Shade of Lust (Episode 14)

‘’I will be coming down to Asaba on Saturday for a wedding.
Tomorrow I will send you a text message with the name of the
hotel I will be lodging in after the event. All you have to do is
book your own room at the hotel, when I get back from the
event; I will invite you over to mine. Hope that’s okay for
you?’’ she asked, leaving me extremely overjoyed.
‘’yes that’s very cool’’ I muttered with great passion. I couldn’t
believe I was about having such a high class chick so
effortlessly.
 

I really couldn’t wait for Saturday to arrive. I was so nervous
and anxious. I did a whole lot of shopping the next few days,
buying new sets of clothes and Jewries. Yes I had the money
to throw about, thanks to Kelvin.
However on Friday afternoon, Kelvin paid a visit to my hostel
without even notifying me that he was coming. He came into
my room unannounced, really surprising me with his
presence.

‘’what’s up with you?. Are you still angry with me over the
suitcase issue or what?. Imagine throughout the week you
never bothered to check up on me or even call?’’ he asked
suspiciously while I searched for a good reply to give him but
found none.

‘’anyway I came to collect the suitcase to continue my
investigation on what could have led to your father’s sudden
demise. Yesterday morning, hoodlums broke into your father’s
compound and ransacked his house. I believe they were
looking for something and it could be the suitcase. So you
better hand it over to me now unless you have a better plan’’
he demanded. I couldn’t believe my ears.

‘’’You mean my dad’s old house was ransacked yesterday?’’ I
stammered the question. He nodded.
‘’Yes and that’s the more reason why you should trust me.
Now get the suitcase’’ he demanded once again.
‘’but what do you plan doing with it?’’ I asked.
‘’I already told you that I had a lead I was following before you
soiled my plans. I have the experience to decode the contents
of that suitcase. It’s your property but you have to trust me’’
he answered convincingly. I breathed deeply and stood up.

‘’the suitcase is with a friend. Let me go get it’’ I answered to
his surprise, quickly heading out to Tracy’s room with a fast
pounding heart. It really was the first time I was going over to
Tracy’s room after she shut the door on my face and equally
refused granting me any attention in school days ago.
I really didn’t know what to expect from her and I prayed for
her not to embarrass me again. I hate being embarrassed.
Tracy opened the door seconds after I knocked. She looked
extremely surprised to see me. It very much showed on her
face.

‘’hey’’ she greeted .
‘’I came to collect the suitcase’’ I said with a cold smile.
‘’what for?’’ she asked seriously, taking me by surprise with
the question.
‘’I thought you no longer care?. Why ask?’’ I breathed
seriously.
‘’is that what you think?. That I no longer care?. All I want you
to be is a better man but you just don’t want to be the type of
man I want you to be’’ she poured out, shaking her head.
‘’I cannot change who I’m because of you. You said I’m no

longer worthy to be your friend and that’s fine by me. You can
go find another guy you can mould into an idol’’ I said a bit
harshly. She drew back, went into her room and returned with
the suitcase.

‘’take it. You can go to hell for all I care’’ she breathed fiercely,
throwing the suitcase into my hands but as I looked at her
face, I saw that it was greatly coloured up. I noticed that she
was fighting hard to hold back tears from appearing in her
eyes. My heart instantly softened. I couldn’t take seeing her
hurt.

‘’why are you always being hard at me?. You always like to
control my life?’’ I kind of stammered.
‘’because, because’’ she breathed, shook her head and shut
her door on my face without completing the sentence.