Hope - Episode 8

What could it be?

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When Bayo got home, he became restless. He couldn't help but think about the events of the day. From when he pardoned a junior student to when he was told to call the same student. In between, his classmates wouldn't stop talking about the same girl. He also encountered a woman while at the gate post and the girl looked exactly like the woman. The woman had complimented him even though she was in an hurry . She had also told him to take care of her daughter like her big brother. In his mind, he knew he had seen the woman before but he couldn't place the face.
Again, in the bus earlier he had come across the same girl again and she dropped just a street before his. Oh! Could it be?, he thought.
Amidst his thoughts, his best friend walked in, also an SSS 3 student in Nightingale Academy. He is also the labour prefect who was absent from school that day.
"Hey! Bayo", Jide greeted.
"Don't hey me oo", Bayo scolded. "Why didn't you come to school today. You are the cause of my headaches today".
"Ah! Ah! Me? What happened"
Bayo narrated all that happened in the school that day to Jide leaving nothing out. Jide could not stop laughing after Bayo finished especially when he said the girl might leaving at their backyard.
"What's so funny?" he queried

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. "I should have known better than to tell you"
"Shun that talk joor"
"Ehn Ehn. It's not your fault na"
"Come on, let's play game", Jide suggested ignoring Bayo. At first, Bayo felt reluctant to play but eventually he agreed due to Jide's persuasion.
The duo went to another room adjacent Bayo's bedroom. They started playing a football game but Bayo wasn't enjoying it. His mind was still on the woman and the girl. 'Could she be the girl's mother', he thought. 'If yes, where have I seen this woman before and why was she so friendly to me?’
"Oh! Yes I remember", Bayo screamed all of a sudden.
"Ahn! What is it?" Jide screamed also, he was scared. "You scared me".
"Sorry, I didn't mean to. I remembered something"
"What? Is it about the woman and the girl?", Jide asked seemingly interested in the topic.
"Yes, The woman is my dad's secretary at work and the girl happens to be her daughter", He explained. "I have seen her two or three times before today when she visited our home on business related stuffs".
"Interesting!" Jide exclaimed. "You are about to have a step-sister".
"What kind of joke is that. Don't be delusional".
"Ehn now. I thought you said the woman asked you to look after your step sister".
"Daughter not step sister".
"As a big brother, remember", Jide quoted. "And also the woman has been coming to your house frequently?"
Bayo looked at his friend and didn't know if that was meant to be a question.
"Yes I said that", he eventually answered when Jide stared at him.
"She lives behind your house.

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. Her daughter attends same school as you all of a sudden”.
"What's your point exactly?" Bayo queried.
'It's just not coincidence. A lot of coincidence like this means it's planned. Your P man is up to something", with this Jide focused more on the game and less on Bayo's issue.
"And what would that be?" Bayo asked but got no reply. He was confused. Then he began to connect the dots.
‘Ever since my mom died 5 years ago, I have never seen any woman so close to my Dad. Moreover, over the years he has always been against bringing office related work to the house. He claims that let the office work stay at the office and be free for inter personal relationships at home. Could it be they are both having a relationship. If not then what could it be?’ A lot of thoughts flowed through his mind all at once. Eventually, he gave up and continued playing his favourite game.