Chapter 6: Calabar Barbecue

After that, everything return normal.

Company organize team bonding go one tourist city for three days.

HR send broadcast with plenty exclamation marks. After some hours, bus reach the resort for Calabar, the fine place just clear everybody stress.

People dey snap picture, dey jolly.

The breeze from the sea dey enter body, everybody dey form influencer. For evening, admin people gather us for barbecue party.

The smoke from suya dey climb sky, pepper scent dey make everybody nose tingle. As we dey chop, Tobi just dey my side, dey busy for me.

One intern for our department, Zainab, dey talk for Tobi side, dey behave like say dem be padi.

But Tobi no even send am.

Maybe e tire, because after small time, Zainab waka go.

I just dey side-eye Tobi, but I hold myself. “See, baby, Zainab na small pikin—I see am like my junior sister. You dey jealous?”

As Zainab waka, Tobi whisper give me.

E sabi read my mood. E notice as I quiet when Zainab come, e understand why.

“No. But abeg, dey keep distance from am next time.”

I trust Tobi feelings for me. Even though I sabi say Zainab like am, I no reason am too much.

“Yes, madam.”

Tobi salute me like say na soldier, I laugh small, but inside, I dey watch everything like eagle.