Twisted

Chapter 6

"You're welcome ma" she responded.

...."hey girl!" Halima sang excitedly, flinging her arms in the air...

"First of all, madam you're in my seat"
..... "Secondly, you know there is a reason cellphones exist right?".... "Try to call sometimes before showing up unannounced"....

....." That one is your business" Halima dismissed my query  and stood up from my seat.

...... Hi emeka"....

"Hello Halima", she stretched out her hand to shake him.

....." Its nice to see you again"....."bimbo talks a lot about you".....

...." Does she?" Emeka turned to look at me.....

"No I don't!".... "And please don't listen to her! She is up to no good" I objected.....

...."Oh come on bimbo"..... "We're all friends here now", Halima teased.
...." All I'm saying is, you guys look great together"....... "Kinda like a power couple you know".... " just saying" she shrugged..

...."Well I wouldn't know about the power couple part",Emeka said.
..."But I know this for sure, that I have to get back to work"..... "So I'll just leave you two ladies to catch up" Emeka gave me a hug and a peck on the cheek and left.

"You see he doesn't even like me like that"......" Madam know it all" I said after closing my office door.

....." Oh yea of little faith!"..... "You'll see" Halima asserted...
... "Anyways I need you to take me to the supermarket"

......"why what happened to your car?"
"It's at the mechanic's".......

" OK couldn't you use an uber or something?" I asked Halima knowing I was going to lose this argument.

"Do you know how expensive uber gets these days?".......she sat back on my seat " And besides you're the one who said no more sugar daddies"....... "How am I supposed to take care of myself?"

"You know you could get a job like the rest of us", I sat on the table in front of her...... " Your father is the freaking chief of army staff of the freaking nation"..... "For crying out loud you could get whatever job you want".......

" well if its not a job as a lawyer my father wants to have nothing to do with me remember?" Halima cut in.
......"And besides every office I've walked into looking for a job, the employers always want to fuck me first"....."I guess I've been cursed with a banging body"......
"And then writing has always been what I wanted to do"...

" OK ", I sighed
...."since you obviously like writing this much"..... " I could hook you up with emeka"....... "Maybe you could script one of our commercials"

....."Really?" Halima springed up from my seat. "Thank you so much bimbo", she hugged me excitedly.
....." But you're still taking me to the supermarket though", she let go of me, grinning from ear to ear....

"OK", I agreed grudgingly
...." But on one condition!"

"What is it this time?" She poutingly replied....

....."keep your freaking lips sealed" I commanded..... "I shouldn't be driving you anywhere for a long time"...... " Not after that stunt you pulled on Saturday".....

"Abeg I had to put those police men in their place jor" Halima retorted....
......"you needed to see the look on that police man's face when tonye came with his boys"...... "He was so terrified"she said, giggling rather loudly....

" you're just a bully you know that? " I shoved her aside playfully....
"And you should stop using tonye as a bodyguard"..... " you know he wants to be more than friends"......

"See I've told you before now, he's not my type"......

" then you should tell him that instead of using him as a bouncer" I candidly advised...

"Madam adviser to the world on standards of morality"..... " come and take me to the supermarket jor"Halima retorted....
...... "Until you've got yourself a man, you ain't got no advisory rights baby girl" she smacked my butt as I grabbed my purse to leave my office.