Chapter 6: Halima Enters—Angel with Hidden Power

She finally show.

Na so story take change. Third day after Obiora parade me for office, e hang me for e belt like say I be trophy. Everybody dey look us, HR dey avoid our eye.

Third day after Obiora parade me for office, hang me for him belt like trophy.

If you see the way I waka with am, people dey look us as if we win lotto.

Main girl enter office with flask.

Her entry no get noise. Just gentle waka, flask for hand. Ankara scarf tie well, gold earring dey shine. Na so people dey clear road.

I sabi am—Halima.

Na that soft babe, always dey smile. People dey call am angel. Me, I dey suspect say she dey hide power.

She just return, na Obiora brother foster sister.

Na so dem dey arrange family for our side—cousin, step, foster, everything join. My mind dey calculate wahala.

“Brother Obiora, I hear say you no well, you miss work all week. You dey okay?”

She yarn as if say she dey sing for choir. Her voice na pure honey, dey cool body.

Bullet comments rush in:

[Hot prince x innocent flower, finally correct pairing.]

[Chai, main girl don show—soft, gentle, different from our supporting babe wey fit fight second male lead eight rounds.]

[See difference: main girl, second male lead dey gentle; supporting babe, he be animal. Na real love be that!]

Online people dey compare soft to pepper. I dey roll my eye, say make dem come try my own wahala first.

I roll my eyes.

Me, I dey reason say dem never taste street. Soft girl fit confuse person, but na street babe dey survive.

Wetin dey do am?

I dey wonder wetin Halima wan achieve. She no dey see say na me dey hold ground?

If anybody get problem, na me!

I dey look myself, dey check say wig straight, powder never clean. E get as e be.

“Ifeoma, you dey dream?”

Obiora voice wake me. E no even look up—just bark like say I be PA.

Obiora no even look up, just bark order.

E dey act like say I dey slow. Me, I gree. Office no be my playground, but na survival dey lead.

Since only way to comot basement na to be him PA, I rush collect flask from Halima.

If you see the way I snatch flask, you go pity me. I dey run, dey smile, dey form gentle—my heart dey race like say I dey Olympics.

She eye me, but still smile give me.

Halima eyes get one kind shine, but she no show am. Na so I dey watch am dey plan her next move.

But prince no gree.

Obiora face dey change colour, dey form hard guy. E no like make I dey play gentle with Halima.

See as I dey try lead main girl go sofa, he waka come, grab my collar, hiss for my ear:

Obiora dey walk like say e wan start fight. E grab collar, hiss for my ear, voice low.

“I say make you send her commot, no be collect her thing.”

“Na so PA dey do?”

“Go, send her out like madam!”

E dey form boss, dey bark order. I dey wonder if na movie we dey act.

This one dey craze. I no be mind reader, how I go know?

I dey talk for my mind say, "Oga, abeg! If you wan drama, tell me first."

Bullet comments confuse join me:

[Wetin dey happen? Second male lead no suppose fall for flower, feel dirty with supporting babe, go house scrub body, beg main girl? Why he dey vex say supporting babe no jealous?]

[No worry, he never know say he love main girl. When e click, he no go look supporting babe.]

[Obiora dog don scatter—one minute dey fear wife run, next minute dey fear she push am to another woman. I swear, I ship second male lead and supporting babe die—why dem no be main couple?]

Online people dey reason say I dey confuse the plot. Me, I dey reason my next escape.

How this guy go be my main man?

I dey wonder say na which kind love triangle be this. If na Nollywood, we go need part two.

I rub neck, go Halima: “Erm, Oga Obiora dey busy. Fit come back tomorrow?”

I dey try beg, dey block road. I dey use soft voice, dey fear wahala.

But she stubborn, push pass me: “I just wan talk to Brother Obiora small.”

Halima get hidden strength. She push, pass me, dey head Obiora office.

“No, sis, abeg—”

I dey plead, my voice low, but she no hear. This one na silent lion.

Abeg, think of my life!

I dey pray inside, "God abeg, make person help me."

I try block am, but for person wey soft like that, she strong o.

She strong reach. I dey block am, she dey shake me off.

She shake me off, but her leg twist, she dey fall.

Just then, another tall guy rush in, catch am.

Na so new wahala enter. This life no go ever dull.

“Halima, I talk say make you no come disturb Obiora?”

Voice loud, body tall, na so everybody pause.