"But what if I like you?" Dapo asked Doyin.
He told her he had loved her since the day he saw her at the car pack, Doyin was standing as she listen to him.

Doyin request was finally granted at work, she wants to travel to Ibadan, She missed her mother and Grandmother. When she got home, her grandmother was so happy to see her.
"Now, my baby is back." Abímbólá said.
Abímbólá and Aduke thanked Titi for taking care of their daughter.
She spent a week with her family before going back to Lagos and Titi was happy to have her back.

After sometime Abímbólá told Aduke to visit her daughter,
"You should know the woman who helped you and thank her, she is a nice woman." She said to her daughter, Aduke.
Aduke think about it and decide to visit her whenever she gets her leave. When she get the permission, she told Titi that she is coming over to her place.
Titi told her not to bother herself over a thing but Aduke insist on coming and she did.
Doyin was happy to see her mum. Aduke thanked Titi. She came only to visit and she is to leave the next day.
Later in the evening, Olaitan arrived and Titi told him, that Doyin's mum is around. He turns to her and greet Aduke who was also standing about to greet him.
Aduke thanked Olaitan for his generosity, but there is something, Aduke think Olaitan look familiar and that's just what Olaitan is also thinking. He left and went to his room.
After a while he came back and asked Aduke if she had lived in Akure, and she said yes, she did.
He asked if he knows Fola Market, and she said she did.
Titi was watching the two as they asked questions, she didn't know what is about to happen.
Aduke asked Olaitan if he is Peter, Olaitan was happy and laughing, "Yes, I am, Peter Olaitan, Aduke... Oh God...this is just a small world."
Aduke was so happy to see him, the two were happy to meet again. Aduke asked of Olubanji and Peter told him he is in Lagos, and they were still friends.
Titi was looking at them and they explained to her, and she was happy after listening to their story.
Olaitan dialled Olubanji's number and told him to come over to his house, after some persuasion, he agreed to come.
When he arrived, he greets Titi who welcomed him and greet Aduke But didn't notice because he wasn't prepared for the visit, he told Olaitan,
" We can talk tomorrow or you should have tell me what it is when you called." He said.
"It's what you have to see, and it's important." Olaitan said to him and told him to sit.
He asked Olaitan what it is and Olaitan points at Aduke.
"She is Aduke." He said.
"Which Aduke?" He asked because he doesn't know what is going on.
"Aduke... In Akure." Olaitan told him.
Olubanji was surprised and he was so happy. Both Olubanji and Aduke were happy to meet again. Olubanji told her how he came back to Mama Wùnmi and asked of her but was told she is now living in Ado-Ekiti and she told him she came back and was told Olaitan had moved to Lagos.
Doyin walked in, after greeting the guest whom she knows as a family friend, since it looks like the elders have lot to say, she waved to her mum that she is heading to her room, but Aduke points at her and told Olubanji, "She is your daughter."
Doyin paused and turned to look at her father again, "is my father alive?"
Abímbólá and Aduke had lied to her when she was young that her father had died because she never stop asking of him. She really wants her father, she was jealous of her friends in school whenever there father comes around. When she never stop asking of him, they lied to her to make her stop asking, but now, telling her, her father is alive is like a dream.
She was angry and was happy but don't know what to do. Olubanji walked closer to her and throw his arms round her.
"I'm glad to see you." He then turn to everyone and said, "and I used to see her whenever I come here, God!"

Aduke knew that Doyin is angry so she quickly apologize. Olubanji also begged her and Titi is just happy.

Dapo arrived, He greets everyone including Olubanji, Olubanji is not a stranger but Aduke is a stranger, he was wondering who she is when Doyin told her, she is her mum.
He greets Aduke and everyone just have something to say.

The truth is, Olubanji is just unlucky with his relationships as Aduke. Olubanji got married twice but the marriage didn't work, but now that he knows he had a child, he is just happy.
The next day, Aduke leave.

Some days later, Dapo leave and went back to Portharcourt, He had completed his project and he have to go back.
Few months later, Doyin finished serving and Titi told her, she will miss her as she leaves.

Doyin went back to Ibadan.




To be continued...


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