Growing Wings Episode 19

Wole's phone rang. He quickly hurried to pick up the phone. Who knows if that was Bayo. He had been waiting for Bayo's call.
The Caller ID showed Mr Ahmed, his manager. That was quite strange.
"Good afternoon Wole. How are you doing?"
"I'm doing well sir. Thank you"
"How is the leave?"
Wole was sure he wasn't hearing well. What kind of sick joke was this?
"It's fine sir"
He even threw in a half-hearted laugh to make it believable. Mr Ahmed's queer sense of humor was legendary. He had a knack for cracking morbid jokes.
"Can you swing by the office today?"
Mr. Ahmed sounded so cheerful. Wole wondered why he couldn't say whatever it was he wanted to say on the phone.
"Okay sir. I should be in the office in about an hour"
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Yeside bumped into Barrister Ikedia as she was rushing to catch the lift. The files she was holding went flying in different places. She was running late so she didn't staple the documents. Nothing was going as planned today at all.
Barrister Ikedia scurried to help her pick the documents. Yeside burst into tears as she thought of the additional work required to get everything in order. She was experiencing a melt-down!
Barrister Ikedia looked at the crying Yeside. He couldn't abandon a lady in distress. His calendar was full but he just couldn't walk away. He had been watching this smart, beautiful lady. His treacherous heart was already falling for her.
He took her to his office to calm her down. He helped her call someone in the meeting to let them know she would not be able to attend as she had to deal with a personal emergency. He made her a hot drink. Without thinking, he pulled her into his arms to console her. She kept sobbing. Barrister Ikedia felt so helpless as her charm drew him closer. He just found himself kissing her. It felt so good.
Yeside was not sure how she found herself being kissed by Barrister Ikedia. All she could think of was how great he smelled. She couldn't remember the last time she had been kissed. She found herself returning the kiss. She'll think of the consequences later.
As Barrister Ikedia deepened the kiss, Yeside found herself moaning. Thankfully, his desk phone rang. It was the Managing Partner. He sure couldn't ignore that call. He sent her an "It's unfinished business" look.
Yeside slowly came to her senses. What in the world was she doing? Sure, it's been a while since Wole made her feel like a woman. They were just housemates raising a child together now. Barrister Ikedia's kiss had stirred passion in her. What was she do about the passion now?
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Mabel saw Yeside coming out of Barrister Ikedia's office. Something didn't feel right. She had another dream last night about Yeside. She had been praying for her. She felt a leading to talk with Yeside.
"Hi dear. What's up? How are you doing?"
"Hi Mabel. I'm doing well"
Yeside's voice was quite husky. She seemed unwilling to chat.
"I'll like to catch up with you when you have the time, please"
"Maybe I'll go home with you?"
"You didn't drive? Sure that'll be a great idea"
Yeside wondered how she'll survive the drive with Mabel. She had hoped to clear her head on the way home. She'll just have to find a way to remain sane.
She didn't feel like working at all. She decided to see what was going on in her favorite Facebook group. She logged on and found the article "When Your Husband Won't Make Love To You". She quickly bookmarked the page so she'll read later. Maybe she'll get useful tips that would really help. She couldn't ask questions as the judgmental attitude oozing out of these Christian women was suffocating. She just hoped this article wouldn't turn out to be an absolute waste of time like others.
She quickly glanced at her phone. She saw 3 missed calls from her mum, her dad and Barrister Ikedia! The dude didn't even allow her get back to her seat before following up. She felt some self-confidence returning to her. Barrister Ikedia had also sent her a text message that was business-like on the surface but she could read the hidden message. The dude was a smooth operator!
She saw another text message from the church reminding her of mid-week service. It was a bulk sms, as usual. She always felt there should be some personal touch like she was used to from her school fellowship. Their church was run efficiently like a business. They were very time-conscious; everyone sat in a particular pattern. Everything was so predictable. Infact, she could preach the sermon once she was given a title. She knew most of the songs by the choir and it wasn't hard to learn the new songs as they all seemed to follow the same pattern. She just felt church should play a more important role in their lives.
The third message was from Dad.
"Sweetheart, watch and pray. Sin lies at your door. Be careful dear. Love you. Dad"
If the message wasn't so serious, she would have laughed at how cryptic Dad's message was. She always teased him that he should have joined the military. He always sent cryptic messages. He was definitely her pal for life; she missed him so much!
"Sin lies at your door"
It was such a serious message. She decided to spend a few minutes to pray.
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"Please have a seat, Wole"
"Thank you, Mr. Ahmed"
Mr. Ahmed kept cracking silly jokes. Wole had to bite his tongue so he won't ask him to get to the point. He didn't have enough time to listen to Mr. Ahmed's road show. "GET TO THE POINT", Wole screamed in his mind.
Mr. Ahmed seemed to hear him as he began to talk about the issues that led to Wole's suspension.
After about 20 minutes of talking, going off track a few times, he finally managed to get to a conclusion.
"Management has reached a decision, Mr. Akingbade. Our decision is in this letter I'm handing over to you. I'll need you to acknowledge receipt of this letter by signing here"
Mr. Ahmed pointed at a document on his table. Wole had a bad feeling. He suddenly began to sweat.
With trembling hands, he signed the document and received his letter. As he was about to open the document, he received a text message. It was a message from the church reminding him of mid-week service.
"I'll leave you to open and read your letter. Can you please do that in the lobby? I need to go for my 3:30pm meeting"
Wole went to the lobby and opened the letter.
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