I got out of the bathroom, wondering what i would wear, it is a Tuesday and i needed to look my best for this interview, i didn't want to look over dressed or like i was going for a contest so i sort for something simple.
I quickly glanced through my wardrobe as i discovered it was 7:30am already, my interview was for 8:30am, i selected one of my beautiful black dress and an animal print blazer to go with, i put it on and checked myself out in the mirror, i looked nice, more like a real cooperate working class girl. I picked my black Dior bag which is more of a China product, we wear designers too, no be only celebrities sabi wear am.. I smiled as i stepped into my black jimmy choo shoe that i had purchased from a bend down select some weeks back, i was classy in all ramification and i didn't think anyone would doubt that i wasn't expensive as my cologne spoke of class too.
It was a hot morning, i desperately wished i could get a free ride, i wiggled my waist as i walked and my hip danced to the rhythm of my cat walks. My prayer was soon answered as two cars pulled up in front of me, a Prado jeep and a gold Honda end of discussion. Before i could walk to the Prado jeep, he drove off, i guess he saw someone else waiting and thought i might know him. All the same i was happy there was a car as i just had my transport fare to go and not enough to come back. I got close and he asked if he could give me a ride, as a sharp girl i didn't hesitate to accept the offer, i got into the car and we exchanged greetings and introduced ourselves, he said his name is Henry, i smiled and told him i am Kate. He is a dark and very handsome man, i'm sure i would trip over him a thousand times, i checked out his left finger and there was no wedding band, i smiled again, i am sure he wondered what amused this girl.
It was a quiet ride, he only asked for my destination when we got into the major junction, "pension office" i replied.... I was expecting him to ask if i worked there and i was ready to claim that i did as a sharp babe but he didn't, he dropped me at the gate, asked for my number and left.
I walked into the pension office only to get the sad news that the interview had been canceled, "after i wasted my cloth and i was going to waste transport fare back home", i thought to myself. I and other angry applicants grumbled as we left the premises, we were all tired of the constant interview postponements .
As i got to the gate, Henry was there in his car, i walked up to enquire what he was still doing here because i thought he had left, he said he was waiting to take me home, i was more than delighted and i quickly hopped into the car, he said he wanted to go somewhere first and if i wasn't in a hurry, we could go together. i said i didn't mind because i actually had nothing to do and we drove off.
We were on the road close to an hour and i asked if we weren't at the place yet but he said we would soon be there. I didn't know what happened but i slept off only to see myself in a forest surrounded by Henry and three other men in black cloths that was scantily tied around their waist, they were practically naked, making sounds and saying things i didn't understand, i sat on the ground, circled with a white chalk, i was tied hands and legs, i tried to lose myself but i couldn't. I began to cry, i asked Henry what i had done to offend him but he looked away. Suddenly i felt shivers all over my body, i jumped up only to see my husband, Henry staring at me with cold eyes that spoke of murder.. I asked what the problem was and he said "Kate do you know i can kill you as you sleep without anyone finding out what happened"?
I was startled at the question, i stared at him with fear in my eyes and the only thing i could think about was my dream, i looked up to the wall clock to see it was 3am and today is our 3rd wedding anniversary, thoughts of my dream flashed through my mind as i held on tightly to my pillow and wondered what it signified.........
#fiction
Ifunanya Ononiwu (c) 2016
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