alone. When there is no money, you suffer alone. Omo. This life is one kind. How can a whole me Omotanwa Olowe be eating 50 naira fufu and soup with no meat. Eii God abeg. 

Alawee has finished like this. If not for this my nonsense ‘I better pass my neighbor gen’ that keeps having fault, it wouldn’t have finished so fast. I’ve spent 10k on it just this month. Maybe it’s even that Tunde boy that is spoiling the gen further. The gen never ceases to give me problems. Why is the power supply in this place so terrible? 

I paid electricity bill 14,500 naira. When it’s not as if it’s only me that is using light in Nigeria. Maybe I should get a meter because I’m very sure I don’t use up to 15k worth of power. These thieves. Mtchw. 

I’ve spent 5k on transport. Owo ti ku waso (money is remaining 50 naira). 3,500 naira actually. Wait how come it was just 2k in my purse this afternoon? Today is August 25th, they won’t pay us till September 2nd. So, I guess I will just manage till then. 

My mind flashed back to this afternoon as I ate the last wrap of fufu in front of me. 

I wiped the sweat dripping down my eyebrow and fanned my neck with my hand. Why is it so hot today? I turned my eyes back to the dashing light-skinned man standing in front of me. 

“You probably don’t know me” he removed his shades, whoa, his eyes, “we were in the same corper’s lodge five months ago during orientation”. 

“Ohhh. Well, nice to meet you—”

“Olakunle. You can call me Kunle”, he stared deep into my eyes and handed my pen back. 

I scratched my eyebrows nervously. Who is this hot, brown-eyed rascal? 

“Well, it was nice speaking to you Kunle. Feel free to call me Tanwa. See you around”. 

Arghh. Get over yourself Tanwa! Why am I remembering that? That’s not the situation on ground. The way forward is what we want to know Tanwa. I’ve invested 70% of my savings which is 2.7 million naira and I’ve locked the remaining 30%. Should I just unlock it before it matures? No. That’s not a good idea. 

I looked around my apartment’s white interior. Maybe I should sell this 40 inch television and buy a smaller one. This sitting room is too posh for someone trying to manage 33k.

Brrngg— 

Who is that disturbing my inner self meeting.

I stared at my phone’s screen in disbelief. My big sister? Yess! My heart immediately did a big leap. Wait, why is she calling me?

“Sister Titi?”

“The one and only. We are in front of your house”, she said. We? 

I packed my plates and washed my hands. Chai. Fufu smell. See my life. Why did she have to bring people? I hurried to wear something more presentable and raced to the door. 

“Sister Titiiii!”, I jumped on her. Thanks to my 5’3 stature. I was so small that she spinned me around, I giggled. 

“Gosh, I’ve missed you kid!”, she said as she set me down. She was wearing a pant suit and heels. Is she coming from work?

“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming to Ekiti? All the way from Abuja? Wait. So you left your husband and kids?” 

“Yes. It’s just a two-day thingy. I came for a meeting here.”, she said. Is that who I think it is? My sister’s closest friend?  

“Aunty Laraaa, I didn’t see you. Good evening!”

“Omotanwa baby! How are you?” 

“I’m just here. Fighting my way through NYSC. Wait. Isn’t that—Kunlee…?” I stared at the last person coming down from my sister’s Range Rover. Why did he have to wear a tight green shirt showing the outline of his biceps? Oh man. 

“Yes, have you two met already?” aunty Lara wiggled her eyebrows and my sister laughed. “Anyways, I want you to meet my brother Kunle. Your sister came into town to have a meeting at my hotel. We talked and I realized both of you were serving here so I told him to come along”, Aunty Lara said.

“Ohh. Hi Kunle” he nodded and smiled. “Please come in” I just hope my apartment doesn’t smell like fufu. Darn! Thank God my perfume is very strong. 

I collected the bag my sister was holding. Is that food I smell? I sniffed and sighed in relief. Thank goodness. 

“You guys don’t have light in this place”, my sister said. 

“Yes o. Na so we see am. Let me go and put on the gen. I just repaired it”

“Wait, let me come with you” a deep voice said while staring at me with those eyes. 

“Oh. Okay. No problem”, I said. We walked out. He of course towered above me and I caught a whiff of his perfume. Hm. Immaculate. Immaculate really? Tanwa. Lol. 

“Nice home, I must say. You have great interior taste”, he said.

“Thanks so much,” I moved to put on the gen. I just hope it starts. Please God, don’t let this gen embarrass me. 

He held me back, “Wait, let me get that”. Ah. Well…let’s see.

He bent, held one side of the gen and pulled. The gen started immediately. Jeez. Look at those arms. I’m in for a longggg ride. I sighed. 

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