Shadows of the Green - Season 1 - Episode 15

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Shadows of the Green - Season 1 - Episode 15

☆☆ *********Gori was lost in thought, Tiwa cuddled
herself into his arm, all she was saying
about handouts and the latest phone were
all falling into Gori’s deaf ears.

“Gori… Gori” she tapped him, he was
startled.”what’s wrong with you? “She
asked looking worried.
” I… I… I am sorry, baby.”

“OmoG, what’s going on? I’ve been talking
to you since with no response… You don’t
want to get me the phone abi… Just forget
it.” She fell back and backed him. Gori
watched her in silence, he could not afford
to lose her.

“You won’t say anything abi.” Tiwa asked
feigning anger.

“Tiwa, what do you want?” He knew Tiwa
was stubborn and troublesome.
“BB torch and five thousand for my
handouts.” She demanded kissing him.
“I’ll give you my ATM card tomorrow
morning.” He said as he stylishly withdrew
himself from her grip, he was afraid of
going intimate with her.
“Gori, one more thing!”

“Hey woman! I’m going to the living room.”

Tiwa was a talkative and she could force you
to call a monkey a goat, he loved her that
way but that was not the best for her
wahala.

“Olami, let’s go to school together tomorrow
morning, tomorrow is Prof. Makun’s test.”
“I don’t need to go.”
“Gori…”
“Okay fine.” His phone beeped.

“Flashers are liable to die young, who was
that?”

“Hope jealousy no go kill you!” He left the
room, he met Dan and Kay in a comprising
position.

“You guys should stop deceiving us and go
into your room, bleeping pretenders.” He
cursed. They both left without a word, he
took his phone and check the caller, alas! It
was Amara, he quickly call her back
remembering they had sex two weeks
earlier at her birthday party.

“Amara love.”
“You just bone my side.”
“I’m sorry dear, where are you ?”
“I’m home o.”
“When are you guys resuming ?”
“We don resume school o, na money dey
delay me o”
“How much ?”
“It’s four hundred k o, my school is one
hundred and twenty-eight thousand naira,
the rest for my handouts and others.”
“That’s pretty much.” He said scratching his
head.

“Can you help me with some.”
“I’ll send an address to you now, can you
come tomorrow by noon?”
“Ehm… I don’t have t-fare.”
“I’ll give you two hundred k, just come. I
enjoyed what we had the last time, you
know it was fast, I need you urgently.”
“What if I don’t call ?”
“I would have called you now.”
“See you tomorrow then.” She said and he
disconnected. His mind was at peace, at
least, his beauty queen was free.

“Who was that?” He heard tiwa’s voice from
behind.

“My younger sister, she’s coming to town
next week.”

“Is it your sister you needed urgently?” She
asked.

“Sheybi we are going to school tomorrow
morning” her face lit up in happiness, she
would flaunt her rich boyfriend to her crush
and haters.

*****

“Amara, what are you doing here.” He asked
as Amara stepped into his living room.

“To see you of course.” She said throwing
herself to him. He lifted her up immediately
and took her into his room.

“I’m sorry about what happened the last
time.” Amara apologised, he simply nodded,
he was impatient, he wanted to get down
with her, as he unhook her bra, she left out
a cry
“Aww… It hurts”
“What’s that?” He was startled.

“My stomach! I felt a sharp pain.” She
complained.

“Sorry!” He said as he helped her with her
trousers, as he took off her pant, he noticed
maggots in her pants.

“Amara, what is this? He was alerted, Amara
saw mahhot and was startled.

” what have you done to me?”she was
alarmed.

“I’ve not touched you.” He pointed to her
private parts, more maggots were dripping
out.

“What is this?” Amara stood up, she was
trembling.

“Amara, where are you coming from? Who
did this to you?you’ve been used!”.*** *** *** ***

“This room makes sense o.” Amara
commended loosing her shoelaces.
“How have you been?” He asked.
“Preparing for school, hustling as usual.”
She
replied undressing, in minutes, their clothes
were flying and their m0ans filled the entire
room.

“Do you know you are my first love?” She
said suddenly, his lips twisted.

“Are you saying this because the sex was
mindblowing?”

“I was crushing on you for close to ten years
now, I wanted you to be my boyfriend or
hopefully my husband but all you do was to
play with other girls playing less attention to
me.” He was far better than Amara when
they were young. Amara drunken father and
popori mother paid less attention to her and
her siblings, the father who was jobless
would be in the paraga joint from morning
till night while her mother would be at her
restaurant and would bring home her
‘customers’ once in a while. Her father died
when she was thirteen, her mother was left
to train the six children. Before then, they
were always in tattered clothes and their
peer hated to play with them because of
their dirtiness. Three month after Amara’s
father’s death, her mother took her to help
her in shop and that was how her journey
into prostitution started.

“No one wanted to play with you then. You
were… Were.” He was choked.

“Can we still date? I will turn a new leaf.” She asked with a teary eyes.
“Is it because I am now rich?”
“Not… Not that alone, I love you.”

“My mind is not settled now, give me time to
think about it, I will get back to you soon.”
Gori said discharging her stylishly, he knew
sooner or later, she would be aware of her
doom. He felt for her but nothing could be
done.

*****************************************
Amara was dragging her foot, with tears in her eyes, Solo had dropped her at the school gate, therefore, leaving her to her fate.She
could feel the maggot movement in her
trousers, more tears dripped down her eyes.
she regretted ever allowing her failed
mother to control her life. She had a dream,
she longed for a future. She wanted to be a
counselor, a child counselor. Her mother
was at the verge of killing her the way he
has killed her father. She entered her
mother’s shop with the police officers. Her
mother rushed towards her immediately she
saw her.

“Amara, wetin happen?” She asked looking
so worried. Some of their neighbours were
outside, some moved closer to them while
some watched the drama from afar.

“This is the woman.” She said to one of the
officers.

“Wetin she do?” One of the onlookers asked
the Policeman who was about to cuff her
hands.

“Why are you arresting your mother,
Amara?”

“Don’t call her my mother, she is a failure!

She is evil!” She shouted, everyone started
moving closer to them.

“Amarachi, wetin I do you? No b this shop
you for commot in d morning? Why you go
carry police come dey disgrace me for store?
” You killed my father! You ruined his life! He
was a banker! We were living large till when
you started you’re reckless life! Your juju
made him what he was before his death!

Because you wanted to control him, you
made him what he was not!”They both
bursted into tears.

“Amara, your father was keeping numerous
mistresses.” She cried the more.

“But you nko!what were you keeping? Now,
you have ruined my life too.. You are going
to rot in jail! I have called aunty Adato come
and pick my siblings before you ruined
theirs too.”

“Why u dey embarrass me, Amara!”
“Because you are a failure!” She said pulling
her trousers revealing the maggots. Some of
the onlookers fled, the policeman and her
mother stepped back.

“See what you’ve caused,NNE!” Amara
bursted into more tears. Aunty Ada, Amara’s
father younger sister ran towards her
covering her takedness with her own
wrapper.

“Amara, who did this to you?” She asked
amidst tears
“Aunty,please take care of my younger ones,
make sure this selfish woman rot in jail, she
ruined my life because of the Money she
realises selling me off to me!” She felt pain in
her stomach, she was weak, blood soaked
both her jean and her Aunty’s wrapper.

Some onlookers were crying, some said it
served her and her mother right while some
had a sympathetic look.

“Amara, just hold on. Let me take you to a
dibia down the road. You are going to be
fine.” Her sister said lifting her almost lifeless
body, she smile had fainted.

“Aunty, no need! My life is wasted! Please
save my siblings from this wicked woman,
please.” She said faintly, she closed her eyes
patiently as she pictured herself as a
counselor.

“Who did this to you, Amara?” Her mother
asked amidst tears.

“Fat…her, for….give me.” She stopped
breathing, that was her end!

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