The Wedding Contract

Episode 5

Anthony was in a good mood that
morning….he answered every greeting he received from his workers as he walked into his office..which was strange as he had always ignored them

“good morning sir” ifaechi greeted
“morning…how are you..??” he asked
“fine sir..”
“uumm…ify…when you’re done sweeping..see me in my office…its urgent..” he said
“okay sir..” she replied as she watched him enter his office…what does he want…or is
he going to give me the money..??..she smiled as she thought about it……few mins later anthony’s secretary came to call her..
“if..what’s even that your name…the boss wants to see you..” she said eyeing her…she
wondered why Anthony had been over
this smelly thing and had totally ignored her…she saw when he dropped her off yesterday and he
had not for once given her a lift…she hissed and walked away
“look at this one ooh….i drag you boyfriend..see how she looks like ekwesu with her plenty make up..opening her b—-t as if she is a prostitute…mtcheeeww…let me go
jhor..” she said as she dropped the broom and went to anthony’s office..
“sir…you sent for me..” she said as she entered..

“yes..i did…sit down..” he said..”how is your mother..?”
“she is there ooh…she went unconscious again ooh and has not woken up..”.

“hmm…it’ll end soon…i’ll help you with the money but you have to do sometghing for me first..” he said smiling
“ooooohhhh..not again…do i look like a prostitute…i cannot sleep with you biko..”
“no..no…no…that’s not what i meant please…why would i think that…i’m a rich man…i can get rich and classy girls not someone like you..” he said and scoffed
“oh…someone like me ehn…okay…go and get your rich and classy girls to do whatever
it is for you oh..” she said and stood up to leave…

“i’ll pay a million naira if you agree ” Anthony said….the amount of money she heard caused her to stop on her tracks but she didn’t
turn
“the money will take care of your mothers treatment and get a place to stay too..” he continued….ifaechi turned and faced him….
“what is it you need me to do..?” she asked
“uunmm….the office is not a place to have this discussion….lets go some place quiet…”
he said clearing his table…he took her to a restaurant…it was a big one….

“ok…we’re here…what is it you want..??”
ifaechi asked “ah ah..why are you in a hurry…lets eat something first..”
“i’m not hungry…please…talk biko..”
“ok fine..since you’re in a hurry…i’ll go straight to the point…i want you to marry
me..” tony said ifaechi burst into laughter…
“i dikwa mma( are you okay..)..marry you..??…i’m i
mad..??…”

“i’m not done yet…it’ll just be for six months…its a pretend marriage…after six months we’ll divorce..” anthony said and
went ahead to narrate what his father did to her…she could only laugh..
“all this..because of
competition…cheeii…chineke..” “stop laughing…you’re being annoying now…do you agree..?”.he asked irritated
“see ooh..i don’t want to be involved in this ooh…go and look for someone else…you hear.??” she said standing up… “what about your mother…i’m willing to
pay you…a huge amount for this…think about it..”

“i… she was about to reply him when a lady walked up to them…she hugged him and kissed
him on the lips…

“hi baby..its been a while..you didnt call me back…and who is this low class girl…is that
how you roll now..??” she asked
“hi lucy…i’ve been quite busy…she is..well…someone i met…she needs help…” tony replied
“obviously…alot of help..are you done with her..let her excuse us..” lucy said eyeing her…

“uumm…ify…that’s all…think about it and get to me…you have just a week…you can go back to work now..” he said
“okay sir ” she said and left…