Lost But Satisfied - Episode 29

 

 Jerry stared at her as she stopped and remained silent. He wished the silence should continue. Oil dropped to the floor and the wind came in gently, rattling a little empty can.
‘Why…’ Jerry said, smirking after he said so. He wanted to tell her how relieved he was that he knew how he was injured.
‘Why what?’
 ‘Why did I leave home after I got home? Why didn’t um…. The night thief… I mean Rachael.. . Why didn’t she kill Once before he tried killing me…?’
‘I don’t know. Maybe you left something at our place. Maybe, you needed to clear your head…She would raise suspicions if she killed Once’.
 Jerry shook his head, sighed, and used his oily hand to rub his hair. He shook his head again and rested his back against the wall, heaving heavily.
 Not minding her touch, Jerry didn’t flinch when Jessica came near him and didn’t look at her as she stared upward at his creased face. He gazed at the hole from which ray of sun was entering the floor of the workshop. When he looked down, he noticed for the first time since she came closer that she had been rubbing his chest.
‘Bidemi, the past is in the past’.
‘You are right. Can I get away to see my wife?’
 Jessica stared at him, her body still resting on his body, transmitting emotional heat into his body

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. However, he decided to play along, to give her desire, so that he can get his.
 Jessica scratched her head.
‘I will help you but I need something from you also’.
Bidemi stared at her and scoffed wondering what he could give her in this little place. Who knows, he might have some skills none was telling him about, one that could help her solve a problem that was bothering her.
‘If it’s within my power’.
‘Yes-‘
‘Then, spit it out’.
 She sighed and stared into his face, her eyeballs darting about in their socket as though they were crazy. She kept searching through his expressionless face.
‘I want you to make me a mother like Rachael’.
‘Rachael, the Night thief?’
 ‘Yes, you-‘
‘Do you mean she is-‘
‘Yes’. Jessica said, nodding severally.
‘How?’
‘She called to tell me….’
‘Oh! My God… how do we get her?’
‘She’ll be fine. She can take care of herself and the whole world if left in her care', Jessica said, her eyes holding his. 'I need you to make me also a mother. I’ve promised myself that I will not allow any other man enter me since the day I saw you’.
 Jerry knew where she was going, it was a dangerous path, and he didn’t love threading that path. The last lady he treaded it with kept on panting for more, making him weak.
 Seeing she was edging further than resting on his chest, Jerry pushed her gently, nodding and giving her a stare of disgust. Jessica burst into tears, and holding her head in despair, sniffing repeatedly.
‘I need you’
‘I’m sorry’.
 At first, Jerry took her for granted but moved nearer when she didn’t stop crying. He edged forward and knew that trouble was looming as he tried to console her, he had a feeling he had had such ordeal and the outcome wasn't favourable.
  He drew nearer and true to his fear, she met his lips with hers, not giving him an opportunity to back away.
‘What? What the-‘Chioma shouted.
Bidemi turned. Jessica shifted back. She eyed Chioma severally. The atmosphere was tensed. Chioma stared at Jessica. The colour of her face changed from orange to red.
‘I’m leaving’, Jessica said, cleaning her eyes. Although the doorway was wide enough for her to pass, Jessica hit Chioma’s shoulder.

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. The hit made Chioma turn but she didn’t do anything. Jessica hissed. Jerry noticed the struggled she was having between shouting and bursting into tears. 
 ‘Are you that cheap?’ she said. 'Brostitute'.
She didn’t look at him; instead, her eyes were fixed on the wall.’ How will you let her-‘
 She hissed and left, the sands crunching.
‘I wanted to tell you-she called from outside the shed.’ Scrap it’.
 Jerry wanted to shout at her to leave his life, to never ever come back but he stared at the door, swallowing. He could have held himself from Jessica’s trick. Then, it occurred to him that Chioma saved him from Jessica’s trick. And Jessica’s trick saved him from the Chioma’s impending pressure to have a nice time with him.
 However, when the night fell and the time struck 11.00pm, Chioma laid by his side, panting. And, he, regretting every little time he spent with her. But, he couldn’t resist it because she threatened him with the life of his son, giving him details on how she would work out his death.
He couldn’t wait in that place anymore. He couldn’t allow his love for cars to kill his family. He must leave the house immediately.