Must Read: Love and Revenge - Season 2 - Episode 25

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Must Read: Love and Revenge - Season 2 - Episode 25

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‘Chi love’ Ann said teasingly sitting beside the counter. She laughed at his reaction. Surely he didnt think she was falling for him right? That would be so silly.
‘hi Ann, a good evening today. How are you?’

‘i’m good. The weather is very okay today’
‘so the usual right?’
‘oh no Chi! I didnt come here to drink today. Actually i came for a favour, i…..’ she looked around first ‘i’m looking for one Fiona, i heard she works here’
Chidera’s eyes narrowed ‘why’s everyone looking for Fiona? One Mrs Rebecca came looking for her today. Another Mrs Jovita came looking for her yesterday and now you? Whats happening?’

Ann smiled ‘i dont know why those people are looking for her but mine is very important, i need to see her. I was told she works here, is that her?’ she said pointing to a female waiting dressed in white chiffon and black skirt.

Chidera laughed ‘Fiona? A waiter? Hell no. Fiona is a call girl here, and she’s also the boss’ mistress. Why are you looking for her?’

‘Fiona is a call girl?’ Ann asked unbelievably.

‘yes, everyone knows her. She’s the most arrogant and well known call girl here. She’s very good at what she does so everyone employs her services’
‘does she have a child?’
‘Fiona? I’m not sure. Fiona is too careful to get pregnant, so she doesnt have a child’
Ann bit her lower lip hard ‘how long have you known her?’

‘since i started working here. And mind you, i started working here when i was a teenager. So Fiona is very old here. Some people say she started working here as a call girl when she was thirteen’

‘how funny, who would want to carry a call girl who’s just thirteen year old?’
‘but funny enough, so many men patronised her then, so they said, i didnt see it with my own very eyes and i dont believe in hearsays. By the way, i havent seen Fiona for a while now. Over two weeks now, so men keep asking for her and absense is kind of spoiling business for us’
‘this Fiona….do you uhm….have her contact? Can i get it please?’

He looked at her suspiciously ‘we dont give mobile informations of our girls to customers. I dont know why you need it but sorry, its not within my reach’

She saw the look her gave her. He was suspicious ‘seriously i need this number in good faith, i have no plans of hurting Fiona or something if thats what you’re afraid of, please Chi’

‘its not something i can give you because i dont have it. The manager is the one who has the numbers of our sex workers. If you can ask him for it. Beside Fiona is not a very friendly person so i dont know if someone else has her number’
‘even her fellow call girls?’
‘even her fellow call girls’
‘hmm, thats serious. This Fiona must be a bitc.h. Anyways, thanks for the information, i’ll just take my leave now. Here’s a tip’ she said pushing some notes to him.
‘oh no!’ he pushed it back ‘i’m sorry i cant accept it please, take it back’
‘its just a token of appreciation’
‘you dont need to appreciate me seriously. Thanks for the money really but i dont need it’

‘okay’ she said shrugging ‘if you say so then’

‘uhm, wait Ann, sorry. Just a minute’
Ann stopped and looked at him ‘what?’
‘uhm…i was wondering….i’ he stammered. He hadnt planned to stammer. He had planned out his speech very well ‘i was wondering if we….could go out on a date…this…this saturday’
‘what?’ Ann almost laughed. This was getting very funny. A common bar attendant, a common bar attendant in a bar asking her out on a date, where could he take her to and how much could he spend on her? How much was his salary in the first place? She didnt want to feel insulted because she knew she could cause a serious commotion there. Simply because she was nice to him, he was taking her for granted. How pathetic!
She eyed him up and down trying to find an answer that befits him. She didnt want to ruin the friendly relationship they both shared. So she just smiled.

‘no, you’re not my class’ she said and walked away.

It felt as if someone poured ice water on him. He felt humiliated, he knew he didnt stand a chance anyway but wanted to give it a try. Ann was a sophisticated lady, he was nothing, just a bar worker. Tears stung his eyes. How long was he going to remain a bar worker? How long will the girls he admired keep rejecting him simply because of his low status? This wasnt the first neither was it the second or third? Was it going to be this way forever?

As Ann struggled towards the crowd to walk away, a loud gunshot was heard.
Everyone screamed and there was commotion everywhere.
Six men all dressed in black entered the bar with large guns pointing at everyone ‘where is Fiona Jay?’
Fiona again? Ann thought as she la!d down flat the same way everyone did.
‘where is Fiona Jay everyone?’ the question was accompanied with corking of guns and sporadic shooting.

So many people were shot, some killed on the spot. Ann only hoped she got out of this alive. She looked up. She nearly screamed. Chidera…..was shot too.