==THE STORY THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TOLD== 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. . 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. . 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. . 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. . 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. .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. . 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. . . I’ve sown the seed, watered it… Am now awaiting the harvest.
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