Circle, Accra – Episode 17

Circle, Accra

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 condoms you put in your dustbin, I Nigeria, You’d only use your sperm 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 relationship 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 inside 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 inside ooo, we dey wait am get small money, but we fit go inside 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

 

Danny Biitka

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