THE CLICHE IV & V

She wasn't sure if her plan was gonna work. It had been 4weeks since she had her first meeting with Chike. Mehn! The guy hadn't changed a bit . His voice sounded like he hadn't aged in all these years. 

She remembered the way he pulled out the chair for her when she got to the table not before enveloping her in a warm hug that sang "you're something like the air I breathe ". The wine tasting, oh the wine tasting it was like one she had never experienced. She remembered how she laughed easily causing her cheek to turn pinkish red every now and then. The way he complimented her at intervals made her whole world spin and she couldn't help but wish Kunle would take lessons from this man sitting across from her. 

He wanted to know every and anything, he was like a little baby desiring milk from his mother. She wondered how he did not find her boring, Kunle always said she should never try to talk in public cos everyone would fall asleep .Yet Chike sat across from her and drank in her words like they were a cold glass of Andre rose . 

She could not remember the last time she felt so useful, important ,desired and in awe off.

She knew she had to honor his invitation again, if not for anything but for the fact that she had started finding inspiration to write like never before and he was the muse. 

There was no public holiday or midterm break any time soon, she earnestly hoped Kunle would not beat her in a game where he was an expert and she was just a novice .

THE CLICHE V

He was furious beyond words, he couldn't contain the anger boiling in him. He had never realized that he could ever be jealous about what Teni did with her time. 

He felt all the feelings he had for her had died years ago, but now sitting and staring at this photograph that Lanre his driver had sent him of his beloved Teni , dressed up in a way he had never seen or rather hadn't seen since their early marriage years, smiling as though she was happy and looking as beautiful as he had ever seen her, caused his heart to tear into a thousand pieces. 

How could she? He had given her all she needed. He bought the best house in Ikoyi, the children went to the best schools, he sent them on vacations to exotic locations round the world, he paid her a salary that was not six figures but was close. By the way what did she need money for , when he paid all the bills? 

The more he thought on it the more furious he got, she was ungrateful, after all he had done putting up with her boring demeanor over the years and her stereotypical lifestyle that could make anyone go nuts, she still had the nerve to cheat on him ? 

Teniola! He screamed her name in his head "I won't have this" He muttered as he grabbed his car keys and bolted out of his office ,with only one thing on his mind .