Opana – Episode 70

Opana – Episode 70

© Akoto Alexander

At Quincy Compound:

Michael Ansah: See who we have here this beautiful afternoon Quincy.

Henrietta Barnor: Since Mohammed has decided not to go to the mountain, the mountain has decided to come to Mohammed. You guys have decided not to check up on me so I came to surprise you, I have been here almost getting to an hour now.

Michael Ansah: (hugs Henrietta) An hour? Why didn’t you call me when you came to meet our absence.

Henrietta Barnor: When was the last time you checked your phone? I have called your phone uncountable times but you chose not to answer my calls.

Michael Ansah: (dips his hand in his pocket to get the phone and screams as he sees the screen) Ah f**k sh*t, I have 72 missed calls and 5 text messages, I forgot to take the phone from silent mode when we came out from the Immigration office. Julia has called me 12 times and sent 2 text messages, Henrietta has also called 38 times and a message, 15 missed calls from a foreign number that I suspect to be my mum and 7 missed calls from a landline which I believe came from the funeral home because I have seen their confirmation message which is an indication that we have the place booked for the funeral, the last message is from the bank.

Henrietta Barnor: Yes since you were not answering my calls, I sent you a message to inform you that I passed by your house and waited for you for sometime but since you were not answering my calls am leaving. (an armed police officer walks in)

Police Officer: Ma’am please we are back.

Quincy: Is everything okay with you Henrietta? What does the police officer want?

Henrietta Barnor: Oh don’t worry Quincy, he is with me. Gabby please wait for me in the car, the person I came to look for just came in. If he came earlier I wouldn’t have called you but since you guys are here I will plead with you to hang around for some time, I will settle you when we leave here.

Police Officer: No problem ma’am, you know am always at your humble service. I and the guys will be waiting outside for you.

Michael Ansah: Herty do you mind telling me what is going on because am lost over here. What are you doing here with an armed police officer? Are we safe?

Henrietta Barnor: You are as safe as the money in the central bank, well sorry I didn’t inform you earlier on, my dad is the current regional police commander. Someone told him about my predicament with Albert the night you first saw me and ever since then, he has detailed three of his men to bodyguard me anywhere I go but sometimes I bribe them so they give me some privacy.

Quincy: Hehehehe everyday I see and hear new things, daughter of the regional police commander please come in before someone reports to your father that I made you to stand in the sun for several minutes. Now if am talking to you I have to place my hands behind my back before I get a serious problem, Mike you have to treat your woman well ooo or else I will come and visit you behind bars at the regional police headquarters cell.

Henrietta Barnor: Hahaha you guys won’t ki*ll me with your jokes.

Michael Ansah: Trying to have an idea to ki*ll you will lead us to jail even before we execute our plan.

Henrietta Barnor: (enters the room and sees the laptop screen) My goodness when and where did this incident happen?

Quincy: Oh that ugly incident happened some months ago somewhere down the street, your lover boy got the opportunity to witness the whole encounter that night in the bush.

Michael Ansah: (frowns and screams) Quincy!!!!! Why this early betrayer? You have gone against your words in less than 5hours, gosh I feel so betrayed and stabbed in the back. Guy am really disappointed in you.

Quincy: So where did I go wrong that you are using harsh words for me. Is Herty a stranger to you or me?

Michael Ansah: Herty isn’t a stranger to me or you but I didn’t want to put her in harms way that is why I didn’t show the pictures and videos to her. Why did I say to you that never on earth must a third party hear what I opened up to you?

Quincy: Dude please forgive me, I never meant to betray your trust so please find a place in your heart to forgive me. Something like this will never happen again between the two of us.

Michael Ansah: I bear you no grudges but trust me that there will never be a next time. If you wish go live on air and broadcast whatever I told you to the world, you can go ahead but trust me on this, to every ear that hears this story he or she is as good as death. Am highly disappointed in you and I won’t………

Henrietta Barnor: (cuts in) Really? Are you guys doing this infront of me? C’mon guys, I no stranger to you and I want you to know that am very good at secrets and if by chance anyone of you gets the opportunity to go through my head you will know that I am a walking warehouse filled with oceans of secrets. Am sorry if I intruded in your privacy, I promise it won’t happen again and whatever I have seen here will remain in this very room.

Julia’s Cousin’s Place:

Julia: Maame Dufie am very grateful for everything you have done for me all this while, I don’t know what I could have done on my own without you by my side. I owe you big time.

Maame Dufie: Don’t be ridiculous Julia, when I lost my husband and mother, weren’t you the one who played a major role financially? See I am highly indebted to you in many ways so this is the least I can do to reciprocate the good things you have been doing for me all this while. Let me go to the kitchen and prepare something for you to eat, you need to eat and get enough strengthen to face the task ahead, mind you that everybody will die some day. My aunt your mother fought a good fight and victory has been her portion now.

Julia: Its okay madam preacher, please borrow me your phone so I call my boss, by now he might be wondering why I haven’t call him since I came to town.

Maame Dufie: The phone is in my red purse, do you still like your food with much pepper or you have changed now?

Julia: Am okay with anything you serve me Dufie. (dials the number of the boss)

The Boss: (on phone) Hello who is on the line?

Julia: Hello good afternoon boss, please this is Julia talking.

The Boss: (keeps calm so that he doesn’t blow the plan up) Julia why have you kept me worried like that? I have been worried sick since I wasn’t hearing from you, all your phone numbers that I know wasn’t connecting anytime I called. Hope you are safe wherever you are?

Julia: Am fine but unfortunately for me, my mother was very sick when I flew in and she passed away right infront of me early this morning.

The Boss: (pretending to be concerned) Awwwww so sorry to hear that, accept my sincere condolence. Bear in mind that the Lord gives and takes when He wants, we can’t understand His ways most at times but trust me everything happens for a reason.

Julia: Thanks for sympathizing with me sir, I am grateful.

The Boss: Oh never mind, so now what is the way forward my dear? Have you deposited the body to the morgue?

Julia: Yes please, we did that some hours ago, the doctor advised that we shouldn’t keep the body of my mom in the morgue for long because of how she felt sick for long so I intend to give my mom a befitting burial this coming friday.

The Boss: (smiles before talking) Hmmmmm then it means we have to double out steps in every preparations we will be doing. Which morgue did you deposit the remains of your mother?

Julia: Mmmmm its this new funeral home inside Haatso, what even is the name of the place. Dufie where did we deposit the body of my mother this afternoon?

The Boss: Is it Transition Funeral Home you are talking about?

Maame Dufie: (screams from the kitchen) Transition

Julia: Exactly sir, that is the place and we intend to do the funeral and everything at their funeral home come this Friday.

The Boss: That is certainly good, where are you at the moment? I will like to send my boys over so they bring money and drinks to you to serve your guests who come to pay homage to your mum.

Julia: Am at my cousin’s place somewhere in Spintex but the drinks won’t be necessary because I have already ordered a truck full of drinks and it is on its way here by now.

The Boss: (frowns with Julia’s response) So what about the printable things that you will need? I can get some of my boys who do my printing for me to come over and start work on the brochures and banners through a phone call.

Julia: That is so kind of you sir but I have already contracted a media firm to start work on that, thanks so much for everything sir, I am very grateful for your kind gesture towards me.

The Boss: (throws a fist in the air with anger written all over his face) Well then don’t hesitate to call on me when you need anything, I will call Karl right now to break the bad news to him. Trust me we are solidly behind you in anything you want to do.

Julia: Okay sir, I will stay in touch with anything that pops up.

The Boss: Very well my dear, also bear in mind that I am just a call away from you. Please don’t be crying too much also, I will come over with Karl to your place before Friday to come and greet you as custom demands.

Julia: I have heard you sir, have a nice day (cuts the call)

The Boss: (talks to himself) I have gotten you at the right place that I want you Julia, nobody steps on the tail of the viper and goes unbitten. You will join your mother come this Friday during her funeral service, swine.

Julia: (talking to herself also) Ah something is not right somewhere, I spoke to this man and he never bothered to ask me about the consignment I brought. He should at least stressed on it and let me know if he was okay with it or not, I have to get in touch with Mike right now.

Meanwhile as Mike, Henrietta and Quincy were in the room trying to settle their differences the person behind the door barged in on them.

Who could this person at the door be and what does the person want?

To be continued

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