I HAVE DRUNK STRANGE WATERS - Episode 13

 

EPISODE 13

I looked up at her that instance and it was as if I completely forgot everything about Kike, I couldn’t even remember what she looked like.

“Who is Kike?” I said looking lost.

“She is your grandma” Cynthia said and broke into laughter.

“My great grandma” I said and broke into laughter.

“That woman must be a witch; she must have used Yoruba Jazz on you. I always wonder why you resisted me that hard”

Then for some minutes my head became clear and I remembered Kike; I remembered how she was there for me and how she stood by me during hard times.

“Kike must never hear about this, please Cynthia” I said as I quickly knelt before her. “I can’t explain what came over me, It is as if a force beyond my control is pulling me towards you”

“That is love Femi, you love me” she said looking sad suddenly. “God knows I have never loved any human except my mom; I have always hated my dad. Other men that came into my life have always been a means to an end for me. When I met you and saw the way you always defended your wife I know you are what I want”

 “Cynthia, I am sorry for whatever happened between us. You can keep the money; I just want to go back home to Kike” I said pleadingly.

“You promised to be there for me, you promised to take care of me! Is that a lie? Did you take advantage of me because you saw I was weak?”

“You know that’s not true” I said gathering my clothes. When I stood up to go to the bathroom I suddenly become dizzy, I held my head with my two hands and everything suddenly became clear. I looked at Cynthia half-naked on the chair and for the first time, I became afraid.

“What happened?” I said looking at Cynthia and she suddenly burst into tears.

I quickly rush into the bathroom for a quick shower, when I came back to the sitting room she was still crying. I entered the room and dressed up immediately, when I checked the time it was a few minutes after 5 in the morning.

I entered the sitting room after dressing up and found her in the same spot starring into space. I picked up the briefcase on the table and opened it, the money was there intact.

“What about the money, you promised me? Did you forget that too?” she said sadly.

“This money belongs to my wife, why should I give it to you?”

“You said I can have the money, how do I bury my dead mother?”

I brought out one bundle from the briefcase” here, you can have this. There is fifty thousand naira here, use it to bury your mother”

“Fifty thousand out of five hundred thousand naira?” she asked sadly.

“If I give you the money what am I supposed to tell my wife? She is expecting the money”

“Femi you can’t do this” she said as she stood up to hug me.

“Don’t come near me Cynthia, please” I said pleadingly.

“I want two hundred and fifty thousand naira, or else I will tell the whole world how you used me. God knows I don’t really want to do this but I have no option”

I imagined how Kike will feel when she got to know about this, she will be very disappointed in me. I had promised her not to have anything to do with Cynthia and I have failed her.

I placed all the money in the briefcase on the table and only picked two bundles. I returned the two bundles to the briefcase and walk towards the door.

“I am going home to my wife, lock the door when you are done here and give the key to the gate man”

“You are leaving me here? How do you expect me to find my way to the office?”

“Find a way! Please, let this be the last time you will come near me, I am going to forget whatever happened here ever happened” I said and kept walking.

“We are not done Femi; there are some things you can never forget. You will be back” I heard her say as I walked out of the door.

To be continued...

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