Must Read: Sinister Affections

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: Sinister Affections

Henry felt it was stupid and wayward dressing up the way Tony had prescribed. He felt he looked like a goat on blings.
”If I don’t get the green lights! You’re done for” Henry threathened Tony who was busy looking and scrutinizing for things to add or deduct from Henry’s dressing.




They had gone back home to Henry’s wardrobe to select clothes. Henry was putting on a starched fitted striped shirt. Only this time, he tucked out and folded both arms neatly to the elbows displaying his muscular arm. The shirt was crumpled sweetly at the back and that added more to it’s glamour. The rumples!. He had on a black fitted jean trouser that Henry believed his people used to call ”Tantirin”. He felt so sq££zed in the trouser and couldn’t Imagine how men could walk around freely in such trousers.



ha! Yes. His expensive gold Rolex wristwatch was round his wrist too. And his shoes. Italian snake skin shoe graced his legs. He also added rather too much cologne on himself.
Tony stepped back to get a better look and sighed in delight.


”Now, the finishing touch.” Tony said.
”what again? My friend, I’m going to Shindara’s place right now!” Henry took his car key on the bed and went out of the room heading to his car parked downstairs.
”I wanted to say you should smile. That’s the finishing touch” Tony said trying to keep up with Henry who obviously looked like he was in a hurry to try out all he had learnt.
”Okay. Bye.” Henry hopped into his car, reversed and drove off to military clinic room.



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Henry felt tensed just standing opposite the door.



He had suddenly forgotten all his planned moves.




The way he’d swoop her in his arms, how he’d go in for a kiss. All the things he planned he wanted to make happen that day just flew like an hot air baloon into space. He played with the box of chocolate he’d goten on the way and wondered if this was really a good Idea. Maybe he’d do this some other day.
‘Oh fvck it. You’ve made it this far. Knock the damn door’ Henry heard an angry voice yell into his mind. He knocked twice and heard a sing-song reply from inside for him to get insdie. Slowly he turned the door knob and pushed the door open.




He stepped into the room to meet Shindara and Diana looking his way. He shut the door.


He was in now. He had to do this.
”Hello” Henry cooed with a warm smile and drew a chair from the corner of the room and placed it beside Shindara’s bed.
”Heeey Henry… I wasn’t expecting you to come today” Shindara welcomed with a warm smile.
”Hi Henry” was all Diana could say. After the last night, she couldn’t face Henry. ”I’ll excuse you guys”
”No, but you just came” Shindara protested.
”I want to do something private” Diana gave Shindara a smile more like a bribe and slipped out of the door.
”What’s up with her?” Henry asked.
”She was fine until you came in….. Maybe because you look different today” Shindara gesticulated by looking at Henry from head to toe.
”Different? I actually dressed like a normal guy today. That possibly can’t be the reason why she left” Henry knew himself that he knew why Diana had left. But for the sake of creating a topic, He found himself pretending not to.



Shindara laughed at Henry. ”I think I prefer the former Henry… I mean according to the way you dress. This new way you dress makes your chest look so large and intimidating”
”Oh yeah.” Henry puffed the chest even more ”I’m ripped. We all know.” He said with a proud air around him. He had started adjusting his shirt and stroking his jaws again. He succeeded in throwing Shindara into laughter again.
”Please You have nothing compared to John Cena” Shindara tried to burst his bubbles.
”Who’s John Cena?” Henry had a puzzled look on his face.
”Liar. Everyone knows him.” Shindara shot at him.
”Oh, aint it that short boy that fights? You dare compare that shorty to a guy like me.”
”He’d beat you blue and red though”
”I know. I have useless muscles” Henry looked at his bulging biceps pityingly. ”anyway, I got this for you. I hope you’re getting better”
Shindara cupped her hands under her jaws looking at the read box of chocolate. She collected it from him and placed it beside her.
”Awwn Thank you so much. I’ve been thirsting for chocolate since I’ve been here” Henry smilled inwardly. He was doing it. ”I’m fine. I don’t know why they wouldn’t discharge me yet”
”You’ve not been out of here for the past five days?” Henry asked looking baffled. He wasn’t, he knew she had been indoors all through the time she was admitted. He was scheming to get her to go out with him.
”It’s annoying.” Shindara nodded a yes to Henry’s question.
”Time to put my muscles to good use and jailbreak you out of here now. How about I sneak you out to get some fresh air?”
”I’d love that but no clothes to move around”
”Fork the clothes.. We’ll get new ones on the way” Henry pulled Shindara off the bed and dragged her all the way through the hallway till they got to the reception area where the nurses watched them with keen interest and with questions in their glare. But something told Shindara they’d have a lot to gist about as soon as they’re out
”She needs to stretch her legs!” Henry stated and yanked Sluggish Shindara totally out of the clinic entrance. Henry unlocked his car from afar using the remote key. He opened the passengers door in the from and loaded Shindara into the seat. He then walked majestically and licking his lips infufilment until he got into the drivers seat.
”Pheeeeew! First time I’d break a rule here” Henry gasped as he settled into his seat.



Shindara looked at him and felt like smacking him.
”First time I’d let someone drag me out without having a footwear on!” Shindara bellowed.


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Danladi had driven his car almost close to the Clinic gate, close enough to see Henry put Shindara in his car. Danladi rubbed his knuckles angrily as he watched Henry drive out of sight with Shindara in his car.. He was getting jealous… Henry was after his mark.
‘But when did Henry start pursuing girls?’ Danladi questioned himself. Everyone used to think Henry was gay since no girl had been seen around him. He was also not seen around fello guys so no one could fully place a cap on their assumptions of him being gay.
‘But’ Danladi drifted into thinking again ‘Is he after Shindara for the same reason I’m after her?’ He wondered. ‘Nah.. Though he seems though, he can’t think of going after Shindara for that purpose’
But Henry’s interferrence in his rapport with Shindara was posing as a great difficulty to Danladi’s ploy. The mere sight of Henry could ruin everything. Though they’ve been friends since they got into the army, Henry was now a rival Danladi had to get rid of one way or the other. He had a new plan now, He’d be a snake in green grass and wedge a rock between those two.




Danladi drove past the Clinic straight to Gen Okafors Office.