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It was not funny but I felt like chuckling. "I've returned it to her, she's the one that refused to collect it."

Madam shook her head. "But she said you tried to give her what is not her own."

I shook my head too. "I believe what I tried to give her is hers. It doesn't belong to my ladyfriend, so it must be Mariam's own, yet she refused to take it back."

The madam sighed. "Let me ask you: when she first told you about the missing bra, what did you tell her?"

"Madam, the truth was I couldn't imagine I wrongly picked hes clothing, so I told her I did not see it."

She nodded. "That turned out to be incorrect. The bone of contention now is she came to report that she wants her own bra back."

I shook my head adamantly. "The truth of the matter is that the one I gave her is the one I had seen. By the way, Mariam, tell me how much is it? I'm ready to pay double the price."

Mariam shook her head. "I don't want money. It's my bra I want back."

Madam grinned. "Alright, you know what, Mariam, leave me with him. We'll talk this over."

Mariam stood up to go. "Thank you, mummy," she said and left the sitting-room.

Madam turned to face me squarely. "What went wrong between the two of you?" she asked. "What wrong did you do to her?"

I shook my head. "My relationship with her has always been smooth and cordial without any rancour, until now. Believe me, ma, the insinuation she made that I could use her underwear for something diabolical can never come to pass. I can never do such a thing in my life."

The landlady nodded. "Since you became a tenant in this house, I have never known you for any bad behaviour. Mariam has been here before you and I've not known her for any bad behavior too. What I will advise you now is to try to be friendly with her. May be you've been aloof before. Now, try to be closer to her. Meanwhile, if you've deliberately withheld her bra, return it."

I had to swear to the madam that Mariam's clothing that I had was the one that I tried to give her, which she rejected. I thanked her for the advice and left her flat.

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I had to swear to the madam that Mariam's clothing that I had was the one that I tried to give her, which she rejected. I thanked her for the advice and left her flat.


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When I left the main building, I went straight to Mariam's room.

She opened the door as soon as I knocked as if she was expecting me.

"Can I see you for a moment?" I asked.

She nodded. "Okay, come in." It was the first time I would be entering her room. We had always talked outside. I remembered the advice given by the landlady. It appeared she might be right after all. Mariam's room was the same size with mine but I liked the way she arranged everything. From her rack of shoes, I could see that she had many pairs. The room had fine scent. Unlike me, there was no clothing on the bed.

There were two settees facing the bed. She offered me one while she sat on the other. I thanked as I took the seat.

"Concerning this current issue," I began. "I want to start by saying first and foremost, I'm not a diabolical person and I will never use your underwear or any one's own for any ritual. God is my witness and I'm ready to swear if need be. Secondly, the one I showed to you is the one I really saw. I can give you my girlfriend's number to confirm. She was even the first to see it. If you're still in doubt after all these explanations, I can take you to my room so that you will do a thorough search."

I paused to get her response. She appeared to be weighing in the the words I just spoke.

"There will be no need for that," she said. I nodded.

"Alright, thank you for believing my words. Since I came here, you and I have no issue until this missing bra matter came up. I admire your decent and easy-going way of life. I will like us to be good friends. I want to assure you once again that I do not have any bad intentions towards you. Thank you for your time. Should I go and bring the bra I have with me now?"

I said this, hoping my gambit had paid off. Once again, she appeared to be weighing my words.

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I said this, hoping my gambit had paid off. Once again, she appeared to be weighing my words.

She suddenly shrugged. "Okay."

I smiled radiantly at her. "Good. I shall be back with it in a jiffy."

I patted her left shoulder, stood up and left the room. Amazing! Women must be amazing creatures! Not too long ago, this same lady was insisting that the bra in question was not her own. Now, with little pet talk, she had agreed that I should bring it. Wonderful! May God bless madam landlady. I was happy when I unlocked my door and entered my room. Now, I could rest from the hassles of a missing bra. The white polythene bag containing the bra was still on the edge of the bed where I had left it. I went to pick the bag and immediately stopped short. Nothing was inside the polythene bag. Was it not in it that I kept the bra? I turned the nylon upside down. Nothing came out of it. Jesus!

Where did I keep the bra? I opened the wardrobe and started searching. I could only see my clothes. The bra! My mind screamed at me. Where was the bra? I searched under pillows, the edges of the mattress, under the bed, behind the camp cooking gas cylinder and everywhere. The item could not be found. I opened the fridge and the cooking pots, still, I could not find it. To show how desperate I was in the search, I lifted my t-shirt to be sure I was not wearing it.

That was preposterous, right? How could I, a man, ever wear a bra? That was desperation at it peak. This was astonishing to say the least. Now, what would I tell Mariam? Would I just say I could not find it; that the thing just disappeared? I had told her I would bring it and she would be waiting. What would I do now? I had never been as confused as I was now in my life. My mind frantically tried to find a reason. Had someone entered the room to take the bra when I went to the main building to see the landlady? Who could have done that? Besides, I remembered clearly that I had locked my door. Then, my mind wavered. Wait a minute. I gave Faith a key to my place so she could access it in case she came and I was not around. Did she come around when I was in the main building to see landlady? That could explain it, my mind said.

I picked up my phone to call her. I had earlier called her around noon but she refused to pick the call. This time, I hoped she would. The ringing went on and on. Oh, Faith, pick your call, pick your call, I muttered under my breath. She did not pick it. I redialed her number. It started ringing again. Oh everlasting Father, make Faith to pick this call, I found myself praying.

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"Hello, Faith," I quickly spoke into the mouthpiece. "Were you in my house not too long ago?"

"What are saying? Of course I was there in the morning."

I grimaced. ''No, I'm not talking about that one. I mean, did you come back to the house when I was not inside? Did you take the bra?"

"Bra?" Faith yelled. "What nonsense! What nonsense bra!"

I was aghast. "Calm down," I quickly put in. "I'm talking about the bra you saw in my room in the morning. Did you come around to take it? I need to take it back to the owner."

I could see that I was sweating.

"Are you high on something?" Faith yelled again. "How could you imagine I would take somebody's bra!? As if I don't have my own bra! SMH!"

Before I could say anything further, she cut the line. I was exasperated. Faith was the only person that had access to my place. If, as she said, she did not take the bra, who did? There was a knock at my door. I quickly brought handkerchief from my pocket to dab the sweats on my face. Then, I went to see who was at the door.

The whiff of the of the perfume the person was wearing hit my nose as soon as I opened the door.

"Hello, Michael."

My mouth dropped open on sighting the intruder.

"Funmi!" I said in wonder. "What are you doing here? How did you find this place?"

She smiled and corked her head to a side. "Are you not going to let me in before your barrage of questions?"

I was not in the mood to entertain visitors but I had no option than to let Funmi inside. Funmi was my ex lover as well as a benefactor. We met during our university days. She was a benefactor in the sense that she assisted me a lot financially back then.

She quit the relationship about two years ago when she told me she had met an American based Nigerian that was serious enough to propose marriage. It was not easy to say goodbye to her, but I had to move on with life. Seeing her now was a complete case of a bolt from the blue. She entered the room and looked around it appraisingly.

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Seeing her now was a complete case of a bolt from the blue. She entered the room and looked around it appraisingly.

"Hmm, more like a cosy love nest. Not bad, though."

I offered the sofa while I sat on the bed. "So, this is where you're hiding," she said sarcastically.

Hiding? I disagreed. "Let's just say this is where I'm staying for now."

Then I remembered that Mariam would be expecting that thing from. I must see her and explain things to her whether she would believe me or not.

"Excuse," I told Funmi. "Just one minute."

I left my room. Almost timidly, I knocked at Mariam's door.

"Yes, open the door and come inside," she said from within. "The door is not locked."

I entered the room solemnly. She was watching a programme on the t.v and munching peanuts from a bottle. She turned to look at me expectantly. I shook my head.

"I'm so sorry I took time. You won't believe I've been searching for it."

She clouded her face briefly. "Searching for what?"

"The bra. I've been searching for that bra. I had put it in a polythene bag. Now, I can't find it inside, or anywhere."

"Wait a minute, are you saying that bra is missing?"

I nodded grimly. "Exactly. It's a mystery to me. I cannot find it where I left it. I've even searched inside the wardrobe and everywhere. I could not find it anywhere. I'm so sorry I put you in so much distress."

She seemed to muse over this.

"Look," I quickly put in. "I'm ready to pay the price. Just say the cost."

She sighed. "Don't bother," she said.

"I know it's difficult to believe but it's the truth. If not that I have a visitor right now, we would go together to search my room."

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Seeing her now was a complete case of a bolt from the blue. She entered the room and looked around it appraisingly.

"Hmm, more like a cosy love nest. Not bad, though."

I offered the sofa while I sat on the bed. "So, this is where you're hiding," she said sarcastically.

Hiding? I disagreed. "Let's just say this is where I'm staying for now."

Then I remembered that Mariam would be expecting that thing from. I must see her and explain things to her whether she would believe me or not.

"Excuse," I told Funmi. "Just one minute."

I left my room. Almost timidly, I knocked at Mariam's door.

"Yes, open the door and come inside," she said from within. "The door is not locked."

I entered the room solemnly. She was watching a programme on the t.v and munching peanuts from a bottle. She turned to look at me expectantly. I shook my head.

"I'm so sorry I took time. You won't believe I've been searching for it."

She clouded her face briefly. "Searching for what?"

"The bra. I've been searching for that bra. I had put it in a polythene bag. Now, I can't find it inside, or anywhere."

"Wait a minute, are you saying that bra is missing?"

I nodded grimly. "Exactly. It's a mystery to me. I cannot find it where I left it. I've even searched inside the wardrobe and everywhere. I could not find it anywhere. I'm so sorry I put you in so much distress."

She seemed to muse over this.

"Look," I quickly put in. "I'm ready to pay the price. Just say the cost."

She sighed. "Don't bother," she said.

"I know it's difficult to believe but it's the truth. If not that I have a visitor right now, we would go together to search my room."

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