LOVE AND LIES
SEVEN
Lara went back into the house after Kola was out of sight. She unwrapped the phone and brought it out from the pack. A smile was spreading through her face. It was an iPhone 4. She examined it happily and brought out her other phone and dialed Tony’s number. It rang for a while before he picked.
“Where are you?” Lara asked him.
“I have not gone far. I am in a bar close to the school.”
“I need you to come back now. That guy has brought the phone I told you about. We need to go and sell it.”
“Okay. I am on my way.” Tony spoke from the phone before Lara hung up happily. She later laid back into bed and few minutes later Some knocks rattled noisily at the door before it gabbled open. Tony walked in reeking of alcohol. He was in a faded blue T-shirt over a dirty blue jeans. A rough dread stood above his head while an earring was dug into his left ear. Lara sat up eagerly, smiling.
“So your maga has bought you the phone he promised.” Tony said before he sat at the edge of the bed.
“I am selling the old one. If I sell the new one he will know.” Lara said with a worried look.
“Anyhow you want it baby.” Tony said, examining the old phone to figure out its worth.
“Let’s go right away.” Lara said eagerly “At least we should dispose it for nothing less than 40k.”
“I can’t say” Tony affirmed. “May be when we get there.”
Lara got up from bed, about to change her clothes.
“Not too fast baby.” Tony said lovingly, walking closer to her, caressing her back. “At least I should finish what I started before you rushed me out of the house, because of that idiot”
“We can always have s*x when we are back, Tony” Lara told him tiredly.
“No now. This thing still dey my body babe. You got to understand.” Tony said and began to undress himself. He undid his belt and unzipped his trousers. A giant d**k nodded out. He pulled his shirt out over himself and he became stark n***d. Lara was not aware of this. She was busy searching for clothes to wear until Tony came closer again and began to rub his d**k gently behind her.
“Oh Tony, Not this time.” Lara stamped her feet, fought a bit in protest as Tony held her in a grip before she gave up. Tong pushed her gently into the bed and undressed her violently. Lara had suddenly been aroused. She loved the violent part of Tony when it came to s*x. Tony dug his hand into his trousers that he had earlier thrown to a side and brought out a wrapped whitish substance. It was cocaine. He had often loved to take the substance anytime he wanted to have s*x with Lara. It had often given him extra strength. Lara did not talk as Tony sniffed a bit of it and his eyes went bloodshot. He gave some to Lara to take. She shrugged off in protest.
“I have told you I will never take that.” Lara submitted.
“But you like it when I take the shit before f*****g you.” Tony said and laughed.
“You care about it, so that is your business.” Lara said and eyed him. She was waiting patiently for Tony to be done. It had often made him look scary and dangerous. Lara loved that part. She loved to be handled violently when it was s*x. Tony was good at that compared to Kola.
Tony sniffed many times and the look on his face gave the impression that he was going crazy. He screamed and dragged Lara closer. She panicked but she loved it. A kind of panic she often longed for sometimes.
“Are you ready to scream?” Tony asked her. “Because I am about to f**k you like a crazy bitch.”
“You need to take it easy with me Tony, please Tony.” Lara begged as Tony rubbed his hand all over her body. It had often been a prelude before he would go into action.
“Nobody begs me baby when I am in this mood, nobody.” He coughed and sniffed, rubbing a finger over his nose.” I am that crazy dude every girl likes to f**k. I am crazy. Yes I am crazy” he laughed and screamed. ” I will set this whole house on fire. Yes I will.” He bragged.”That stupid dude pays the rent and I will f**k it. He is a fool, an asshole. I am the real dude hear.”
He cried as he dug his d**k into Lara from behind. He began to hit her really bad. A loud banging and screaming began to rock the house. They didn’t care about the noises. The neighbours had already known them because their noises could be heard everywhere in the house
“Enough Tony” Lara begged. “You will kill me.”
“Yes I will f**k that bitch out of you. So that you can tell that dude, he is a fool. I own your f*****g p***y! You hear me? I own it! So tell him I own the f*****g p***y.” He screamed as he hit her hard. Lara cried on pleading, yet she didn’t want Tony to stop. Few minutes later, Tony was done. He flopped into the bed panting. Lara heaved a sigh and snorted for some breaths before they both napped off.
*******
Loud hooting of cars was heard outside with several banging and whirring. It tore through the silence of the day. A faint sun was patiently sinking into the clouds while darkness gradually thickened. The day was almost far spent.
Lara woke up suddenly and stared at the wall clock in her room. It was 5:30pm. Tony was still snoring in bed. There was a syringe thrown to a side of the table. Lara stared at it. She realized Tony had taken more drugs before falling asleep. She hissed.
“Tony” Lara called tapping one of his feet. He wriggled and the bed let out a creak before he snored off again. Lara tapped him once more and he suddenly opened his bloodshot eyes that still had the remnants of sleep.
“The phone, Tony. I need some cash.” Lara shouted.
“That’s true.” Tony scrambled up to his feet. He rubbed his eyes and yawned. It was a kind of yawn that was irritating and repulsive. He stretched himself and stared at the wall clock.
“Let me call Fred. He told me some days ago that he needs a phone. He might buy it from you.” Tony said and searched round for his phone. He realized later that he had no credit in it. He hissed.
Tony had been a guy that no one could explain properly the plights of his life. Sometimes one would see him cruising in one of the latest car in town everywhere on campus. And when you ask him whom the owner of the car is, he will say it is for him boldly. And truly it was for him. Few weeks later, one would see him trekking the whole campus again on foot. His life was a catalogue of financial inconsistency. He had often got his wealth from being an internet fraudster. Lara knew all these but didn’t seem to worry. If one should ask her what she actually wants from a guy like Tony, she will say s*x of course. Tony seemed to have everything about that. A giant d**k, an athletic body structure and an amazing strength. He was a s*x machine as far as Lara was concerned. And when she would be tired of that or ready to settle down for marriage, she would probably lay him off. That was her plan.
Lara handed her phone to Tony and he called Fred. He was also an internet fraudster like Tony. But his frequent hitting of jackpot had suggested he had often stepped up his game. Fred told Tony he was somewhere off campus and few minutes later they both set out to meet him.
“How much do you want to sell this?” Fred asked examining the phone after they had exchanged greetings. “I don’t really need something like this but I want to get it for my babe.”
“You know you be my guy, just give us 50k.” Tony told him.
“Come on Tony, this phone has been used for a long time. Nobody will buy it that much. Let me give you 25k.”
Guy, this na iPhone 4. Wetin you dey talk na. You no see am” Tony explained with a look that suggested he was disappointed. Lara was beside him, watching quietly.
“Okay, because you are my guy. I will give you 27k.”
“Make it 30 guy.” Tony concluded. There was a moment of argument before Fred finally agreed. He went into his car and brought out a bundle of naira notes. He counted out 30k staring at Lara. He had actually bought the phone to impress Lara not that he really needed it. Fred was a kind of guy that liked to impress girls with his cash.
Lara and Tony went away after they had collected the money. They walked a distance before Tony counted out 15k from the money and handed the rest to Lara.
“What is the meaning of this?” Lara flared up.
“We will share the money of course.” Tony frowned.
“We will share the money because you bought the phone for me. Are you crazy or what? It is a guy like you that bought me that phone. When was the last time you took me out or bought something for me Tony?”
“You are a crazy bitch!” Tony groaned in anger. “So you want to have all the money?”
“You are also a fool Tony. As your babe, can’t you just allow me to have all since you know I really need cash and besides it is my phone.” Lara began to shout. Tony was embarrassed. He dropped the 15k on the floor when Lara refused to collect it and dug the rest into his pocket. He walked away. Passers-by began to stare at them. Lara bent picked the cash that was already blown apart by the wind, before she ran after him.
To be continued……….
ยฉ Emmanuel Erondu, 2019
