CROSSROAD – CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER 20 –
© MOMOH GIFT

Oh! I really need to hurry up so that my honeypie won’t have a bad impression of me.

I want her to know that I am very serious and more than interested in this business or relationship.

So that someone else won’t come and replace me just like that because I know that all these rich sugar mummies don’t have patience at all.

They can replace anyone who is not taking them seriously anytime since they have all the money they want in their possession.

I won’t allow this golden opportunity to pass me by because of my carelessness.

I will have to be very smart and do my very best so that even before she thinks of replacing me, I will have gotten more than enough money from her and then she will be the one at a loss.

I am not stupid like other guys who will be too sluggish to get what they want and at last, would be dumped like a piece of cloth on the floor.

As for me, I know what I am doing, and that woman would not use me anyhow and dump me just like that.

Rather, I will drain a whole lot of money from her and invest it somewhere.

That’s what I will do. So for now, whatever she says at this point is what I will do.

I will make sure I satisfy her completely.

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Ah! Ah! Who is calling me this time again when I have an important appointment to meet? I hope it’s not a useless person oh?

I don’t want anyone to come and spoil my plans for me right now.

But what if it’s my honeypie? Ah! I must not miss her call for any reason.

Let me see who the caller is first before I conclude on what to do.

I quickly used the towel to clean my hands since my hands were very wet.

I had decided to have a quick shower to look fresh and smell nice for my honeypie.

Though I wasn’t through in the bathroom, I really didn’t want to miss the call of my honeypie so I had to go pick up the call.

Chai! It’s this kid sister of mine again.

What does she want from me this time around? Honestly, it’s not easy to be the eldest child in the family oh.

I know what I have gone through in the hands of my one and only kid sister.

She can really disturb me so much.

Sometimes I do imagine what those who have many siblings go through.

Indeed! They are really trying. It’s not easy to be a first child at all.

Thank God mummy gave birth to just the both of us.

Though I am far older than my kid sister due to several miscarriages mummy had before conceiving her.

I was already ten years old before she finally came to the world.

That’s why I really don’t joke with her even though she disturbs me a lot.

I won’t pick up the call until she calls back for the third time then I will know that it’s something really urgent.

I don’t want her to come and delay me with her plenty of talk when I’m supposed to be on my way to meet my honeypie.

My kid sister can tell me everything that happened the previous week and even the present week both in her school and in the compound.

So whenever she calls, I am always ready to gist with her for a long time before she finally hangs up the call herself.

But for now, I have to do my business which is to meet my honeypie so that I can have plenty of money.

I won’t pick up her call till she calls for the third time.

Well! Since she is not calling me back for the third time, I guess it’s the normal gist again which I don’t have time for right now so I won’t call her back.

One thing I love about her is that once she calls twice and the person is not picking up, she won’t call again unlike some people who will call almost fifteen times yet no response and would still continue calling.

Sometimes I do wonder if they lack common sense.

At least they should know after calling for the third time at the maximum that the person is not around and would not hear the ringtone from wherever he is at that moment.

They should just send a text instead if what they have to say is an emergency.

Anyway! What’s my business in that? Let me quickly finish with what I was doing in the bathroom.

I need to shave my beard too and also be fast.

I really don’t want to keep my honeypie waiting for so long.

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Oh! I really need to pick up her call now.

I think there is an emergency for her to be calling for the third time.

Hello! baby girl! How are you doing my Angel?

Good evening bro Ayo!

Evening dear. Why is your voice like this? Are you crying?
Yes, bro Ayo! It’s mummy.

What! Mummy! What happened to mummy? Please talk to me. What happened to her?

We were eating dinner together some minutes ago and all of a sudden, she started shouting and holding her head.

I was confused not knowing what to do as I held her shouting her name. Then she fainted just like that.

What! She fainted? Where is she right now? I hope nothing bad has happened to her? Talk to me, Ola.

Our neighbor helped me to rush her to the hospital in his car. We are at the hospital right now. Mummy is in the emergency ward and the doctors said the case is very serious so they need to do surgery on her to save her life.

Ah! Ah! Surgery? For what? But mummy was perfectly alright when I called her this morning.

What happened? I am confused already.

Please you need to come over immediately.

The doctors need you to sign something before they commence the surgery.

Oh! This is very serious. I shall get there immediately.

Please send me the address of the hospital now. Just be strong okay? I will take a taxi from here and in less than 45 minutes, I shall be there.

Alright, bro Ayo! I shall send the address of the hospital immediately.

Oh! This is a very bad news. I really don’t want anything bad to happen to my mum.

She and my sister are all that I have left in this whole world as my family since I lost my dad when I was four.

I don’t know any of my relatives due to what happened so many years ago.

Well! I don’t want to go into details right now.

So what if mum and kid sis did not relocate to this place they were a few months ago? This town is very close to me even though mum was not happy when she was transferred there to teach at a school owned by the government because of some personal reasons.

Well! I’m happy she accepted the transfer and was now a bit closer to me.

If not, how would I be able to meet up with them in the hospital in such an emergency situation? Indeed! There is a reason for everything.

Oh! I really need to be there very fast.

My mum’s life is in danger. Ah! Mummy must not die oh.

I really don’t joke with my mum at all. She has suffered a lot for my sake.

If I have the power, I will not even allow anything bad to happen to her. Oh! My mum!

Greenfield hospital at No. 22 Azikwe road. The message popped on the phone’s screen.

Oh! I need to be there very fast because I can’t bear to lose my mum at all.

Oh God of my mum! I know my mum loves you with all of her heart. Please preserve her for me.

I quickly locked my door and boarded a taxi that would take me straight to the address given to me.

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Ah! Ah! Why is that stupid boy not here yet?

This is more than thirty minutes since I called him last.

I have been here waiting for him all this time. Doesn’t he know that no one of his level keeps me waiting? How dare he do such a thing without even giving me a call? This boy is gradually going beyond his boundaries.

I feel like strangling him already when I think of what Baba told me. He had the guts to put my own precious life in danger.

I hope that boy is not trying to play games with me?

Anyway! He would still fall into my trap.

For now, I really need to be very calm and not allow him to be suspicious.

So let me act the role of a gentle and nice lady for now until he falls completely.

Then I will show him what I’m really made of.

The number you are trying to call is not available at the moment please try again later.

Ah! Ah! What is all this? Will my plan be ruined again? Why is his number not reachable at this critical moment? I don’t have enough time anymore. Baba said I needed to be very fast else my life would be at more risk before the coming week.

The number you dialed is switched off.

Ah! That young man has killed me oh. What will happen to me right now? I had already put the charm on the bed where he would sleep and also in the juice he would drink when he comes so that I would be able to command him around like my slave.

Since that was the only alternative Baba gave to me.

Through that charm, he would become senseless and will remain here until he uses those items I gave to him for a complete week.

He cannot come and ruin my own life with his foolishness.

I will teach him a lesson he will never forget. Since he don’t want to do it willingly, he would do it unconsciously.

The number you dialed is switched off.

Oh! This is really serious. Why will he switch off his phone when he has promised to be here with me tonight? Or has he changed his mind about meeting me and then switched off his phone so that I won’t be able to reach him? Oh, this will be a big problem for me oh. Let me call Baba.

Hello! My daughter! How is everything going over there? I hope you have prepared everything according to what I told you?

Good evening baba. I have done everything perfectly well and I have called the young man already.

Wow! That’s good my daughter.

But baba! It’s now more than thirty minutes since I called him but till now he is not here yet.

I called his number but it’s switched off already. I don’t know what to do anymore baba. I am completely confused. I hope there will be no repercussions on me if he does not come tonight? I don’t want any evil to happen to me baba.

Hmmm! There is something very mysterious about that young man which I really don’t understand right now.

First of all, he refused to use those items you gave to him even when you told him to use them to help his skin glow which every young man of his age would do eagerly immediately after they get to their home that very day.

He did not use any of the items and today is the fifth day already.

Now! Even after persuading him to come and meet you, he is still not there yet. Don’t you think that boy or man is not ordinary at all?

Ah! Ah! But baba! You told me the other day that he does not have any hidden powers at all and even the fire he has is quenched already. So we are safe. Wasn’t that what you told me baba?

That’s true my daughter. That was what I saw when I scanned him the other day. He was very cold and weak Spiritually. There was no fire around him or in him at all.

Though his virtues were still very intact and that was why I told you that you are very lucky because it is very rare to see any young man out there whose life is very cold and unshielded by any strong power yet still having his virtues intact.

Hmmm! What will happen right now? I am getting very tired and confused already.

I don’t understand what is going on anymore baba.

Are you sure this young man is not the wrong person we are dealing with?

I really don’t know my daughter. I think a stronger power is behind this. But you don’t need to worry yourself at all. I will do everything possible to see that great power that is hindering our progress in this. Just calm down my dear daughter. I promise to get to the root of all these and I shall deal with such power for challenging my authority.

Okay baba. So what should I do if he eventually fails to come here tonight? I mean what will I do since I have put the charm on the bed already and also in the drink as well?

Don’t worry my dear daughter. I will do something to make it ineffective then I will call you to remove it from the bed and also dispose of the drink as well.

Oh! Thank you so much baba. I was indeed very scared. I’m really grateful baba.

You are welcome, my daughter. Let me get to work now. I need to know the strong power behind that young man. I will call you later to give you the remaining details.

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Blood of Jesus!

Ah! This is a very bad dream. I saw mum Ayo in a coffin and she was being wheeled to the mortuary.

Ah! The devil is a liar. I rebuke it in the name of Jesus. Lord please have mercy and do not allow your daughter to die oh God.

Lord arise and intervene. I rebuke such evil dreams by the fire and thunder of God.

The gate of hell shall not prevail over Mum Ayo.

My presence is with her my son. All you need to do is to intercede for her while I do my work. I will use this situation to glorify my name again.

Oh! Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Father!

Situation? What situation is the Lord talking about?

TO BE CONTINUED