Time! Make It Count!

  "I cant take any break from work at the moment babes!  things at the office are so tight now, you of all people should know that Chidaalu!".....Ayodeji said as he forked through his hair with his fingers in frustration.
  "Deji don't tell me that!, you're a top ranking officer,  you could delegate people to do your job for you!....I'm lonely baby. Its bad enough that you do not want me to work  and I agreed. Now spend some time with me you won't!  Its getting frustrating it really is! "
   "I'm sorry baby!  Alright lets make a deal....I'll set up that business for you and in like two weeks tops,  i'll make out time for a trip. How does the Bahamas sound to you? "...... Deji smiled at her as he raised her chin.
  "The Bahamas sounds ok....and I'm making the arrangements not you!..... Chidaalu said trying hard to not to smile...."I love you nkem"
   " awwww....you know I get all  'mushy' when you call me sweet names in your dialect"...... Deji said as he slowly from behind planted soft kisses on her neck which  made her shiver.
Damn! he loved being with her when ever they just settled an argument.
 
"Major D I think these rebels should be taught a lesson now. they're beginning to make so much noise and no one is worried! "......
   "Samuel this guys are all bark and no bite....they have no armoury and besides the men upstairs have not given the Go to have them dealt with. ..so patience my friend".....Deji smiled at his friend.
  "Anyway thats by the way!  How is that our gorgeous wife?" ....

   "she is fine"
  
"You know for a man who just got knocked up for just a year,  you hardly spend enough time with her you know? Better grease machine before someone does for you o! "......Samuel said as he grinned from ear to ear.

   "I have heard!  Adviser in Chief!  You know ehn? ! sometimes I would have beaten the shit outta you for being so nosy. Thank your stars that I love you too much"....Ayodeji said as he made a fist at his friend.
  
1month Later
But you promised Deji!  What now happens to our trip to the Bahamas? !, I booked our flight already!
Baby work is way more hectic now. These rebels have started gaining ground.  I have been assigned to certain duties I can not neglect at the moment.  You of all people should understand that!
  What I understand is that you love your job more than you do me!  You pay so much attention to it than you would give to me!  I'm tired of being the nagging wife Deji!  Feels like I'm the only one who is trying here! We're just one year into this and it feels like we've been in this for over a century! 
  "Alright after this job I'll make it up to you". ... "I don't want any of your promises seeing how well you've kept the others!" "Its either we're doing it now or we are not! "
  "You know I can't Daalu. ..damn it!  Lets not make this an issue".....Deji said as he slammed the door and left for work.
  Sadly,  she loved him still...she loved this man who lately was beginning to make her cry more than she should and for all the wrong reasons. ...wiping her tears she went into the room and snuggled under the duvet.
    If only he'lld allow her get a job atleast....she thought.

Flickering through tv stations and finding nothing that picked her interest,  Chidaalu  switched the tv off and decided to go do some baking.  Atleast the aroma of freshly baked bread made her more relaxed.

  While working,  "Cannonball by kiesza" was put on replay....she didn't know why she got glued to that song lately. But then it helped her calm her nerves when ever she had gotten into an argument with Deji and so she liked it!
Just then,  it went off!   

           (((BOOOM)))))

the last thing she had on her mind was her husband!  Her Deji!

Panting heavily,  Ayodeji stopped running and rested his hands on his knees while he sucked in so much air like it was his last.
  He had run out of ammunition and had been running for close to an hour. Luckily for him,  he had not met any of the rebels on the road.
  Gathering enough strength,  he looked around to study his environment but everywhere seemed strange all the buildings had been razed to the ground.
Except for a signpost which didn't burn down,  he wouldn't have known he was on his street....
  If anyone had told him a day before that it was the last time he would have a peaceful night rest,  he would have waved it off. He  never thought those rebels were well equipped. But here he was,  tired,hungry and in a country that was now run by rebels..He had not eaten since he left home two days before.
  Anyway that wasn't his major problem,  all he wanted now was to stay alive and safe enough to go get his wife the woman he loved!
  Funny how they had been arguing that day....if only he didn't forget so easily,  he wouldn't have promised to stand in for Samuel and by now he would have been in the Bahamas with her.
  Finally getting to a place that used to be his home,  Ayodeji couldn't recognize a thing. Everywhere had been blown to bits. All he could salvage was a picture frame which had been partly burnt but still had the face of his wife.
  He groaned. ....

Every Moment Counts Show That Special Someone That You Care Always. Make It Count!