The Shugar Mummy

Chapter Ten

For the next couple of weeks, Stella and I grew closer. Her visits to my hostel became frequent and so was the sex.
The sex became perpetual also. I'm talking about mad - crazy - super erotic - fast paced sex.
My hostel mates became fond of her as she was a good cook also.
I remember one afternoon when she visited and decided to cook.
It was the very first time she cooked in my house. We had gone to the market to buy foodstuffs first and as we got to Love Ghetto and walked through the entrance, everybody outside could see that food was going to be ready soon.
I locked the door as we entered and after a hot romance session, she started cooking.
Oh what was it she cooked?  Yes! it was amala and efo riro garnished with eja kika and ponmo.
We were left undisturbed for a long while.
Then an hour later, I opened the door to go pour out dirty water from the room.
The aroma of sweet delicacy she was cooking filled the whole passage instantly.
I walked past those outside and I could see Paul and Niyi outside, they were both staring at their phones and conversing. Apparently they were forecasting football games so they could place bets.
Mayowa and Tosin, our fellow ghettolites were playing Whot card on a bench and Kemi was doing laundry.
I poured the dirty water into the bush and some chickens ran to the spot to battle for some pieces of discarded fish bones.
"hehehehehehe, na wa o, today na today" I heard Paul say as he stood up from his seat while I walked by.
"Presido, well done o" Niyi greeted me and I smiled at him before walking into my room.
No sooner than two minutes later, I heard a knock at the door, it was Niyi and Paul.
I walked to the door but didn't open it, I knew exactly what they wanted.
"yes, yes, wetin happen?" I responded through the door.
"Presido open door nau, we wan see you" Niyi replied.
I smiled and looked at Stella, she was busy turning the vegetable on fire and didn't look at me.
"open the door for them nau" she said to me without even looking up.
"see me for what? I dey busy right now, come back later" I replied.
I knew that wouldn't keep them away, I just was delaying the inevitable.
"Falodun, open this door!.." Paul loudly interjected with a laughter.
"shi ilekun yii right away if you don't want trouble!".
I could hear them both laughing through the wooden door. I was chuckling myself.
"idiot, what do you want first?" I asked.
"we just want make you help us edit this games, shikena".
And before I could reply, I heard a voice from behind me, from my window. It was Dare, he was peeping through.
"goodness lord" I muttered beneath my breath as I laughed. I was sharing an hostel with psychiatric patients.
"ehen, well done" he said as he laughed. "sister stella, good afternoon o".
"Drey darling" she laughed as she stood up and walked to the window.
"Stella how are you jare? omo daadaa"
"I'm fine" she responded.
"oya go and turn around, I'll open the door for you people".
"better" he said as he laughed and left my window. She looked at me and smiled.
"Ola, open the door, let them come in".
"are you sure?" I asked as I chuckled. "These guys are predators o, fine then".
I turned the lock and opened the door to let them in. Dare walked in first, all smiling, Paul followed.
"Falodun, you think you're smart abi, you wantto eat alone, ko possible" he said as he laughed and went to my chair to seat.
It was the only chair in the room; a white plastic one.
Niyi followed last and as he entered, he rushed in quickly and locked the door, slightly pushing me. I staggered and hit a bucket.
"CSO how far nau?!" I screamed out loud. Only then did I begin to hear some other people bang on my door. It was Tosin and Mayowa shouting and  begging to enter.
"no entry for una!!" Niyi said to them amidst laughter.
"abeg nau, no commot us for setting na!!". They screamed from the door.
"CSO open the door for them, we are not a cult, we are one big family" Paul said with a huge grin.
I stood there looking like a mumu as Niyi opened the door and both of them walked in.
"Presido thank you o" they both said as they sat on the floor.
Dare and Niyi were on the bed while Stella was at the edge monitoring the water She had put on the gas to boil some minutes earlier.
I looked at my room, as small as it was, chockablocked with my housemates; Dare, Paul, Niyi, Tosin, and Mayowa all in my room just to eat a pot of soup I had intended to eat for at least three days.
I was cock sure the soup would finish that day.
"yeh! Falodun what's this?" Paul asked.
He had rested his back on the chair and felt Stella's bra which I had unhooked during our quick romance.
I was a bit embarrassed instantly as I ran straight to him to pick it up.
"oh, that's mine" Stella responded with a smile as alluring and dulcet as her voice.
"Ola could you be a darling and put it in my bag, thanks love".
Her manner of response alone made me feel as if I had over reacted when I ran to pick it up, she was as calm and unbothered.
I could see my housemates whispering amongst themselves and signalling in manner that exuded them being proud of me at what had happened that led to her bra being off.
"hehehe, idiots" I muttered as I sat at the edge of my bed close to Stella.
Just then, someone else opened the door, I had forgotten to lock the door before I ran to get the bra from Paul.
We all looked at the door and behold it was Kemi.
"ahan, so this is where all of you are?" she said with a smile.
"Kemzy, you can join us o, Presido and his babe are hosting us this afternoon" CSO replied her with a laughter.
I looked on and shook my head. They had taken control of my room, this was a coup d'etat.
"oyaaaaa" she responded as she danced on the spot.
"sister I'm coming to help you oo, let me drop this bucket in my room".
With that she went into her room and came back to help out.
Eventually, Kemi and Stella both made the amala for everybody and they dished the food and served everyone, two to one.
They had served everyone and when it was turn to dish out what me and Stella would eat, the vegetable soup had finished.
They were all eating and  licking their fingers clearly enjoying their meal and unconcerned about us.
Kemi had tried to give us her ration but Stella told her not to worry.
I looked at her and smiled and she smiled back at me. I walked to her and whispered
"what are we going to eat now?"
She held my hands, kissed me on the lips and replied.
"me".