Walk A Dangerous Road

Pearl sighed. She did not know exactly how to reply Lanre. She did not know what words she could use to console Lanre. She was not used to love. She has only been a sex worker and now, thanks to Lanre she has stopped. She would have stopped two months back when Lanre first came into their life, but she thought she was beyond redeeming. After her little adventure with Lanre, having getting to spend time with Lanre, she decided it was not redemption she needed. She just needed to stop and do something else.

“Pearl, please come to the beauty parlour tomorrow”. Lanre said to Pearl before hanging up. Then she closed her eyes.

“I’m about to walk a dangerous road. Sometimes it will be lonely, sometimes it will be lonely and other times fun. But it is dangerous still, for blood may spill just as my dream. But I don’t care, I feel like doing something crazy now that you pushed me”. Lanre sang. One would think she’s a bad singer as she sang terribly making a cacophony of words. She did not even seem to mind she was singing horribly like a dying horse. To her that sound was the sweetest she has heard so far.

The following day, Lanre left for work without taking Chidinma along. She still did not talk to Chidinma that morning either. She got to work and since it was a Saturday, she had a lot of work to do. She was busy until Pearl came in. And when Pearl did arrive, she only sat with her for five minutes before continuing with her work.

Pearl noticed how Lanre seemed engross with her work. “For someone who just got her heart broken and was whining last night over the phone, she sure doesn’t look it”. Pearl muttered.

Just then Sharon walked in to inform Lanre someone had come to see her saying she wanted to see Olanrewaju Olayinka. Lanre smirked when she heard that. She told Sharon to make the woman wait and that she would only come when she was done with her client.

Lanre turned to Pearl who was sitting on one of the chairs in the VIP makeup room. She winked at her before continuing with her work. Pearl did not understand why Lanre did that. Lanre only told her everything went well but never mentioned anything about inviting Alhaja Fatima to her beauty parlour.

After Lanre was done with her client she called for Sharon and told her to let in the woman. Once the woman got in, Lanre welcomed her like she does all her customers. Then she asked the woman to take a seat.

“Are you ready for your makeover?” Lanre asked her with a smug look on her face. The woman told her she wanted it to be perfect. Lanre nods and immediately called for Sharon and Aaron to come do their work separately.

“That man is not touching my hair”. Alhaja Fatima said. Lanre immediately asked for Aisha to come in and sends Aaron away.

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