Shade of Lust (Episode 26)

Jude’s side of the story continues

‘’what is it you wish to tell me?’’ I asked Pamela, sitting up

quietly. She breathed deeply, left her eyes on me for some

seconds, shook her head and looked down.

‘’I want us to leave the country together. I want us to start a

new life in the states. I have enough money ‘’ she breathed

softly, leaving me gasping with disbelief. I just couldn’t believe

my ears.

‘’you are not well’’ the words escaped from my lips without

warning. I never meant to use such unfair words on her but it

was exactly how I felt about her that moment. She was

definitely sick to come up with such an idea. She instantly

gave me a look that told me she felt insulted by my words.

‘’I have a life in this country. My education, my root, my future

belongs here’’ I replied, softly drawing close to her in an

affectionate manner.

‘’you are not really okay to me and the painful part is that you

really find it difficult to confide in me. It means you don’t trust

me. That’s far from fair and you really need help’’ I said softly.

‘’what kind of life could you possibly have in Nigeria?. The

highest you can get here is a high paying job which won’t

even be up to what a laborer earns in the states. Moreover I

have enough money for us. Many guys would kill to be offered

this opportunity I’m offering you. It’s not as if I’m old or ugly. I

can even help you trace your mother’s family. I have a lot of

good plans for you’’ she pushed on and on, getting on my

nerves with every word she said.

‘’I beg of you stop. Please just keep quiet. I’m not going

anywhere with you. I can’t be your accomplice in this. I know

what women are capable of doing and I don’t want to end up

like my father.’’ I said strongly.

‘’I like you very much. I adore you. You are a wonderful lady

but I can’t continue with this. I can’t aid you in cheating on

your husband anymore. It’s over between us. I’m sorry. It

really pains me to say this before you’’ I added, pulling away

from her.

Her face colored up with great disbelief. She stared at me with

fire in her eyes. She couldn’t even say a word for a minute.

‘’that’s it. It’s over. I have a conscience and I have a girlfriend’’

I muttered seriously.

‘’things are not always as it seems Jude. You can’t abandon

me in the middle of nowhere when we are in this together’’ she

muttered like a warning.

‘’we are not in anything together. I feel nothing anymore. I

don’t even know much about you’’ I replied, got up from the

bed and headed to the bathroom to cool my nerves.

I really couldn’t believe I was able to pull it off so effortlessly

and I prayed for more strength to survive the rest of the

morning because dawn was still a bit far away.

Pamela on her own part never said another word to me. She

simply sat quietly on the bed like someone under meditation,

like someone under the influence of drugs. There wasn’t any

doubt She had a lot going on in her head and I really had the

mind to break up with her because she found it hard to

confide in me which to me showed lack of trust.

Kelvin’s side of the story continues

I patiently sat on the floor, waiting for something to happen

but nothing whatsoever happened for about five minutes. It

was as if the hoodlums were all dead or had disappeared the

way they appeared but I still couldn’t get myself to check out

things until I heard the sound of a police siren coming from

my gate. I nervously returned to my room, hid my gun and

headed to my sitting room as I heard knocks on my gate. The

policemen who just pulled up were calling out for the gate to

be opened.

I opened the gate to see about five armed policemen staring

at me.

‘’what happened?, who fired the shots we heard?’’ one of them

asked.

‘’armed men broke into my house, but couldn’t get access

before you guys arrived. I think they have fled’’ I nervously

explained, leading them to my kitchen where I was shot at.

Together we headed to the backyard to check out where the

hoodlums gained access into my house and discovered that a

part of my fence was almost brought down by them.

‘’they have fled. Anyway we will still keep an eye on your

property’’ the leading officer assured me and left with his men.

I really was glad they showed up on time but I equally was

disappointed that they made no form of investigation.

I simply returned to my room after they left and spent a great

deal of time thinking about my life and how lucky I was to

survive the attack.