ALWAYS AND FOREVER

humble you. As the saying goes, if you can't be smart in Lagos, you can't be sma

ision and pick up your bag,

She was late for work. Again. She couldn't afford to lose her job. Jobs were hard to come

ocks and herding her over-active seven-year-old into the backseat of her Honda civic vehicle, she began navigating Lagos traffic. It wa

in the traffic. She looked at the time every three seconds as

lled down his window and began yelling profanities at her. She responded in kind but

one had even noticed that she had arrived late. She worked at a logistics company as the CEO's assistant. The offic

what is h

s going around that our boss

hat abo

urns out i

e thoughts of all the things that could go wrong

it was the question that was ringing through the minds of every employee at that moment. It was

w. No one has said an

actly is ou

would

n her tremors since then. She could already feel her heart beginning to respond to him and didn't want to turn because she kn

Personal didn't quite sit well with her and if th

ka. Would you like me to

s but comes with me anyway

his desk as she stood in the room waiting. Instead, she felt his presence behi

abatun

. I feel like we've known eac

, sir. I have to ad

apo slammed his hand against it and turned the lock. Amaka stayed facing the lock as she felt his body slide up behind hers, molding himself to her. She felt hi

ime you used to love c

o, please don't make thi

you made me back then a

on it. Amaka bit her lip to hold back a moan and bent her head to the side, giving him more access t

ime you used t

gainst him with as much force as she could muster and was able to push him

you but then you decided that she was more important than us.

you need anything, my office is right next to

d her, she ran to her desk and cried her eyes out. She had tried over the years to forget him, forget how s

o about Emeka? He looked too much like his father, if Dolapo ever

ut Emeka. He must not. Amaka sat up straight in her chair and began her usual tasks for the day, she knew Dolapo wouldn't give her any breathing space because of their history, she wo

unch break. As she was about to finish, he brought more. Even some she recognized as ones she had done be

hink this job is

, s

finished y

t I'm almost

believe that you do not take your job seriously." And so she had gone back

s s

t close your door. You're to

s and thirty minutes past her closing hour. She heaved a sigh, gathered u

d from his computer and looked at her. Am

. What do y

losing time. I

not quite f

ow, b

Amaka choked back the sobs that wanted out. Since she had known him, he had never spoken so harshly to her before, she

omeone who is waiting

bout Emeka or he would assume that she had a lover, and he would keep her there even longer. If she said no, then she wo

answer him, and luckily, she was saved from having to provide an answer by a knock on the

day,

in,

th until she sat down at her table. She took a few seconds to collect herself be

el

net, I nee

o you too, Amak

t be able to make it in time." There was silence on the

you be able

end but she cleared her throat and coughed. But, that was enough for Janet. She agreed immediat

head on her table and sile