Circle, Accra Episode 12 – 13

Circle, Accra
Episode 12 (Mr. Steve)
Femi was dropped right in front of this huge apartment, she looked helplessly at the Okada rider, but he looked confused too..
“Madam only talk me say afor come drop you for green gate, she no say anything again”, says the okada rider
Femi: Wait ooo, you be Nigerian?
Okada Rider: Yes, I come here long time
Femi: You bring someone here before?
Okada Rider: Never ooo never
Femi: Okay, I don’t know who adey come meet
Okada: You for wait, someone go come..Adey go
Femi was restless, she tried calling Shuga, but her line was off, she was more shaken when a black Benz pulled right in front of her, a man in her sixties, sitting in the passenger seat ordered her to enter the car
Femi: Please who are you?
Man: Are you not Femi, Shuga’s girl
Femi: Yeah, I am
Man: Well, Get in..
Femi had no option, she sat in the front passenger seat, she was quiet all through the journey until the car pulled over in this huge mansion, she quickly knew this man was another Chief character kind of person, but this time, He spoke less, and he only asked quick questions.
The house was very quiet, only for the house maid, there was no one else, luxurious living room with antique everywhere.
“She gave you a parcel, hand it over”… He commanded
Femi handed it over whilst curtseying, she made sure she made no eye contact with him, but Femi was anxious, she wanted to know what she just delivered.
“How long have you been doing this?”… He asked
Femi: What exactly?, delivered a parcel?
Man: Yes… and being pimped
Femi: This is my first delivery, but this is my second time I might sleep with a man, I mean a customer
Man: First time?… Shuga told me you’ve been doing this for long and you understand the game
Femi: Hm, am not too sure about that… Errm, please Sir, may I know what I just delivered?
Man: Shuga didn’t tell you what she asked you to deliver?
Femi: No, I was very careful with it, because I didn’t know exactly what it was.
Man: Damn, how stupid of her, she put you in danger, look, you weren’t carrying anything illegal, they are doc-ments I asked for..
Femi: But Sir, if it’s something legal, why did you say she put my life in danger?
Man: Because the police are searching for it… No more questions.
The man is Mr. Steve is a wealthy man, he made fortunes through his heavy investments in Oil and Gas in Nigeria, but he’s not all clean, he has been arrested back in the USA for possessing cocaine and unlawful possession of guns and a driver’s license. He spent some years in jail, it was in jail he met another drug lord serving jail terms, they soon became friends and discussed business in,side, the new friend, Santos, a Mexican has spent most of his life behind bars, anytime he is released, he finds himself back in jail for the same crime, Drugs…
It was his plan of getting to know more drug peddlers in jail, it helped him create a network with people from different locations, and Mr. Steve happened to be one, they created a supply to Ghana, where drugs come in quite easily, and it’s a lucrative business. He is childless and has divorced twice, if he should die now, the next of kin would probably be his driver whom he trusts.
“Wait here, am going to take a shower, I’ll call you after”… Steve said
Femi: Okay
Femi brought out her phone and saw two text messages, one was from Nedd
“Hey, thanks for coming over, I enjoyed talking to you, I hope we can meet tomorrow again… Please… Reply ASAP.. Nedd”
Femi smiled, she thought a while before replying
“Maybe, I’ll communicate to you tomorrow morning”, she texted.
The other text message was from an unknown number,
“Femi, I hope you are good, it’s me Tequila, I miss w, but stop looking for me, you and Blank must stop looking for me please… Don’t reply msg”
Femi looked at the message until her tears formed a blurry vision, she tried calling the number, but it was off, she wiped out the formed tears and formed her composure, she didn’t understand why Tequila wouldn’t want to see her no more, and why she’s telling them to stop looking for her, what is the reason, at least they deserve an explanation, or does Tequila feel she has taken her s₱0t at Shuga’s, is it out of jealousy she’s doing this or what exactly is happening?… She thought
“Come on in here”… Steve barked from in,side
Femi clutched on her bag, but again thought it wise to leave it behind, she dragged her body to the direction where the voice came from and met Steve descending from the stairs, reality hit on Femi hærd…
She had lied to Shuga about being a V-rgin, and to Tequila too, she didn’t really know why she did that, but it doesn’t matter to her now…
Steve: I need a m-ssage, hope you can do that huh?
Femi: Maybe I can…
Steve: You should know, but you must be unclad before you touch me, am gonna be unclad myself
Femi: Just that, just a m-ssage?
Steve: Why do you ask?… If I need anything, I’ll tell you… You don’t ask me
Femi: Sorry Sire
Femi went in,side a bath, she peeled off her clothes bit by bit, with her mind racing and protesting against this, but she couldn’t just stop herself.
Within minutes, Steve was sleeping in his back, gro-ning like an old fool as Femi continuously kneaded his back, with her unclad body a beautiful sight to behold.
Steve turned and touched Femi, she didn’t draw back, she just went on to m-ssage his chest
“You are beautiful Femi, you have a nice body, you shouldn’t be doing this.. This s€× for cash job”… Steve said
Femi: We do it for the cash. No job for us… And you guys patronize it anyway, so why the advice?
Steve: I have never slept with any s€× worker… Look at my D***, it’s barely er-ct, that should tell you… I’m not a man enough Femi… I only care about the m-ssage and I pay them to go off.
Femi: Do you care to tell me what happened to you?… I mean the D***
Steve: I was jailed back in the USA sometime ago, some bad ass guys kicked me there till I was bloody… I was told by the doctors I wouldn’t have normal s€× life, neither can I impregnate a lady
Femi was taken aback, she stopped and didn’t know what to say…
“Look, I just started this, I have not had s€× with anyone yet, I thought you would have, but you wouldn’t “… She said
Steve: But Shuga said you have been doing this for sometime now
Femi: Look at my body, that’s it look like?
Steve: Yea… You don’t look like
Femi went back into the washroom to shower, she looked at herself in the wall mirror, she touched herself and wished a man really touched her, and suddenly, she fantasized about herself, and Nedd.
Episode Thirteen (Dinner Night)
She woke up the next morning in the guestroom, she had spoken to Steve the greater part of the night, one thing she was missing was that, Steve had been trying to get into her head the wh0le time, and he did, to some extent.
She turned to her left and found a wad of bank notes, maybe a little over GH¢1000, and a note
“I enjoyed talking to you last night, that money is yours, and call this number when you get home… I can get you a job”… The house helps will help you out”… He wrote
She checked her phone and she had missed a lot of calls, some from Nedd, and the rest was from Blakk, she didn’t rush to call back, she dressed up and was helped out by one of the house maids.
Like she was now very confused, she didn’t even know were she was, she turned back to take a better look at the mansion, and it was massive than what she thought last night.
She waved down a motorcycle that came her way, it wasn’t an okada, but she was given a lift to Circle, where she got another Okada to her area.
She went straight to Blakk’s crop, he was busy preparing himself breakfast when she got there
Blakk: So you dem dey call you aa, u no dey pick?
Femi: Its that another way of saying good morning here in Ghana
Blakk: Oh me de3 gyae me (Leave me alone)
Femi: What did you say?
Blakk: Don’t worry, where have you been all night?
Femi: I went to work, when did you come back, because I checked here before leaving
Blakk: Work?… Cmon…
Femi: Look, that’s not necessary, just tell me you found Tequila
Blakk: Look, she texted her Mum telling her she’s traveling to Cote d’ivoire for a job, but she texted me telling me to stop looking for her
Femi: Yes, she texted me the same message, twice, both with different numbers
Femi showed Blakk the messages, he looked at it and shaked his head, Femi sat down and poured herself the hot tea and took a chunk of the bread Blakk was yet to take.
“Blakk, don’t you think we should report to the police?”… Femi suggested
Blakk: Police?… Me saf the police wants to arrest me for illegal connection, and you can’t report the matter to the police, I have this feelings that Shuga has Tequila
Femi: You know Shuga?
Blakk: Of course, U came to Accra with Tequila, I used to work at the club as a security guard, she fired me for dating a bartender, I have hated her from then
Femi: Oh, she said she took Tequila from the streets…
Blakk: Which streets?, we had a place to sleep before she took Tequila in, I came in later, we were never on the streets, and please don’t believe everything she tells you, she will entangle you in sh*t, and by the time you realize, you can’t escape from her grips… You’d be synced to her, and you never stop her biddings, that’s exactly what she did to Tequila and the other girls there
Femi: Hmmm
Blakk: If you can find a different job to do, you’re a beautiful girl, you see I have not been taking rent from you….
Femi: Yea, but why did you take it from Tequila?… She was more of a sister to you
Blakk: Look, I and Tequila had history, like we were dating, but we broke up… And this place isn’t for me, I’m just a caretaker, so….
Femi: So?…. You mean Tequila was your girlfriend?
Blakk: That’s exactly what I said
Femi: And you still pay money to have s€× with her, as in paying money to a pr-stitute to have s€× with ’em
Blakk: We aren’t dating, so what’s the big deal… She never complained anyway so why are you?
Femi: You both are terrible…. I’m going to my room
Blakk: Oh Femi not so fast, leave something for your boy, something small
Femi smiled and gave him GH¢20.00, she marched to her room, took a deep breath, stretched herself and fell into her bed to take some rest, a rest that soon found her dead asleep.
Nedd was anxious, he was prepared to take Femi out tonight, He liked Femi, but the girl was playing hærd to get, and it was making him feel like he’s not up to his game, and texted Femi again, this message woke her up from her slumber, she read the message and smiled at it before replying.
“Sorry, I was busy, Lets meet at six, your place… “… She replied
Deciding to meet Nedd at the time means she will have to skip at night, she didn’t know how to tell Shuga, whether as to feign sickness, or just go AWOL, in the end, she went for the latter, afterall, Shuga can’t dictate her life.
Femi didn’t really have dinner wears, she has never planned of getting herself one, not even shoes or bags, she dashed out to the nearest boutique to, and by the time she left, more than half of the cash she got from Steve was gone, naturally, she’s beautiful, she believes makeup makes her unattractive, but for the dinner with Nedd, she’s got to put in a little.
Blakk was becoming more worried, there are things she doesn’t want to drag Femi into, especially when his conscience is strongly telling him Tequila is either abducted or murdered, and he had a strong feeling Shuga has something to do with Tequila’s disappearance, his suspicion was not so different from that of Femi. But he needs to get some Information first, there are some guys he can get a little gist from.
Femi didn’t have a bigger mirror to look at herself, she didn’t need any mirror anyway, she stood there admiring and flirting herself, the honk of a car stole her attention, she didn’t need to be a psychic to know who that was, she grabbed her bag and dashed out of the room.
Nedd: Oh damn, you look gorgeous
Femi: Thank you, shall we?
Blakk was surprised, he has never seen Femi like this, he knows Femi is beautiful, but not to this extent, he stood waving at the tinted windows, hoping for a wave back, possibly from Femi.
To be Continued…