I MET HIM ONLINE

Chapter Seven

On Monday morning, I decide to take a bus to the office. I don’t feel like driving myself. Nelly being a business woman, I leave her still sleeping and don’t bother to wake her up.

During our conversation yesterday with my online boyfriend, he was not very happy with me because he thought I was being cold on him which wasn’t the case. Every relationship has one issue or another, and it isn’t different with ours.

I fish my sleek phone from my hand bag; I switch it on and decide to see if he’s still sulking.

Me: Good afternoon darling?

Felix: Good morning sweet baby of mine, how is my angel doing? He responds immediately and you guys can’t imagine what I feel inside me. The thing is, I do not know what other women love but personally I love pet names especially when he calls me babe!

Me: I am good my love, on my way to the office. How are you? I text back.

Felix: I am okay thank you for asking he responds. Are you texting and driving? He asks and I get myself smiling as I answer back. He cares about my safety.

Me: Not really, I decided to take the bus today. There is a lot of traffic.

Felix: Will the Nairobi traffic ever end? Anyway, this can only be possible if they stop importing Japanese cars

Me: (smiling) and bring in German machines?

The chitchat goes on for a while and I am happy he has kept me company. I am not bored throughout the travel.

I have learned a lot about Felix, he is soft spoken, very open minded and never dwells in arguments. I always pray that he is not just that from the other end or because he has not met me. I get to the office and could not help but notice how my bitchy boss is staring at me. I think this woman is just jealous of me. I am not sure why but that is how I feel it.

Her: Good morning Emali? ( Moreover, she did not give me time to respond but went ahead and dished instructions.) I want you to make a conference call, we are the moderators and we will connect James who is away from the office. His mobile no is 0744…

You know this woman is being malicious. How can someone give such so much instructions orally? Anyway, I ignore my wondering and just do as told. I manage to connect the call and later on continue with my work.

The day goes on well, no drama but we have so many clients. Poor me! I do not even have my lunch. At around six thirty, I leave the office and walks lowly to the bus stage, when I get there the bus is full so I wait for the next.

I get into the next bus, take a seat next to the window and fish out my phone ready to read the next Episode of ‘To Love is a weakness’ by Debby Jane. Someone comes and sits next to me but too engraved to my phone that I do not bother check who it is

Him: This city is very strange! Everyone is busy on his or her phones no one is talking to another. I do not spare him a glance because it is never my thing to engage people in a bus. Hey, I am talking to you young woman. He continues and I cannot help but give him the attention he is looking for with a glare.

Me: Talking to me? I ask still giving him a glare. He responds quickly saying yes, so I tell him to repeat his question.

Him: My name is Femi. What’s yours?

Me: Emali. I say quickly before changing my mind. That guy looked like he had seen me somewhere or had heard about me because I noticed the surprise on his face that later turned into something I couldn’t tell.

Him: Wow! Nice name. He looks like he wants to ask more questions but he refrains. You are so beautiful. Anyway as I was saying this is a funny city. People do not care about others.

Me: Why do you say that? I ask him trying so much to avoid eye contact because I have noticed he is up to something. I ignore him throughout. He alights first and tells me a goodbye saying a mischievous ‘’see you soon Emali.’’

I get home at around ten to nine; Nelly isn’t home but she comes around half an hour later. I prepare dinner and we eat together. Seems my little sister is so tired that she just showers afterwards and goes to bed. I have to wait for him to wake up so I could get my goodnight kiss from him, from my online boyfriend, Felix.

Felix: Good night my girl, I love you.

Me: Good morning darling have a beautiful day

Felix: Counting days love, in five days I’ll be home. In one week I will be home. To you and to be with you babe.

Me: Waiting anxiously Adios love. My heart skips a beat and my stomach is on somersault.

Then I drift to sleep.