love in the dark - Season 1 - Episode 6

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love in the dark - Season 1 - Episode 6

Angie sat adjacent to Gabriel, who’s seated on the driver’s seat. Focused on the dank but gleaming Lagos street. He puts the radio on. Screeching noises that made the radio presenter sounded like buzzing flies eroded from it. He tuned it and pulled back. Angie’s face is lited. The refelction from the street lights turned the colour of her eyes scarlet red. Her face depicted whatever was in her stomache. A tricycle skidded frantically in front of the vehicle. Gabriel hit the brake to halt. “Oshi…” Gabriel raised his voice as the tricycle sped off. Angie bursted into laughter. Gabriel followed. “Whats funny even? We almost got killed,” Gabriel said. Angie couldn’t stop laughing. “Where are we even headed? The streets are getting darker. The lights are no help,” Gabriel continued. Angie stopped laughing.”Lekki…” Angie said and acted startled. “Where in Lekki?” He asked. “Stop acting like i don’t know where i am going,” She raised her voice slightly. Gabriel kept quiet. “I have been here once. Its a friend’s place,” She continued. He remained silent. “Pull over…” She ordered him in a mild tone. “Yes Ma’am…” He said jokingly and pulled over. She opened and stood out.
She brought out her phone and logged on Sophie’s number… She brought out money from her purse and offered it to him. He rejected it but she pressed it on his hand.”You should call me when you are done,” He said. “I will. Thanks,” She said and walked out of his sight.

She knocked on the door almost wrenching her knuckles. Sophie opened. She wore sheath hugging gown. “Come in. You are late girl,” Sophie pulled her in. “Did you bring someone?” Sophie asked, sarcastically. “Come on. Meet our friends. The table’s set…” Sophie said, not allowing Angie to talk even. An African jazz music plays in the living room. Sophie hurl Angie to the middle of the room. Her shimmer gown dazzled in the haze of the room. Angie appeared nervous. “Hey, guyz, meet a friend of mine. Angie. Fast rising OAP,” Sophie introduced her to the seated guest. The guest echoed back indistintively — Welcoming Angie to the party. Angie gestured back. She joined them the sec Sophie let go her hands. She sat at the edge of a couch with a man lurched at the other edge sipping scotch. He’s fairly dark skinned. He has a perfectly carved beard and a fine hair cut. He wore suit. He appeared like he had just returned from the day’s job. His white sleeve is revealed by his unbuttoned black jacket. He sat straight and took a packet of cigarette out of his b0s0m pocket. Put the stick in his mouth and searched his lower pocket for a lighter. Angie gave him a disapproving gaze. He gazed back at her and took the cigar out of his mouth. “Hi…” He said in a hoarsed voice. Angie didn’t reply. He moved closer to her. “Hi… I am Tunji…” He said with his brownish grey eyes glowed. She shook his hand. “I am Angie…Nice to meet you” She said. “You are not the party type, i guess?” He asked. “How do you know?” She asked back. “You don’t act like them,” He said, pointing at the ladies seated at their right hand side. “How do you know?” She asked .


“It your first time?”
“No. Its not.”
“You lying…”

“How do you know that i am lying?”
“Its in your eyes. They are so innocent.”
“Are you such a flatterer?”
“What else can i do. So you don’t die from boredom.”

Both shared a small laughter and stared deep into their eyes. That moment Angie appeared lost
in his greyish brown eyes. “Scotch?” He raised his tumbler at her. She nodded in disapproval. He smirk at her like he knew she wouldn’t. Both were engrossed in a roused chat when Eva D arrived from nowhere and disrupted it. She wore a sun dress. She forced herself in between them. “Hi Tunji,” She said seductively, literally ignoring Angie. “Hey, Angie, i didn’t notice you were here,” She said sardonistically and faced Tunji who appeared not impressed with her.
Angie excused them…

Angie sat at a corner. Sipping a soft drink. Angie watched Eva D fool herself around Tunji. Tunji appeared so disconnected around her. He sometimes glances at Angie. Angie glanced back. He was so attractive that she couldn’t resist looking at him.

The party ran wild into the night. Sophie was no where in sight. She lost sight of Eva D and Tunji. Even Mike Epps whom had kept her company a while was nowhere to be found. She skipped finishing her drink and headed to look for Sophie. She hadn’t gone far from the frame of the living room when she felt a weight pressed on her. It pushed her to the wall. A man pressed his lips towards her forcefully. She hurled him. He still push back and grabbed her. She tried to pull from it but the grip was firm, so she shouted. Her knight of shinning armor arrived, Tunji pushed the man to the ground. The man got up and swinged his hand at Tunji. The man slipped.
Tunji ringed his head with an empty bottle of scotch. The man fell on the ground. bottle dashed on the floor. The man fell down and began to bleed profusely. Angie wailed…