Days turned into weeks and weeks into month. Last month, the 8th of January was the last time she saw and spoke to Sochi. She thought that after that day he would come the next day and continuously to check up on her, she regretted not giving him her number but that would look cheap considering the fact he never asked for her number. She should have asked him for his but she didn't because of pride.

Lectures had gone far and some stupid lecturers were already planning to schedule test, was she prepared? Yes she was, definitely.

She was having serious menstral cramps so she wasn't able to go to school. She came out of her room and sat on the first staircase. Her lodge has three staircase, the first one closer to the door, the second in the middle and the last at the end of the lodge. She began replying some messages on her new infinix smart two pro, she had called her dad immediately when Sochi left and told him about her predicament, he was so shocked but was happy for her encounter with Sochi, he quickly sent her some money.

A guy on a white basketballers top and a black Jordan's trouser and red boots walked in, she was waryily of him, he came in with this enigmatic and parlous aura and she felt it. He looked her way and his eyes met with hers, she couldn't decipher his look or his thought because of the dark shades he wore. All she saw was a dark and fine boy.

He stood at the middle staircase as he scanned the lodge, he wanted to be sure everything was set, this night wouldn't go to waste, the movement would be this night. When he was done and sure he was satisfied with what he came for, he decided to leave.

" Hey" he turned to the producer of the voice, the girl he had an eye lock with. He stopped and waited for her to speak. " Are you looking for someone" she asked genuinely curious.

" No, he is not around" he said and walked out immediately so she wouldn't ask him more questions.

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" Please can I sleep in your room" Lizzy the next two door neighbour asked them.

" Why" Nancy asked " wetin do your room( what happened to your room)"

" My boyfriend came over and I don't want to sleep in the same room with him"

" Why" Munachi asked " he is your boyfriend"

"Please" she begged " please I just need this favour, I can't explain everything right now"

Nancy nodded. Nancy might be a runs girl but she has a heart of gold, her heart was and is still better than some church girls. When she was robbed and almost raped, Nancy provided for her, cloths, shoes, food and even money to go to school.

"Abeg! Abeg!! Abeg na!!!( Please! Please!! Please!!!)" The screams jolted her from her sleep. She checked the time, it was 1:16 AM. She looked at her roommate Nancy who was already up trying to clear the sleep from her eyes

" What's happening" she questioned with sleepy eyes

" I don't know"

" Let me go outside and check" Nancy said and started making way towards the door.

"No" Lizzie abruptly stopped her.

Nancy and Munachi gave her a quizzical look. Munachi watched as fear was fully evident in Lizzie's eyes as she she shook her head repeatedly.

" I don't get. Lizzie do you know what's going on" Munachi asked.

Lizzie nodded and Munachi took a step away from her.

" Don't just go out, they won't come here"

" But it's coming from your room"

Nancy added still stupefied

" Don't" was the last thing Lizzie said and it came out as a warning the If you like go kind of warning.

Munachi and Nancy collapsed on the bed as they listened to the continuous shout, pleading and crying coming from Lizzie's room, her boyfriend.

"Aswear I no mean am don Pedro( I promise, I didn't do it on purpose don Pedro)" Lizzie's boyfriend begged.

" Smash!" Don Pedro called as he stared at the idiot Nonso without pity, a stoic face. He wouldn't have been made the chief executioner if he was all soft hearted and always forgiving. He stood imminently as smash walked up to him.

" Don" Smash answered.

" Shey you know wetin to do na ?( you know what to do right?)" don Pedro ordered.

Smash walked up to Nonso, his teeth out and shining like a hungry lion, he was glad he was given the opportunity, to deal with this betrayer. " Jazz down, fall( lie down flat)" he commanded and watched as Nonso concurred.

He began bashing him with his army kind of boot, he climbed on his back matching and kicking him from different parts.

Don Pedro smiled at Smash work, a neat job. He pulled Smash back and bent low to Nonso level " you go ever double cross us again? (Would you ever double cross us again?)"

Nonso shook his head furiously.

Don Pedro stood up and was about to go but then decided against it and came to Nonso. He collected the axe from Smash and chopped his arm off causing the blood to splatter all over his face and staining his yellow top.

Nonso scream reverted around the lodge as the axe came in contact with his skin and pain washed over his whole body. He was bleeding profusely and needed treatment or something to stop the bleeding.

" That one na just small thing wey we go do if you ever, ever double cross us. (This is just an example of what will happen if you ever double cross us)" don Pedro said and walked out of the room with Smash behind him.

Words meaning

Movement _its a slang used when the chief executioner is sent to kill or torture someone.

Nicknames _ don Pedro
Smash

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Gina Cosmas.