SISTER MARY
EPISODE 18
Later in the morning, I cleaned up my bedroom which Anita was too big to clean before settling down in my sitting room where i busied myself watching one T.v programme to another and equally thinking of the right way to start my second and final assault on Mary.
I was tired of seeing the old lady, tired of pretending to be in love and tired of the situation i found myself in. It was time to steal the test results, i just couldnât afford to continue waiting.
âbut stealing the papers are one thing and ending the relationship another, How do i end the relationship without making it look obvious that i had everything planned?â i wondered.
âof course i have to draw out another plan, something like introducing a non existent man into the scene. I can arrange someone to make threatening phone-calls to me whenever Tessy is around. The man can claim to be her fiancee or ex-boyfriendâ i thoughtful reasoned with a smile, thinking deep again.
âbut no i will have to arrange that maybe three days after her apartment has been searched and the papers gotten. Then with the tension of the robbery and sudden phone calls from her alleged fiancee, i will cleverly link the two events together and play the victim game with her. Then after i will arrange for the same guys who stole the papers to come over to my apartment and beat me up. That will be the end of my relationship with Maryâ i summarized with a smile, even though i equally realised that the whole set up could cost me all my savings.
I quickly went through the newly thought out plan over and over again, searching for flaws.
Seriously the s-x i had with Anita really calmed my mind and made my brain sharp and working.
âwho says s-x isnât good for the body?â i smiled as i picked up my phone to call and brief Jboy, because he had the big role of vetting my plans and equally recruiting boys for the job.
But it really would have been cheaper, manly and more matured to bravely tell Mary to go her own way without going through all those rigorous plans..
I dialled Jboyâs phone number and waited for him to pick up my call.
âmy guy!â i soon heard his voice scream over the phone. I smiled and breathed deeply.
âwe need to see this evening, should i come over to your house?â i asked,
âsure just come. I will be waitingâ he answered before cracking a silly joke. I laughed and hung up.
A sharp knock on my door quickly brought back my attention. I rose from the chair, went and opened the door. It was no other person than Mary.
I wasnât happy seeing her but i managed out a smile.
âmy love you really donât try in calling or checking up on me. You hardly call nor show careâ she complained as she walked into the sitting room. I kept quiet, saying nothing as i returned to the chair i was sitting before she knocked.
âwell i came to check if you need any help. Maybe with your laundry or foodâ she said inquisitively, sat on my laps and stared into my eyes.
âno thanks dear, i donât need any help for the momentâ i murmured. She quickly frowned, and brought her face close to mine.
âyou are not happy that i cameâ she asked sadly. I forced out another smile while i rubbed her back with my right palm.
âof course iâmâ i smiled,
âso when are you actually seeing our pastor?â she asked, but before i could say anything my phone rang, drawing our attention to it. I was extremely surprised to see that the call was coming from Chioma. I couldnât believe my eyes.
âhelloâ i greeted with excitement,
âyou know we really have to straighten things out?â she said slowly,
âso where are you?. I hope you are at home because iâm about three minutes away from your house. I just donât know what is pushing me to do thisâ she softly said and hung up as if she wasnât sure of what she was doing, equally giving me no chance to say anything.
My face quickly coloured as i slowly withdrew the phone from my ear. I was a bit lost or should i say indecisive. I even failed to notice that Maryâs curious eyes were on me until she coughed.
âwhatâs the problem?â she asked curiously.
I stared at her not knowing what to say.
A part of me was still angry with Chioma over what she did the previous day while the greater part of me was excited that she was finally about giving me a listening ear. I really was in love with her and knowing that she was on her way to my apartment was too much a surprise to bear.
Then i remembered she was just four minutes away and Mary was still with me.
âtalk to me nau, whatâs the problem?, who called?â i heard Mary ask again.
SISTER MARY â Episode 19
âa colleague just called, demanding for a file i forgot at the office. I have to go get it quicklyâ I lied to her. She slowly got up from my body without saying anything else.
âYou can wait for me hereâ i smiled, got up from the chair and rushed to my room where i quickly dressed and hurried out of my apartment without saying anything else to an obviously stunned Mary.
My intention was really to run into Chioma at the gate and it happened just as i expected.
As i headed out from my apartment and rushed towards my car, i ran into chioma on the way. She stopped with a smile.
âare you going out?â she asked curiously,
âyes i have an appointment with my mechanic, iâm almost lateâ i replied seriously. She couldnât believe her ears.
âbut i told you that i was coming for a talk, or is your mechanic now more important to you?â she asked with disbelief.
âhmmm i canât believe this question is coming from the person who kicked me out yesterdayâ i grinned.
âand whatâs that supposed to mean?â she asked with a raised tone.
âif you are serious about this talk, then follow me to the carâ i commanded and left. She hesitated for a moment before coming after me. Together we headed out of the compound in my car. She never noticed how relieved and happy i was that she fell for my trick.
I stopped at the mechanicâs shop which was just a pole away from where i lived, bought a galon of engine oil plus a tin of oil treatment, returned to the car with my purchases, switched on the engine and drove towards a cute restaurant nearby.
âyou didnât see the mechanic or what?â she asked suspiciously,
âyeahâ i murmured without any further explanation until we got to my destination. I stopped the car, licked my lips and smiled at her.
âwe can go inside and discuss as much as you wantâ i winked, opened the car door and alighted. She hissed, alighted and followed me.
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We really had a very serious discussion inside the restaurant. She demanded to know everything and i was forced to open up to her, finally hiding nothing.
The shock on her face was quite alarming as i narrated everything. She trembled and coloured up as she listened.
âoh goodness me, iâm shocked as hell. What guarantee do i have that you wonât do the same to me. Oh how wicked can you be?, the poor girl is definitely hurting and to think that you are back with her just to hurt her more is so disgusting. No i canât take this s–tâ she cried and ran out on me after my story.
I watched her leave without going after her. She wanted the truth and i told her, which truly left me with a satisfying inner peace. However i felt she was gone for real.
I quietly finished my drink, left the restaurant and headed to my apartment where Mary was waiting for me. The last thing i wanted was allowing her spend the night with me.
Her face wasnât bright when i returned. She frowned expecting me to apologize to her, but unfortunately i wasnât in a good mood. All i wanted was to rest.
âthe way you are treating me isnât right at all. You are behaving as if iâm forcing myself on youâ she complained as if she didnât know the obvious, but before i could answer, my phone rang. It was Jboy calling.
âo boy!, i thought you told me you were coming?. Wetin come happen?â he asked,
âguy time still dey nau, haba. Iâm comingâ i answered,
âabeg show for gate. Iâm at the front of your house, waiting in my car. Hurry i donât have all the time in the worldâ he commanded and hung up. I smiled and drew close to Mary.
âwe have a lot to discuss but it will be tomorrow. Iâll come to your house by 3pm. Iâm about going somewhere with Jboy, but you should come along. Iâll beg him to drop you at your houseâ i seriously said to her.
She simply shrugged without another word, went to my bedroom, brushed up herself and came out to the sitting room three minutes later.
Together we headed out of my apartment to meet Jboy who was extremely surprised to see her.
âhmmm who am i seeing?â he laughed politely, eyeing Mary as we entered his car.
Suddenly from nowhere a black Sienna car stopped in front of us. Three guys jumped out in a commando style with Ak47 rifles.
âJesusâ Mary screamed in panic,
âget out from the car. Fast fastâ they screamed at us, cocking their guns in the process..
Mary and i quickly obeyed and jumped out of the vehicle, but Jboy wasnât so lucky.
As he nervously made to unfasten his seat belt one of the bandits misunderstood his intention and fired two rounds of fire-power on him without warning.
He instantly went unconscious. I couldnât believe it was real.
© Valentine
