I have to go in, right, readers? You're not replying. Gosh, I don't know what to do. I'll just go in peacefully and lay on that mat.
I walked to the door and turned the doorknob and peeped in. "Can I come in?"
He sat up immediately. "Yeah sure. Why not? And you can stay on the bed if you want."
"Why are you being nice now? You're so on and off, hot and cold. And I hate what you did earlier," I said
"I'm sorry. I just wanted to see your reaction. I could let you go but there's no way you can find your way home and the streets are more dangerous than that of London, plus it's night. Those are three valid reasons so I'm sorry," he said.
"Oh. So I can take the bed?" I asked expectantly. I didn't expect him to be such a gentleman.
"Not really..."
"I knew it. You're so not a gentleman!"
"But," he interrupted, "We can share. I promise not to be a pervert."
"Fine. Who could say no to such a generous offer?" And I mean that sarcastically, trust me.
I ask him to move to the wall and I lay by the edge. My back is turned against him. When he puts an arm around my waist, I wait to see if he'll go further but he only moved closer to me and hugs me tighter and soon I know he's asleep.
I turned to face him. The great OGBONNI. So helpless and harmless. He sleeps like a baby. We should kill him right? But with what? I'll check his pockets.
I put my hand in his back pocket and found a wallet. I moved to the next and it was empty. The front required a lot of effort as I was kind of sandwiched to him. The left pocket had a phone. I was about to give up when I sighted a gun behind him. How do I reach it? Oh, right, guys. Thanks for reminding me, I haven't checked the right front pocket. I put my hand in his pocket and pulled out a pocket knife. Wow, perfect. I switched it open, lifted it higher and brought it down but stopped halfway.
"Why did you stop?" He said with his eyes still closed.
"Huh. You're awake?" I jumped out of the bed. MG opened his eyes and I saw hurt in them. "I'm sorry." I whispered
"The knife is with you. There was a gun you could use so why didn't you kill me? That was the plan right?" He said as he sat up staring at me with his light brown eyes. I quickly dropped the knife. He got down from the bed, picked up the knife and approached me. "Vanessa, I swear, if you were someone else, fuck the money, I would kill you right now!"
He was still walking towards me so I kept walking back until my back hit the wall. "Please, Ola, I'm sorry. Don't hurt me." I should have just been patient.
He placed a hand on my face and the other hand held the knife which he placed on my neck. I started crying. I can't believe I'm going to die today.
He brought his hand lower until he got close to my chest, then he just turned around, took his gun and left the room.
I sat on the bed and cried myself to sleep
NEXT MORNING
I woke up on the bed covered with a blanket and my head on a pillow. I don't remember sleeping that way. Where is Ola? He was so angry last night. I quickly left the room to find him. I went the opposite direction from the living room, he should be in the boy's room, I believe. There are two doors opposite each other and one has a pair of boxers hanging from the door so I guess it's the boy's room.
Knock! Knock! Knock! After a while, a guy with sleepy eyes open the door but on seeing me, he ran in and came back with his mask.
"What are you doing here?" He asked almost harshly.
"I can't find Ola. Where is he?" I have to be bold if they're going to regard me.
The boy laughed and turned around to talk to the people in the room.
"Guys, she say she dey find Ola." Then he turned to me again.
"So Ogbonni give you room stay, still let you sleep as long as you want, you still want disturb am this early morning. What do you want him for? To feed you or a massage?" And some boys behind him laughed. He took a step back and closed the door but I held it and pushed it open. Then I walked in.
"Where is he? If you don't tell me, I'll..."
"Ola has gone to collect money. Now get out," Sleepy eyes said. He didn't even tell me a goodbye before he left. My heart is about to shatter but considering the fact that I almost stabbed him last night, I don't think I deserve a nice goodbye.
I left the room and walked to the living room. I lay on the couch and soon, Lefti came out without her mask of course.
"Oh, you're here," she said
"Yes. I couldn't find Ola this morning. We had a fight last night and he just stormed off."
"Look at you guys, having a fight like oyinbo lovers. I swear, if I found a guy that likes me as much as Ola does you, I would marry him."
"You think he likes me?"
"Girlfriend, I'm sure it's love sef."
"Right, he's asked you to woo me."
"I think Ola has enough guts to toast a girl by himself."
"Lefti, how are you sure police did not follow you guys here?"
"Because they didn't see me na. I didn't walk with the rest. I only passed their house and came here. They were nice enough to drive Sola to Ogbomosho and Juju waited for them on a tree there."
"Oh. Well..."