Shades of Romance
EPISODE 26
“Jenifer you are going home with me this moment. We are going home” i said seriously, watching her keenly.
“i’m not going anywhere with you just leave” she cried.
“baby, the past we can’t change, but our future we can shape. C’mon let’s go home” i begged softly, drew close and held her hand.
“no you don’t understand anything. We can’t be happy together. Do you really think you can segregate yourself from your people because of me?. C’mon your feelings will change in no time. Just leave” she cried.
Her friend and Joe barged into the room that same moment, interrupting us.
“you better leave sir” her friend said angrily.
“i’m not leaving without her” i answered defiantly.
“let me be” Jenifer begged.
“it’s either you leave with me or i stay here with you” i replied seriously with a drawn face.
“fine let’s go but this is kidnapping” she finally murmured with resignation.
“you can’t be doing this” her friend protested while she shrugged.
“don’t worry dear, thanks for everything” she replied, forcing out a smile.
Ten minutes later, we were in my car, speeding back to my house. Joe drove the car, while Jenifer and I sat at the back seat.
“you were very rude to my friend. Your behaviour was uncalled for” she complained quietly. I smiled and caressed her palm.
“i had no choice my dear. I was very desperate. Your absence nearly made me mad” i confessed.
“you don’t understand. I’m a woman. I have only one life to live. I don’t want to make a mistake of choosing a wrong life partner. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life regretting marrying a wrong person. We are in Africa for Christ sake. Marriage isn’t just only between two people here, but equally between your family and mine. Yours won’t accept me and the stigma of Tony’s issue will forever be there to spoil things. Please understand” she pleaded desperately.
“you can’t convince me to leave you dear. Yes i’m the bad guy, but i have you to live for. I have only you” I said seriously, kissing her hand. My phone soon rang, interrupting our discussion.
The caller turned out to be no other person than the same kinsman who paid me a visit somedays back. The same man whose words sent Jenifer fleeing for dear life.
“we are having a meeting to deliberate on your problems with Tony tomorrow. All the town union members will be there. My house is the venue. Time is 4pm” he announced, chilling my heart with the information.
I truly wasn’t a strong member of the union but it was something like a family gathering which i had no choice than to respect. I knew they all had ganged up against me to side with Tony whose stand i couldn’t really figure out. He appeared to be playing the victim game with one hand, striking with the other hand and covering everything up like a saint.
“you see what i’m talking about” Jenifer slowly said as if she listened to my phone conversation or knew what was in my mind…
Episode 27
Minutes later, we stopped at a small market where we bought some food stuffs before heading to my house with Jenifer.
Joe left for his house minutes after we got home, leaving Jenifer and i all alone for a much awaited private moment.
“just relax my love, i will fix up something we can eat in no time” i smiled, desperately trying to please her.
“hmmm fix something ke?. You must be kidding right?” she laughed and headed to the kitchen while i dutifully followed her.
“you seriously did me bad by running away. It made no sense you know” i complained as we ate hours later. She kept quiet, saying nothing.
“but it’s okay, i now have you back and that’s all that matters” i continued with a smile.
“you are not being fair with me. Seriously you are forcing me to be with you without understanding my fears” she complained.
“enough dear. I’m tired of hearing the same old complain. I will be your husband and i don’t care what people think. This is 21st century, everyman for himself and i don’t care what my kinsmen think about you. I will be seeing your people In two weeks time” i announced seriously.
“for what?” she asked.
“for marriage talks of course. Why waste time when i already have the means and wealth to plan my wedding” i answered, but instead of being excited she stood up and ran to my bedroom as if my words were poison.
I quickly went after her, my heart throbbing furiously.
“Jenifer” i called. She sat on my bed and hid her face with her palms.
“Jenny baby” i called sweetly, sitting beside her.
“i hope in ten years time you will still remember how you forced me to marry you. Hope you will still have this kind of strong love and passion towards me. Hope you will still be eager to fight and defend me” she slowly raised up her face and asked. Her eyes searched mine, eyes filled with fear and hope. Eyes filled with passion and want. Such a wondrous soul she was.
Yes she was so scared, scared of the future, scared of being with me for the rest of her life, scared of being with the man she loved.
“You need answers my love, here is your answer” i said solemnly, fetched a pocket knife from my reading table and cut a part of my palm, drawing out blood. She gasped and stared at me curiously.
“i swear with my blood that we will foreover be one. I make this blood convenant as a pledge” i said slowly, licked the spilling blood and kissed her with mouth filled with my blood.
“we are one my love. Nothing will change it unless death” i swore as we kissed.
Episode 28
“no you can’t” she breathed with delight.
“oh yes” i replied, kissing her strongly and sending her to high heavens with my super exciting kisses. She drew back and fell on my bed while i quickly climbed over her, my hands expertly working on her hair, shoulder and back.
I caressed her with perfect abandon, feeling every bit of her body and arousing our desires with my delicate touches.
“aah, ooh oooh!” she moaned with pleasure as our tongues fought each other as they battled for supremacy.
In no time, she was naked before me, her clothes steps away from us. I continued with what i knew how to do best, firing up her hormones with my hands which were now in the lower region of her body, as they slowly headed for her honeypot, for some nasty finger work.
“easy please ” she cried as my middle right finger tapped the edge of her k—y wall.
“i have never s—-d a woman in my life, but i’m going to do it for you” i breathed with passion, pulled away from her, drew down and buried my head in between her warm laps, using my tongue to brush and lick every inch of her wet k—y.
“oooooooooh” she cried with desire, pressing in my head with her hand. I licked and licked until my tongue went sore.
Slowly i pulled out my head and buried my overly excited d–k into the waiting wet k—y without any condom.
Of course, i knew what i was doing. I was very serious about marrying her and so saw no need of using protection again. However she never knew i went in without protection, because she was high with passion as i penetrated and rode her, but if she really did notice, she never showed it.
Quietly i knacked her, taking it one step at a time while my head rotated with pleasure.
“Emmy i love you” she moaned. I smiled with happiness.
The poor girl thought she was making a mistake by being with me and it was my duty to prove her wrong. It was my duty to confront and defend her honour before my town union members. It was my duty to convince my people and make them understand. It was my duty to make her happy. I had a big task ahead of me, but i pushed everything aside as we enjoyed the rare moment.
Oh and s-x is the sweetest thing on earth.
Slowly we rode to a new world, a new life and happiness……
Is men capable of loving in such way?: yes we are….
Episode 29
By 4:14pm the next day, i honoured the invitation of my town people and joined them in the meeting.
I was the youngest in their midst, almost all the twenty three men present were married, apart from Tony and I.
They were already seated and waiting when i arrived. I greeted everyone, murmured a quick apology before dropping a bottle of wine and whisky before them.
“we are here to discuss your issues with Tony. This really is a special case and the first time we are treating something like this. We are all brothers from different families but the same clan. We are brothers, hope i’m speaking well” the union chairman addressed us while everyone chorused “Yes”
“now Emeka, tell us why you did something so horrible to your brother?. Why must you take away his fiancee?” he asked seriously. I stood up, breathed deeply and told them my own version of the story, hitting on the point that i only went after Jenifer after she broke up with Tony. Something that made my friend jump up with anger. “lies” he screamed. I shook my head and stared at him.
“what’s your own?, didn’t you tell me you are now marrying Irene. I don’t understand you” i fired at him, but my words only provoked other members who all stood up and shouted at me.
Some called me a goat, others insulted my late parents which equally provoked me.
“i now see the reason behind this gathering. This is just a ploy to pour your life frustrations on me. I’m leaving” i shouted angrily, while Chief Manuel drew forward and grabbed my shirt.
“who do you think you are insulting??. You are a little boy who deserves to be taught some lessons. You will soon squander everything your dad left for you” he barked, raising up his hand as if he was about slapping me, but luckily two men held him.
“you dared to insult us?, Chai this is incredible. I will deal with this boy if he doesn’t apologize right now” he threatened while i scoffed. Chief Manuel was nothing but a rich spare parts dealer, with shops in almost all the major Cities. He was very rich and influencial but that doesn’t stop him from displaying his illiteracy in public. He always behaved like a tout, even though he was above fifty years old.
“i’m leaving. This meeting has turned into another thing” i hissed and tried to leave but the same Chief Manuel tried blocking me again.
“i will deal with you” he threatened.
“not if i deal with you first” i fired back and stormed out of the building with anger.
I was still very shaken and nervous when i got home twenty minutes later that I was even unable to hide my feelings from Jenifer who welcomed me with lively eyes.
“it didn’t end well right?” she asked as we hugged.
“i knew it won’t end well” she breathed sadly.
Episode 30
However nothing extraordinary happened days after the meeting. Giving Jenifer and I the peace we badly needed to recover and move on with our lives.
I was now a lone ranger with no friends nor relatives to watch my back in the great city of Benin. All i had left was Jenifer, Joe and my gas stations but i still looked towards the positive side of life, hoping that with time my sins would be forgiven by the people i wounded.
Exactly one week later, precisely on a Saturday. I took Jenifer to my village for her to at least see some of my uncles and equally know where i came from.
It really wasn’t easy taking her home, knowing fully well that our story was already making headlines in my village.
Of course Jenifer was scared, but i strongly asked her to be strong.
“live is full of fights. You can’t survive without fighting. Fight this battle with me dear” i begged on our way to my hometown.
Luckily my uncles and cousins kept their feelings to themselves and received us politely. Nobody embarrassed Jenifer but i couldn’t help but notice the disdain On their faces.
We spent a night at my family house before heading to Jenifer’s village the next day for a little introduction to her family.
Her people received us very well, giving me the chance to reveal my intentions to them. They all accepted me with open arms and equally asked me to come back with my people any time i was free for the proper marriage talks, but that was the big problem, how do i convince my people to follow me. My parents weren’t alive which inevitably meant i needed the help of my kinsmen who were far from pleased with me.
Unfortunately, i had to discard and lay aside my fears when we returned to my house in Benin city very late in the evening that fateful day to meet a team of policemen waiting for me. I couldn’t believe my ears when the officer leading the squad said that they were at my house to question me concerning Chief Manuel’s disappearance.
Could you believe i was forcefully dragged to the state police headquarters like a criminal that same night.
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