CHAPTER 16

Joyce was in her room sleeping; her brother and his friend her in living room talking about Jinali.

"What about your accountant?" Bami asked.

"You mean Jinali?"

"Yes, what is her reaction when you give her the letter" watching television.

"She said thank you"

"What!! She doesn't know that it is sack letter"

"She knew, she even said sack letter and i said yes" he explained further.

"She said thank you?" He was so surprised.

"Yes, i told you that Jinali is not like other girls, she knows that she doesn't do any wrong that is why she didn't beg me"

"Oh!! Oh!!! This is so serious" he said. Knocking at the door like three times.

"I think someone is knocking at the door"

"Yes, someone is there" his friend said.

"Who is there?" Joyfar asked, going to the door.

"Is me Olu" he answered.

"Okay, waiting a minute" he opened the door.

"Good afternoon brother"

"Afternoon, how is your day?" Joyfar said.

"It good sir"

"Good afternoon" Bami greeted.

"Good afternoon brother" he replied.

"Wait let me help you to call Joyce"

"Okay sir, thank you" went to her room, knocking at the door, it the sound of the door that woke her up, she robbed her eye and yawns.

"Who is there?" She stood up.

"Is me your brother" he answered and she opened the door, standing at the door.

"Olu is in living room"

"Okay, am coming a minute"

He left, went back to the living room and sat on the chair beside his friend.

"Wait a minute, she will join you soon"

"Okay sir" she came down from her room.

"Olu, how are you?" She asked.

"Am good and you"

"Am fine as you can see"

Joyfar and his friend excused them in living and they went upstairs"

"Daddy will join us soon"

"Okay, how is mummy?" He asked.

"She fine, she have went to shop"

"Olu, how are you?" her father said coming from upstair, he stood up put his hand at the back.

"Good afternoon sir"

"Afternoon, how is everything?"

"It fine sir, we thank God" he sat down.

"Is me that sent Joyce to you that i want to see you"

"Yes sir, she said so" her father sat down on the chair.

"About your relationship, do you want to marry her or just a friend that you are doing?"

"I want to marry her sir"

"Okay then, do you love her?"

"Yes sir, i love her" he answered looking at her.

"You are from which state?"

"Am from Oyo sir"

"You are from Oyo "

"Yes sir, am from Oyo state"

"What it is your mother's job?"

"She is a business woman"

"Buying and selling right?"

"Yes sir"

"Are you living with your parents?"

"Yes sir, i am living with my mother"

"Your father is from which state?"

"I don't know sir" said with lower voice.

"What did you mean by you don't know the state that your father come from?"

"Yes sir, i don't know"

"Okay, what it his name?"

"I don't know" saying it one by one.

"What it is your surname?"

"It's not my father's name, is my mother's family name that i am bearing"

"You are bearing your mother's family name?"

"Yes sir"

"Where is your father right now?"

"I don't know" robing his hair.

"Is he alive or dead?"

"My mother use to say that he is alive but she doesn't know may be he have dead today"

"So, you don't know if your father is alive or not" looking at him.

"Yes sir, I don't know"

"Your mother and your father did they divorced?"

"I don't know, but i don't think so"

"Then what happened to both of them?"

"I don't know" Joyce was looking at him.

"This is a big problem, you don't know your father's name, where he lives nothing about him"

"Because my mother did not use to talk about him"

"Why don't you ask her about your father"

"Sometimes i use, but the only thing she use to tell me is that your father is fine, he is fine"

"Now you will go home and ask her very well that who is your father? Where is he?"

"Okay sir, i heard you" he said with low voice.

"It is not good enough not to know your father, anything about him, it very bad"

"Okay sir, thank you very much"

"Now go and come back to tell me everything"

"As you said sir"

He left and Joyce followed him to the compound, standing beside the car.

"The last time I asked about your father, you told me that you will ask her, why don't you?"

"I ask her that day"

"Then what happened"

"She said he is fine and nothing again"

"Why don't you ask her very well, now that father asked you will be able to say something"

"When i get home i will ask her, i don't care of what will happen i have to know my father"

"You need to ask"

"Am going, i will call you"

"Okay, am sorry"

"You don't have nothing to sorry for"

"Bye!! Bye, take care"

"You too take care" he left, the gate man opened the gate for him and Joyce went inside, door closed.