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Romance / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) by lovalova: 6:27pm On Feb 11, 2019
Episode 2 is now out guys!!!! PLEASE subscribe on the website, by putting your email address in the subscription BOX, if you didnt get an email notification to tell you that Episode 2 is now OUT!!!!!
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Literature / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) (short Story Series) by lovalova: 6:26pm On Feb 11, 2019
Episode 2 of "The Moguls" is now out guys!!!! PLEASE subscribe on the website, by putting your email address in the subscription BOX, if you didnt get an email notification to tell you that Episode 2 is now OUT!!!!!
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Literature / Re: "The Moguls" - Episode 1 (short Story Series) by lovalova: 6:21pm On Feb 11, 2019
Episode 2 is now out guys!!!! PLEASE subscribe on the website, by putting your email address in the subscription BOX, if you didnt get an email notification to tell you that Episode 2 is now OUT!!!!!
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Business / Is It Rude To Use Different Languages In A Nigerian Work Place? by lovalova: 4:57pm On Feb 11, 2019
Your comments and thoughts on this my people. Watch the video at the below link. I personally believe its damn RUDE!!! Speak a common LANGUAGE IF YOU ARE IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT. Also Please dont forget to subscribe and leave a comment on your thoughts.
Family / Is It Rude To Use Different Languages In A Nigerian Work Place? by lovalova: 4:51pm On Feb 11, 2019
Your comments and thoughts on this my people. Watch the video at the below link. I personally believe its damn RUDE!!! Speak a common LANGUAGE IF YOU ARE IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT. Also Please dont forget to subscribe and leave a comment on your thoughts.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U0NUkBVizE
Culture / Is It Rude To Use Different Languages In A Nigerian Work Place? by lovalova: 4:44pm On Feb 11, 2019
Your comments and thoughts on this my people. Watch the video at the below link. I personally believe its damn RUDE!!! Speak a common LANGUAGE IF YOU ARE IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT. Also Please dont forget to subscribe and leave a comment on your thoughts.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U0NUkBVizE
Romance / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) by lovalova: 3:35pm On Feb 10, 2019
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Romance / Re: "The Moguls" - Episode 1 by lovalova: 3:35pm On Feb 10, 2019
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Literature / Re: "The Moguls" - Episode 1 (short Story Series) by lovalova: 10:55am On Feb 10, 2019
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Literature / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) (short Story Series) by lovalova: 10:55am On Feb 10, 2019
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Romance / Re: "The Moguls" - Episode 1 by lovalova: 10:54am On Feb 10, 2019
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Romance / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) by lovalova: 10:54am On Feb 10, 2019
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Literature / Re: 15 Popular Nigerian Websites To Post Their Stories For Free by lovalova: 10:17pm On Feb 09, 2019
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Romance / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) by lovalova: 6:18pm On Feb 09, 2019
Romance / Re: "The Moguls" - Episode 1 by lovalova: 6:18pm On Feb 09, 2019
Literature / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) (short Story Series) by lovalova: 1:56pm On Feb 09, 2019
Romance / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) by lovalova: 1:55pm On Feb 09, 2019
Romance / Re: "The Moguls" - Episode 1 by lovalova: 1:53pm On Feb 09, 2019
Literature / Re: "The Moguls" - Episode 1 (short Story Series) by lovalova: 1:50pm On Feb 09, 2019
Literature / Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) (short Story Series) by lovalova: 8:25pm On Feb 08, 2019
In the morning, Mila’s eyes were swollen. She checked her bedside clock and realized that it was only 4 am. However, she got up from her bed and walked to the mirror on her dressing table. Her room was quite spacious, with a built in wardrobe that came with a separate shoe rack, a medium sized bed with a fancy head post, and then her toilet and bathroom. She stood in front of her mirror staring at herself in her one piece nightie, then she turned on her little stereo to listen to Birdy’s “Skinny Love” which she put on replay. The melancholic feel of the song engulfed her and she didn’t realize when her feet buckled under the weight of her sadness and she found herself on the floor of her room, weeping heavily and shaking with grief. She felt cheated. Kumbi had lied about being pregnant again cos her baby would only be about 5 or 6 months old. She had lied to cause Mila more pain and it had worked. She wept more, allowing the music to purge her drenched soul of all it’s grief. When she had had her fill of crying, she checked the time again. It was 5 am now so she stood up, went to the kitchen, took some ice from the fridge and wrapped it in a face towel for her swollen eyes, went back to her room and laid back again in bed with the towel to her eye lids. “Thank God it’s Friday” she thought as she promised herself a sleep filled weekend ahead.

……………….

Work was the same as usual. The pressure was the same, Mr. Duke was breathing fire on everyone’s neck, and lunch was fifteen minutes instead of thirty minutes. Simi had noticed Mila’s gloom the moment she settled into her seat to resume work. She had hugged Mila from behind without saying anything else before going back to her own task. That touched Mila so much that she looked over at Simi, gave her a warm smile and mouthed a “Thanks” to her. Simi reciprocated with “You’ll be alright Mila” before turning back to her work.

After the close of work, Mila as usual stayed till about 8 pm with Beyonce’s “Disappear” playing through her speakers. She decided to stay late again so she wouldn’t have to come during the weekend. The company’s security unit were already accustomed to her staying late and thus ensured she left before they locked up the building.

…………………

Mila was walking to the bus stop to catch a public bus. She had decided not to take any chances again by waiting for a cab outside the office building. Then she saw a car, a white range rover. It stopped in front of her; then the driver came out and started walking towards her with brisk steps. She stood still in shock. It couldn’t be! It was Tunji Jacobs and he looked athletic and as handsome as ever in a white polo T shirt, brown combat shorts and red sneakers. Mila couldn’t move and she didn’t realize she had held her breath until he seized her into a suffocating hug.

They stood that way for a while and when Mila gently pushed him away to look at him and bombard him with the millions of questions that had been plaguing her, he covered her mouth with his. It wasn’t a deep kiss, it wasn’t a french kiss either. It was just enough to swallow her doubts of the moment. Then Tunji pulled away slowly and then taking her by the hand, he said to her,

“Please, come with me”

Wordlessly, Mila obeyed not because he had commanded her but because his eyes which had become cloudy with emotion, beckoned to her soul and who was she to refuse a long awaited yearning? She followed him to his car and silently, they drove off. No need for words, each knew what was needed to seal the void of the past three months and one week.

…………….

They arrived his apartment after having to pass through security. Tunji got out of the car first and then took swift steps to open her door for her before she did it herself. He swiped his key card over the security lock of the door and led her into his mansion before shutting the door again. The house was so huge, Mila was again shocked. It almost looked like Christian Grey’s apartment in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie. This was a complete glass house and because it was night time, the view was breath taking.

Tunji led her up the stairs and opened the door to a dimly lit room of the five different rooms she was able to quickly count. Mila watched as if in a trance, as he took her hand bag from her, dropped it on a couch in the room, then led her to the king sized bed with white sheets to sit. He went on one knee and gently removed her kitten heels. Still in the same position, he unbuttoned her jean and carefully pulled it down her waist till he removed it, then he stood again taking her with him. Slowly, he removed her nude v necked cotton top over her head. Suddenly, she felt exposed and raised her hands to cover her chest but he gently removed them and stood staring at her with heated eyes, taking in the details of her body. She couldn’t meet his eyes so she looked down at her feet but he touched her face softly and raised her face to look at him.

Through the soft light in the room, Mila could see that his eyes were focused on her body. She couldn’t understand his fascination with her body cos she wasn’t big in any ramification. She was in fact a size 32B cup with a 32 hip width . She wasn’t really curvy or voluptuous; though, her slim frame made her look tall.

Tunji moved back a bit and with his unwavering gaze still on her, he began to UnCloth in his usual relaxed manner, leaving his boxer on. Her mouth watered as she stared at his perfectly sculpted body, fresh and hard. ‘This is a real man made by the Creator himself!” she said in her head. Finally, he offed his shoes and moved close to her again, staring down at her for he was at least an inch taller than her. This time, Mila raised her lips to his and kissed him in a slow and lazy way cos she was weak from all the emotions of the previous day. She tasted his lips first, then loving the taste, she went ahead to explore the strange depths of his passion for her. Tunji allowed her to search, find and drink in his feelings for her then when he felt her hands on his neck and his face, he drew her to him and then lifted her off the floor.

His mouth not leaving hers, he carried her to the bed, placed her gently on the soft welcoming tides of the sheets, then he lay beside her before pulling the cool soft duvet over them. He gently stopped the kiss. They lay facing each other, trying to control their breaths none saying anything but Mila had a pleading expression on her face that said she wanted more. Tunji understood but instead; he hugged her, allowing his fingers to caress her back while whispering,

“Oh God Mila! I missed you. Not seeing you these past months has been hell”

“You left. You said one week and then you were gone for three months and a week. You never called or texted.” Mila whispered with a voice filled with pent up emotions as well cos she was overwhelmed by the moment and she had so much to say, to be angry about but she just couldn’t say them all. Her face was pressed to his neck, so she kept inhaling the sweet scent of him

“I’m so sorry. A lot of things happened that made me stay back. With time, you’ll know.”

With that, he released her from his hold and kissed her, deeply this time, taking and giving. He left her mouth and with his tongue, explored her body like it was a sacred ground to be worshipped. Her ears weren’t left out. He moved to one of them and slid his tongue around the crevices and then her lobe. This sent maddening currents of sensation to her brain, making her run her hands over his head and his back.With her soft moans spurring him on, he unhooked her bra and using his fingers, his tongue and his lips, he pleasured her already taut nipples in ways she had never experienced before. Because her eyes were closed, Mila was shocked when she felt his warm fingers travel lazily from her legs up to her waist, removing her panties. She felt Tunji’s wet slippery tongue sliding up the inside of her thighs, licking and kissing sensitive areas she never knew existed before and then her female. She felt shock waves around her waist that shot up through her spine and then straight to her brains when Tunji’s tongue found harmony with her wet moistness. She squirmed and turned and panted for air like she was drowning in ecstasy, digging her nails into the soft pillows cushioning her head for anchor, but Tunji didn’t let go. He held her in place and continued, enjoying her breathless moans and when he tasted the sweet nectar of her female and felt her go weak, he moved up to her mouth again fanning the embers of her desires.

He skilfully wore his second skin and when he tried going through her she gave a small cry of pain. He tried again and the same thing happened then he decided to stop but Mila held on intertwining her legs around his waist. He gave a questioning look if she was sure she wanted to continue and she nodded. He stretched towards the side drawers for a lubricant and once applied, they both moaned and groaned with contentment at their union.

CONTINUE TO READ @ https://franklyspeakingwithglory.com/burnt-episode-9-18/
Literature / "The Moguls" - Episode 1 (short Story Series) by lovalova: 8:19pm On Feb 08, 2019
The house was awfully quiet and this got Mo worried. Where was everyone? He had spoken to Rasheeda; his wife, few minutes ago and she didn’t sound sleepy at all so at 9pm, he wondered if she had decided to have an early night. All the lights were out too but there was electricity as he could feel the coolness of the living room even through his long sleeved senator material.

His phones were vibrating in his trouser pocket. He removed first the Iphone X and saw over twenty missed calls then he checked the Samsung s9 and he saw more missed calls. All were from the same caller but he wasn’t in the mood for a business call so he put the phones back in his pocket. He went to the kitchen calling out again,”Rasheeda!” but he got no response then he went up the stairs to his kids’ bedroom to see if she was there but she wasn’t. He checked her beauty room where she had her unnecessarily extravagant closet but she still, she wasn’t there.

“Where could she have gone?” he wondered aloud.

He went up to his bedroom still calling out

“Rasheeda!”

But still he got no response. He switched on the lights and his heart skipped a beat when he heard a deafening shout of

“Happy Birthday Mo!”

He was shocked, confused, relieved and pissed at the same time. There was Rasheeda his beautiful forty year old wife looking as young as ever, his boys; Ibrahim twelve and Kabir fifteen. Then he saw his long time friends; Ralph and Dike, about ten of his office staff and his cook, Ebere. It was a small but excited crowd of the people he loved yet he was pissed.

He still stood at the door speechless as he wondered how he had forgotten his own birthday. His phone started vibrating in his pocket again but he ignored it. Then he felt strong lean arms holding him tight and he couldn’t help but laugh out loud as his sons started punching him playfully. He was overwhelmed with joy at seeing these grown up monsters. He hadn’t seen them since January when they went back to school in the US and seeing them now, he knew Rasheeda had secretly planned their home coming. He sighed with contentment as he watched them chatter excitedly about their trip and when they gave him his birthday presents, he held himself back from hugging them again. They had gotten him a complete set of nature’s portraits for his office. He was touched. These boys truly knew what their father liked he thought to himself. He went around hugging his family and his friends whilst ignoring the phone. “Not now”, he thought to himself “Not now” as the phone’s vibration continued relentlessly.

………………………………………

“Happy Birthday old man!” Ralph boomed as he patted Mo on the back.

“Look at you! This small boy of yesterday has finally grown some balls. How old are you again?” Dike chipped in playfully as he strolled towards them with a glass of champagne in his beautifully manicured hands.

“20!” Ralph boomed again and they all laughed at the familiar joke.

“45 man! 45! Don’t forget” Mo insisted amused

“Nope! I beg to differ man, you’re still a boy and we’re sure that’s why Rasheeda’s still putting up with your weirdness” Ralph said before he downed the remaining contents of his champagne. Then as if recalling something, he shouted across the living room where everyone had moved, to Ebere the cook.

“Bring the damn wine here woman! The boys are still drinking”

Ebere, Mo’s fifty year old cook hurried over with a bucket of Champagne, apologizing profusely.

“Apologies Mr. Bankole… apologies Sirs…may I fill up your glasses please?”

Ralph smiled fondly at her as he collected the bucket. He liked the woman; she was very professional with her job and very efficient. So he chided her playfully.

“Not to worry Ebere. We only want to get your Boss extremely drunk tonight. He’s too serious for our liking. Now hurry along. We do not need you here anymore. Let the grown boys have fun”

Ebere smiled in her usual calm and elderly way and then left while the men laughed at Ralph’s typically dramatic way of dismissing people who hovered.

Mo shook his head fondly at these two men he had grown to admire. Their friendship has come a long way from when they were students at Kings College Lagos and whenever he remembered how they met, his smile never ceased to broaden on his well chiseled face. And he didn’t blame them; he had given up on their endless teasing anyways cos he knew they won’t stop; not anytime soon.

Continue reading at https://franklyspeakingwithglory.com/the-moguls-episode-1-short-stories-online/
Romance / Re: "The Moguls" - Episode 1 by lovalova: 4:04pm On Feb 08, 2019
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Romance / Re: Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) by lovalova: 4:02pm On Feb 08, 2019
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Romance / Burnt - Episode 9 (18+) by lovalova: 2:24pm On Feb 08, 2019
In the morning, Mila’s eyes were swollen. She checked her bedside clock and realized that it was only 4 am. However, she got up from her bed and walked to the mirror on her dressing table. Her room was quite spacious, with a built in wardrobe that came with a separate shoe rack, a medium sized bed with a fancy head post, and then her toilet and bathroom. She stood in front of her mirror staring at herself in her one piece nightie, then she turned on her little stereo to listen to Birdy’s “Skinny Love” which she put on replay. The melancholic feel of the song engulfed her and she didn’t realize when her feet buckled under the weight of her sadness and she found herself on the floor of her room, weeping heavily and shaking with grief. She felt cheated. Kumbi had lied about being pregnant again cos her baby would only be about 5 or 6 months old. She had lied to cause Mila more pain and it had worked. She wept more, allowing the music to purge her drenched soul of all it’s grief. When she had had her fill of crying, she checked the time again. It was 5 am now so she stood up, went to the kitchen, took some ice from the fridge and wrapped it in a face towel for her swollen eyes, went back to her room and laid back again in bed with the towel to her eye lids. “Thank God it’s Friday” she thought as she promised herself a sleep filled weekend ahead.

……………….

Work was the same as usual. The pressure was the same, Mr. Duke was breathing fire on everyone’s neck, and lunch was fifteen minutes instead of thirty minutes. Simi had noticed Mila’s gloom the moment she settled into her seat to resume work. She had hugged Mila from behind without saying anything else before going back to her own task. That touched Mila so much that she looked over at Simi, gave her a warm smile and mouthed a “Thanks” to her. Simi reciprocated with “You’ll be alright Mila” before turning back to her work.

After the close of work, Mila as usual stayed till about 8 pm with Beyonce’s “Disappear” playing through her speakers. She decided to stay late again so she wouldn’t have to come during the weekend. The company’s security unit were already accustomed to her staying late and thus ensured she left before they locked up the building.

…………………

Mila was walking to the bus stop to catch a public bus. She had decided not to take any chances again by waiting for a cab outside the office building. Then she saw a car, a white range rover. It stopped in front of her; then the driver came out and started walking towards her with brisk steps. She stood still in shock. It couldn’t be! It was Tunji Jacobs and he looked athletic and as handsome as ever in a white polo T shirt, brown combat shorts and red sneakers. Mila couldn’t move and she didn’t realize she had held her breath until he seized her into a suffocating hug.

They stood that way for a while and when Mila gently pushed him away to look at him and bombard him with the millions of questions that had been plaguing her, he covered her mouth with his. It wasn’t a deep kiss, it wasn’t a french kiss either. It was just enough to swallow her doubts of the moment. Then Tunji pulled away slowly and then taking her by the hand, he said to her,

“Please, come with me”

Wordlessly, Mila obeyed not because he had commanded her but because his eyes which had become cloudy with emotion, beckoned to her soul and who was she to refuse a long awaited yearning? She followed him to his car and silently, they drove off. No need for words, each knew what was needed to seal the void of the past three months and one week.

…………….

They arrived his apartment after having to pass through security. Tunji got out of the car first and then took swift steps to open her door for her before she did it herself. He swiped his key card over the security lock of the door and led her into his mansion before shutting the door again. The house was so huge, Mila was again shocked. It almost looked like Christian Grey’s apartment in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie. This was a complete glass house and because it was night time, the view was breath taking.

Tunji led her up the stairs and opened the door to a dimly lit room of the five different rooms she was able to quickly count. Mila watched as if in a trance, as he took her hand bag from her, dropped it on a couch in the room, then led her to the king sized bed with white sheets to sit. He went on one knee and gently removed her kitten heels. Still in the same position, he unbuttoned her jean and carefully pulled it down her waist till he removed it, then he stood again taking her with him. Slowly, he removed her nude v necked cotton top over her head. Suddenly, she felt exposed and raised her hands to cover her chest but he gently removed them and stood staring at her with heated eyes, taking in the details of her body. She couldn’t meet his eyes so she looked down at her feet but he touched her face softly and raised her face to look at him.

Through the soft light in the room, Mila could see that his eyes were focused on her body. She couldn’t understand his fascination with her body cos she wasn’t big in any ramification. She was in fact a size 32B cup with a 32 hip width . She wasn’t really curvy or voluptuous; though, her slim frame made her look tall.

Tunji moved back a bit and with his unwavering gaze still on her, he began to UnCloth in his usual relaxed manner, leaving his boxer on. Her mouth watered as she stared at his perfectly sculpted body, fresh and hard. ‘This is a real man made by the Creator himself!” she said in her head. Finally, he offed his shoes and moved close to her again, staring down at her for he was at least an inch taller than her. This time, Mila raised her lips to his and kissed him in a slow and lazy way cos she was weak from all the emotions of the previous day. She tasted his lips first, then loving the taste, she went ahead to explore the strange depths of his passion for her. Tunji allowed her to search, find and drink in his feelings for her then when he felt her hands on his neck and his face, he drew her to him and then lifted her off the floor.

His mouth not leaving hers, he carried her to the bed, placed her gently on the soft welcoming tides of the sheets, then he lay beside her before pulling the cool soft duvet over them. He gently stopped the kiss. They lay facing each other, trying to control their breaths none saying anything but Mila had a pleading expression on her face that said she wanted more. Tunji understood but instead; he hugged her, allowing his fingers to caress her back while whispering,

“Oh God Mila! I missed you. Not seeing you these past months has been hell”

“You left. You said one week and then you were gone for three months and a week. You never called or texted.” Mila whispered with a voice filled with pent up emotions as well cos she was overwhelmed by the moment and she had so much to say, to be angry about but she just couldn’t say them all. Her face was pressed to his neck, so she kept inhaling the sweet scent of him

“I’m so sorry. A lot of things happened that made me stay back. With time, you’ll know.”

With that, he released her from his hold and kissed her, deeply this time, taking and giving. He left her mouth and with his tongue, explored her body like it was a sacred ground to be worshipped. Her ears weren’t left out. He moved to one of them and slid his tongue around the crevices and then her lobe. This sent maddening currents of sensation to her brain, making her run her hands over his head and his back.With her soft moans spurring him on, he unhooked her bra and using his fingers, his tongue and his lips, he pleasured her already taut nipples in ways she had never experienced before. Because her eyes were closed, Mila was shocked when she felt his warm fingers travel lazily from her legs up to her waist, removing her panties. She felt Tunji’s wet slippery tongue sliding up the inside of her thighs, licking and kissing sensitive areas she never knew existed before and then her female. She felt shock waves around her waist that shot up through her spine and then straight to her brains when Tunji’s tongue found harmony with her wet moistness. She squirmed and turned and panted for air like she was drowning in ecstasy, digging her nails into the soft pillows cushioning her head for anchor, but Tunji didn’t let go. He held her in place and continued, enjoying her breathless moans and when he tasted the sweet nectar of her female and felt her go weak, he moved up to her mouth again fanning the embers of her desires.

He skilfully wore his second skin and when he tried going through her she gave a small cry of pain. He tried again and the same thing happened then he decided to stop but Mila held on intertwining her legs around his waist. He gave a questioning look if she was sure she wanted to continue and she nodded. He stretched towards the side drawers for a lubricant and once applied, they both moaned and groaned with contentment at their union.

CONTINUE TO READ @ https://franklyspeakingwithglory.com/burnt-episode-9-18/
Romance / "The Moguls" - Episode 1 by lovalova: 7:30pm On Feb 07, 2019
The house was awfully quiet and this got Mo worried. Where was everyone? He had spoken to Rasheeda; his wife, few minutes ago and she didn’t sound sleepy at all so at 9pm, he wondered if she had decided to have an early night. All the lights were out too but there was electricity as he could feel the coolness of the living room even through his long sleeved senator material.

His phones were vibrating in his trouser pocket. He removed first the Iphone X and saw over twenty missed calls then he checked the Samsung s9 and he saw more missed calls. All were from the same caller but he wasn’t in the mood for a business call so he put the phones back in his pocket. He went to the kitchen calling out again,”Rasheeda!” but he got no response then he went up the stairs to his kids’ bedroom to see if she was there but she wasn’t. He checked her beauty room where she had her unnecessarily extravagant closet but she still, she wasn’t there.

“Where could she have gone?” he wondered aloud.

He went up to his bedroom still calling out

“Rasheeda!”

But still he got no response. He switched on the lights and his heart skipped a beat when he heard a deafening shout of

“Happy Birthday Mo!”

He was shocked, confused, relieved and pissed at the same time. There was Rasheeda his beautiful forty year old wife looking as young as ever, his boys; Ibrahim twelve and Kabir fifteen. Then he saw his long time friends; Ralph and Dike, about ten of his office staff and his cook, Ebere. It was a small but excited crowd of the people he loved yet he was pissed.

He still stood at the door speechless as he wondered how he had forgotten his own birthday. His phone started vibrating in his pocket again but he ignored it. Then he felt strong lean arms holding him tight and he couldn’t help but laugh out loud as his sons started punching him playfully. He was overwhelmed with joy at seeing these grown up monsters. He hadn’t seen them since January when they went back to school in the US and seeing them now, he knew Rasheeda had secretly planned their home coming. He sighed with contentment as he watched them chatter excitedly about their trip and when they gave him his birthday presents, he held himself back from hugging them again. They had gotten him a complete set of nature’s portraits for his office. He was touched. These boys truly knew what their father liked he thought to himself. He went around hugging his family and his friends whilst ignoring the phone. “Not now”, he thought to himself “Not now” as the phone’s vibration continued relentlessly.

………………………………………

“Happy Birthday old man!” Ralph boomed as he patted Mo on the back.

“Look at you! This small boy of yesterday has finally grown some balls. How old are you again?” Dike chipped in playfully as he strolled towards them with a glass of champagne in his beautifully manicured hands.

“20!” Ralph boomed again and they all laughed at the familiar joke.

“45 man! 45! Don’t forget” Mo insisted amused

“Nope! I beg to differ man, you’re still a boy and we’re sure that’s why Rasheeda’s still putting up with your weirdness” Ralph said before he downed the remaining contents of his champagne. Then as if recalling something, he shouted across the living room where everyone had moved, to Ebere the cook.

“Bring the damn wine here woman! The boys are still drinking”

Ebere, Mo’s fifty year old cook hurried over with a bucket of Champagne, apologizing profusely.

“Apologies Mr. Bankole… apologies Sirs…may I fill up your glasses please?”

Ralph smiled fondly at her as he collected the bucket. He liked the woman; she was very professional with her job and very efficient. So he chided her playfully.

“Not to worry Ebere. We only want to get your Boss extremely drunk tonight. He’s too serious for our liking. Now hurry along. We do not need you here anymore. Let the grown boys have fun”

Ebere smiled in her usual calm and elderly way and then left while the men laughed at Ralph’s typically dramatic way of dismissing people who hovered.

Mo shook his head fondly at these two men he had grown to admire. Their friendship has come a long way from when they were students at Kings College Lagos and whenever he remembered how they met, his smile never ceased to broaden on his well chiseled face. And he didn’t blame them; he had given up on their endless teasing anyways cos he knew they won’t stop; not anytime soon.

Continue reading at https://franklyspeakingwithglory.com/the-moguls-episode-1-short-stories-online/

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