Here’s what happened on The Darker Berry last week;
Umi and Femi met each other for the first time.
Not so fast. Before you get all mushy, Umi does not like Femi. It’s not her fault really, he was a dick to her and he’s an unashamed Asewo.
Umi has two besties; Quincy and Chibuzor. Chibuzor is in love with Umi and he kinda used Quincy (in a bad way) to get Umi’s longtime boo out of the way.
Femi wants to get Umi in his bed. Well, because he’s a Ho and he’s tired of his current play thing.
Read up on what happened last week HERE if you haven’t just yet. And, if you want to refresh your memories.
Now, let’s get to what happens today.
Lying before him, outside his office window was the breathtaking view of the ocean on a late afternoon.
When he was renovating his office building years before, he’d insisted on a great view from his office window. And sometimes, when he needed to ease himself of the day’s stress or forget some of his woes, all he had to do was shove his hands into his pockets and take in the view.
It soothed him like the balmy hands of a skilled masseuse and restored some of his lost energy.
And on days when it seemed like the calming effect of taking in the view was slow, he grabbed a steamy cup of green tea to speed up the process.
His hazel brown eyes gazed at the waves of the blue sea now. Rocking the deep blue Yacht in the distance slowly, he longed for the sight to give him a comforting feel but like a reluctant Mistress angry at her Lover, it simply did not.
Setting the empty cup of green tea on his glass office table, he continued to look through his transparent glass wall into the waters.
He was unsettled and clearly, it was nothing nature could fix.
This was one of those days; he had to fix his own issues himself.
Usually, his mother was the one he called to talk to when things got out of control. However, she was not to know of what he was up to this time around.
She was never to know.
Pushing the feeling of guilt that tugged at his chest away, he returned his gaze to the content on his table – his laptop was still open, unanswered mails asking to be responded to.
However, he could not tend to them yet. His thoughts were not together – they were flung across too many things. Things he couldn’t even bring himself to consciously think about.
Desperate to bury his head in something, he called his operations manager, Carole.
“Carole, are the models here?” he asked and her soft feminine voice responded quickly over the receiver of his office phone.
“Yes Sir. The Studio is being prepped for them to begin shoot. You can come take a look before we begin,” she said and he considered that for a second.
He trusted Carole’s decision on almost everything at work, which was a big deal considering he was a perfectionist and almost nobody in the business, could satisfy his work needs.
However, coming on a Set she had been in charge of since inception might be a bad idea for her.
He knew himself; he was going to demand for certain changes and he definitely did not want Carole thinking she was not good enough. As much as he always wanted things done a certain way as the Boss of one of the biggest media houses in the country, he also didn’t want to crush the egos of the people who worked hard under him.
But at the same time, he wanted to push away the thoughts he had woken up with that morning. So he said to Carole, “Fine. I will be with you shortly.” Then he ended the call.
He took a few minutes before joining Carole and the entire production crew in his studio – one of the biggest in the country.
The studio was responsible for many TV commercials, episodes of some of the most watched TV series and numerous Nollywood movies.
And Femi ensured it was state of the art. A few months back, when one of his friends from Hollywood had come over for a Film Festival in Lagos, he had expressed his surprise to see something of “this standard in Lagos!”
“Femi, this is astonishing!” Abel, one of his closest American pals had exclaimed, before walking in and out of different parts of the studio like an excited child making his first trip to Disneyland.
Starting out of the office, he hurriedly texted a number on his phone and made for the Studio. Carole was by his side in seconds, explaining to him what they were about to do.
They were shooting some of the first commercials for his TV Station that was going live in 90 days and had hired some of the best faces in entertainment to shoot a commercial for them.
Some of the photos going on billboards at specific places in Lagos had been taken earlier and now they were on to the commercials.
“I also got you an interview with Boon FM next week and one of the most watched shows on Africa Magic later this week.”
Carole’s voice gradually took a backseat to his current object of interest. Widening his eyes in surprise, he saw her.
To continue reading, click HERE
First to comment… lemme goan read.. refreshed page like a million times..
First to comment… lemme goan read.. refreshed page like a million times..
This is lovely, but femi is 50shades of baggages oooo. Thank you Mrs Dadzie and Mz Tomilola.
Some real dark stuffs ?
The beginning tho…I thought I was reading the script of “Jane the virgin” ??
I have not read that though. Heard about the series
As beautiful as always!!
Aunty Sally Coco’s blog doesn’t display on opera mini, Is there a specific browser to use to view it??? Thanks as always
There’s no specific browser. But try Google Chrome
Hey, Tammy. Could you please try another browser? Like say Google Chrome?
Aunty Sally, I can’t access miss Tomi’s blog from opera mini….
help please
Please try a different browser
Hey. Please try accessing through another browser. Google Chrome works. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
The scribespad is not opening
Try a different browser
Hey Debby, could you please open through another Browser?
Tomi’s blog is not compatible with opera mini. It is one reason why I dont follow her stories religiously but I finished Sugar Daddy Chronicles Flipped sha. lol. I hope she does sth about it. Its one reason why I didnt leave my comment there.
So, I liked the Intro to today’s episode. You should stick to it. It seems Femi get overload oh. He has a daughter he is hiding from the public and his past… I dislike people who wield blackmail as a weapon. Why is Femi allowing Iyabo to threaten him after many years? What evidence does she have? And isnt she aware she could go to prison too if she reports to the police because she is an accessory to murder, I think thats what they call it and also, she’s blackmailing Femi. Femi should realise this quickly and stop her from her yeye blackmail.
I can’t wait for the next episode. Thanks Ladies.
The cool intro is totally Tomi’s doing. I might just steal her style.
Concerning not being able to open the post, can you please try a different browser?
Thank you
Hey Busola. I’m sorry for any inconvenience caused while trying to access the site. However, this issue is mostly with people who use Opera mini. Please try another Browser, like Google Chrome. It’s one of the best Browsers in the world right now (no, Google didn’t pay me for Ads. lol) and it makes your browsing life easier. For instance, imagine trying to Google with Opera mini? compare it to trying to actually google on Google chrome? And we both know Google has become the term for searching anything on the Internet. It’s not by chance, it’s the speed and the efficiency. Please download and try Google chrome and let me know if your issue persists. Again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused. xo.
Having issues loading it on scribespad,its showing an empty page. Can you please finish it here on moskeda?
Thanks.
I’ll do so, Olamma, but can you please try a different browser?
Hey. Did you try with Google Chrome? If you didn’t, please do. Thanks.
Femi femooo, how market,smh.
And now u both had to tease us abi? Thank you oo Sally and Tomi
Yaay my namesake!
Nice touches – a recap of the previous episode and starter paragraphs before switching Tomi’s blog.
But, wait oh, where would be the preferred place to drop our comments – here or there?
can’t read the rest of the story……..whenever i click on it comes up with a blank space
Tomi’s page takes too long to load. She should do sth abt it. I was about given up on d page before it eventually opened.
Navigating the site is not straight forward too.
I’ve been following the posts on Scribespad. Took a little time pit and I’ve not been able to read posts from there. Tomi needs to fix this.
Tomilolacoco, longest time….how are you? Finally reading something from you again after some years back.
Bring it on again ladies…this promises to be very interesting and captivating. I am hooked. The femis of this world always get their fingers burnt finally ni while the iyabos of this world never stop until they are 6feet below. But who knows…with the combo of Ms Sally and Tomi, there’s always a twist. Unexpected twist, so anything can happen. Well written, good read!