Entangled_A Little Too Many, A Little Too Close by Kenneth Igiri

Author:Kenneth Igiri [Igiri, Kenneth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rhema Book Publications
Published: 2017-11-19T22:00:00+00:00

Clash of the Concubines

“And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,

‘We will eat our own food and wear our own apparel;

Only let us be called by your name,

To take away our reproach.’” Isaiah 4:1

"So, what do you think?"

"He is nice. So, has he spoken?"

Abena hesitated. "Well... not in many words...". She kept her eyes on the picture she had been showing her colleague, Sandra when the banking hall was less busy.

"So, you are just friends?"

"Yup"

"Hmm... Have you slept with him yet?"

Abena gave her first a disgusted look which made her laugh. Sandra looked away, a sinister smile still perched on her face. She attended to a customer and turned her attention back to Abena.

"You didn't answer the question"

"Sandra, you know I have more respect for my body than that!"

"I hear! Holy Mary, Mother of God"

"Sandra don't do that!" She gave a very serious look. Her respect for Mary was more serious to her than the Holy Spirit was to most Charismatic Christians. She just could not allow anyone around her to make fun of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She glanced at the clock straight ahead across the waiting area and noticed they had about twenty minutes to close of business. Two back office staff walked across the waiting area on their way out blocking her view for a few seconds. She beckoned on a customer to step forward as soon as the view was clear again.

Sandra had that smirk on her face again and started talking:

"So, what are you going to do?"

"Do? About what?"

"How are you going to get him?"

"Get who? I am not interested"

Abena cleared her throat. Sandra laughed again.

"You are always pretending to have it all together. These days you don't have to be all lady-like else you will age single! I can see you like the guy so make him love you. Some guys need a little push. Or are you worried that he is a Nigerian? Nigerians are very romantic o"

"Is that so," Abena mocked, "So how many of them have romanced you?"

Sandra used the handkerchief on her desk to catch sound of her next round of laughter. She could easily have turned every head in the office in her direction with that outburst.

"Look Sandra, I am not like you. And I don't see any benefit of being like you anyway because it has not gotten you a permanent man has it?"

"Adein[8]? And who says I am looking for a permanent man? Enjoy life while you are young! I am barely twenty-seven and you are talking about a permanent man?"

"I definitely do not want your advice then!"

"But you want Philip, right?"

Silence.

Both ladies started getting ready to close.

After a little more silence Sandra burst into a chuckle non-stop. Both were going through the cycle of leaning over to pick up bundles of notes, counting them and binding them in hundreds. Abena ignored her at first but could not bear it any longer after she chuckled the third time. She looked out of her cubicle and blurted "Sandra behave yourself!"

"Stop pretending.

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