Chapter Eight

Looks like you got a welcome back Williams, the mountain just spoke to you, Yemi said to her as they walked out, I thought I would never get to know your name you know, you disappeared for five years and I was going crazy searching for you, and now you come to me without zapping in like you used to.

She wonders why he talks so much, aren't you a writer she asked him. Yes, I am, why did you ask, he said then he realized what she meant, that's a bit harsh, especially to your employer one to whom you would be reporting for the next six months.

Employer? you own the gallery she asked surprised, Yes with my two friends, I am sure you know them since they are always there and I am always away, but you know where I am these past years and what I have been doing even if you never show yourself to me. Ayooni looked like she had been caught stealing candy, let's get to the others she said awkwardly making him smile, she's a kitty he thought.

My name is Yemi Adams, and these are my colleagues, Yomi and Kunle, he introduced, for the next six months your clothing, shelter and food will be provided by us, and transports that can take you into the town. during this expenditure, I want all findings detailed and pasted on the board over there for all to see, do you have a team lead he asked?

Ayooni stepped forward, I am the team lead and these are Anike, Asani and Emman. Emman is an archaeologist like me, Anike is an Anthro and Asani Ethno-archeologist. I can see you have labourers, I believe they have specialities in the giving field. yes, but these labourers are merely here for extraction and nothing more, the findings will be done by us here.

For the past week we have skirted around the mountain and we have found no entry until today, we have come to believe it needed a key and us being incomplete without you three is the reason for that, Mountain of Colours is a folklore that is being said by the locals, which I presume you already knew. Since we all know where we fit in this, I would like us to settle in first and we can go over the briefing in the work we have set up and see how to go about it, he turned to Ayooni, Williams I would like us a word with you in private.

Ayooni left her friends and took a sidewalk with him, what do you want Adams, she said. Sorry about earlier, he started, I was thrilled to have finally met you and I kept on talking without thought, it's okay she said to him, I called you garrulous, I couldn't help it, guess we are even then. You have made quite the progress in one week she said changing the subject, yes, I tend to work at a fast pace sometimes.

We shall see how fast you are then, she said to him smiling. Yemi found himself lost in her deep dark blue eyes, she looked ravishing when her guard was a bit down and that smile made his heart thump, he imagined her lips on his. God, where did that come from, he didn't think the attraction he had for her was up to this level. But her lips looked soft and he wondered if they would be as soft as they looked. Let me leave you to freshen up, Your tent is at the right of mine he said to her and walked away.