Circle, Accra – Episode 10

Circle, Accra

Episode 10

 

Femi’s deep sleep was brought back to life after her phone started ringing, she was woken from her dreamland, located her phone which kept screaming like a baby in need of a mother’s attention.

It was Shuga, Femi knew this wasn’t good, she was supposed to call Shuga after she left Chief’s place, but she didn’t, not for any reason.

 

Femi: Hello Ma’, Good morning

 

Shuga: Yeah Good morning, where are you, you didn’t report back to me last night, hope everything is fine

 

Femi: Yeah, am fine

 

Shuga: Where is Tequila, I have not seen her the whole of yesterday, is she okay?

 

Femi: You mean Tequila is not at the club? I have been trying to reach her too, but I couldn’t

 

Shuga: Hmmm, this stupid girl might have taken me for varnishing again, I know

 

Femi: What do you mean by she has taken

you for varnishing?

 

Shuga: Look, Tequila has this habit for leaving without telling anybody about her where about, she has done that a couple for times, but I always find her and bring her back

 

Femi: Really, and you sure she’s doing that on purpose?

 

Shuga: She does a whole lot of things on purpose, like she’s unpredictable sometimes

 

Femi: So, are you going to bring her back like always?

 

Shuga: Nope, she’s matured, am not going after a grown up a$$, when she’s broke, she will find her way back to me

 

Femi: Ok, I hear

 

Shuga: I will need you back at my place today, don’t be late

 

Femi: Okay, sure

 

Chills ran through Femi, Shuga was being nice, like she’s always rude when talking about Tequila, and suddenly she’s kind of exhibiting motherly care towards Tequila.

 

“Something is wrong with Tequila, Shuga has done something to her, and I’m very sure”…She said

 

She went through her messages and read one from which she believed was from Nedd, the guy she had agreed to meet early one.

Her mind was very occupied, she was thinking and wondering why she seem to have found herself in the grips of some powerful people, Chief, Shuga and now Nedd, the guy whom she believes wants to profess love and relationship to her, and relationship is almost the thing she wasn’t ready to get herself into, but she also believed that, when its behind her control, she might fall for it.

 

But now, finding Tequila is the most important thing to her now, after that she can attend to any other thing, but if she must find Tequila, she must start from the last place she saw her…Vienna

The Sun was reaching its peak when Femi stepped outside, the sun hit hard on her face and she covered it lightly with her palm, she walked to check weather Tequila came back during the night, but no, and something wasn’t right, the padlock to the door has been tempered with, like someone has broken into the room, she knocked and called out Tequila’s name, but no response, she opened the door and walked inside the room, the room was dark, the bulb was removed, and she could see Tequila’s belongings were gone, Femi has no background in detecting crimes, she wasn’t her detector, but she was very sure this scene wasn’t a robbery scene, her things were picked up, no ransacking nor displacement of things, Tequila’s bags full of clothes, shoes, handbags and other stuff were gone. She knew very well Tequila didn’t do this, she knew that very well within her heart. Whoever came in here is a male, she knew that from the shoe prints that were left in the room, she quickly dashed out of the room to locate Blakk.

 

“Blakk…Blaaakkk”….where you dey now?

 

Blakk: Omo Naija, you bring me something?

 

Femi: No Blakk, ebi you wey enter Femi’s room

 

Blakk: Why, sombre enter there?

 

Femi: What be that one too?

 

Blakk: Ohh, look, you for format the Nigerian pidgin, then install Ghana version okay…You dey Ghana now

 

Femi: Someone break enter Femi’s room, the padlock break, her things gone

 

Blakk didn’t wait to hear the rest, he quickly grabbed his shirt and went to check for himself

Someone broke the padlock, I believe with this stone…Femi asserted

 

Blakk: No, the person didn’t hit with an object , it was broken using an object that wouldn’t make noise, see the cut marks on the padlock, it was cut open, and see the shoeprints in the mad here, it was a guy

 

Femi: Yes, I saw the shoe prints in the room and I guessed same

 

Blakk: Have you tried calling her?

 

Femi: Yes, please, can you go and check at her Mum’s place, at least go alone if you wouldn’t take me along

 

Blakk: Hmm, ihear, ago go der maself, you for dey home

 

Femi: Ok, please today?

 

Blakk: Asure, make afinish ma thing den bounce

Femi had just entered her room when she got a call, it was Nedd…

 

Femi: Hello

 

Nedd: Hi Femi, I hope you are good?

 

Femi: Yes I am, what about you?

 

Nedd: I am doing well, and sorry I didn’t call in the morning

 

Femi: Oh, don’t worry, am cool

 

Nedd: So can you make it to the bar, or I

should come pick you up?

 

Femi: Mmmm, which time?

 

Nedd: Maybe 2pm

 

Femi: Okay, I’ll come myself, it’s just across the road, don’t waste your fuel

 

Nedd: Alright, I’d be expecting you

 

Femi: Okay

 

Femi was done bathing and combing her hair when a text message appeared on her phone, it was from Tequila, she opened it and its content surprised her

 

“Stop looking for me, I am fine”…Please take care of yourself”

 

Femi was awed, she tried calling the number but it was not reachable, she called Blakk…

 

Blakk: You mean she sent you a text message?

 

Femi: I’m not sure if it was her, but it was her number

 

Blakk: Look, the last time I checked, I completed the same school with Tequila, we all dropped out due to school fees and others, but Tequila dropped out of school due to extra reasons, she was bad at reading and writing, she will speak English quite well, but reading and writing…Trust me, her mother is better at that

 

Femi: Are you sure?

 

Blakk: Have you ever seen her read or write anything, check her room, there’s nothing too readable in there

 

Femi: Yeah I have realized that, so you think someone wrote that?

 

Blakk: I am very sure someone wrote that, Tequila couldn’t even spell Tequila, she spelt “Tikiilar”…

 

Blakk ended the call by cautioning Femi to be careful, she might be harmed if she’s seen or heard about looking for Tequila.

She knew that was true, she laid down in her bed, and for once thought of calling Chief, someone she believes might protect her.

 

To be continued…

 

Language is crafted to sometimes reflect the background of the character

Pidgin English is a corrupted form of English spoken in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and other English speaking countries in Africa.

Danny Biitka

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