Billy had just arrived in the village and was beginning to like the place. It was a cross between a town and a village.
He had met with Mr Bediako, the experienced Agricultural Officer who was his boss for the expedition. Mr Bediako, a man of forty-eight years of age whose sense of humour instantly endeared him to the younger man was also a kind and knowledgeable person. He, as a veteran shared his throve of wisdom with him with the understanding that he was training him for a future in which Billy could step into his shoes. Billy was extremely happy when he was shown his sleeping quarters. It was a large single-room affair and it was quite airy too. The green vegetation close by sort of created a buffer from the scorching sun. It also assured him of the constant supply of kontomire that sprouted all over the place; the handwork of nature, not man. It was also a bit far from where Mr Bediako lived. This also satisfied him as it ensured that he had a free hand to come and go without anyone breathing down his neck. Mantsekrom seemed to be blessed with a lot of young and beautiful maidens and his mind was in overdrive to take advantage of the situation.
”This is what is known as ‘Bush Allowance,” he said to himself as a full-breasted ebony black young girl passed by, casting him a captivating smile when she caught him staring.
”Eeiii, Billy Goat” said Mr Bediako who was talking about a work-related issue but found him occupied with the passing damsel.
”Mɛpim Wo!” Billy responded instinctively before he realized that it was his boss he was talking to.
”Hahaha. What’s that?” Mr Bediako asked. He found the response quite funny.
Billy, a bit subdued, explained that it was his usual response when called by his nickname.
”These people are very traditional and have very conservative ideas on how things are done and would never hesitate to banish you when you fall foul to their laws. The least of their fines is having you slaughter a sheep or goat. Don’t let the fine be a billy goat,” Mr Bediako warned him.
They had jumped straight into business after a brief introduction to the Chief and his Elders.
Ministry of Agriculture already had a fairly large demonstration farm to which farmers from near and far went for improved seeds and seedlings, and for tips on modern and scientific trends in crop production. The main job of the duo was to help the farmers and to collate information that could help the Ministry make beneficial policies.
One bright day, after just a week of being in the village, Billy was at the outfits greenhouse to ensure that the new variety of tomatoes they were trying out was being well cared for. The greenhouse highly intrigued him. It had replaced his great love for the Lab and he spent most of his free time there.
A fair-complexioned lady of about thirty years walked over towards where he was sitting. He scrutinized her with an open mouth as she approached, her ample body jiggling and wobbling enticingly.
”Don’t start what you can’t finish,” the woman who later introduced herself as Kutorkor said, revealing a nice set of teeth that had a gap in the centre of the upper set.
”Says who?” he asked, with a charming smile that was meant to dazzle her.
”Says me,” she shot at him her arms held akimbo. ”Anyway, I am here for some corn seeds.”
”What is your name” he asked softly as if he hadn’t heard her seed request.
”My name is KK.”
”KK?” he asked, not breaking eye contact with her.
”Kutorkor but KK to my friends.”
They bonded at once. It was as if they had known each other for a long time. It was a Friday and Mr Bediako had left for the weekend to be with his family so he had free reign to do whatever he wanted to do. They talked about anything but the seeds she had gone there for. The chemistry between them was charged.
”You are looking at me as if you want to devour me,” KK said boldly.
”Yes. They don’t call me Billy Goat for nothing,” he said and hit his own chest as a demonstration of his prowess
”Eeiii, Billy Goat paa” she laughed sweetly at him.
”Mɛpim wo!” he responded.
”Look at this small boy o. Do you really think you can handle me?” she challenged.
”Don’t mind the body o,” he said and beat his chest again and they both laughed. It wasn’t until the arrival of some farm labourers that they bid each other farewell with a promise to continue the talks in a more private setting.
”This Bush Allowance is confirmed,” he said to himself as he looked at the tantalizing way she walked towards the entrance.
Strangely, it was at that very moment that Mary called him to accuse him of leaving her to her fate.
”When are you coming back? Mother has found out that I am pregnant,” she said in a sombre tone.
”Don’t worry. I’ll send you money soon to get rid of it.”
”No, I can’t do it now that Mother has found out about it. I need you please,” she pleaded with him ”When are you coming back?”
”My attention is needed. I’ll call you back in the evening,” he said and ended the call.
The next day, when he was lazing in bed, someone knocked at the door. He at first thought it was one of the kids who ran errands for him, but he was pleasantly surprised to find KK at the door. She was dressed in a fetching ‘kaba’ and slit that greatly complimented her plumpy shape. She had a food basket covered with a napkin in her hand which she set on a small table in the corner. Her actions and movements were slow and deliberate.
”I brought food. Banku and sardines with hot pepper. Should I serve you now or…” she said, leaving the statement hanging.
”I waited for you last night,” he said accusingly without answering her. He really didn’t like women preparing food for him when he hadn’t asked for it. It spoiled the market and he didn’t want anyone to lay claim to him.
”I bond with my elders on Fridays. But I am here now. Would you eat now or later,” with a mischievous smile on her lips.
Billy’s eyes narrowed as he looked her over. She pushed the food basket away and went to sit on the bed. He shifted to allow her space on the bed and she sat down in such a way that her right torso was closer to him, and he, as if testing the waters, rubbed the tip of his middle finger on her right nipple that had made an indent in the ‘kaba’.
She pulled the ‘kaba’ over her head, unhooked the bra, releasing two bulbous but enticing breasts into view and his ever-ready palms found them, drawing the velvety and amazing glands to his lips. She briefly pulled away, and removed the rest of her clothes and rejoined him, stark naked for the only reason she was in his room that Saturday morning.
Mary was in distress. Apart from the fact that she was pregnant for a man who didn’t seem to be ready to accept it, and also because her mom was highly disappointed with her for getting pregnant out of wedlock, she had realised that she actually was in love with him. She was very much in love with the man who had been her childhood friend and lately her sexual partner. She knew it was a pointless love because the Billy she knew was incapable of loving her or anyone for that matter, and that left her in anguish. She wished she could go to the damn place to confront him but her dignity didn’t allow her to do so. She felt it was her fault for being so naïve.
”I really have a problem” she said to herself
”Yes, you have a problem. A big one,” her mother who had entered unnoticed and had been observing the tormented look on her daughter’s face said.
Mary swirled around with a sharp intake of breath upon hearing her mother’s voice and guiltily looked down at her hands.
”You have really disgraced me to my detractors,” Maame Konadu said angrily, on the verge of tears.
Mary said nothing because she knew her mom was right. She often boasted to other mothers about how good and level-headed her daughter was. And now this mess. Mary heaved a sigh of relief when her mother left for the church meeting of which she was the President.
”Eeiii, so it’s true. Don’t mind the body ampa,” Kutorkor said as she lay in the crook of his arm to catch her breath after the marathon sex they had just had.
He just smiled down at her but said nothing. It was as if the very feel of her skin against his was an aphrodisiac that boosted his libido. He had been insatiable as he from on top of her had seen how her face inflamed with a passion that made her seem like a child begging tearfully for mercy.
”Don’t worry. Next time, I’ll win the match,” she said as she drew circles on his chest.
She left when she saw that he was getting aroused again and made him promise to eat the food she brought. He threw the whole food away after she had gone and had a cup of Milo with brown bread, after which he later made gravy with salmon.
Mr Bediako who was supposed to report to work on Monday called to tell him of his inability to return to Mantsekrom as promised and showed him what to do in his absence.
”I know you are capable of doing the job. You have a knack for it,” he told Billy.
”Okay, I will. Don’t worry sir.”
In the evening, Billy took a stroll and found himself on the outskirts of the village where the river that served the various needs of the inhabitants was. He met quite a number of people who were returning with buckets or had gone to cool down with a plunge. He turned a corner and his eyes fell on the most amazing image ever. It was a beautiful damsel, her boobs vibrating enticingly as she walked towards him with a large aluminium pan balanced on her head as she walked to the beats of a song she was humming to herself, unconscious to the world around her.
”What a sight for sore eyes,” he whispered to himself, quite enthralled. Her carefree nature was quite evident. As she got nearer, her bouncy boobs, highlighted by the water that had poured on her body from the open-ended pan, wetting the dress she had on, jiggled for his viewing pleasure. His heart missed a beat as he paused to stare at the sight of this uncorrupted beauty.
She became aware of him then, and he saw that it was the black beauty he had seen in his early days in the community.
”Good evening brother Billy,” she greeted with a slight curtsy that made her breasts take a dangerous bounce.
”You know me. My name?” he asked quite surprised he for once short of words.
”Yes of course. I know you,”’ she proudly said as she continued her way towards the village.
He turned to watch and enjoy the sight of her buttocks bouncing with every step she took. He stared till she vanished from view. He continued to the riverside but the spark had gone out of his day and he walked back quickly with the aim of catching up with the beauty. He half ran until he got to the more populated part of the village and was just in time to see her before she vanished into a house that had an old abandoned black Morris parked in its front.
He stood across, at the opposite side of the street willing her to step out. He stood there like a dog waiting for a bitch in heat until when her father who had seen him watching his house went out to confront him, but before he could get to him, Billy on seeing the vicious look on the man’s face slipped away, like a dog that had its tail between its legs.
”If you try and don’t succeed, try, try, try again,” Billy said himself as he went home to strategize on his next plan of action
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