The Boss Babe- Episode 1

(Episode 1) The Boss Babe… Realm of
Darkness!
Celine watched her two friends and
roommates get ready for the party they had
found themselves preparing for since two
weeks ago. It was an all-night birthday party
of Olusola whose cousin was a senator in
Kwara state. He wanted to use the birthday
as a means to garner support for his cousin,
the youngest man to ever run for a
governorship post in Nigeria. The girls got
ready with glee, fighting over the mirror,
dancing and humming along with Olamide’s
Konkobility. Sola had promised to pick them
up that night, they could not wait to
showcase their dance skills on the dance
floor and probably catch the attention of the
main guy Senator Kendrick Ogunbamisaye.
Shania cast a furtive look at Celine as she laid
on the bed pretending to be asleep but
watching them with an half closed eye and
shook her head disgustedly.
Shania: “Zahra see your friend o.” she said
tapping Zahra who was busy smacking her
lips together in order to even out her red
lipsticks.
Zahra: “What is wrong with her? Please
don’t disturb me jare. I don’t have time for
shit. I need to look as beautiful as I can be
tonight. Kendrick is gonna be there
remember?” she said and resumed with her
lips smacking and smearing.
Shania: “Hmmmmm…I just don’t like the way
she is. She feels she is better than us just
because she does not go to night parties or
clubs or whatever. She is simply too dull for
my liking, I regret having her live in this
room with us, it’s so fucking annoying
mehn!”
Zahra: “Well that is her problem. You only
have one life and you must enjoy it to the
fullest. No time for dulling at all at all. As you
see me so, I will live today as if it is my last,
drink as if I will never drink again, smoke as
if my life depends on it and date as if I am
the only one on earth. I do not give a fuck
about some god damned holier than thou
girl” she said maliciously, knowing quite
well that Celine could hear all they were
discussing.
Shania: “Only God knows what she wanna
do with all that beauty she got packed in
there. Her big Chelsea and barca is what
annoys me the most, the way she flaunts it
at guys and makes them drooling and
ogling at her. It’s so annoying” she said in
hushed tones.
Zahra: “See please leave me alone. I don’t
have time for unnecessary chit-chats let
alone side talks. Seems you are done getting
ready, we can talk when I am done, tonight
is too important to me” she shushed her
friend. “Is this skirt not too long like this
sef? It’s a night party not a church service
now” she said worriedly trying to draw her
leather skin tight micro mini skirt up. She
had on a white crop top which revealed her
ringed navel.
Shania: “It is not long. It is almost revealing
your pants now. How short do you want it
to be? How about mine? I am only putting
on bum short as if it’s a casual outing” she
said sadly looking around to see if there
was something better she could change into
but then they heard Sola’s car horn honking
impatiently outside. Shania checked her
time, it was 12:12a.m. They quickly put
finishing touches to their make- up,
adjusted and readjusted their cloths, put on
their gladiator heels which reached up to
their knees and scurried outside almost
falling on each other.
Sola did not bother getting out of the car. He
looked out and saw then skimpily clad and
smiled satisfactorily but his smile
disappeared when he realised one of them
was missing.
Zahra: “Hey Sola! Hope you did not wait for
too long? Is Kendrick there already?” she
asked when they got to the car but she
noticed his mind was elsewhere. Shania had
taken the front seat, she sat at the back.
They waited for him to ignite the car but he
seemed to be at a lost as to what to do.
Shania: “Are you waiting for someone? Let’s
go now” she said impatiently.
Sola: “Oh yeah sorry” he made to ignite the
car but stopped. “Ehn! Where is that your
room mate? “Isn’t she coming?” he asked
looking out the window hoping she’d show
up too.
Zahra: “ You mean Celine?” she asked with a
scowl on her face.
Sola: “Oh yeah! The girl with a beautiful
smile. I have seen her once or twice with
you guys in the department of Arts before
and I also learnt you all stay together. So
isn’t she coming?”
Zahra: “She is not coming. Let’s go already
please?” she imagined Kendrick dancing
with some other lady in the party and this
made her restless.
Sola instead of igniting the car stepped out
and walked towards the gate.
Zahra: “Where are you going to now?” she
asked throwing her hands up in the air.
Sola: “I want to ask her to come with us of
course. Come and show me your room” he
said arrogantly.
Shania: “But she is sleeping. Sola why are
you acting like this now? Let’s go now”
Sola: “Don’t bother then, I will locate the
room myself” he said and stepped into the
compound which had four adjoining
buildings. Block A to D. He knew their room
was in block A. at the back of his eyes, he
saw Shania bounding towards him.
Shania: “Wait! I will show you the room” she
said and led the way, swinging her straight
hips and flat buttock from left to right trying
to catch his attention.
===
Celine sat up immediately they stepped out
of the room, she had tears in her eyes. She
hated that she was all alone, had no one to
call a true friend. She was frustrated more
due to the fact that she came from a poor
background where they could hardly afford
a two square meal. Her dad was a taxi driver
while her mum sold foodstuffs in an open
market in Imo state. Sometimes, watching
her friends buy all sorts of things: latest
designer cloths, bags, shoes made her want
to throw away the last of her dignity so she
could live a good life too but she always
checked herself. Despite her wandering
thoughts sometimes, she would rather die
of hunger than have any man mess her up
for the sake of money. She did not care
whether she had food on her table or the
humiliation her friends put her through
every day, she lived with her head held high
and vowed to remain a virgin till marriage.
As she sat musing over her life and how she
was going to ever get through school, she
heard the tip tap of someone’s heels on the
tiled veranda floor. The door handle turned
and she quickly laid back on the bed,
resuming her sleeping trance. Shania and
Sola stepped in…
Spain, Mallorca, Naked woman sleeping on
bed
Shania: “Stop pretending as if you are
sleeping, I know you are not sleeping.
Someone wants to see you though” she was
obviously annoyed and did not try to
conceal it in whatsoever way.
Sola: “Can you excuse us Shania please? Just
step outside for a minute, I’d be out soon”
he said as gently as he could. Shania was
saucy and he knew it.
Shania: “What for? So you can rape our
virgin Mary? No way!” she folded her arms
across her chest stubbornly, and hissed
when Celine opened her eyes slowly,
robbing her eyes like someone who had
truly been sleeping. She sat up when she
saw Sola with surprise registered all over
her face.
Sola: “Okay then you can stay” he said then
stooped down closer to Celine. “Okay your
name is Celine right?” he asked with a look
of admiration on his face. Despite her
bloodshot eyes and dishevelled hair, she
was a beauty to behold indeed. She was
putting on only a nightie that barely covered
the firm mounds on her chest, he looked
down at her and swallowed the spittle that
gathered in his mouth.
Celine: “Yes I am Celine. How can I help
you?” she asked wary of his eyes on her
which made her uncomfortable. She
reached for the wrapper beside her and
covered herself up properly. Shania was
fuming jealously where she stood.
Sola: “Oh I’m sorry. I guess I was caught
ogling. That was rude of me and I am sorry,
you are just a beauty to behold indeed. Well
it’s my birthday today and I am celebrating it
in a little way. I don’t want you left alone in
the house with the way cultists go on
rampage these days. Why don’t you dress up
so we can go together? I will wait for you”
he said smiling coyly.
Celine: “No thanks. I think I will pass. I want
to stay at home and have a good night’s
sleep” she said uninterestedly.
Shania: “She said she is not going. Shall we
leave now? Don’t forget we left only Zahra in
the car outside o”
Sola: “Are you sure you aren’t going? Even
for me? It’s my birthday celebration
remember? Please?” he asked ignoring
Shania.
Celine: “Well…”
===
Thirty minutes later, the four of them were
on their way to the City Hill hotel where the
party was holding at. In the car, Shania sat
musing over the fact that Sola had the guts
to beg Celine so much to attend a party with
him in her presence while Zahra fumed for
having been kept waiting for so long. In
their hearts, they murdered her over and
over again until she became a heap of ash
on the earth surface.
Sola: “Why are you ladies so quiet all of a
sudden?” he asked breaking the nerve
shattering silence.
Shania: “You are mad for asking that kind of
stupid question you despicable maggot”
she cursed at him within herself. “Nothing. I
am just enjoying the cool night breeze” she
replied sweetly.
Sola: “Oh that’s good! I was worried I did
something wrong. We are almost at the
hotel” he said as he turned right towards
Challenge from Tanke where he had picked
them from. His mind went to Celine for an
umpteenth time and he shivered at the
thought of having his mouth wrapped
around those sweet ripe nipples he almost
caught a glimpse of.
Zahra: “The hotel is far though. Hope
Kendrick will be there?” she said for the first
time since they left the house.
Sola: “Of course! He will be there. Do you
have a fling for my coz?” he asked and
winked at her from the rear-view mirror.
Zahra: “I don’t have anything for him. I am
just asking” she said taking her eyes away
from the mirror and looking out of the
window, admiring the trees dancing by like
shadows in Halloween costumes.
Celine realising none of them had spoken to
her decided to say what had been nipping
at her thoughts all along.
Celine: “Please when are we going to get
back home? I don’t like staying out late like
this. How did you even get to convince me
to come along with you?” she asked trying
to catch Sola’s attention from the rearview
mirror all to no avail. She repeated her
question even louder but no one answered
her. She thought it was strange since they
kept on with their conversations as if she
was not even there let alone screaming on
top of her voice. She perched on the edge of
the chair so she could tap him but her hand
went through him like she was wind or he
was the wind. She tried again but the same
thing happened. She went closer to Zahra
and tried touching her but her hand went
through her too. “Guys something is
strange, are you trying to play pranks on
me? Mr Sola please stop the car I beg you”
she started to weep as the car went to a
screeching stop in front of the hotel. The
others alighted but when she tried to open
her side of the car…
Question: Is someone really playing pranks
on her? What is happening to her?