Her mood... His joy
Authors note:-
To get into the mood with Abby and Tunde. Download Bob Marley and Lauryn Hill music 'Turn your light down low.'
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Ibrahim walked up to Tunde when he was about to check his Whatsapp for the message Abby sent him.
"Hawk, we should be heading home now. You have a very busy schedule today and you need to get some sleep before the police training starts..."
Tunde immediately opened their chats and saw Abby had sent him an audio message that she tagged 'Mood' with a cupid through the heart emoji.
"Anybody with an earphone, earbuds, or something..." He asked towards the general room totally ignoring what his assistant said. "Well don't just stand there, go get one for me right now" Tunde snapped and glared at Ibrahim.
Ibrahim was not surprised to see that his eyes had immediately hardened, sending a different message from the jolly one it has been showing all morning. 'Fun time over' he thought to himself as he walked off to get what his boss asked for.
Tunde played the audio and a familiar beat started playing into his ears followed by Bob Marley's voice. He recognized the song which is a Bob Marley and Lauryn Hill duo 'Turn your lights down low'. Since he wasn't familiar with the lyrics, he conveniently leaned back and listen to it intently.
His face transformed into a huge smile after he had finished listening to the song. He still wasn't satisfied so he searched google for the lyrics and listen to the song all over again while reading the lyrics along with the song
***
[Bob Marley (Lauryn)]
(Uh) Turn your lights down low
And pull your window curtain
Oh let Jah moon come shining in
Into our life again
Saying ooh, it's been a long, long time
(Long, long time)
I got this message for you girl
But it seems I was never on time
Still, I wanna get through to you girl on time, on time (word)
I want to give you some love
I want to give you some good, good loving
(Uh, uh, right, uh)
Oh I, oh I, oh I
Yeah, I want to give you some good, good loving (uh)
[Lauryn] **Abby's mood**
Turn your lights down low
(Word, word, uh, uh)
Never never try to resist, oh no
(Na, na, na, na)
Oh, let your love come shining in
(Na, na, na, na)
Into our lives again
(Na, na, na, na)
Saying ooh, I love you
(I love you, I love you)
And I want you to know right now
(Know right now)
Ooh I love you
(Uh-uh, yeah, uh)
And I want you to know right now (uh)
That I, that I
I wanna give you some love (uh, yeah)
I wanna give you some good, good loving
Oh I, oh I, oh I
I wanna give you some good, good loving (yeah, uh-uh)
[Lauryn rap]
Loving you is like a song I replay
Every three minutes and thirty seconds of every day (uh, uh)
And every chorus was written for us to recite (right)
Every beautiful melody of devotion every night
It's potion like this ocean that might carry me
In a wave of emotion to ask you to marry me
And every word, every second, and every third
Expresses happiness more clearly than ever heard (uh)
And when I play them, every chord is a poem
Telling the Lord how grateful I am cause I know him (what? word)
The harmonies possess a sensation similar to your caress (uh)
If you asking then I'm telling you it's yes
Stand in love, take my hand in love, Jah bless (right)
[Lauryn & Bob]
I want to give you some good, good loving
Turn your lights down low
(Right, right now)
And pull your window curtain
(Right, right now)
And let Jah love come tumbling in
Into our lives again
Saying ooh, it's been a long, long time
I got this message for you boy
But it seems I was never on time
Still, I wanna get through to you boy on time, on time
I want to give you some love
I want to give you some good, good loving
Oh I, oh I, oh I
Yeah, I want to give you some good, good loving
***
After he finished listening to the song with the lyrics, his heart swelled with love to the point he felt it would burst out of it not being able to contain the amount of happiness he was feeling right then.
He rushed to where the guys were, chatting while waiting for him to be done so they could all head out together.
"She loves me guys! I'm not the only one with the feelings. Abby loves me just as much as I love her!..." He said happily to his brothers and hugged both of them in one go.
He then turned to Josh and lifted him off the ground out of excitement. "She loves me, Josh! Thank you, man!"
He left Josh and turned to Ibrahim who had started making a video with his phone the moment he saw his boss rushed over with a blinding smile on his face. He wanted to make sure it wasn't a dream, his enigmatic boss who was truly in love was jumping around like a poor man who just won a lottery.
"You are getting a fifty percent salary raise with immediate effect Ibrahim. Prepare the papers to that effect ASAP let me sign it."
Ibrahim nearly dropped the phone in his hand. He broke into a bigger smile than the one his boss was wearing... 'Fifty percent salary raise again! But I just got an increment a month ago! God bless this woman, wherever she is!'
"Ohh my God...she loves me!. ABBY LOVES ME!" He shouted squarely towards the video Ibrahim was making.
"Well, I told you so didn't I?" Josh said laughing with the twins. They all stared at him as he was happily and shamelessly dancing and jumping around the lounge.
"Wao!"
"Epic!"
"Unbelievable!"
They all exclaimed in wonder. The man just gave them the shocker of their lives.
Tunde listened to the music and read the lyrics all over again all the way to his house while Ibrahim drives the car.
At home, he immediately connected his phone to the sound system's blue tooth, setting it on replay. In the shower, the music played on a mellow while he sang along by heart since he had totally memorized the lyrics.
He got in bed, while still listening to the music till he drifted off to sleep, dreaming about his future with Abby.