Episode 6
The week went by full of activities and frenzied excitement. We all took time to visit the saloon and we pampered ourselves.
You could hardly find any of my friends without her blackberry, they smiled often and I was glad to see them happy again. Amanda brought clothes, shoes, bags and accessories home for us to choose from [we are paying as my friend doesnât joke with her money oo], we seeked each otherâs advice on what to wear with what and which accessories to go with each outfit. It was as if we were getting ready to meet the president of Nigeria. This was how we spent our days and by Thursday evening, the excitement in the air could burn a hole through the building.
I closed early on Thursday and I was sure I will be the first to get home, but I was pleasantly surprised because all my friends were home already. âSup girls? How una dey, you people no go work ni abi na half day you do?â I said smiling. They all laughed and offered their greetings, I dropped my bag on the table and went into the kitchen, I got the things I needed and cover it with a table towel. I strolled back into the sitting room saying, âGather around me girls, Iâm about to tell you one of my intimate secrets, passed down to me from my motherâ.
All the girls dropped what they were doing and came to sit close to me. âSo you all have sometimes in the past how I keep all my partners coming back, I want to tell you itâs not all about skills, I get help from theseâŠâ I said unveiling the content of the bowl, âGinger and shrimpsâ, I declared.
âGinger and shrimps?â, the all echoed looking at me suspiciously. âYes my darlings, are you surprised, donât be, Iâll explain how these worksâ, I told them. They sat upright pushing their faces closer to me ready for a lecture. âSea foods are aphrodisiac in nature and what aphrodisiac does to your system is that they make you wanna Be Intimate.
They improve your SÂŁx drive and makes you perform better. Oyster is the best aphrodisiac but thatâs not easy to find in Naija so we will make do with shrimpsâ, I enlightened my friends. âWow, how come you are just telling us this? Youâre selfish oo, so whatâs with the ginger?,
Koyin asked. âWell, you all know ginger is good for so many things but the one way concern us right now is how to use it on your honey pot. What it does to your honey pot is that it cleans your bleep, soften it and make it tighterâ I told them winking. âNawa oo, and you said your mum told you this?
Why didnât mine tell me anything about this?â, Amanda said and we all laughed. âSo how do we use the shrimps and ginger?â Bimpe asked. âWell, you peel the gingerâ, I said
demonstrating, âMake sure you donât use a big one, just as big as your little finger, then you insert it into your honey pot for about four hours but I like to do it over night, when you remove it in the morning, clean up with mild soap and warm water, sefini!â, I explained and each girl took turns peeling her ginger.
âThe shrimps can be cooked anyhow, but Iâve a recipe you will love if you girls will follow me to the kitchen.â I led them to the kitchen, put on my apron, and started the preparation. âWeâll need butter, olive oil, seasoning, pepper, onions, ginger, ketchup, red wine and saltâ, I said as I put the kettle on the gas. Bimpe started cleaning the shrimps, I told Koyin to blend the pepper, onions, and ginger together, by then the water was hot and I poured it on the peeled shrimps, I put the a pot on fire and I scooped three spoonful of butter in it, I allowed it to melt then I added the blended pepper, I left it to steam for three minutes while I sliced some onions into a plate.
I sieved the shrimps of water and I robbed it with olive oil and poured it in the mixture in the pot, I turned the fire low, [we donât want it to burn or over boil]. Instead of water, I splashed some red wine into it and added seasonings and salt, lastly, I added the sliced onions. All this cooking wonât exceed ten minutes, I switched off the fire, scooped some shrimps into a small plate and passed it around for my friends to taste, âHmmmm, wow, deliciousâ, they all chipped in one at a time. âSo, what can we take this with?â Bimpe asked, âAnything you like but not solids oo, letâs have it with boiled potato and unripe plantain tonightâ, I told them. We all left the kitchen except for Bimpe who is our unofficial cook. We ate and went to bed. âDonât forget your ginger girlsâ I said before retiring to my room.
Its 7pm Friday evening and all of us were doing late minutes packing, âDo you think this swim-suit is Sekxy enough?â Amanda asked Bimpe. âWhy you dey pack swim-suit, is the guy taking you to the pool?â Bimpe questioned her back. âMind you business abegâ, Amanda retorted. âHow do I look?â âHowâs my make up?â âDo you think I should change into jeans?â âI donât think this hairdo fits meâ.[/B]
These were the kinds of conversation that had been going on all night. At exactly 8pm, our door bell rang and we all went quite staring at each other, âThis is it girls, no going backâ, I said as I went to open the door, no one was there. Hmmm, they want to play games, I thought but as I was about closing the door I noticed some items on the floor, âGirls, come see thisâI beckoned to my friends. There were two bottles of Moet champagne and four colorfully rapped small boxes. We jumped up high âfive-ingâ ourselves and we took the gifts and drinks indoors, each rapped gift has a name on it, each took what belonged to her and opened it. Mine was a gold waist chain and a note that says âIâve never stopped fantasizing about your waist, please wear this for me if it pleases youâ, âOh my! It so pleases meâ, I said and took it out of the box and wore it. Bimpeâs box consisted of a wristwatch, âOh gosh, this is adorableâ, Bimpe said while putting on her wristwatch. Koyinâs gift was a broach and it was so fine, she pinned it to her chest. Amandaâs gift was a pair of pearl earrings, âGosh it is beautiful, Iâm in love alreadyâ, Amanda said. âWow, these boys sure have classâ, Bimpe said admiring her wristwatch. âMaybe they had a meeting about us as we had about them, but whatever it is, Iâm sure it will be a good weekeâŠâ, a knock on the door interrupted me and this time, Amanda went to answer the door and behold, our princes stood at our doorway. âWelcome to the lioness den, please come in if you are brave enoughâ. Amanda welcomed them into our homeâŠ
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