One beautiful morning, Ehi walked into @redemptionacademyschools We were expanding and had put out a notice of vacancy.
My mum and I conducted the interviews that day. The interview held in my mum's office downstairs which is just directly opposite the gate. In that office, you get a good view of everyone as they enter and exit the building.
This is why I knew the exact moment he stepped in. He looked so good. He wore a blue checkered blazer, white shirt and black trouser. All I could think of was "Ahn ahn, what happen? You dress pass interviewer 😂".This was after the initial shock of seeing him yet again.
"Isn't that...?", I began to say to my mum but quickly dropped it. I had wanted to ask if she knew him from church. I didn't want to go over the details of how I was blessed by his ministration.
The interviews began. There were so many candidates. Some scaled to the next stage, others did not. Finally, it got to his turn. We spent the longest time with him. He had a wealth of experience. And then from nowhere my mum asks "So are you married?" (She asks this to gauge the stability of a prospective employee that has impressed her).
My ears immediately opened up. I was interested in knowing. "No, but I am in a relationship", he said. Ah tor...
His major is in Psychology and at the time, the school was believing God to send the right person for the Guidance and Counselling unit. Although that position was not advertised and he did not apply for it, my mum and I felt that we had found the one. He was slated for the next stage of the interview.
He was offered the job and he took it. I have to admit at this point that I liked him. Not as per relationship but as a person.
We barely ran into each other the first couple of months at work. In church however, we would have the common courtesy greeting that lasted a few seconds (apparently he thought I was married because I was always with my daughter. I had been separated a while and had even filed for a divorce at this time). We were both in the Choir and School WhatsApp groups so we both had access to each other's phone numbers.
I had to travel to Abuja for a couple of days to process a visa. By the second day of being away, I got a text message. "Hi. I noticed you've not been in school for two days now. I hope all is well? Ehi"
For some reason, that text made me smile. It felt nice that my absence was noticed. I replied him letting him know why I was away. I officially saved his number.
The next morning, I received another text from him. He was wishing me a hassle free time at the embassy. I did not reply. I did not know if to reply. I wasn't sure if it was wise to build a friendship with this person.
By evening of the same day, I got back to Kaduna. The unreplied text was hanging over my head all day so I finally replied. I let him know everything went well and I was back to town.
From then on, we exchanged more frequent pleasantries. One Friday, my mum and I came to work in the same car. I still had a ton of work to do by the time she was ready to leave. So I asked her to take the car and opted to walk home.
I was in my office by 4-ish when he was leaving. He was surprised to see me there since the car was not parked. He asked how I would go home and I said I was going to walk. He dropped his bag, took a seat and said he would wait for me so he could walk me home.
I wrapped up and that walk was the beginning of the beginning. We sang, gisted, laughed. We agreed to do a duet. The duet was finally happening. Without knowing it, I let down my defenses.
I went on the trip (the one I went to get a visa for) and then I met this guy...
Xoxo
Your favourite writer girl,
Love
