It was exactly the 6:25pm on Friday when I returned from work and met my house locked, my wife was not at home. I picked up my phone and called her,
*"Hi Baby" * she said as she picked up the call.
"Hi Honey, You are not home. Where are you?" I asked her.
"You know what, just give me 5 minutes, and I'd be at home, I'm almost home. We'll talk when I come" she said and hung up.
I wasn't bothered at all, so I opened the door with my key and went inside. I dropped my briefcase and jumped on the sofa with my office dress. I was so tired. I waited for her, and not up to a minute later, I heard noise at the door, and yes, it was her.
*"Okay, let me tell you where I went to. You remember that coffee farm I told you about? The people said I should come tomorrow for inspection and see if it's okay by me so I can buy," she said as she sat down.
I was so tired, and wasn't strengthfull to stage a conversation, so I only nodded my head in agreement to what she said and asked for dinner, "I'm hungry please get me food first," I said while yawning.
She went to the kitchen, microwaved the food, set the table, and called me over.
I didn't waste time reaching the dining table. After taking like five inputs, my body got revived, and I said, "I'm free tomorrow, I'd be going with you to check on the farm."
"Are you for real?" She rushed me and gave me a peck out of excitement.
The next day, we woke up as early as 6:00 am got prepared, and we took off on our motorbike. I was the one riding, while she sat at the back with her hands wrapped around my waist.
The journey took us two hours before we arrived at Krood's coffee plantation.
The estate is so large and has various sectors for coffee farming. So we began with the first one to see if it has all that we want.
My wife fell in love with the first farm and was ready to stop there and pay, but I had to take over and asked for the price. The managers there said it's $1,100, which is a bit higher than our budget. We told the man in charge to stay put while we go and check another.
"You see the reason why you should let me do the price haggling. If I hadn't stepped in to do that, you would have bought it for that high amount," I said to her while we were walking together to the next farm.
"That's why I was excited when you announced that you were going with me," she said in a romantic tone, using her hand to brush my hair.
We got to the next farm, and everything was good except the crops. The leaves of the crops had been chopped by pest, and with this, we didn't bother to ask about the price. We just moved on to the next one.
On the third farm, my wife was tired already, she quickly reached out for the bench and sat down. I left her while I moved around the farm, checking the crops conditions and the drainage system. They were all good, so I went to meet the manager in charge to inquire about the price, and I was surprised when he said $730 for the farm.
"Honey, please come." I called my wife, but she didn't respond or come, so I walked to the spot she was sitting and it was funny to meet her sleeping already. I tapped her, and she woke up and said, "How long have I been sleeping?"
I smiled and jokingly told her it's been 5 hours, and she screamed, "Jesus! Why did you allow me?"
I romantically raised her up and took her around the farm to see if it was okay with her, and she concurred.
We paid, collected the receipt, and went back home.