g, I
wondered what Eric would do
when he found out that his
money was gone. I just did not
know that he would go too far.
Chapter Two
The morning after my night with
Eric was a busy one. I got home,
did my chores and finally started
to prepare for work. As I dressed,
I thought about the N6 million
sitting comfortably on my bed
and how I came to know about
its location.
While I was at the guest house, I
overheard Eric on the phone
with someone. From what I
could gather, Eric had the N6
million kept in his wardrobe and
he expected the person at the
other end of the line to come to
pick it up first thing the
following morning.
“Wow!” I thought, “How can a
man keep such a huge amount
of money in his guest house and
still talk about it so loudly over
the phone?”
Well, the money had been
picked up. By me. My lips curved
into a wicked smile as I opened
the briefcase to look at the
money again. Eric must be
raging mad with anger right
now. I thought. Well, who cares?
That’s his headache. Next time
he will be more careful with his
money. I quickly took N2 million
out of the bundle and hid the
rest in my secret vault; a vault
that was actually not a vault and
was also hidden in plain sight.
At about 9:00 a.m, I was
completely dressed in a black
mini skirt, a pink cotton zip-up
top and black heeled shoes. I
soon got behind the wheels of
my red SUV and started my
journey to Suzy’s Palace; my
own Restaurant and Bar, located
about ten blocks away from
where I used to live.
I ran my restaurant with the
help of my homegirls, Nnkem
and Gloria. Nnkem is a fair
complexioned beauty in her
mid-twenties, kindhearted and
shaped like a fox, while Gloria is
a little on the dark side, have
good curves, a kind heart and
sometimes, a sharp tongue. Life
would have been very tough
without both of them. They are
friends who have always stood
by me through thick and thin.
They understand me and I
understand them too. We
always stick up for each other
and for that, we will always be
best friends.
Still on the road that morning, I
tried to manoeuvre traffic but it
was just not possible. Getting to
the restaurant would normally
take 6 or 7 minutes but the hold
up along the road was too bad.
Anyway, that’s what happens
when everyone in a
neighbourhood drives a car. That
was why I chose to stay there in
the first place. The
neighbourhood was full of
wealthy, but adulterous married
men, as well as wealthy
adventurous single men who
helped to keep the business
going.
The drive to the restaurant was
slow but about 15 minutes later,
I pulled up at the parking lot of
Suzy’s Palace, got down and
walked in. The place was already
busy with customers and I
spotted Nnkem and Gloria
attending to them. I waved to
my friends even before I started
heading to the counter.
As I drew closer, I noticed a man
sitting in front staring seriously
at me. His black suit jacket over
white t-shirt and black pence
trouser complimented his
chocolate skin and well-trimmed
beards. At first, I thought he was
just an admirer, but suddenly he
stood up, pulled out a short gun
and pointed it at me. The sight
of the gun made all my female
customers scream out their
lungs, while the male customers
were scared out of their wits
and remained transfixed for a
while, before joining their
female counterparts to scramble
under their tables.
Nnkem and Gloria looked at me
with fear and confusion written
on their faces.
“Hello Suzan,” The man said in a
low but firm voice, “ Mr Eric
wants his money and your
head.”
I was shocked and too scared to
move or speak. Eric suspects me
already? That was fast. But, he
did not have to send his guard
to kill me. This showed Eric was
after all not a gentleman when
it came to his money. Besides, it
seemed I really angered
someone this time.
As I stood still with closed eyes
and sweaty palms, waiting for
the bullet that will eventually
take me out of embodiment, my
mind was in complete turmoil. I
started to wish I was more of a
Christian. At least that way, if I
die, I would be sure of going to
heaven. I agree with those who
say your entire life flashes
before your eyes when death
stares you in the face, because, I
saw my entire life flash before
me.
Suddenly, as I stood there with
my heart racing, I realized for
the first time that it was well
over five minutes and still
nothing had happened.
Being curious, I opened my eyes,
only to find my supposed
attacker running his eyes all
over my body. Hello! Did I tell
you that I went through real
surgery to get my endowments?
I needed to keep in good shape
then so that I could easily get a
guy who would not mind paying
heavily to have a taste of me.
The surgery made my curves be
what they should be. Curved.
With my eyes now opened, I
studied Eric’s man and from the
look on his face, I could tell he
very much liked my body. As a
smart girl, I capitalized on his
weakness by unzipping the front
of my blouse. Fortunately for
me, I wore nothing inside.
