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6. Escape
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2020-09-28 21:12:31The blast of music was her welcome to another life. A life she wanted to keep a secret, one that she was not proud of but had to live; dancing at night, being a waitress, a stripper as the spirit led Angelo. She knew how complicated it could be. Although he never forced her to do beyond that, not that she had not. When David had an accident and her parents cared less, she was stuck with selling her body to a potbellied man who gave her enough money in return. There was no way anybody would judge her. She was not the perfect definition of an ideal sister, she messed up, sold her body yet she did not want her siblings to go through what she was going through.
The only thing that prevented her from pulling out from her almighty fancy school to a government one was sheer pride; people would know she was not on the good path of wealth, to prevent the world from knowing that she had cowards for parents and to prevent her parents from knowing that they affected her. She heaved, bumping her hips from side to side as a random stranger grabbed her butt cheek. It was a club where she worked and had done many things so she would let it slide because she did not come far to get fired for causing a scene but to all things living, if the brainless thing tried it out of the doors of Angelo's club, she would show him how a man could be nothing without what was between is thighs.
'What are you doing here? You have today off.' Angelo shouted to be heard above the loud music.
'I never thought that working for you could be much.'
'Fine, since you're here you can be useful. I need you to serve a drink to table five.' He handed her their orders.
Deborah hissed, she brought it upon herself but an extra cash would not be too much.
'Table five.' She mumbled, searching for it when her eyes landed on some rich looking men and the politician she stood up some weeks before.
What did he take her for? Because she danced in a nightclub and sometimes stripped, sold her body once, which she would not actually call selling because she gave him what he wanted and he gave her what she wanted, did not mean that she was at disposal for old cargos. She ducked as he turned and dumped her tray in Jude's hands.
'Sorry,' She sweetly smiled, aware of her effect on men.
'I don't feel well, can you take this to table five?'
His eyes narrowed in suspicion and worry, nodded and walked towards them.
'Pheww! That was close.' She sighed, her eyes widened as she almost collided with the great Stephen O Stephens. She quickly lowered her head, obviously he was the bad boy amongst the three. She did not know why he gave off the vibes but it was natural for him to be in a place like the nightclub.
But not a place like this.
She worked in Angelo's club for two years and never saw him for once so it was not natural, it was strange and her guts told her that if he was in the club then his friends would be--- she turned and collided with Miracle, who grabbed her by the waist to steady her.
Blast!
Blast!
Blast!
Her heavy makeup, the dim lights in the club and the fact she was wearing a wig would make it difficult to recognize her but if he looked closer he would. Moreover, It was Nigeria after all and not a foreign movie where someone wearing a wig would be perfectly disguised.
Person wey know you, already know you.
She bit her lips and avoided eye contact.
'Sorry.'
'Sure sweetheart.' He let her go and she solidly crashed into Kingsley.
What!
Her eyes fell off its socket as she cursed herself in different tongues.
Oya my village people, you can kuku kill me.
'What's this?' He scoffed, not bothering to steady her. Her butt blessed the ground but the fool was already fuming. She winced and stood up before it turned out to a full scene.
'Jerk.' She mumbled, turned to walk off when his words brought her to a halt.
'I know that voice any day, anytime. Deborah Matthews.'
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Glossary. Person wey know you, already know you - The person that knows you, already knows you "no matter what." (Pidgin/Broken English)Oya my village people you can kuku kill me - My village people, you can kill me already.
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