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CHAPTER FIVE

The whole restaurant was deserted. No customers since it was past the closing time and no worker since only mama Bose will be there.

She was actually surprised to see that the door was still opened, and the only light was from the kitchen where it all started.

She sighed and walked quietly to the kitchen, praying in her mind that all should go well and sound.

"God, help your daughter." She muttered and slowly opened the door.

The sight of what was happening inside surprised her and she quickly covered her mouth with her hand to stifle the sound of her scream.

Mama Bose was kneeling down to a rather scaring old man. Her mouth and hands were filled with blood.

"baba, just wait one more day." She pleaded with the man.

The old man brushed his beards,

"I have given you enough time to bring the sacrifice." The old man's voice sent a chill down her body.

Sacrifice! Mama Bose was doing ritual? Ahhhh!!

"the stupid girl did not pick the pot. I was expecting her too carry it baba."

Yee! Mama Bose wanted to use me for ritual, it would not be well with her. Thank God I didn't pick it.

"then I have no choice than to use you for the ritual, Bose." The old man said.

Anu bent down, her whole body filed with sweat. All what was happening was too sudden.

She was almost used as ritual, her mum needed money for surgery but the woman who will give her the money will be used for her own ritual.

She looked back into the room only to see mama Bose in a pool of her blood.

She fell down hitting a chair in the process and that caused the chair to fall too.

A shot of pain course through her back, she rubbed it hard, sobbing as quiet as possible.

Mama bose was probably in a bad condition so no salary for her.

She sniffled and cleaned her nose.

She decided to stand up and run without looking back. She will have to find the money another way.

"one, two, three...." She stood up about to carry out the plan only to find the old man in front of her.

She shifted only to fall down back again.

She looked up to meet the old man studying her, there wasn't much to see except from a thin girl in a torn top and wrapper.

"follow me." He said moments later, and she struggled to stand up.

She slowly followed him into the kitchen and stood by the door. She took a good look at Mama Bose and she was startled.

She looked so pale and with the amount of blood on the floor it was due for.

She walked into the kitchen and stared at the body on the floor. The one who she still had a fight with just hours ago.

"Mama Bose, Mama Bose, stand up ooo. Ahhhh, I have not even collected the salary. Mama you must not die oo. Baba wake her up." she cried out!

Fifteen thousand naira was the only thing on her mind, and she wanted to take it away, with her.

Surgery money!

the strange man laughed loudly and quite scarily bringing her out of her thoughts. She stared with eyes wide opened and heart beating faster. Who wouldn't be scared right now?

"young girl how would you like it if I show you the way to wealth. your boss' time is over. You should take over."

He said.

She stared at him wondering if it was a joke. She would never go into ritual.

For what? So that she would kill someone or be killed like mama Bose lying in her own blood.

"that is not happening." She muttered.

"why? You need money for your mother, your brother, yourself, your house."

She took in a deep breath. How did he know all these about her?

She moved back towards the door about to run like never before.

"I would never use blood money." She spat out.

He nodded and brushed his beards.

"I like you. Even with all your problems you will not accept the money."

He turned to her with a sly smirk and the door closed surprising her. It was like he knew what was on her mind.

She was even starting to ask herself if all these was a dream. Because how else would he close the door when he was at the other end of the room.

"Baba, I am not going to accept any blood money." She said trying to stay strong, but her voice failed her as it cracked.

"blood money? I will give you a chance since you just passed the test. You are not as greedy as the others. Follow me."

Immediately he said that she found herself in another place entirely. Everywhere and everything was golden.

The old man's skin turned into a smoother one and he looked less scary.

He walked towards a golden drawer and brought out a box.

He opened it and the brightness of what was inside was too much like a sun that she had to close her eyes.

"take this." He pointed the box to her.

She looked at it,

"why?"

"you need money. This is not blood money. With this you will have money and power."

"in exchange for what?"

He laughed,

"you seem to know your ways young girl. And I like you, you are good, so I am giving you this as a gift."

She felt her eyes water, money, power? She would finally be able to pay all her debts and so much more.

Give her family the life they lost years ago. She could even go back to school.

She knew better, he would still ask for something in return.

"but you will have to sacrifice your love."

She knew it.

Love?

"what do you mean by that?"

"if you ever love someone, a man, you will lose all what you will have."

"so, I cannot marry or love anyone?"

"yes, little one."

"what if I do?"

"I do not know. You are the first person I am giving. It is a good elixir, but you must not love. So, what do you say?"

She thought about it,

No mama Bose again, with the way things are going her mother might die, no money to pay for her brother's exam fees, no house rent and she might even give in to the landlord.

All these was too much and if just one love will give me all I need then I will sacrifice it over and over again.

"Yes."

she wants to sacrifice her love,

how sad.

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