CHAPTER 7
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" Who was that?" Kevwe asked Chelsea, as she walks into the shop for her lunch break.
" Who?" Chelsea asked .
" I mean the tall, black, handsome guy, I saw conversing with , from afar?" Oke said.
" Oh, just a customer" She told her.
" Lier!, I saw you laughing and smiling with him and he said He will see you later" One stated.
" You know a don't like lying" Chelsea told Oke, " Were you eavesdropping on our conversation!?" She asked in surprise.
" No!" One answered in guilt, " I was just passing by " She defended herself.
" You are lying" Chelsea told her.
" No I'm not" Oke replied.
" You are " Chelsea insisted.
" Okay, its true. I was just passing through and I sighted you two, and thought wow who is the handsome guy, that my Beautiful and Wonderful friend is talking to and I know its unlike you" One confessed, " Or is he the one?" She asked
" Oh, Stop buttering me up" Chelsea said blushing, " And what do you mean by the one,, which one?" She asked her best friend.
" She means, is he our brother - law?" Lucy her employee turned friend asked.
" You too!?" She exclaimed, " One, I knew as you are coming here , you eventually rub- off on Lus. You have started teaching her your ways." She added , trying to divert their questions.
" No I'm not!" Oke shouted, laughing.
" Yes you are" Chelsea insisted.
" Well, forget about who is teaching who. Let's go to the main question. Who is he?" Oke asked.
" Yes, who is he?" Lucy also asked, " Did you you hear her voice, Sister Oke?" she asked Kevwe.
" Yes, you people should stop it" Chelsea warned.
" Look she is blushing" Kevwe said .
" No, I'm not" Chelsea said.
" Yes , you are. You are turning red, you are lucky your are dark skin, if not it will be so pronounced" Lucy Stated.
" Oluchi, I think the cupcakes are burning. Can you please , bring them out for me?" Chelsea told Lucy.
" You are no fun, you just don't want me to know what you are going to say" Lucy replied, sounding like the teenage she is.
She just turned 18, and has written her f WAEC the previous year, so she is waiting to write JAMB and get admitted into the university. Her parents decided she should learn baking from Chelsea, while she is waiting. Lucy decided she can also earn money at the same time. So she gave Chelsea an offer to work for and also learn from her, and she will be giving her a little salary. She is a very tall teenager, slim and dark in complexion with a mesmerizing face. I f you didn't know you will think she was already in her twenties.
" Go on dear, before the cupcakes get burn. We the matured adult have things to talk about" Oke told her playfully.
" I'm also an adult, I just turned 18 and can vote you know " She stated.
" Yeah, we know. But that does not stop you from being a teenager" Chelsea said.
" I'm telling our mums about this" Lucy warned she told them, since their mums are friends
" Go ahead and I will tell her you where eavesdropping on Chelsea' s conversation" Oke warned her.
"You were too" She told her
" Well I'm a grown up" Oke told her.
" Whatever, I'm still telling" Lucy said as she walked away.
" Kids" Oke said , " They grow up so fast" She added.
They watched as Lucy entered the kitchen and made sure they heard her close the door. They didn't know she her ears close to the door after dropping the cupcakes.
" She is right, she is becoming an adult. So we should try and treat her that way. Although it has not been long we babysat her.
" Yeah right. It's not only adult" Oke laughed, " So let's go back to the question, Who is he?" She asked Chelsea.
" He is Nobody, you should worry about" Chelsea told her friend.
" Really?" Kevwe asked.
" Yes, Really. There is no cause for alarm" Chelsea said, as Kevwe gave her a pointed look But on seeing that her Bff was in investigation mode and will not give up, she decided to give in to her questions.
" Well he just someone I met today, on my way to school" Chelsea told her.
" Hmm" Kevwe muttered.
" Hmm, What?" Chelsea asked.
" Nothing" Kevwe replied.
" Nothing what?" Chelsea asked.
" So he followed you here?, it is just that, the smile he was giving you, was not that of someone that just met, as if he knew you before or has a crush on you." Kevwe said , " And to the on-looker, it doesn't look like you just met" she added
" What!?, That's not true, I just met him today. old don't you believe me? " Chelsea asked her, " And FYI, you it is not that easy to have a crush, on some you to just met
" Of course I do believe you. Although it can be possible to just fall in love with someone at first sight or even have crush,I'm just saying" Kevwe said.
" That's just fairytale, it doesn't really happen. I believe you need to get to know someone, even become friends for you to like them. Talk more of loving them" Chelsea told her " And you know I am praying and waiting for the will of God" she added .
" Well you know, the will of God can come and be revealed in different ways. 1. My revelation by dream, 2. Genuine love for someone , not lust for the person, 3. Ministration from God directly and to name a few" Kevwe told her.
" Yes I know' Chelsea agreed.
" Okay, So what's his name?" Kevwe asked.
" Denise" Chelsea told her.
" Wow, you guys are already on face name basis, that's quick" Kevwe said, as she began to smiled
" It's not like that" Chelsea informed her.
" So how is it then?" Kevwe asked, as she enjoyed drilling Chelsea.
Chelsea was shut of word and reluctantly said " I don't know, you tell me. Reader of minds"
" You came to the right person for advice my dear " Kevwe said.
" Oh teach me you infinite wisdom , Master Kevwe" Chelsea pleaded, finding Kevwe's statement funny, " And who are you calling dear" Chelsea asked her pretending to be angry with her.
" You know I'm older" Kevwe stated.
" With 2 months" Chelsea said to her
" Don't worry you will thank me later" Kevwe promised her, " Well I think he likes you" Kevwe added.
" No he doesn't" Chelsea argued.
"Well, it is what it is " Kevwe stated.
" It is not " Chelsea said .
" I stand to be corrected" Kevwe told her.
Lucy comes out of the kitchen, with the cupcake.
" It long enough" Chelsea said.
" Well I save them from burning, they are all complete, you girls are lucky I I didn't taste it for my effort" Lucy told them.
" Sassy little girl" Chelsea said.
" Sometimes I wonder, which of us is the boss" She added.
" You love me anyway" Lucy told her , as she blower her a kiss as she goes to attend to a customer.
" Over familiarity does really breed contempt" Chelsea said playfully.
" It also breeds love" Kevwe told her, " So how is business going" She asked Chelsea.
" It is going fine, by God's grace" she replied, " What about yours?" She asked Kevwe.
" It was wonderful. My customer was nice and she accepted the price, I gave to sew her clothes" Kevwe told her.
" That's wonderful, this calls for a celebration" Chelsea said.
" Amara you are so right" Kevwe agreed, as she calls Chelsea are native Ukwani name
" Let me get you some cupcakes and a very chilled coke, you deserve it" Chelsea told her.
" Okay, thank you very much." Kevwe accepted, " But just for today, next time will be my treat" She added.
" No problem, I will hold you to that.Freshly baked cupcakes coming right up" Chelsea said to her.
" Here it is" Chelsea said as she handed over the cupcakes and coke to Kevwe.
" Thank you very much, I'm so hungry" Kevwe said, " So delicious. You are so good at making this" She complement her bff.
" Thanks" Chelsea replied, smiling.
" You are welcome" Kevwe said to her.
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