The Grave Robbers

The Grave Robbers Episode 1 Written by Charles N Okere An angry old man, accompanied by some mean-looking men, walked up to the door of an apartment and furiously banged on it. The occupant of the apartment angrily opened the door, intending to slap whoever it was. But he froze when he saw the old man and the mean-looking men. He didn't need to be told what brought these august visitors to his doorstep that morning. He immediately put on a smile and greeted... "Ha, oga landlord good morning o. This one you came to my house with these men, am I save,I hope all is well? "Look wizzy, wisdom or whatever you are being called, you can never be saved and all can never be well with you. Since you have decided not to pay your 10 months house rent. "Haba,oga landlord why are you talking like this nah? If I had the money to pay I would have paid a long time ago. But you the see current situation of the country and. .. "And how's that my business Kwan? Look I don tire for all these stories, at least I have tried. I have been patient enough. It's either you pay now or wave my appatment. After all, there are a lot of people waiting to hire this apartment and here you're telling me lazy man stories. What am I even saying, you're a true definition of a lazy man and a wasted youth. "Ha, Abeg oga landlord e never reach to dey insult me nah. Which one come be wasted youth. Is it because am owing you common 10 months house rent that you're calling me names? "Oh you are calling 10 months rent common right? "Oga landlord is not like that, I am sorry. But you call me lazy and wasted. "See oh, are you not lazy and wasted? In short I don't even know why I am waiting my time having this conversation with you. Boys go in there and bring out everything in there. The thugs were about to do as instructed, but wisdom prevent them and went down on his knees. "Okay, oga landlord am sorry. I agreed am lazy and wasted. But please don't throw me out on the street, just give me a Grace of one month and I promise to pay all that I am owing you. The landlord looked at him in disbelief and answered. "Wisdom this is exactly what you said few months back and you never fulfilled it. I can't be deceived or fooled by you again. Today you must leave my house. So someone serious can take it. Boys what are you waiting for, go in there and bring out all his belongings. "Ha, oga landlord, please don't do this to me, please I beg you. Okay Please give me two weeks and I will pay you everything. The landlord stares at him thoughtfully, heave a sigh and ordered his boys to stop. "I must confess you've a kind-hearted guardian angel. Because I don't know why I keep accepting this useless excuse from you. If you fail to fulfill your promise, I will not only chase you out,I will flush you out of my house. After the left (the landlord abd his boys) he stood up to his feet and dusted himself off. ,"Nawa o, see the way this yeye landlord won take disgrace me. Kai landlord if na my village people send you to shame me, just go back and tell Dem say you no see me. In short tell Dem I pass them. But e no go better for all the witches and wizards for my village. Chai, how I go take get #250k to pay within a space of two weeks. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice his friend Solomon's presence. Solomon stared at him in silence for a while, then tapped him on the shoulder. Wisdom shivered in surprise, staring at Solomon with his mouth open. "How long have you been standing here?" Wisdom asked. "Two minutes and some seconds, I guess," Solomon responded. Wisdom heaved a sigh and ushered him into his apartment. Solomon sat down on one of the sofas in the sitting room, while Wisdom sat on another next to him." "Guy wetin happen,this one way you keep your face like person way give Mami water belle? Solomon asked. "Solo If na that One, e even better pass wetin I dey go through now. "Haba wetin come be that one na? Guy talk to your gee tell me what's up. Wisdom sighed and responded. " My landlord came here early today with some mean looking thugs to throw me out of his house. "Haba, why em go throw you out, shey you be Dustbin to throw you out? "Solo, be serious, am not joking. "Am sorry, my bad. Please continue. "As you know I am owing him 9 months rent,which I have been promising to pay. But couldn't. So I asked him to give me a grace of one month which he refused. Then I pleaded with him to give me two weeks grace which he accepted. The challenge now is that I don't know how to settle it. "So na because of this small thing dey make you keep your face like rejected offering. Guy abeg shift, I get update way big pass that one. "I no blame you Sha, I blame my village people for giving me a clown as a friend. So which update big pass the one way dey on ground. "Guy relax, your body too dey pepper you. I saw Desmond our classmate back then in secondary school. Wisdom thinking and trying to create an imaginary picture of Desmond. "The name sounds familiar, but I am still trying to remember the face. "Wizzy, so you don forget Desmond, that boy way we nickname "black man devil" because him back pass charcoal. "Oh, oh, Desmond very black boy, now I remember. So where did you see him? I met him at the fuel station yesterday evening. Desmond is now a millionaire, or rather, more than a millionaire. He has his own personal bodyguards and moves in convoys. He owns the latest G-Wagons and Rolls-Royce models, including the 2025 Mercedes-Benz G50, G63, and G580, as well as the Rolls-Royce Phantom EV and electric SUV. When I say "latest," I mean the most current models. He gave me his contact information and asked to meet this weekend to catch up on old times. He also gave me ₦200,000 for transportation. Wisdom looked at Solomon with great surprise in his eyes, unable to believe what he had just heard about Desmond. For a moment, he was speechless, feeling dumbfounded. "Do you mean Desmond, the dullest boy in class, or is it another Desmond?" Wisdom asked, his mouth agape. "Guy why you dey do like moi-moi nah, how many Desmond we get for our class, in short how many Desmond we get back then for our set? Solomon asked "Chai, nawa o this world no balance. Imagine Desmond Don blow, Desmond don make am big before us. "Guy see this one way you dey talk no concern me, I no dey even reason am. The thing be say we go met am to show us the way this weekend. As for your house rent i go help you with 100k way you go take give your landlord. "My main gee you too much, thank you and God bless you for me. "Abeg no think say I dash you the money oh, I no be father Christmas to dey dash people money. All I know you go pay me back my money after Desmond show us the way. "My gee that one no be problem, infact I go pay you double double. Both friends laughed out loud and talked about some other pricing issues. To be continued... © Charles N Okere 2025