She made the speaker's volume reached the maximum. She had realised how good Nigerian's music are ever since she received some from her boyfriend. Being a white girl, Elizabeth doesn't just focus on the American music or even only the whites' music at large, but also on Africans music as long as English was the language of the musicians.
She was jumping up in joy as she danced to the music she played. She was really in a happy mood and wished James could just be with her at that particular time, but he had gone after his friend, John, and calling him over will be a stupid decision. Just as the first track of Burna Boy was done playing, she heard a loud knock on the door. At first, she was happy as she thought James was back and in excitement she rushed to open the door, but to her surprise, she saw three guys, two of whom she had identified as Oxlade and Gabriel and the other guy was new.
She was scared again as she knew the guys must have been sent by David to kidnap her again. In fear, she stepped back, there was nothing she could do to save herself from the boys.
"Beautiful." Rohan said as she entered, with confidence, he sat on the bed. "No wonder why the guys are fighting over you, you are an angel. But, why did you decide to make the wrong decision? Why will you prefer a black man when my handsome prince is in love with You? Tell me, what did you see in James?"
There was a total silence in the room for some time before Rohan broke the silence again.
"Hello, I think I asked you a question. What did you see in James?"
"No.... no....no.....nothing." Elizabeth stammered. "I just love him
"Why are you stammering? Are you scared? Well, go and switch that music off, it's disturbing me."
Elizabeth quickly switched off the speaker. She was shivering when no cold was catching her.
"Now, I wanna see this boy you preferred, I wanna know what is so special about him. Call him with your phone now."
"O.... okay." She stammered as she picked up her phone and started dialing James'snumber.
* * *
"Girls are diamond, bro. You gotta try one of them to know how precious they are." James said, sitting on the only chair in John's room, discussing with John who was sitting on the bed. Then, his phone rang. "Who is this person that won't let me discuss in peace na?"
"Just answer your call before you continue reading the poem you wrote about girls for me." John laughed.
"It's Elizabeth." James said as she picked up his phone. "Hello, sweetheart."
"James, where are You? I need you to come to my place urgently." Elizabeth said over the phone.
Intentionally, James started complaining of network error as he was not interested in what Elizabeth was saying.
"Hello! It seems I will have to call you back, I can't here you clearly." He dropped the call. Then facing John, he said; "She wants me to come to her place again, is it everytime she must be in my arms? What excuse can I give for God's sake?"
"Excuse? Are you thinking of the excuse to give."
"Of course, yes."
John smiled as he shook his head and said. "It's hard for the girls, they don't know who to trust, not even the ones they love...."
"Will you keep quiet and help me out!" John broke in.
"Should Elizabeth ever trust You? You are getting closer to her ever witties. Do you really love her like that. Instead of telling her the truth that you're with your friend and won't be able to come around now, you're looking for the false excuse to give her."
"One thing you don't know is that, you hurt girls by telling them the truth. If you're a caring type, you should always tell lies to her. For example, if I should tell her that I'm with you and won't be able to come around, she would think I'm considering you special than her, so she would become angry. But, if I'm able to cook up some lies for her, she would let me be"
"Hmm, you don't wanna hurt her by telling her the truth."
"That's just it."
James's phone rang again and he immediately cut the call.
"Advice me, please" James pleaded. "What should I tell her?"
"Well, aren't you a Nigerian?"
"Of course, I am, what is wrong with that?" His phone rang again and he picked it this time but pretended not to hear the caller clearly. " Hello! Hello! Hello!" He dropped the call.
"I learnt Nigerians are good at telling lies, how come a Nigerian is now asking me for an advise?"
"Aren't you a Nigerian as Well?"
"But, am I asking you for an advise?"
"Just help me out of this,brother, please, it's getting late."
"Well, in that case, you are gonna follow Ruger's song; girlfriend. I'm so sure you must have listened to that music."
"Girlfriend by Ruger?"
"Yeah."
"Then, what is so special about it?"
"Recite the second verse na."
"Girl, I am wayward, be like na the only way forward."
"That is not the second verse, you know."
"Oh! Forgive me." James started singing. "Listen to me quick, so me girlfriend say she wants me back home by two, what will I do? So me tell am say my car broke down at mile two, girl I won't be home so soon."
"Now, use that particular idea."
"So wise of you, brother." James said and remembered something. "But, my car didn't actually break down?
"Must it break down before you can be able to tell her a lie?
"Oh! You are so smart." He exclaimed before remembering something again. "Wait, but I don't have a car?"
"Oh! That's true. But since I have car, tell her that we both went out and my car broke down."
"Oh! Thanks so much, you're so great. I will call her immediately."
* * *
"Hmm. Since your boyfriend is complaining of network errors." Rohan said. "Well, we gotta take you along with us; I mean we will abduct because I don't plan to spend much of my precious time here. Till the network becomes clear with him, you will be with us."
Elizabeth was taken away by Rohan, Oxlade and Gabriel.
* * *
"Call her again now, and tell her the lies we planned." John said, smiling
"Thank you so much, bro." James appreciated. "I know certainly one day, I will also help you tell lies to your girl."
"I don't have a girlfriend, remember that."
"Well, whatever." James brought his phone and dialed Elizabeth's number. "Hello"
"Hello, boss man." Rohan answered from the other side. James was shocked, he was expecting Elizabeth to answer the call and now he was hearing a guy's voice.
"Hello, who is this? Give Elizabeth's phone to her, I wanna talk to her."
"Guy, listen. My name is Rohan and I'm sure I'm speaking with James right now, am I right?"
"Yes, you are speaking to James, what can I do for you."
"Well, I was in Elizabeth's room when she called you the other time, I wanted to see you but you were complaining of network failure. Now, to see you, I had to abduct her, if you don't show up in the next twenty minutes, I'm gonna kill her. Come to David's arena." Rohan dropped the call and switched the phone off.
James called again but kept listening to the female voice of the service provider, saying: "The number you are trying to call is kindly switched off." He knew Elizabeth must be in trouble by now, different treatments and tortures would have been given to her. Fear was written all over his face.
"James, we have to go together to save Elizabeth." John said. "Let's go together immediately."