Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

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Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

Thursday, about a month after she tortured and brutally murdered Kodo, she just felt a need to hang out again with her frenemy Vibangs and sidekick Fury before the weekend. Having being told earlier in the week by Ima that Jama was coming to town for a function for the military, Jade had been waiting anxiously to see him. She just needed these two around her to make her laugh again and take her mind somewhere else because she was beginning to think of Jama’s arrival in a different light.
Though she had always communicated and reported to Ima about the business, she couldn’t wait to see and hang out with him again after more than a year when he rescued her. Ima had always been all about business, but Jama whenever they communicated asked about other aspects of her life. So she was more than glad she would be seeing him again soon. And for some reason she couldn’t explain, she had been getting certain itches she felt only him could scratch.
Fury and Vibangs started off their outing exactly how she had hoped by arguing or was it fighting. She realized she had missed him too, but she had needed to go underground, avoiding social outing during planning and after killing Kodo.



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As they sat eating and drinking while talking about nothing worthy of note at the resort, Fury who had picked up a news paper someone left behind suddenly drew their attention to a headline about Kodo’s death. She had immediately asked to see it while acting like she knew absolutely nothing about it.
On the other hand, Vibangs remained quiet but offered a little prayer against violent deaths too which she and Fury said amen. Deep within her she laughed at the Vibangs because she was planning same for her too. She also thought about how her plans for Vibangs were panning out after her decision to kill kodo.
Initially her decision to carry out the hit on Kodo was borne mainly out of Ima’s remark that she would have handled him differently. This had made her go underground for a couple of days as she planned his execution with the help of the police 2i/c after explaining her plans to him. It was easy to convince him because Kodo was a silly public nuisance who despite all his crimes, barely spent 2hrs in police custody whenever he’s arrested, thanks to his political godfathers.
But along the line, Kodo’s death she realized would serve three important purposes for her. Firstly, her reputation in the Cartel would sky rocket once she successfully pulled it off because for sure, the police 2i/c would relate her actions and tactics back to Jama and Ima. Definitely bigger responsibilities and tasks would be given her. Ima might start believing in her also.
Secondly, it would instill fear and unpredictability of action in her boys who would definitely take her more seriously as someone who isn’t just mysterious, but also deadly. She had overtime successfully hidden her true identity from them by giving instructions via phone calls, text messages and use of proxies. The few times she met some of them physically, she had been careful to disguise herself with shades and wigs and had kept the meeting brief. Killing Kodo was simple logic and all that was required to prove to them that the warning given to them by the 2i/c was to be taken seriously. It would be a case of making an example of what her wrath looks like with the torture and murder of a “great” guy like kodo. This would show she’ll make no distinction in killing small guys like them.





Thirdly, as a result of the rivalry between him and Vibangs, she knew they’ll be a general suspicion on Milady as the person who ordered or carried out the hit. And knowing Vibangs perfectly, she knew she’ll definitely and gladly take the glory in order to boost her already infamous and deadly street rep among frat members. The plan here was to eliminate as many as possible frat members while Vibangs took responsibility until she realizes the whole city gangs are after her for vengeance.



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Fury’s phone suddenly rang and he picked it up but not without saying who the caller was to the hearing of she and Vivian “Colonel”. She initially didn’t think anything about it, until she heard him repeating after the caller that he was coming to Calabar the following day. That was when she remembered Jama’s rank in the military. And even though he himself doesn’t know, Fury is the Cartel’s campus pìmp in Calabar. Though he tried to hiidr that part of his activities from her, she knew everything about his activities.
Jama is a Colonel and he was also coming to Calabar tomorrow. She had been expecting his call ever since Ima told her he was coming on Monday but he hadn’t called her. “Why did Fury tell Vivian who the caller was before receiving the call?” She wondered. “Does it mean Vivian also know him?” she thought as she began to pay more attention to the call especially when Fury handed over the phone to Vibangs who began to talk in her slutty way on the phone. There was no doubt it was Jama but how did he get to meet Vibangs of all girls?
Anger and jealousy kicked in as she thought Jama was calling to book her services while she had been looking forward to spending the weekend with him.
After the call she remained calm while both of them continued talking but not without Fury noticing her demeanor. She fidgeted with her phone and waited about five minutes before requesting for his phone to make an urgent phone call after acting like she ran out of airtime. She didn’t want to raise any suspicion especially from Vibangs who might think she wanted to steal the number.
She asked if there was enough airtime on the phone while using the opportunity to check the call log. As part of security measure, she didn’t store both Jama and Ima’s numbers on her phone but knew them by hand. So how she managed to keep her cool when she confirmed the number was a miracle but she ended up transferring her aggression on their house help who she had pretended was the reason for borrowing the phone. The help didn’t do what she asked her to do before leaving home.
Moments after returning Fury’s phone, she felt like tearing Vibangs into shreds for no just reason. Perhaps maybe because Jama obviously has his attention set on Vibangs meaning she had just lost another battle to her rival. He hadn’t even called her yet but had to call Fury just to speak with Vivian. As she sat down boiling in her thoughts, her phone rang and it was Jama. She excused herself to take the call without them hearing her. Probably her voice would have given her off.




First thing Jama noticed was the sadness in her voice and asked if everything was ok with her. She replied yes but that she’s just a bit under the weather and had cold. He then asked if she was on treatment already and she accepted while also cursing him in her hearth for the betrayal. To her, he cared about her but preferred Vivian. He confirmed he was coming the following day and that he’ll see her even if it’s briefly because he’ll have little or no time since it’s an official assignment.
She could tell he was lying about the time because he had just called to book time with his whoré. She ended the call saying ok. Returning to the table, she knew she couldn’t stand Vivian at that moment and simply reached for her purse, countered some money and gave to fury saying she had to run. She tried her best not to look at Vivian as if was obvious something was bothering her and Vivian might ask.
As she drove home, the fact that she wasn’t a bit angry with Fury was a pointer that she was only jealous of Vibangs and not exactly betrayed by the fact that Jama knew her. Or preferred Vivian’s company to hers for the weekend. Another angle to her anger was the fact that she wouldn’t or couldn’t tell Jama Vibangs is the same girl she had vowed to take vengeance on because she was certain Jama might wanna stop her plans or broker peace. Thanks to Vivian’s charm