By Posh
Anne and I went ahead to call Solo’s sugar mummy."Hallo, who is this?" a woman answered on the other end.
"Are you in bed with your husband or your lover?" I asked in a drank but serious voice.
"Wewe ni nani (Who are you)?" she asked angrily.
"Mrs Kimotho, I asked you who you are in bed with, simple," I replied.
"Young lady, who are you? Kwa nini unapiga simu (why are you calling) this late?" she enquired.
The phone was on loudspeaker and Anne positively nodded me on. We tormented the woman for five minutes and threatened to tell her husband what she was up to.
"Can we meet tomorrow tuongee (we talk)?" she offered
We hang up without responding and left her in suspense. We then switched off the phone. It would be off for a while.
Anne agreed to spend the night at my place. We showered and made way to bed for more gossip. I was on late shift the next day so I could afford to slumber till late.
I woke up to find seven missed calls from Solo and a text message saying we needed to talk.
I didn’t respond as I wasn’t as desperate as I had been the previous day. Had he called then I would not have let the phone ring twice without an answer. I waited for Anne to wake up and give me counsel. I was hopeless on my own and I knew I needed someone to guide me. Anne told me to call him back out of courtesy and hear him out.
"Hey, got your missed call," I said flatly.
Solo immediately started yelling at me saying I had sold him out and now he had no job. He ranted on to say I blackmailed his sugar mummy into letting him go. He went on and on with all sorts of insinuations.
Vacation
When he was done blurting, I hang up. There was nothing more to say to him since he had lied to me from the word go.
The week passed with its twists and turns and by Friday, I couldn’t wait for the small two-day vacation from work. It’s not easy trying to balance your emotions and work.
People expect you to smile at them throughout the day as a customer care representative. It is your work to lighten up things even when you are poignant with your feelings cooped up inside you.
I cleaned my house on Saturday instead of calling the woman who usually cleans for me. Later, I went window-shopping — I need a new wardrobe this year.
