Must Read: BELINA (Tender Beauty)....... - Season 2 - Episode 30

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Must Read: BELINA (Tender Beauty)....... - Season 2 - Episode 30

Oyinade could not quite
believe that her world was
falling apart right in her
very face. She stared at
Ronke as she drank from
her cup slowly, hoping that
she was just pulling her
legs but the facial
expression she saw told her
that it was definitely a farce.

She swallowed hard.

“Please Ronke, don’t do this
to me; we are best friends,
remember?” she pleaded.

Ronke laughed sarcastically.

“Best friends my foot. What
do you take me for, uhn? Do
you think I am someone
you toil with? I watched
you take up positions in
various places; being
offered top positions in
every company you enter,
you come here and rub it in
my face instead of helping
me secure a job. Do you
think I like warming
people’s beds for money?

Listen to me and listen well:

if you don’t get five million
Naira in two weeks, be
ready for a shocker”. She
stood up already furious.
“Five million Naira? Where
am I supposed to get that?”

Oyinade yelled, already in
tears.

“I don’t know and I don’t
care. Rob a bank, whatever.

You know me girl, don’t
take me lightly”. She
threatened, refilling her cup.

Oyinade was breathing
hard.

“You are a betrayer. I
hate you” Oyin said quietly.

Ronke nodded.

“Not as much as I hate you. Now,
get out” Oyinade stood for a while
then made for the door
quietly. Ronke’s voice
stopped her at the door.

“Don’t think I don’t have
proof. Two weeks” Ronke
said and went into the
room. Oyinade closed the
door and made for her car.

She ought to have arrived
office by now.

**********
**********
Prisca dropped off Patricia
at school, leaving her with a
loving peck on the cheeks.

She had snacks in her lunch
bag which she dropped
with her teacher – Miss
Terri. She went back home
to enjoy her day. Part of the
advantage of being a boss
is the fact that you can
decide to stay at home
anytime you like. She hadn’t
been able to tell Richard
and Belina what she had
found out yesterday. Belina
had been asleep and
Richard had been too
concerned about Belina to
even be concerned about
whatever she had found
out. She had poured it all
out to Tony immediately she
arrived home and had
played the recording to his
hearing. He had been too
impressed with her role as
the interrogator that he had
sent it to his phone to listen
to it over and over again.

His anger towards Oyinade
was not disputed though.

He had relayed the story of
how Richard had been
distraught when he saw
the picture sent to him.

Prisca eased into a chair,
lemon juice in hand,
switching on the plasma to
watch some American
movies. She would make
sure that Oyin girl is put
exactly where she belongs.

She had said some things
which held an element of
truth.

When Belina became a
member of the family, she
had almost become invisible
to her parents. Her dad was
doing all he could to make
up for lost time. He wanted
to do everything just to
erase the bad things that
Belina had to cope with in
the hands of Mr. Badmus.

He never came back from
work without buying
something special for her.

Prisca had felt neglected but
Belina, being wise had
always shared everything
that was bought for her.

She would have resented
Belina but the bond
between them is far too
deep to allow jealousy.

Belina had noticed the extra
attention she was receiving
and had confronted their
parents. Belina is the best
sister she could have ever
had and if she had to
choose again, she would
choose Belina a thousand
times.

She remembered the fact
that she would be an aunt
in a matter of months and a
wide grin was pasted on
her face. As for that Oyin
girl, she would deal with
her personally; her trip to
BRH should put that little
gold-digger in her place.

**********
**********
Oyinade sat in her office.

She hadn’t done anything
serious and most of her
time had been spent in her
office, thinking of what to
do. She felt stupid and
foolish. She couldn’t believe
she had trusted Ronke
enough to get her involved
in her every move. She had
known that Ronke was
jealous of her achievements
and of her enormous body
but she never knew she
was this bitter. Where on
earth could she get five
million Naira? She has little
above one million in her
account. Even the two
million Naira she had stolen
had been squandered.

There is this thing about
stolen money that seems to
fly away the very minute it
gets to your hands.

She put her fingers against
her temples. She had been
expecting Richard to call
her as a result of what she
had told Miss Prisca Williams
but she hadn’t heard
anything. Richard came in
rather late. He must have
been at home taking care of
his baby mama. Her jealousy
spiraled as she thought
about this.

An idea popped into her
head. No. she shook her
head vigorously. She
couldn’t try it. Never. She
cleared her mind, removing
the evil thought from her
mind. She placed her head
on the table. She had never
been this confused in her
life. Her intercom line rang
and she jerked up with a
start, her heartbeat running
wild. She contemplated
ignoring it but common
sense took over.

“Hello” she said with shaky
voice.

The voice of her boss came
through the speaker,
making her already wild
heartbeat somersault. “Miss
Oyinade, I want to see you
in my office immediately.”

She had dropped the phone
without a response but
even if she had responded,
it wouldn’t have been heard
because Richard hung up
immediately he finished his
statement.

She stood up on shaky legs
and went to Richard’s
office, leaving her brain
blank, expecting the worst.