Chapter 54b
(Lara and Ken met up at a restaurant to talk...)
KEN : so tell me, what's so important that you had to bring me here to talk?
LARA : Bukola is going to be the reason why you'll be sent to jail very soon.
KEN : why is that? What did I do to her?
LARA : no, not for something you did to her but something you did to Jide.
KEN : (shocked)...Jide? What do you mean?...what do you know?
LARA : I know that you and Andrew blamed Jide for killing one Carol girl.
KEN : (surprised)...damn it...
LARA : (chuckles)...and in order to prove that Jide is innocent, Bukola made you and Andrew confess to framing Jide up and recorded the whole conversation without you knowing.
KEN : what! that's a lie...
LARA : you think so?
KEN : it’s not possible...
LARA : oh you think so? Wait there then, till they'll come and arrest you.
KEN : if that's true, how come they've not come for me and...
LARA : (cuts in)...because the real culprit is not being indicted yet...or didn't Andrew flee the country afterwards?
KEN : oh my God...(he remembers that Andrew had disappeared after they met at Bukola’s house)…..that's why Andrew left...!
LARA : yes...
KEN : oh my God...I'm an accomplice...
LARA : and now immediately Andrew is nabbed, they will come for you.
KEN : (thinking about it)...but how did you get to know?
LARA : (laughs)...because my father was one of the lawyers that handled the case then and they knew Jide was innocent even before he was released.
KURT : what? Are you telling me thhat Jide is out of jail?
LARA : (surprised)...haha...what kind of question is that?
KEN : when did he get out? I didn't hear about it and I....(Then he remembers Kurt)....wait, don't tell me Jide is your husband?
LARA : what were you thinking before? Did you not see him at the reunion?
KEN : oh my God...I can't believe we all fell for it...we were told he was transferred from our school in JSS3 so....damn it, so its Jide! But... how did he become so rich, when did he get out of prison...?
LARA : Kurt is Jide and he's richer than you can ever think...and guess what, he's coming after you and Andrew.
KEN : shit!...no wonder Bukola is going after him! I should have known! That's how she's always all over him back in secondary school...
LARA : so are you going to do something now or what? Seeing that Bukola betrayed you.
KEN : so Bukola set Andrew and I up just to get the truth out of us, in order to free Jide....Damn it!
LARA : so what will you do now?...she's the one with the proof against you...you can't just leave her...if not, you'll rot in jail, remember how rich Kurt is, he will make sure you rot there for whatever you guys did to him. But he can't do it without that Bukola...
KEN : I have to go...(Standing up, he walks away from her)
LARA : won't you...(Seeing he didn't even listen to her anymore).....wait a minute...
(Ken walks away from her out of the restaurant...)
LARA : haha…what's wrong with this guy, instead of him to wait so we can plan what to do....(Hisses)
Andy has been expecting his blackmailer's call impatiently. Himself and Tunji had worked something out. A day before the supposed day, Andy received the call....)
ANDY : yes...
CALLER : write down this address, you should be there with my money by 8pm tomorrow. If not, I'll make sure the video goes all out....number 6, Akah street, Ikeja....are you sending someone or bringing it yourself?
ANDY : of course, I'll bring it myself.
CALLER : hmmm....okay.
ANDY : but how am I sure you'll give me all the copies this time?
CALLER : you just have to trust me...
ANDY : I see...(The line went dead)....son of a bitch! Now you'll know you're not smart at all....(Dialing his phone)....hello?
RECEIVER : hello sir
ANDY : the bastard just called.
RECEIVER : okay.
ANDY : he has given me the address.
RECEIVER : that's good. I will help you send someone down there immediately to know what the place is like, so we can put a good plan in motion.
ANDY : oh, that will be very good...
RECEIVER : alright sir. I'll get back to you.
ANDY : okay...(Hangs up)...hmm...it’s so good to have someone who's got your back....(Thinks for a while)...but at the same time I've got to be smart...if anything will go wrong, I shouldn't be blamed for it....I shouldn't even be the one to go and meet that bastard, I should send someone else to do the dirty job for me....(Thinks about it)...who will I send? Who can I trust...if I ask Tunji to go for me, he may keep a copy and also use it as an evidence against me in future....no, I can't take chances...if I send someone, the person may keep a copy, then the blackmail of a thing will continue...no, I can't send anybody, I will have to get the thing myself....that's what I'll do. I can't afford to take chances again.
The following day, Andy receives a call from Tunji...)
ANDY : hello?
CALLER : I have a plan sir.
ANDY : tell me.
CALLER : after giving the money to him, I've gotten you some boys that will trace him to where he stays. Then they'll finish the work there, making it look like an accident.
ANDY : hmm...
CALLER : I can get you some of my boys to go and give the money to him on your behalf...
ANDY : hmm...I'll let you know about that.
CALLER : or you prefer to take it yourself...if that's what you want, just let me know sir, we'll work according to your plan.
ANDY : I'll let you know.
CALLER : alright sir...
ANDY : okay. Thanks...(Hangs up)...things are falling into place.
(Few hours later, Tunji calls Andy back....)
ANDY : yes, anything?
CALLER : sir, my boys have found the place. It’s actually a hotel.
ANDY : what? Are you sure?
CALLER : very sure. He picked a very auspicious location for his game.
ANDY : so then how can we follow up with our plan? I mean, those who will follow him, how will they know him?
CALLER : you'll tell them what the bastard is wearing...
ANDY : and if he changes before leaving the place? Or if he decides to leave before me?
CALLER : hmm...(Takes a deep breath)...okay...em....(Thinks for a while)...then you enter alone without the money. Once he has given you everything you want or once you see it, you call on one of my boys to bring the money up to the room, that way, my boy can see his face and recognize him when he comes out.
ANDY : hmm....that's good...
CALLER : or better still, they can even do the job right there in the hotel...
ANDY : hmm....(Smiling)....good idea, very good idea...but that will be after I've left...
CALLER : yes.
ANDY : that's good.
CALLER : so are you okay with it?
ANDY : I am very okay with it...what of the cash?
CALLER : it’s almost ready, you'll get it at the place tomorrow.
ANDY : thank you so much.
CALLER : you're welcome sir... till tomorrow.
ANDY : alright...(Hangs up)...hmm....it’s so good to have someone do your dirty job for you....(Laughing)...his boys will do it, getting the orders from him...in case anything goes wrong, he will be nabbed for it....(Laughing out very loudly)...I'm loving this!
It’s almost 6:30pm, Andy had decided to go out without any of his Aides, he asked for his driver alone to take him out. He was unusually dressed unlike his normal way of dressing. He's dressed smartly in a polo shirt and a pant trouser making it difficult for his staffs to recognize him.
They drove down to Ikeja. As they approached the place, he was surprised at the kind of hotel that was picked up by his blackmailer: an expensive hotel, usually booked through reservations. Immediately his driver pulled up almost opposite the hotel, two men walked up to his car, one of them holding two suitcases, inside it were bundles of new dollar notes, looking more original than anyone could imagine.
One of the men enters into the front seat, while the one carrying the suitcases enter beide Andy. He opens the suitcase without a combination showing Andy the cash. Andy takes a look at them and smiles to himself, nodding, then his phone rings and he picks it up...)
ANDY : hello?
CALLER : are you around?
ANDY : yes.
CALLER : come up to room F2R2. I'm waiting for you there.
ANDY : hmm...(Hangs up and calls Tunji)...hello?
RECEIVER : yes sir?
ANDY : it’s room F2R2 just...
RECEIVER : (cuts in)…sir, you don't need to get in touch with me, my boys are at your disposal...
ANDY : oh...I thought you're around?
RECEIVER : oh no, I'm already at the airport, I postponed my trip just because of you so I'm done, I already told my boys what to do, all you need to do it give them the orders.
ANDY : hmm...okay. Thanks....have a safe trip...(Hangs up and turns to the man that gave him the suitcase)...em....
MAN : yes sir.....
ANDY : your Boss told you what to do already, isn't it?
MAN : yes sir...
ANDY : okay. Give me your number, I'll call you to bring the suitcase.
MAN : yes sir.
ANDY : the room is F2R2, okay?
MAN : okay sir.
ANDY : good....you two can leave now, but only one of you should bring in the suitcase....
MAN : okay sir...(he drops the suitcase in the car while the other man leaves for their own car which is parked some meters away.
Andy asks his driver to drive inside the compound of the hotel...)
ANDY: ...you will come down with me and wait in the lounge after I leave in order to know when he's leaving.)
MAN : definitely sir. We've been given that instruction sir.
ANDY : good....
(Andy gets down from the car and walks into the hotel. He asks for the room and was directed to the room by the receptionist.
He got there, knocked and the door was opened by a man whose face was covered by the hood on the top he is wearing.
After entering into the room, the strange man closed the door behind him.
The room is different from what Andy had thought it will be. The room is very big, with everything one can expect to be in a five star hotel in it. There is a 40 inch flat screen TV which Andy thinks is too big for the room but he ignored it.
The room is not a single, but has an inner room which Andy did not notice. He only noticed that at a side of the room, in the middle of a curtain was a light which seem to be too much for the room.
Standing before the man, Andy did not waste any time, so he goes straight to the point....)
STRANGER : so do you have the money?
ANDY : do you have the recording?...I have the money, but I won't give it to you till I see the recording.
STRANGER : okay...
(He walks towards the TV, slot in a memory card and selects the video to play. He looks at the video...) hmm...this is what you came for...
ANDY : stop wasting my time here...haven't I seen this before? Is it new to me?
STRANGER : I just want to be sure.
ANDY : sure of what…please don't waste my time.
STRANGER : hmm...(Chuckles, then removes the hood on his face)...Andy Silva....
ANDY : (trying to catch a glimpse of his blackmailer's face, he was shocked)...what! You!
To be continued…
(Lara and Ken met up at a restaurant to talk...)
KEN : so tell me, what's so important that you had to bring me here to talk?
LARA : Bukola is going to be the reason why you'll be sent to jail very soon.
KEN : why is that? What did I do to her?
LARA : no, not for something you did to her but something you did to Jide.
KEN : (shocked)...Jide? What do you mean?...what do you know?
LARA : I know that you and Andrew blamed Jide for killing one Carol girl.
KEN : (surprised)...damn it...
LARA : (chuckles)...and in order to prove that Jide is innocent, Bukola made you and Andrew confess to framing Jide up and recorded the whole conversation without you knowing.
KEN : what! that's a lie...
LARA : you think so?
KEN : it’s not possible...
LARA : oh you think so? Wait there then, till they'll come and arrest you.
KEN : if that's true, how come they've not come for me and...
LARA : (cuts in)...because the real culprit is not being indicted yet...or didn't Andrew flee the country afterwards?
KEN : oh my God...(he remembers that Andrew had disappeared after they met at Bukola’s house)…..that's why Andrew left...!
LARA : yes...
KEN : oh my God...I'm an accomplice...
LARA : and now immediately Andrew is nabbed, they will come for you.
KEN : (thinking about it)...but how did you get to know?
LARA : (laughs)...because my father was one of the lawyers that handled the case then and they knew Jide was innocent even before he was released.
KURT : what? Are you telling me thhat Jide is out of jail?
LARA : (surprised)...haha...what kind of question is that?
KEN : when did he get out? I didn't hear about it and I....(Then he remembers Kurt)....wait, don't tell me Jide is your husband?
LARA : what were you thinking before? Did you not see him at the reunion?
KEN : oh my God...I can't believe we all fell for it...we were told he was transferred from our school in JSS3 so....damn it, so its Jide! But... how did he become so rich, when did he get out of prison...?
LARA : Kurt is Jide and he's richer than you can ever think...and guess what, he's coming after you and Andrew.
KEN : shit!...no wonder Bukola is going after him! I should have known! That's how she's always all over him back in secondary school...
LARA : so are you going to do something now or what? Seeing that Bukola betrayed you.
KEN : so Bukola set Andrew and I up just to get the truth out of us, in order to free Jide....Damn it!
LARA : so what will you do now?...she's the one with the proof against you...you can't just leave her...if not, you'll rot in jail, remember how rich Kurt is, he will make sure you rot there for whatever you guys did to him. But he can't do it without that Bukola...
KEN : I have to go...(Standing up, he walks away from her)
LARA : won't you...(Seeing he didn't even listen to her anymore).....wait a minute...
(Ken walks away from her out of the restaurant...)
LARA : haha…what's wrong with this guy, instead of him to wait so we can plan what to do....(Hisses)
Andy has been expecting his blackmailer's call impatiently. Himself and Tunji had worked something out. A day before the supposed day, Andy received the call....)
ANDY : yes...
CALLER : write down this address, you should be there with my money by 8pm tomorrow. If not, I'll make sure the video goes all out....number 6, Akah street, Ikeja....are you sending someone or bringing it yourself?
ANDY : of course, I'll bring it myself.
CALLER : hmmm....okay.
ANDY : but how am I sure you'll give me all the copies this time?
CALLER : you just have to trust me...
ANDY : I see...(The line went dead)....son of a bitch! Now you'll know you're not smart at all....(Dialing his phone)....hello?
RECEIVER : hello sir
ANDY : the bastard just called.
RECEIVER : okay.
ANDY : he has given me the address.
RECEIVER : that's good. I will help you send someone down there immediately to know what the place is like, so we can put a good plan in motion.
ANDY : oh, that will be very good...
RECEIVER : alright sir. I'll get back to you.
ANDY : okay...(Hangs up)...hmm...it’s so good to have someone who's got your back....(Thinks for a while)...but at the same time I've got to be smart...if anything will go wrong, I shouldn't be blamed for it....I shouldn't even be the one to go and meet that bastard, I should send someone else to do the dirty job for me....(Thinks about it)...who will I send? Who can I trust...if I ask Tunji to go for me, he may keep a copy and also use it as an evidence against me in future....no, I can't take chances...if I send someone, the person may keep a copy, then the blackmail of a thing will continue...no, I can't send anybody, I will have to get the thing myself....that's what I'll do. I can't afford to take chances again.
The following day, Andy receives a call from Tunji...)
ANDY : hello?
CALLER : I have a plan sir.
ANDY : tell me.
CALLER : after giving the money to him, I've gotten you some boys that will trace him to where he stays. Then they'll finish the work there, making it look like an accident.
ANDY : hmm...
CALLER : I can get you some of my boys to go and give the money to him on your behalf...
ANDY : hmm...I'll let you know about that.
CALLER : or you prefer to take it yourself...if that's what you want, just let me know sir, we'll work according to your plan.
ANDY : I'll let you know.
CALLER : alright sir...
ANDY : okay. Thanks...(Hangs up)...things are falling into place.
(Few hours later, Tunji calls Andy back....)
ANDY : yes, anything?
CALLER : sir, my boys have found the place. It’s actually a hotel.
ANDY : what? Are you sure?
CALLER : very sure. He picked a very auspicious location for his game.
ANDY : so then how can we follow up with our plan? I mean, those who will follow him, how will they know him?
CALLER : you'll tell them what the bastard is wearing...
ANDY : and if he changes before leaving the place? Or if he decides to leave before me?
CALLER : hmm...(Takes a deep breath)...okay...em....(Thinks for a while)...then you enter alone without the money. Once he has given you everything you want or once you see it, you call on one of my boys to bring the money up to the room, that way, my boy can see his face and recognize him when he comes out.
ANDY : hmm....that's good...
CALLER : or better still, they can even do the job right there in the hotel...
ANDY : hmm....(Smiling)....good idea, very good idea...but that will be after I've left...
CALLER : yes.
ANDY : that's good.
CALLER : so are you okay with it?
ANDY : I am very okay with it...what of the cash?
CALLER : it’s almost ready, you'll get it at the place tomorrow.
ANDY : thank you so much.
CALLER : you're welcome sir... till tomorrow.
ANDY : alright...(Hangs up)...hmm....it’s so good to have someone do your dirty job for you....(Laughing)...his boys will do it, getting the orders from him...in case anything goes wrong, he will be nabbed for it....(Laughing out very loudly)...I'm loving this!
It’s almost 6:30pm, Andy had decided to go out without any of his Aides, he asked for his driver alone to take him out. He was unusually dressed unlike his normal way of dressing. He's dressed smartly in a polo shirt and a pant trouser making it difficult for his staffs to recognize him.
They drove down to Ikeja. As they approached the place, he was surprised at the kind of hotel that was picked up by his blackmailer: an expensive hotel, usually booked through reservations. Immediately his driver pulled up almost opposite the hotel, two men walked up to his car, one of them holding two suitcases, inside it were bundles of new dollar notes, looking more original than anyone could imagine.
One of the men enters into the front seat, while the one carrying the suitcases enter beide Andy. He opens the suitcase without a combination showing Andy the cash. Andy takes a look at them and smiles to himself, nodding, then his phone rings and he picks it up...)
ANDY : hello?
CALLER : are you around?
ANDY : yes.
CALLER : come up to room F2R2. I'm waiting for you there.
ANDY : hmm...(Hangs up and calls Tunji)...hello?
RECEIVER : yes sir?
ANDY : it’s room F2R2 just...
RECEIVER : (cuts in)…sir, you don't need to get in touch with me, my boys are at your disposal...
ANDY : oh...I thought you're around?
RECEIVER : oh no, I'm already at the airport, I postponed my trip just because of you so I'm done, I already told my boys what to do, all you need to do it give them the orders.
ANDY : hmm...okay. Thanks....have a safe trip...(Hangs up and turns to the man that gave him the suitcase)...em....
MAN : yes sir.....
ANDY : your Boss told you what to do already, isn't it?
MAN : yes sir...
ANDY : okay. Give me your number, I'll call you to bring the suitcase.
MAN : yes sir.
ANDY : the room is F2R2, okay?
MAN : okay sir.
ANDY : good....you two can leave now, but only one of you should bring in the suitcase....
MAN : okay sir...(he drops the suitcase in the car while the other man leaves for their own car which is parked some meters away.
Andy asks his driver to drive inside the compound of the hotel...)
ANDY: ...you will come down with me and wait in the lounge after I leave in order to know when he's leaving.)
MAN : definitely sir. We've been given that instruction sir.
ANDY : good....
(Andy gets down from the car and walks into the hotel. He asks for the room and was directed to the room by the receptionist.
He got there, knocked and the door was opened by a man whose face was covered by the hood on the top he is wearing.
After entering into the room, the strange man closed the door behind him.
The room is different from what Andy had thought it will be. The room is very big, with everything one can expect to be in a five star hotel in it. There is a 40 inch flat screen TV which Andy thinks is too big for the room but he ignored it.
The room is not a single, but has an inner room which Andy did not notice. He only noticed that at a side of the room, in the middle of a curtain was a light which seem to be too much for the room.
Standing before the man, Andy did not waste any time, so he goes straight to the point....)
STRANGER : so do you have the money?
ANDY : do you have the recording?...I have the money, but I won't give it to you till I see the recording.
STRANGER : okay...
(He walks towards the TV, slot in a memory card and selects the video to play. He looks at the video...) hmm...this is what you came for...
ANDY : stop wasting my time here...haven't I seen this before? Is it new to me?
STRANGER : I just want to be sure.
ANDY : sure of what…please don't waste my time.
STRANGER : hmm...(Chuckles, then removes the hood on his face)...Andy Silva....
ANDY : (trying to catch a glimpse of his blackmailer's face, he was shocked)...what! You!
To be continued…
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