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Just A Taste
Episode 20
NADIA:
His words reverberated in my ears. You know that moment when you don’t even know what to think for the first 2minutes? Ever happened?
My head was not spinning any signal. What was he saying?
“And when I mean Uncle, I mean evil uncle. That’s after my life and my right to this company”
Ladies, please reason with me here, put yourself in my shoes. How would you sound when someone tells you the man who you dated for four years, and even got married too. A man that showered love on you, that appeared so simple and true. The same man is what someone is crucifying and painting him bad.
“Daniel, you dont know what you are talking about. Wilson is not like that”
I avoided his eyes so he wouldnt notice I had a thing for Wilson.
“He is what? Nadia I am telling you he is evil and you are… Wait who is he to you? He brought you here?”
God knows I was trying to keep calm. What is his problem self.
“Yes”
I replied with a dry tone. Gesticulating at the time.
“Joyce is not picking up. How do I get back to the Academy?”
I switched topic.
“You’ve not told me how…”
He didn’t drop the word those guys that were after me reappeared.
“Sir, The manager wants her”
I quickly withdrew to his back and held his waist like one scared kid.
At first he looked back at me, Into my eyes to understand my language. He soothed my hands on his waist and turned to the security.
“She is with me”
“But sir”
He didn’t talk much, the look he shot at them made them apologize till they were out of sight.
“Nadia spill.. What does my uncle want with you?”
His appearance changed. I gently removed my hands from his waist and tried to pace but remembered I wasn’t familiar with the environment.
“Nadia, you’ve been seeing my uncle?”
I was backing him, so he didn’t see when I shut my eyes and breathe down to calm my nerves.
“Wait, you’ve been seeing him? Seriously? You are like that? What did he offer you.. Huh? Money?”
I turned and opened my mouth but then I closed it. My dear ladies, I know you understand what I was going thru. Where do I start from? How do I explain that I was married and divorced after a week because I couldn’t cook?. How do I explain that I didn’t know the man I even had sex with? The man I dated for 4years.
“Wilson, you won’t understand, let’s just get out of here”
Tears was welling up in my eyes already. I didn’t want him to notice. So I attempted to walk pass him. But he wouldn’t listen.
He caught my arm and held me back.
“Nadia!!”
My head was bowed. My hair covered the tears streaming down my face.
DANIEL: Nadia was testing my patience, oh she was testing me. Maybe she has been planning with my uncle to kill me. So she has been seeing my uncle? I could tell with just a look that she had something for him.. Yet, she chose to swallow it up, now that I caught her in the act.
She attempted to walk past me but I was quick to hold her back.
“You wanna hear Daniel?”
She finally turned. A dot of the tears that brimmed her eyes splashed on my cheeks. My heart melted.
“You wanna hear huh? Good. Wilson kidnapped me. And that’s not all, we dated for 4years.. I got married to him and it ended within a week, because I could not cook.. There, you have it now”
My initial wrath melted. The guilt that overwhelmed me was enormous. I could not look at her.
How do I even tell her that my uncle has been married with kids for fifteen years. And that his children are all in Germany?
“It’s embarrassing right? To discover that you dont even know the man you gave everything too. And that up till now he still has the power to hurt you. Now you can’t even look at me.”
She bent her head in tears.
No that’s not it oh.. I was just feeling guilty.
“Nadia no I just..”
She didn’t let me land.
“Daniel, please let’s just get out of here, please”
NADIA: I just needed to be alone now. I felt so ashamed of myself. I got divorced because I couldn’t cook. The man I thought I knew, deceived me the whole time. You wouldn’t believe that I financed our wedding. You are surprised right? Yes because he claimed he was Jobless. Now i got to know that he is the manager of kayode’s kitchen..And I was helplessly in love. The flat we settled down I paid for it.
I clothed the bastard and boasted to my friends that he bought all my jewelries
How embarrassing. Now Daniel was even making matters worst.
It was becoming so uncomfortable when Joyce called to even add more tension.
“Nadia where are you? Hurry to the Academy! Brenda signed you up for an in-house competition. She has informed the board that you are reluctant to participate. Nadia if you don’t get down here to participate, it would be confirmed that you disobeyed your supervisor.. And Nadia, you would be expelled!”

Just A Taste
Episode 15
DANIEL: Humiliation of the highest order. After risking my full life to get to her. She slammed the door at me. Well, I hunged the Rose I brought, to her door post. With a little piece of paper.
I know most people would question how I got to know about Joyce’s identity. It was Brenda. She was falling for my future wealth already. Although we kept it a secret from the house. She was all over me. And there was no information she withheld from me. Although, I knew she had an hidden agenda. Just that I had not figured it out yet. What’s my business anyway, since Nadia is proving a little difficult. I would have to get Brenda first.
NADIA: Brenda is the president’s daughter!
My mouth went wide for shock.
“You are joking right?”
She scoffed and dropped her phone on her bed before she faced me.
“Am not”
“How did you find out? Like how did you know she is the president’s daughter?”
The look she gave me made me wonder if the question I asked was dumb.
“Really? Are you that daft? Cos I am his daughter too. My mother is the first wife”
‘Egbami oh’
I had to look for where to sit first before I proceed.
“Ok what is going on? Are you all trying to drag me into your family issues?”
She opened her mouth to respond. But it seemed she remembered something, so she digressed.
“Who was that? The person you slammed the door on?”
Oh, I remembered now. It was Daniel? I was angry nah. It wasnt my fault. I hurried back to open up, but he was gone.
I swear, seriously I swear… I never meant to blush. But I did when a rose fell on my feet and a paper with the words scripted
“I just wanted to say hi, pretty”
But then, I caught myself.
“Nadia, remember the rules sha”
Joyce startled me.
“What’s that? we are talking about you. Not this”
She picked her phone and continued her chat.
“Abeg, later. If you want to stop the training. You stop. Your loss anyway”
Ok that was so true, it’s my loss. my initial purpose of being a cook was to have vengeance. Now I just enjoyed doing it.
I slept that night after ignoring Wilson’s call for over 5times. ‘Who he help?’
The next morning. I received a WhatsApp message.
“Hi pretty, hope you got my rose? Sorry for disturbing you girls ok?”
without seeking for a spiritual revelation. I knew it was Daniel.
I had questions
How did he get my number?
Should I reply him?
I ignored my first question. But attended to the second as I replied.
“Gud morning, I got ur flower. Thnks.”
DANIEL: How did I get Nadia’s Number? You know nah. ‘Brenda’
As the supervisor, she had all our Academy required information
Although I had to construct lies I knew she didn’t buy. But she gave it to me without objecting. She didn’t even ask why.
‘Wetin concern me?’
I collected it and went to work.
NADIA: Brenda taught pepper chicken again. Like seriously? I know the stuff already.
“Nadia, so you didn’t disgrace us last week. Nice one. Pay attention because after I teach the theory of this dish, you would prepare it.. I expect you to cook this confidently.. Except you cheated in your test”
Brenda said as she approached me. Don’t mind me, I had been discussing with my crew. The lesson was stale to me.
And you can imagine the challenge she threw at me. I was going to prove her wrong.
I received a text message just before I replied.
“Don’t prepare that dish Nadia”
It was Joyce.
I looked at her direction, her head was bowed. It seemed she didn’t want Brenda to know she was communicating with me.
“Nadia? Oh so your glory is short lived. I understand”
Ok this was too much embarrassment.
“I’ll prepare it”
I could see the shock on everyone. I looked to Joyce. Her head was still bowed.
“Hmm..ok.. Take the stage.”
Trust me, withing few minutes. The marinated chicken was neatly and skillfully prepared.
The applauds made my head flutter. The winks Daniel threw was obvious.
“Never underestimate me. Brenda”
I whispered to her ear when I was close.
I could feel the burn in her skin. Yes! Let her burn.
After the lesson, Joyce was gone. I knew she was angry.
Just metres to my room, Brenda held me back. It was like she appeared from nowhere.
She spoke from her clenched teeth, her eyes was unexplainably red.
“So it’s confirmed. Serena has been teaching you. She alone can prepare a dish like that. You fool! You wanna be a part of a war you can’t win. Nadia, mark my words. You will be crushed!”
Just A Taste
Continues

Episode 14
NADIA continues: Have you ever experienced that moment when you don’t know the perfect exclamation to suit your expression. Should I go for ‘What?!!’, ‘Jeez!!’ Or ‘Wow!’
After keeping my eyes open for about 2minutes, without blinking; oh my poor eyes. I finally settled for
“What?!”
She smiled still and threw a pan at me. I almost missed but luckily I caught it.
“Focus Nadia”
She warned and opened the fridge to bring out a marinated chicken.
“Wait, so you mean she is not a rookie? Like she can cook? Why did she lie to me? Why is she keeping her identity a secret”
She was quiet as she sliced the chicken into parts.
“Pick up your knife and slice Nadia. In time you’ll know. Just know that Joyce, is more than a cook. I taught her everything I know. And the same I would do for you”
She had not satisfied my insatiable curiosity.
“Who are you madam Serena?”
She pursed for a while and instructed me to open my new cook guide.
“Open to page 3 and read out the ingredients.
How to prepare peppered chicken
*ingredients*
Onions
Garlic
Tumeric
Benny stock
Knorr
Curry powder
Thyme
Suya spice
Grinded pepper
Tomatoes
Steps:
-Boil your chicken with
Thyme, curry powder, tumeric, knorr, Benny stock and marinate in the boiled stock overnight.
– mix your tumeric, lots of grinded pepper, Benny stock, suya spice, curry powder in paste and add your grated tomatoes little water.
– mix till it’s thick and mix each of your boiled chicken in your prepared sauce.
– put in oven for 30minutes
It was all ready. But then, the look I gave her had to prompt her to at least give me an hint. And so, when I asked my last question, she considered and answered.
” You choosing to teach me was planned by you both right?”


She nodded in affirmation.
“Nadia, Joyce suggested I choose you. I chose you”
“So that day you bumped into me, it wasn’t a coincidence?”
She shook her head. My mind was suggesting lots of safety measures. I was slowly backing away. I understood what they wanted me for, even if she had not said it yet.
“You want to use me to achieve something? Like, you know all these undercover spies”
I chuckled a little to act like I was relaxed so she could spill it out.
“Yes Nadia, you have to be the best. So I can get my position back”
Ok ok.. This is getting deep.
“What position? Am I a tool or something?”
I didn’t wait for her to respond I charged out.
DANIEL: Ok I have to strategize my plans on how to win Nadia’s heart. I am not forgetting the part where my uncle waits for me to graduate from the academy. I trust my mum to keep my seat. She is a smart woman. Forget about the Father stuff, I concluded it was a lie to lure me out.
For now, let me consecrate on Nadia. After the Academy, we begin the battle.
It wouldn’t be easy though. The girl has issues. Pride issues.
NADIA:
“Joyce spill now!”
She was quiet.
“I know everything OK..everything”
She remained quiet, I couldn’t believe this was the Joyce that couldn’t do without talking for a sec.
“Nadia, calm down and listen.. You have to be the best”
Oh God of Israel. I have heard that before. The question remains why?!
“For what? So you both would use me? No wonder your mother has constantly instructed I trust no one”
She was still calm. I knew she was trying to keep her cool and calm me down. But I wasn’t ready for that.
The door bell rang and the interrupted us.
You can imagine Daniel standing at my door.
I didn’t even wait to hear what he had to say. I slammed the door even before he opened his mouth.
“Joyce? I am waiting!”
I charged back at Joyce.
“Nadia, being the best is for your own good! Making a name in this Academy is your gain. The person you must watch out for is the president’s new wife and her daughter Brenda!”
Just A Taste
Continues..

Episode 13
NADIA continues: Listen people, you know that moment when you feel you’ve got something covered and then it shoots up from another different angle entirely.
At first I thought Daniel was speaking in tongues. But he was damn serious.😨
“How did you know.? Myself and Joyce arrived this Academy in the same Public bus. It’s impossible”
He frowned a little. It seemed like he wasn’t sure himself.
“Brenda told me”
I laughed, what on earth would make Brenda of all people, a supervisor stoop low to not just talk, but expose secrets to Daniel
“Brenda? Like you mean our supervisor?”
He nodded his head. I gave him that look that explained I didn’t believe a word he said.
“Why would Brenda tell you that?”
“Cos I told her a very important detail about myself”
Ok I was done. Enough of this
“Daniel, I’ve got to go”
“Nadia, be careful”
He warned and I could feel his eyes on me till I was out of sight.
Although I had planned to ignore his words. But it kept ringing in my head like an alarm clock.😬
DANIEL: I wasn’t sure Nadia would believe me. But at least I told her already. And when I mentioned I had told Brenda an important detail about myself. I meant it because, now Brenda knows I am the heir to *Kayode’s kitchen* so trust me. That word alone is worth more than any competition they might be fighting for here.
Joyce, remains a question mark. Brenda is not left out either.
NADIA: I didn’t want to suspect Joyce, but I began to read meaning to her recent questions
“Where are you going to?”
She startled me that night when I was about to sneak out to the mysterious old woman.
“Nowhere”
I quickly lay back on my bed.
“For your information. I know where you are heading too. And I know you’ve been going there for a while now”
My heart missed. I was now thinking Daniel was actually right. I wanted to ask but the words got choked. I simply turned to face the wall.
“You don’t know what you’re talking about Joyce. Go to sleep”
Next morning. It was time to learn the Nigerian dish *Funkaso* Joyce was up already. Now she wasn’t acting like the talkative I knew. It was like she knew Daniel told me something already. We headed to the Hall in silence. And from metres away we could hear Brenda going on with the lessons already.
Funkaso is a traditional Nigerian dish made out of millet that can either be served as a sweet breakfast or as a savory side. Though they look like pancakes, the millet flour in funkaso makes it a gluten-free, vegan, and overall healthier option. Millet flour can be purchased at a health food store or you can buy plain millet and grind it to a powder in a food processor. If you are planning to serve funkaso for breakfast, get the batter ready the night before, as it needs to rest for at least 4 hours. In the morning you can just heat the griddle and get flipping!
Makes 5 Millet Pancakes
*Ingredients:*.•
1 cup millet flour*.• ½ cup and 2 tbsp of lukewarm water (adjust as necessary)*.• Salt or sugar to taste*.• Margarine or oil Method:1.Sift the millet flour into a mixing bowl and slowly pout in the water, mixing constantly. The mixture should be runny but smooth, similar to pancake batter. If deciding to make the sweet version, add some sugar, preferably brown, otherwise salt the batter.
2.Cover the bowl with cling wrap and set aside for 4 hours or overnight
3.Heat your griddle or your heavy frying pan and melt your margarine. If
you are making the savoury version, you may replace the margarine with oil. During this time, whisk the batter.
4.When the griddle and the margarine are hot, ladle the batter onto it, creating round pancakes. Flip when the bottom looks crispy. When both sides are ready, remove the funkaso from the griddle.
5.Serve warm with honey, Chika’s Hand Toasted Peanuts or Smoked Almonds, and yogurt. Alternately, serve it as a savoury side to a meat dish or with dips or chutneys.
DANIEL: my plans to get Nadia was trailing off. I wasn’t making headways. There was no way to meet up at night. And during the day, all those are new recruited crew follow her around like hawks😒. Ok, before the ladies reading this thinks am a total jerk, or decides to twist my neck. listen, I was just after her body but after the competition. I had generated a likeness for her. Pure one oh. I wanted to give it a try and have her close. Who knows. There is life after this academy. And wait for it readers. Life after this academy, is where the real story begins.
NADIA: That night, although I knew Joyce pretended to be fast asleep. I went out still, to the mysterious old woman.
“How are you my child?”
She smiled at me and handed over a recipe
“What’s this?”
“All the foods that you would encounter in this academy from grade 1 to 6”
My eyes went wide. I opened and took a glimpse. This was all I need. Joyce suddenly popped up in my mind
“Madam, does the name Joyce ring a bell?”
She paused for a while. Her reaction indeed explained that Joyce was a close one.
“Nadia, what’s the name of this academy?”
I wondered what the name of the academy had to do with my question.
“Serena foodies”
I replied, smiling at the fact that it was my name sake.
She tied her apron and handed me mine
“My name is Serena Temilade. And Joyce, is my daughter”
Just A Taste