Work of the devil - Season 1 - Episode 4

5 years ago

Work of the devil - Season 1 - Episode 4

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At the period in time, I was beginning to have some kind of people around me. I began hanging with them. It was as if some devil kept bringing such fellows my way.

They talked rich. Lived rich. Dressed rich. Lived in nice houses. Drove expensive and fancy cars. But they were not clean. They got money through unclean means. I knew. They told me but I still stayed. They were into various crimes. Kidnappings. Child trafficking. Sexual trafficking. Running brothels and drug centers.

I knew they were bad guys but I remained with them. I wanted what they had. I getter getter wanted the life they had. The houses. The ladies. The cars. The wears. The reps. The accolades they get in public events.

I told myself that I was going to be careful. I was going to be clean. And not get stained or defiled. But clean. I told myself that my evil company would not corrupt my morals. I told myself several things. At first, I didn’t believe them but as time went I began to.

I needed these thoughts to stay through. But I was wrong. I knew I was but I refused to agree to that. I fought it till I la!d it to rest.

As soon as Regina and his now two year old daughter came to Portharcourt, a deal came up. A dirty one. A deal that would initiate me into the ‘club’. A test deal. Something to use to check if I had anything beyond just talks. To check if I had guts. Guts to take such risks.

Making money was risky, they would always say. If one is scared, he would remain poor. I had been poor for long. I wanted out. Out of poverty. In. Into wealth. A good life. A rich life. A millionaire’s life. A multi millionaire.

A woman, a wealthy one wanted a girl child. I was informed of this deal. And it came in not few days before Regina came into town. And it was offered to me to pull it through. It was as if they knew what was going on. As if they knew about Regina and her baby.

I decided to go for it. But I had other plans. A different plan, a rescue plan. A plan that would make me gain doubly.

I would deliver the child, get paid and before then, hire and position some guys to waylay the vehicle transporting the ‘buyer’ and Regina’s daughter and get the girl picked up and returned back. Then I would send them back- Regina and her child with some made up stories.

I got some money after I had declared my intention to run the deal. I had to make proper preparations. I had to make wise one. Unsuspecting ones. Innocent looking ones.

I got Regina and her daughter lodged in a hotel and ensured they were alright. I told her that my place was not going to to conducive for them when she asked. I told her that I had my guys staying with me. And that it would not be alright to let her stay with us. That a hotel was going to be better.

She agreed. Maybe because she believed me. Maybe more because, she felt she was as getting first class treatment. Some ‘I am important’ feeling because of my treatment. She was used to an easy life. A life where she gets worshipped. So, the hotel idea went well with her.
I ensured I visited often in the evenings. I would come with bread, soft drinks, juice and some gifts for her and her baby. Suya and more.
With time, the little girl fell in love with me- uncle Linus. She began to anticipate my coming. It was easy. I was always buying her things, her favorite biscuits, toys. And other things. She grew fond of me. Gifts are magical. It was strategic. I needed to win her over. It would make it easy.
Her mom after a week or so began to get worried unlike her. She was so used to not asking questions as far as she was comfortable. She was used to eating and enjoying and doing nothing. She was used to a lazy life. She began to worry me. “Linus, how far with the job nau?
“It will soon be ready. I spoke with the boss and she told me to give her this week and she assured me of your employment ”
“I thought the job was ready before you asked me to come”

“Ready? Job ready and waiting for someone? In this Nigeria? Ah! It never happens. But don’t worry. This one is a sure one. The boss was even asking of meeting with you. I will call to fix a time for you both”

“Wow! That would be nice. Its alright. Thank you so much for all your help. I appreciate”
“Its nothing. We owe it to help each other”, I replied.

I spoke with one of the guys behind the deal of what might be needed to have a clean deal- one without any suspicion. I told him of what I had in mind. The plans. The strategies. He agreed to provide all that was needed.

I got a meeting fixed between the woman in need of the child and my cousin. I never asked why she needed a child. I only heard that she was the wife of one of the chieftains in one of the political parties. And that she had no child. And could not conceive. And all the other blah blah blah.

We got her informed of our plans. The job strategy. She was going to act as the so called boss that would be recruiting Regina and all that. We got an I.D card designed for her and gave her the words to say and did all the other logistics.
The meeting was held at one of the popular eateries. That one too was intentional. An eatery is a neutral location. It is not the company’s location. We didn’t want to have an address for the company. We created a scene that looked like she just went for lunch break and in that period fixed a meeting with Regina.

This was strategic. It would look like a very rare polite act displayed towards Regina. That her soon to be boss, a wealthy looking woman with a very busy schedule, sq££zed out time, sacrificed her lunch break that she would have used to eat and relax to meet with Regina.
I explained everything to Regina. She felt grateful and privileged for her so called soon to be boss’s sacrifice and ‘behaved herself’, asking no unreasonable question or any to raise up dust. I also told her to come with her baby as it would help in making things straight. At least, her soon to be boss will know that she is a mother and has a young baby girl. That it might soften her heart to really employ her as she would not expect her to not take care of her baby. She agreed.