Indigo (Shade of a golden heart) - Season 2 - Episode 15

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Indigo (Shade of a golden heart) - Season 2 - Episode 15

Look, I don’t mean to insult you but what is in it for you? Why are you so interested in helping us?’

Chalya chuckled, she saw Mallam Hassan’s daughter as a smart a-s.

‘That shouldn’t be your problem. I don’t need anything from you, what do you have to offer me?’

Indigo shrugged, Lucinda was right, no one living in this estate had anything to offer her. Maybe Lucinda was a good person, just like her Papa had pointed out.

‘So, tell me a little about yourself.’ Chalya leaned forward, so she could reach the glass of water Mallam Hassan’s daughter had offered her.

Indigo sighed, ‘I don’t have what to tell.’ She was not proud of her life and the way it turned out, why couldn’t this lady stop asking her personal questions?

As if reading Indigo’s thoughts, Chalya wiped her lips carefully after drinking the water and turned to face her, ‘Look, I know I appear nosy, but it is for your own good. I have searched these papers and your name isn’t on it. It is only your father’s name…I just want to know you. That is the only way I will prove to those who want to increase the rent that the tenants living her cannot afford it.’

‘My father?’ Indigo raised a brow, obviously the woman assumed Papa was her father.

‘She is actually my granddaughter.’ Papa quickly corrected Lucinda.

‘Oh…I will take that correction.’ Chalya smiled at both of them.

‘Well, there’s nothing much to tell about me. I don’t have a job right now and I am going to school. I just wished I could do something with my hands. I have to care for myself and my grandfather.’ Indigo closed her eyes, wishing all her troubles could end in that moment.

Chalya liked the sound of her voice. She loved the fire in her eyes. This was a very determined woman who was willing to succeed at all odds.
What surprised Chalya even more was that she was going to school, she was not just a dreamer, she was a realist. Chalya was deeply touched by this commitment to success. She wanted to do something to help this poor girl out but she couldn’t think of anything.

‘What are you studying?’ Chalya asked.
‘Architecture,’ Indigo paused, then chipped in, ‘this is my third year.’

‘Wow, how do you combine working and schooling, is it part time?’ Chalya was getting more interested.

‘It’s full time. It’s really tough, I miss some tests at times, but I don’t let that weigh me down.’ Indigo replied.

Chalya was full of admiration for her. This was a woman with limited resources who refused to give poverty a chance to define her destiny.
‘Um, have you done your Industrial Training yet?’

‘Nope. We were supposed to start next month, but if I could see a place where I can make use of my skills and get paid for a while, I would really be glad.’ Indigo replied.

She knew for sure that if she could find a place where she would apply all what she had learned in three years, she would be the happiest girl on earth. Buildings and anything that had to do with them was amazing.

Indigo entertained the thoughts of this lady helping her out with her dreams, but she quickly pushed them out.

After her experience with Usman, she had vowed not to put her faith in anybody. Annabelle had pretended to love her and everything that she cared about, but had turned round and stabbed her with a knife.

Chalya knew much architecture because of her brother’s company and its affiliation with them. Whenever PIE had a contract to renovate or build a structure, architects were invited and they worked hand in hand with the engineers.
She wanted to help this girl at all costs. She couldn’t just walk in here and leave without touching someone’s life. She was not wired that way. She loved to help people in her little capacity.

‘Um, what’s your field exactly, architecture is broad. Are you a residential architect, urban architect, green architect?’

Indigo was surprised that Lucinda knew something about her course. It made her feel more relaxed.

‘I am sorry Miss Lucinda but I am just an architect for now. What you just mentioned are areas of specialization and I plan to study in Paris once I am done with school here.’ She had to smooth things out.

Chalya was hearing this for the first time, ‘So what can you do now as a third year architect?’
Indigo could do many things. She was drawn to her profession right from childhood, but she had not known what it truly meant to have an eye for buildings and the intricacies of their design.
‘I can draw a plan very well. I am good in interior design.’

Chalya did a mental check of the job slots that were open in PIE, sadly, there wasn’t any for an I.T student, but she wouldn’t back down. She would find a way to fix this girl in.

‘If you are offered job at an engineering Company, would you take it?’ Chalya decided that this meeting was over. She had gotten what she had come for. The warm reception and time provided by the old man and his granddaughter was invaluable.

She made a vow to rescue the buildings and the wonderful people in it.

‘That would be amazing! You want to help me with a job?’ Indigo was careful not to let her excitement show.

‘Yes. I will try my best, this is a promise.’ Chalya nodded.

‘I don’t know what to say Miss Lucinda, you are an angel.’ Papa was all smiles as he stared at the lady.

‘Don’t worry Mallam Hassan, just work with me and I will save your lives. Spread the word to the tenants about this renovation and all the details surrounding it. I will give you my number and you will call me when you have set a date for my meeting with everyone who lives here.’
Chalya had something planned, she knew Phillip would be mad at her, but she didn’t care.

‘I will do everything that you have said.’ Papa rose to his feet and walked her towards the door.
‘Miss Lucinda…’ Indigo followed behind, she couldn’t believe what the lady had said to her.
‘Yes?’ Chalya turned.

‘If you help me get a job, I will make sure you get everything you want from the young people in this estate.’

‘What if you give me your number first, so I contact you once the job is ready.’ Chalya asked.
‘Sure, anything for you Miss Lucinda.’ Indigo flashed her clean set of white teeth.

‘You are welcome.’ Chalya returned her smile.