Episode 7

I called Cindy when I got back to my apartment but her

line was still switched off. I became worried. Worst is

that I don't know her room number if not I would have

gone to check on her. I dropped her a message asking

if she was ok and those sort of thing.

I called precious to know if she was back but her line

wasn't reachable. Few minutes after, Oge called to

know how I managed to get home. We talked for a

while before the call ended. I dialled Shania and she

picked on first ring.

"Hey what sup?" I said into the phone.

"Cool, not long I got home"

"Ok, thanks for the ride and everything I appreciate."

"Can you stop it with the thanks already and moreover

thanks for the drink." she said laughing.

"Showing appreciation is not bad you know."

"Yea but over doing it makes you look boring" she

replied.

"Ok what's for dinner" I asked trying to get the convo

going.

She said she wasn't going to have anything for dinner.

We talked for long before saying the goodnights. Don't

judge people till you get to know them, Shania taught

me that. On the outside someone will conclude that

Shania is the rude and a snub kinda girl but that is far

from the truth. Though I didn't know much about her

then, but the little I knew showed that she is just a

simple and easy going girl.

Around 10pm my phone rang and it was Precious

calling. She was at the junction and needed me to

come escort her to my house. Immediately after her

call, I wore my sweatshirt and walked down to go pick

her. I know I was in for a very long thing that night.

I live in a very rough area filled with guys. My area is

so rugged that it is called the ghetto villa. As from 9pm,

if you no be 'strong man' forget am, just go and sleep if

not, anything you see you go collect. Funny enough I

no be 'strong man' but if I no tell you, you no go know.

It is not like I parole with them, but I have few friends

who are the ones that control the hood. And again, I

observe men well anytime I see them gather. It is either

I drop some dough for them, or I buy them spirit drinks.

So those men for my area love and respect me a lot.

As we were going back to my house after I picked

Precious, we met some guys. They surrounded us and

started with their intimidation.

"Who goes you?" the huge one amongst them shouted

at us.

Precious clung to me like her life depended on me that

moment. As an area, I know all those slangs but I

wanted to play it cool as not to arouse Precious'

suspicion.

"Bro na me o, wetin they happen" I replied trying to be

friendly, well not like there is anything I would have

done to six guys in a dark road.

"Taar who be you? Identify yourself or jazz down now

now" he barked again.

I tried to look at their faces but the place was dark I

couldn't recognize any of them. Intimidation is one

thing I hate in my life and at that moment I was angry

already. The other guys were just waiting for the huge

guy to give them order for them to ransack us.

"Guy who be you self? You come new for this area?" I

asked him sounding annoyed. That got him surprised

as he flashed his nokia touch light on my face.

"Ahh! Baba Pure na you?,abeg no vex. I think say na

all this small smallboyswey no dey stay one place" he

apologized.

"No probs, how parolna?" I asked as he made way for

me.

"Omo nothing dey o, na your babe be this?" he asked.

"Yes, she just enter town now now" I answered.

"Aunty welcome o, no vex abeg, I no know say na my

ogadeywaka so" he said to Precious.

She nodded without saying anything. She was already

dead with fear.

"Ok ma man make I dey go up na, we go see

tomorrow" I said to them as I led precious on.

"Ok na, no vex you hear" he said as we left.

Precious didn't say a word till we got to my lodge and

was in my room.

"Tell me the truth Purity, are you a cultist?" she asked

looking at me sternly.

"No, am not , why?"

"How come you know all those guys and ....."

"No be my area be this?" I interrupted her midway, if I

am a cultist you would have known. And by the way,

are you just coming back?"

"Yes, our car broke down twice on the road and like

seriously am very hungry and tired"

"Well thank God for journey mercy, will you bath with

warm or cold water" I asked her heading to the kitchen.

"Warm" she replied as she laid down on the bed

looking so stressed out.

I fixed her bath and while she showered, I made

noodles for her. She came out from the bathroom in her

birthday suit and went to her bag. My junior got the

signal immediately but had to maintain because all

things being equal, na me go tire. She pulled out a

purple nightwear and a hair net from her bag and wore

them. I served her the noodles and placed a glass of

yoghurt beside it. From the way she devoured the food,

I knew she was really very hungry. I watched her eat as

she narrated their ordeal on the road. After the meal,

she cleared the plates and washed them before coming

back to the bed.

It was a long night for the both of us. We straffed like

no man's business till we both couldn't take another

round before we slept off to wake up and continue

again. She stayed with me till Wednesday, no need to

say it out loud, it was two days of no school. Just eat,

straff, go out, come back, straff, shower, straff and

sleep.

The rest of the week came as usual and it was Friday.

Meanwhile, I kept calling Cindy but still got the

switched off response. I decided to stop calling her. I

and Shania kept exchanging calls and Text with

Precious raising eyebrows each time.

To Be Continued…