Episode 5
The bond between Jasmine and Phoebe kept growing stronger. They talked over the phone frequently. Phoebe now started spending most of her weekdays with her.
Jasmine was a Lawyer and had been practicing in the USA for 10years. Her specialty was corporate law.
She also had interest in real estate and had come to Ghana to partner with a real estate firm she intends to buy later. She was going to be in Ghana for just 6months.
I knew i had little time to make a move on her. So I decided to use Phoebe. Using Phoebe as care off, I started inviting her to the house for dinner on Fridays. For 2 months straight it became a tradition and her bond with Phoebe kept growing.
Two months of knowing her got me more and more interested in her. I just wanted to find the perfect time to ask her out for dinner outside our home. Gradually i gathered courage and asked her out. It wasn't a straight yes; she told me she was a busy person and hardly gets free time on her hand. He coming to our place on Fridays was because Phoebe was a friend and so had to sacrifice her Fridays for her. She then asked us to exchange contacts. She said she was going to call whenever she had free time.
2 months down the line, after she took my number, she never called to even say hi, but she never missed out on her Friday appointments with Phoebe. She had already spent 4months in Ghana, and my first move was a flop. I had only 2months left and my only hope was to get a call from her.
During the latter part of her 5th month, i saw my phone ring one Saturday morning. It was an unknown number. I answered and it was Jasmine on the other side. She was telling me she now had time and would be available for a dinner with me on the Sunday.
That Saturday night i couldn't sleep. I just couldn't wait for Sunday.
That Sunday evening, we met at a restaurant of her choice. We had an interesting time together.