For the next couple of weeks, Angela and I grew closer. Her visits to my hostel
became frequent and so was the sex. The sex became really perpetual. I'm talking about mad - crazy - super erotic - fast paced sex. My hostel mates became fond of her as she was a good cook also.
I remember one afternoon when she visited and decided to cook. It was the
very first time she cooked in my house. We had gone to the market to buy foodstuffs first and as we got to Love Ghetto and walked through the entrance, everybody outside could see that food was going to be ready soon. I locked the door as we entered and after a hot romance session, she started cooking. Oh what was it she cooked? I'm trying to remember here. Yes! it was Jollof and chicken garnished with vegetables. We were left undisturbed for a long while. Then an hour later, I opened the door to go pour out dirty water from the room. The aroma of sweet delicacy she was cooking filled the whole passage instantly. I walked past those outside and I could see Ivan and John outside, they were both staring at their phones and conversing. Apparently they were forecasting football games so they could place bets. Jude and Dede, our fellow
ghettolites were playing Whot card on a bench and Rebecca was doing laundry.
I poured the dirty water into the bush and some chickens ran to the spot to battle for some pieces of discarded fish bones.
"Hehehehehehe, today na today" I heard Ivan say as he stood up from his seat while I walked by.
"Presido, well done " John greeted me and I smiled at him before walking into my room. No sooner than two minutes later, I heard a knock at the door, it was John and Ivan I walked to the door but didn't open it, I knew exactly what they wanted.
"yes, yes, wetin happen?" I responded through the door.
"Presido open door oo, we wan see you" John replied. I smiled and looked at
Angela, she was busy turning the vegetable on fire.
"Open the door for them errr" she said to me without even looking up.
"See me for what? I dey busy right now, come back later" I replied those at the
door. I knew that wouldn't keep them away, ljust was delaying the inevitable.
"Micheal, open this door!.." Ivan loudly interjected as he banged my door
with a laughter, "Open am right away if you don't want trouble". I could hear them both laughing though the wooden door. I was chuckling myself.
"Idiot, what do you really want first?" | asked.
"We just want make you help us edit this games" John responded. And
before I could reply, I heard a voice behind me, from my window. It was Mark,
he was peeping through.
"Goodness lord" l muttered beneath my breath as I laughed. I was sharing ar
hostel with psychiatric patients.
"Ehen, well done" he said as he laughed. "Sister Angela, good afternoon ooo"
"Mark darling" she laughed as she stood up and walked to the window.
"Angela how are you dear?"
"I'm fine" she responded, "Oya go and turn around, l'll open the door for you
people"
"Better" he said as he laughed and left my window. She looked at me and
smiled
"Stylish, open the door, let them come in".
"Are you sure?" I asked as l chuckled.
"These guys are predators ooo, fine then". I turned the lock and opened the door to let them in. Mark walked in first, all
smiling, Ivan followed.
"Stylish, you think you're smart abi, you want to eat alone, its not possible" he
said as he laughed and went to my chair to sit. It was the only chair in the
room ; a white plastic one.
John followed last and as he entered, he rushed in quickly and locked the door,
slightly pushing me. I staggered and hit a bucket.
"CSO relax small errr?!" I screamed out loud. Only then did I begin to hear some
other people bang on my door. It was Dede and Jude shouting and begging to enter.
"No entry for you squad I beg!!" John said to them amidst laughter.
"Abeg bro, no commot us for this food" they cried out
"CSO open the door for them, we are not a cult, we are one big family in this
Ghetto" Ivan said with a huge grin. I stood there looking like a mumu as John
opened the door and both of them walked in.
"Presido thank you oo" they both said as they sat on the floor. Mark and John
were on the bed while Angela was at the edge monitoring the water She had put
on the gas to boil some minutes earlier.
I looked at my room, as small as it was,full with my housemates;
Mark, Ivan,John,Jude, and Dede all in my room just to eat a pot of Jollof I had intended to eat for at least three days. l was cock sure the food would finish that day.
"Yeh!Stylish what's this?" Ivan asked. He had rested his back on the chair and felt Angela's bra which I had unhooked during our quick romance. l was a bit embarrassed instantly as I ran straight to him to pick it up.
"Oh, that's mine" Angela responded with a smile as alluring and dulcet as her voice, "Stylish could you be a Darling and put it in my bag, thanks love". Her manner of response alone made me feel as if I had over reacted when I ran to pick it up, she was as calm and unbothered.
I could see my housemates whispering amongst themselves and signalling in
manner that exuded them being proud of me at what had happened that led
to her bra being off.
"Hehehe, idiots" I muttered as I sat at the edge of my bed close to Angela.
Just then, someone else opened the door, I had forgotten to lock the door
before I ran to get the bra from Ivan. We all looked at the door and behold it
was Rebecca.
"Ahan, so this is where all of you are?" she said with a smile.
"Babe you can join us ooo, Presido and his babe are hosting us this afternoon"
CSO replied her with a laughter. I looked on and shook my head. They had
taken control of my room, this was a coup d'etat.
"Oooo yeahhhh!!!" she responded as she danced on the spot, "sister I'm coming to
help you ooo let me drop this bucket in my room". With that she went into her room and came back to help out.
Eventually, Rebecca and Angela both made the Jollof for everybody and they
dished the food and served everyone, two to one. They had served everyone
and when it was turn to dish out what me and Angela would eat, the rice had finished. They were all eating and licking their fingers clearly enjoying their meal and unconcerned about us. Rebecca had tried to give us her ration but Angela told her not to worry.
I looked at her and smiled and she smiled back at me. I walked to her and
whispered
"What are we going to eat now?"
She held my hands, kissed me on the lips and replied,"me".