If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face episode 10

If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face
EPISODE TEN.
Aria: For how long will I keep playing the
role of a good girlfriend yet no ring or
any sign that you want to settle down?
Do you think the family problems you are
facing will ever stop? Every day,
challenges keep coming up and if you
cannot face it, you let it be. With time it
will clear up on its own. You are not the
only first son in this world oooo.
Ryan: Aria, I am not ready for this your
noise abeg. When next you come, we will
talk about it.
Aria: There won’t be a next time if we
don’t talk about it now and today. If I
walk out the door Ryan, that will be the
end of us. I mean, haven’t I tried enough
as a girlfriend? How long do you want
me to keep waiting or do you also want
to tell me to give you more time again?
Ryan: I do not know what you want me
to say again. It is obvious you are not
ready to listen to me one bit. Told you I
just had a stressful day and went to
resolve some issues at home, instead of
you to ask me what the problem is again
you are here adding yours to it.
Aria: I am not asking anything Ryan,
because I already know that your people
want some money from you. Isn’t that
the reason you are always going home?
Ryan: ‘I am too tired for all this nonsense
you are about to vomit from your mouth’
he laid on the bed exhausted.
Aria: When are you coming to make your
intentions known in my house?
Ryan: looking at her and knew she was
adamant on getting a response from her
said ‘When I am ready I will come but
not now’.
Aria: Definitely this year abi?
Ryan: I don’t think it will be this year
again. Let’s see how next year goes.
Aria: ‘Is this a game to you Ryan’ she
shouted. Is this how you will keep
procrastinating what you should do
now?
Ryan: Aria, I just told you the truth na. I
can’t do it this year, as a matter of fact;
my step mother is …..
Aria: ‘Will you stop with all your stories’
she interrupted. If you as a man cannot
set your priorities right then it is over
between us. She picked up her handbag
and banged the door behind her.
==
The following day, when Aria got to her
place of work, she was looking moody
and unease.
Jayce: ‘Aria, what is the problem with
you today’ he asked after she has
finished taking stock of all the drinks
that arrived that day.
Aria: Jayce please leave me alone, I am
not in the mood this afternoon abeg.
Jayce: It is me your friend you are talking
to like this abi? No wahala. ‘When you’re
ready to talk, I will be in my office
waiting to listen’ he said and walked
away.
==
Ryan who was also at his place of work
has tried reaching Aria so many times
but her number has been switched off
since she left his apartment the previous
day. He was lost. He didn’t know what to
do and how to handle the situation. He
didn’t want to lose the only good thing
he had in his life which is Aria. He knew
he should have run after her last night
but he was tired and exhausted. He
didn’t want to create a scene outside his
apartment that was why he allowed her
leave. He thought about Evelyn and his
father who has been giving him several
missed calls without him picking or
replying their messages. He thought
about what Aria has said and he knew
she was right. He can’t keep her waiting
and he also can’t let her go but now is
not the right time to talk about settling
down when there is still a lot to do in his
family. He was lost in thought when his
colleague Omaze called his attention.
Omaze: Mr. Ryan, how about the account
you were balancing last week, was it
okay?
Ryan: Yes it was. Thank God ooo. It was
Chika that was with the five hundred
thousand naira.
Omaze: Thank God. If not, we for don
enter trouble had it been that money
was not accounted for.
Ryan: Yes ooo. I thank God because I do
not even have one naira with me as I
speak with you now. By the way, you fit
borrow me like fifty thousand naira?
Omaze: Mr. Ryan, what do you do with all
this money you keep borrowing from
me? It is not like you are a married man
for me to say okay, you have
responsibilities.
Ryan: Omaze you no go understand,I no
be married man but I still get family wey
I dey cater for.
Omaze: But no be like this wey you dey
go nah. The last time wey I borrow you
money wetin you take am do?
Ryan: Na family issues na.
Omaze: And you want to borrow
another again for the same family
issues? What about your salary, how do
you manage it sef? You wey dey earn
double of wetin I dey earn.
Ryan: You no go understand my brother.
Just give me the money if you can and I
will pay month end.
Omaze: I do not have any money to
spare at the moment. But wait ooo. You
be the accountant here na. no be you
dey balance account every week?
Ryan: No nah Omaze. That is stealing.
How can you even suggest that I take
money out of company’s money? Nooo.
It won’t work, I do not want to lose my
job. It is one of the best things that have
happened to me.
Omaze: I thought you needed the
money? Sorry ooo, Mr. Saint. Who even
said you should steal it? All I meant to
say was, you take the money and when
month end you replace it back without
anybody knowing. Is it not you that
balance it every week and Oga comes
and check your book monthly? Since you
said you will pay month end why don’t
you collect the money and replace it
month end?
Ryan: He thought for a few minutes,
placing his right hand on his chin. Guy,
na true you talk ooo but hope say Oga
no go come check our records before
month end ooo. I no wan enter wahala.
Omaze: You dey talk like say you no sabi
oga again. Anyway, that na my
suggestion. It is left to you if you will
heed to it or not. The ball is in your court.
Make I go my office go relax before
customer go start to dey find me jare.
We go see later. He shook hands with
him and left his office.
Ryan: said to himself ‘Why I no think of
this before sef? ‘Thank God say this guy
suggest this method to me ooo. Before
month end, I go replace the money. Make
I collect the money go settle my family
matter and after that, I go come go see
Aria tomorrow after work’ he said
smiling. But how much I go collect wey
go settle them sef? Fifty thousand naira
fit no do me take give them for house
especially when Evelyn get belle!
Question: Do you think it’s risky for Ryan
to borrow the N50k from Company’s
Account?