CHAPTER 2 I thought twice about telling Daniel, I fore-saw thedrama that could follow, so I chose to share my funnystory with my immediate elder sister. Chinwe was far away in Texas. After marrying her super rich husband asPRAYERFULLY worked by my mother, they relocated. “Mama Bear now finally has your time!”. Chinwe saidlaughing “I …
Chapter 1You have to stop seeing Daniel!”. My mother had saidas a matter of fact. Every part of her being meant it. This conversation was happening over dinner. My father sat there saying nothing as usual. He wasnot the type to meddle in matters that wasn’t a matterof life and death. He believed everyone had …
Episode 2 Sade was still asleep when her phone rang on the third day of her arrival in Ekiti. She picked her phone to know who was calling but it was a strange number, then she guessed immediately that it was the man that helped her the other day, then she picked it up. “Hello…” …
Episode 1 Sade has just finished preparing herself for work, she works in a private secondary school in the city of Ibadan. She checked herself in the mirror to see how good she looked. Sade is beautiful no doubt, she is dark skinned, she has a round face, she is of average height, she has …
MYSTERIES OF BELLA EPISODE 9: Jeremiah's Pre-dinner Visit Saturday morning. Home alone with my cat. Tonight, I would be meeting with Gregory after so long. I had mixed feelings. As I sipped my tea, I wondered what to expect with Gregory. In fact, I wondered what had become of him. He had appeared in Forbes …
Bella Episode 8: Jeremiah Vs. Gregory As I looked at the phone on my desk at work the next day and considered dialing it to call Pentagon House’s Legal Director, a lot of thoughts came to mind. Last time I heard about Gregory was when his father had a stroke and he needed to …
BELLA EPISODE 7: JEREMIAH’S ENQUIRY I made up my mind not to be late for the Heads of Departments/Senior Executives meeting the next day. What good was it to be late for a meeting twice in two days? I was seated at my desk by 8:45am trying to review what would be expected …
BELLA EPISODE 6: MONDAY CAME, EVENTUALLY. “Meyer Isabella, Head of Legal Affairs.” When I saw the gold-plated inscription on the door of my new office, I stared a little longer. Truth be told – I wasn’t feeling quite as much as head of anything, let alone, head of legal affairs. At 31 …
Bella Episode 5: Mother’s Visit Fom the corner of my eyes, I could sense my mum was watching me. She liked to do that a lot. When I was much younger, it really got on my nerves; it still did although thankfully, I didn’t see her as often as I did back then. She …
BELLA EPISODE 4: As I stepped into the restaurant, a thousand questions came like flood into my mind. I tried really hard to catch up with answers. The persistent one was, “What in Heaven’s name am I doing, coming to meet with Jeremiah’s cheating fiancée after witnessing the act of betrayal displayed by her?’’ I …
BELLA EPISODE 3: THE OFFER It was either he was late or I was too early. I kept looking at the door to the mini conference room expecting to see Jeremiah any minute but he didn’t surface. The intensity at which I started to tap my left foot told me I was beginning to get …
MY DISCOVERY BELLA EPISODE 2: In contrast to the long blue satin gown he sent, I appeared at the venue in an overflowing lilac chiffon gown. Clutched in my arms was a purse to match my silver dropping earrings and my shoes. Lesley, Jeremiah’s PA already hinted that it was a poolside event so I …
BELLA EPISODE 1 MY ATTRACTION, MY INVITATION AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Alarmed, I stared at him. A part of me knew this feeling of attraction, a part of me denied it. I think he read my mind, because he stared back… deeper than I did… Fiercer, too. What went on in his mind? Was …