episode 59
His smirk disappeared and his eyebrows
furrowed in confusion. “You have a child?”
“So it’s okay Tobi. Because everyone I love
is always taken away from me. My mother,
my father, my little sister. And Demi was
almost taken away from me, but you gave
me an opportunity. Stupid and reckless, but
it paid the bills. And now, the two children
are going to be taken away too. But that’s
okay, because I can’t take care of them.
Because I’m used to it. That’s okay.” She
said, her voice shaky.
“Abena-”
“Dont come close to me you bastard!”
He flinched at her words and stood, rooted
in his spot.
“You called me an incubator Tobi. Is that
what you see me as? Not a human being, an
incubator. You’re proud and selfish! You’re a
snob and you think you’re better than
everyone else abi! And I hate you for that. I
hate you because you have the ability to
make everyone else seem like dirt when
you’re in the room. You’re a selfish,
manipulative, controlling, sonofabitch!”
She ran up the stairs, muttering Yoruba
profanities under her breath and he couldn’t
move.
He was supposed to be happy. Happy that
he won. So why did he feel like every word
she said?
…
Tobi walked past her room after he ate
dinner, alone.
He didn’t remember the last time he had
dinner alone.
He knocked on her door and heard her
crying. “Go away.” She said in a shaky
voice.
He walked inside anyway, and sat down
beside her on the bed. She looked away
from him, and he sighed.
“Abena. I’m sorry I said all that stuff about
you.” He apologized.
“No you’re not. You meant it. All of it.” She
shot back and he shook his head although
she wasn’t looking at him.
“I didn’t. I was angry and I wasn’t thinking
straight. And I’m sorry. Ma bi nu.” He said
quietly.
“You’re so-”
“Cruel? Rude? Selfish, manipulative,
controlling, and a sonofabitch? Yeah I heard.
A really nice girl who I was mean to said
that. ”
She chuckled and looked at him. He pulled
her into a hug, and she relaxed in his arms.
“Are you sniffing me?” He asked in an
amused tone.
“Leave me jare. You smell nice.” She said.
“I’m sorry Abena.” He muttered.
“It’s okay. But you owe me a lot of
chocolate.” She laughed and he shook his
head.
“I’ll do anything to see you smile.” He
whispered in her hair.
She smiled in his chest, her heartbeat
speeding up at his words.
“Why do you always say my name? You
always say ‘Abena’ when you’re talking to
me in almost every sentence.” Abena asked.
“Because it’s sexy. I like the way it rolls off
my tongue.” He said and she laughed, rolling
her eyes.
“Abena. About your family?”
She sat up and looked at him. He just aksed
the question she hated.
“It’s okay if you don’t want to tell me. Just
know that I’ll always be there.” He said.
“Thanks. But I want to tell you anyway. My
dad died a few years back. He had a heart
attack when he caught my step mother
sleeping with his assistant CEO. They had
been planning to take the company away
from him, and his death just completed the
mission. I couldn’t take over because my
dad had done some legal stuff that would
only let me take over when I was done with
university. So the assistant CEO was
supposed to take over, but he played my
step mother too.

episode 61
“To where? I’m not going to one of your
clubs again. It’s weird.” She replied with a
smile.
“Anywhere you want.” He shrugged. “As long
as I’m with you.”
“That’s so cheesy.” She laughed, pretending
to be unaffected by his words.
“Girls like cheesy. Especially you Naija girls.”
He teased. “Abi you don’t like?”
He was stepping to close to her, and she
averted her gaze to the soup she was
stirring.
“The food is ready. Be useful for once and
bring the garri so I can make eba.”
…
“Tobi, have you seen my-” Abena stopped
when she noticed that he was talking to a
guest.
“Oh my God I’m so sorry. I didn’t know you
had a guest. I’ll be in my room, sorry.” She
said, going back up the stairs.
“No. Come back. This concerns you, I was
just about to call you.” Tobi said, gesturing
for her to take a seat.
She sat down, and looked at the man sitting
beside Tobi. He looked really familiar.
“Abena, this is Francis. Remember him? He
helped me find you when that… thing
happened. He’s a private investigator.” Tobi
said, and Francis gave her a small smile.
“Oh. I remember you. Thank you. Is this
about what happened?” She asked.
“No. Actually, I want him to look into your
mothers case.” Tobi said.
Abena shook her head, pushing back the
tears that threatened to fall. “The police
closed the case a long time ago. There’s
nothing we can do.”
“It won’t be treated as a police case. It is a
private investigation. All we would do is find
out the truth, and then, send it to the police
to prosecute.” Francis explained to her.
“Abena. Look at me.” Tobi said but she kept
on shaking her head. “Baby. Look at me.”
He tried again, and she looked at him.
“Let’s find out the truth, okay? All you need
is the truth.”
Silence stretched between them, and then
after a while she nodded, and gave a sad
smile.
“Good. So do you remember anything about
your mother. Enemies, fights, anything?”
Francis asked, bringing out his tablet to
write down whatever she would say.
“I don’t know. I was five at that time. I
hardly even remember her sef.” Abena said.
“Anything at all?” Francis pushed her.
She stared at nothing for a while. Thinking
and searching her memory for anything.
Then suddenly, she looked at Tobi, with a
triumphant glint in her eyes.
“My father. Every time we had a memorial
service for her, he always said that before
she died, she spent her last moments with
her family and her best friend.” Abena said,
giving a small smile at the thought.
Then suddenly, it struck her like lightening.
The day she left home, the words of Bridget,
her step mother.
“You’re just like your mother.”
“We were best friends, yet she stole him.”
“My mother’s best friend was my step
mother.”