"Na the old gods
dey wait make rapist turn 90years old before dem catch am, the God of today
delivers judgment sharperly #SayNoToRape" 18+
His torso ripped with veins showing through his formerly
white but now brown singlet as he pushed the buggy of water into the hostel,
this was his final round of water supply for the morning and he was ready to go
take a shower, devour some " Tuwo shinikafa" and rest before the
already tingling sun starts to burn. The shinikafa was more on his mind as he
jerked two 25litres kegs of water from the buggy with accustomed ease and
danced along the tiny path to the rear of the hostel, pulling the heavy weight
of the water, and jiggling like a palsy patient with every step he took. He
emptied the water into the drum in quick succession and made his way back to
the buggy to grab another set of kegs, oblivious of the hundreds of wolfish
eyes staring at him in wild ecstasy or what lies ahead as he performed his
routine without any care in the world.
His thighs and biceps throbbed as he emptied the 8th keg of
water and the morning sun danced caressingly on his dark golden skin, two more
kegs and he's done for the morning, the thought of food gave him the strength
to maintain his balance but the aroma of different concoction oozing out from
the kitchen of the hostel weakens his resolve. He sat on the edge of the two
kegs he'd just emptied to make sure they didn't compress them with his weight
while he savoured the sweet mix coming from the kitchen, he closed his eyes and
laid back a little, hoping to find the edge of the drum with the back of his
head, but before his head could find it, he felt something soft touch his
shoulder and he jerked back to life startled, almost kicking off the tray of
food Adaeze was holding as he made to stand up in a rush.
"Calm down Abu, it's me, I only brought you some food to help you regain your strength, you'll be needing it since you still have two more kegs to carry".
His lips curled with a smile in appreciation, he collected
the tray and balanced it on his laps as he repositioned himself on the two
empty kegs to devour the meal, "the Tuwo will have to move to lunch
zone" he thought to himself as smiled at the pile of yam and scrambled egg
sauce on his lap, he muffled "thank
you Ada" with some accent as
Adaeze headed for the door with the towel on her body barely clinging to her
heavy set chest. He descended on the food but couldn't help noticing as her
buttocks wriggled and whined with every step she took as she walked back into
the hostel, he smiled, shook his head and went ballistic on the yam, swallowing
every bite speedily as if she might return to collect the food from him. The
plate was empty in minutes and he wiped his mouth with the edge of his brownish
singlet, he carefully placed the now empty plate and tray beside the drum and
ran to the buggy to grab the last two kegs with his new found strength making
it a easy swig.
He made the turn with two kegs dangling from his strong arm and met Adaeze standing beside the drum, waiting
with a glass of cold juice in her hands, now she had a white tee-shirt on with
the towel still on her waist, her nipples stood through the shirts as if they
were competing for attention with the glass of juice. Abu dropped the kegs without
attempting to empty them into the waiting drum that was almost filled, he
collected the cold glass, and his brushed hers, sending a
colder chill down his spine. He downed the whole glass of juice in a
single gulp and returned the glass to her without saying a word.
"Well-done Abu, just empty this last two in the drum and call my name when you are through so I can give you your balance, I no forget your birthday ooo!, infact I have something for you today because I fit no dey around next tomorrow" she said.
Abu nodded in response, grabs a keg and continued with his work. He
started feeling strange as he emptied the second keg, he struggled with the heat in his loin, his body was
throbbing now as if he's under a spell, he yawned heavily, dropped the empty
keg and headed towards the door like a lion that just sprung up from a large meal screaming "Ada! Ada!!". He met her at the door but this time with
just the tee-shirt on her, without a towel or anything at all covering her
naked round body, and before he could say a word, Ada grabbed his already
turgid manhood and dragged him into the hostel's kitchen. He could see four
other girls in the kitchen but his vision was getting blurred already, he could
only hear them giggle, he tried resisting but his hands were heavy and weakened
by some strange forces, his eyes fluttered but he could only feel as more hands
grabbed his manhood and body and laid him on something hard but cold. "I
am going to be 17 years old in two days" was the last thought that flashed
through his head, a 17 years old virgin.
He felt warm and cold, his legs were weak, his whole body was
dripping wet and his mouth was sore. He couldn’t stand up from the cold hard
floor of the kitchen and somehow, he could see Ada and the other girls
exploding in screams in turn all over him… He couldn't define what has happened
but he was sure whatever it was had drained life out of him, probably it was
something in the juice or probably something that happened here on the floor of
the kitchen. He crawled out to the back of the building, dragged himself down to
the drum and poured some water on himself. He gained some strength and
staggered along, leaning n the kegs a little and remembering to pick them up as he slowly
made his way back to his buggy. The sun was burning already but he couldn't
even feel a thing or remember how long he's been in the hostel. The security woman
at the entrance was surprised to see him come out of the hostel as he struggled to pull the buggy out
of the compound, "Abu where you dey
since, wetin do you" but he couldn't find enough strength to open his
mouth. He pulled the buggy to the road, staggered and struggled with the buggy along,
trying to remember what happened to him in there, still drowsy and weak. He
straightened up a little to shield his face from the burning sun when he
suddenly saw Adaeze crossing from the other end of the road to his side, he
froze and didn't see or hear the incoming truck, he swirled into the middle of
the road unknowingly and was knocked clean from behind into the gutter. The force of the impact sent the buggy in Ada's direction, crashing her legs, ribs and skull into the wall of the open drainage.
He pulled himself out from the gutter groaning as the crowd
rushed towards him and her, everything seems clearer now, he remembered
everything now, he tried standing up but his limbs were so weak, luckily for him, no bone was broken but his whole body felt heavier. His mouth was swollen and has he touched it, a pang of excruciating pain shot through his being. He felt hands holding him as the truck driver sped away, the people around rushed and pulled her
jerking, marred body from the gutter and placed it on his buggy and everything seems to be happening from afar. They sped down
the road, hoping to find a hospital in time to save her life. Tears welled up
in his eyes and has he struggled to hold it back, he felt a sharp pain in his
abdomen, there was blood all over and the people around him held him, he tried to
speak but couldn't find his voice, suddenly everything went blank.
On the morning of his 17th birthday, he was discharged from
the hospital with a bandage around his waist and an elbow plasters to show for the accident. He walked into the sunlight with a limp and everybody seems to look at him with pity as he made his way out into the open compound of the hospital. The story had already made the rounds, he
was the victim that was avenged by the gods but nobody was certain of what was avenged. He saw his buggy parked behind the open gate of the hospital, he remembered her
and turned back into the reception to find out what became of her.
"I am Adaeze and I
am writing this from a wheelchair. I was crippled, left with a boulder shaped
head and I am gradually losing my ability to speak as the years goes by all as
a result of an accident that was orchestrated by me. Abu was in SS3 at that
time and he was always helping us with water whenever water supply was off
which was almost everytime. I drugged him and with four of my girls, we raped
him and left him on the floor of the kitchen to make it look like he slept off
after eating the food I gave him. I was a pharmaceutical student and I was sure
the drugs wouldn't kill him although the rape could have. If he'd died, there
wasn't going to be a post so I felt confident we will go scot-free but we
didn't. After my confession; post the incident, the girls were expelled and
before they could be arrested, the fled the hostel and I never saw them again. I've
seen Abu just once since then and that was on his 17th birthday, two
days after the whole event. He was allowed into ICU to see me on his request and the
only thing he said was "I was a
virgin" with tears in his eyes... and those words had left a hole in me, giving me much more pain than
any injury or death could afford.
I've been a counsellor on wheels for rapist and rape victims for years since the incident
and I will continue until I can't produce any sound again. It's been 15
years now and my appearance and experience alone as helped a lot of rapist reform,
I hope my words will help rekindle the lamp of humanity in others so that
together we can all #SayNoToRape"
**This campaign is a Bloggersville initiative towards curbing rape, abuse, molestation and other sexually driven related assaults** https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloggersville/
I am Abidemi Babaolowo Oderinlo**This campaign is a Bloggersville initiative towards curbing rape, abuse, molestation and other sexually driven related assaults** https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloggersville/
I read what I need, I write what I like and act what I write.
I tweet from @enyola
1 comment:
Nice piece Abidemi...
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