The Disguise
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"You don't have to run anywhere. All you have to do is change your appearance and you can walk past people that knew you before without them having any idea it's you", Zahra was talking to Aisha as they both laid on Zahra's bed, watching the "Twist of Fate" drama series in Zee World.
Aisha was very skeptical and scared.
"Are you sure Zahra? I don't want to be arrested and jailed oh… See what happened to Maryam Sanda. Nobody will care why I did it, they will just say I've murdered my husband!" She lamented, wringing her hands.
"Wai don't you trust me at all? Didn't I take you off the scene? Have they arrested you yet? Do the police even know where you are? Your sim is destroyed. Your ATM cards have been destroyed along with your national ID card and Voters Card. Officially fa you don't even exist at all", Zahra explained.
"Okay, I've heard you. But I can't just stay at home doing nothing. What if I have to go out? Shikenan zaman gida zan tayi? Oh Zahra, I'm so scared. I should have just left him, now he is dead and I killed him! I may end up spending my life in prison, or even worse, sentenced to death!" Aisha was hysterical.
"Don't worry dan Allah!" Zahra said soothingly, holding her by the shoulders. "Just trust me, I will take care of everything. You will go out whenever you like. You can even meet everyone, including your family but they won't even know it's you", she said.
Aisha looked at her, confusion clearly registered in her eyes.
"Meet my family and they won't know? But how? What are you talking about?" She asked, bewildered.
Zahra just smiled in a superior manner.
"First, we are gonna change your appearance. Kin gane?"
"Na gane. But how?", asked Aisha.
"You will have a new hairstyle from now on. No more plaiting. We will use braids. Then we will change the shape of your eyebrows. Thank God they are very bushy. After that, you will constantly use brassieres that are very padded to enhance your breasts, then a padded knicker to enhance your ass. Your stomach needs a girdle to give you a totally different figure. Kina ganewa?", Zahra paused to see if what she was saying sank in.
Aisha was just nodding in wonderment and excitement. This will definitely work, she thought. Already she could picture the transformation, and she knew no one would recognize her as Zahra had said.
"After all that, we would give your teeth a hydrogen peroxide rinse to whiten them totally, and then we will use brown contact lenses to hide your black eyes. You can add a little makeup everytime you're going out to change the shape of your nose, but we definitely need mouth pads," added Zahra.
*Mouth pads kuma?" asked Aisha.
"Yes. Mouth pads will change the shape of your jaw, and also deepen your voice. It's not enough that you will look different, you have to also sound different".
"Oh Zahra! Thank you so much, wallahi na gode. You have saved my life and I'll forever remain grateful", exclaimed Aisha.
"Oh c'mon babe. I know you'd do the same for me. Ba komai…", replied Zahra.
At that moment, Zahra's phone tinged. A chat had come in. She picked her phone and opened w******p. It was the cop
Cop: Hey
Her: Hi yourself
Cop: Where are you?
Her: Home
Cop: Where is home?
Her: Where are you?
"Hmmmmm… Aisha see me see wahala. Kin san wani dan sanda ne wai yake so na? Imagine! A police officer wants to date me!", Zahra said to Aisha.
"Dan Sanda kuma? Isn't that dangerous? I mean, dating a police officer!" Aisha asked
"I don't know oh… But I kinda like the guy sha. He is tall and handsome. He speaks English so well… Very well, but he is Fulani. Have you ever listened to any of Tafawa Balewa's speeches?" She asked.
Aisha shook her head in the negative.
"Oh baby you need to. Toh Sani speaks like that", said Zahra
"His name is Sani? Gaskiya sunan babu dadi", Aisha chided, laughing.
"Oho! Ke kika sani. I like my cop like that!, Zahra said sternly.
The phone beeped again.
Cop: I'm in my office. Can you come over please?
Her: Not now, I can't. I'm trying to help a friend that's in trouble
Cop: Ayyah. That's so sweet of you. What kind of trouble is she in?
You'd wish you knew, Zahra thought as she typed: Man trouble
Cop: Man trouble! Hahahahaha! Kice nima na kusan zame miki matsala. Man trouble! Gaskiya you're so funny!
Her: Ah toh… Men are trouble, we all know that.
Cop: Haba! I'm not oh. I'm very simple and easy going…
Her: And a cop
Cop: Police is your friend
Her: Buhahahahahaha???
Cop: I want to see you please. Let's go out for lunch
Her: No
Cop: Please
Her: Why?
Cop: I like you sosai, and I'm attracted to you wallahi
Her: My body?
Cop: No. Just you
Her: So you won't later say you want my body?
Zahra was laughing and smiling at the same time. This was so exciting.
Cop: I don't wanna lie
Her: If you lie, I will arrest you?
Cop: Hahahahaha! Wayyo! You wanna kill me ???
Her: I don't wanna go to jail, so I won't kill you
Her: So tell me… about my body
Cop: I am attracted to everything about you, including your body?
Her: That's better… at least you're honest
Cop: Thank you
Her: For? I didn't say I'm gonna give you my body
Cop: OMG! I didn't say I want your body?
Her: Oh… so you don't want my body? Are you sure?
Cop: Don Allah ki kyale ni haka?
Her: Just messing with you?
Cop: Hmmmm
Her: Lemme finish here. I can drive by your office
Cop: Awwwwn…That'll be so sweet?
Her: Don't hold your breath, I might not make it
Cop: Please try… please ???
Her: Okay. I will… bye
Cop: Bye
Zahra was smiling.
"I believe someone is in love!" , Aisha said, laughing.
Zahra also laughed. "Well... I can't say, but having a relationship with a police officer may have it's positive aspects".
"You're absolutely right babe. Imagine having a police officer to bail you out of every bad situation. A high ranking officer for that matter", Aisha said.
Zahra was also thinking the same thing. Having an officer as her guy will certainly do more good than harm.
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