TIDES OF LUST (Episode 7)

 

After coming back from escorting Sandra, I called Charlotte when I got into my apartment, but her line was still switched off.

I became extremely 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 Evelyn to know if she was back, but her line wasn’t reachable. Few minutes after, Mirabel called to know how I managed to get home. We talked for a while before the call ended. Then I dialled Sandra and she picked on first ring.

“Hey what sup?”.......I muttered.

“Cool, not long I got home”........she replied.

“Ok, thanks for the ride and everything, I appreciate”.......I said politely.

“Can you stop it with the thanks already? and moreover thanks for the drink also”........she retorted.

“Showing appreciation is not bad you know”.......I said curtly.

“Yea, but over doing it makes you look boring”........she replied.

“Ok ma......so 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, Sandra taught me that. On the outside someone will conclude that Sandra 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 Evelyn calling. She informed me that 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 also called the ghetto villa. As from 9pm, if you no be strong man, just forget am. Just go and sleep if not, anything you see you go collect. Funny enough I'm not a strong man, but if I didn't tell you, you won't know. It's 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 in my area love and respect me a lot.

As Evelyn and I were going back to my house after I had picked her up, we met some guys. They immediately surrounded us and started with their intimidation.

“Who goes you?”.......the huge one amongst them shouted at us.

Evelyn clung to me like her life depended on me at that moment. As an area guy, I know all those slangs but I wanted to play it cool as not to arouse Evelyn's suspicion.

“Bros 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 we go razz you 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 Pasky na you?, abeg no vex.......I think say na all this small small boys wey no dey stay one place”........he apologized.

“No probs my gee, how parol na?.......E clear?”........I asked, as he made way for me.

“Omo nothing dey o, everywhere red like pepper.......na your babe be this?”........he asked.

“Yes, she just enter town now now”.......I replied.

“Aunty welcome o, no vex for us abeg, I no know say na my oga dey waka so”........he said to Evelyn.

She nodded without saying anything. She was already dead with fear.

“Ok my man, make I dey go up na, we go see tomorrow”.......I said to them as I led Evelyn on.

“Ok na, no vex you hear”.......he replied, as we left.

Evelyn didn’t say a word till we got to my lodge, and was now in my room.

“Tell me the truth Pascal, are you a cultist?”.......she asked sternly, glaring at me.

“No, I'm not , why are you asking?”........I asked, pretending I don't know what she is talking about.

“How come you know all those guys and ……..”........she tried explaining, but I interrupted her midway.

“No be my area be this?.......Abeg free me jaare. if I am a cultist, you would have known. And by the way, are you just coming back?”.........I explained.

“Yes, our car broke down twice on the road and like seriously I'm very hungry and tired”..........she muttered.

“Well, thank God for journey mercy.......will you bath with warm or cold water?”........I asked her, heading to the kitchen.

“Warm water”.......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 stark naked, and went to her bag. My rod got the signal immediately I set my eyes on her, but I had to maintain because I want all things being equal. Las las 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 made out 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 for both of us. Just eat, get down, go out, come back, get down, shower, get down and sleep.

The rest of the week came as usual, and it was Friday. Meanwhile, I kept calling Charlotte, but still got the switched off response. I decided to stop calling her. I and Sandra kept exchanging calls and Text with Evelyn raising eyebrows each time.

To Be Continued...........