I took a long drag on my cigarette and puffed it out of my nostrils,as tears rolled down my cheeks,if only,if only i had known,i wouldn't have just bothered coming down to lagos.That son of a bitch,how did i even fall in Love with him in the first place ,i wondered. i took a sip from my glass of beer and promised to pay him back in his own coin.
"Don't you think you are smoking too much?"i heard a voice say behind me
"i pay my bills and if i remember clearly i didn't come here with anyone and for crying out loud its my life and my choice"i snapped at him "you are on your tenth stick of cigarette and you say its your life and your choice?i don't know you from Adam but im not gonna allow you smoke yourself to death,for crying out loud ,there should be decorum"he said as he pulled the cigarette of my hand.i hadn't really turned to look at the face of my supposed guardian angel but then in my whole anger ,i turned and gave him a slap"i think you should mind your gaddem business"and then i recognised him.He was sitting next to me on our flight to lagos this morning
"how dare you?"he shouted at me,as he put his hand to the spot i had hit,suddenly i turned back and i realised we were the cynosure of all eyes.i felt pity for him,afterall he wasn't Jesse but too bad he was at the receivin end. I picked up my bag and as i made to leave he pulled me back,"you think you are going to leave like that?he said
"what im i supposed to think mr i wanna be exclusive?i sat on my own, you came to disturb me and you expect me to kiss your arse?its not gonna work mr"i ranted and walked away
By the time i got back to the hotel ,it was already past midnight,maybe i shouldn't even have gone out in the first placecos i actually came back feeling worse.Miss bugs bunny had closed for the day
and a slim lady had taken over for the night,she had on a very charming smile ,her make up was very heavy and she was looking too bright for the night.she kept on smiling as i approached her.
"Goodeveining ma'am,how may i help you?"she asked
"you may not help me in any way, actually went out to get a drink"i replied,throwing a smile at her as i walked past her and went upstairs and for the upteenth time i began to wonder about the security of their customers.Anyways ,by tomorrow i will be so out of the place . I opened the door and went inside
.i had taken the key to the room with me because i felt in Jesse's state of oblivion he wouldn't wake up till the next morning and truly there he was snoring his youth away.
I still couldn't sleep,i sat down and watch my offender sleeping without any care in the world .i put on the telly and began to watch movies.
I didn't know when i dozed and when i checked the time it was already 7.45a.m.i went into the bathroom and had a hot bath, i got dressed and woke Jesse up.
"you are dressed up Trish,why are you in a hurry?"he asked
"i have clearance tomorrow morning and i wouldn't want to miss it"i replied
"ok",he said "so how are you going back?"he asked
Stupid question,i thought."i came by air and i am going back by air and please you are refunding the fare i came with "i said
"no problem,but Trish are you going to leave just like that he asked ,winking at me
I looked at him smiled sheepishly "sweetheart,maybe you didn't know,coming to lagos to see you was all shortage and no gain and here you are winking at me,my thighs you will never see again.now give me my money and let me go"i shouted at him
Just then his phone rang ,he talked for a while and when he was done he told me he needed to get to gbagada ugently to see his brother ,he asked me to wait for him that we needed to sort out our grieviances once and for all before travelling .i obliged ,while he dashed out without having his bath.I waited patiently for an hour before i decided to strike.I had seen some wadds of naira notes and dollars the previous day when i was searching for a t-shirt,i opened the bag counted the dollars,it was six hundred in all,i removed four hundred dollars and kept two hundred for him,then i took sixty thousand from the hundred thousand naira bundle.I zipped the bag,picked up my bag and left the room.I left the key with key with bugs bunny at the reception and walked out to board a cab to the air port..................................................................................
I was lucky to get a flight at dana air which will be boarding in forty five minutes time to enugu.I quickly paid for my ticket and checked in.We eventually boarded the flight and i chose a seat on the aisle,there was a guy seating by the window,i didnt even bother to look at him cos i was getting ready to put myself into sleep mode.
"hmmmmmmm,we meet again,my name is Abiye Georgewill"i saw his hand stretched towards me for a shake,i raised up my head and looked at him and i quickly squeezed my eyes shut..................................
to be cont'd
