When A Woman Wants.. - Episode 7

 

FRANCIS POINT OF VIEW

"Are you serious Francis? Your dad? Is this some kind of a joke" "You really think I can bring up a joke like that Angy? Girl, do you see me joke?" Angela stood up and began to pace while he relaxed and slouched against the couch. "After all these years? What do you think he wants Francis?" He gave a half shrug while putting his legs on the table. "No idea" She turned, resting her hands on her hips." Aren't you supposed to be happy?" His brows bumped together as he stared at her . "You know you are right. But I don't feel anything.

All through my life, I never knew my parents, the one woman who took care of me died when I could barely repay her for her kindness. Since then, I've been living on scholarship and now I am a medical doctor. Why do you think I need to be happy?" She threw her hands frantically. "Exactly for that reason you poor man! You never saw any of your parents and now you have the opportunity to meet your father who by the way is a multibillionaire!" She screamed. "I am freaking out dude! I can totally freak out for the both of us" He waved his hands. "Oh! Please carry on" She took in a deep breath as she sat beside him, propping her chin in her palm

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. He smiled as he watched her. She was his second closest friend aside Romeo and they work together at the hospital. She worried too much for him. She and Debby never got along, she called Debby a slut the first time they met. It was really a funny scene. "This would bring greater things for you Francis, I can feel it. She talked more to herself, starring into nothingness. All of a sudden, she shouted. Dude! You are Francis Nickola's Junior!!. Do you know such names make headlines on magazines and news? Do you know your life has totally changed? Francis shook his head.

Clearly, they were both not thinking the same thing. I am travelling Angela. The excitement vanished from her eyes at his outburst. What! I am going to Haiti next week and I won't be back until the next four or six months Her mouth was open as she stared at her. Your father wants to meet you and you are going to Haiti He nodded. You know that has been on my mind for a while. I need to go help there. My heart is with those poor victims there. Besides, pops is not even in the country, I was told he had to go fix some business issues at Hungary. So relax, I will meet him but that is when I come back. And quit staring at me like that, I'm not quite mental. So have you told her? He knew who her referred to. He shook his head. I will tell her tonight We got to celebrate this. She stood up and walked towards the bar in her living room What are we celebrating? She was holding a bottle of wine and two cups. She handed a cup to him. This is CARBENET. It's of a very rare breed I tell you. And..She turned the handle of the wine opener as she continued. ..it was given to me by your friend, Romeo. Wooow. I can see that my two best friends are getting quite along Francis teased as she ignored him and poured the drink in his cup and then into hers.

This is to your father, Nicholas Francis, and you too, to a brighter future with more mony and fame.... And to all the victims of Haiti, I wish them quick recovery as I will be going to assist He added, ignoring the scowl she sent him. Cheers!

DEBBY's POINT OF VIEW

"Okay babe, now bend a little. No no hold the shirt a little at the collar, yes like that, bend your face a little, and yea let your hair fall. Yes perfect. Now open those beautiful lips a little.. Yes baby !" Debby watched with languid interest as Vera spoke behind the camera and there was a click sound as she pressed the "snap" button continuously. "Alright doll, go change your cloths, these pictures are hot" Vera addressed Tiana, whose pictures were just taken. "Alright Vera, thanks". Tiana replied. She was wearing a pair of white panties and a pink bra, holding the shirt by the collar as she walked into the changing room. Debby watched as Vera adjusted some things on the camera before advancing towards her. "Sup Babe" "I'm Cool" She replied and continued. "What did you want to talk about?" "Patience my friend". Vera replied as she took hold of a pink purse on her table. She opened it and brought out a folded paper. Tucking the purse in her armpit, she unfolded the paper which Debby knew could have been torn from a magazine. "What is that Vee?" she asked curiously. Vera made no reply but straightened out the paper on the stool. Puzzled, Debby's eyes scanned through the headline. "POPULAR MODEL HOOKS BUSINESS MOGUL IN ATLANTA GEORGIA" Beneath the headline was a picture of a man dressed in a suit which could only spell 'Expensive.' He stood hand in hand with a lady whose white gown was no doubt couture. Big and poofy at the bottom with lots of diamond sparkles and beads. Strapless with a sweetheart neckline and a fitted bodice which flows out to the ground with an unbroken line. The diamond ring on her finger sparkled even in the picture. The muscles on Debby's face tightened as she recognized the face of the lady. "Coco" She whispered. "Yes my dear, that is coco and that girl is in money now" Cocoa had always been Debby's rival right from UNILAN. They had both wanted to be the campus Queen. This lady went to the point of sleeping with half the judges of the pageant or so the stories said. She had however lost to Debby by two marks. As if this was not enough, she slept with Reuben, Debby's manager then, so he could work against Debby but Debby had been too clever for them both. Reuben's roommate happened to be Pipi who was still in a relationship with her then. Roddy told Pipi who later told her. "Oh my God! That is Coco!" "Yes Baby" Vera cooed. "That is Coco turned Coco Lory. Since she married Drac Lory,her life had changed. She got a private jet now and is the Social manager of DRAz resources" "Drac lory "Debby scoffed. Sounds more like Dracula" Vera stared at her." It's okay to be jealous sweetheart but this is no joke, you can Google it up right now, the wedding was last month and I just came across the info." Debby jammed her hands in her pocket as Vera continued. "The point I'm trying to make baby girl is that, this season is for the taking, you don't wait to be handed anymore. Can you believe coco could meet someone like that? I heard from someone who knew someone who knew ." Debby scoffed, rolling her eyes but Vera ignored her and continued- "..who knew coco that she took all her life savings to get a First class seat with this man just when she got to know that he was not going to travel in his private jet. She pulled all strings to make sure she got her ticket for the same seat, the same flight, traveling to the same city even though she had nothing to go do there. The man was her agenda and fortunately for her, she got to Dubai and lodged in the same room with the man, I don't really care to know how she did that or what transpired between them in the plane. But, she got this man and she put everything into it. It was a do or die and she won. Now she is filthily rich" "I can picture what she did" Debby smirked. "I'm pretty sure she slept with everyone to get to the man including the guards and..the watch dogs" Vee stared at her, gap-mouthed. "You are very nasty" "But she is going to be a widow soon, the man looks eighty for God's sake" Debby put in. "That the man is a widower is even a bonus Dee. There is no way the man will be alive in twenty years time and once he dies, the will comes out. Coco is rich for life." Debby thought for a while, wondering why Vera was telling her all this. She was getting jealous already. "Babe, I don't understand why you are telling me all these. Not everyone is happy when they hear that their enemy is more successful than they are" Vera threw her head back and laughed. "Babe, this isn't about you. Well, I know she is your enemy but girl, she is definitely my role model" Vee said proudly. "What does that mean?" Debby asked. "Just a minute" Vee replied as she brought out another paper. It looked like the first one. Debby thought both papers must have been torn out from the same magazine. She shook her head. "Now you are tearing papers up and down, did you learn that from your Role model also Vee?" The lady ignored her as she unfolded the paper and showed her another picture. This time it was a crowd, she could hardly pick a face. There was a man in the crowd though, trying to prevent his face from the camera. His hand was covering his face but what captured Debby's interest was his wrist. "Oh my God! That watch..That.. Wrist watch.."She whispered. "Is that. Is that..?" "Yes my dear that is Patek Philippe Platinum World Time wrist watch. The last time I checked it worth's four million dollars and it was believed that only one was made.

The watch is said to wind itself and you can find the time anywhere in the world on it" Debby gasped. "Who is he?" "That my dear, is Francis Nicholas and that is my next agenda" "Francis Nicholas. Where have I heard the name before?" Debby thought for a while. "Let me help you" Vera interrupted. "You could have heard it in Forbes magazine of the top hundred richest men in the world or perhaps, the Frannick Sugar, Tim always orders for the sugar online and the sugar alone is said to be used in more than ten countries in the world. Or perhaps during foreign news, there is hardly a time his name doesn't come up in the headlines.." Tim was their chief editor at La Vogue; he is a white man and he ordered most things online, even his tooth brush. "So this is the famous Frannicky" Vera nodded."Yes. that's my man" Debby stared at Vera. She was really going mental. "Your man Vee? You better wake up from your dream." "If Coco could have that man, I have better chances than she does. I mean, look at her, she isn't even as pretty as I am. By the way, Frannicky is a widower and he has no children. He seemed to be living a lonely life and Vera is here to spice it up !" "How in the world are you going to do that Vee?" Vera grinned at her. "I've been working so hard on my assignment. He is coming to the country this month or next. That is what is in this magazine. Like he said, he is coming to take care of some personal business. The man is too discreet and highly unpredictable but I got to know that his parents were Nigerians and he is coming home to settle down in his parents land. You should see the mansion that he is currently building here in FCT." "So he is coming here?" Debby asked, already drooling. "Yes. The president is organizing a welcome home party for him. More than fifty years in a White man's land. He really needs it." "So you plan to seduce him at his party?" Debby asked. Sounding a little confused. Vera stared at her and shook her head. "No idiot! I am going to make myself one of the photographers for the occasion. Trust me, he is going to be in my camera". She gave a cocky wink which made Debby scoff. "But he is old.." Debby said with her hands opened. "75 is not really old, let's just say, like we have young adults, he is a young oldie" "But he is .." "Shut up Dee, age is just a number. Besides, what is your business anyways? You are not trying to trick me into giving up are you?" Vera asked. Looking at her friend suspiciously. "No for God's sake." Debby replied, wide eyed and slack-mouthed. "Better. 'because you already have a doctor and in a few years time, I can picture you two having two boring children while you stay at home , cooking and waiting for them to come home" She ended the statement with a laughter but Debby was pissed off yet she remained expressionless. "Where is your doctor anyways?" "He went to Haiti" "Oh! He's finally gone. When will he be back?" "In a couple of months. He didn't really give me a specific date" "Lucky you. Enough time to have fun "I guess" Vera picked her bag. "Excuse me for a minute, need to hit the 'Ladies'" Debby watched as her friend went down the passage and was out of sight. She quickly dialed a number and held the phone to her ear. "Hello...yeah..it's me.. stop whatever you are doing right now and goggle up everything about Frannicky especially about his coming to Nigeria. Yes.. shut up and do what I asked Rosa!" Then she clicked the 'end call' button as she spotted Vera.

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. "Hey babe, why don't we hit the gym?" Vera suggested. "Nice idea" Debby replied. "I need to get in shape for Franicky" Vera said proudly as she grabbed water from the freezer. "Me too" Debby said under her breath as they walked out of the studio.

TO BE CONTINUED... ALRIGHT, WE ARE GETTING CLOSE, BUT NOT SO CLOSE ENOUGH.IN A NUTSHELL, DEBBY WANTS TO HOOK UP WITH THE FATHER OF HER FIANCE AND SHE DOESN'T KNOW YET. SOME OF US CAN ALREADY PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN. YOU MAY BE RIGHT BUT STILL NOT ENTIRELY RIGHT. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL NIGERIAN LOVE STORY. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? KINLDY SUBSCRIBE TO BE ALERTED ANYTIME THERE IS A NEW EPISODE. DO NOT FORGET TO LOG IN AND CLICK THE "LIKE BUTTON." KINDLY COMMENT WHAT YOU THINK AND RATE THIS EPISODE. THANKS SO MUCH!!