AYO

Chapter 10

☆☆  EPISODE 10 ☆☆

The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort & convenience but how he stands at times of controversy & challenges.

“Who could be knocking by this time of the night” I wondered loudly.

I wanted to ignore the person but the person kept on knocking.

” could it be yemi or any of her girls ” I wondered. After a while I summoned up courage.
” who is that?” I asked.
” please open the door, am stranded, I need a place to spend the night ” said by a female voice .

I hesitated before opening the door. I saw a lady of about 26 years of age dressed in a black suit. She looked more like a person that got a bank job.
” come in ” I said to her. She entered surveying her eyes around my room.

” am really sorry for disturbing you, my car broke down along the road, and its too dangerous to spend the night out there, am very sorry for the inconvenience ” she said.

She’s quite a stranger but am relieved she isn’t yemi or any of her girls. I asked if she’s hungry and she said no, so I made the bed ready for her to sleep and I slept on the floor. My ways of hospitality.

I woke up around 5am, do some cleaning and I also prepare some noodles. I didn’t catch her face clearly yesterday night due to the darkness, but I was able to see her face very clearly in the morning. She’s quite a beauty, with a chocolate skin and a pointed nose. She woke up around 6 am in the morning, I have already made ready everything she will be needing.
” Good morning” I said as soon as my eyes came in contact with hers.
” morning thanks for the help” she replied.

” its nothing, there’s is warm water in the bathroom and a towel by the door, you can go have your bath. Let me excuse you ” I said then I head out. I went outside the compound and I found the Benz car, that was following me yesterday night. I checked and looked around for the owner but I didn’t see anyone. I brought out a pen and write the car plate number. I was about leaving when I noticed something . my guest said her car broke down, how can she have possibly locate me if she hadn’t be following me.

I head back into the compound, I was at the edge of entering inside when I heard her receiving a call, so I stayed behind and eavesdropped on her.

” I spent the night at his place, I need another car, park it along the highway and disconnect the battery connection, I told him my car broke up, so that’s the new plan ” she said then she ended the call. Now everything began getting weird to me, she’s definitely the person that followed me and she deliberately spend the night at my place. I need to know her plans, and the only way to know her plans is to play along.

I knocked on the door before entering to meet her. I met her eating the noodles I prepared, I was shocked, I wondered how she know about the noodles. I stood there amazed .
” am sorry, am really hungry ” she said slowly.

” its okay, the noodles are for you, am just wondering how you could trust to eat a food prepared by a stranger, not even scared if there’s something else in it.” I said. She swallowed mouthful of noodles before replying me.
” you didn’t look like someone that will do that, I slept peacefully yesterday night, you didn’t touch me so why won’t I trust you with this food.” She said. She made me smile with her words, at least am not a bad person after all.

” I’m Janet and you are?” She asked.

” I’m Ayo ” I replied.
She finished up the noodles and rested a while before leaving
” perhaps I could help with your broke down car” I said. She nodded and we both walked out. We walked passed the Benz car and began heading upward, she stopped beside a BMW car parked along the street.