THE INSIGHT - CHAPTER 8

  CHAPTER 8



After church service the following day, Kunle decided to branch at his friends' place since their church ends service an hour before his. He hasn't seen them since the day they both came to his place. He arrived at the mini duplex owned, among all other properties by the twins' father. He had given the house to both of them after their return from Europe.

Kunle maneuvered into the compound and parked his car in the parking lot made of strong metal poles and canopies. As a close friend and practically a member of the family, Kunle bumped in without a decent knock.

"Aha! Kunlex bobo!" John hailed as he stood up from where he sat, playing a soccer game. "How far na?"

"I dey jare" they shook hands and hugged.

"How service today?" Kunle sat and started removing his shoes.

"Chai! Which kind smell be dis na?" said Philip jokingly  as he came out of the kitchen. He went straight to the window to open them.

"na Kunle's feet dey smell ooo" John bursts into an hysterical laugh.

"Nawa ooo" Philip and Kunle joined in the laugh.

"Service fine jare. We came back not too long ago" John replied

"Abeg, wetin you dey cook? Hunger dey wire me like kilode" Kunle asked as he followed Philip back into the kitchen.


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About an hour later, the food was done and they sat to eat in the mini sitting room centered in the house, even though there's a dinning room specially designed for that purpose.

"Wait oh Kunlex! What exactly is it you and Dayo are waiting for, cause i no understand ooh." John suddenly said, breaking the hush.

"I wonder too oooh. Help me ask am." Philip said in agreement, with a spoonful of rice in his mouth as he chewed vigorously.

"As in, we all know you've been with this babe for over 2years now and we also know how muah......." He kissed his hands "......she is"

"So wetin you dey wait for gangan?"

"Shey na my matter you guys table for ground like this." Kunle replied jokingly.

"Abegi......." Philip broke in. Another spoonful of rice was on it's way to his mouth. "........no even give us that line." He paused to chew the food and he swallowed. "At least, John and I still get excuse for being in the bachelor's crew 'cause we haven't found Mrs Right yet."

 John and Philip burst into laughter. Kunle later joined them after successfully swallowing the food in his mouth to avoid 'stories that touch'.

"So na me no get excuse abi"

"Excuse ke! Uno get at all." John replied firmly.

Kunle suddenly became serious. The look on his face said it all.

"Jokes apart guys, I have something to tell you"

Philip and John dropped their spoons respectively to listen attentively. Kunle saw their curiosity and continued

"Remember my boss' daughter i told you about on the group" He paused to boot their memory lane.

Just to be always current with what's happening in each one's life and not to leave anyone behind, Philip, John and Kunle had a whatsapp group where they discussed frequently when they weren't together. Kunle had told them about Feyi few weeks before they arrived in the country.

"Yes!" John tapped his fingers like he just won a visa lottery.

"Feyi abi wetin you call her." Philip chipped in.

"Yeah Feyi!" Kunle nodded, then added "Guys....." he looked at their faces one after the other "......I think she likes me"

The twins exchanged glances and went into another round of laughter. Kunle rolled his eyes "What's funny bayii?"

"Badddddddd boy!" John hailed and laughed again tapping the table in the process.

"But wait oh, how you take do am?" Philip managed to ask. "With the way you described her, she's one high and mighty bae oooo..." Demonstrating with his hands above his head.

Kunle chuckled

"I'm not even sure if she meant what she told me on Friday or she only said it 'cause of the situation she was in at that period"

"What happened?" The twins chorused simultaneously, and

Kunle went ahead to narrate all that happened to his friends. They listened with rapt attention and heaved a sigh when he finished.

"Kunle, why am i having this feeling you like her too?" Philip asked. Now this was the real 'Philip' talking

"What?! Like who?" Kunle gave a hysterical laugh. Both his friends didn't join him this time around.

"C'mon guys, how can i possibly like her? I told you how arrogant and bossy she is." He said defensively.

"And you also told us how you lost your breath when you went for her birthday party." John blotted.

"Yes, and you never stopped telling us how beautiful and attractive she is." Philip chipped in.

"Jeez!  Guys, just chill" Kunle said jokingly.

"Well, i don't have much of what to say. But Kunle, just be careful. I mean extra careful" John said, as he continued eating his food which is obviously cold by that time. "Especially now, that it's possible she likes you." He added.

"Yeah" Philip nodded.

Kunle nodded in agreement and they all continued with their food in silence, probably thinking of the situation on ground.


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 The following day was the beginning of another tedious week in the company. Kunle walked briskly into the big room meant for receiving visitors, and he stopped as usual at the receptionist's desk to catch the early morning gossip.


"Have you heard that Joke got sacked this morning by Madam?" Naomi said in a low tone immediately she was done exchanging pleasantries with Kunle. She liked being the bearer of all News and she wouldn't like Kunle hearing it from someone else.

"Like seriously?" He dropped his briefcase and leaned on the giant receptionist desk, ready for the full gist.

"Yes oooh" She pressed her fat lips against each other and her hands akimbo.

"But what happened?"


She looked left, then right as usual. Kunle chuckled, he knew what she's about to do. Signal for him to move closer and then whisper. He guessed right.

"Madam got to know about her fling with Frank." She said, covering her mouth partially." According to my source......"

"Hmmmmmm, officer in charge of gossip for MARFEL CONSTRUCTIONS." Kunle hailed sarcastically. Naomi rolled her eyes.

"Aha! What na? I don't like it oo" She protested.

"Oya, no vex. Continue"

"Ehn ehn, as I was saying. According to my source, Madam called both of them and asked who among them was willing to leave his/her job and Joke volunteered. You know the company's policy forbids a relationship between  colleagues"

Kunle sighed. He knew all about the fling, being Frank's friend.

"But they broke up a while ago. It wasn't something serious" He said in defense.

"Tell that to Madam."

"This is unfair really." Kunle blotted out. He's obviously angry. Feyi had no concrete proof to relieve Joke of her job. He felt like barging into Feyi's office and give her a piece of his mind.

"Anyway, don't tell anyone you heard it from me oo..." She gave an innocent look and immediately started doing one or two things. Kunle picked his bag and headed towards his office.


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"Yes? Come in"

Kunle walked into Feyi's office with a file in his hands. He made a stop before Feyi's desk.

"Good morning Ma." He made a bow, "I came to......."

She silenced him with a raised hand and continued with the portfolio on her table without taking a good look at Kunle.

"Yes!" She finally said after keeping Kunle waiting for up to 5mins. "How can I help you?" She dropped the file and raised her head up.

"I came to drop the expenditure report for the past week." He said timidly and he felt his legs shook. She looked from the file in his hands and back to her table. Kunle caught the signal and dropped the file.

"Anything else?"

Kunle's head screamed YES!!!

"That will be all Ma" He managed to say and made a U turn, her distinct voice stopped him again; and he whirled around.


©Toluwanimi Odeniyi