Dennis was at the NYSC secretariat in osun state, looking disheveled and running from one place to another looking for the orientation hall.

He was sweating profusely and panting as he ran about using his cap to fan himself and shield his face from the hot morning sun.

The huge building looked deserted and Dennis's only guess was that everyone was already at the hall. He couldn't even ask for directions.

He halted and rested his arms on his waist as he panted and wiped sweat off his forehead.

He turned around and bumped into a body which caused his already tired legs to give out, he landed on his butt but a huge smile took over his whole face. He felt so happy that someone would think he was given money.

He looked up to meet the eyes of a young lady who was also wearing the NYSC uniform. She offered her hand to him and he gladly took it and stood up with her support.

When he saw just how tiny she looked up close, he nearly asked her if she had maybe borrowed her aunties clothes or something.

She looked like an eighteen year old but her eyes said otherwise.

Leave it to Nigerians to guess a persons age with their eyes.

"I'm so sorry for bumping into you" he apologized.

"It's okay, are you also looking for the orientation hall?" Patricia asked him

"Yes I am. Do you know where it is located?" He felt hope bloom in his heart

"No I don't but we can look for it together" He sighed as they went on searching and made it to the hall fifteen minutes into the program.

After the programme they split up and didn't see each other around, till a week later when they got to the main camp.

It was a very sunny and bright day, the birds were chirping loudly, everyone in the camp was feeling energetic and happy as it was their day off.

People were hanging around, chatting and playing like kids. While others were using the opportunity to catch up on much needed sleep.

Dennis being a very social person was hanging out with two of his friends and their girlfriends. Being the funny person he is he kept cracking jokes and his group of friends kept laughing uncontrollably.

He just cracked another one when he looked to his left and his eyes caught sight of a small figure.

He excused himself and made his way towards the figure.

When he reached, he tapped on the person's shoulder and patricia turned around with an irritated look that morphed into a smile when she saw him.

"It's you!" She smiled

"Yes it's me" he answered while scratching his nape, he felt awkward and couldn't think of anything interesting to say.

"I looked for you everywhere after the program but couldn't find you. Where did you disappear to?" She asked

"I got lost in the crowd I guess" he answered.

She held his hand and dragged him to another direction.

For such a small person,she was really strong.

She brought them under a tree that was unoccupied and sat on the root.

"What's your name?" Patricia asked

"Huh!" Dennis felt dumb and cleared his throat before answering her again.

"It's dennis and yours?" He asked

"Nice name, though I prefer lost boy" She giggled and he laughed along. The laughter died down after a few seconds.

"I'm patricia but you can call me pat" she added with a wide smile. The breeze blew causing her shoulder length hair to cover her face.

Her hair looked soft and dennis was tempted to run his hands through.

She pulled a rubber band out of her pocket and packed her hair in a ponytail with it.

He took the time to stare at her gorgeous face, she had deep brown eyes like swirls of chocolate, a button nose and full pink lips that looked enticing.

Her skin is a rich brown color contrasting with the white Knicker and top she had on.

She looked small and curvy in all the right places, all in all she looked like his type of woman, but he didn't know anything about her or her personality.

"Dennis!" Patricia called out to him.

"Dennis" he was brought out of his daydream and apologized to her.

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Dennis woke up in his guest room to the sun rays shining in his eyes, he stretched and after hearing a satisfying pop sound, got up and went straight to the restroom.

He opened the cabinet at the side and brought out a new tooth brush and tooth paste.

After finishing his morning routine he went to the kitchen and prepared himself a hot cup of tea, the house felt lonely and the atmosphere was gloomy, causing the pain he felt yesterday to reawaken in full force.

He remembered how mornings were his favorite time of the day as he got to chit-chat with Patricia as she prepared breakfast for them. He remembered the sweet sound of her laughter as she mocked his cooking skills.

He made his way out of the house and drove to his office. The traffic was hectic and the morning sun was shining brightly. The sounds of car horns and the chatter of people was the only thing he could hear and it irritated him so much to the extent that he felt an oncoming headache.

He pulled up to the company building he worked in after about thirty five. It was a huge glass building, the walls were made up of shiny ash coloured tiles lined with brown paint.

He was the assistant manager of the oriental hotel located at 3 lekki road, it was a short drive from his house and the job paid extremely well.

He got in and the receptionist greeted him, he gave her a small smile and got into the elevator, thankfull that it was empty. He was not in the mood for long interactions.

He reached his office floor and stepped out. His Secretary greeted him and followed him into his office with some files. She dropped them on his desk and explained what they were for, before walking out.

He drowned himself in work and didn't even bother to go for lunch.

Around 12:pm his phone rang and he picked it up.

"Sir your wife is here to see you, should i let her in?" He felt a twig in his heart and took a deep breath.

"Let her in" He answered in a gruff voice.

He thought patricia will stay away from him after what happened but she had the guts to come to his office.

He heard the door open and looked up to see Patricia in a straight red gown, which showed off her figure, she was wearing light makeup. He watched as she  walked confidently towards him with a huge smile on her face.

A frown took over his face as she sat right on his lap.

He took a deep shuddering breath and  averted his eyes from hers. She placed her hands on his chest and seductively started caressing it. He leaned back and glared at her but she ignored the obvious sign of disinterest he was showing.

"Baby, don't you like what you see?" She whispered seductively in his ears.

He scoffed and tried to push her away but she used the opportunity to straddle him.

"What the hell are you doing patricia" he growled

"I love it when you speak that way to me love, you sound so dominating and all I want is to feel you inside of me" She started kissing his neck when he abruptly stood up causing her to fall on the ground.

She moaned in pain and stood back up. "Why did you do that dennis! I'm your wife" she screamed

"Are you?" He stared at her with nothing but disgust as he used his handkerchief to wipe where she kissed on his neck.

"What are you going on about dennis ofcourse I'm your wife and I'm here to make things better" she walked up to him and placed her hands on his chest.

Outlining every detail with her hands.

"I'm here to tell you the truth about what you saw yesterday" she caressed his cheeks and turned his face in her direction.

"I have no interest in knowing what happened, why it happened and all that shit! I want you out of my office and life, I don't want to ever see your filthy self close to me ever again!" He shouted and pushed her backwards

"But baby, it has not reached that level, we can settle this amongst us" she pleaded with crocodile tears streaming down her cheeks.

If he hadn't caught her in the act he would have fallen for her act.

She knew he had a soft spot for her and she wass trying to use it against him,but that too failed along with her initial plan to seduce him into taking her back.

"There is nothing to settle and I advice you leave my office right now, before I call security to throw you out" He went back to his seat and sat down with his legs crossed watching as she left with tears streaming down her face and ruining her makeup.

'What a waste' he thought

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