Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

Certain past events had left her bruised both emotionally and physically. She had learnt the hard way never to be lenient or trusting especially when dealing with the female folks, and as a matter of fact she had lost all forms of empathy for people generally.
Tears were the last things to move her, but as she watched this girl crying after hitting her and the marks left by her fingers on the girl’s face, she wished she hadn’t. Well, she wasn’t to blame because the girl’s hair was scattered and also she had what appeared like finger marks on her boöbs which seemed to have been gotten during a recent round of rough s*x.
But having actually forgotten how to be soft, she wasn’t about to learn how right now, so she just hissed and went into one of the rooms.



While she was aware he had a mission the previous night, he never revealed the details to her when she had asked and pressed him earlier. So it was easy for her to assume the girl was one of his many sluts he used on such missions.



Jade on her part sat back down on the couch still rubbing her cheeks and sobbing. That was when she remembered the phone he left with her.


Picking it up, she dialed the only number on it.

When he picked the call he sounded as though she was disturbing him when he said “What is it Jane?” in a deep and harsh tone
She sniffed in a bid not to sound as though she was crying before saying “There’s a lady here in the house and she asked me to leave the house. She….”

Cutting her short he just said “I’m close to the estate” and then ended the call.


About 10 minutes later, the lady emerged from the room with a briefcase and a laptop. She had changed into a different but bigger t-shirt and had removed her heels replacing them with slippers. Placing the briefcase on the table and taking a seat opposite Jade she asked her “Are you from Calabar?” while turning on the laptop and making herself comfortable on the couch.
“Yes” she responded keeping it short while also avoiding the lady’s gaze.
“Yes?. And who do you think you are addressing?” she asked feigning anger at the girl’s response
“Yes I am Madam” she corrected herself
“A student?” the lady asked opening the briefcase after a few seconds of silence
“Yes madam, first year nursing, Unical” she answered
“So how were you kidnapped? Party girl who went clubbing when she was supposed to be sleeping right?” the pretty lady without looking up at her and also insinuating she was a typical Calabar youth who loved clubbing.



Looking up to answer the lady, she discovered the contents of the briefcase to be bundles of minted Naira notes, a pistol and sachets of white substances that she concluded were drugs. She lost her voice and became scared again. “From one drug house to another. With the way the man responded when she called him, was he actually sincere about returning her home? If he was sincere, why did he hide the number of the phone so her dad couldn’t call back or trace them with the help of the cops?” she was lost in these thoughts when the woman snapped her out thoughts.


Wondering why the girl didn’t answer her last question, she looked up to see the girl looking at the contents of the briefcase. Understanding the fear registered on the girl’s face and the tears forming in her eyes and smiling, she calmly said “No one is hurting you here Jane, but if you don’t answer my question, I just might do that”. Going by her kidnap story, she was obviously kidnapped by the Greenhorns and sold as a s*x slave. She knew the girl must have passed through alot but she was actually thrilled knowing the girl was obviously scared of her.



Just then the door flew open and he came inside.



She was a little bit relieved by his arrival.


But his next words when their eyes met reassured her of his trust in a way.
“And why did you hit her?” he asked the lady as he stepped inside closing the door behind himself
“Is that supposed to be my welcome kiss or hug?” she asked not looking up from the laptop. “By the way, my trip was fine, thanks for asking” she added ignoring his questions.
“How do you feel seeing your finger imprints on her face?” he asked her while seating next to Jade. “And as usual, you’re enjoying tormenting her right?” he asked touching and examining the girl’s face
“I’ve warned you severally not to bring your sluts to my house. And you don’t talk to me like that before a Sl*t” she flared up closing the laptop’s screen. Standing up, she closed the briefcase and was about to head inside.
“Still angry about the mission right? Besides, the fact that I brought her here meant she ain’t one of the girls. The mission wasn’t the type to use the girls and I actually had to call in two of my boys for the job. She’s not a Sl*t but was abducted by them” He said before turning to Jade saying “I’m taking you home tomorrow dear”
“She’s a trained s*x slave and the first thing she did when she saw me was check out my boöbs. Only sluts do that my dear.” she ended as she went into the room.



Passing the bag he came in with to Jade, he stood up following the lady. Before she could look inside the bag and thank him for its contents, he had already followed her into the room.



Inside the rather weighty bag were some clothes, matching bras and p@anties. The next thing she heard was the sound of a slap coming from the room.


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She had been away in Abuja for a deal and was actually scheduled to travel out of the country for the final part of the deal. He didn’t call her throughout the previous week because he knew it was something she could handle and he also had a really important job at hand.



Inside the room, he had tried to hold her knowing she was only jealous of the fact that it was obvious he liked the girl and angry he showed he wasn’t in support of her hitting the girl. Though he wasn’t thinking anything S#xual with the young girl, he knew she just wanted to be reassured of her position in his life.


Walking into the room, he saw he walking around aimlessly and as he approached her to give a hug smiling and saying he was sorry, she slapped him. The slap took him by surprise, but knowing how irrational she behaved when angry. He still managed to hold her and pulled her into his body saying “I’m sorry for not telling you, I’m sorry for not calling you all through your mission and I’m sorry for taking sides with her”
Sobbing as she hugged him, she said “You like her. And you couldn’t hide it from me. I saw it in the way you looked at her. Yes I hit her initially which I later regretted, I was only having fun and teasing her while enjoying her fear but you came in and the first thing you did was question me, not even a kiss or hug talk less of welcome.” she continued sobbing
Running his hand through her hair and the back of her neck, he said “yes I do like her but trust me when I say its far from having anything to do with S#xual. For crying out loud she’s a kid damn it. I like her because she reminds me of you when you were young and I wanted you to meet her because she’s actually a great kid who could work for us. You’ll like her if only you try”
“I’m sorry I hit you after promising never to do it again. It’s just whenever ever I see another woman you like, I just lose my confidence and feel you still hold my past against me.




Pulling her face away from his shoulder, he looked into her eyes and said “I share a blame in that too and I’ve told you lets move on severally. I do not and would never see you that way”. Then their lips and few seconds later, their clothes could be seen flying around.