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Lagos dudes;S2E3

It was a bright morning, the sun was shining and the birds hummed on a tree in the compound. Two boys laid on their bed and stared at the ceilings, expecting the daily bread to be provided by the queen of the manor. They heard a knock, after opening the door, the queen stepped in breathing hard from running ; "Casala don bust ooo" she was trying to talk and catch her breath at the same time. Alarmed, one of the boys quickly locked the door "Wetin happen" Tunde asked christianah "One of you boys don fuck up ooo" she started to talk, Uche interrupted her "talk fast" "One of the girls don get belle" It was an alarming news, but one of the boys breath a sign of relieve "Alaaye no kill person jo" Tunde brought out is phone to make a call while he talked "Aboki, no come our side today o, war dey for ground" he warned Mohammed after greeting him on phone and dropped the call before the man on the other side could as

Lagos dudes: S2E2...contd

Thank you Sir" the lady walked away from the prophet. The prophet was alarmed; fifteen thousand naira cannot be shared by three beggars.    "Young woman, since you're a youth, your alms should be given to young people like you" he said and walked away slowly.    "Thank you sir" The lady did as she was told, she dipped her hands inside the bag and gave the money to the two young beggars. **************************************** "Bad mastermind, baddest guy alive" Uche was hailing the prophet who was smiling. " you could apply for the post of assistant prophet in your church o" "Chai! You were shouting as if you meant it" Mohammed concluded.   I laughed "I hope heaven forgives me" I thought aloud. "Hell fire sure for every body Na"      The money was split into three, the Hausa born used the money in stocking his store. We all contribute money for foodstuffs since Mohammed shop was our food bus stop. I brought

Lagos dudes: S2E2

The street was empty and narrow, two beggars sat at the extreme end of the street, their face shows anticipation of a certain thing they are expecting. A young lady holding her handbag possessively, in the hand bag was thirty thousand naira for the purchase of 0'level examination and runs..... Suddenly, a young preacher with the looks of prophet Jeroboam busts out from the corner down the street; he was shouting and sweating with a brownish-white garment cloth that reminds the world of the time of Jesus. "Repent, the end is near" "The messiah will be back like a thief at night" he preached the gospel in a loud throaty voice; every sentence was stamped with the sound of a bell. The sound brought out the people of the street out of their homes; it was unusual for such occurrence. "Do away with the things of the past" "Drop the things of the world and carry the cross" he continued. By the time he was few meters away from the lady coming