Jennifer: Grass To Grace

Chapter 23: The Critical Choices we make Back in Lisbon, I had witnessed how the two shakers who worked for Madam Grace nearly molested Mary because she didn’t raise up to the amount she returned to Madam Grace the previous … Continued

On the morning of December 27, business returned to Porto. “Baby let’s go out. I haven’t sent any money to my people for Christmas,” Solomon said. Since I had been mostly indoors for the past few days, I didn’t give … Continued

“You sent a witch to kill me in my dream last night. I defeated your witch and I am coming after you,” Solomon said on the phone. I was startled immediately and I threw away my cover and sat won … Continued

The call came around 2pm. It was from Madam Grace. I listened quietly as Solomon talked to her. Something else was going on, it seemed Madam Grace wanted something else apart from me. I was certain it wasn’t about me; … Continued

Solomon scheduled a meeting with my Madam the following day. I warned him to be careful because I believed Madam Grace would come with the scary thugs. When I eventually called him that night to know how the meeting went, … Continued

On the evening of the day after I visited Solomon, I called him. “I want to come to your place now.” “Are you coming to do what?” He fired and scared me. “I don’t know. I just want to come,” … Continued

I followed Solomon to where he lived. There were other Nigerian men playing cards in the sitting room of the four bedroom apartment when we arrived. We simply greeted them and walked to the room which belonged to Solomon. As … Continued

I met with Madam Grace at the shop. She was there before I arrived. As soon as I saw her, all the threats and anger I harbored disappeared. She was there with two Edo men who seemed to be her … Continued

An hour and half later, my first customer took me back to the street where he brought me. He told me to go back alone after handing the promised 50 Euros to me but when I told him that I … Continued

For the next two days, I stayed indoors and cried. I didn’t know who to call. It suddenly occurred to me that I didn’t even know where Madam Grace lived. Mary and Jane didn’t help matters, if there was anything; … Continued