Must Read: Sinister Affections

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Must Read: Sinister Affections

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“Trina!” Gen. Okafor called as he slowly walked into his house.
“Yes? What?” Was Trina’s curt reply as she walked down the stairs with a smirk on her face.
Okafor stopped pacing about the living room notice the bruises on her face. He had beaten her senseless the previous night over the drug deals document. She was just too stubborn to hand over the papers. He had almost turned the beating into torture. He knew she’d talk when he starts to practise all the gory torture modes he knew on her. But hadn’t she suffered enough?



She’d been enduring his beatings silently, she also could not work because he stopped her from. Wasn’t he making this woman go through a lot because of money?



His eyes left her bruised face and swerved to her body. She was in a pink gown that hugged her features warmly. Her brown hair dangling before her shoulders. She had hot attributes, he couldn’t deny it. Her visit to the gym had helped her maintain a trimmed figure. Her breasts were still as firm as ever and her behind….smoking hot.




Her skin was also flawless. He wondered why he didn’t love her still. Maybe, just maybe because he was fifty years of age and was already used nigerian women. She must have loved him when they got married even though the marriage was just like a business deal. He could see in her eyes love and admiration for him on the wedding.
‘wasn’t it even my negligence of her that made her become a couquette?…. She was loyal to a fault the first five years……. Argh!!! Okafor Eugene, you are destroying this young woman.’ He chided himself. ‘you didn’t even give her kids to keep her company’

He looked at her sad beautiful face again and felt a sting of guilt eating his heart faster than cankerworms. It reminded him of the look of him mother after his father had sent torrents and torrents of slaps and fists at her. He was doing the same thing his dead mother pleaded him not to do.



He eyed the envelope in his hands, it contained the divorce papers. All Trina needed now to be free was to put her signature on it. He flung the envelope onto a chair. He wasn’t going to marry twice. His dead mother will not rest in peace.




He’d try to see if he can develop feelings for her. He had to save his marriage.




Trina was opposite him rubbing her hands in worry. Is he here from work just to beat her again? She hadnt gone out all day because of her bruise. She made sure to stay as far as possible away from him.
“I’m sorry for hitting you and treating you less than a normal man should treat his woman.” Okafor said.


She thought she was hearing another person speak. The Okafor she knew never apologised.
‘God, what is this snake up to again?’
“I truly sorry Trina. I’ve acted cowardly and foolishly and I’m ashamed to face you now. I would like to make it up to you. I’m not a man of words but I can make it up to you with my actions. Lets go see a movie together”
That was the breaking point for Trina. She pulled her gown up to allow her run and sped straight upstairs with hot tears burning down her cheeks.




How long had she been hoping to hear him speak gently to her. Now he was doing it and she couldn’t stay…..


Gen. Okafor heard her door slam shut. He sighed sadly, picked the envelope and got out of the house


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A flaslight beamed in the truck full of soldiers. Henry had gotten up. The safety of the men were all on him. He beamed the light at the soldiers in the truck.
“Is everyone alright?” He asked. “I want to hear twenty counts of yes from everyone”
The count started. Soon he heard Shindara yell her own yes and complain about someone resting his on her head.
“Okay good, The last person by the door should open it slowly, we might be under attack.



Everyone should get prepared for confrontation.” Henry pointed his flash light at the door. A soldier tried his best to open it but since the door was sideways now, he had trouble opening it.
The soldier stopped to explain to Henry that the lock was bent but a sound made him shut up. Someone was stuggling to open the truck from outside. They all corked their guns and got ready to shoot.
“Lieutenant, are you all okay? It’s sergeant Nuru, over” Henry’s walkie talkie blared.
“Sergeant Nuru, everyone is fine, are you the one struggling with the door?, over” Henry asked.
“affirmative sir. Over”
The door was pulled open and all soldiers trooped out to see the havoc caused.
“Hello sergeant. How about the other driver?” Henry asked.
“He’s dead sir. His head smashed on the ground through the wndow when the truck fell to it’s sides” Seargent Nuru replied, blood dripping down his head.
“Why did the truck stop in the first place?” Danladi asked somewhat angry.
“We noticed spikes on the road and ran over it. If hadn’t stopped, the truck might veered into the forest and there will be a lot of casualitie”
Henry saw the deflated front tyres and sighed. “Go get treatment for your head.



Sergeant Shindara will take care of it for you”
“Lieutenant, the drivers in the other truck are both dead” Clement came to report.
“hmmmmn. Okay. If spikes were here, definitely they must have known of our coming. We probably have a mole in our midst back at the base” Henry said to Danladi.
“I thought so too. The rebels might be anywhere near” Danladi replied.



Henry nodded in agreement. ” get away from the vehicles and hide behind trees. Those trucks can explode if shot. Four men should servey our surroundings now”
Four men broke away from them and crept slowly into the woods on both sides of the road.
Henry left Danladi and went to Shindara who was busy treating sergeant Nuru.
“Are you okay?” He asked.
“I’m fine, you?” She smilled at him as she tightened the bandage on sergeant Nuru’s head.
“I’m okay too. I hope you can now see why I didn’t want you to come.”
“I’m here already and I feel sick inside already” She stuck out her tongue. She was thrilled to be around. She wondered why she wasn’t as worried as before.
“please, stay close to me throughout today” Henry pleaded ”Sergeant, how far is this place to Kano?” Henry asked sergeant Nuru who was wincing in pain at how shindara pulled out broken glasses from hid laps.
“roughly fifteen minutes drive sir”
“lieutenant, we’ve found a path that leads to a small camp some miles away. We believe thats the stronghold of the rebels, over” Henry’s walkie talkie sounded.
“great job, where are you?” Henry replied.
” we’re due west. We left some red tag on trees so you’d locate us easily. We’ll wait for you.over’ came the reply.




Henry dialed up the two other men that took the other way and called them back. He passed the new information he got to the other men. They slowly marched into the forest due west, following the red tags.
“would you care for some?” Danladi offered a gum pack to Henry
“no Dan. It’s not the time for chewing gum” Henry replied trying to be strick to business.
“just try one. It relieves stress.” Danladi dropped one into Henry’s hand. He smilled sinisterly as Henry threw the gum into his mouth.
”Thanks.” said Henry.
”If only you knew’ Danladi thought will another evil smile.


What do you think about Trina and Gen. Okafor?



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