The 'S' Hub

Edisemi Thompson A day that’d started bitter, grown frightening and progressed awkward is about to end in compassion. I have Temi in my car and he’s explaining the reason for acting weird in the office. I’d always thought him scary, but not to the extent of banging my desk, grabbing me by the chin and mouthing some strange heroic bullshit. That was the height of it. If Butch and I weren’t having any misunderstanding, I would’ve screamed the attention of everyone in the building. Those words, I’m not going to see you get hurt again resonated with me. It sent a chill running down my spine. As I stared into the strangeness of his eyes in fright, I’d thought: Was he watching me? How much does he know about me, Butch, Julie, Captain and our small cheating circle? There was silence after he’d apologised and gone back to his seat. It felt thicker than smoke, choking us both. I'd decided within me that I was going for a break when Temi asked if I was going for lunch. It w