My
blood boiled as I ran back down the hall into the elevator. I needed a break,
breathing room to straighten my thoughts. As I reached the bottom and ran out
of the elevator, I saw that Abeeku was still at the
car talking to one of the hotel staff.
"I
want to go here." I ordered Abeeku pointing at the
flyer I had picked up at the airport.
"The
Dagomba tribe tour? But miss, you haven't even
rested, your husband..."
"My
husband can damn well wait, that son of a bitch." I responded, sharply cutting
him off.
Abeeku shrugged and helped me back into the car. The drive to
the village was quiet, and I stared off at the flat plains of Ghana. I wanted
revenge badly. Before I could think of a plan, Abeeku
turned to me.
"We're
here." He explained.
I
nodded, hopped out and looked around. There was a big black man in a small
shack, selling tickets. I walked over to him with Abeeku
close behind. The big black man looked up with a smile.
"Sorry,
we be closed soon." He said.
"Please
let me just tour for a short time. I can give you money." I pleaded.
The
big black man looked at Abeeku, then at me, shrugged
and lent out his hand. Abeeku pulled some cash out
and gave it to him.
"You
wait here." I ordered. "I need some time alone."
The
big black man pointed at the village, where a tall, slender black man stood, in
cargo pants and a tank top.
"Follow
him." He said.
I
did as told, almost tripping on my long high heels. It took a bit of getting
used to, but I managed to reach the slender man after walking through the
uneven ground.
"Is
this the tour?" I inquired.
"Hi,
my name is Mawuli and yes, if you follow me this is
the tour." He replied with a heavy accent.
We
walked into the village where mostly black men were walking around. They were
all skinny yet muscular and wore the same loincloth. My eyes caught a glimpse
of one of their members as he walked by. The suspicions I had from the black
cab driver were answered as I could tell that the African tribesmen also had a
long black rods dangling between their legs.
"Where
are all the women?" I asked.
"They
have actually been moved to another village this summer. Our tour is doing
some, how you say... fixes? No, renovations I think. The men here are actually
workers. We don't get a lot of tourists here."
"Oh
no, poor guys..." I responded as my mind began to race.
"Look,
Mawuli? How about you go back to my driver, tell him
I told you that I needed some more alone time." I requested.
"Well,
that's not allowed." Mawuli responded.
"He'll
give you lots of money when I get back. And nobody comes to bother me or else
no one gets money." I replied.
Mawuli shrugged and walked off. I could tell he was confused
but since I was offering money, he was definitely not one to refuse. After
looking back to make sure Mawuli walked out the gate,
I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself as a devious plan began to fill my
mind.
I
could feel the gazes of the various African tribesmen looking at me. I walked
into one of the huts to see three black men smoking and sharing a pipe. Before
they knew what was happening, I pulled down my skirt and lifted off my blouse.
I stood in front of them in just my black lacey thong and bra, the tribesmen
looking up in confusion.