The BROUHAHA of OGA MARTINS – Episode 20

Martins was pleasantly surprised.

He had seen Ada excited, upset and exasperated but he had never seen her laugh before. She laughed now, amused at the question but more at the pathetic look on Martins face and Martins enjoyed the sight. The woman should laugh more often. It made her look very pretty.

“Martins, go home, I’ll see you tomorrow,” she said, a smile still lingering on her face as she shook her head and turned her attention back to what she was doing.

“That means I still have my job?” Martins asked, refusing to assume anything. He wanted to hear the woman say it.

“That goes without saying,” she said glancing at him. Realizing Martins would not move until she expressly told him he wasn’t jobless, she obliged. “Yes you still have your job. Will you leave my office now?”

“Thank you,” Martins muttered and turned to leave. He was about to close the door when Ada spoke again.

“And Martins, get a phone. This is the 21^st century for goodness sakes! You didn’t have to come all the way down here. A phone call would have sufficed.”

Martins managed to look embarrassed as he quickly closed the door behind him. A phone was the first thing he was going to get when he got his salary which he was highly anticipating and looking forward to. With the deal he closed on Aisha’s boss, he hoped Ada would be generous to share some of the commission with him. He smiled in excitement at the thought and began to mentally think of the kind of phone he would get. It definitely wasn’t going to be China and hopefully there would be no Mama Ruka where they were going to smash his phone.

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The thought of Mama Ruka brought a series of thoughts to his mind: the trauma he had faced overnight, the fact that Deji was waiting for him in reception and the anxiety of how Stella was going to react when she found out she was not only going to be sheltering Deji permanently but also him. He hoped his wasn’t going to be as permanent as Deji’s. If it were not for a few debts he owed here and there, he would have been able to afford another face-me-I-slap you apartment but after everything he went through at his previous place, he thought it better to squat until he was able to afford the kind of place he wanted. He just hoped Stella would be as accommodating as Deji believed. He had told him to call and prepare her for their arrival but Deji didn’t think it was necessary. He quickly made his way to reception and saw Deji leaning casually on the desk, chatting airily with the receptionist as if he didn’t have any care in the world.

“…think I should buy the one at Roseberry Estate Ibeju Lekki?”

“Hun-hun!” she said, beaming at him

“What’s going on?” Martins asked as he walked to the reception area

“The lady thinks I should cash in on one of your properties and I’m considering it.”

Martins chuckled in mockery knowing his friend couldn’t afford the property. “Please let’s go!”

“Why are you laughing? You don’t think I can afford it?” Deji asked, his look challenging

“Deji I’m tired. Can we just go please?!”

“I hope you get the commission when I buy the land,” Deji said, smiling at the receptionist who returned the smile as they walked out. “So what did your boss say?” Deji asked as they made their way out of the compound

“I still have my job… and she told me to get a phone,” Martins added with a hint of a smile. “Have you called Stella?”

“Stop worrying about Stella!”

“Well I do worry! We can’t just show up at her doorstep without giving her prior notice!”

“Will you please leave me to worry about that?!” Deji answered curtly, silencing Martins.

Both men were quiet the rest of the way and when they alighted from the bus and turned into a street, Martins wanted to ask if Stella was making so much from her hair salon business for her to be able to afford a house in an area as this. It wasn’t that the area was so civilized but it wasn’t as rugged as where they just moved from. It was clean, decent and not as rowdy. He had only met the lady a few times and had just assumed she was a low class semi-literate who wasn’t worth his attention and whom his friend used as a means to an end. Now his assessment of the lady was beginning to change. His respect for her grew more when they entered a very neat compound. If there were people at home, he didn’t know since the house was built in flats rather than the face-me-I-slap-you they were once living. He looked around in awe impressed with his surroundings as he followed Deji into the building.

 

When Deji walked to a door and reached for the key somewhere Martins didn’t know since he wasn’t paying attention, he couldn’t help but ask, “How much is this babe making that she can afford a place like this?” By this time, Deji had opened the door and walked in. Martins followed. “Wow!” he exclaimed as he saw the modest but nicely furnished living room. “No wonder you don’t come home. I didn’t know the salon business made good profits.”

Deji chuckled as he stared at Martins. “Actually, this is not Stella’s place, it’s mine!”

Martins stared open-mouthed at his friend, refusing to believe what he just heard.

 

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Well, it appears Oga Martins would be getting set for a new lease of life in Deji’s apartment, which had been hidden all the while. How did Deji even come about this property? Will Oga Martins agree to live with him at all? What is really between Oga Martins and Aisha? What more can Oga Martins expect from Ada at the office? What other challenges will Oga Martins have to face? Find out all these and many more as Oga Martins returns for a second BUMPER season in July. 

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