The devil who loved me - Chapter 63

I tried to make eye contact with Toun, but she was looking down dejected…i wanted to make a run for it…i doubted if we would escape but we had to try…

Eli’s phone rang…

i didnt hear what the other person said, but it was clear it wasnt Orisa…

Eli : Wetin u do with my guy?…i swear you get mind o…

…..Ehen…inside Ijebu-Igbo?…ur territory reach here abi…

….You go kill am if i touch the girls?

.,….your papa na rapist!…

…….Oya release Orisa…

i dey bring them come now…

I have never seen a guy so angry before…Eli went inside to wear his clothes…already 12 guys were at his side…He told them to go to Oru, and wait for him at Ajebo…

Two guys pushed us into his car…then he drove towards Oru/Ago axis…

On getting to Ajebo, He and his crew met infront of a buckateria.. Some came with cars,others were with bikes…The students and indigenes around the area fled to safety when they noticed the congregation…

Then i saw the Hilux from a distancs, then the volvo, Jafar’s Benz was inbetween, it was like in the movies. Guys started joining from all over…there was a wide divide between the two groups….

Eli led us out…with two guys by our side…Uche brought Orisa out, with his hands tied…Jafar came out of his benz, dressed in a shirt and pant like he was on official duty….

Eli looked at him with venom….Jafar stared back…the other guys looked alert like a single gawking could seperate life from death….

Eli : Jafar, you get mind come Ijebu Igbo, carry my guy?

Jafar : Eli, u took my girls…..

was this the time for impeccable English? eh Jafar?…i said to myself…

Eli : So you for kill am if i touch this things?

He was pointing at us with a gun,choi….

Jafar remained mute….Eli signalled to the guys to step back….He told us to go…

Walking from Eli to where Uche stood was like North Korea to South…Scanty led us into the Benz…Orisa moved the other way, with a Nylon of amala and boxed plate of stew….He looked pathetic…

Eli : Jafar, tell your people….una don price marker o…and una must pay…

Jafar : things don change mehn….this is 2007….We rule this skul now…..

Eli : we go see….U go regret say u enter Ijebu-Igbo….walahi!

Jafar : which eye you go take see?….oh…d right….

Jafar’s guys laughed….the divide became smaller….

Eli signalled for his boys to fall back…Jafar had chosen Oru because he had the advantage…He turned back and enteredhis car….Jafar joined us in the benz…

The two grouos faced each other, even after Eli drove towards Ijebu-igbo and Jafar turned towards Ago-iwoye…