Madam Bambina’s Br0thel
Episode Four
It is now one month since Cheta and the other girls were arrested at Madam Bambina’s Brothel and no one had come for them. No relatives called and no friends visited to as much as give them food, snacks or water. The police decided to contact the Nigerian embassy since all the ladies were Nigerians. Luckily, the police agreed to release all of them without pressing any charges.
The authorities knew that all the girls were trafficked into the country and even though six people were reported to have died after visiting the brothel, there were no evidence that the girls killed anyone. Luckily too, the police did not return to the brothel to conduct another search, so they did not discover Madam Bambina’s dead body.
There was just one condition: all of the girls would be deported back to Nigeria. The Nigerian embassy agreed to the condition and all the girls were driven to the airport straight from the police station.
But just before they would board the chattered flight to Abuja, Cheta escaped and even disappeared.
“I’m going nowhere. I’m going back to the brothel.” She said as she sneaked into the toilet as if she wanted to ease herself. When she emerged from the airport toilet, she did not go back to where the rest of the girls were camped to wait for their flight to be ready. Cheta made her way out of the airport and soon, she was back at Madam Bambina’s Brothel.
“This place is now mine and I will take over and run it. I can’t leave such a big facility and return to Nigeria. This is my opportunity to be rich.” Cheta said as she entered her room. Everywhere was stinking because Madam Bambina’s dead body had completely rotten and the odour filled the air and raised a terrible stench. It smelt like abattoir that hasn’t been washed for years.
“The place is a mess. I have to clean the mess myself to avoid been found out by the police or anyone.” Cheta said.
Quickly, she started to reason how she would dispose of Madam Bambina’s body. Already, it was totally rotten and Cheta saw very big maggots entering and coming out. Nearly all the flesh had peeled off the bone. Was it not that Madam Bambina was a fat woman, only bones would have left. Even so, Cheta could see bones sticking out as maggots had a field day on the brownish flesh. Her eyes were gorged out and this made Cheta to wonder if vultures had come to eat the dead body.
“How am I going to throw this away?” Cheta asked herself. A good idea flashed through her head and she decided to implement it.
She opened Madam Bambina’s room and found a big Ghana Must Go bag. She took the bag into the room where Madam Bambina’s body was. Carefully, she packed every rotten flesh and bone into the bag and carefully zipped it. It was a very difficult task because in the end, she felt as if her brain was turned upside down due to the terrible odour.
“Finally, I’m done.” She said as she threw Madam Bambina’s skull into the bag. Her head was the last item she touched. It was already separated from the neck by maggots.
She lifted the bag with a great difficulty. “This woman is very heavy.” She said and left the room with the bag on her head. She went to the back of the brothel, opened the sock away pit by sliding open the cover. She then unzipped the bag and emptied the whole thing into the toilet pit. Cheta also threw the bag into the pit.
“This feels good. I’m finally free. I have buried my enemy.” Cheta said. She covered the sock away and returned to Madam Bambina’s room. She searched the room very thoroughly and found a huge sum of money tied in black leather and kept under the big mattress.
“At least, I will use this one and start life. Now is the time to execute my ultimate plan.” Cheta said. Soon, she left the brothel and went into town.
Apart from when she was arrested by the police, Cheta had never stepped out of the brothel before.
“I’m from Naija. I will find my way.” She said to herself. Soon, she was able to find her way into a market where she bought all the things she wanted. She bought cooking utensils in large quantities. The things she bought were so much so that she needed a lorry to take her back to the hotel.
“Time to sleep and rest.” Cheta said when the items were offloaded for her. But the odour left by Madam Bambina’s dead body did not allow her to have a good sleep. Immediately she saw daylight, Cheta went out of the brothel. She found an artisan who helped her to construct a new signpost for the brothel.
“This place is no longer Madam Bambina’s Brothel. Henceforth, it shall be called Cheta’s Naija Kitchen.” Cheta said as the artisan helped her to mount the new signpost at the gate. She found professional cleaners who helped her to clean and fumigate the entire brothel and finally, she was able to breath a fresh air.
Weeks after she took over the brothel and started cooking Nigerian dishes, Cheta’s Naija Kitchen became a popular restaurant in town. She started making so much money and even employed staff. So instead of coming there to sleep with women, men were trooping in to eat sumptuous meals.
Soon, the men started to admire Cheta. One day, a particular Nigerian man named Tunde summoned courage to ask her out.
“Why not let’s hang out this Sunday.” Tunde asked Cheta. After all the girls left and she was the only person in the restaurant, she started to feel lonely and in need of company. Cheta did not like the amount of lonely nights she has had to endure lately, so she said yes to Tunde and after their first date, they fell deeply in love.
Tunde became a very regular face at the restaurant and he often helped Cheta to serve customers. Also, he sleeps over many times, but the problem is that Cheta has never allowed him to touch her.
“It is not yet time. Let us get married first. I don’t believe in premarital s*x.” Cheta said one night when Tunde tried to touch her again. He has tried many times and failed and his patience was running out.
“For how long? We have been dating for many months now. You are making me to suffer to be honest. I think we should just end the relationship.” Tunde said and he stood up to leave the room and the restaurant. It was late in the night.
Deep down her heart, Cheta knows that Tunde was right. She also wants him badly, but she was scared of what would happen. What if he dies like other men who died after touching her? That thought alone was so scary. And she has fallen deeply in love with him that she cannot afford to lose him.
“But damn it. Anything that will happen, let it happen.” Cheta said in her heart as she stood up from the bed and held Tunde back. She used her middle finger to push him to the bed and Tunde yielded and fell ‘yakata’ on the soft mattress.
That night, they made passionate love. That was the first time she is being with a man she truly loves and it was a night to remember. As they slept out of tiredness, Cheta kept wondering what would happen to Tunde.
“Will Tunde also die like other men who touched me?” She asked as she slept off.
Watch out for episode 5.
