BELINA (Tender Beauty)
*****EPISODE 10*****
Pric, where are you” I asked.
“I was just about to call, we are at Boruwa lane now but we can’t find you”
“I can see your head lamp so just come forward. The guys are after
me and they are few steps away from me. I would start running
towards you guys, so please, open the door so that I can get in immediately u reach me” I said.
“ok”, she said and hung up.
I saw d vehicle coming ahead of me so I said a little prayer and came out of d bush. I started
running towards the car, waving at them so that they would recognize me. I noticed that the
footsteps I heard were not mine only so I looked back, lo and behold, they were at my heels. I ran with all my might and when I got to the car, it slowed down; the door was already open so I
jumped in and the car zoomed off almost running over one of the two.
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Richard smiled from the bottom of his heart for and first time in a long while. He looked at Deji who looked confused with a comforting smile. He looked weak and was fighting sleep as
he continually opened his eyes.
Richard encouraged him to sleep and he later gave in. Richard stood there for more than 10mins just staring at him and
later went back to his office.
He got to his office and knelt down beside his table and started thanking God. He had been praying the and past 2days and God had just answered his prayers.
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As I entered d car, I collapsed on the back seat for some minutes, my eyes closed without
uttering a word. I opened my eyes and saw Prisca staring at me. I later opened my mouth and said,
“Thanks a lot; I would probably be out of this country by dawn if u guys hadn’t come for me”
“What happened Lina? How did u get there?” Prisca asked.
“Calm down darling, let her rest, she has been through a lot”, Tony said
I smiled faintly and simply said, “I would tell u all about it later but what I know is that they
were sent by Tunji and I would wager that my dad has a hand in it too”
“What? How can a father do that? No, I don’t think he has a
hand in it”, Tony said.
I laughed slightly,
“Well, you don’t know my father”
Prisca placed her hand on my leg comfortingly as I lay on the chair and there was no other
discussion until we got to Prisca’s place. I was so weak and I wondered if I would be able to
stand not to mention walk with my sore feet, but I did. I walked
slowly to d gate and waited for Prisca who was busy talking with Tony.
Prisca walked up to
me some minutes after and I thanked Tony again before he sped off.
I had a warm bath in her bathroom. She
also did d same thing and after I had worn a night gown which actually belongs to her, I climbed d bed. All d questions she tried to ask me fell on deaf ears as sleep overtook me.
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Sparrow and spanner had been sitting on the road for more than 15mins and they finally decided to stand up. They just
could not believe that Belina had been right beside them and they
had not seen her. They headed back to their base thinking of d best way to present d case to Tolu and Tunji.
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Tunji stirred in his sleep as the 6:00 alarm started ringing, he reached for his phone and turn it
off. He was usually a late sleeper and most times, he woke up 8 o’clock or 9 o’clock. He had set d alarm yesterday when he
was about to sleep because of d level of importance today.
His phone started ringing shortly after and he ignored it at first, when it rang
again, he picked up d phone to check who it was and it was his
father. He stared at phone then finally pressed the green botton.
“Morning dad”, he said.
“Morning Tunji, how are you?
“I am sleepy”, Tunji said grumpily.
“Hmm, I need to see you son, we need to talk”
“I am busy dad, you can’t see me till next month. I am travelling out
today”, Tunji said.
“What? Where are you going?
“It is none of your business dad,
I am not a kid anymore”
“What does that mean? I am beginning to suspect your
movements, if you get into trouble, don’t come to me o”
“Don’t worry, I can take care of myself”, he said and dropped the phone.
Tunji hissed and stood up from the bed. He realized how good a decision it was to move out of his father’s mansion. He had extorted enough money to last him a long while and he had been given one of his father’s companies to manage so money
was not the problem. He had appointed someone to run the company cos he didn’t want to waste time in and company when he could be out having fun. He hadn’t been free in his
father’s mansion; his mother never monitored what he did but whenever his father was not in one meeting or the other, he had to behave. He had various girl friends and whores but they all
looked expired to him
immediately he set his eyes on Belina.
He stood up and went to the bathroom to take a shower. He had booked a morning flight so
he showered, dressed and stepped out of his room. He got to the sitting room and noticed
that he did not put off the TV yester night. He put it off and went off to pick his soon-to-be
bride.
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