Must Read: As Deep As The Sea

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: As Deep As The Sea

Kemisola stared at her monitor long and hard. Her thoughts were a thousand miles away. At that moment, her to-do for the day was the least on her mind.



“A penny for your thoughts.”
She blinked and turned to meet Adaeze’s worried gaze.
“Are you okay?”
She hissed, “Quit asking me that silly question,” she felt like throwing a pen at her but she resisted the urge.
She eyed her, “I will stop when you start behaving like the Kemisola I know.”
She opened and closed a drawer. She picked up her phone then threw it back on the table.
“What is eating you up?” She had noticed her friend’s moody attitude since they resumed work that day.
Kemisola pointed at Boma. Adaeze looked at him, then back at her.
“What? Is your crush on him sky rocketing or what?” She eyed her. She had feelings for Boma too.
“Can you imagine the fool?”
Her bitter tone wasn’t lost to her. She wondered what happened.





“I visited him, offered myself to him on a platter of gold and he refused me.”
“What?!” She placed a hand over her opened mouth. She couldn’t believe that she dared to visit him. She had talked about it once or twice, but, she thought Kemisola was just running her mouth.



She hissed again and picked up her big red hand bag.
“When did this happen?”
“On Saturday,” she searched for nothing in the bag.
“My God!” She looked at Boma again. She was happy that he said no to Kemisola. Maybe she stood a better chance. She wouldn’t make the same mistake her friend made.
“I can’t remember the last time any man resisted me.”
“Let him go. He isn’t worth it,” she tried to console her.
She folded her hands across her b0s0m. Adaeze was right. Boma wasn’t worth her time and energy. She had bigger fishes to fry. Nevertheless, his rejection stung her.
“The head of department of the Human Resources office is planning to take me along with him on his next trip to Dubai,” she tried to sound cheerful.
Her eyes widened, “Way to go girl!” At times, she felt jealous because Kemisola seemed to attract more influential men than her.
“If he is traveling with a friend, I might be able to convince him to take you along,” she winked at her.



“Yipee!” Adaeze started shaking her head to a song on her mind. She had always dreamt of travelling to Dubai.
“We have some shopping to do this week. He told me he might be traveling this weekend or next weekend.”
“So soon!” She clasped her hands together in excitement.
“Yes. So get ready. Boma can bury himself along with his faith. I don’t give a hoot.”
Adaeze bursted out laughing.



Promise groaned. Kemisola and Adaeze were gossiping again. Although she couldn’t decipher what they were talking about, the sound of their voices and loud laughter was distracting her. She wondered how Oyetunde and Boma were coping.



She glanced at Oyetunde. His head was buried in a large volume of files. She turned to look at Boma and caught him staring at her again.




What was his problem? He had apologised that morning for following her home that weekend. She had forgiven him, but he wouldn’t stop staring at her. Doesn’t he have work to do?
She returned her attention to her system, soon she was consumed with her work.
Boma closed his eyes. Maybe it was time he exchanged desks with Oyetunde. Sitting opposite Promise was a big distraction. He needed to get a grip on himself. He couldn’t remember liking someone the way he felt for her. Regardless of how he felt, courting her friendship was his first priority. When he was sure she had gotten over her ex-fiance, he would sum up the courage and ask her out.
He turned and saw Oyetunde staring at Promise. Was he interested in her too? He leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes again. He believed everything was going to work out for his good.