could be heard from a distance. The shrill of a portentous bird, the heavy silence, squeaking of little

cutlass. His huge palms were li

s at first sight. His calculating and dismissive look had driven my blood pressure even

dust sailed into my mouth, into my eyes and nostrils. I starred incessantly at him. He was o

are you?" His voice

xt move, because l knew how heartless those security men could be

pulled out my gun and poi

he ground, with his h

ould no longer see me and l made my way home

ed the door and l entered quic

! Where are you

wards. He looked me straight in

damn business, old man?" l

ack again, thi

a hot slap, which made him fall

She asked with a mean expression on her face. Father stood up, fear

ch and it was already 10:30a.m. l was supposed to be in meeting with the gang by 11:00a

ckles. The uneven make-up on her face make her lose her usual pretty look. Her tight skirt hung above her knee

r into having sex with me, we hadn't been in a good terms. Her pre

to see you," she

o look at her. "You need to see me? Hmm, that's s

heard her say

le of thunder and rain which patter

ular. His face tightened into a grimace. He wore a short-sleeved shirt

endrils and his ears were unusually big like those of a rabbit. "Sir, Lady V wil

o tell when he was happy or angrily. But he was different when he came to the house. He smiled more often and greeted Father and mother so courteously. He had, on one occasion, brought a lady to Dad for prayers. According to him

elling. Later on the next day, l had overhead Uncle Philip's fiancee telling mother how she was sexually harassed by father

to business," a feminine voice, so low, bu

we have been w

long?" Uncle Phil

of black beauty, just as James had told me earlier. Her skin was spotlessly ebony and glittered like a new shoe

e?" she added, directing her

crew; he is wor

good; trust me," U

because l' m going to do my part just f

operations, but none as important as

say so. Now, w

he lives and when he comes back from work each day. Apparently, we are g

me is it then?" La

e are in," Jame

ual; you guys should do w

homework. They are ready, l

sation. The way she smiled and talked made me t

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