Chapter Four

Benito pov

“What” the man at the other end of the phone shouted  “You botched that one”

Benito and his gang popularly known as the fast boys were scared of what their boss was going to do to them, they did their job but he could not explain how Joy and the rest of the passengers survived the planned plane crash, how did she survive? He thought.

Benito’s hand was shaking as he held the phone to his ears, he was not ready to die.

“I’m sorry boss, we will try something else,” He said

“My plan was for joy to die on that plane, for Ike to take the blame for it and I was going to kill him but make it look like suicide,” the voice said, “When I woke up this morning, I wanted to read headlines of her death but no, she escaped the plane crash? How?, I am disappointed in you guys”.

“Sir, we will try something else, I will make sure we follow her, then we know what to do, but we can’t do it now, if we do people will start to suspect,” Benito said, calmly

“Fuck people, I want her dead, you promised me that plane was going to crash, you said she was going to die in that plane crash you planned”

“Yes boss, we cut the fuel pipe before the plane took off, but the pilot was a very good one, he made a forced landing before the pane could burn up in the air”

“I don’t care how you do it, just kill her, then I will take it from there” the line went dead.

Ada pov

Ada thanked her stars that the driver knew where the salon was, she wondered how she would have managed without his help, she just told him that she was going to the salon and he took her there.

Now she is standing In front of a salon she never imagined in her life to come to, it was a big and very beautiful salon, she could not believe she was going in there to make her hair, she had always made her hair in a friend’s house in the ghetto where she comes from but this right here is a big step up. She went inside and met several people making their hair, a young lady who might be in her early twenties came up to her with a huge smile on her face.

“Mrs. Nnenna, how good to see you well and Okay,” the lady said, Ada only nodded, she can’t be Mrs. Tolu, Ada thought, she was way too young to own such a huge salon.

“Mrs. Tolu?” Ada asked

“No of course not, I am chichi your favorite hairdresser here,” Chichi said surprised 

“No, I mean where is Mrs. Tolu” Ada quickly added with a smile 

“Oh, I see, my madam with you as soon as she gets the message that you have arrived”,  Chichi said

“Okay” Ada said “You are beautiful, do you have a boyfriend?”

“Yes” a shocked Chichi replied 

“He must be a lucky man to have such a pretty lady”

“Mrs. Nnenna, you have never been this polite to me before”

“really? Today seems like a day to make a change after what happened to me yesterday” Ada said 

“Mrs. Nnenna” a voice called out to her

Ada turned to see who that was,  a fat woman of average high and of dark complexion came running towards her, she didn’t need to be told that she was Mrs. Tolu.

“Thank God you are alright, the plane incident was all over the news yesterday, I am just happy you made it to the extent you were able to come to the salon”  Tolu said catching her breath

“I am okay” Ada managed to said

“Chichi you stupid girl, why didn’t you offer her a seat” Tolu scolded 

“No, you don’t have to speak to her like that” Ada defended

“Joy!” Tolu said “When did you start supporting her, have you forgotten how you used to said that she was ill-mannered?”

She can see that Tolu called Joy by her first name “Well I was rude then”

“You are always rude”

Chichi offered her a seat and she sat down facing a mirror, she felt something drop on her lap, then realized that Chichi had given her a magazine before attending to her hair.

“Bought that magazine because of you” Tolu said

“Why?” Ada asked before she could stop herself “What will I want to do with a magazine full with half-naked girls”

“You love them, you like wearing things like that” Tolu said eyeing her

How shallow has Joy been, she wondered “Please can we forget this issue and gist about something else”

“Did you know that Ade bought for his wife a new one and Benz?” Tolu said excitedly “The latest model for that matter”

“Really?” Ada replied not knowing exactly who Ade or his wife was

“Ade and your husband are best friends, I wonder why he did not tell your husband about the car”

“How did you know he did not tell my husband? Maybe he told him and he didn’t tell me”

“I doubt that,” Tolu said with a serious face

Ada care less about her doubts, all she wants to do was get her hair done and get out of the salon, she has had enough of Tolu.