Must Read: As Deep As The Sea

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: As Deep As The Sea

Six months later.


Promise walked out of the kitchen carrying a plate of toasted bread and a mug of hot beverage. She headed for the dining, the click sound of her shoes echoed through the walls of the empty room. She glanced at the wall clock. It was thirty minutes past seven. She had to leave home before eight or she would get to work late.




Her parents had already left. She had woken up with a massive hunger that demanded to be satisfied. The last time she went to work on an empty stomach, she could only think of food and barely got her work done.



She drew out a chair and placed the plate and the mug on the dinning table. While she ate, she browsed with her blackberry phone. She checked her email box and almost spilled her beverage on her chocolate brown trouser suit when she saw a mail from TL Communications Company. The firm was one of the companies she had submitted her application letter to in Lekki. At that time, she was informed that there was no vacancy, but they promised to get back to her once something came up.



She opened the mail and read through it. An interview had been scheduled for her that day for nine a.m on the dot. She needed to leave home immediately.


‘God, this is the dream job I have been waiting for. I need your endless favour today’.


Promise hurried out of the house, leaving leftover toasted bread and a mug of beverage on the dinning table. Her mother would scream if she saw it when she returned from work that day. If all went well, she would be home before her parents. That would give her time to put the house in order before they returned.


She unlocked the gate and pushed it wide open.



She got into the car, drove out of the compound and returned to lock the gate. She raced back into the car and glanced at her wrist-watch. It was a few minutes past eight.
‘God I really need you today’.


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Gbenga stood at the opened window and stared at the busy street. He had not seen Promise all day. Where could she be? It was almost four in the evening and she had not shown up at work. He had dialed her mobile number several times, but it was switched off. He had pinged her on the blackberry messenger, sent her emails, but there had been no response whatsoever.


He had almost asked her parents where their daughter was, but, he decided against it. Maybe she had a meeting to attend to on the behalf of the company. Why didn’t she inform him? They were together the other night and she didn’t mention something like that. As far as he knew, her schedule was clear that day. They had joked that she might spend the whole day in his office, but, where was she?


He sighed heavily and returned to his desk. Why didn’t she bother to call him? She should have informed him about her whereabouts. He hoped nothing bad had happened to her. His heart missed a beat. He picked up his phone and dialed her number again.



Someone knocked at his door and walked in. His worried looks vanished when he saw Promise.
“Where have you been?” He rose up.
“Sweet heart, I have got news for you,” she hurried to his side, excitement was written all over her face.



He turned away when she tried to hug him. She sized him up and grimaced when she saw the frown on his face. She realized that he must have been worried when she didn’t show up that morning.



“I should have called, I am sorry sweet heart.


He folded his arms across his chest and eyed her.


“I know you must have dialed my number a million times. I had to switch off my phone because of where I was.”


He sat back on his seat and watched her closely.


Where was she all day?
“I will gist you,” she took a seat opposite him, “I got a mail this morning from TL Communications Company.”


He lifted one of his brows in interest, “Isn’t that one of the companies you have been praying a storm to work in?”


She nodded and reached out for his hand, “Yes, they invited me for an interview scheduled for nine this morning.”



His face brightened, “I believe you did excellently well.”


She sq££zed his hand, “Yes, sweet heart. God was faithful, I got the job.”
“Wow!” He blew her a kiss and she blushed.




Gbenga could be so romantic and that was one of the reasons why she loved him.
“Come here and give your sweet heart a hug.”
She rushed into his waiting arms and they remained in that position for a while.



“Sweet heart.”
“Hmmm…”
“You have made me a very happy man.”
“And I am a very happy woman.”
“Really?”
“Yes, love.”
He pulled away a bit and looked deep into her dark brown eyes. They seemed to have a glow about them at that moment.


“Promise will you marry me?”
She blinked and gapped at him.
“I want to spend the rest of my life with you,” he had been longing to say these words to her since they started dating. Each day assured him that she was the one for him.