I feel literal fluttering in my tummy.
Ola's phone began to ring.
"It's your mum." He said. couldn't
"Oh. I'll just leave then." I stood up to excuse him. I couldn't sit and watch him threaten my mom.
"You can stay. I will let you talk to her," he said. What a nice criminal. But I'm certainly not missing this opportunity.
"Thanks." I said and sat down again.
He picked up the phone. "Yes?"
Mom's voice was teary and scared. "Um...sir, we have the money and we've dropped it at the location. When do we pick up our daughter?"
His voice turned robotic as usual. "You don't need to worry about that. She'll be brought to you safely."
"Oh. Okay. Thanks, I guess." She sniffed.
He hung up.
"V, don't let her know I gave you the phone," he said as he handed the phone to me.
"Thanks," I answered. I'm really really happy I can talk to mummy again. I dialed her number and put the call through.
"Mummy," I spoke anxiously into the phone.
"Vanessa? Vanessa!" She screamed in delight.
"Mummy, don't shout. He left to do something but he'll be back soon. We have to make this short."
"Ok baby. How are you? Have you eaten?"
"I'm fine mummy but I didn't eat. I actually threw the food I was offered away." I chuckled remembering this morning. So much has happened in so little time.
"Baby, hope they aren't too hard on you? I'm so sorry, this is my fault. I should have convinced your dad to let go of this trip," she sobbed. This is so mom to make my kidnap a discussion about her.
"Mom, it's not your fault, okay? How are you guys?"
"Worried, baby. Very worried. Thank God you are okay."
"Mum, this is the nicest kidnap I've heard of, I'm fine. The people here are so good to me. It's like I'm a guest or something. They don't even tie me up," But I can't run either since they always seem to be around. Wait a minute, I think I should try that, running. This is the living room, definitely that door leads outside.
"Mum, I'll talk to you when next I can," I said and hung up before she could ask more questions. I stood up and walked to the door. I slowly and quietly placed my hand on the knob.
"Where do you think you are going?" I spun around quickly. It was Ola.
"Nowhere. I just.. wanted....to....I wanted some fresh air. The room is stuffy," I really hope that lie saves me.
"I swear I thought we were past this." He said with disappointment written all over his face. I felt like I had betrayed him or something.
"Open the door," he said. "Go on and open it."
Was he seriously going to let me go or is this a test? I won't waste the chance though.
"Are you sure? You're just going to let me go?"
"Open the door and leave if that's what you want," he said and turned away.
I slowly bent the doorknob to open the door to my freedom but.... It was locked.
I turned around to see Ola smiling. It's locked and that's why he asked me to open it, because I can't. I walked up to him and pushed his chest.
"Asshole! Liar!"
He picked his phone from the table laughing and only continued laughing. When he was done, he looked at me and said,"You think I'll just let you slip out of my fingers, right? I'm about to go to collect the money. My people will take you home soon." He walked in and was saying. "Oh God! This girl ehn. She thinks I'll just let her walk out the door. Love Nwatiti indeed." And he continued laughing.
Author's POV
"This girl is funny sha. She said 'Are you sure? You are just going to let me go?'" Ola explained to Smoke. They both burst out laughing. They were sitting on the bed in Ola's room.
"At least this one ask first now. Remember Joan, that girl was crazy, I swear," Smoke said
"All the guys even got tired of her. Proper nympho," Ola replied
"Or that guy that just sat down and wept when he saw that the door was locked."
"I think his name was David."
"All these rich kids ehn. Spoilt and weak. But this your girl, what was her reaction?"
"Anger. She pammed my chest and insulted me. Laugh wan kill me." He said and they both laughed again.
"I can see why you are falling for this girl sha," Smoke said in a more serious tone. "I swear, this love wey people dey talk about, I wan feel am too. I mean, we've made more money than we set out to and I would like to just find that woman, the one as they call it, that woman that will bear my children and spend her life with me...," Smoke said dreamily as he fell back on the bed so his upper half was lying down and his lower half was hanging down.
"Guy, dey there dey dream. I wish Vanessa and I had met under different circumstances. I swear, I for just give am belle if she no gree date me."
"Guy, ur plan make sense oo. Bundle am may u knack am na," Smoke said mockingly.
"Abeg talk well. You want her to hate me or what? The plan has to go normally. We'll collect the money tomorrow and Makanaki and his people will drop her off."
"I hear o. Let me go and sleep na. Talk to you later, guy." Smoke stood in
"Yeah, no p. Tomorrow na," Ola replied as he lay properly on the bed.
Vanessa's POV
I swear, girls and guys maybe, this is so embarrassing. I feel like I should hang myself. I can't go back in there but I can't possibly sleep out here either...