CHAPTER 10: ESCAPE TO THE VILLAGES
Imira and I had just completed our lap swimming workout and we both stopped in our tracks. Dimka had frequently joined us by the pool though he seldom used it except to fuck us or fool around throwing us in the air to splash on re-entry. The strength and power of his body were amazing. He had lately stopped putting on a swimsuit, however, after much cajoling from us. The site of this man sprawled out on a lounger, his dark black, muscled body glistening from perspiration from being in the African sun took both our breaths away every time. Of course, his long, thick, black cock lying flaccid between his thick thighs grabbed our attention, too.
Imira, as sex became more comfortable and casual for her, once asked if we were seeking too much from Dimka. I laughed at the idea. Even during some of our marathon sessions, he might have had difficulty getting hard after many times but he didn't discourage us from trying by sucking, licking, and stroking his cock. At the time, I could see that was the response she was hoping for.
I joined Dimka on a lounger as Imira went into the house for cold drinks. When she returned, I watched her carrying the tray of drinks, her naked body still wet from the pool, her firm C-cup breasts bouncing a bit with each step. Our bodies were so similar and mostly different by the difference of my 27 years and her 20 years and my white and her black skin. I was also aware of another difference: African men responded with lust to me naked; for her naked, they would see a cultural beauty.
The sun had done its job of transforming our wet bodies from the pool to beads of perspiration, the three of us quietly and fully relaxed when we heard the chime of the front door. None of us were expecting anyone and it was Dimka who jump out of the chair and struggled into his shorts as he moved toward the house. After several minutes, the glass door rolled open and Dimka stood to the side, and ... Mrs. Okafor came through.
She was again dressed in a colorful, tribal gown. Imira and I both sprang to our feet. "Mrs. Okafor ..." I started but was stopped by her rush to hug me to her, then repeating the same to Imira. She didn't seem to care in the least that we were both covered in a light film of perspiration.
"Mrs. Okafor," I tried again, "what brings you here? I'm always delighted to see you, of course, but ..."
"She has disturbing news," Dimka offered, "and I felt you should hear it directly from her."
"Osuni," she began and inwardly I tensed as these three continued to let their beliefs slip out with that name. "Ann, then," she offered at perhaps seeing my tension though I thought I covered it, "remember the discussion that men are the problem?" I nodded. It occurred in Mr. Okafor's office when discussing what happened in the villages. "He's determined to do it, again. I argued, Osuni, I did but ..."
"Wait," I interrupted. "Who's determined to do what?"
"My husband. Why am I even surprised? I thought your argument that day had won the men over, that it was for the tribes that you truly belonged to but that United Africa could still reap some benefit." She shook her head, her eyes and face reflecting great sadness.
Imira turned to me, "What is it, Osuni? What's happening?"
I couldn't answer but Mrs. Okafor could and she did. "My husband is finishing plans to keep Osuni, you Ann, for United Africa, only." She looked at Dimka and back to me. "In the next few days, they will reassign Dimka to another company in another region. They believe, rightly I know, that his loyalty is to you now rather than United Africa." Dimka immediately tensed, the muscles of his neck, shoulders, and upper arms knotted with veins popping out, his hands clenching into tight fists. "Then," she continued to me, "they will move you, and Imira if she cooperates, to another location in the compound that they can control better."
Control better? "I'll be their prisoner? Is he insane? Are they insane? All of them? How do they think the Osuni image can be maintained in that way? My argument meant nothing."
She held my hands, "You must act quickly. You don't have time to wait." She turned her head to Dimka and he nodded his support. She smiled at that. "You don't have options, you must act now." I asked what options but she couldn't or wouldn't say. I saw, though, she was taking a tremendous risk just warning us.
After she left, I stewed in thought. She was so adamant about taking action but how was this happening? I had to get my head around what this was and what this all meant. I was feeling so positive about what was coming. I had remained in support of helping United Africa while increasingly seeing how I could help the people of the tribes. I hadn't seen myself as Osuni like these two but I was accepting what seemed to be a reality of what had happened there and how I had felt among them. I had come to a turn-around in my thoughts: I was accepting that United Africa would use me; but I was looking forward, yearning, to being with the people, helping them if I were able.
I stopped my pacing as my mind fixed around my thoughts and settled. I turned to Dimka and Imira. Imira blurted out, "This isn't right, Osuni. They can't do this."
I ignored that. "Dimka, what did she mean, there is no option?"
He smiled softly and that smiled confirmed his unending support, "You know ... if you stay here, you truly become United Africa's slut ... whore even. When the image of Osuni evaporates ... and we know it will ... you'll stop being of real value to them."
"If I stay ..." I repeated.
Imira asked with a voice filled with depression, "Does that mean you're going back to the States? Does it, Osuni?" She was looking desperately at Dimka and back to me.
I stared at the two of them for strained minutes. Then, I shook my head with resolve. "The villages." It was very quiet. "Is that possible, Dimka? That's where Osuni belongs. That came out of my mouth before and it has taken this much time for me to accept it. Is that an option?"
Imira rushed to me and enveloped me in her arms. Dimka stepped to us and took both of us into his. He responded in a way that suggested it was something he had been thinking out for some time. He explained life would be very difficult. My weeks in the villages earlier would be my life if I did. There were no homes with bedrooms and soft beds and showers or pools to lounge at or cars to travel in from village to village. I had seen it and experienced it.
I broke away from both of them and looked at each in turn. "It's where Osuni belongs, though." They both smiled at my apparent stronger acceptance. "I've been given a responsibility, a purpose. I don't know if you and the people are correct or not but it's the most I have had. I think I owe it to them, the people, and me to see if it is real." I giggled, "And to avoid just being a corporate whore." They stood expectantly, "But, how would I get there, and would they accept me among them?"
Dimka reached for my hand, "How? I'm taking you."
Imira took my other hand, "Me, too. And, yes, they will rejoice in your return and have a huge feast. I know these people, Osuni. These are my people."
Yes, she does, as does Dimka, but, "I can't ask you two to go with me. If you just get me to the trail, I think I can ..."
"We're going," they said in unison.
I argued as strongly as I could. They were giving too much up. Going from this life to the jungle villages ... it was too much. They both laughed. I was in for a far greater culture shock. They knew what each life held and, truthfully they said, both were still pulled by the simpler life. Besides, they argued back, they had already committed themselves to me ... or Osuni.
Everything had to happen very fast after that decision. We packed very little. I knew Osuni was a naked woman and Imira argued she would be, too. Besides, most of the women in the villages were topless with simple cloth around their hips and nothing else. Dimka packed more but we agreed there may be a potential for him to leave for short periods. Dimka made several calls and it wasn't until later that I learned he had made contact with several friends he could trust to further removed their personal things and place them in garages for safekeeping for the time being.