An Evening With Eva

Episode 40

Shina got out of his beautiful silver colored
convertible Hyundai Envy. He was parked
outside a small bungalow in the exquisite
Northern Foreshore Estate. Leaning against
the driver’s door, he pressed the horn twice.

He was waiting for Eva. He checked his wrist
watch impatiently. It was three minutes past
noon.

Eva opened the glass window of her sitting
room and called out to Shina,
“Just a minute please.” She said waving at
him.

She blew a kiss at him as she closed the
window. Shina shrugged.

Eight minutes later, Eva came out of her house
carrying just a sling bag across her chest. Her
beautifully conditioned hair tumbled in waves
at her shoulders as she walked towards him.

She wore a pink silk semi-transparent blouse
which had white polka dots. A short black
mini skirt and white flat ballerina shoes
completed her outfit. Her black lacy half bra
was slightly visible under her blouse, her huge
br3asts struggling against the tight fabric.

Shina felt his heart skip a few beats. He really
was crazy about this girl. He fought the urge
to walk up to her and sweep her off her feet.

He was afraid. Afraid of how she would react.

Afraid of what she might say. Afraid of losing
her forever. Like they say, half a loaf is better
than none at all. He was content with just
being in her life in the current capacity that he
was, rather than lose her forever because of
his feelings.

“What took you so long? We are far behind
time. See the time na.” Shina said as Eva
opened the passenger door and got in.

“Ahn Ahn na. Shebi it was just five minutes
now. You know I have to look good. You never
can tell if it’s another job I have to do, you
know.” She said putting her arms around
Shina as he started the ignition.

He glanced at her and she winked. He had
butterflies in his tummy. He could not help
feeling all mushy mushy around Eva.

“It was not five minutes my dear. It was
eight.” Shina countered and eased the car
slowly into the road.

“Ehn five minutes oh, eight minutes oh, it is
still the same. Could you please close the
roof? I’m a bit cold.” Eva said.

“Why won’t you feel cold? When you are
dressed so provocatively” Shina said pressing
a button.

The roof unfolded from the back of the car and
stretched itself over their heads.

“Happy?” Shina asked nudging Eva gently.

“Yes daddy.”

“Seat belt please.” He said to Eva.

She obliged, strapping herself on the leather
chair.

They drove in silence for a while till they got
to an intersection on the road. The traffic light
turned yellow, and then red as Shina slowly
brought the car to a stop. The road before
them spread out into two different paths.

“Destination please?” Shina asked.

“Hotel Paradise.” Eva replied.

Shina knew the place. It would take them
about three hours to get there. He shifted the
car into gear and turned left as the traffic
light went green.

“As your Royal Highness commands” Shina
said with a gentle bow.

They sped away on the freeway.

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Sean drove into a petrol station at Ore.

“How much sir?” The attendant asked.

“Six thousand five hundred.” Sean replied,
turning his window down halfway.

The attendant finished selling the required
amount of fuel and hanged the nozzle back in
its cradle. Sean handed the attendant seven
thousand naira, telling him to keep the 500
change as tip. He made to drive off, then
suddenly remembered something.

“Excuse me. Yes you.” Sean called at the man
who just sold him fuel
“Yes sir?” The attendant answered eager to
help.

“How do I get to Hotel Paradise? I seem to
have lost my way” Sean asked.

“Oga mi, you never lost your way o. You never
lost your way at all at all. In fact na the
correct way na him you face so. If to say you
don go chook your head for road like say you
wan enter Akure, na that time your way go
lost o. He go lost finish. You no go even fit
find the way again. To come outside ehn, e go
hard you like person wey wan swallow big
stone o. And when person lost way for this
kain area, e dey hard to see road come out o.

E go just dey do like canoe wey no see road
comot for water. Oga mi, I remember the day
when I lost my way, I just dey…” The attendant
rambled on.

Sean did not have time for his spectacle. He
had a job to get to.

“Excuse me, I am really in a hurry. Do you
know how I can get there or not?” Sean asked
impatiently.

“Oga mi no vex I just wan explain as the thing
be for you. Na inside Ore GRA the hotel dey.

Just dey go straight. You go see one big
signboard wey them say slow down. Make
sure say you slow down o. Because I
remember my sister husband. Na speed kill
am for that same place. He see say them say
make e slow down e no gree. Na so him motor
enter gallop. The car tumble tumble tumble
tumble so tey…” He was saying, demonstrating the tumbling motion with his hands.

”Can you just tell me how the heck I can get
to the place?” Sean said infuriated.

“Oga mi, you sabi vex o. Na wetin I do now
wey you don dey vex for me? Anyway, Na the
next turning after the signboard be the street
of the hotel. U no fit miss am at all. When you
enter the turning, na the last building for the
road. The hotel big well well.” The attendant
stated.

Sean mumbled an inaudible appreciatrion,
wound uo his window and sped off the petrol
station.

“Oga no speed for there o!” The attendant
called after Sean.

Sean did not hear him.

Sean was directed to the parking lot as he
drove into the huge five-star hotel. He found a
free space in the already filled parking lot and
parked his ash colored Infinity Audacity jeep.

He checked his gold Hublock wristwatch. It
was exactly 11:56am. He was required to be
at the hotel by noon. He was four minutes
early. He decided to wait in his car till noon
to see if Shina would be on time. At exactly
noon Sean received another message:
“Target is en route. ETA is 3 hours. Stay
Alert.”

The message deleted itself as usual after Sean
finished reading it.

There was nothing to do for three hours. He
decided to explore the hotel; possibly he may
extinguish the target in the premises.

He went to the reception. A man wearing
horn-rimmed glasses looked up at him.

“Good afternoon sir. How may I help you?”
He said with a welcoming smile on his face.

“Yes please. Is there any reservation for
Alexander Bashorun? It should have been
made by now.” Sean said with an air of
arrogance.

“Just a moment please.” The receptionist
said.

He checked the computer in front of him,
searching for a reservation in the name that
was provided. He found none. He checked
again just to be sure.

“I am sorry sir, no reservation has been made
in that name. I wish there was a way I could
help.” The receptionist said.

“It is okay. I will talk to my agency. Thank
you.” Sean said and left.

He had wanted to play a smart one. The
instruction was to go into the hotel after he
had smoked Shina. He wanted to know what
was in the west wing of the hotel. He left the
reception and went to the Cinema section of
the hotel.

At two-thirty, Sean was in his car watching for
Shina. At exactly 2:53pm, Shina drove past
him to a parking space six cars away from
him. He watched as Shina walked with Eva
into the reception of the hotel. Sean quickly
got out from his car and walked towards the
convertible. He was turning his car keys in his
forefinger as he approached Shina’s car.

When he got to Shina’s car, he spun his car keys so fast such that they fell beside the
convertible’s rear left tyre.

As he bent to pick the keys, he planted a tiny
tracking device under the car. He got up and
quickly retraced his steps. He got into his car
and waited patiently.

Shina came out the hotel twenty minutes
later. Alone. He got into his car and drove out
of the hotel. Sean started the car and the
tracker came on. A tiny red dot blinked on a
navigation screen on his dashboard.

He traced Shina carefully for hours. Shina
stopped by a petrol station to buy fuel. Sean
zoomed past and parked 100meters ahead of
the petrol station. He waited till Shina zoomed
past then got into his car and followed the
tracking beacon in his car.

Shina was overwhelmed by what he felt for
Eva. He needed to clear his head and only a
drink could do that. After driving for two
hours, he parked his car at a bar at Ogudu
and went in. He watched the champions
league final between his favorite team
InterMilan and Arsenal. It helped him take his
mind of Eva.

Three hours later, He was on his fourth bottle
on beer when Sean walked in with two pretty
girls in tow.

“Rambo my man!!! What are you doing here?”
Sean said, hugging Shina.

“It’s a dull Saturday. I just wanted to have a
few drinks.” Shina said waving at the bottles
on his table.

“Well, I am here and no more dulling!!!”
Sean said.

He introduced the two girls and had one keep
Shina company.

They talked, chatted and had a lot of fun.

Sean continually slipped poison pills in
Shina’s drinks while the girl danced with him,
making sure he was engaged and arous3d.

At 9pm, Shina got into his car and headed
home. He had not moved for more than
twenty minutes when he began to vomit, He
parked his car and began to throw up, spilling
a lot of blood through his mouth from his
intestines. He opened the door to get fresh
air. He fell on the floor and into the gutter.

Blood came out from his eyes, ears and
nostrils.

Three minutes later, his heart stopped. Shina
was dead.