TITLE: Thug Life EPISODE: 32 I tried ducking but his fist had already connected with my eye socket. A thousand stars exploded in the atmosphere, I saw and counted like 50 thousand of them in one split second. The darkness that had overshadowed me was thicker than thick itself. Crasshhhh!! I had landed on our low table which had a glass center. My weight had crushed it. I jumped up immediately but discovered my sight was one sided. I touched my face and discovered it had risen above normal level. Your papa Flow. I cussed. He threw another punch at me. The punch nearly ripped my head off my neck. Your mama mess na earthquake This one got me on my stomach. All my intestines seemed to twist round giving me a sick feeling. Na for gutter them born you throway My mouth refused shutting up. Seems the punch had send a wrong signal to my brain. A punch caught me at the side of my face. My brain swell so hard that I felt it was going to burst my cranium. Your own don finish!! My senses had gotten back to me. I stopped his next punch mid-air with my elbow. There was a loud crack, I had dislocated his fingers. Gbim! My head drew blood from his lips. Flow fell down straight and refused standing up. Stand up make we fight o I shouted at Flow, my breath pattern irregular. I give up. My brain don dey pour enter my ear drum Flow pleaded with me. Na God save you I replied and turned away. Phones laid scattered everywhere, all intact. Call your papa come, I wan send am I said mockingly. ***************************** You boys did great in your first trip. You are now being assigned to supply Hon. Marcos of the legislators in Abuja. Alhaji said while Flow and I stood smartly. There was no way we could not have done great considering the kind of risks and danger we went through. I was proud of myself, same was Flow. I know Abuja very well. Flow said cutting Alhaji short. Alhaji gave a scowl like a pregnant dog making Flow stiff his hands by his side and push his chest up. The stance made him look like a hungry policeman. At ease Alhaji cleared the air. You will submit the keys to those cars this evening. I thought I did not hear Alhaji well. I looked at his face to see him twisting and turning his beard. His eyes had fire burning through. The spirit of argument that was welling up in me suddenly died down. You are dismissed. I knew we were gonna eat lots of beans in Abuja. Only time will tell as I prepared my mind towards the evening encounter. We drove home dejected. My mind was replaying the events we had encountered during our first missionary journey. All those days of doing agbero, straffing lanlords daughter, escaping from soldiers and even the slap from the female soldier. All in all I had lost. The only gain I counted to myself was the endless straffing of landlords daughter. Her moans and the way she wriggle and whine her spine on ma dcckk. E be like say Alhaji wan kill us Flow said as he negotiated the bend that led to Murtala Mohammed way popularly called MM way. If that man na my father eh... I for don poison am I said my own line of thoughts. You mumu o. You for ugly pass like this na Flow taunted me. I know but you for be my boy I answered him. He kept quiet as if thinking deeply. We had already gotten to the round-about, one road leads to Bank Road/Bello Road, one led to Yan-kura market while the one at our right led to Igbo road. Flow took the Igbo road. Wetin we dey go find for sabon gari na? I asked Flow. If person wan die, him gats flex first Came the reply. Na Abuja we dey go o. How death wan carry follow us go the capital city? I asked a silly question. Death no go follow us. Na we go carry our hand call am. Flow spoke in parables. Na wa for you o. When you turn to Pete Edochie na? Better talk in plain English. I was beginning to lose my patience. If we carry coco enter private motor, you no know say soldiers dey get check point? And them even get sniffing dogs My eyes opened wide. Flow, carry us enter international hotel. Since na die we dey, make we use ashawo escort us. I said to him having been in thought for a long time. ***************** Barman... Serve everybody one one bottle I ordered as soon as we stepped into the bar side of International Hotel and Suites. Flow looked at me like I had smoked cow dung. Oga, you serious? One pot-bellied ogbuefi asked me. I look like I dey joke? If I drink, everybody must drink I shouted. Oga mennnn!!! Everybody started hailing me. Even Flow was flashing his teeth like a pig in heat period. The whole attention was on our table. Extra servers came and started sharing drinks to each table. Two big bottles of Udeme dropped on our table. Barman, give me pepper soup and give everybody else one plate of pepper soup I shouted as I took my third gulp directly from the bottle. Flow whose smile was wide turned into laughter. He patted me on the back. My main man!!! He screamed as two big plates of cow tail pepper soup landed on our table. Every other person received theirs too. I dived into the pepper soup and began munching meat and licking bones. Barman, bring me 2 more bottles of Udeme. Give every other person two bottles of wetin dem wan drink I ordered. The hall erupted with ovation. People stood up and were hailing and blowing whistle. Others went out and returned with their friends. The whole place was in a frenzy. Waiter, give me 2 bottles for the road and 2 bottles for everybody too.. My head was already swooning. I was practically floating in the sky. Flow eyes remained gallant. It made me believe his full nickname. Flow1759. I pulled him closer. Flow, you sabi run? I asked. He looked at me, my eyes were almost shut but I could tell he was smiling. He knew I had signed our death sentence. Na me be Usain Bolt trainer He whispered back. No worry, go park car keep door open for me. I said to him codedly, clicking my tongues on the roof of my mouth. The training we had was still very much in me. The barman was standing with the bill. Flow stood up gently and walked out. The barman made no attempt to stop him as the bigger fish was still seated. Oga, see your bill He said in a thick igbo accent. Very businessman like. I collected it and looked at the figures. The highness vanished from my eyes immediately. 455,000 Was written boldly on the receipt he had already drafted. They were sure gonna lose enough money. I stood up gently and climbed my table. From my position, I saw Flow waiting with the car. The passenger door was open. I surveyed the hall to see that it had been filled to the brim. Awoof truly runs belle. Make everybody pay for wetin him drink. I shouted. Silence fell in the hall. Now even a finger moved. I had gotten to the door before ducking a gulder bottle aimed at my head. People like flies chased me as I ran madly and jumped into the car.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:06:47 +0000
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