My sister's friend

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k to do. I was the assistant board representative of the company where I worked, so, my work mostly involved supervision of

re married. However, there were a few bachelors and spinsters, too. I happened to be one of them. Many times, people had wondered, and some openly, why I had not marrie

d noticed that quality of her and had always taken advantage of it. I remember vividly while we were still dating, her friends ha

left, a lot of things started going bad. Communication became difficult, and soon, we started going first for days, and then, months without talking to each other. I did my very best to

other. When her daughter travelled, she felt that because she was in the white man’s country, she deserved a better man. So, she started sowing

d in a hotel at the airport. That was all now in the past. I had to move on and continue from where she dropped off. None of my colleagues knew about that part

before and it was about time to do that. So, as I sat in my office that afternoon, one of

Roy.” She

For that w

oday? I haven’t seen

and have been in my offic

good to be a boss?” Sh

is new? What do you have up your sleeves.

You are a good psychologist. It is

hology in the university. Now, s

e whose younger sister is looking

n to marry, shouldn’t it

een very lucky with men. So, she needs someone who has a calm a

eone I don’t even know? Are y

. If you are, I could arrange a meeting fo

a pictur

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seen her

es

d of a gi

ltured home. So, I believe she is a good girl. She is also ver

atchmaking me with another woman. How about you? Yo

t me. I told you I have a

Na wuna di do waka marriage. Me,

about the girl. A

halfwa

me give you,

picture. Unfortunately for me, she wasn’t using that particular number on WhatsApp. Vexed, I

when I was at ho

you there?” The netw

r you. So, who

Roy. Cathy gave

How are you?” Sh

e. How ab

ood. Th

your own na

e is Be

o straight to the point

urday, it will be good

about the ve

akery, 3

e always super excited each time they saw me coming. It was with great self-control that I had managed to, not more than once, held back myself from taking one of them home. They would be greatly disappointed to s

t for the occasion. I had also gone to the barber’s where I had had my hair cut to perfection and my beard nicely trimmed. When I got home, I bathed, dressed up in

ormed them that I wouldn’t be doing any purchasing immediately. I told them I was waiting for a lady friend to come, and I wou

. So, I called the waitress to bring me a can of Van Pur Malt and reminded her to make sure that it was chilled. She brought it a

hat was wrong with her? As I was checking the time o

e you already th

e are you?

an’t see you. Wher

e and you w

e you d

st meeting was awkward for good reason. You know we had never met before.

ange. I am happy t

look handsom

beautiful, too. So, what

hing you ar

u eat an

op

rig

faces at me to express her disapproval for daring to come to their bakery with a

So, the next question I am going to

one of these companies in town. I have an interview s

ative of my company. It is pure

t means you have a lot

oney is never enough.” We both l

hirty,

Have you been

what was happening. It looked like she was not happy with the question or was not comfort

ing wrong? If I

lease, don’t blame yourself.

the matter no

married. Yes, I was, or

you mean almost?”

. Marriage preparations were made, but on the wedding day, he didn’t show up. He abandoned me on the altar. I was heavily disgraced. I was in church, dressed

you do?” There was

he had gone back to Canada where he lived. My hopes were dashed, Mark-Roy. They were completely dashed. I

ust have been crazy. Thank G

il my sister told me that her friend, Cathy has found

yway, I had a similar experience as yours. However, mine wasn’t that bad, but tha

than

ur next meeting would be on Monday, after work hours. I couldn’t go back to Aroma Bakery because those girls would make me pay for my actions. So, I cal

I got to work early and my boss told me that we had candidates to interview for the various posts that were vacant in our organization, the most impor

ry knocked on the boardroom, came inside and told us that the candidate for the post was ready. We asked her to let the candidate in. She left, locking the door beside he

s Bel

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