She could almost taste the fresh evening breeze
hitting her face. It was her favourite spot in her favourite beach. Few people came to this part of the beach she called it the corner shed. It's one of the bamboo compartments made close to the water front but this one had no electricity. It was also the last in line, the best view it offered were the giant rocks coating the shoreline. She concluded awhile ago that these rocks were placed by man though they seemed to fit naturally.
hitting her face. It was her favourite spot in her favourite beach. Few people came to this part of the beach she called it the corner shed. It's one of the bamboo compartments made close to the water front but this one had no electricity. It was also the last in line, the best view it offered were the giant rocks coating the shoreline. She concluded awhile ago that these rocks were placed by man though they seemed to fit naturally.
The gentle whistle in the air brought thoughts of her
lover to heart. They had met here that fateful evening when the butterflies stayed
out late. It was a night of love like no other. She had really hoped to meet
someone special that evening and it happened. It was to her a divine
arrangement. It has been three years since that evening and he had taught her
things she wished she never knew. They did the naughtiest things together; they
did all but rob a bank. She calls him her love, her life and her light. Now she
was pregnant.
Tomorrow he would join her at the Muritala Mohammed
Airport. He had to tidy up the loose ends in Abuja. Someone very nearly
disrupted their plans. She wasn’t sure what he would do to that fellow but she
feared for such a being. She was scared of him a times but he probably couldn't
hurt a fly. He spoke few words, every word that left his lips were calculated.
As his words are so are his actions – difficult to predict. He told her life
taught him to be smart to survive.
"Tonight it's goodbye." She said to the thin
air.
They had perfected plans to move to Ireland. A new life
beckoned. "Love is perfect." She said to herself clasping her palms.
A lean voice in her head added, "And dangerous."
In an instant she remembered why she came out here. She
needed to clear her head, to get rid of the guilt. Straight out of the
university she met SJE one of the country's leading businessmen. She has been
with him for six years and has risen to become his personal assistant. She
literally decided who he saw and who he didn't. Since she met her lover she had
laid her hands on a lot of company funds. She took them piecemeal, SJE never
suspected a thing. Now that he was out of the country they executed their
master plan to make it big. Months to this time their travel papers had been
arranged, contacts had been made and the wait for the perfect time began. SJE
was sure to notice several millions gone.
"Well, the deed is done!" She said to herself.
"Who knows what SJE did to raise capital for his
business?" She sat still for a moment willing herself to defeat her
conscience. "I can't go back now... I can't!" She protested.
"I'm sure he must have defrauded somebody, I mean,
he is from a wretched background!" With that she let out a wicked grin and
took a long sip of her apple beer. It was settled.
Their flight was scheduled for 8pm. She was there at
some minutes to 4pm. Her lover was to arrive from Abuja at 5pm. She arrived
early so he could see her waiting for him, a sign of love and commitment. She
sat at the lounge for local arrivals and gazed around appreciating the
renovations carried out. She rubbed her belly as the baby called her attention
from within. She had left all to follow this man. Her parents were not in
support of their relationship. They made it known from the first day they met
him. She didn't think much of their opinion though, she always thought they
never agreed with her on issues that matter and this was another confirmation.
Fear began to settle on her. What if her boss knew all this while and had set a
trap? She lowered the face cap she was wearing as if to cover her identity.
Then she took a deep breathe in and said to herself, "Relax."
Minutes passed after 5pm but he didn't show up. A number
of people had walked passed her into the warm embrace of their family and
friends but not her lover. She began to feel sweat on her palms, a clear sign
that she was tense. After about forty minutes of anxious wait she headed to the
information stand. To her shock, he wasn't even on the plane. The attendants
had to help her to a chair. She had called his lines but he wasn't picking up.
She wanted to scream for help but something in her held her from doing it. Her
situation was unexplainable.
It became clear; she had been duped and dumped. How
could she have been do blind? All the money they got was transferred by him to
the foreign account. How could men be so heartless? He was nothing when she met
him, true he was the brains but now that he was full, he left her. He had this
charm in his eyes that made him somewhat irresistibly handsome. She knew he had
other partners but prided herself as number one. Now he had run off with some
dirty girl!
Thoughts of death and suicide filled her head. She had
less two hours to decide her fate. She was doomed to spent hard time in jail if
SJE were to lay hands on her. "I can't go to jail, not with this innocent
child." She said imagining her baby born into the prison warden's hands.
She got up fast, "No!"
She decided to get on the plane. "At least I have
my papers." She said searching through her bag to be double sure.
Questions flooded her mind. "Where will I stay? How will I cope with no
money? What do I do?" Within her she knew her only chance was to get on
the plane and avoid deportation at the border. "I will bounce back. I will
live." She said to herself reassuringly.
She was now seated at departure lounge, the time became
annoyingly slow. A couple cuddled each other laughing wildly as they shared fun
moments. She hated them. She called him over and again but with similar results
- no response. Finally the call was made for the passengers for her flight to
get on board. She removed her face cap and put it her bag. She noticed the red
light peeping on her phone. Her heart raced. Could it be that he called? She
grabbed the phone with lightening speed. It was an e-mail, from SJE. She bit
her lower lip trembling in fear as she opened it.
Tears streamed down her eyes as she read the final words
"... and now you will join him." There was a tap on her shoulder, she
looked up and there were two uniformed men behind her. She got up quietly and
bowed in surrender.
Author's Note
You are only as good as the company you keep. 1
Corinthians 15:33 says "Be not
deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners." A good man no
matter how hard he tries will get stained if he keeps pigs as friends. If your
friends are suggesting little crimes to you, it is a clue that you need to
watch it. Big crimes always start small and all crimes end in shame. Also, we
must strife never to bite the hands that feed us. Are you absolutely faithful
and trustworthy where you work? Are you an accomplice to fraud? Remember
Proverbs 17:13 says “Whoso rewardeth
evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.” Let’s work
diligently, faithfully and blamelessly. God bless you.
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