MENSCAPADES CHAPTER 5

"Hello mrembo?" Asked a voice from a shadow in the corner of the cell I was shoved into. "I have never seen you here before, you must be a new one. What did a pretty thing like you do?" The voice continued. "Aaah usiogope, am sure whatever it is, your fancy hunk of a guy will move heaven and earth to get you out. Name's Cantella." She concluded emerging from the dark corner with her arm extended. "Lilian ( extending mine for a brief handshake), I was framed by some other pretty face, she wasn't welcoming to the idea of me in her boyfriend's sweatshirt, ha!" I said with a sarcastic chuckle that almost made my flood gates burst wide open. 

"So you are that type?" She asked cocking her right brow. Her tone caught me by surprise once I realized what she was trying to imply. I nearly choked on my response. "What! No! Hell no! And if I were, then she deserved it and more because she cheated on the poor fella with his own brother." I spat recalling she was the reason I would sleep on a cold floor for two nights. "Wow! Now that's next level, but that's Kanairo for you." Cantella said walking towards the cell bars. We stood there in silence, because for one, there were no chairs there, two; we had nowhere else to go and finally, I was dreading asking Cantella why she was in a prison cell. 

As if she read my mind she broke the silence. "Stop fidgeting with your fingers and hit the nail on the head liloh." She said so calmly. "You seem like an educated lady and a sophisticated one at that, based on the baby pink silk top,high end black leather jeans, well manicured nails which I presume to have cost you roughly four thousand five hundred shillings." I said folding my arms on my chest. "You haven't asked a question love." She said smoothly displaying a high level of patience. Then again, in here all one could do was to be patient. "What are you in here for?" I asked awaiting her answer eagerly. She walked towards me and stood before me. 

"Well I am in here for fraud, credit fraud to be precise. Don't worry this isn't my first rodeo, l have been in here twice so far and I have a feeling it won't be the last. See, I own a very successful company and my husband is trying to kick my ass to the curve by pinning some ridiculous charges on me." She said with no hint of remourse, regret or anger. What was this world becoming? We talked about our tormenters, men(the shitty ones in our lives), business, fashion and our backgrounds. Being in jail was both disgusting and humbling. The food was disgusting. I am inclined to believe that the pigs in the highschool I went to, ate better than what we were having. Taking a shower was as foreign as a million dollars in my bank account. The askari in charge gave us two cups of water for a day and half of that would serve as our bath water. 

My court day finally arrived. Devin was at the court doors bright and early. Marto had also made an appearance for once. After Devin handed me a pair of clean clothes, I gave him a cold shoulder all through the hearing. "All rise..the court is now in session, Judge Luwoh Makanze presiding." The court marshal announced. After a long session of hearing both sides of the case, the judge dismissed the charges and set me free. Freedom never sounded more alluring than when I heard it from the lips of the judge. The heavens were definitely smiling upon me. Once I grabbed my belongings from the booking desk and signed my release form, I walked out to find two men waiting for me. 

One was leaning on the hood of his black subaru forester, while the other in his dashing bike gear was leaning on his Yamaha R superbike. "You two are a sight for sore eyes this morning. After spending two nights in jail, I don't have any ounce of energy to be in the same room let alone the same vehicle or bike. So get each other home and leave me alone." I said in one breath and walked past them. Cantella had also been released on bail and had offered me a ride home. I got into her white land cruiser and we sped off. 

Hey loves….there's much more to come in chapter 6...will Devin or Marto pursue Lilian? Will Cantella deal with her two face husband? What will Flavia do now that her plan didn't work? Stay tuned...thank you for always being a supportive audience. Bless up🤪🤗❤️