BLACK MAGIC

The sound of the truck trying to offload granite at the hostel beside mine woke me up from sleep. I check the time and it's 8am on dot, Can't believe I woke up this late. Maybe it was as a result of yesterday celebration. A visible smile appeared on my face as the event of the previous night replayed in my head.

Wow, I can't believe Chelsea are the champions of Europe for this 2084/2085 season, they beat the almighty gatafe of Spain to clinch the title. Getafe has been the most successful football club in Europe for about 2 decades now and they have lots of start players in their squad. But against all odds, Chelsea was able to beat them 3-1 to win the UEFA Champions League for a record 48 time. Wow! So sweet

But just then, I remembered am having a 8am lecture that morning and am already late. I had to rush my bath and prepare for class. By 8:35am I was fully ready for school and I set out. To make matters worse, hundreds if not thousands of students are already by the road side at tanke waiting for cab and buses. It's the first semester and all UNILORIN students living off campus will agree with me that it ain't easy getting a cab to school during the first semester due to the high number of fresher's just resuming.

After waiting at tiper garage tanke for about 15mins without getting a cab I decided to call one of my pal in school who is also my course mate to come pick me.

Me; ***on phone*** alaye how far now

Kola: senior man, I dey o

Me: where you dey now?

Kola: I just dey reach faculty now sef, UK never even step out of the car

Me: alaye I just laale (on my own) for here o, no cab to catapult person enter school sef

Kola: shey make I come pick you ni

Me: I go appreciate am abeg.

Just as I was about to put my phone into my pocket, a black Toyota highlander parked not far from me. It looks like the person inside was calling me but i wasn't sure so i kept my cool and i continue my task which was to get a cab, but just then i had a female voice call my name, it was then i was sure the person in the highlander was indeed calling me, so i went there to check who the person is

Me: hello, good morning, you called me

Bae: good morning, ain't you going to school?

Me: yes am going to school, am just not lucky yet to get a cab.

Bae: come in then, am going to school too

Me: thanks dear

Bae: you welcome

I had to call my guy say i don get cab and i sense pain in his voice as i told him to turn back. Am already at the school gate now, he said to me on phone, sorry guy i don see free ride

Kola: come down and wait for me now, am almost there.

Me: Am sincerely sorry my guy, i don't want to embarrass my helper, she might feel back about it.

Kola: hmmm...... Ekun (tiger) so its a she, no p then. Just no dull yourself o

Me: i hear you, thanks a lot. One thing i like about kola is that he's a coded guy, E dey quick decode things.

Hope i didn't disrupt anything, she said to me just after i end the call, nope,not at all i replied her.

Bae: oooops! Please forgive my manners,am benny

Me: no problem,i am

Benny: mikel rado, she completed my statement just before i do so

Me: hmmm.... Seems you already know me

Benny: which sportsman in this school won't know the almighty number one of faculty of agriculture .

Me: wow...... I take that as a complement .

Benny: it was so painful watching you save those two penalties that make us lose the VC trophy to your faculty in the penalty shootout

Me: meaning you are in the faculty of arts?

Benny: yep

Me: oops! You know that's the game of soccer for you, there must be a winner

Benny: yep, i understand , but i must commend, you are really good, cause your individual ability denied us the trophy even though we were the better side in that encounter.

Me: but luck do play a part in the game too,i think luck was just against you guys.

Benny: yes you are absolutely right

Just then, i realize we are already parked in my faculty.

Me: thanks a lot, i so much appreciate the ride

Benny: you are welcome

Just as i was about to come down

Benny; mikel rado, please can i have your digits? Maybe we can hangout this night, don't worry, the bill is on me.

Me: you mean i cant afford the bill?

Benny: NOT at all, you know am the one requesting for it so I think the bill should be on me

Me: hmmm..... Ok o, just as i was about to say yes to her date, i remembered my schedule for the night.

Me: Am sorry for I won't be able to go out this night cause I will be very busy, am having a 5 unit course test tomorrow so I want to read tonight, please can we make it some other time or maybe tomorrow night or something?

Benny: OK, tomorrow night then, but let me have your number.

We exchanged numbers and I step out of her car, Just then I saw Kola coming out from a kiosk and he wasted no time in hailing me.

KOLA: hmm.... the TIGER himself guy, that babe tight o, she fresh die, plus na omo baba olowo (a rich man's child) sef

ME: I guess so

KOLA: chai, you Don hammer o.

ME: Kola! I just met her few min ago

KOLA: e no mean now, no be one place e dey start?

ME: na u sabi o. Come, lecturer no dey for class ni?

KOLA: no mind the stupid man jare, e Don lock door say late comers no go enter class, e even talk say e go give test after the class sef.

ME: e mean say we no fit write the test be that o, chai! Am sorry for putting you into this, na me make you late.

KOLA: guy forget! I Don already late before you call.

ME: oh OK, na later things be that now.

I left Kola and I use the opportunity to see some of my guys in the confratanity and I instruct thermometer pass across the information to others that there will be an urgent meeting at our unilorin base that night as we have an important issue to trash. Just as I was coming back to my faculty, I saw the lecturer going back to his office, at first I wanted to Follow him but on a second thought, I decided not to. I will take care of him later, I said to myself.

By 3:30 I was out of school cause I have a football training by 4pm. I was on the field when Benny called and I told her I was busy and she politely end the call.

It's 9pm and I was already at our unilorin base. The fire emanating from the well arranged log of wood at the center provides us the much needed light we need. All the boys are already on seat and without wasting time we started the meeting. Few mins into the meeting about 7 heavily built guys stormed into our base with different kinds of weapons. Cutlass, axe, gun etc. Few of my guys at the base ran away instantly. I stood up, face the guys to know who they are and to also know what gave them the audacity to enter our base

ME: and who the f--k are you guys?

GUY 1: so na u, na you this small thing dey follow my bae about

ME; that does not answer my f-----g question! And who the bleep is the bae you are talking about

GUY 1; am the number 1 of the deadly cult group in this campus THE RANGERS he said with a devilish smile.

ME; oh! I see!! So you are the inexperience, immature being they KAPA in this campus? Now answer my second question, who's this your bae you are talking about?

KAPA; the bae you went to school with this morning fool!!!

ME; oh Benny? That cheap butch?

KAPA; hey! I came here to warn you, don't make me change my mind

ME; and what will you do if you should change your mind?

KAPA; don't force me to take your life boy.

ME; you already signed your death warrant he moment you step your feet in here.

Just then, one of KAPA boys gave me a thunderous slap at the back of my head, my boys wanted to fight back but I stopped them.

ME; ***facing the guy that slapped me*** boy, I pity your mother

BOY; pity yourself fool

Another KAPA boy raised his machete to cut me but he could not bring his hand down, his hand just stand hooked in the air and he was just vibrating on the spot.

KAPA; hmm.... So you get agbero!

KAPA brought out his gun and fired a shot at me instantly but his bullet no even get any effect on me. KAPA laughed and said "just as expected, so you sef bam, but na today you go know say you no reach, that's why they call me KAPA! He then brought out a red cloth and tied it to the mouth of his gun, he bent down, pack a handful of sand, he said some inaudible words which I believe to be incantation, KAPA then poured the sand on my body and he fired a shot at me but still his bullet had no effect on me, he fired 3 more shots at me and still same thing. My boys where all just hailing me.

ME; me na me na who I be!!! KAPA! Hope you know you are staining me, I shouted.

I could see the look on kapas face, he is shocked, surprised and scared but he tried to hide it. KAPA and his boys charged at me but with one single move, I brought out my gun and shoot KAPA on the head, I love headshots. KAPA dropped instantly lying lifelessly On the floor. His boys tried to run but I sent one bullet each to the back of their heads and they fall dead one after the other.

My boys kept on hailing me,i turn and face the guy still standing like a statue.

ME: me na me na who i be!!!........ Fool! I wont kill you, will let you go so you can go tell you fellow pigs what just happened.

Make una give am palm oil drink i said to my boys. when they were done giving him the palm oil, in send a fierce kick to his legs that make him fall yakata. He was just shacking on the floor still struggling for breath. About 5mins later, he got up and staggered away. Clean this place i commanded my boys, i want their bodies displayed at the school gate, you can display it as you like, i just want them at the school gate, i said to them.

ME; Black magics

ALL THE GUYS; we are second to none! (they all chorused)

I got back to my room that night around some few mins past 12midnight, it was then i remembered my phone. I dip my hand into my pocket but could not find my phone. It was then that i believe and experience that joke "forget electric shock, nothing shocks more than touching your pocket and not feeling your phone". The shock i felt that moment no be yeye o. I started thinking, where my phone fit dey sef? I was asking myself. Just then, one of my boys in the brotherhood came to me holding my phone.

BOY; Boss you forgit your phone in Base, so I brought it to you

ME; Thanks man (collecting the phone)

I checked my phone and i saw 18 missed calls, all from one person BENNY!. I dialed Benny's number back After i settling down and to my utmost surprise she picked the call almost immediately.

BENNY; Hello dear

Me; Don't you sleep?

Benny; why do you ask?

Me; At this time of the night you are still taking calls, was thinking you must have slept

Benny; I couldn't sleep cause i have been thinking about you

Me; what were you thinking

Benny; everything

(Just then i remember kapa)

Me; how is your boyfriend?

Benny: I don't have a boyfriend.

Me: but I heard you are dating Kapa

Benny; Kapa? No am not he has been the one disturbing me

Me: hmm.... Stop lying to me

Benny: and why would i lie to you, The fact is that you are the one I like

Me: are you indirectly asking me out?

Benny; is it bad?

Me: hahahahahahaha...... You are funny, So what about my Girlfriend?

Benny: You can keep it a secret

Me: i have heard you, can I please sleep now?

Benny; so you are indirectly shading me off?

Me: no now, remember i told you am having a test tomorrow and it's late already.

Benny; o yeah, that's true, goodnight then, sweet dreams about us

Me; bye.

Just as i was about to cut the call

Benny; wait! Wait!! Can i come pick you up to school in the morning? You know you need to get to school on time so you wont miss your test.

Me; worry, i can always find my way

Benny; you are trying to avoid me right

Me; not like that now, its just that I won't be going to school directly, need to go see some of my friends

Benny; alright no problem, Good night

Me; goodnight.

The news of kapa's death and that of his guys came as a shock to everyone in the school. Ade one of my course mate was the first to call and informed me of kapa's death that morning. I couldn't help but give kudos to my guys for a job weldone in displaying the dead bodies of kapa and his boys at the school gate. Kapa's body was hanged up high at the incoming lane of the school gate while that of his boys were dumped a bit far from each other on the main road, one was even placed on the well cut grass at the gate.

Benny did not allow me rest all through the day with her every hour call all in the name of checking up on me. Evening came so fast and me and benny went out clubbing. After dancing and drinking like hell we settled for an hotel room. Benny was dead drunk and staggering as she walks, i was a bit drunk too but i still could control myself.

Benny was all on me as we enter into our hotel room, kissing me like her life depend on it. Benny is a very good kisser and was just too fast for me, i was only trying to catch up with her. Just as we were about to do the do, benny broke free, she looked into my eyes and said

Benny; Mikel Rado, why are you hiding your real identity from me?

Me; ***surprised*** what do you mean bae.

Benny; why are you disguising yourself? Do you think I don't know who you are?

Me; *** surprised but still kept my cool*** bae, i dont understand what you are saying.

Benny; stop all these your acting, you think i don't know you are their number 1?

Me; *** i was dead shocked!***