The Good Life serialization 9


How was he to get money to finance his pressing unshakeable commitment to his parents in this sudden time limit that was entirely his own fault? How had he even spent the mass of the money in his accumulation?

Six months ago, his bank said. Yes, that was when he met Dupe, one really hot babe who could only be maintained with a lot of money and he was the kind of guy who allowed his money to do his talking with the dames. But Dupe was also very generous with the pleasures her body gave and he had gotten her into his bed the very first day they met, which made him respect her more considering that many ladies would also not mind having sex on the first date but wouldn’t just so as not to seem cheap.

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Dupe, however, knew her worth and lived by her own rules. And her worth was such that after that very first date, Uba wanted more and more of her and even without her having to come out to make excessive demands of him, he had to meet up with her worth to continue to be in her life.

Should I finish with her, he asked himself. Then he remembered that just yesterday she had kept repeating with real sincerity that she loved him. But do I love her?

Forget Dupe for now, his mind told him. She’s not the issue right now. He closed her out of his thoughts, closed his eyes and his quandary loomed larger than life. How would he procure the money, which he needed desperately? Could he borrow? It was an option he didn’t want. Interest would be too much.

He cogitated further.

Underground deal!

It slipped easily into his consideration, having been in his mind all along. It was how he made easy, fast, large bread and even now it was the only feasible way out of his present financial abyss. He hadn’t done it for some time, maybe because he had amassed some solid dough, but where was that dough now?

Gone like a puff!

He was dredged up from his deliberations by a cheerful voice. “Hey, bright boy, what’s going on in that head of yours that you didn’t even know I came in?”

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Uba realized the worries must have seeped into his facial expression. He smiled as he turned his head to face his colleague who had spoken to him. “Hi, Adamu. Nothing much apart from all these financial stress.”

 Adamu Mohammed laughed. “C’mon, you’re a bachelor. You don’t mean you’re in the red the way I am with a wife and three kids?”

Uba wasn’t really in the mood for the stereotypical singles-are-not-supposed-to-be-broke perception. “Come off it. We all know your rich background,” he fired back.

Adamu was hurt.  “My parents aren’t feeding me, you know,” he snapped.

Note: This is the ninth page of the Oseyiza Oogbodo book, The Good Life. More excerpts to follow on this blog. It's also available on Amazon and many other stores through the included links.

Other available Oogbodo books are Short Story Galore, The Newell Murder, Dedication To The Ugly, I Wasn’t Paid For My Bill Clinton Performance: 40 Compelling Celeb Interviews, I’m Not A Husband Snatcher: 40 More Compelling Celeb Interviews, Most Musicians Are Like Beggars: 40 Additional Compelling Celeb Interviews, The Billionaire Entertainers: 40 Compelling Entertainment Articles, Nigeria Is Better Than America: 40 Compelling Humanity Articles, and Michael Jackson Didn’t Inspire Me: 40 Compelling People Encounters.

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