I'm so sorry for the delay. I was stuck with a writer's block. I'm back now anyways. I did a part a of episode 3, let me drop it and drop part b later tonight if battery permits me.

Please stay tuned. It's gonna be an interesting ride.
Thank you

CHAPTER 2

Work at the hotel was fun and interesting. Getting to meet different new people everyday, interacting with rich people and elites of the society and even making friends with them was something exciting. Since it was a five-star hotel, we had quite a lot of important guests, including top government officials, top class business men and women, and even every now and then, we had foreigners as guests.

As the assistant manager, I made rounds at the hotel, checking on guests and making sure they were being treated right and giving out orders to the staff of the hotel on what to do to give better services to guests. If a guest had a complaint, it was directed to me. My boss, the manager, seldom came out of his office. Always on his computer and phones talking and punching figures and numbers. He only came out once in a while, if there was a complaint that was too much for me to handle, which there hardly ever was anything I wasn't capable of handling. The hotel was big and booming, with guests trooping in, day in day out, but there was one problem though. The place was a private owned business, jointly owned by one stinkingly rich man and his wife, both of whom were stingy to the core. Staff salary was definitely not up to standard as the hotel was. As an assistant manager, I knew the hotel could afford to pay me way over 200k per month and will still be in business, but I was earning way less, and even though it was enough to make me live comfortably, it wasn't enough to give me the kind of life I dreamed of having. I had big dreams. My parents weren't too rich, and their parents before them, and I had hoped to break that trend by becoming very rich and driving the best car, marrying a very hot trophy wife, having holidays abroad, sending my kids to the best of the best private schools abroad, and all that, but this dream seemed almost distant in my mind now. I just had to make do with what was available, since the wanted was not available. I was happy with my life, but not satisfied. I wanted so badly to step up the ladder of life and join those big men who were at the top wrung of the ladder. I mean, it's not as if they had two heads na!

One day, a white dude lodged in the hotel and during my evening rounds, i met him at the hotel bar sipping a glass of brandy or whiskey or whatever he was drinking, which smelt like café rum when I got closer to him and spoke to him.
"Hi sir, hope you're enjoying your stay with HarryWells Hotel and Suites?" I asked him, flashing my biggest and brightest smile, with the best American accent in my tongue.
"Yeah,sureIam... Thanks" he replied, rushing his words.
"You're welcome. Please if you need anything, don't hesitate to let me know. My office is just the last door by your left on the last floor"
"You the manager?" He asked, staring at me with interest.
Why was he asking Abi the guy was give manager something ni? Should I lie that I'm the manager? At least increase my rep for his side.
"No, assistant manager" I finally replied after some seconds of battling I'm my head whether to tell him the truth or lie.
"Cool, you're doing a great job man. I like you already. I'll definitely be seeing you before I leave"
"Thanks" I replied and flashed him my killer 'ass-kissing' smile once again before moving over to the next customer at the bar to repeat the procedure. He said he would see me before leaving, that meant only one thing; I was gonna get a tip from the white dude. Tips from white guys always came in dollars, or thousands of naira, and this always complemented my little pay a lot. Although, my manager, being a stingy man like his cousin who owned the hotel, somehow always got to know when I've received a huge tip from a customer and always requested his own share from the tip, and I had no option but to oblige him. Their family and stinginess is like tea and sugar...
After making my rounds that day, I retired back to my office waiting for evening to reach let me go home and rest. My angel had called me earlier in the morning and informed me that her sis was out of town and she wouldn't be able to stay alone in the house, so I was going over to her place to spend the night. It was gonna be hot, that I was sure of and I eagerly looked forward to evening. As I sat in my office chair later towards 6:30pm, while gathering my things into my bag and getting ready to get going, a soft knock landed on my door. I ignored it initially, thinking maybe it was not meant for me, since the knock sounded so light and so unsure. Like the person was not too sure if he or she wanted to knock the door or not. It was when the knock sounded the second time, this time a little harder than the first time, that I knew someone wanted to see me and i yelled "come on in". Standing at my door smiling sheepishly was the white dude I had greeted at the bar. The one that said he was definitely gonna see me before he leaves the hotel. The same one I was expecting a huge tip from, probably in dollz. He was backing a small laptop bag.. I gave him an ear to ear grin that I knew always wins customers' hearts and make them drop large tips. I had perfected this smile over time and it worked every single time. He shyly walked in and I offered him a seat. We got talking immediately
"Nice hotel you guys have here" he started off the conversation
"Yeah right?? It's a 5star hotel man, we can't offer anything less than the best" I proudly replied
"I have something very important I wanna discuss with you. If you don't mind walking me to my car so we can talk in the privacy of my ride. It's really important and personal, and so I would rather we discussed it on a more personal level"
"Alright, no problem. I was just about leaving myself. Let me walk you to the car park" with that, I picked up my bag, hung it over my shoulder and we both walked out of the office, talking about nothing in particular, just exchanging banters and jokes and laughing heartily like we'd known each other for ages. When I bade the receptionist goodbye, she looked at me with surprise, and I could sense a sinister look on her face. She must probably be thinking "this my oga go collect big tip today oo", and I'm sure that's what every staff had on their mind also as we passed several of them on our way out, and they all gave me the same look. One of the cleaners was even bold enough to offer me an eye service kindness that she normally wouldn't. She offered to carry my bag for me and help me get a taxi ride. I just laughed and thanked her. She said okay before she added "oga mi, no forget your girl o" with a funny wink. I was very free with all the staff and they loved me, so such comment or behaviour didn't surprise me or any of the other staff members who saw it. Before we got to the door of the hotel, Cam's hand was already resting on my shoulder. Yeah, the white dude's name was Cameron, but he insisted I should just call him Cam, when I kept calling him Mr. Cameron. We got to his car, a very neat Lexus Jeep. I don't know the exact version or whatever. I'm not really a car person. Bike is more my thing than cars. But damn, the ride was beautiful. He said i should get in let's talk, before I leave. Immediately I entered, he started the engine and put the AC on full blast. Within seconds, the whole car was freezing. I felt a bit cold, but did not want to fall my hand by asking him to reduce the AC. The cold was normal to him, I know. Their country cold dey pass like this during winter. I managed to keep myself from shivering anyways. We started talking.
"So you said you had something really important to discuss with me?" I started.
"Yeah, very important and highly private. Can you keep it between us?"
"Sure, what is it? Now you got my attention" I was full blown nervous and feverish now, and he could see it. He reached out and put the AC off. I thanked him for reading my mind and he just smiled. He brought out a pack of cigarettes and offered me one, while putting one between his lips and lighting it with his car's cigarette lighter. I took one and also lit it.
Taking in one long drag and puffing out the smoke then sucking in some into my head made me feel a lot better from the earlier cold and cooled my nerves. Damn, it's been so long I smoked and sure I had missed the feeling of lightheadedness and calmness smoking brought. He took in some quick drags and puffed out smoke, causing the car to become hot and smoky, then he wound down the windows before he started talking.
"I like you bro. I really do. I like the way you go about your duty so relentlessly and with commitment. I love young hardworking guys who would rather not indulge in crime, but struggle hard to make a honest living"
"Thanks my man" that's all I could reply. I felt it was a compliment, but how wrong I was, when I looked into his eyes and noticed his eyes was running up and down my whole body, from head to to my laps, lingering on my thighs abd groin region. His looks made me feel a slight discomfort, cos his eyes looked at me like how a hungry predator looked at a prey. I noticed a look of lust in his eyes, but dismissed it as an effect of the highness from the cigarette kicking in. 'How can a guy be looking at another guy lustfully?' I thought to myself. 'highness na bastard sha' I smiled to my thoughts, but his next statement was to shock me to my bones... [To be continued; stay tuned]

Abdulreheem:
On the first row sit with my pop corn

welcome on board king...

CHAPTER 1
Life as an adult is tough o! Very tough and full of rough paths. No wonder they often say 'life is not a bed of roses', but you never know or experience the reality of this statement until you grow and mature into adulthood. indeed life is a field full of thorny plants with thorns that could stab and injure or kill one if one is not too careful of how he threads. Adulthood is probably the worst thing that could ever happen to a man. If only it was possible to remain a child forever, damn would I choose that option, and keep enjoying all the benefits of childhood for the rest of my life. You know, when you're a child, you'll be so eager to become an adult fast, so you can enjoy your freedom, do as you wish, live your life according to your own terms, but nobody would tell you about all the endless responsibility adulthood comes with. If only I could just remain a child forever, I really would, but no! You just gotta grow up and 'be a man'! And just because I'm an adult now, everybody is of the opinion that I can take care of myself and my every needs, so no more getting cash gifts from uncles, aunties and visitors when they come visiting, no more allowance from dad and mom, no more getting sweet, juicy and succulent treats from dad or mom when they get back from an outing. All that privileges end the day you become a full grown adult. Mehn, it honestly sucks being an adult. My allowance from parent seized the same day I wrote my final paper and wore the sign out shirt to sign out of the University of Port Harcourt, as a graduate of computer science. Dad made it clear to me that I was a 'man' now and should not expect to still be dependent on parent any longer for upkeep. Like what the hell man? He expected me to secure a job that same day and start shouldering all my responsibilities myself. Like dad, who said I'm a man? Hiw am I supposed to survive in this tough times if you cut my allowance? How do I cope? Damn, dad don't do this to your only child please! The shock hit me harder than I anticipated, but then, I'm a survivor, so I knew I would pull through. Thank God for NYSC that came through for me with the little stipends they gave to us, which was barely enough to cater for all my needs, but at least I made ends meet with the little the government provided. Or what other option did I have? As a natural hustler that I am, I also started a small scale business of doing graphics design and printing as well as web development, and I was able to live comfortably throughout my service year. In fact, before the end of my service year in Lagos, I was able to save up enough money to join someone and rent a house, and thus decided I was gonna remain in Lagos even after my service, instead of going back to PH where my parent reside. Getting a job wasn't a piece of cake at all. I had always envisaged that as soon as I'm through with school, jobs would be lining up, waiting for be to pick the best I desired. I forgot that this is Nigeria, and such can only be seen in dreams. There was hardly any vacancy I did not submit application for. Copies of my CVs were all over top companies and businesses all around Lagos mainland where I was residing with my room mate Henry, who was also a job seeker like myself. Speaking of Henry, my God sent angel of a room mate. We had met at NYSC camp as we were both in the same platoon in the camp and posted to the same PPA afterwards. Barely one week after we met, Henry and I had bonded so well. A bond that eventually grew into a strong friendship, and with time, we became inseparable that everyone thought we were actually brothers. Some even said we look kind of alike. I've discovered that when you hang out with someone so much, and people keep seeing you two together all the time, it won't take long before people will begin to notice similarities between both of you. Nobody believed that Henry was not my brother, so I left it that way. We were brothers, and he was in fact more than a brother to me. We both knew everything about each other, and all that was going on in each other's life. We trusted each other so much that we never kept any secrets from each other. He was the brother I never had.

As an only child, I had never known or felt what it's like to have or love a brother, until I met Henry in camp and we connected immediately like two Bluetooth devices that have been ready and waiting to pair. My parent in the village even knew Henry so well, and I also knew his parent as well. We both spoke to each other's parent both on video and voice calls severally. His parent called me their son, and my parent also called Henry their son and my brother. They made him promise to always look after me as his brother, since I never had a sibling before. And that's how Henry and I became tight brothers with an inseparable and unbreakable bond.
Lucky for Henry, unlike me, he did not have to look for a job for too long before he was hired by a job with one top firm in Lagos, working as their Hunan resource manager, while I was still walking the length and breadth of Lagos state, job hunting. Thank God for bringing Henry into my life, because just when I started running out of the little pocket money I had been able to save up since my service days, and when my graphics design and web development business seemed to be sinking to the bottom of the sea, Henry came through for me. I never asked, but he always made it a point of duty to give me some money for upkeep whenever he was paid at work, so that I didn't lack anything at all. He would comfortably divide his salary into four portions, giving me one portion to take 'hold body till when work show up' according to him. You now see why I had called him an angel? Yes, God sent Henry down to earth to be my angel and take care of me. I prayed for the guy everyday I knelt to pray, and the love I had for Henry just kept blooming. Everytime he gave me money, and I attempt to thank him fervently, he always said I should stop embarrassing him please, after all, in his own words "what are we brothers for if I can't help you to keep standing, until you're able to stand very well on your own feet?". I swear, I've never in my whole life come across or even thought it possible for anyone to have such a golden heart as Henry. After some months, I was able to secure a job as an assistant manager in a popular five-star hotel in Lagos, with a reasonable pay. Imagine that? A computer scientist working in a hotel? Someone who knew nothing about hospitality management. Just imagine. Heck, I didn't even offer one borrowed course from that department throughout my four years in school, but here I was, working as a hotel assistant manager. Well, this is Nigeria and anything goes. I've learnt that it doesn't really matter what you study in school, just as far as you have a certificate, you can be employed to work anywhere. I finalised this fact that day I ran into a friend of mine who was reading biochemistry then in school. She was now working in a bank, and was gradually rising to become the bank manager soon enough. Imagine? A biochemist in the bank. Two completely opposite fields of study! Welcome to Nigeria.
Work was going well for me. I was earning well, and was able to relieve Henry of the heavy burden if catering for both of our needs. Even though he never complained, but I knew the weight was definitely heavy on him. All in all, life was good and I was happy.

My name is Michael Thomas, or just Mike as everyone called me, and I was living a comfortable and happy life, satisfied with the blessings of God towards me and my brother. I led a very simple and quiet life. Wake up, go to work, work your ass off all day, go back home at night, eat and sleep, then repeat. I think the only fun part of my life was Angela, my super hot and beautiful girlfriend whom I simply called 'angel'. Damn, the girl was hot and way out of my league. Many times I sit and wonder how I was able to get her as my girlfriend, cos we started dating when I was still jobless and broke, but she chose it was me she loves, nonetheless. I guess it's true what they say, that 'love is blind'. The love Angela showered on me was just like what the gospel singer sang in the popular gospel song. It was what I would call 'excess love'. She never asked me for anything, but rather, she used her money to take care of me, during those times when she knew I wasn't so well to do. She would go to the market, buy ingredients and come to my place to prepare soup and stew for me and Henry for the weekend. Now you see why I called her an angel? The food made Henry to come to love her so much, as our house never lacked delicious stew and soup everytime, all thanks to my baby girl. Henry and her became so close that they were almost like besties. Sometimes I even imagined that she was closer to him than she was to me. Some days, during her visits, she and Henry will both leave me and go to the kitchen while she's cooking to gossip and gist like two ladies who were best friends. I never saw anything wrong with it anyways, as I trusted Henry to the last, even with my life, I could vouch for him that he would never betray my trust for a piece of ass, so I wasn't jealous or bothered at all by their tight closeness. Henry also had his own girlfriend, Chidinma, whom he loved more than anything else in the world. sometimes she even came over and spend the night at our house, and on such nights, I usually had to go and sleep over at my girlfriend's place in order to give him all the space he needed with his woman, as stated in the sacred unwritten rules and regulations guiding the brotherhood, known as the 'bro code'. Angel lived in a one room apartment with her elder sister, so nothing ever happened during my sleepover. Only when she came over to my place after work in the evening, that we got the chance for any action to go down. Some weekends, I usually take her to the hotel where I worked and we lodge there from Saturday evening till sunday evening before returning to our homes. It was relaxing and we enjoyed each other to the fullest each time we lodged, relishing the good food the hotel served, and enjoying the best room services. All the hotel workers knew me and were always extra nice when serving me and my baby, making sure we enjoyed the best if comfort during our stay. Every one of them wanted to remain in my good books at all times. As the assistant manager, I was the one who went round and made sure that all the hotel staff carried out their various duties to the very best, and as such, I was the one who recommended staff to the manager for promotion or salary increase, based on their level of efficiency in carrying out their duties, so you now see why everyone tried to be in my good books?
To say my life was perfect would be, in every sense if the word, correct. Simple, quiet, smooth running, perfect life. That's what I had going for me. With a perfect girlfriend, whom I was looking forward to making my wife as soon as I had saved enough to be able to start a family. I had bright dreams about my future. Our future, and so far, the future looked as bright as the rising sun at dawn. But it takes just a day, an hour, a minute even, to ruin every good thing. Just a moment of a bad decision could end years of having a great life, and that's just what happened to me. One moment of making a terrible decision, which could have been avoided, took me from a quiet, simple and perfect life to becoming a wanted criminal running from all honest federal officers of the law. Just one moment of a stupid decision, and I became a wanted fugitive On The Run! [To be continued...]

Who dey here?? Make I start the story?? Chapter 1 is ready! Who wanna read??

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PROLOGUE
Life is a game. Only the smartest wins the race. "Time and chance" as the Bible states, "happens to them all", but not everyone can take chances when they see it. It's all about seeing a door of opportunity and being smart enough to walk into that door with no fear. After all, what is life without taking risks?
This is a story of a young man who journeys from being an innocent young man with a perfect life, doing his best to make ends meet and make mama and papa proud, to becoming entwined in an unplanned crime that leads to a series of events that would go on to change his life forever... Enjoy!

I've not written anything as much as a paragraph of a story since I think 2017 or 18 or so... It's been long sha, you get the gist!
I've been lacking inspiration, ideas, or creativity, as a result of many circumstances life unwillingly threw me into which I've been fighting battles upon battles to come out of them, and I'm winning anyways. So, this story is me making an attempt at bouncing back into the art of story telling.

Here comes another blockbuster suspense filled, action filled, crime thriller from the stables of Hfinest1 @ElishaWrites, the black belt master of story telling!!! Tell all your friends and family that Hfinest1 is back with a bang
It's gonna be worth your while, I assure you. It's juicy as can get. Be sure to be kept at the edge of your seat while you read.

PS: I have not typed this story down somewhere, but I'm typing as the inspiration comes, and I'm working with my phone, since I don't have a laptop again. Please bear with me in case update comes slowly, but I would try all my best to update at least twice in a week and twice during weekends. I hope you stay with me till the very last drop of the juice. Happy reading

So, that is how soul just abandon this ship with all its passengers aboard

I just hope he's okay though. Does anyone have a means of reaching him outside NL? Abeg help us reach him and let us know he's okay, please!

Does anyone know how to reach souloho19 personally, to help us find out if all is well This absence is quite alarming I think