𝟑𝟎 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥

~~ 15. ~~

"What are you doing here in the living room? Don't you have a room?" He growled.

"I was waiting up for you. Deborah was tired so I asked her to go and sleep. I didn't know when I fell asleep."

"I didn't ask you for story. I never ask you to wait. I have the key to the house."

"Oh sorry, Mr Landlord. Always rubbing your money on my face. So I did a horrible thing to stay up for you right? Don't worry it won't happen again. My mistake." She said back angrily.

             She took the remote and turn off the TV and walked away. She wiped the tears that gather in her eyes away. He didn't deserve her tears. She thought.

             He had done nothing to her than talk rudely to her and thinks so little of her. She had been nothing but understanding and nice to him. But the reverse is the case with him. He treats her so badly and always did well by hurting her with his hurtful comments.

            She didn't expect him to be nice to her any more. She just hopes he will respect her as she do him.

           She slammed the door shut and went to her bed without bothering to change into her night cloth.

          Demilade sat in the living room. The day had been hectic and the traffic did nothing to make it any better. He was so exhausted.

           He loosens his tie and groans. Then his thought went back to what he just said to Lola. He knew he had been mean and he had hurt her with his words. And he regretted it. She didn't deserve it from him. He rubbed his eyes. He doesn't understand why she can get to him.

           But he took the thought away.

          He stands up and went to the kitchen to take his food. He wasn't just exhausted, he was also famished. He had only a dish of Chinese food delivered to his office. And he is already hungry.

           He will deal with Lola the next day. He thoughts.

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Day 9

            Demilade didn't go to work the next day. He was too exhausted to do so. He called Uche to handle the matter at the office.

            He also felt guilty for what he said to Lola the previous night. To be honest, he was surprised she wait up for him. She hadn't waited up for him before. But he just has to do what he can so she won't have her hopes up.

            He was telling himself that he didn't care about the girl. All of it was a deal meant to make his mother back off his back about having a wife. He wasn't ready for any sort of commitment.

            He went downstairs to make tea for himself. Lola was in the kitchen cooking when he entered the kitchen. She was wearing leggings and a big polo. He didn't expect to see her.

           She didn't look at him twice and she didn't greet him. He didn't blame her for it.  

      Lola realized Demilade was still home and he is still wearing his night clothes. But she said nothing and didn't bother to ask questions.

          He opened the fridge and brought out a milo tin with milk tin and a packet of Louis cube sugar.

             He took a cup and went to the water dispenser to take hot water. And he put the milk and chocolate and sugar in a cup and stirred them together with a small spoon.