11-13-2018, 12:29 PM
Episode 11
Jude’s side of the story continues
I returned to my room with the suitcase which I handed over to Kelvin without a word. He took the suitcase, opened it and went through some documents before shutting the bag and facing me.
‘’why the sad look?. Is there anything else I need to know?’’ he asked, standing up.
‘’no I’m fine’’ I answered.
‘’we have a new deal to start tomorrow. Try coming over to my place for the weekend’’ he added as he headed to the door.
‘’I won’t be free this weekend. I have school stuffs to tidy’’ I lied, leaving him with no choice than to shrug with resignation.
‘’alright I can wait till you settle your school things’’ he smiled and left.
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I spent the rest of the day thinking over what Tracy meant to tell me and her reason for acting so uptight. Yes I valued her friendship a lot and being away from her really left a mark on my body.
I equally had a hard time thinking over the news Kelvin brought earlier in the day. I couldn’t help but wonder what the hoodlums were looking for in my father’s house. I couldn’t help but wonder if they were mere petty thieves or criminals working for my dad’s murderer. It really was something that left a great fear in my heart because if my dad’s murderer could still have the mind to ransack his house, it could be that his mission was not yet accomplished and might still kill again. This time I could be his victim.
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The night leading to Saturday was a very terrible one for me. I slept late and still found myself in a very terrible dream where my father was flogging me for no reason. He never flogged me for once when he was alive and so the dream really was so confusing to me.
Very early on Saturday morning, I drove straight to the village to see things for myself and just like Kelvin informed me, the whole house was ransacked but nothing was taken. I was left with no choice than to arrange the stuffs back to the best of my ability before going over to my late father’s grave to cry.
‘’dad you got to help me. Please help me’’ I cried as my mind slowly went back to the dream I had the previous night. Perhaps he was angry at me over my recent behaviors’. Yes I was failing him and I knew.
I still was kneeling beside my old man’s grave when my phone rang and it was Pamela calling.
‘’how far?. I hope you are still coming over to Asaba?’’ she asked.
‘’yes’’ I softly answered, taking a quick fearful look at my father’s grave as if he was alive and listening.
‘’fine, we will see then’’ she breathed and hung up.
‘’I’m so sorry dad’’ I stammered, stood up and headed back to my car.
In one hour, I was back in my hostel, where I packed up and headed to the bus station for a trip to Asaba.
My bus trip to Asaba was a very uneventful one. I however used the moment to think over my life, my future and the path I was following. Yes following Kelvin’s way of life already made me a criminal but taking a bigger risk by involving myself with a married lady was something I couldn’t predict the outcome.
I knew what I was about doing with her was very wrong but then the youthful spirit and energy in me urged me on. It was nothing but an adventure and perhaps after one night, my feelings for her would disappear. So I thought.
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By 5:20pm, I checked in at the hotel, Pamela requested I wait for her in. yes I was extremely nervous and excited at the same time. It was my first time of travelling out of my state for a woman. It equally was my first time of having a date with a married lady. I was about breaking many records in one evening.
By 8pm, Pamela was yet to call me and she wasn’t picking her calls either, which left me a bit afraid that perhaps she only pulled my legs by asking me to wait for her at the hotel. I started having doubts. I started growing restless. I prayed for my fears not to be true.
Finally by 9:25pm, she called on phone and invited me to her room, muttering her room number with a very soft sexy voice that stuck into my head.
I quickly freshened up once again before hurrying out to meet my wondrous Pamela, whose outfit that evening was so tempting and explosive.
The hungry look on my face as my eyes fell on her semi transparent shinny gown which showcased a big portion of her bosoms as she let me into her room was so revealing and I knew she noticed how hungry I was to touch her. I was so eager to feel her, to have a bit of her juicy body.
‘’hmmm Jude you really look more handsome than the previous time we met. You will definitely have cute children’’ she muttered as she offered me a chair, leaving me wondering why she used such choice of words to flatter me
Episode 12
Jude’s side of the story continues
‘’hope you take alcoholic wine?’’ she asked as she opened the bottle of wine which was on a small table. I nodded with a smile. You can’t imagine how excited I was sitting before such stunning temptation.
Pamela on her own part really looked well ready and set for me. She acted as if she was simply playing out a well rehearsed role. The way she talked, and carried herself was just so amazing.
‘’so tell me more about your mum. Is she really a white lady?’’ she asked as she filled the two glass cups on the table with wine. I nodded with a deep breath, answering all her questions which mostly centered on my looks, my plans for the future and how I was coping with girls in school. We really had a long normal talk before the alcohol we took slowly took charge of our morals.
I truly didn’t know what gave me the courage to stand up, walk towards her and plant a quick kiss on her lips.
‘’you can’t imagine how long I have waited for this. I’m so sorry for the boldness’’ I stammered, still holding her face by the jaw. She closed her eyes and slowly reached for my hand.
‘’there is need to loosen up every once in a while. We only have one shot at life’’ she softly said, opening her eyes to look up at me.
‘’I like you very much but what I hate the most is getting involved in a disgraceful scandal. We can do anything we want tonight but you have to swear that you will keep our secret. You have to swear to me’’ she demanded, holding me tightly.
‘’I swear with my life. I will never utter a word to anyone. I swear.’’ I swore solemnly.
‘’ I will kill you if you ever tell anyone about us. At least until I decide otherwise’’ she said with a silent whisper, reaching forward to unbutton my shirt which gave me the zeal to pounce on her.
In no time, I was all over her, kissing and caressing ever part of her body without any form of reservation and dear me, she was fire. Her na.ked body was sexy and hot as ever. Her moans were so mature and strong. And when she slowly reached for my manhood, I almost fainted with excitement.
‘’One more thing. No condoms. I want it raw and hot’’ she demanded, freezing me with her words. But then all I could do was freeze for a while. I couldn’t say no to her. I couldn’t deny myself the pleasure of having a good time with her. I just was thinking without my head. The youthful zeal and urge in me was way too strong.
I did it with her without protection and yes I enjoyed every second until I was spent.
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‘’I couldn’t believe we just did it” she breathed when we were done, planting a long kiss on my lips.
‘’and you are way too good and strong. I haven’t enjoyed s-x ever since I got married’’ she added, scanning me with her eyes. I kept quiet, saying nothing.
‘’are you having any regrets?’’ she asked curiously.
‘’no not at all, just tired’’ I answered with a smile.
‘’I think you are actually regretting doing this with me. Yes I also feel guilty over it but that’s life. We just satisfied each other’’ she softly said with a smile.
‘’yes I feel bad right now but it won’t stop me from doing it all over again with you’’ I confessed, kissed her and headed to the bathroom to clean up. She soon joined me there and we had another explosive action in the bathroom.
Oh she was super hot and strong.
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As I got set to leave her room early the next day, she reached for her handbag and brought out a wrap of neat naira notes.
‘’Its twenty thousand naira, Please it’s just for your transport fare’’ she said with a smile while I shook my head, declining her money.
‘’no I should be the one offering you money because I really had a great time with you’’ I breathed, drew close and kissed her cheek. She quickly colored up with surprise.
‘’I don’t need your money Pamela. What I feel for you is very unique and different’’ I said softly to her.
‘’seriously I’m very surprised and impressed. I never planned for my heart to open up for you. What I wanted was just a onetime thing with you but I don’t know anymore. I never knew you were honestly attracted to me. I thought all you wanted was fun and money. Can we see next Saturday?. This time I will come over to Owerri’’ she muttered breathlessly, surprising me with her words. I couldn’t help but notice that for the first time she trembled before me like a school girl. All the confidence and strong aura she earlier had suddenly disappeared. I just didn’t know what to make of her sudden change of attitude.
All I did was decline the money she offered me because I honestly never needed it and suddenly she turned from a strong lady to a feeble young woman who just fell in love.
Episode 13
Jude’s side of the story continues
‘’come give me another hug’’ Pamela suddenly demanded when I was about leaving her room. It was obvious she was finding it had to let me go. I smiled, drew back and gave her a long hug.
‘’I really can’t wait for next Saturday to come up’’ she whispered into my ear. I kissed her lips, turned and walked away without another word. Of course I was a little bit proud of my accomplishment.
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My bus trip back to Owerri was at first uneventful, until we got to Onitsha when the unexpected happened. I was about drifting into sleep when a big bang which sounded like a gunshot shook me up. Screams of ‘’Jesus! , Jesus!, Jesus!’’ filled the bus which quickly swerved out of the road in full speed, and before I could figure out what was actually happening, the fast moving bus somersaulted and crashed into a small shop, leaving everyone completely dazed.
Luckily no one was killed, but the driver and two passengers sitting beside him were badly hurt. I couldn’t believe it just happened. It was my first time of experiencing such life threatening event which was caused by nothing else but the bus front tyre which blew up without warning.
I couldn’t speak for five minutes. I just sat in a quiet corner and looked at myself.
‘’I could have died or gotten seriously injured?. D–n’’ I gasped with great fear as reality slowly dawned on me. I couldn’t help but realize how lucky I was to escape without any form of injury. I instantly regretted ever going to Asaba. But then all I regretted was the risk I took to meet Pamela and not what I did with her. Of course I very much knew what I did with her was very bad but I just couldn’t keep her out of my head especially after the great s-x we had.
‘’I wonder how it will all end’’ I couldn’t help but mutter to myself.
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Kelvin’s side of the story continues
I spent all Friday evening going through the documents in the suitcase. It really was a tedious job and unfortunately i couldn’t get much out of the papers I went through. However what really got my great interest was the cheque and a receipt I later discovered equally meant for the same lady “miss Jessica Simon’’. The receipt had her phone number and address which really was more than I needed to find her.
I quickly logged into Facebook, entered her phone number on the search area and prayed for it to work. Whoa her profile instantly appeared, bringing a smile on my face.
I quickly sent her a friendship request before going through most of her pictures which told me a lot about her personality. The damsel was very pretty, robust, light skinned and appeared to be in her early thirties which really got me more curious. I couldn’t help but wonder why such a beautiful lady was still single. Moreover she very much looked like a career lady, unless of course her pictures weren’t real.
The only hindrance I had on getting her questioned by the police was lack of evidence. Yes I already had the evidence to establish that she knew who Jude’s father was but then I had nothing to link her to the man’s death and the only way to get what I needed was by perhaps getting close to her, which really was something difficult.
I spent all night thinking about it and early the next day, I drove over to her house with the help of the address I saw on the receipt. I had no much trouble in finding her house which curiously was a newly built bungalow in new Owerri axis.
I stayed put in my car as I observed the environment and thought of the best way to follow up with my plans. I couldn’t just walk into her house and start talking rubbish. I had to be patient and stalk her for a while before making my next move with the right opportunity.
I still was busy with my thoughts when a small Toyota car pulled out of the house and headed towards the main town. I had a clear view of the driver who was no other person than the lady I was searching for. I quickly followed her without thinking twice.
I slowly followed her car, keeping a little distance for her not to notice that she was being followed. She soon pulled up in front of a hair salon while I stopped a little bit far from her car and waited calmly.
It really was my first time of stalking someone. It clearly wasn’t my thing but I was doing a good job out of it.
After two hours of waiting, I saw her walking out of the salon and heading towards her car, I quickly jumped out of mine and approached her with a smile.
‘’hello, excuse me’’ I greeted politely, stopping her with my words. She turned and stared at me, quickly sizing me up.
I couldn’t help but notice that she was really prettier than her pictures I saw the previous day.
Episode 14
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
‘’my name is Kelvin. I have been a silent admirer for a very long time. You can’t imagine how long I have been observing you. Today I had to force myself to be brave and talk to you. So please don’t embarrass me’’ I muttered with a smile. She rolled her eyes, shook her head and breathed deeply. A smile slowly appeared on her face while her eyes still remained on me as she probably did some calculations in her head.
‘’so now that you have gotten my attention. What next?’’ she asked.
‘’the usual thing we guys always ask for. Your phone number please’’ I begged with a playful tone.
‘’hmmmm and how are you sure I’m not engaged or married?’’ she asked curiously, leaving a deeper smile on my face. With every attention she gave me, I grew more confident. It really was very obvious she was enjoying the conversation. All the fears I earlier had about confronting her quickly disappeared.
‘’well life is all about risks and luck. It took a lot from me before approaching you today. At least I’m happy you didn’t embarrass me and I guess the big ring you have on your fourth finger isn’t a wedding ring’’ I said with a sharp smile.
‘’what made you say so?’’ she asked.
‘’because it is too big and shinny to be a wedding ring’’ I answered. She laughed, fetched a business card from her handbag and gave to me.
‘’my phone number is in there. I’m into stocks and real estate’’ she said quickly, turned and headed to her car without another word.
I quickly threw her card into my trouser pocket, turned to head back to my car with a smile of satisfaction only to see Cynthia matching towards me like a soldier. I instantly froze with fear and surprise. I really didn’t have the strength or energy to face her tantrums that moment.
Of course I knew she was coming to make trouble. There wasn’t any doubt she saw when I was talking with Jessica.
‘’I was passing in a tricycle when I saw you publicly displaying your ugly teeth with that girl. You told me you were going to your village for a meeting. Is this the route to your village?’’ she asked, raising her voice very high for people to hear.
Cynthia was just a wild cat who refused to be tamed. The only good thing about her was just her sexual prowess.
‘’let’s go to my car and talk or do you just want to embarrass me?’’ I calmly said to her.
‘’she is lucky I didn’t get to her before she drove away. She is just lucky’’ she breathed angrily.
‘’why can’t you behave like an adult you are. Why are you always suspicious in everything I do?’’ I asked as I led her to my car.
‘’because I know the kind of man I’m dating. If you think I will ever give you breathing space to do as you like then you must be high on weed’’ she poured out without any reservation.
I silently stared at her without saying a word. She really was outgrowing her usefulness. It really was about time to kick her out of my life. I never loved her. I never had any strong feelings for her but the constant s-x we shared kind of made her think that we were in a relationship, something I had to settle before it turns nasty.
‘’Where were you heading to before you spotted me?’’ I asked.
‘’I was heading to my shop’’ she answered quietly. I switched on my car engine and slowly headed to her shop without another word while thinking of my next step with Jessica.
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Jude’s side of the story continues
I returned to the hostel later in day and lazily fell on my bed for a long sleep. I woke around 6:30pm very hungry and dull. On a very good day, I would have rushed over to Tracy’s room to eat but I just couldn’t because we weren’t close to each other anymore. I had no choice than to settle for the bread I bought on my way back even though I had no appetite for it.
By 6:54pm, the electricity went off, leaving me with no choice than to put on my generator. I barely had settled in my room after putting on the generator when Tracy knocked and walked into my room.
‘’hello. I never knew you were around until I saw your lights turn on’’ she said with a smile, sitting on my bed. I smiled back at her, a bit lost on what to say but happy that she came to keep me company.
‘’I came to tell you something’’ she said seriously, leaving her eyes on me. I nodded for her to continue.
‘’you see we have been friends for close to two years and many people including my friends think we are dating. I honestly don’t know how you feel about me but one thing I know for sure is that guys are always possessive. ‘’ she said, stopping to breathe.
‘’someone is seriously asking me out. He has been disturbing me for months now and I haven’t really said anything to him. He isn’t a student but a banker though he just started work this year. He is really very serious about me and is even trying to get my close friends to introduce him to my family. I’m yet to decide anything but sooner or later I will’’ she poured out and waited for me to at least say something. I swallowed hard, unable to say a word.
Of course what she just told me really hurt even though I carried a defiant look. I couldn’t imagine her being close to another guy the way we have been over the past few months. I couldn’t keep the idea of another man making love to her in my head. She just was someone too precious to me, too precious to be defiled.
I didn’t touch her nor attempt making love to her in the past because I wanted her to remain pure and clean. I just was so confused and speechless. I didn’t just know what to say.
‘’I see you have nothing to say?. Okay then, goodnight’’ she breathed, stood up and headed towards the door.
‘’no wait’’ I suddenly breathed, stopping her with my outburst. She turned and faced me curiously, while I rushed forward and embraced her.
‘’I don’t want you to go away even though I don’t deserve you. I want us to be together’’ I heard myself plead with a silent whisper.
‘’I still don’t understand you. You don’t want to be open with me. I have to know where I stand in your life’’ she demanded, breaking free from me as we stared at each other. Our hearts pounding loud.
Episode 15
Jude’s side of the story continues
I wanted Tracy to be with me but equally wanted to continue my runs with Pamela which really would be totally impossible if I was to be with Tracy whose sharp eyes were second to none in noticing things. Yes you can term me greedy, stupid or silly but that moment I clearly wasn’t thinking straight. I had to let go of one of them, preferably Pamela but just couldn’t.
Pamela to me was an adventure. A game I needed to conquer while Tracy on the other hand was a lady that I needed to keep for the future. Yes Tracy was my future.
‘’I want to be with you. Your company, your strength, your character is nothing but perfect. I can’t imagine staying in this school without your friendship and support but my greatest fear is disappointing you. I currently have nothing to offer but misery and pain. I know my words sound so strange right now and you feel like you know me but you don’t know half of the things I have done and that’s pushing me away from you because I have a conscience. I like you Tracy. Believe me I really do. A part of me strongly wants to hold you tight to my chest but another part of me wants you to have nothing to do with me’’ I confessed, looking down with great confusion.
It really took me a lot to pour out my honest heart to her. I never knew she was capable of making me reveal my heart with so much energy.
She slowly raised my face to look into my eyes.
‘’yes I used to know you. I used to know what you were capable of. I knew about your involvement with other ladies in the past but I never confronted you with it. However I knew what you felt for me was different. You always protected me like a brother. You made sure I was always happy. You bought things for me and never for once tried to get intimate with me even when we slept on the same bed. But ever since your dad died, you totally changed. You became unreadable and withdrawn. It pains me to see you this way’’ she breathed solemnly, shaking me with her words.
I never knew she had so much power over me. I trembled as her words sank into my heart. I was badly in love with her even though I tried my possible best to suppress my feelings in order not to hurt her but she was now laying every card on the table and I knew going into a relationship with her would bring nothing but lots of pain to her noble heart. She was a noble woman who deserved the very best. She never deserved a guy like me but it was so unfortunate that she loved me and I equally couldn’t let her go because I was in love with her.
‘’you don’t understand Tracy’’ I stammered.
‘’I understand how you feel. I really do. Trust me. You need nothing but parental guidance. You lost your mum when you were very little and now your dad is equally no more. There is no one to guide you. You are simply lost and confused with life’’ she said softly. I swallowed hard as I stared into her eyes which were filled with love, care and passion.
‘’I’m going home on Wednesday to spend some days with my parents and take a little break in preparation for the semester exam coming up in two weeks. You can come with me. My mother is a good woman. She is a counselor working for the federal ministry of education. She can talk to you. She can help you out of the emotional trauma you are passing through’’ she offered, holding my hands strongly.
‘’you mean exam is starting in few weeks?”’ I asked with disbelief.
‘’of course yes. And once the exam ends, we only have a week to rest before commencing our industrial training’’ she added, leaving me stunned.
‘’but you don’t have to worry. We can still work things out together. We can go to my house together and plan things from there’’ she added.
‘’Tracy, I really don’t know what to say to you’’ I softly stammered, reaching forward to do what I had always held myself from doing. I reached forward and kissed her strongly.
It was such a strong and long kiss. It was a very wondrous moment.
To be continued ______________________________________________________________________
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
By 6:30pm that fateful day, I arrived at my house from Joe’s gym, very tired and hungry. I walked in to see Cynthia waiting for me. I frowned on seeing her because I wasn’t expecting her presence while my memory flashed back to the day she forcefully took my third spare keys.
(On that fateful day, I was in the sitting room busy with my computer while she was busy cleaning my rooms when she suddenly showed up, holding a set of keys in her hands.
‘’I guess the keys are the spare ones for the house?’’ she asked. I nodded, saying nothing.
‘’fine, there are two sets of keys here. I will take one set and leave the other set’’ she softly said and ever since then I had been unable to get the keys from her.)
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‘’you never told me you were coming?’’ I asked curiously.
‘’do I need to get your approval before coming here?. huh?’’ she answered with a question, leaving me silent because I really didn’t have the strength to face her.
‘’anyway I’m here to discuss something with you. I’m here to discuss the progress of our relationship’’ she added, touching her stomach and watching me keenly.
‘’which relationship?’’ I couldn’t stop myself from asking and yes I instantly regretted making the statement as a quick frown appeared on her face.
Episode 16
kelvin’s side of the story continues
‘’what do you mean by which relationship?” she asked with a slightly raised tone. I instantly sensed danger which I wasn’t ready to face that moment. I yawned and headed to my room.
‘’I’m very tired Cynthia. We will talk later. I have to freshen up first’’ I muttered, leaving her with no choice than to let me be.
However after dinner that fateful evening, she brought up the topic again instead of going back to her house. My greatest wish really was to break up with her there and then but Cynthia was nothing but a venomous viper that needed to be handled with care. I still had a lot going on in my head and I knew breaking up with her that moment wasn’t a good idea. It wasn’t the right time to kick her out of my life.
‘’our relationship is okay by me. I just don’t know what you are trying to achieve with the topic’’ I breathed, throwing her a quick suspicious look.
‘’or are you pregnant?’’ I asked. She stared at me silently for some seconds before shrugging with resignation. It was as if she had something important to tell me but decided to keep it to herself after my comment.
However after some minutes of silence between us, she cleared her throat and spoke
‘’we have been together for a long time now but you are yet to introduce me to your family or even take a step in knowing mine. Am I wasting my time with you?’’ she asked seriously, leaving all her eyes on me.
Yes her question looked like a good opportunity to tell her my mind. She asked the prying question as if she was ready to accept any reply from me but I wasn’t a kid. I knew all she needed was an assurance that I would take our relationship to the next level. I knew she was never going to take any negative answer from me.
I forced out a smile, reached out and held her hand.
‘’we are together because I still want to be with you. But there are some things you need to change. Your aggressive behavior turns me off a lot’’ I said calmly while a smile of relief appeared on her face.
‘’I love you very much Kelvin’’ she muttered softly. I looked down with guilt, saying nothing to her love declaration.
She ended up spending the night in my house, hoping for a night of passion between us but unfortunately I had no appetite for s-x because I had a lot in my head. All my thoughts were on Jessica.
I had to map out a strategy to gain her trust and unravel the mystery surrounding my uncle’s death.
Early the next day, I invited Jude over to my house. I had a lot to tell him.
Jude’s side of the story continues
Tracy and I held unto each other as we passionately kissed for the first time ever. It was so fulfilling, so thrilling and so sweet. I truly never wanted to spoil her. I never wanted to defile her but the passion between us that moment was so electrifying that I lost my head. I didn’t know when my right hand moved over to her left br.east but the instant my hand felt the softness, I quickly pulled back from her.
‘’no Tracy, not now’’ I stammered.
‘’yes you are right. We shouldn’t let what we feel take control of us’’ she breathed and backed me, perhaps out of embarrassment.
‘’so are you still going home with me?’’ she asked. I softly held her by the waist.
‘’I think you should first go alone. Maybe after some days, I will build the courage to pay a visit and by then you must have told your family more about me’’ I answered softly while she shrugged.
‘’very well then, that’s fine by me. I have to go prepare dinner’’ she muttered, turned and flashed me a quick smile which said a lot of silent words.
‘’let’s go together’’ I offered like old times. She smiled once again and together we headed to her room where I kept her company throughout the rest of the evening.
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Early the next morning, Kelvin gave me a call, asking me to come over to his house immediately.
‘’no excuses this time, It’s important’’ he added and hung up, leaving me with no choice to meet him at his house by 8am.
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I walked into Kelvin’s house full of curiosity. It was the first time he was ordering me to show up in such manner and I couldn’t help but wonder what it was all about.
I walked into his sitting room, to see him busy with his computer. He smiled on seeing me and asked me to sit beside him which I did obediently.
‘’look at the screen. You see the lady there?’’ he asked as my eyes fell on a Facebook picture of a very attractive lady.
‘’she is Jessica Simon. She could be the key to the mystery surrounding your dad’s death. She was the last person seen with him the day he died. I have to show you this for you to trust me. For you to know that I’m working fully on your side’’ he muttered while I gnashed my teeth as anger boiled over me.
I so badly had the urge to pay the gold digger a visit behind Kelvin’s back.
Episode 17
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
I threw a suspicious look at Jude as his eyes firmly rested on the picture of the young lady on my computer. I knew many silly ideas would be in his head that moment, and it was something I was so afraid of.
‘’listen Jude, I showed you this picture because I want you to know that I’m very much on your side. So please let me handle the case and don’t go trying to act the hero by confronting her. We clearly have nothing yet on her except the fact that she was probably the last person with your father before his death’’ I said to him, tapping his shoulder. He breathed deeply and faced me.
‘’okay I trust you on this. Please just act fast. Don’t let her get away’’ he muttered with a sad tone while I nodded with a smile to assure him.
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Jude left few minutes later, looking so distraught and colored up. I really understood what he was feeling that moment but had no remedy for it. I had to let him go because he was a man and had to live with challenges. My only prayer was for him not to spoil things by trying to confront Jessica on his own.
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An hour after Jude left, I called Jessica with the intention of booking an appointment with her but unfortunately she told me she wasn’t in town.
‘’let’s meet Friday morning at my office. My office address is on the card I gave you’’ she replied with her soft voice.
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On Friday morning, I landed at Jessica’s office very determined. I had many days to plan ahead and I was just prepared and a bit shaky like an upcoming actor about facing the camera for the first time.
Her office was along Wethral road and really was bigger and well organized than I expected it to be. She had two secretaries and an assistant who took my details before ushering me into the main office where I saw her engaged with her computer. She smiled on seeing me, taking off her eye glass instantly. I smiled back and settled down on an empty chair facing her.
‘’hmmmm I’m really impressed. I wasn’t expecting an office like this. You are doing great for a girl your age’’ I dutifully complimented her. She blushed and rolled her eyes.
‘’in my line of business, everything must be polished and presentable’’ she answered softly while I nodded like a lizard.
‘’yes I know but I’m still stunned. It’s very hard to see a single lady very successful like you. I bet you are from a rich family’’ I pushed further. She shook her head and smiled.
‘’I worked in first bank for eight years. Most of my customers are from there. You really don’t want to know everything about me. Do you?’’ she asked playfully while I laughed.
The lady before me wasn’t in any way like a murderer. Yes she looked very ambitious but soft and open minded as well.
She simply was relating to me as if we were old pals and I felt very comfortable with her. I felt different with her.
‘’no she can’t be my uncle’s murderer’’ I reasoned deeply.
‘’so tell me about yourself. What do you do?. You know I asked you to come over to my office because that’s the only place we could be free to talk. I hardly hang out anyhow’’ she said softly, studying me with her eyes.
‘’well I’m into transportation. I have buses, trailers and tankers. However my dream is to venture into oil and gas business but the capital required and risk is just too much’’ I lied fluently. Her eyes brightened.
‘’well I know few friends that are into oil and gas but I advise you venture into real estate and stocks’’ she muttered with a smile.
‘’oh you want to make me one of your customers?’’ I chipped in with a suspicious smile. She laughed and shook her head.
‘’so tell me, what’s your full name?’’ she suddenly demanded while I drew back with great caution. Yes that was something I knew she would ask sooner or later and telling her my surname could make her extremely suspicious because I had the same surname with my late uncle (Jude’s father)
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Jude’s side of the story continues
Tracy was waiting in my room when I returned from Kelvin’s house looking so broken and sad. She quickly sat up from my bed and stared at me curiously.
‘’what’s wrong. What happened?” she asked curiously. I breathed deeply and opened up to her about Jessica and all Kelvin told me.
‘’well he is right. You just have to calm down and let him handle it since he looks good at it. Your dad is already gone so be a man and follow things gently’’ she advised with a soft smile.
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Tracy left for her house on Wednesday evening as she planned and she really spent a lot of time trying to persuade me to go home with her but I insisted that I would be at her house the next Monday.
She finally had no choice than to give in.
My plan was to have one last stand with Pamela during the weekend before ending everything with her but alas it was easier said than done.
‘’One last stand with Pamela and its over’’ I muttered to myself again and again with great determination.
Episode 18
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
‘’well my name is Kelvin Ibeh from Isiala mbano L.G.A’’ I answered innocently, watching her keenly. She instantly froze for some seconds before regaining her composure and smiling faintly. It really was very obvious she was hiding something and I equally took a big gamble by telling her my real name.
I had to tell her my real name because I knew she was definitely going to dig up my profile if I succeed in getting her interested in me and using a fake name could be very harmful in the long run while telling her my real name like I just did could make her tighten her guard a bit but still be free with me, thinking that perhaps our meeting was nothing but coincidence.
Nevertheless a lady like Jessica could totally be unpredictable and so I had to be alert always.
‘’your surname sounds very familiar. I had to run a quick check in my mind the moment you mentioned your name and local government’’ she explained with a smile.
‘’of course I understand. It’s not easy to be acquainted with so many people ‘’ I said, winking at her.
‘’Well thanks so much for giving me your time and attention today, I have to take my leave now, I have some pressing issues to attend to’’ I suddenly said, taking a quick look at my watch and standing up with a smile. She looked up at me with surprise.
Of course when dealing with a lady like Jessica you need to show authority, you need to look busy and responsible. Even though I badly wanted to spend more time with her, I had to keep my feelings aside and act like a very busy man.
‘’ but before I go, please can you consider having a date with me tomorrow or on Sunday?. We still have a lot to talk about and I’m so charmed with everything about you’’ I begged softly. She shook her head.
‘’I hardly do that. It really isn’t my thing’’ she muttered.
‘’I know but please just change your mind set for once’’ I pushed on.
‘’I will give you a call tomorrow. You will have my reply then’’ she answered with a smile.
‘’okay then but please I won’t take a negative reply’’ I added, winked at her and left with a smile of accomplishment.
Jude’s side of the story continues
By 6:15pm that fateful Friday, I got a very surprising phone call from Pamela.
‘’hi Jude I’m in Owerri. I’m at Links hotel. Can you come over?’’ she asked with her usual soft tone, leaving me totally surprised because we planned meeting on Saturday and not on Friday.
‘’you mean you are in Owerri?’’ I asked to be sure.
‘’yes just come over to Links hotel please’’ she answered slowly.
‘’okay, I will be there shortly’’ I breathed with disbelief and headed to my bathroom to freshen up. I really couldn’t believe she was in town. It was such a surprise and I really didn’t know how to take it.
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On my way to the hotel minutes later, my phone rang and it was Tracy calling me.
‘’what’s up, seems like you are not in your room. You are in a noisy place’’ she asked as soon as I picked up the call.
‘’yes I’m heading to Kelvin’s house’’ I lied.
‘’okay I just wanted to check up on you. My spirit is just so restless right now’’ she kind of complained while my conscience instantly pinched me.
‘’I hope you are still coming over on Monday?. Please don’t disappoint me. My parents are already expecting to see you on Monday’’ she reminded me softly.
‘’I won’t disappoint you though I’m still very nervous about it’’ I confessed.
‘’come on be a man jare, silly boy’’ she joked, laughed and hung up while I smiled to myself as a new wave of happiness hit my heart. My eyes instantly soaked with tears.
‘’Tracy why are you doing this to me?’’ I asked inwardly.
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I arrived at the hotel to meet Pamela sitting all alone at a table. She wasn’t looking at all bright like the last time I met her. I approached her with caution, my eyes all over her.
‘’hi dear, what a surprise’’ I greeted, sat down and faced her. She smiled, raised up her eyes to meet my gaze for some seconds before looking down like someone in pain. I couldn’t help but notice how colored up and pale she was.
‘’what’s wrong?. You don’t look alright to me?’’ I asked with great concern.
‘’let’s get to my room first’’ she replied, standing up and forcing out a smile. I equally stood up with my eyes still on her. She slowly led the way and I followed quietly with lots of questions in my mind.
On getting to her room, she locked the door, sat on the bed and covered her face with hands.
‘’I regret marrying for money and title. Money can’t make you happy. The best it could do is to provide your material needs. When I married the senator I thought I was in love. I did many silly things for him but in the end I’m nothing but a depressed woman who wears makeup and fake smiles to give out the impression that all is well’’ she suddenly poured out, leaving me as confused as ever as I stared down at her.
‘’what exactly is going on with your marriage?’’ I asked with concern, sitting beside her.
‘’you don’t need to know. I don’t have to trouble you with my personal problems. Just make love to me. Just make me happy. Just satisfy me. You are the reason I’m still alive’’ she proclaimed with great energy, throwing herself on me and holding me tightly.
I was nothing but a boy who wanted an adventure, who wanted nothing but pleasure. I never planned on getting involved with emotional crises like the one I was witnessing. I was inexperienced in dealing with such situation. I had no idea of what to tell her and I just couldn’t pull off my clothes and start making love to her like a dog.
What she needed was love and attention, something I really couldn’t offer with my heart. Moreover I was yet to know her problem or what I was even getting myself into.
Episode 19
jude’s side of the story continues
‘’just make love to me, just make me feel alive. I beg of you Jude’’ Pamela solemnly pleaded, embracing me tightly. I swallowed hard as I stared at her with confusion. I even was scared to hold her.
‘’you don’t look too well to me. I can’t make love to you like this’’ I breathed softly.
‘’I’m okay, just make me feel alive’’ she urged me.
‘’I think we first need to talk. S-x can’t solve your problem. I know I look inexperienced but you need to pour out your heart to someone and I’m all ready to listen and help. We can come up with a solution, just open up your heart to me’’ I pleaded. She looked up at me and smiled.
‘’it’s better you don’t get involved or know my story’’ she answered and broke away from me.
‘’are you hungry?. You can order for anything you wish to have’’ she softly added, stood up and grabbed her bag which she gently unpacked, fetching out a towel.
‘’I have to go freshen up. I won’t take too much time’’ she muttered with a soft smile, undressed before me and headed to the bathroom without another word.
I breathed deeply as soon as she disappeared into the bathroom. My head filled with many thoughts. Her behavior really was very weird and her decision not to open up about her private life made everything look astonishingly weirder.
‘’being with this woman isn’t worth it. I’m breaking up with her first thing tomorrow morning’’ I resolved once again, quickly distracted by her phone which began ringing minutes later.
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Pamela soon appeared from the bathroom totally unclad with a sexy smile on her face. She looked so bright and composed as if she wasn’t the lady who just cried a moment ago like a frightened child. I couldn’t stop staring at her great beauty as she reached for her ringing phone which she picked up and switched off.
‘’I’m sorry for what happened earlier Jude. Sometimes I get carried away, sometimes I start regretting things that I’m not supposed to regret. The life I’m living now is what I chose for myself’’ She said with a soft smile, sat on the bed and brought out a bottle of cream which she gave to me.
‘’I hope you know how to massage a lady’s body?. Better pull off your clothes and do justice to my body’’ she said seductively, leaving my entire body so hot with want. She just was like the fruit of Eden, so beautiful, so attractive, so eye-catching but a sin to devour.
In no time, I was all na.ked on her bed, massaging and fondling her entire body with great energy while she moa.ned under my touch.
‘’Jude I can’t describe how I feel about you. It’s just as if I’m offered a second shot at life with you. You are so wondrous’’ she breathed with great passion as I slid my thing inside her.
Just like the previous time, she insisted on no condoms and I obliged her request.
Nevertheless I still was very much resolved to break up with her the next morning. It was something I had no choice than to do unless I was willing to die for her which I wasn’t.
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3am Saturday morning, I woke up to see her sitting on the bed with her eyes on me. I quickly sat up and stared at her curiously, quickly rehearsing the speech I had planned in my head for her.
‘’I have something to tell you Jude’’ she said softly, smiling faintly.
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
2am Saturday morning, I woke up with a jolt as a loud bang from my kitchen sent me up on my feet. My heart throbbed furiously as I kept quiet for a while, wondering what the noise coming from my kitchen could be. I soon heard male voices which instantly sent panic into my heart as I realized that my house has been invaded.
I quickly dashed to my wardrobe, reached for the ceiling and pulled out an English pistol I bought the previous year from Joe. I very much knew how to use it but had never used it for once.
I quickly loaded three bullets, pulled the safety and headed to my kitchen with fear.
As I slowly opened my kitchen door, I instantly noticed that the iron protector at the first window was gone. But before I could even take a good look, two shots rang out from nowhere sending me down. I felt no pain, I wasn’t even sure If the bullets got me , but all I knew was finding myself on the floor and as I fell, my gun went off, sending out three shots.
After my gun went off, there was silence everywhere. It was as if the hoodlums suddenly disappeared as my gun went off or probably took cover waiting for the right moment to make the next move. I was so scared. It was my first time of experiencing such a thing. I really didn’t know what next to do.
‘’Could it be a hit on my life or could it just be a robbery attempt?’’ I wondered as I managed to sit up with great fear, uncertain of what next to expect.
Episode 20
Jude’s side of the story continues
‘’what is it you wish to tell me?’’ I asked Pamela, sitting up quietly. She breathed deeply, left her eyes on me for some seconds, shook her head and looked down.
‘’I want us to leave the country together. I want us to start a new life in the states. I have enough money ‘’ she breathed softly, leaving me gasping with disbelief. I just couldn’t believe my ears.
‘’you are not well’’ the words escaped from my lips without warning. I never meant to use such unfair words on her but it was exactly how I felt about her that moment. She was definitely sick to come up with such an idea. She instantly gave me a look that told me she felt insulted by my words.
‘’I have a life in this country. My education, my root, my future belongs here’’ I replied, softly drawing close to her in an affectionate manner.
‘’you are not really okay to me and the painful part is that you really find it difficult to confide in me. It means you don’t trust me. That’s far from fair and you really need help’’ I said softly.
‘’what kind of life could you possibly have in Nigeria?. The highest you can get here is a high paying job which won’t even be up to what a laborer earns in the states. Moreover I have enough money for us. Many guys would kill to be offered this opportunity I’m offering you. It’s not as if I’m old or ugly. I can even help you trace your mother’s family. I have a lot of good plans for you’’ she pushed on and on, getting on my nerves with every word she said.
‘’I beg of you stop. Please just keep quiet. I’m not going anywhere with you. I can’t be your accomplice in this. I know what women are capable of doing and I don’t want to end up like my father.’’ I said strongly.
‘’I like you very much. I adore you. You are a wonderful lady but I can’t continue with this. I can’t aid you in cheating on your husband anymore. It’s over between us. I’m sorry. It really pains me to say this before you’’ I added, pulling away from her.
Her face colored up with great disbelief. She stared at me with fire in her eyes. She couldn’t even say a word for a minute.
‘’that’s it. It’s over. I have a conscience and I have a girlfriend’’ I muttered seriously.
‘’things are not always as it seems Jude. You can’t abandon me in the middle of nowhere when we are in this together’’ she muttered like a warning.
‘’we are not in anything together. I feel nothing anymore. I don’t even know much about you’’ I replied, got up from the bed and headed to the bathroom to cool my nerves.
I really couldn’t believe I was able to pull it off so effortlessly and I prayed for more strength to survive the rest of the morning because dawn was still a bit far away.
Pamela on her own part never said another word to me. She simply sat quietly on the bed like someone under meditation, like someone under the influence of drugs. There wasn’t any doubt She had a lot going on in her head and I really had the mind to break up with her because she found it hard to confide in me which to me showed lack of trust.
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Kelvin’s side of the story continues
I patiently sat on the floor, waiting for something to happen but nothing whatsoever happened for about five minutes. It was as if the hoodlums were all dead or had disappeared the way they appeared but I still couldn’t get myself to check out things until I heard the sound of a police siren coming from my gate. I nervously returned to my room, hid my gun and headed to my sitting room as I heard knocks on my gate. The policemen who just pulled up were calling out for the gate to be opened.
I opened the gate to see about five armed policemen staring at me.
‘’what happened?, who fired the shots we heard?’’ one of them asked.
‘’armed men broke into my house, but couldn’t get access before you guys arrived. I think they have fled’’ I nervously explained, leading them to my kitchen where I was shot at. Together we headed to the backyard to check out where the hoodlums gained access into my house and discovered that a part of my fence was almost brought down by them.
‘’they have fled. Anyway we will still keep an eye on your property’’ the leading officer assured me and left with his men. I really was glad they showed up on time but I equally was disappointed that they made no form of investigation.
I simply returned to my room after they left and spent a great deal of time thinking about my life and how lucky I was to survive the attack.
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Joe showed up at my apartment by 9am full of concern. I narrated everything to him while he listened patiently.
‘’do you think they were after my life?’’ I asked when I was done with my story. He shrugged and breathed deeply.
‘’hmmm that’s a very tough question but I think if they were actually after your life, there are many ways to do it than sneaking into your house in the middle of the night. Perhaps it could be nothing but plain robbery or maybe they came for something you have in the house’’ he said intelligently, leaving me in deep thoughts.
Just that moment, my phone rang and it was no other person than Jessica calling me for the first time.
To be continued
Jude’s side of the story continues
I returned to my room with the suitcase which I handed over to Kelvin without a word. He took the suitcase, opened it and went through some documents before shutting the bag and facing me.
‘’why the sad look?. Is there anything else I need to know?’’ he asked, standing up.
‘’no I’m fine’’ I answered.
‘’we have a new deal to start tomorrow. Try coming over to my place for the weekend’’ he added as he headed to the door.
‘’I won’t be free this weekend. I have school stuffs to tidy’’ I lied, leaving him with no choice than to shrug with resignation.
‘’alright I can wait till you settle your school things’’ he smiled and left.
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I spent the rest of the day thinking over what Tracy meant to tell me and her reason for acting so uptight. Yes I valued her friendship a lot and being away from her really left a mark on my body.
I equally had a hard time thinking over the news Kelvin brought earlier in the day. I couldn’t help but wonder what the hoodlums were looking for in my father’s house. I couldn’t help but wonder if they were mere petty thieves or criminals working for my dad’s murderer. It really was something that left a great fear in my heart because if my dad’s murderer could still have the mind to ransack his house, it could be that his mission was not yet accomplished and might still kill again. This time I could be his victim.
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The night leading to Saturday was a very terrible one for me. I slept late and still found myself in a very terrible dream where my father was flogging me for no reason. He never flogged me for once when he was alive and so the dream really was so confusing to me.
Very early on Saturday morning, I drove straight to the village to see things for myself and just like Kelvin informed me, the whole house was ransacked but nothing was taken. I was left with no choice than to arrange the stuffs back to the best of my ability before going over to my late father’s grave to cry.
‘’dad you got to help me. Please help me’’ I cried as my mind slowly went back to the dream I had the previous night. Perhaps he was angry at me over my recent behaviors’. Yes I was failing him and I knew.
I still was kneeling beside my old man’s grave when my phone rang and it was Pamela calling.
‘’how far?. I hope you are still coming over to Asaba?’’ she asked.
‘’yes’’ I softly answered, taking a quick fearful look at my father’s grave as if he was alive and listening.
‘’fine, we will see then’’ she breathed and hung up.
‘’I’m so sorry dad’’ I stammered, stood up and headed back to my car.
In one hour, I was back in my hostel, where I packed up and headed to the bus station for a trip to Asaba.
My bus trip to Asaba was a very uneventful one. I however used the moment to think over my life, my future and the path I was following. Yes following Kelvin’s way of life already made me a criminal but taking a bigger risk by involving myself with a married lady was something I couldn’t predict the outcome.
I knew what I was about doing with her was very wrong but then the youthful spirit and energy in me urged me on. It was nothing but an adventure and perhaps after one night, my feelings for her would disappear. So I thought.
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By 5:20pm, I checked in at the hotel, Pamela requested I wait for her in. yes I was extremely nervous and excited at the same time. It was my first time of travelling out of my state for a woman. It equally was my first time of having a date with a married lady. I was about breaking many records in one evening.
By 8pm, Pamela was yet to call me and she wasn’t picking her calls either, which left me a bit afraid that perhaps she only pulled my legs by asking me to wait for her at the hotel. I started having doubts. I started growing restless. I prayed for my fears not to be true.
Finally by 9:25pm, she called on phone and invited me to her room, muttering her room number with a very soft sexy voice that stuck into my head.
I quickly freshened up once again before hurrying out to meet my wondrous Pamela, whose outfit that evening was so tempting and explosive.
The hungry look on my face as my eyes fell on her semi transparent shinny gown which showcased a big portion of her bosoms as she let me into her room was so revealing and I knew she noticed how hungry I was to touch her. I was so eager to feel her, to have a bit of her juicy body.
‘’hmmm Jude you really look more handsome than the previous time we met. You will definitely have cute children’’ she muttered as she offered me a chair, leaving me wondering why she used such choice of words to flatter me
Episode 12
Jude’s side of the story continues
‘’hope you take alcoholic wine?’’ she asked as she opened the bottle of wine which was on a small table. I nodded with a smile. You can’t imagine how excited I was sitting before such stunning temptation.
Pamela on her own part really looked well ready and set for me. She acted as if she was simply playing out a well rehearsed role. The way she talked, and carried herself was just so amazing.
‘’so tell me more about your mum. Is she really a white lady?’’ she asked as she filled the two glass cups on the table with wine. I nodded with a deep breath, answering all her questions which mostly centered on my looks, my plans for the future and how I was coping with girls in school. We really had a long normal talk before the alcohol we took slowly took charge of our morals.
I truly didn’t know what gave me the courage to stand up, walk towards her and plant a quick kiss on her lips.
‘’you can’t imagine how long I have waited for this. I’m so sorry for the boldness’’ I stammered, still holding her face by the jaw. She closed her eyes and slowly reached for my hand.
‘’there is need to loosen up every once in a while. We only have one shot at life’’ she softly said, opening her eyes to look up at me.
‘’I like you very much but what I hate the most is getting involved in a disgraceful scandal. We can do anything we want tonight but you have to swear that you will keep our secret. You have to swear to me’’ she demanded, holding me tightly.
‘’I swear with my life. I will never utter a word to anyone. I swear.’’ I swore solemnly.
‘’ I will kill you if you ever tell anyone about us. At least until I decide otherwise’’ she said with a silent whisper, reaching forward to unbutton my shirt which gave me the zeal to pounce on her.
In no time, I was all over her, kissing and caressing ever part of her body without any form of reservation and dear me, she was fire. Her na.ked body was sexy and hot as ever. Her moans were so mature and strong. And when she slowly reached for my manhood, I almost fainted with excitement.
‘’One more thing. No condoms. I want it raw and hot’’ she demanded, freezing me with her words. But then all I could do was freeze for a while. I couldn’t say no to her. I couldn’t deny myself the pleasure of having a good time with her. I just was thinking without my head. The youthful zeal and urge in me was way too strong.
I did it with her without protection and yes I enjoyed every second until I was spent.
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‘’I couldn’t believe we just did it” she breathed when we were done, planting a long kiss on my lips.
‘’and you are way too good and strong. I haven’t enjoyed s-x ever since I got married’’ she added, scanning me with her eyes. I kept quiet, saying nothing.
‘’are you having any regrets?’’ she asked curiously.
‘’no not at all, just tired’’ I answered with a smile.
‘’I think you are actually regretting doing this with me. Yes I also feel guilty over it but that’s life. We just satisfied each other’’ she softly said with a smile.
‘’yes I feel bad right now but it won’t stop me from doing it all over again with you’’ I confessed, kissed her and headed to the bathroom to clean up. She soon joined me there and we had another explosive action in the bathroom.
Oh she was super hot and strong.
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As I got set to leave her room early the next day, she reached for her handbag and brought out a wrap of neat naira notes.
‘’Its twenty thousand naira, Please it’s just for your transport fare’’ she said with a smile while I shook my head, declining her money.
‘’no I should be the one offering you money because I really had a great time with you’’ I breathed, drew close and kissed her cheek. She quickly colored up with surprise.
‘’I don’t need your money Pamela. What I feel for you is very unique and different’’ I said softly to her.
‘’seriously I’m very surprised and impressed. I never planned for my heart to open up for you. What I wanted was just a onetime thing with you but I don’t know anymore. I never knew you were honestly attracted to me. I thought all you wanted was fun and money. Can we see next Saturday?. This time I will come over to Owerri’’ she muttered breathlessly, surprising me with her words. I couldn’t help but notice that for the first time she trembled before me like a school girl. All the confidence and strong aura she earlier had suddenly disappeared. I just didn’t know what to make of her sudden change of attitude.
All I did was decline the money she offered me because I honestly never needed it and suddenly she turned from a strong lady to a feeble young woman who just fell in love.
Episode 13
Jude’s side of the story continues
‘’come give me another hug’’ Pamela suddenly demanded when I was about leaving her room. It was obvious she was finding it had to let me go. I smiled, drew back and gave her a long hug.
‘’I really can’t wait for next Saturday to come up’’ she whispered into my ear. I kissed her lips, turned and walked away without another word. Of course I was a little bit proud of my accomplishment.
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My bus trip back to Owerri was at first uneventful, until we got to Onitsha when the unexpected happened. I was about drifting into sleep when a big bang which sounded like a gunshot shook me up. Screams of ‘’Jesus! , Jesus!, Jesus!’’ filled the bus which quickly swerved out of the road in full speed, and before I could figure out what was actually happening, the fast moving bus somersaulted and crashed into a small shop, leaving everyone completely dazed.
Luckily no one was killed, but the driver and two passengers sitting beside him were badly hurt. I couldn’t believe it just happened. It was my first time of experiencing such life threatening event which was caused by nothing else but the bus front tyre which blew up without warning.
I couldn’t speak for five minutes. I just sat in a quiet corner and looked at myself.
‘’I could have died or gotten seriously injured?. D–n’’ I gasped with great fear as reality slowly dawned on me. I couldn’t help but realize how lucky I was to escape without any form of injury. I instantly regretted ever going to Asaba. But then all I regretted was the risk I took to meet Pamela and not what I did with her. Of course I very much knew what I did with her was very bad but I just couldn’t keep her out of my head especially after the great s-x we had.
‘’I wonder how it will all end’’ I couldn’t help but mutter to myself.
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Kelvin’s side of the story continues
I spent all Friday evening going through the documents in the suitcase. It really was a tedious job and unfortunately i couldn’t get much out of the papers I went through. However what really got my great interest was the cheque and a receipt I later discovered equally meant for the same lady “miss Jessica Simon’’. The receipt had her phone number and address which really was more than I needed to find her.
I quickly logged into Facebook, entered her phone number on the search area and prayed for it to work. Whoa her profile instantly appeared, bringing a smile on my face.
I quickly sent her a friendship request before going through most of her pictures which told me a lot about her personality. The damsel was very pretty, robust, light skinned and appeared to be in her early thirties which really got me more curious. I couldn’t help but wonder why such a beautiful lady was still single. Moreover she very much looked like a career lady, unless of course her pictures weren’t real.
The only hindrance I had on getting her questioned by the police was lack of evidence. Yes I already had the evidence to establish that she knew who Jude’s father was but then I had nothing to link her to the man’s death and the only way to get what I needed was by perhaps getting close to her, which really was something difficult.
I spent all night thinking about it and early the next day, I drove over to her house with the help of the address I saw on the receipt. I had no much trouble in finding her house which curiously was a newly built bungalow in new Owerri axis.
I stayed put in my car as I observed the environment and thought of the best way to follow up with my plans. I couldn’t just walk into her house and start talking rubbish. I had to be patient and stalk her for a while before making my next move with the right opportunity.
I still was busy with my thoughts when a small Toyota car pulled out of the house and headed towards the main town. I had a clear view of the driver who was no other person than the lady I was searching for. I quickly followed her without thinking twice.
I slowly followed her car, keeping a little distance for her not to notice that she was being followed. She soon pulled up in front of a hair salon while I stopped a little bit far from her car and waited calmly.
It really was my first time of stalking someone. It clearly wasn’t my thing but I was doing a good job out of it.
After two hours of waiting, I saw her walking out of the salon and heading towards her car, I quickly jumped out of mine and approached her with a smile.
‘’hello, excuse me’’ I greeted politely, stopping her with my words. She turned and stared at me, quickly sizing me up.
I couldn’t help but notice that she was really prettier than her pictures I saw the previous day.
Episode 14
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
‘’my name is Kelvin. I have been a silent admirer for a very long time. You can’t imagine how long I have been observing you. Today I had to force myself to be brave and talk to you. So please don’t embarrass me’’ I muttered with a smile. She rolled her eyes, shook her head and breathed deeply. A smile slowly appeared on her face while her eyes still remained on me as she probably did some calculations in her head.
‘’so now that you have gotten my attention. What next?’’ she asked.
‘’the usual thing we guys always ask for. Your phone number please’’ I begged with a playful tone.
‘’hmmmm and how are you sure I’m not engaged or married?’’ she asked curiously, leaving a deeper smile on my face. With every attention she gave me, I grew more confident. It really was very obvious she was enjoying the conversation. All the fears I earlier had about confronting her quickly disappeared.
‘’well life is all about risks and luck. It took a lot from me before approaching you today. At least I’m happy you didn’t embarrass me and I guess the big ring you have on your fourth finger isn’t a wedding ring’’ I said with a sharp smile.
‘’what made you say so?’’ she asked.
‘’because it is too big and shinny to be a wedding ring’’ I answered. She laughed, fetched a business card from her handbag and gave to me.
‘’my phone number is in there. I’m into stocks and real estate’’ she said quickly, turned and headed to her car without another word.
I quickly threw her card into my trouser pocket, turned to head back to my car with a smile of satisfaction only to see Cynthia matching towards me like a soldier. I instantly froze with fear and surprise. I really didn’t have the strength or energy to face her tantrums that moment.
Of course I knew she was coming to make trouble. There wasn’t any doubt she saw when I was talking with Jessica.
‘’I was passing in a tricycle when I saw you publicly displaying your ugly teeth with that girl. You told me you were going to your village for a meeting. Is this the route to your village?’’ she asked, raising her voice very high for people to hear.
Cynthia was just a wild cat who refused to be tamed. The only good thing about her was just her sexual prowess.
‘’let’s go to my car and talk or do you just want to embarrass me?’’ I calmly said to her.
‘’she is lucky I didn’t get to her before she drove away. She is just lucky’’ she breathed angrily.
‘’why can’t you behave like an adult you are. Why are you always suspicious in everything I do?’’ I asked as I led her to my car.
‘’because I know the kind of man I’m dating. If you think I will ever give you breathing space to do as you like then you must be high on weed’’ she poured out without any reservation.
I silently stared at her without saying a word. She really was outgrowing her usefulness. It really was about time to kick her out of my life. I never loved her. I never had any strong feelings for her but the constant s-x we shared kind of made her think that we were in a relationship, something I had to settle before it turns nasty.
‘’Where were you heading to before you spotted me?’’ I asked.
‘’I was heading to my shop’’ she answered quietly. I switched on my car engine and slowly headed to her shop without another word while thinking of my next step with Jessica.
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Jude’s side of the story continues
I returned to the hostel later in day and lazily fell on my bed for a long sleep. I woke around 6:30pm very hungry and dull. On a very good day, I would have rushed over to Tracy’s room to eat but I just couldn’t because we weren’t close to each other anymore. I had no choice than to settle for the bread I bought on my way back even though I had no appetite for it.
By 6:54pm, the electricity went off, leaving me with no choice than to put on my generator. I barely had settled in my room after putting on the generator when Tracy knocked and walked into my room.
‘’hello. I never knew you were around until I saw your lights turn on’’ she said with a smile, sitting on my bed. I smiled back at her, a bit lost on what to say but happy that she came to keep me company.
‘’I came to tell you something’’ she said seriously, leaving her eyes on me. I nodded for her to continue.
‘’you see we have been friends for close to two years and many people including my friends think we are dating. I honestly don’t know how you feel about me but one thing I know for sure is that guys are always possessive. ‘’ she said, stopping to breathe.
‘’someone is seriously asking me out. He has been disturbing me for months now and I haven’t really said anything to him. He isn’t a student but a banker though he just started work this year. He is really very serious about me and is even trying to get my close friends to introduce him to my family. I’m yet to decide anything but sooner or later I will’’ she poured out and waited for me to at least say something. I swallowed hard, unable to say a word.
Of course what she just told me really hurt even though I carried a defiant look. I couldn’t imagine her being close to another guy the way we have been over the past few months. I couldn’t keep the idea of another man making love to her in my head. She just was someone too precious to me, too precious to be defiled.
I didn’t touch her nor attempt making love to her in the past because I wanted her to remain pure and clean. I just was so confused and speechless. I didn’t just know what to say.
‘’I see you have nothing to say?. Okay then, goodnight’’ she breathed, stood up and headed towards the door.
‘’no wait’’ I suddenly breathed, stopping her with my outburst. She turned and faced me curiously, while I rushed forward and embraced her.
‘’I don’t want you to go away even though I don’t deserve you. I want us to be together’’ I heard myself plead with a silent whisper.
‘’I still don’t understand you. You don’t want to be open with me. I have to know where I stand in your life’’ she demanded, breaking free from me as we stared at each other. Our hearts pounding loud.
Episode 15
Jude’s side of the story continues
I wanted Tracy to be with me but equally wanted to continue my runs with Pamela which really would be totally impossible if I was to be with Tracy whose sharp eyes were second to none in noticing things. Yes you can term me greedy, stupid or silly but that moment I clearly wasn’t thinking straight. I had to let go of one of them, preferably Pamela but just couldn’t.
Pamela to me was an adventure. A game I needed to conquer while Tracy on the other hand was a lady that I needed to keep for the future. Yes Tracy was my future.
‘’I want to be with you. Your company, your strength, your character is nothing but perfect. I can’t imagine staying in this school without your friendship and support but my greatest fear is disappointing you. I currently have nothing to offer but misery and pain. I know my words sound so strange right now and you feel like you know me but you don’t know half of the things I have done and that’s pushing me away from you because I have a conscience. I like you Tracy. Believe me I really do. A part of me strongly wants to hold you tight to my chest but another part of me wants you to have nothing to do with me’’ I confessed, looking down with great confusion.
It really took me a lot to pour out my honest heart to her. I never knew she was capable of making me reveal my heart with so much energy.
She slowly raised my face to look into my eyes.
‘’yes I used to know you. I used to know what you were capable of. I knew about your involvement with other ladies in the past but I never confronted you with it. However I knew what you felt for me was different. You always protected me like a brother. You made sure I was always happy. You bought things for me and never for once tried to get intimate with me even when we slept on the same bed. But ever since your dad died, you totally changed. You became unreadable and withdrawn. It pains me to see you this way’’ she breathed solemnly, shaking me with her words.
I never knew she had so much power over me. I trembled as her words sank into my heart. I was badly in love with her even though I tried my possible best to suppress my feelings in order not to hurt her but she was now laying every card on the table and I knew going into a relationship with her would bring nothing but lots of pain to her noble heart. She was a noble woman who deserved the very best. She never deserved a guy like me but it was so unfortunate that she loved me and I equally couldn’t let her go because I was in love with her.
‘’you don’t understand Tracy’’ I stammered.
‘’I understand how you feel. I really do. Trust me. You need nothing but parental guidance. You lost your mum when you were very little and now your dad is equally no more. There is no one to guide you. You are simply lost and confused with life’’ she said softly. I swallowed hard as I stared into her eyes which were filled with love, care and passion.
‘’I’m going home on Wednesday to spend some days with my parents and take a little break in preparation for the semester exam coming up in two weeks. You can come with me. My mother is a good woman. She is a counselor working for the federal ministry of education. She can talk to you. She can help you out of the emotional trauma you are passing through’’ she offered, holding my hands strongly.
‘’you mean exam is starting in few weeks?”’ I asked with disbelief.
‘’of course yes. And once the exam ends, we only have a week to rest before commencing our industrial training’’ she added, leaving me stunned.
‘’but you don’t have to worry. We can still work things out together. We can go to my house together and plan things from there’’ she added.
‘’Tracy, I really don’t know what to say to you’’ I softly stammered, reaching forward to do what I had always held myself from doing. I reached forward and kissed her strongly.
It was such a strong and long kiss. It was a very wondrous moment.
To be continued ______________________________________________________________________
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
By 6:30pm that fateful day, I arrived at my house from Joe’s gym, very tired and hungry. I walked in to see Cynthia waiting for me. I frowned on seeing her because I wasn’t expecting her presence while my memory flashed back to the day she forcefully took my third spare keys.
(On that fateful day, I was in the sitting room busy with my computer while she was busy cleaning my rooms when she suddenly showed up, holding a set of keys in her hands.
‘’I guess the keys are the spare ones for the house?’’ she asked. I nodded, saying nothing.
‘’fine, there are two sets of keys here. I will take one set and leave the other set’’ she softly said and ever since then I had been unable to get the keys from her.)
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‘’you never told me you were coming?’’ I asked curiously.
‘’do I need to get your approval before coming here?. huh?’’ she answered with a question, leaving me silent because I really didn’t have the strength to face her.
‘’anyway I’m here to discuss something with you. I’m here to discuss the progress of our relationship’’ she added, touching her stomach and watching me keenly.
‘’which relationship?’’ I couldn’t stop myself from asking and yes I instantly regretted making the statement as a quick frown appeared on her face.
Episode 16
kelvin’s side of the story continues
‘’what do you mean by which relationship?” she asked with a slightly raised tone. I instantly sensed danger which I wasn’t ready to face that moment. I yawned and headed to my room.
‘’I’m very tired Cynthia. We will talk later. I have to freshen up first’’ I muttered, leaving her with no choice than to let me be.
However after dinner that fateful evening, she brought up the topic again instead of going back to her house. My greatest wish really was to break up with her there and then but Cynthia was nothing but a venomous viper that needed to be handled with care. I still had a lot going on in my head and I knew breaking up with her that moment wasn’t a good idea. It wasn’t the right time to kick her out of my life.
‘’our relationship is okay by me. I just don’t know what you are trying to achieve with the topic’’ I breathed, throwing her a quick suspicious look.
‘’or are you pregnant?’’ I asked. She stared at me silently for some seconds before shrugging with resignation. It was as if she had something important to tell me but decided to keep it to herself after my comment.
However after some minutes of silence between us, she cleared her throat and spoke
‘’we have been together for a long time now but you are yet to introduce me to your family or even take a step in knowing mine. Am I wasting my time with you?’’ she asked seriously, leaving all her eyes on me.
Yes her question looked like a good opportunity to tell her my mind. She asked the prying question as if she was ready to accept any reply from me but I wasn’t a kid. I knew all she needed was an assurance that I would take our relationship to the next level. I knew she was never going to take any negative answer from me.
I forced out a smile, reached out and held her hand.
‘’we are together because I still want to be with you. But there are some things you need to change. Your aggressive behavior turns me off a lot’’ I said calmly while a smile of relief appeared on her face.
‘’I love you very much Kelvin’’ she muttered softly. I looked down with guilt, saying nothing to her love declaration.
She ended up spending the night in my house, hoping for a night of passion between us but unfortunately I had no appetite for s-x because I had a lot in my head. All my thoughts were on Jessica.
I had to map out a strategy to gain her trust and unravel the mystery surrounding my uncle’s death.
Early the next day, I invited Jude over to my house. I had a lot to tell him.
Jude’s side of the story continues
Tracy and I held unto each other as we passionately kissed for the first time ever. It was so fulfilling, so thrilling and so sweet. I truly never wanted to spoil her. I never wanted to defile her but the passion between us that moment was so electrifying that I lost my head. I didn’t know when my right hand moved over to her left br.east but the instant my hand felt the softness, I quickly pulled back from her.
‘’no Tracy, not now’’ I stammered.
‘’yes you are right. We shouldn’t let what we feel take control of us’’ she breathed and backed me, perhaps out of embarrassment.
‘’so are you still going home with me?’’ she asked. I softly held her by the waist.
‘’I think you should first go alone. Maybe after some days, I will build the courage to pay a visit and by then you must have told your family more about me’’ I answered softly while she shrugged.
‘’very well then, that’s fine by me. I have to go prepare dinner’’ she muttered, turned and flashed me a quick smile which said a lot of silent words.
‘’let’s go together’’ I offered like old times. She smiled once again and together we headed to her room where I kept her company throughout the rest of the evening.
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Early the next morning, Kelvin gave me a call, asking me to come over to his house immediately.
‘’no excuses this time, It’s important’’ he added and hung up, leaving me with no choice to meet him at his house by 8am.
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I walked into Kelvin’s house full of curiosity. It was the first time he was ordering me to show up in such manner and I couldn’t help but wonder what it was all about.
I walked into his sitting room, to see him busy with his computer. He smiled on seeing me and asked me to sit beside him which I did obediently.
‘’look at the screen. You see the lady there?’’ he asked as my eyes fell on a Facebook picture of a very attractive lady.
‘’she is Jessica Simon. She could be the key to the mystery surrounding your dad’s death. She was the last person seen with him the day he died. I have to show you this for you to trust me. For you to know that I’m working fully on your side’’ he muttered while I gnashed my teeth as anger boiled over me.
I so badly had the urge to pay the gold digger a visit behind Kelvin’s back.
Episode 17
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
I threw a suspicious look at Jude as his eyes firmly rested on the picture of the young lady on my computer. I knew many silly ideas would be in his head that moment, and it was something I was so afraid of.
‘’listen Jude, I showed you this picture because I want you to know that I’m very much on your side. So please let me handle the case and don’t go trying to act the hero by confronting her. We clearly have nothing yet on her except the fact that she was probably the last person with your father before his death’’ I said to him, tapping his shoulder. He breathed deeply and faced me.
‘’okay I trust you on this. Please just act fast. Don’t let her get away’’ he muttered with a sad tone while I nodded with a smile to assure him.
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Jude left few minutes later, looking so distraught and colored up. I really understood what he was feeling that moment but had no remedy for it. I had to let him go because he was a man and had to live with challenges. My only prayer was for him not to spoil things by trying to confront Jessica on his own.
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An hour after Jude left, I called Jessica with the intention of booking an appointment with her but unfortunately she told me she wasn’t in town.
‘’let’s meet Friday morning at my office. My office address is on the card I gave you’’ she replied with her soft voice.
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On Friday morning, I landed at Jessica’s office very determined. I had many days to plan ahead and I was just prepared and a bit shaky like an upcoming actor about facing the camera for the first time.
Her office was along Wethral road and really was bigger and well organized than I expected it to be. She had two secretaries and an assistant who took my details before ushering me into the main office where I saw her engaged with her computer. She smiled on seeing me, taking off her eye glass instantly. I smiled back and settled down on an empty chair facing her.
‘’hmmmm I’m really impressed. I wasn’t expecting an office like this. You are doing great for a girl your age’’ I dutifully complimented her. She blushed and rolled her eyes.
‘’in my line of business, everything must be polished and presentable’’ she answered softly while I nodded like a lizard.
‘’yes I know but I’m still stunned. It’s very hard to see a single lady very successful like you. I bet you are from a rich family’’ I pushed further. She shook her head and smiled.
‘’I worked in first bank for eight years. Most of my customers are from there. You really don’t want to know everything about me. Do you?’’ she asked playfully while I laughed.
The lady before me wasn’t in any way like a murderer. Yes she looked very ambitious but soft and open minded as well.
She simply was relating to me as if we were old pals and I felt very comfortable with her. I felt different with her.
‘’no she can’t be my uncle’s murderer’’ I reasoned deeply.
‘’so tell me about yourself. What do you do?. You know I asked you to come over to my office because that’s the only place we could be free to talk. I hardly hang out anyhow’’ she said softly, studying me with her eyes.
‘’well I’m into transportation. I have buses, trailers and tankers. However my dream is to venture into oil and gas business but the capital required and risk is just too much’’ I lied fluently. Her eyes brightened.
‘’well I know few friends that are into oil and gas but I advise you venture into real estate and stocks’’ she muttered with a smile.
‘’oh you want to make me one of your customers?’’ I chipped in with a suspicious smile. She laughed and shook her head.
‘’so tell me, what’s your full name?’’ she suddenly demanded while I drew back with great caution. Yes that was something I knew she would ask sooner or later and telling her my surname could make her extremely suspicious because I had the same surname with my late uncle (Jude’s father)
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Jude’s side of the story continues
Tracy was waiting in my room when I returned from Kelvin’s house looking so broken and sad. She quickly sat up from my bed and stared at me curiously.
‘’what’s wrong. What happened?” she asked curiously. I breathed deeply and opened up to her about Jessica and all Kelvin told me.
‘’well he is right. You just have to calm down and let him handle it since he looks good at it. Your dad is already gone so be a man and follow things gently’’ she advised with a soft smile.
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Tracy left for her house on Wednesday evening as she planned and she really spent a lot of time trying to persuade me to go home with her but I insisted that I would be at her house the next Monday.
She finally had no choice than to give in.
My plan was to have one last stand with Pamela during the weekend before ending everything with her but alas it was easier said than done.
‘’One last stand with Pamela and its over’’ I muttered to myself again and again with great determination.
Episode 18
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
‘’well my name is Kelvin Ibeh from Isiala mbano L.G.A’’ I answered innocently, watching her keenly. She instantly froze for some seconds before regaining her composure and smiling faintly. It really was very obvious she was hiding something and I equally took a big gamble by telling her my real name.
I had to tell her my real name because I knew she was definitely going to dig up my profile if I succeed in getting her interested in me and using a fake name could be very harmful in the long run while telling her my real name like I just did could make her tighten her guard a bit but still be free with me, thinking that perhaps our meeting was nothing but coincidence.
Nevertheless a lady like Jessica could totally be unpredictable and so I had to be alert always.
‘’your surname sounds very familiar. I had to run a quick check in my mind the moment you mentioned your name and local government’’ she explained with a smile.
‘’of course I understand. It’s not easy to be acquainted with so many people ‘’ I said, winking at her.
‘’Well thanks so much for giving me your time and attention today, I have to take my leave now, I have some pressing issues to attend to’’ I suddenly said, taking a quick look at my watch and standing up with a smile. She looked up at me with surprise.
Of course when dealing with a lady like Jessica you need to show authority, you need to look busy and responsible. Even though I badly wanted to spend more time with her, I had to keep my feelings aside and act like a very busy man.
‘’ but before I go, please can you consider having a date with me tomorrow or on Sunday?. We still have a lot to talk about and I’m so charmed with everything about you’’ I begged softly. She shook her head.
‘’I hardly do that. It really isn’t my thing’’ she muttered.
‘’I know but please just change your mind set for once’’ I pushed on.
‘’I will give you a call tomorrow. You will have my reply then’’ she answered with a smile.
‘’okay then but please I won’t take a negative reply’’ I added, winked at her and left with a smile of accomplishment.
Jude’s side of the story continues
By 6:15pm that fateful Friday, I got a very surprising phone call from Pamela.
‘’hi Jude I’m in Owerri. I’m at Links hotel. Can you come over?’’ she asked with her usual soft tone, leaving me totally surprised because we planned meeting on Saturday and not on Friday.
‘’you mean you are in Owerri?’’ I asked to be sure.
‘’yes just come over to Links hotel please’’ she answered slowly.
‘’okay, I will be there shortly’’ I breathed with disbelief and headed to my bathroom to freshen up. I really couldn’t believe she was in town. It was such a surprise and I really didn’t know how to take it.
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On my way to the hotel minutes later, my phone rang and it was Tracy calling me.
‘’what’s up, seems like you are not in your room. You are in a noisy place’’ she asked as soon as I picked up the call.
‘’yes I’m heading to Kelvin’s house’’ I lied.
‘’okay I just wanted to check up on you. My spirit is just so restless right now’’ she kind of complained while my conscience instantly pinched me.
‘’I hope you are still coming over on Monday?. Please don’t disappoint me. My parents are already expecting to see you on Monday’’ she reminded me softly.
‘’I won’t disappoint you though I’m still very nervous about it’’ I confessed.
‘’come on be a man jare, silly boy’’ she joked, laughed and hung up while I smiled to myself as a new wave of happiness hit my heart. My eyes instantly soaked with tears.
‘’Tracy why are you doing this to me?’’ I asked inwardly.
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I arrived at the hotel to meet Pamela sitting all alone at a table. She wasn’t looking at all bright like the last time I met her. I approached her with caution, my eyes all over her.
‘’hi dear, what a surprise’’ I greeted, sat down and faced her. She smiled, raised up her eyes to meet my gaze for some seconds before looking down like someone in pain. I couldn’t help but notice how colored up and pale she was.
‘’what’s wrong?. You don’t look alright to me?’’ I asked with great concern.
‘’let’s get to my room first’’ she replied, standing up and forcing out a smile. I equally stood up with my eyes still on her. She slowly led the way and I followed quietly with lots of questions in my mind.
On getting to her room, she locked the door, sat on the bed and covered her face with hands.
‘’I regret marrying for money and title. Money can’t make you happy. The best it could do is to provide your material needs. When I married the senator I thought I was in love. I did many silly things for him but in the end I’m nothing but a depressed woman who wears makeup and fake smiles to give out the impression that all is well’’ she suddenly poured out, leaving me as confused as ever as I stared down at her.
‘’what exactly is going on with your marriage?’’ I asked with concern, sitting beside her.
‘’you don’t need to know. I don’t have to trouble you with my personal problems. Just make love to me. Just make me happy. Just satisfy me. You are the reason I’m still alive’’ she proclaimed with great energy, throwing herself on me and holding me tightly.
I was nothing but a boy who wanted an adventure, who wanted nothing but pleasure. I never planned on getting involved with emotional crises like the one I was witnessing. I was inexperienced in dealing with such situation. I had no idea of what to tell her and I just couldn’t pull off my clothes and start making love to her like a dog.
What she needed was love and attention, something I really couldn’t offer with my heart. Moreover I was yet to know her problem or what I was even getting myself into.
Episode 19
jude’s side of the story continues
‘’just make love to me, just make me feel alive. I beg of you Jude’’ Pamela solemnly pleaded, embracing me tightly. I swallowed hard as I stared at her with confusion. I even was scared to hold her.
‘’you don’t look too well to me. I can’t make love to you like this’’ I breathed softly.
‘’I’m okay, just make me feel alive’’ she urged me.
‘’I think we first need to talk. S-x can’t solve your problem. I know I look inexperienced but you need to pour out your heart to someone and I’m all ready to listen and help. We can come up with a solution, just open up your heart to me’’ I pleaded. She looked up at me and smiled.
‘’it’s better you don’t get involved or know my story’’ she answered and broke away from me.
‘’are you hungry?. You can order for anything you wish to have’’ she softly added, stood up and grabbed her bag which she gently unpacked, fetching out a towel.
‘’I have to go freshen up. I won’t take too much time’’ she muttered with a soft smile, undressed before me and headed to the bathroom without another word.
I breathed deeply as soon as she disappeared into the bathroom. My head filled with many thoughts. Her behavior really was very weird and her decision not to open up about her private life made everything look astonishingly weirder.
‘’being with this woman isn’t worth it. I’m breaking up with her first thing tomorrow morning’’ I resolved once again, quickly distracted by her phone which began ringing minutes later.
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Pamela soon appeared from the bathroom totally unclad with a sexy smile on her face. She looked so bright and composed as if she wasn’t the lady who just cried a moment ago like a frightened child. I couldn’t stop staring at her great beauty as she reached for her ringing phone which she picked up and switched off.
‘’I’m sorry for what happened earlier Jude. Sometimes I get carried away, sometimes I start regretting things that I’m not supposed to regret. The life I’m living now is what I chose for myself’’ She said with a soft smile, sat on the bed and brought out a bottle of cream which she gave to me.
‘’I hope you know how to massage a lady’s body?. Better pull off your clothes and do justice to my body’’ she said seductively, leaving my entire body so hot with want. She just was like the fruit of Eden, so beautiful, so attractive, so eye-catching but a sin to devour.
In no time, I was all na.ked on her bed, massaging and fondling her entire body with great energy while she moa.ned under my touch.
‘’Jude I can’t describe how I feel about you. It’s just as if I’m offered a second shot at life with you. You are so wondrous’’ she breathed with great passion as I slid my thing inside her.
Just like the previous time, she insisted on no condoms and I obliged her request.
Nevertheless I still was very much resolved to break up with her the next morning. It was something I had no choice than to do unless I was willing to die for her which I wasn’t.
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3am Saturday morning, I woke up to see her sitting on the bed with her eyes on me. I quickly sat up and stared at her curiously, quickly rehearsing the speech I had planned in my head for her.
‘’I have something to tell you Jude’’ she said softly, smiling faintly.
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
2am Saturday morning, I woke up with a jolt as a loud bang from my kitchen sent me up on my feet. My heart throbbed furiously as I kept quiet for a while, wondering what the noise coming from my kitchen could be. I soon heard male voices which instantly sent panic into my heart as I realized that my house has been invaded.
I quickly dashed to my wardrobe, reached for the ceiling and pulled out an English pistol I bought the previous year from Joe. I very much knew how to use it but had never used it for once.
I quickly loaded three bullets, pulled the safety and headed to my kitchen with fear.
As I slowly opened my kitchen door, I instantly noticed that the iron protector at the first window was gone. But before I could even take a good look, two shots rang out from nowhere sending me down. I felt no pain, I wasn’t even sure If the bullets got me , but all I knew was finding myself on the floor and as I fell, my gun went off, sending out three shots.
After my gun went off, there was silence everywhere. It was as if the hoodlums suddenly disappeared as my gun went off or probably took cover waiting for the right moment to make the next move. I was so scared. It was my first time of experiencing such a thing. I really didn’t know what next to do.
‘’Could it be a hit on my life or could it just be a robbery attempt?’’ I wondered as I managed to sit up with great fear, uncertain of what next to expect.
Episode 20
Jude’s side of the story continues
‘’what is it you wish to tell me?’’ I asked Pamela, sitting up quietly. She breathed deeply, left her eyes on me for some seconds, shook her head and looked down.
‘’I want us to leave the country together. I want us to start a new life in the states. I have enough money ‘’ she breathed softly, leaving me gasping with disbelief. I just couldn’t believe my ears.
‘’you are not well’’ the words escaped from my lips without warning. I never meant to use such unfair words on her but it was exactly how I felt about her that moment. She was definitely sick to come up with such an idea. She instantly gave me a look that told me she felt insulted by my words.
‘’I have a life in this country. My education, my root, my future belongs here’’ I replied, softly drawing close to her in an affectionate manner.
‘’you are not really okay to me and the painful part is that you really find it difficult to confide in me. It means you don’t trust me. That’s far from fair and you really need help’’ I said softly.
‘’what kind of life could you possibly have in Nigeria?. The highest you can get here is a high paying job which won’t even be up to what a laborer earns in the states. Moreover I have enough money for us. Many guys would kill to be offered this opportunity I’m offering you. It’s not as if I’m old or ugly. I can even help you trace your mother’s family. I have a lot of good plans for you’’ she pushed on and on, getting on my nerves with every word she said.
‘’I beg of you stop. Please just keep quiet. I’m not going anywhere with you. I can’t be your accomplice in this. I know what women are capable of doing and I don’t want to end up like my father.’’ I said strongly.
‘’I like you very much. I adore you. You are a wonderful lady but I can’t continue with this. I can’t aid you in cheating on your husband anymore. It’s over between us. I’m sorry. It really pains me to say this before you’’ I added, pulling away from her.
Her face colored up with great disbelief. She stared at me with fire in her eyes. She couldn’t even say a word for a minute.
‘’that’s it. It’s over. I have a conscience and I have a girlfriend’’ I muttered seriously.
‘’things are not always as it seems Jude. You can’t abandon me in the middle of nowhere when we are in this together’’ she muttered like a warning.
‘’we are not in anything together. I feel nothing anymore. I don’t even know much about you’’ I replied, got up from the bed and headed to the bathroom to cool my nerves.
I really couldn’t believe I was able to pull it off so effortlessly and I prayed for more strength to survive the rest of the morning because dawn was still a bit far away.
Pamela on her own part never said another word to me. She simply sat quietly on the bed like someone under meditation, like someone under the influence of drugs. There wasn’t any doubt She had a lot going on in her head and I really had the mind to break up with her because she found it hard to confide in me which to me showed lack of trust.
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Kelvin’s side of the story continues
I patiently sat on the floor, waiting for something to happen but nothing whatsoever happened for about five minutes. It was as if the hoodlums were all dead or had disappeared the way they appeared but I still couldn’t get myself to check out things until I heard the sound of a police siren coming from my gate. I nervously returned to my room, hid my gun and headed to my sitting room as I heard knocks on my gate. The policemen who just pulled up were calling out for the gate to be opened.
I opened the gate to see about five armed policemen staring at me.
‘’what happened?, who fired the shots we heard?’’ one of them asked.
‘’armed men broke into my house, but couldn’t get access before you guys arrived. I think they have fled’’ I nervously explained, leading them to my kitchen where I was shot at. Together we headed to the backyard to check out where the hoodlums gained access into my house and discovered that a part of my fence was almost brought down by them.
‘’they have fled. Anyway we will still keep an eye on your property’’ the leading officer assured me and left with his men. I really was glad they showed up on time but I equally was disappointed that they made no form of investigation.
I simply returned to my room after they left and spent a great deal of time thinking about my life and how lucky I was to survive the attack.
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Joe showed up at my apartment by 9am full of concern. I narrated everything to him while he listened patiently.
‘’do you think they were after my life?’’ I asked when I was done with my story. He shrugged and breathed deeply.
‘’hmmm that’s a very tough question but I think if they were actually after your life, there are many ways to do it than sneaking into your house in the middle of the night. Perhaps it could be nothing but plain robbery or maybe they came for something you have in the house’’ he said intelligently, leaving me in deep thoughts.
Just that moment, my phone rang and it was no other person than Jessica calling me for the first time.
To be continued