𝟑𝟎 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥

~~ 13. ~~

"How are you gorgeous?"

"She says fine," Helen answered beaming at her daughter.

"Don't be like your dad." He said talking to the baby.

"Hey hey. My daughter is gonna be like me." Bayo said and they laughed at him.

          Demilade returned the baby to the mother. She took her and put her on the chair to sit.

           Demilade took a seat beside his friend.

"Deborah." He said loudly. He knew she was around. She is either in the second living room or in the kitchen.

"Sir." Someone said from within and they heard footsteps. And she appeared. She greeted the couples who replied.

"Tell Lola we have a visitor." He said and the lady nodded before walking away.

"So how are you doing?" Demilade asked his best friend. "How's work?"

"Work dey (Work is fine). So where is your girlfriend? I thought you say she is staying with you for a while." Bayo said.

           He pretends not to know about the deal for his wife. Demilade looked at her and it was obvious she didn't know anything.

"Brother Demilade..."

"Please call me Demilade or Demmy. We are family." Demilade said cutting her short.

"If you say so." She said. "So is it your girlfriend whom you introduced to us at the dinner on Wednesday?"

"Yes, Helen. It's Lola." He answered.

"Oh!" She exclaimed. "She is pretty. And I like that gown she wears for the dinner party. I admire it on her."

           Demilade shrugged. "I'm sure she will like to hear that. But thanks, Helen."

"It's nothing." She said waving her hands.

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            Lola had gone to read her literature textbook after eating breakfast. She hadn't seen Demilade that morning. While reading she slept off. She woke up to the sound of laughter downstairs. And then came voices talking loudly.

           It was a masculine voice that she was hearing. It can't be Jubril or any of the security men because they won't dare talk so loudly inside Demilade's house.

         She wondered who it was. Demilade didn't tell her that they would be having a visitor.

         She quickly got up to look for suitable cloth to wear. She did not want to look stupid in front of Demilade visitors. So she pick out a black fitted elastic gown that has an off-shoulder which stop above her knees.

          She walked to the bathroom to wash her face. And she was grateful she didn't look like she just woke up from sleep.

         She just wished Demilade had told her they were having a visitor so she would have been prepared.

           May God help me with this man. She said to herself. She returned to her room and then she heard a knock and know it was Deborah. She told her to come in and she did.

"You've already picked a dress." She said. She sounded quite impressed.

"I heard the noises downstairs and I knew he had a visitor. I just hope he had told me." Lola said as she pull her shorts. She put on black tights.

"Well, it is not like you two were in good mood yesterday," Deborah said. She sounded quite amused and Lola can't blame her. "But the visitors are his best friend and his wife. They also came with their daughter."