SLEEVELESS Episode 5

"What's going on right now?" Justina asked, facing her mom.

"Mom, what is it that I don’t know?" she asked curiously while Bamidele was standing confused as he was looking at everyone's face.

"So this is the Dele, Dele you have been talking about all this while Tina?" the mother asked.

"Yes, mommy but what's going on?" she was getting more confused.

Justina's mother who happened to be a renowned businesswoman in town, very inquisitive, fair and plump size woman with a birth mark close around her neck that complemented her beauty.

On the other hand, Mr Oke, Justina's dad was a Reverend of the church after he retired as a Director in a consultancy firm.

The mother sat them all down and served them food that evening. She left everyone with the suspense of what had happened or how she might have met Bamidele before.

After dinner that night, it was already past 8 and Bamidele's place was like an hour and thirty minutes.

"Help me with this plates to the kitchen" Tina mother requested.

As they both walked down to the kitchen, Justina's dad engaged Bamidele in a man to man conversation while the mother in the kitchen was also doing same.

"Justina my darling, you cant marry that boy out there" mother said as confusion was all written over Tina's face.

"But...but mom why? What are you not telling me?" She pleaded as the mother insist.

The conversation was interrupted by the shout from the dinning as Tina's dad called them out to inform them that it was getting late and Dele had to get going.

"Mama Tina, where are you ooo?"

Justina and her mother walked down to the dining to join her dad and Bamidele. The mother kept smiling so her displeasure won't be seen on her face.

"Thanks for coming, it is really nice having you around" Justina mother said as they all stand to walk Bamidele down to where he parked his car.

"Goodnight, my son, have a nice night" Tina's dad said as they all stand and waved Dele as he drove out of the compound.

Everything that had happened that night kept ringing in Bamidele's mind. So many "how's" and "why's".

Weeks later, everyone was still silent about the 'what' behind Tina not marrying Bamidele even though Tina did not discuss it with Bamidele after the visit.

Days rolled by, the intimacy and closeness between the duo was so unbreakable that everyone in office teased them. At a point, the immediate supervisor said "this two should get the award of best couples" and everyone laughed about it.

One of the weekends, Bamidele got home and retired to his bed, minutes later, a call came in and he quickly sat up from his bed to listen keenly to what the person had to say.

"Yes, I can hear you clearly... yes I am Bamidele Tomori" he looked more confused but trying to be calm.

"Kidnapped? By who? when did that happened? He check his time and he realised it was already past 11.

"I will come, I am coming right away" he rushed down to his car and zoomed off.

Who was kidnapped? What happened next?

Watch out for the next episode