Azu .. Wally & The Afro Girl

Don’t look at me.. you might not like what you see. Don’t look in my eyes, you might see I am dead inside or too soft to exist.. pls don’t look at me .. I don’t feel good about myself

“Oh my God, Oh my God.. I am so sorry.. so sorry”

Azubike was on the floor of a house .. his house .. in his Briefs..hands on his head.. he is shaking.. he buries his head inbetween his legs.. sobbing uncontrollably, mumbling things inaudible to understand .. as he slides to the floor .

As the rude shock of the mess he was now in.. dawns on him, Azu raises his head and reaches for his phone on his leather jacket now littered on the tiled floor of his bedroom

Thank God the light was off.. when you need NEPA they won’t bring light.. it’s now 2:25am and there’s still light from the previous day.. who send them?

There’s dog barking in the distance and Azu looks at the blood gushing out from the back of her head. He buries his head on her Chest and continues crying

“I am so sorry… pls wake up “

He touches her hair and tried to stop the blood but he knew she was already dead. He sits up and realizes he has snort dripping from his nostrils. He uses his bloody hands to wipe away the snort now consistently dripping

He stops for a few seconds .. looks at his hand .. shocked beyond words and perplexed at the same time.. there was so much blood..

He dials frantically

Rings

“Wale I am fucked man.. I am so fucked.. I messed up real bad.. Omo nwokem I don fuck up ooo”

ka Chineke gbaghara m

emechaala m

Wale responds from the other end of the phone

“Calm down I don’t understand what you are saying.. start from the beginning.. “

…just take a breath mehnn

Breath

Breath

Then Azu explains the escapades of the evening as coherently as he could..

“Don’t move.. don’t touch anything.. help is coming.. “

“But how? Who? I am fucked Wale “

“Just don’t fucking move.. I got you”

It’s was a nice Friday night..

“ah! What a week!” Azubike said looking in the mirror. He was on a singlet and boxers. A text entered his phone..

“Sorry bro.. I can’t make it out tonight .. Anita pulled a surprise visit on me.. you know now.. we never see since December last year bro.. it’s tomorrow we will go out. No vex bro “

“Ooohhhhh.. aah.. wale Dey fuck up oo”!

He starts to call “Wally Man 🎭” on his phone.

“Azu my man.. “

“Wale you Dey fuck up o.. so because of woman you just leave our guy hanging like that? You suppose be my wing man this night na!”

He is visibly disappointed in Wale’s betrayal … he looks back in the mirror… this time he was on a black rugged jeans with a polo..

“You can do this in your sleep.. all by yourself.. you don’t need that two timing woman loving punk of a friend!” He said to himself then chuckles all of a sudden at his rage …

“ I can do this” .. he puts on the leather jacket on the bed.. he looks back in the mirror.. picks up his phone and scrolls through his iMessages.. he sees Linda’s text and his immediate reply.. love is indeed crazy. What does “I can’t do this anymore mean?”

He said looking at his phone perplexed.

How do you even say that and ghost someone you claim to love?He was talking to himself again.. “Azu I thought we were done with this”

He took one last look at the mirror.. “Well you gat only you..so go out there and have some fun and forget how heartbroken you still are..”

He glances away as he remembered all the great times he had with Linda..

All the intoxicating sex and hand hold truly made him soft and now it’s messing with him.. a golden treasure like him.. this babe use me catch cruise sha..

“Anyways let’s get out there and get her out of our system.. to forget one.. you have to another one and get some.”

He laughed awkwardly and headed out..

Wale was a good friend.. take it or leave it! How many friends can pick up their phone at 2:30am in the morning not to talk of hearing what you had to say and putting hand.. no questions asked.. ???

I take back my earlier statement about him being selfish.. you see.. that was my own selfish side talking..

Wally man has always been a good friend from the day we met till this very moment.

It all started one evening.. I was coming out of the faculty when some strong men waylaid me…

“Civilian show…”

That means you need to answer them and then submit your phone immediately

As a girl the worst that can happen to you is.. if you are fine enough or they are interested in you.. they will collect your number and they won’t rest until they sleep with you

However, for boys you have to submit your phone.. wallet and sometimes your face for a few slaps you deserve for either being too Sturbborn or for being a pussy. In these scenarios it’s safe to say that you have been “Obtained”

I was startled so the scary looking guy repeated himself again “I Say make you show.. Abi you be deaf and dumb?”

I quickly stopped and stared at him.. aah.. I couldn’t give him my phone like that now.. I just bought the phone and I had barely used it..

I felt a sharp pain on my chin .. the strong man deputy don tear me two consecutive slaps

“You Dey mad? Make I light you another one?”

I handed over my phone immediately and I almost peed on my pants as all the fine girls in my faculty were watching. They were hurrying past the scene to avoid being waylaid as well.

As I was contemplating my next move.. that was when I saw him

Bald head.. danshiki, earrings and nose ring with a cowrie neck piece. When he spoke, he had the deepest calmest tone..

“Ahann Baba K.. why you Dey obtain my guy na

I was so confused I didn’t even know the guy and I could barely stand

“Oya gba.. take your phone back” He collected my phone from the strong man and gave me back..

“Baba K abeg no vex I go send one fine shenkes with correct package for you”

Wale said as he pushes me to move along

That was how I met Wale. He saved my ass then he always did.

There was a time one lecturer who had it for me cause I was barely friends with a girl he liked . He promised to fail me since I couldn’t stay away from the girl. I bought him wine.. begged him in his office to no avail. The girl rejected his offer even after I stayed away from her but she didn’t do that because of me but still I had to pay.

I told Wale about how I was struggling with the man’s course and all the evil he was planning for me.

I don’t know what Wally did. The lecturer passed me and never disturbed me again. He never told me what he did.. When I asked him.. he told me that I won’t shut up about it so he did something about for me and I don’t need to know what it was.

I know what you are thinking.. but how many strong men you know wey Dey wear Nose ring?

He just told me he has powerful friends and that was the end of that

Wale always had women available and ready to give him whatever he wanted. I on the other hand had to work extra hard to get anyone to look my way.

Wally man and I shared everything and sometimes we share women too. I know this sounds very weird but this is something that guys do. It wasn’t some strange shit that had to do with a threesome or Foursome even though that did eventually happened too

It’s more like.. Wale dates them for little over a quarter and while I would have met them.. I could easily swoop in because i was Mr. nice guy.. who would never hurt them..

Wale asks me if I like them if I agree he sends them my way after breaking them into pieces.. and I try to fix them up if I can or I chop my own and leave them in peace.

One time.. I walked in on him with a girl and I immediately headed to leave but he asks me to join him.. if I remember clearly... his exact words were

“Aah Azu my man pls join me…”

I declined

“Guy only me nor fit run am oh.. you know I love to share.. join me”

“Hey papi.. why do you come and show us what you can do” — the “large piece of meat” we were devouring had beaconed..

I was shocked and terrified at the same time but I went and joined in. I don’t know how to explain what happened that night and 2 other times when we tried new things and did those sex vigils but it was exhilarating.. nothing has ever felt so freeing.

That was when I discovered I was a little crazy and wale always encouraged me to keep exploring.

10 years later with no more nose rings or cowries… we are still very tight and we still host our vigils in peace.

“Omo this lounge dry o.. Ahann today wey be Friday.. no hot chick Dey here since.. na so so underage Tik tok babes I Dey see here since .. Abeg o… ka m gbanarị nsogbu “

Not long after his final resolve and his 4th Tequila shot.. a hot damsel entered Crystabol lounge. It was like God was giving him a sign to stay and explore. Thankfully he has had a couple of shots to it was safe to say he had mind to yarn with anyone right this moment.

“Hey.. can I buy you a drink “

Babe chuckles

“Are we in the movies?”

She rolls her eyes.. she was bored too but she ordered for a strawberry martini

“Good choice on the cocktail.. if you don’t want me to pay for it.. I can order shots”

She looked at him alarmed by the audacity as the bartender handed her , her drink. She stops to look at eager Azu and slightly chuckled.

“Ok .. buy me the drink on the condition that I will battle with you on the dance floor.. winner gets to pick where we go next”

Azu was stunned and excited .. he took another gulp of tequila and paid for everything. He didn’t know how to dance to save his life but he was going to give this all he got..

“I am Natasha.. incase you wanted to know “

And then it hit him

I wanted to get into a fierce competition with someone I didn’t know their name?

He chuckled like twice

“My bad… very nice to meet Natasha. I love your hair so much.. you look so bold and hot”

Natasha touched her hair.. it was a full Afro.. something she usually throws on when she’s lazy to wear anything else and has never really paid any special attention to it.. so it’s either this guy was just teasing or he was getting drunk

“What’s your own name.. Mr. Compliments “

“Oh shit.. sorry my bad again.. my name is Azubuike but everyone calls me Azu”

He was chuckling again.. Azu knew he wasn’t drunk so he wondered if it was his nerves giving him away. He hopes she doesn’t notice.

“So can I call you Afro girl? “

She laughed

“Sure “

That was when he saw it.. she stared at him as she quickly slip it in her mouth.. she grabs his hand

“C’mon let’s get this party started..”

“No.. I have to have some too if not it will be cheating”

“Huh? “

She was uneasy and annoyed at the same time but also amazed because she will like to see a newbie try one

“I saw you take something.. what is it?”

“It’s Molly.. it makes you happy and extra”

She was real close as she had to whisper what it was.. she smelled so good..

She was smiling now as he kept chuckling

“Here.. have one..”

She was smiling and putting it in his mouth .. he was watching her through out.. all of a sudden.. he looked so good and Azu swallowed with the help of the strawberry margarita and smiled

He pulls her close..

“You ready?”

It was all a blurr now.. the intoxicating feeling after that last drink.. pink pills and raging music .. it was all exhilarating.. it indeed makes you intense.. I dunno about happy.

Looking down on the Afro..disjointed and soaked with blood, He couldn’t believe that this same Afro was swinging side by side as they danced away into the dead of the night.

It was so much fun .. he couldn’t remember when last he had that much fun

He grabbed his jacket to cover her exposed body.. a pack of Marlboro fell out.. he picked it up.. it was half done

How did he even get his hands on this.. these are rare in Nigeria and…Then before you know it, he had a sharp and stringing head ache hit him like a ball lightning

It was like he was taken back to the previous night.. when everything was high up there and tomorrow seem far fetched.. they had danced away till Afro girl whispered to Azu..

“Do you smoke?”

Azu …in over his head couldn’t say that was Wally’s department and he had only tried smoking once or twice.. instead.. he said

“Of course I do .. let’s go outside “

He pulled her and she almost tripped.. he quickly reached for her..

“Afro girl are you ok?”

She stood up with his help and straightened up

“Afro girl? ..Lmaooo.. I like that”

They stumbled all the way outside the club to the sit out where people were just having drinks and shisha.. no loud music here.. they kept laughing

Then she wiped out the Marlboro

“They say this is the best.. I don’t even know how to get another one.. it’s not popular in Nigeria “

Azu was wide eyed.. as he watched her take one out to light. Then he started talking .. too much as well and laughing and telling Afro girl how he was feeling

He started talking about Linda

“Who sends a break up text to a guy and still calls to find out if her message was received.. Ehenn?

Some one that I loved anyhow.. someone I gave everything… even though Wally had her first .l broke her into pieces.. I patched her pieces together., now she can’t do this anymore?Mtchewwww”

“Who is Wally?” Afro girl was taking another bum after the first 2 hits and passing it to Azu

“Take this thing before I finish it “

Just forget that one.. I am glad she sent that text oh.. because how would I have met a hot crazy girl like you..

“Call me crazy again “

She leaned in and covered majority of the space between her and Azu a blew out the amok she just bummed into his face

“Crazy Afro girl”.. Azu beemed

Just like that Azu leaned forward too and covered all the space left.. oh God she was so beautiful and intoxicating.. just like the drug..

she pulled his jacket closer to her and went for the kiss

After what seemed like forever making out in the hot open Lagos night.. Afro girl whispered

“You win.. so where do we go?”

She as looking at him like she was making a suggestion .. like he could read her mind.. she played with Azu’s jacket and kissed him again

“Let’s go to my place “

With one last knowing look.. she put the Marlboro in the jacket and jumped up

“PERFECT!”

It was like he was in a trance and he was brought back by the loud ring tone of a phone.. it wasn’t his.. so he started searching for it.. but couldn’t find it before his own phone began to ring..

It was Wale..

Finally.. what took him so long?

“Hello Wally.. oh my God.. where are you?”

Azu was hyperventilating

“Relax Mahnn.. I needed to get help just sit tight as I told you and don’t spread your DNA”

“There’s so much blood Wale.. what the fuck!!”

You could hear the fear in Azu’s voice and then the irritation on Wale’s

“Not on the damn phone Azu! I will be right there soon .. just fucking sit tight man..”

As the call dropped and he tried to re- understand what his options might be concerning this whole thing., there’s a loud bang on the front door.

Azu is startled.. he jerks up in an attempt to hide behind the cupboard door all the way in his bedroom but blood had flowed to the area he set foot on. So as soon as he made to step forward.. he slipped and almost broke his own skull

FUCK!!! ….He yelled

“Oga is everything alright? Make I help you with something? “

There was dead silence except Azu’s Whimpering

“Oga Abeg open the door na .. Na me Moshood .. “ he screamed as he banged the door

By now Azu was in full blown psychotic panic.. he was in tears.. his eyes and heart felt like it will fall.. he was weeping bitterly.. what a Mess!

“GO AWAY… GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME.. GO AWAY”

He kept screaming and crying and hoped moshood won’t go on and call the authorities because that will be a gigantic fucking problem.

He was still thinking of the consequences of the messy crime scene that used to be his bedroom when he heard a firm Bang on the front door.. he froze.. oh shit!

“Open up Azu.. it’s Wally”

It was like cold water was just poured on his back on a sunny day.. Wale was here..

My savior..

He struggled to go open the door and Wally entered with a hefty looking man with mean eyes

They were both wearing gloves like surgeons about to perform a very important surgery or something.

There was blood from the sitting room leading up to the bed room. Her shoes and his were scattered in the sitting room and a a half bottle of red wine with two glasses on the center table

The bed room was a much more bigger mess.. except the bed. The bed was fine.. sheets were perfectly laid.

“For Gods sake Azu! I told you not to fucking move.. look at you.. you look like a naked mess”

Wale was looking at the mess on the floor the body splattered with a pool of blood smeared where Azu took a fall and everywhere else. His jacket and Marlboro scattered on the floor as well..

Wale picked the pack and took one and lighted it. His “colleague” gave me a scary look and looked at the body

“Wally what are we doing.. make we run am sharparly bro?”

“Let me think “

Wale was visibly pissed and Azu was shaking seated on the floor at a corner in the bedroom room

Wale left him there with the scary guy and went back to the sitting room avoiding the skid mark of blood on the way. He was walking towards the bar.

“You still use all these things as decor abi?”

He was referring to my tiny bar. It wasn’t much but I wasn’t exactly an alcoholic.. so I use it to entertain my female guests when I bring them home.. but since Linda almost a year ago .. I haven’t been with anyone and today was the first time and now she’s dead

Wale poured himself a straight Jack.. took it once.. took another one.. poured the 3rd, walked back and gave it to me..

“Now here’s what is going to happen.. drink this.. take a cigarette, have a smoke and go straight into the shower.. have a shower.. change your shorts.. we will burn everything that is infested with blood and then you will leave the rest to me

Then he straightened up from bending over to talk to me.. took a drag of his almost empty cigarette and continued

“Did you take pictures?”

No

“Did you come across anyone you know at the club?”

No

“Anyone she knew?”

No

“Drugs?”

Yes.. Molly

“How many?”

3 or so.. I dunno.. I can’t remember

“Ok..that’s good”

“Now listen Azu.. this shit never happened.. go have your shower .. change into new clothes.. I will book you a low key hotel in Lekki phase one.”

“I gave your security a good amount of money to keep him away for 3 days.. if anyone asks you tell them Linda broke your heart and you needed sometime alone”

“I will post a few things on your WhatsApp and your twitter to show you are grieving and you have to post a Saturday night picture in a pool or something”

Azu was dumb founded but answered every question and nodded to the instructions.. he couldn’t believe this was happening.. how will Wale get him out of this? Is he really going to get away with murder?

“Wale pls.. what will happen to her? What are you going to do?”

Wale chuckled and shook his head and the hefty guy laughed..

“ Azu.. this never happened.. we will never talk about it.. you don’t need that information.. just follow my instructions and you will be fine.. before I forget.. next week .. you have to take leave from work and travel to Benin Republic or Cape Verde .. I will send you one nice babe.. so you never get suspected.”

Azu was terrified. He always knew Wale was the plug to get him out of crazy situations but all of these was getting all too real and scary.. so he took the shot..

Took a long drag of the Marlboro Wale gave him and headed for the bathroom.. just then.. just before he got himself together to get into the bathroom... a phone rang..

“What the fuck is that? Who is that?

Wale and Mr. Hefty scrambled around to try to find what it was and there it was Afro Girl’s phone.. wale brings it out from her skirt pocket.. the person calling was “BESTIE”. Wale let the phone finish ringing and he sees 7 missed calls

He takes Natasha’s finger to open the phone and he saw that they were in a lot of shit

On her WhatsApp he could see that Afro girl had texted her “Bestie” that she met a guy.. she had sent bestie a picture of him and told her they were going to a secondary location…

Wale was pacing now..

I was back on the floor with my boxers

Wale threw his glass

“For gods sake Azu.. what the fuck! You didn’t know your photo was being taken??”

“ i am sorry I was pretty high!”

I was sobbing again

What are we going to do now..

As if that was not bad enough.. 2 messages entered her phone.. and just like that.. there was a voice note

“ Hey bestie.. pls text me to know you are ok.. this one that you are not picking my calls.. you better just be fucking and not hurt ok? Call me or I will find you at sunrise.. I can see that you are at Ikate.. call me ok?!”

I started sobbing much more out loud

Wale lit another cigarette

Afro girl still laid there wide eyed.. hoping to watch our demise in 2 hours..

PART 2?