Donigspain - S01 E42

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Donigspain - S01 E42

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 42

We sat in suspense hopefully

praying an angel of reason and

peace should intercede for

Joseph who is presently unaware

of the deteriorated situation. I

prayed the most since am the

one who would be blamed if

anything went wrong at the

church. After what seemed an

endless wait, I saw Joseph

walking briskly towards us while

he was closely tailed by the duo

of Nasa and Zubi’s girl. The girls

were really giving him what

football loving people would call

a ‘close-marking’. I could hear

Nasa pouring out curse words

but Joseph played deaf to her

utterances probably not wanting

to cause a big embarrassment

for himself in public.

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When they got to where we

were sitted, Nasa moved to hold

Joseph by the shirt but I quickly

moved forward and held her

hand while at the same time

advising her not to create

unnecessary scene. Joseph shook

hands with us before taking his

sit. ”Joseph give me my money

let me go… Heeee, give me my

money o!” Nasa was heard

shouting.

”Come, if this girl continue this

nonsense I will beat her o,”

Joseph warned in a raised tone.

”Eeeh? You said what? You will

beat me. Hmmm, you better start

beating me now o because if you

don’t na your own shame,” Nasa

barked as she tried without

success to free herself from my

grasp. ”Go and beat her na.

Strong man… If your hand touch

Nasa na dat time you go know

say craze pass craze,” Zubi’s girl

charged from behind though

cautiously avoiding getting close

to Joseph.

”Guy cool down. No follow dem

exchange words. You big pass

this thing abeg. Make we try

settle the matter peacefully,” Zubi

advised Joseph in order to pacify

his increasing anger.

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Zubi and I tried so much to

manage the situation but it

seemed the two girls had already

resolved to disgrace Joseph. It’s

obvious their prime motive was

to embarrass Joseph in public

and the money issue was just an

alibi. The best option will be to

take the two parties away from

each other. That’s the only way

to salvage this impending

disaster. Zubi was doing a great

job keeping Joseph’s anger in

check while I concentrated on

Nasa’s raging temper. Zubi’s girl

can not possibly attack Joseph

since the matter does not directly

affect her and so she was only

fanning the fire hoping it would

grow into a physical

confrontation.

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I took Nasa by the hand and led

her away from the tensed

environment. I told her I needed

her to tell me everything that

happened because I noticed the

quarrel had drifted from the

earlier money issue to deep

personal expositions. When we

got to a more calm distance, I

pleaded her to give me a minute

to lock my door. I quickly hurried

in, wore better clothes, took two

hundred naira from my rack,

locked my door and then dashed

outside to where she was

standing. I must say I observed

she was really according me with

much respect; a prize I won

through my earlier calculated

actions.

What calculated actions you may

ask? Like I had earlier explained

in the previous episodes, am a

very patient predator. I do not

join in ‘rush hour’ hunting. I take

my time to study my prey; taking

notes of their unspoken desires

and then capitalizing on them.

One common desire I’ve mostly

capitalized on over the years is

curiousity. Ladies mostly invest

their interest on guys that

appear to not be all over them.

Guys that stand out from the

crowd. Guys that make

themselves available only when

necessary. I had won the respect

of Nasa by following the 16th

Law of Power (Use Absence to

Increase Respect and Honour).

Whenever she’s around, I made

sure my words were few and

reasonable. My antics, I believe,

must have ignited the desire to

know more about this

gentleman.

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I confidently walked up to her,

gently held her wrist and then

told her ”it’s enough. I think it’s

time for you to go home.”

She never resisted as I led her

towards Eke Market. She could’ve

boarded a bus right there but I

needed to still give her some

advice which I believed would

help her in her future

relationship with men. We had

only walked about 200 meters

when we met Uche returning

from school fellowship. He

greeted us and then asked me

where I was heading to. I told

him I was seeing the girls off. I

pleaded with him to follow us

which he accepted. I needed him

to keep the other girl company.

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Nasa was busy telling me how

she had invested her energy,

time and money into a

relationship she thought was

meant to be. At a point she could

no longer hold back the tears

and so she started crying. I

began to console her with

soothing words of advice and

hope. I adviced her just like I

would advice a naïve cousin who

just started getting attention

from guys. I crossed my right

hand over her shoulders as we

walked. I threw in a few jokes to

help lift her spirit; it worked. She

started laughing but the tears

from the cries were still in her

eyes. I took a quick scan on her

and found out she had no

handkerchief. I stopped over at a

shop along the road and bought

a white handkerchief for her. I

told her it’s for her tears. She

took it and thanked me. ”No guy

is worth your precious tears,” I

chipped in as she wiped her face

with it.

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As we drew near to Eke junction,

I dipped my hand in my pocket,

brought out the two hundred

naira and then secretly squeezed

it into her hand. I told her it was

for their transport fare. She

thanked me for my kind gesture.

When we got to Eke junction, I

promised her that I would have a

talk with Joseph which I believe

will help them to becoming

better partners. It was another

antic of mine aimed at waving

off any negative thought that

might be building in her mind

over my earlier gesture while at

the same time marketing me as a

nice guy. The strategy also helps

to test whether the girl is still

interested in the crashing affair

so that you won’t be in a haste

to disclose your intentions.

”Please, there’s no need for that.

Don’t bother yourself Spain. Am

no longer interested in that

îdîot,” Nasa quickly responded

when I told her I would talk to

Joseph.

”Ok na if you say so… Hmmm,

here we are. Hooossh, that

means this may be the last time

we may see each other in this

life. I just want you to study hard

and be a good girl. God be with

you,” I said to her with my gaze

in her eyes. ”No Spain, no! We

will surely see again. I will always

visit you whenever I come to

Agbani. You are a good guy.”

Nasa cried.

”What about Joseph? I hope he

won’t be angry, you know he is

my friend,” I said in pretence to

not offend Joseph.

”I don’t care what he thinks. I

am visiting you not him,” she

said with a finality tone. Her last

speech gladened my heart

though I maintained an

emotional face.

”Let me have your number,

Spain. I’ll call you,” she pleaded.

”No, it’s not right. I can’t give you

my number nor collect yours. It

will look like I betrayed Joseph. If

you need my number you should

collect it from either Zubi or

Joseph… Or better still, I will ask

Joseph for it. If he gives me then

you will hear from me but if he

doesn’t, then you just take care

of yourself,” I replied her and

then immediately walked away

with a hidden mischievous smile.

I just sold the hypnotizing ‘am

principled’ pill to her.

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I’ve sown the seed, watered it…

Am now awaiting the harvest.