code 460104

Raymond.

Narrator's POV

The following days were calm and peaceful.

Everything in the house was nice and homely.

Not long after, Sarah and kayima became friends despite their age difference.

They played and danced together. Kayima loved playing prince and dancing around with Sarah as his princess.

Kayima is the only child. Hence to him, it felt nice to have someone who will play with him.

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" Good evening sir" Sarah greeted Philip kayima's dad. Who just came back from work.

" Yes Sarah. How are you doing?" He asked as he walked in.

" Good evening, long shift?" Stella asked as she saw her husband tired face.

" Yes, but the hard work has paid off" Philip replied.

" Hmm, Major surgery?" Stella who was seated on the couch in the parlor, asked.

" No I was promoted. To chief lead surgeon. Baby 10 years of hard work and tolerance" Philip said expressing his excitement.

" Ahhh!, we finally did it. Wow! We got to celebrate it" Stella responded excitedly.

" Yeah we would. The community is throwing a party Friday and I was thinking;

Maybe Sunday let's throw our own party. What do you think darling" Philip asked.

" Yeah that's good and wonderful idea. This is good news. Big opportunities are coming. I can feel it" Stella concluded.

Sarah stood at the side watching as the Edochie family celebrated happily.

She also wanted to experience a celebration together with her family especially when it comes to something as big as becoming a chief surgeon.

Still lost in her thoughts. Sarah tilted her head sideways as she smiled sadly

" Sarah, come here" Stella requested. Sarah walked up to her, close to the couch where she was seated.

" Your uncle here is celebrating his promotion. They have a party very soon. Come and help me to choose the decorations and designs we would be having a little party in the house soon after" Stella requested.

" Oh well congrats uncle. That sounds like you worked really hard for it. Ma'am when is the party" Sarah asked.

" Well it's this Friday. I had gotten information from my superior about my promotion. The party has been scheduled for a while now" Philip responded.

" Ok uncle no problem. I'm good at organising, I would love to help" Sarah said excited that she could be of help.

" By the way, where is kayima?" Philip asked.

" Kayima is sleeping, dear" Stella responded.

" Alright Ma'am, I will be leaving now" Sarah said as she walked to the direction of her room.

It's been a week or more since Sarah came to Owerri. She couldn't complain about her stay here. But, they is no place like home. Her father would call her time to time, asking if she needed money for any of her needs.

Normally, she would decline because she wanted to be zealous about the way she spent money especially that alot will be needed for her career path.

But she stopped refusing because she wanted to save up for a little present.

It was Friday, 2 pm in the afternoon. Everyone in the Edochie house was preparing. Philip wore an expensive black suit with Louis Vuitton brand label at one side of his suit jacket.

His wife, Stella, wore a red mermaid gown with beautiful embroidery on it.

Kayima wore a casual tee-shirt and trousers. While, Sarah wore a v-shaped grey mermaid gown. Her hair which was made with kinky was tied to the back.

They all left to the venue at new Owerri in Philip's honda.

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The hall where the party was held, was glamorous. The lighting proved a point that wealth was put, to achieve this kind of topnotch decor.

The air conditioning were running.. Red carpet were placed from the front of the stage to outside; where a stand for picture was placed.

Every guest dressed beautifully, not just to impress another but to compliment their already established beauty.

The event started at 5pm in the evening. Some guests were roaring in laughter as the MC entertained them.

While some were eating the finger foods served. Most were on edge waiting for the award announcement.

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The award presentation began at 10pm.

Award were giving to respectable individuals even Philip too.

One of his superior gave an outstanding speech about his work with Philip.

Later in the event, the host made an announcement that Philip was the new chief surgeon for his department at the hospital.

Philip was applauded as he went to receive the award. Many of his colleagues walked up to him in congratulate him.

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After several rounds of congratulations. Mrs Anita opara came up to them with her congratulatory pleasenteries.

" Chief surgeon Philip edochie. Congratulations. You earned it" Mrs Anita opara said.

"Ah! Doctor Anita. Thanks. Your congratulatory means alot" Philip responded.

" Yes doctor. By the way, I forgot to introduce; these are my boys. Raymond and Desmond" Anita replied, introducing her twins to the doctor.

" Oh how can I forget. I was the one who took them out of your womb. They have grown. Hello boys, these are my families" Philip said as he pointed to Stella, kayima and Sarah.

Sarah looked up and her eyes met Raymond's black orb. Their eye contact lasted for 0.5 seconds before she looked down back as she studied the periodic table by Dmitri Mendeleev.

" You have a daughter?" Anita asked confused as to whom Sarah was.

" No doctor, that's my niece she's family regardless" Philip said sternly tired of the conversation.

" Ah! Right. I would leave you to it.

Young lady, try the smoov here. It's lovely, do not just bury your eyes on your phone. They are lovely" Anita said complimenting Sarah's doe eyes.

" Sorry ma'am bad habit" Sarah replied as she dropped her phone awkwardly.

Sarah excused herself as she went to taste the smoov. As Anita had said, the smoov tasted lovely. She sipped too hard on it she choked.

After several rounds of coughing, she felt better. But, her dress wasn't. The smoov had stained her grey gown.

Embarrassed, she left to the toilet to wash the stain off.

There she saw Raymond. She was a little creeped out but she sucked it up and walked to the mirror to clean her dress.

Ignoring him, she wiped her dress with her wipes.

Though some of the skin on her chest was exposed, she didn't care because she was too focused on getting rid of the stain.

Raymond didn't intend to, but he caught himself staring at her.

He was staring at the vein which popped out on her face as she aggressively wiped herself clean.

Seeing he was staring too much. He left the toilet, to the occasion hall.

After Sarah returned to the hall. Philip suggested that they should go home.

Since it was almost 12am in the morning; so they packed and left.

In the car, Sarah brought out a small box and gave it to Philip.

Smiling Philip opened it. The content was a constomized pen and a tie.

On the body of the pen ' chief surgeon Philip ' was written on it.

Philip was happy he got a gift to remember this day by.

After Sarah gave him the gift, they all sat in the car in silence as Philip drove them home.