Circle, Accra – Episode 13

Circle, Accra
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 whole 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 sex with her, as in paying money to a prostitute to have sex 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 hard 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…

Danny Biitka
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