An Evening With Eva

Episode 37

Eva squinted as her eyes opened to the nearly
blinding light from the fluorescent above her
which illuminated every part of the room. Her
head ached. She managed to sit up. She tried
to remember where she was and how she got
to this room. She looked around the large
bedroom. Every single item had an accent of
pink. The sheets, the walls, the furniture and
the blinds. She remembered the room. It was
Sophia’s. How did she get to the mansion?
She had not been here in two years. She
recollected the only time she had been in the
room. She had explored her deepest fantasies
and satisfied her lust with Sophia. It seemed
like only yesterday. She got up slowly, putting
her feet in the ready sleek slip on that was
waiting on the floor.

She opened the door that led into the living
room and walked in. What she saw almost
made her jump out of her skin.

Sitting in the living room on the single couch
was Sophia. She turned to look at Eva as the
door opened. But Sophia was not alone.

Sitting on the long three-seater couch
opposite Sophia was Bruno, Shina and
Ambrose.

The last person she saw was the source of her
discomfort. Seated adjacent Ambrose on a
small reclining chair was Sean.

“Frank? You!” She shouted, pointing at Sean
and walking towards him.

Sean got up, buttoning the only button on his
tux.

“Nice to meet you again, Eva.” Sean replied, a grin on his face.

Eva stopped dead in her tracks.

“How? Who? What?” She began to say
obviously confused..

She looked around the room for some sort of
explanation.

“Sit down Eva. It’s time for you to officially
meet Sean, your anchor.” Sophia said
motioning for her to take the empty seat to
her left.

Eva just looked dazed and confused. She tried
to piece the pieces together but her brain was
just refusing to cooperate. Shina got up,
holding Eva by the waist and supporting her
frame on his body, led her to an empty settee.

“Relax dear. You will get the whole picture
soon” Shina said patting her back and
touching the hair on her face.

Shina had been her mentor for three years and
had developed a soft spot for her over the
years. Watching her metamorphose from a
good homely girl to the ultimate weapon had
made him fall in love with her. He hid his
feelings from her, always acting like the big
brother.

Sophia cleared her throat.

“We have gotten to the final stage of this
operation. This final mission is the most
difficult and tasking this Corporation has ever
dared to embark on. However, as long as we
stick together and act as a body, a family, a
unit which is close knit and compact, we will
achieve a code green. You my friends, will
never need to do anything anymore. And with
the General at the helm of affairs, nothing can
go wrong. For the first time ever, the Deadly
Quartet will be involved in the same mission
including Bruno, Eva and Sean.” Sophia said
and paused.

She looked at the faces of the agents in the
room. They all looked indifferent. She knew
they wanted details. She smiled.

“I wish I could tell you more, but I can’t. But I
can tell you this much: Eva and Sean are the
pole archers. An encrypted email will be sent
to your individual accounts at 14:00hrs. It
would self-delete fifteen minutes after delivery.

In your own interests, be with your various
devices. We reconvene tomorrow at mission
time.” Sophia finished.

Sean was the first to get up.

“I guess my business here is done then. I am
leaving.” He said, moving to where Sophia sat.

He got behind Sophia, bent low and kissed
both cheeks gently. He picked the half-filled
glass of vodka on the drinking table besides
her, finishing the contents in one gulp.

“I’ll see you soon S.” Sean said walking away towards the door.

He shut the door behind him without looking
back.

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Tawo got down from the commercial plane
looking very angry. He hated flying, especially
within the Nigerian Airspace. He had had two
near death experiences flying locally. He
avoided it if he could. He had not travelled by
air in seven years. If it were possible, he would
send Ope to do his bidding. But this was a
case he had to tackle head on. There was no
time for delay. Speed was of the essence. So,
twenty minutes after he had deciphered the
location of the intruding transmission, he was
on the next available flight to Akure.

He got a taxi from the airport heading
straight to Hawk Eye’s residence. He paid the
cab driver when they arrived and knocked on
the gate.

“Who be that wey wan break my gate? U no
get respect?” The Gateman screamed, opening a small rectangular space on the gate wide enough for only his face.

“Please I have a delivery for your Oga. Can I
drop it here?” Tawo asked, shoving a paper
bag in the man’s face
“Wetin dey inside the envelope?” The gateman asked.

“Would you like me to drop it? Or you want
me to go with it? I don’t have time for your
nonsense this man.” Tawo said, sounding
impatient.

The gateman scrutinized Tawo again,
assessing him carefully. Satisfied, he opened
the gate to allow Tawo walk in.

That was his mistake.

As Tawo entered the compound, the gate man
turned his back at him to lock the gate. Tawo
brought out a handkerchief he had prepared
specially for this purpose from the pocket
inside his jacket. He moved quickly, covering
the man’s nose with the treated handkerchief.

The struggle was very minimal. The gateman
passed out. He dragged him into the small
room beside the gate Tawo knew served as his
room.

He shut the door and went inside the house.

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*
The Colonel sat in a chair in the living room of
the hotel, his right leg crossed over his left
knee, arms folded across his chest and a grim
look on his face. He checked his wristwatch
for the umpteenth time. It was now 6:45pm.

He had been waiting for Ahmed for fifteen
minutes now. He hated working behind time.

Now he was beginning to boil. He just could
not afford to leave his nephew behind.

Otherwise, he would have checked out long
before then.

Ahmed walked slowly to the sitting room,
holding his stomach. He sat heavily in the
long couch and sighed. He breathed like a
woman in labor.

“Uncle, I think you have to go without me. My
stomach really hurts. And very little poo
comes out when I go to the toilet. I think I
have diarrhea.”

The Colonel looked at Ahmed with scorn.

“Can you make it at least outside Akure? We
can lodge at Ore, then continue the trip to
Lagos tomorrow.” The Colonel said.

“I can try. Let’s go” Ahmed replied.

As he picked his bag and got to the door
behind the Colonel, he immediately dropped
them and ran to the toilet. The Colonel could
hear his grunts from where he stood.

After a few minutes, he walked to the toilet
holding his nose.

“I warned you not to eat that whatever you
saw on the menu, Bujunoir means boiled
octopus. Now, you are shitting your intestines
out. How do you feel?” The Colonel inquired.

“Not good Uncle, Not…

hmmmphhh..arrrrggghhhhh…

hhmpphh….not..good… at… all ooooo” Ahmed
replied.

“Alright then, we leave in the morning.” The
Colonel replied.

He dropped the bags in the living room and
went into the bed room to rest his head.

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*
Tawo opened the door and walked into the
house. As he moved into the waiting area, he
brought out a silenced .45 semi-automatic
from a holster strapped to his back. He saw
movement in the brightly lit study ahead of
him. Hawk Eyes was deeply engrossed in
whatever he was reading, his back to Tawo.

Gun in one hand and the parcel in another,
Tawo sneaked into the study tapping Hawk
Eyes on the shoulder.

Upon seeing the gun, Hawk Eye shrieked in
fear. He made to move to the table to his right
but Tawo pointed the gun at his head.

“Tsk tsk tsk tsk. I would not do that if I were
you. I have limited time on my hands. I am
going to ask you this question only once. The
life of your wife on holiday in PortHarrcourt
and that of your three children in Ghana
depend on what comes out of your mouth.

What is the location of Colonel Giwa Haruna?”
Tawo said.

Upon disclosure of the location of his family,
Hawk Eyes spilled everything he knew,
including the hotel where the Colonel now
stayed.

“Thank you Abel. You are Hawk Eyes but you
never saw this coming did you?” Tawo asked.

Before Hawk Eyes could plead for dear life,
Tawo pulled the trigger. Two bullets lodged
themselves precisely in the eyes of Abel. He
fell backwards, scattering chairs as he
screamed. Tawo waited till he lost
consciousness.

As Tawo left the compound he hoped that the
gateman would come to quickly enough to
save his master’s life. If not for anything, for
Hawk Eyes’ own good.

Tawo got to the hotel the Colonel lodged in
dressed in a flowing white Agbada. He smelled
good and looked important. He went straight
to the reception. There was a pretty petite lady
on duty.

“Good Evening Dear. Did anyone lodge here
recently? Two men? They are my brothers and
I want to pay them a surprise visit.” He spoke
confidently.

“What are their names please?” The
receptionist asked.

“We are the Harunas. But I am sure they did
not use Haruna to register.” Tawo replied.

“Are they expecting you sir?” The girl asked.

“No, I said it’s a surprise my dear.” Tawo
replied.

“Sorry sir, the hotel policy does not allow us
reveal the identity of our guests unless they
request it. I am sorry sir, but I cannot help
you.” She replied.

“But are they here?” Tawo asked.

“Maybe, maybe not.” The girl replied.

Tawo smiled.

He reached into his agbada and pulled out a
bundle of 5000 naira notes. He threw it to her
and she quickly grabbed it put inside her bra.

“I have two men here that came in two days
ago. They are the only ones that have been
here a while. All our other guests are married
couples. They are in room 013 but are
checking out tomorrow morning. Would you
like me to take you there?” The girl asked.

“You have done enough my dear. Thank you.”

Tawo said and left the hotel.

He went to the car he hired for the night and
took off his agbada. He repositioned the car
to face the hotel exit and waited.

Finally, the time had come.