Dr Stanley Aihe

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'Two days later, after he had spoken to his aunt's

neighbour, Rita, about his interest in Sandra, Stanley

peered through the glass of the reception lounge of the city x Airport as a plane that had just landed gracefully

taxied down the runway, towards the building. On his

fingers jingled the keys of his aunt's Peugeot 505. This

was the flight that was supposed to convey his father

down to City x from city z and he was there to pick

him up. He continued peering as the passengers

disembarked from the plane, hoping to catch a glimpse

of the familiar figure of the man. A few minutes later,Stanley saw him descending the mobile stairs with a

briefcase in hand. Yes, there he was!!

In profile, Dr Stanley Aihe had a dark handsome

face, an older stamp of his first son. In the ethics of a

corporate executive, he was distinguishably clad in a

well-tailored suit and tie to match and he was clean.

shaven. His face however lacked the indulgent

weakness that besotted his son's. Stanley rose from

the maroon coloured leather sofa as he walked into the

crowded lounge. They met and in the manner of men,

father and son stretched their hands towards each other

in a warm handshake. Stanley collected the briefcase

from him and led him out of the lounge into the car

parked behind. As he drove his father into the town,

Stanley enquired about his mother and brother, and he

received endearing messages from his father. His father

in turn enquired about his own progress at school and

the state of his elder sister, whose house they were

heading for.

It was not until after his father had finished a

sumptuous lunch

prepared by his aunt that Stanley realised the purpose

of his visit. He was in town to formalise arrangements

for the construction of his dream house in his state

capital. This was going to be his first house in the state

for the rest of his landed property were in the city z In the past years, he had been so engrossedwith making success from his bank such that he had

not given much attention to owing real property back

at home. The house about to be constructed was

designed for his enjoyment after retirement, a suitable

home for his final home-coming. It has been designed

six years earlier by a renowned architect but Dr Aihe

had felt that he lacked sufficient funds to commence a

work of such magnitude but now he was ready. Like a

child, so excited about a new toy, he discussed the

project with his sister and Stanley. He also informed

Stanley that he would whisk him by evening to the house

of the engineer involved, somewhere along Marian

Extension.

When the time came, the twilight fog was a shadowy

gray mask hovering above city x horizon/ The

silhouette of beautiful houses that characterised Marian

Street inter-merged as Stanley drove the car towards

the end of the street, under the direction of his father

who lazed comfortably in the owner's corner of the

car. At his instructions, Stanley veered the automobile

left towards the gates of an imposing house, blared the

horns to alert its occupants because the gate was locked.

A security guard came forward to make enquiry. The

guard clasped one palm over the clenched other, in the

Chinese style of greeting as he lowered his frame to

peer into the back seat of the car.

*I'm Dr Aihe,* Stanley's father introduced.

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