EP 38B

 EP 38b


 Meanwhile when Bola got out of the office, she saw Made, who has been
very uneasy since he came out...)

MADE : (walks up to her)...Bolanle....please can we talk somewhere?
BOLA : let's go to my office.
MADE : okay....(They leave for Bola's office)
BOLA : (sitting on the three sitter couch)...I need to ask you some
questions and I want the truth.
MADE : okay...(sitting beside her facing her)
BOLA : you said you were in love with me since NYSC right?
MADE : yes.
BOLA : from what I can remember, you were brutal towards me then why?
MADE : to be truthful with you, I knew I was being very brutal towards
you...in the first place, during our orientation to be precise, I
detested you, then I was taking out my anger on everybody,  I hated
the fact that Dad didn't allow me to serve in Lagos. But after a
while, it turned into something else, but I didn't know what I felt
till the day I maltreated you at home. That day I insulted you when
taking your food from the kitchen. But then I didn't stop shouting at
you...The reason was because, I thought you were my cousin then, how
can I be in love with my own cousin? That was why I kept treating you
that way, thinking that would help me get over what I feel, but it
didn't work. Then after NYSC, I ran to the UK, hoping I'd forget about
you if I do not see you but, no..(Shaking his head).... it didn't
work. It was more like the feeling was increasing.
BOLA : so, how many people knew?
MADE : then it was only Tade that knew. Tade is one of my friends in
the UK....remember him? The one you spoke on the phone with, few weeks
after you came back...
BOLA : okay, now I remember.
MADE : yeah, he was the only one that knew...till after my father's
burial when I told Femi and Chidi. That was because they knew you.
BOLA : hmm...Femi told me you are after my money that you're not in
love with me...
MADE : (shocked)...what? Which money?
BOLA : since you're not Dad's son...he said you are looking for a way
to share in my inheritance....
MADE : (cuts in)....that's preposterous! Where the hell did he get
that ridiculous idea!
BOLA : he said you can't handle poverty that you've only being
pretending all this while to have changed....
MADE : no wonder...(Walks away from her)...that was why you made that
statement about Lisa and I...
BOLA : yes.
MADE : (moves close to her again and holds her hand)..Bola, look at
me...(Raises up her face by her chin)...I love you like I've never
being in love in my life. Even when I was in the university, I never
felt this way about anybody. That's why I was extremely glad when I
got to find out that you're not by biological sister. That day, amidst
the confusion, I was happy deep inside of me.......(Pauses for a
while)...You know what, all those times I was in the market, under the
sun hustling to meet up my target, all I thought of was you. I wanted
to make you proud of me, I wanted to prove to you that I can be the
man you wanted...
BOLA : the man I wanted...?
MADE : yes. Femi told me I'm not your kind of man, that you can't be with me.
BOLA : he said that to you?
MADE : yes...and I believed he was saying the truth because he's being
very close to you, since secondary school...(Pauses and then
continue)....After my father spoke to me, I was ready to make life
worthwhile but that wasn't enough. I needed to prove to the woman I
love, that I can be the man of her dreams, I can hustle in any
condition, I can be the man of the house no matter the situation that
comes our way in the future. That was why I didn't accept the job that
Dad offered me and I left the house. I wanted to be independent for
real: pay bills, feed myself, take decisions for myself, see how
responsible or irresponsible I can be without anyone's support, before
coming to you....
BOLA : are you saying you did all that for me?
MADE : for us. I don't want to end up like my father. He never had a
life till he died. I want to have a life, I want to get married, have
kids, make it like Dad did. I want to earn a reputation without
anyone's help...(Looks at her in the eyes)... Bola, my aspirations
will not be complete if I don't spend the rest of my life with you.
BOLA : and if I don't want to be with you? Will you go back to being
the spoilt Made?
MADE : (takes a deep breath)...that's a difficult question to
answer...you know what?
BOLA : what?
MADE : my father's life was in shambles because he lost the only woman
he ever loved. She got married and never came back. Well...I won't
destroy my life like he did, but believe me, I don't know what I'll
do. May be I will just channel all my heartbreak to making money. I
don't know if I'll ever love anybody the way I love you, and I don't
think I can stop loving you either. Because I've really tired to stop,
for the past 10years but I couldn't... Your love keeps eating me up,
its like a disease... It makes every other woman forbidden to
me....(Looking at her eyes)...ever since you came back, its been
terrible for me, 'cause you keep calling me brother, when my heart
beats for you, every drop of blood that flows to my heart resounds
your name. My muscles ache from your absence for the past one
week...(Pauses again)... Then you came over to my office...(Remembers
she had said she wanted to say something to him, that was why she had
come to his office).... what did you say you wanted us to talk about?
BOLA : (snapping out of the world of fantasy Made's words had taken
her to)...hmm?
MADE : tell me what you wanted us to talk about when you came to the office...
BOLA : oh...I've asked you already...its what I just asked you and
you've answered me.
MADE : was my answer to your satisfaction?
BOLA : hmm mm..(Nodding)...
MADE : okay....so...do you need sometime to think about what I just
said? I want you to be sure of what you want, who you want. Don't pity
me, and don't mistake brotherly affections for love. If what you feel
for me is brotherly love, then let me know, its quite different from
true love....Take some time to think, will you?...(Still holding her
hand)
BOLA : (thinking about what he said)...okay....
MADE : alright...(Stands up to leave)...take care....(Walking towards the door)
BOLA : Made...
MADE : (turns back) yes....
BOLA : are you coming back to the house?
MADE : no. You need sometime away from me so that you can sort out
your feelings.....
BOLA : I do?
MADE : yes. I shouldn't  distract you...
BOLA : so....when will you come back?
MADE : (smiles)...call me when you've sorted out your
feelings....(Starts moving towards the door again)
BOLA : and are you going back to that your office?
MADE : I may be resigning...(Not looking at her)
BOLA : even if I don't love you?
MADE : even if you don't fall in love with me....Because a woman like
Lisa is not for me.
BOLA : so you're going to resign now?
MADE : (turns to look at her face)...no, I'm going to talk to Uncle
Segun, he'll tell me what to do, either to sue or resign. I can't work
in that kind of environment.
BOLA : okay....
MADE : so.....I'll be on my way now...
BOLA : (thinking of what to say just to hold him back from
going)....em....won't you say hi to Dad before you leave?
MADE : (smiles)...I will...(knowing she should have said goodbye)
BOLA : okay...(Thinking of something else to say)...make sure you eat...well.
MADE : (chuckles)...okay... bye.

(After Made left, Bola remains in the office thinking out loud...)

BOLA : what is going on with me....I really thought this feeling has
changed...I know I was fond of him then...but I kinda got over
him....especially when I got to find out I was Dad's daughter...I
stopped, so it won't become something else...I know I did....(Thinking
about it)....or I think I did.... Am I really in love with him?...I
kinda miss him so much...(She remembers his words)...hmm...sweet
words...how did he say it again....em...his blood shouts my
name....his muscles cry for me, abi...wow...he got me there....I felt
like I was in cloud nine....(She sits on her chair, tossing it left
and right, closing her eyes. She keeps recalling those words,
smiling)....am I in love with my brother?....(Smiles and
chuckles)...thank God he's not my brother.... Why do I even need time
to sort myself out...can't he just come back home...(Hisses)

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Lisa had prepared herself, waiting for Made's arrival. She had put on
a short transparent night gown, without wearing a single underwear
underneath it. She got a bottle of champagne and added some drugs in
it. She sat down waiting for Made...

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(Meanwhile, Segun was still at Bisade's place when Made came back...)

MADE : (entering)...oh Uncle, you're still here.
SEGUN : yes o.
MADE : I wanted to talk to you about my Job...(Sitting down)...
SEGUN : yeah that's true.
MADE : what do you think I can do about it?
SEGUN : don't worry, go back to work like nothing happened I will give
you a call on what we'll do.
BISADE : I still don't understand what's going on with that your job....
MADE : (turns to Bisade)...my MD's daughter is seducing me and my MD
knows about it.
BISADE : haha...what kind of man is that?
MADE : I really don't know Dad.
BISADE : why don't you just resign and come and work here?
MADE : but Dad, leaving there because of that is an act of cowardice.
BISADE : Made, the Bible says flee from every appearances of evil;
flee from that place...(Looks at Segun)...and this man here, I don't
trust him, he may ask you to sue them now...the Bible says live in
peace with all men....
SEGUN : (laughing)....you see, that's why I didn't want to say
anything in front of this man....Made don't worry, I will call you. Go
back to work, forget about the phones for now.
MADE : okay sir. But notwithstanding, I'll look for job elsewhere.


To continued.....