Circle, Accra Episode 16 – 17

Circle, Accra
Episode Sixteen(The Bad Guy)
Later in the evening, Blakk came banging on Femi’s door, Femi woke up and dragged her body to the door, she wiped her face with her palm and gulped in some water to rinse her mouth
Blakk: I thought you’d never come back
Femi: Why do you say that?
Blakk: Because you roll with Nedd, the original bad boy
Femi: What do you mean by original bad boy?
Blakk: That’s how I call him, that’s how the guys around call him, I’m not saying it reflects in his character
Femi: Whatever
Blakk: So how was it
Femi: How was what?
Blakk: You and Nedd you know…
Femi: Look, it was just dinner, and I ended up sleeping over at his place, and nothing happened
Blakk: Kw3!!, you mean nothing happened, like nothing… Like nothing as in nothing?
Femi: What’s wrong with you? What else do you want to hear
Blakk: I want to hear something…
Femi: You have a problem you
“Errrrm, have you tried Tequila’s contact again, have you tried reaching her”… Blakk asked
Femi: There’s no day I don’t dial that number, it’s becoming boring to me, she’s been away for almost two months
Blakk: Hmmm, I don’t know what to tell her Mum when she comes here
Femi: Wait, her Mum is coming here?
Blakk: She wants to straighten things with Tequila, they were never connected as mother and daughter, very complicated
Femi: Wooo, how is that?
Blakk: She always blamed her Mum for messing up her life when she was growing up, and Tequila could kill you for mentioning her Father’s name, the man lethem when they needed her most… Tequila hated him from there, and later extended the hate to her Mum, she only visits her Mum because of her siblings, either than that, she wouldn’t
Femi: Too bad, she never really told me that, look like we share the same fate
Blakk: Which fate?
Femi: I can’t stand my Mum, I just don’t want to see her, she disgust me
Blakk: Wooo, wait, relax, you’re just talking to me, calm down ok
Femi: Mhmmm, she was the reason my brother died, I have hated her since
Blakk: Brother?… Oh sorry
Femi: Yeah, brother, my twin brother
Blakk: Wait whaat, you’re a twin?
Femi: Until my Mum sent him to his early grave, I had issues with my parents before then, but the death of my brother switched me off, I left home after he was buried, my parents couldn’t attend the burial
Blakk: Why didn’t they?
Femi: Because I made sure everyone understand my Mum killed my brother, and she did
Blakk: How exactly did she kill your brother?…
“My brother supported me and my siblings, they didn’t see the reason for us to be in school so we dropped out, my brother worked hærd to bring little food and money to us, my mother wouldn’t accept any of that, she accused my brother of being a rascal and a thief, they argued that day, he forced to himself out of the door when my Mum was blocking him, she fell because of the force.
My Mum had a distant brother who was a soldier, we didn’t really know much about him…. To cut the story short, she reported my brother to him… That his soldier brother came with his colleagues, they took him away, the next day, we found my brother beaten to pulps, he died a week later from internal bleeding
Blakk: Stop crying Femi… I’m sorry for reminding you all this
Femi: Oh don’t worry…
Blakk: You should go in,side, I’ll bring you some kenkey
Femi nearly missed the incoming call, she picked whilst sitting her bed
“You think you’ve become a big girl huh, what do you take me for, like your play mate or what?… Listen young lady, I’m your boss and you have to submit to me your f****ng b***h, you are worthless without me, I picked you from the street, and I wouldn’t mind to throw you into the hostile street if I should”…
Femi hanged up the call, she wouldn’t listen to any of this unguarded talk from Shuga
“Did that b***h just call me a f****ng b***h?”… Worthless? Picked me from the street? Submit?…. Oh f**k her”… Femi cussed Shuga bitterly, she wouldn’t submit to any woman, not on this earth, nor the other.
Nedd had sent a lot of messages to Femi, but she’s not ready to reply to any of them, Blakk referring to him as the Bad boy must mean something in reality, and she’s going to squeeze it out of Blakk.
He picked up his phone again, and the idea of calling Steve popped up in her mind
“Hello Oldman”… She said flirtily
Steve: Hello, who am I speaking to?
Femi: Care for a m-ssage?
Steve: Look lady, am busy right now
Femi: Its Femi, remember
Steve: I told you to call me, why didn’t you?
Femi: Well, I forgot
Steve: I’ll give you a call later, I’m with partners
Femi thought, whether to go to Vienna or not, she isn’t in a good mood, and a little stupid attitude Shuga might show towards her will receive a fairly reasonable reply, so she decided to keep to herself for the evening.
“Femi”… It was Nedd, he had come over to check up on her
Femi: What are you doing here?
Nedd: C’mon Femi, stop acting strange
Femi: Strange, this is my good self, trust me, you wouldn’t like to witness my bad self, not from a Nigerian girl from Warri
Nedd: I’m sorry for what I said, that’s what I came to tell you, and hey, you left your earrings in the room, I’m leaving….
Femi didn’t care, she went back into her roam and made sure he was out of sight before she came out, Blakk came back with the food, and as they ate, Femi dropped the bombshell
“Why do you call Nedd the “Bad Boy”?
Episode Seventeen
Femi was almost now familiar with her surroundings, she understands the way and life of people in Accra now, and was used to the common cliches amongst the people, even in Twi and Ga.
She had gone with Blakk to check out a single room just around the kiosk Estate, but the landlady had demanded an advanced payment, so she will have to up in game to get more money if she wants to get the room, even after she was told the room will be given to anyone who makes the payment.
Blakk: What are you preparing huh, I can smell it from my room
Femi: Smell, was the aroma mentioning your name?… Or did it bring heat into your room?
Blakk: No, it was distracting me, so I came to look for what was distracting me
Femi: I’m preparing Egusi, I’ll later prepare Eba, I have to eat Nigeria today
Blakk: We or you?…
Femi: Look, I was preparing the food for me, when you marry me, you can come and demand food… Or maybe too, that lady you sneaked into your room can equally prepare you something
Blakk: Which lady, what are you talking about?
Femi: See, am not interested in hearing of your mind games, I see them, anytime you try to sneak them in and out of your room
Blakk: Where is your evidence? And why are you so concerned, are you jealous?
Femi: Maybe you should make sure you burn those c-ndoms you put in your dustbin, I Nigeria, You’d only use your sp**m to make someone rich… And hey, I don’t remember ever being jealous ok
Blakk: Whatever, and hey, when will the food be ready
Femi: First, I need a bowl of gari, take this money and get me some from the shop, maybe we can talk from there
Blakk: I’m older than you are, you know that?
Femi: Will you eat your age?
Blakk had no more reason to complain, if he really wants to eat something better today, walking some five minutes to get a bowl of gari will secure him some good food.
Femi feels really bad anytime she picks up the phone Nedd gave her, even it was a gift that was given to her unconditionally, using it right now didn’t make her feel so good, and she hasn’t made any effort to get in touch with Nedd, and Nedd has not also bothered to check up on her, it’s been some time they really got to see each other. Her attitude was not only borne out of what Nedd had said, it was also as a result of what the name “The Bad Boy” also meant…
Blakk had told her Nedd was known to be a woman chaser, like one who wouldn’t really stick to one lady lady, or one who wouldn’t really stay with a lady, he also told her how Blakk had an affair with Tequila.
Flashback>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
“Like WTF?, that bas***d slept with Tequila?…. And he wants to sleep with me too?”… Femi said
Blakk: Or yeah, I wasn’t happy, that was the time I had just broken up with Tequila, and you know, Nedd used to dash me money and old clothes, it was just his way of getting closer to Nedd
Femi: Wooo, Why didn’t you tell him Tequila was your girl?
Blakk: We had broken up, and I didn’t have that control over Tequila, even when we were together, she had another partners, and the guy was giving him money to give to me, I needed the cash, those days were harf days
Femi: So Tequila knew she had history with Nedd and still wanted me to get him, what was she thinking, like does she feel at all?
The relationsh¡p between Shuga and Femi was almost never good, Femi had talked back to Shuga a couple of times, Shuga had held back monies meant for Femi, and it had created some arguments, it shocked the other girls, like they really don’t have that kind of guts to talk back at Shuga. But after every misunderstanding, business still went on, Femi did the deliveries, got her bonuses and moved on.
Today, Femi had to report late to Vienna, Shuga was introducing her to another client, and they had agreed to meet late in the night, but due to the danger on the street and others, Femi decided to report early to Vienna, she also wanted to catch up with her Nigerian friends there, they rarely got in touch, but anytime they do, every topic will be digested before they go their separate ways.
Blakk wanted to get something doing, he had borrowed a bike from a friend who had travelled abroad, he uses it as okada, and he has been giving Femi lift to Vienna anytime he’s around, and that made him enjoy meals from Femi, only when she’s in a good mood, most of the time, she is.
Femi met two of her friends sitting in,side the bar at Vienna, they dissed Femi for not checking up on them
1st Lady: You get rich clients, so you no go check up on us
Femi: Why you go say such, Madam dey ma neck like tie, how ago breath, she come?
2nd Lady: Madam, yes, she dey in,side ooo, we dey wait am get small money, but we fit go in,side now
Femi: Why you people fear am so, like your life depend on am?
1st Lady: Madam, talk for yourself, you den Shuga dey different level, you be her star girl, so she dey handle you like egg, wait till she use you finish, rug sef go better you
Femi: I go lef am before she lef me… adey come
Femi walked towards Shuga’s office, the two ladies didn’t umderestimatw her guts, because Femi doesn’t really care about Shuga and her rules, and without knocking, she entered the office, and was greeted by a sight
“Femi, Get out, WTF!! Get TF out.. don’t you know how to knock?… Get the f**k out”… Shuga ranted
Femi stood behind the door, smiled to herself and walked back her friends
To be Continued