Owing

Ify insisted that K stays back. He told her he had work to do. And all she just needed to was mention Lanre’s name and K did not bother to move away any further. Instead, K turned back and walked into the kitchen. He asked her what she was cooking. She told him she was just making Jollof rice. K nods and told her jollof rice was good but he would not eat since he was not a fan of rice. He was just trying not to eat her food by rejecting it in a way that did not seem like one to him.

That day marked the beginning of K sleeping with Ify all to make her stop her aunt from hurting Lanre. But he was yet to know what Christian did for them to want to hurt him. He was not even sure what Lanre did to Ify because he was sure Lanre was not the reason he and Ify’s engagement got called off.

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K sat at a table. He was not the only one. Mimi the Gossip Queen was with him. They stared at each other like life sworn enemies.

“What?” K asked. Mimi eyes him disapprovingly. She told him she had come to hold him for his debt. K told her he could not recall owing her. She frowned. She threatened to pour water on him. He told her to be civil and remind him what he forgot. Mimi snorted. She told him to rack his brain. She would only believe he does not remember if she sees him genuinely struggling to get back those memories, then she would remind him.

“Well, I don’t seem to like stress. You go remind me abi you no go remind me?” K said asking Mimi if she would make him recall or not. Mimi eyes him and told him for the benefit of saving her time, she would go straight to the point.

“I helped you defend that Lanre girl, in return you will have fulfill my demand when the time comes for you to repay the favour”. Mimi said. K nods his head. He told Mimi to send him her account details he would send money to her account. That was the only payment he could give to her. Mimi laughed out hysterically.

She asked K if he took her for a joke or something. She told him he better keeps his part of the bargain or she would make it public that the reason why his fiancée left him was because he was cheating on his fiancée and that it was Lanre who was the third party. Mimi’s eyes never left K. She wanted to capture all of K’s reaction to be able to determine how true these words of hers were. Turns out there was an ounce of truth because she noticed the fear and discomfort in K’s eyes when she had said that.

“What do you want?” K asked her. She smiled. It seems K gas finally come back to his senses.