MY NAIVE COOK - CHAPTER 43&44
🍂 Charlie’s pov 🍂
Staring at this man but soft lady before me who keeps laughing at every little outburst serves as a huge relief to me.
This is the exact aura I need around me most especially at this period in my life.
“So I guess you came to see your big headed friend right”? She asked chuckling afterwards.
“Nope” I replied plainly while she threw a puzzled face in return.
“Who else then”? She questioned immediately.
“You” I mumbled, more like a whisper.
“Lies you ain’t serious” she muttered, chuckling afterwards.
“I am serious ” I replied and she scoffed.
“Fine, how did you know I came around, I don’t live here”? She snapped, glaring playfully at me.
“My Instinct did the job” I blurted out with a smirk and she rolled her eyes.
“You don’t expect me to believe that right “?
“Yeah, was just pulling your legs” I blurted out and we both laughed.
“You never asked after me after that day huh” I mouthed, faking a sad face.
“You can’t be too sure ” she replied, furrowing her brows.
“I am, your brother would have told me if you did ” I snapped, scoffing lightly.
“I am sorry about that, how about you”? She muttered lowly, a bit flushed.
“I do ask of you, I know Dave wouldn’t tell you ” I mumbled, chuckling lightly.
“Do you….”
“Someone came to my house and didn’t bother to ask about me huh”? Dave interupted, coming into the sitting room.
“Hey buddy ” I greeted extending my hand for a shake but then he ignored and hugged me instead.
“How are you doing “? He asked, beaming all smiles.
“I am good and you “? I replied, returning the smile.
“I am good too, just a bit occupied lately ”
“Still busy with the new product launch projects”? I asked.
“Yeah, it’s literally on my neck ” he muttered, sitting on the couch opposite mine.
He’s such a workaholic.
“You know you can actually relief yourself of some stress if you want to” I reminded and he nodded.
“I know buh then….”
“I have to show good example to my employees ” Clara completed, chuckling afterwards.
“Wh@??ver ” Dave mumbled while scrolling through his phone.
Not surprised, that’s his way!
“Martins said he’s annoyed with you” I muttered to Dave.
“Why”? He questioned, carrying the whats-my-offence look.
“He said you’ve never called him since he travelled”
“$h|t, my bad, so busy schedule wouldn’t let me think of anything else aside work, I will definitely give him a call tomorrow ” he promised, obviously looking concerned. I perfectly understand him.
“About the last time you came to my office, no doubt you weren’t yourself, what was that “? He asked, staring directly into my face for answers.
That was so unexpected.
“I wasn’t just okay” I replied lowly.
I really just don’t want to talk about that right now, at least not today.
“Where you heart broken or something”? Clara asked, throwing a suspicious glare.
“Yeap, sort of”. I blurted out making the two sibling to burst out laughing hard.
It’s obvious they think I am joking about that.
“Hey Charles” someone called from the opposite side of the room. Who else.
“Hey beautiful” I replied. I didn’t even know when that came out of my mouth.
“You both know eachother”? Clara questioned, staring at both Rose and I, suprised maybe.
“Yeap, the guy from the grocery store” Rose replied and Clara simply muttered an ‘oh.
I guess they’ve both talked about me before.
“Don’t hug her too tight, she’s taken and officially belongs to someone” Clara mouthed, as I engage in an embrace with Rose.
“Are you serious”? I blurted out not believing my ears.
“Yeah, yeah” she affirmed, grinning happily.
“Ouch”! I mouthed, placing my hand on my chest.
“What’s that”? Clara and Rose asked worriedly.
“My heart just got broken” I mumbled and they both laughed.
“Again huh”? Clara muttered amidst laughter.
“You are never serious” Rose snapped, rolling her eyes afterwards.
“Wait, who’s the guy, I wanna go strangle him” I chipped in sharply.
“He is right opposite you” Clara replied plainly.
No one else is right opposite aside Dave.
“Wait, Dave”? I blurted out with a puzzled look.
“Yeap” Clara muttered, stressing the ‘p’.
“Are you serious”? I blurted out once more in disbelief staring at Dave who seemed to be engrossed in his phone.
Should I say I didn’t clearly see this coming?, I mean Dave swore he isn’t going Into any form of relationship anytime soon.
“Dave you took my woman”? I blurted out, faking a serious face.
“What woman”? Clara, Rose and Dave questioned in unison.
“Hey hey, I am just joking.., congrats to you both” I mouthed, laughing nervously afterwards.
“Thank you” Dave replied, giving a cheeky smile.
“Ain’t you celebrating this”? I questioned, staring at Dave and Rose.
“What for?, it’s not like it’s an engagement” Dave Muttered and Rose nodded in agreement.
“Are you two kidding me right now”?
“Charles dear, this two are so boring” Clara snapped and they laughed.
“How about we go celebrate on their behalf”? I suggested staring at Clara who winked in return.
“I am in” she whispered and immediately hurried towards the stairs, to get changed obviously.
Sincerely I feel I am actually hurt but then why should I?
Charles get a freaking grip!
🍂 Rita’s pov 🍁
6: 30am
“Rita” My friend, Tricia called me forth time this morning.
“Tricia leave me alone” I mumbled sleepily, covering myself up with the duvet.
“You’re running late for work” she reminded leaving the room to the bathroom I guess. For some days now I haven’t been to work.
I am still yet to submit my resignation letter, the shame isn’t even allowing me to facey boss.
I shouldn’t have allowed Anita to deceive me, I should have respected myself and keep my emotion towards my boss personal.
I shouldn’t have just let that ?îtçh notice it. I feel like my prestige as a woman have been robbed from me.
I feel so desperate and incompetent. I shouldn’t have allowed the Devil to use me. My boss would surely be so disappointed and annoyed with me.
No doubts, he’ve warned me concerning this several times and I just couldn’t listen, I thought if I keep trying, things were gonna change someday, I thought he would start to have internet in me.
My phone began vibrating, jolting me out of my thoughts. It’s my mum, I am not going to pick her calls.
She’ve being calling nonstop since yesterday after I told her my fate. I don’t want her to keep worrying about me concerning this. I am still yet to inform my friend.
I am really so scared of her reaction because she also warned me then to not listen to Anita. I was just so obsessed that I couldn’t read the handwriting on the wall.
“Rita don’t tell me you are still on that bed” Tricia shouted from the bathroom and I kept quiet.
Maybe I should just summon courage and relay my fate to her.
“Are you serious Rita”? She snapped sharply on sighting me still laying on the bed as she stepped into the room.
“What’s going on, are you sick”? She asked, bending over to feel my temperature.
“I am not” I mumbled lowly.
“What’s the problem then”? She questioned, sitting beside me on the bed.
” I am not going to work today” I blurted out, hugging the pillow tightly.
“Again today?, Rita you’ve not gone to work for some days now, am sure you are not on leave” she muttered, staring plainly at me, probably waiting for an explanation.
“I lost job” I replied lowly, fighting tooth and nail to hold tears from running down my cheeks.
“What are you talking about Rita”? She questioned sharply, not believing what she heard.
“I have being sacked, does this sound better huh”? I repeated, chuckling sadly afterwards while she stared plainly into my face.
“First you lost your job, second you’ve being sacked, what type of joke are….”
“How else should I say it for you to actually take me serious huh”? I interupted her sharply and this time, I let the tears out. It’s not as if I would have controlled it for a long time anyways.
Why can’t she see that I am serious, why would I want to joke about my work.
“This is serious” Tricia Muttered after some minutes of silence.
“How did it happen, what’s the problem”? She questioned, patting my back, surprisingly.
How on earth am I gonna tell her that I went ahead to seduce my boss after she warned me not to.
“Am sorry, I didn’t listen to you” I mumbled, sniffing lightly.
“What exactly did you not listen to”? She asked.
“I went ahead to try out Anita’s dael” I blurted out bluntly, ready for the worse reaction from her.
“Why would you do that Rita”?
“I am sorry” I mumbled, wiping my face with the back of my palm.
“Your boss told you never to come back again “?
“No, he told me to hand iny resignation letter ” I replied and she did the cross sign.
“Thankgoodness, there’s still a little chance he could forgive you” she muttered and I threw a confused stare in return.
“What do you mean “? I asked.
“Your boss has a girlfriend right “? She asked in return.
“Yeah…, so”?
“Good enough ” she muttered, ignoring my questions. “You’ve got work to do ” she added.
What work is she talking about?