Must Read: Caught In A Web - Season 1 - Episode 16

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Must Read: Caught In A Web - Season 1 - Episode 16

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My day was going a bit hectic as I shuttled between the headquarters to my place of deployment.

I had left home that morning after trying unsuccessfully to get some sleep after dropping the food for Tolu. Since sleep suddenly turned scarce for me, I stayed up surfing the net and getting ready to leave when the day gets old a bit.

When I got to the headquarters, I was given my appointment and deployment latter and told to report to my place of deployment the same day. I was happy when I read the letter and realized that I was deployed to the branch close to where I stay. From my house to the office was 150 naira.

The heat from the sun was exceptional that day, I couldn’t wait to find myself at the office and hide from the sun. I was told to report to the manager upon resumption which I did on getting to the branch.

In the middle of my day, I got a WhatsApp message notification from Tolu Thanking me for the food and asking about my day. I hastily replied her before walking into the manager’s office.

The manager, a young man who should be in his early or mid thirties didn’t look pleased seeing me when I entered his office. His welcome wasn’t heartwarming neither was the introduction. After I introduced myself, he signed me off to his secretary, a young lady about my age to show me around and to my office. The lady, Janet, I later realized doubled as the manager’s secretary and that of the branch too. Why the manager seemed not pleased to meet me remained a mystery to me.

I had wanted to ask Janet if that was how he is but decided against it.

In total, the branch had 24 workers; fifteen sales reps each stationed at different booth in the mall, the manager and myself as assistant, five accountants of three ladies and two guys, the secretary and the dispatcher.

After the documentation and clarification of duties which gulped almost three hours, I was happy getting back to my house at the end of the day to resume properly the following day.

After I showered and ate the last portion of the food remaining when I got home, I dialed Tolu.

After the third ring without an answer, I dropped the phone and decided to nap, a nap which saw me waking up when the mosque close by called for their 6am prayer.

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The next few days went by slowly as I settled in to work. Though the manager never seemed happy each time we run into each other and never called me up for any clarification and delegation of duty, rather, he would send his secretary to drop off any message he had for me. I did well to stay off his course.

Tolu and I never talked after I called her the night that she didn’t answer. Though, when I woke up the following morning, I saw her missed call but it escaped my mind to call her back. Our only source of communication was the note dropping. Sometimes when I had nothing doing at work, I’d be tempted to chat her up but didn’t want any awkwardness, or, I’d rather she chat me up first. Each time I opened my whatsApp I do check her last seen, which is always one or two hours from the last time I logged in.

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On Friday, while I was rounding up from work, I got a message from Tolu telling me that a friend of hers that ate the food I gave her insisted on following her home to meet me. As I was on my way home, I stopped over at the market and bought things I need to make soup; I had in mind to make soup which would last for like three to five days. I had in mind to change my mind on the soup because of Tolu and her friend that was coming over but decided against it. The fact that my pocket was draining, and I needed to conserve the little I had left made me decide in favor of the soup.

Also, since I will always be leaving early for work and coming back a bit late, I needed to be cooking something that will be staying a bit longer.

I was done cooking and was seeing a movie since I lost my appetite after cooking when I heard Tolu’s voice outside followed by another which I presumed to be her friend. I left to get a short to put over my boxer leaving my upper body bare. I was well built, though never showed it off, but decided to play a bit naughty that night. My coming out from the room coincided with a knock sounding on my door. Taking a deep breath, I braced myself for action heading to answer the door.