EPISODE 4

Benjamin! Hey!” I patted his hand. We had arrived at my house at half past 21, for some reason I was taking my time driving back home.

Benjamin shifted slightly in the seat. ” come inside” I spoke calmly pulling his hand up. He stared at me his eyes weak. I could bet the effect of the sedutive was still working. Pulling him up, he slowly stood and I pushed the door behind him not letting go of his hand.

The first thing I did after leaving him seated in my couch was to cook some Nshima for him. I warmed the left over chicken and vegetables from the refrigerator as well.

As I placed the food in front of him, his facial expression changed. He smiled and muttered something, he wanted to start eating without washing his hands but l held his it..

” From now on, you wash your hands before eating” I instructed like l was telling a small child.

I watched him in silence as he ate, with him taking his time. I couldn’t help smile at his gentleness in eating. He chewed softly and steadily without making a slight mess of the plates he was eating from.

After what seemed like forever, he finished the 6 lamps that had put for him. ” Come on now, you need to wash your hands” I smiled holding his hands in a basin.

” Who are you? ” he whispered his face close to mine as I was bending pouring water from a jar to his hands.

I smiled at his soft voice. What marvelled me more was the fact that he spoke to me in English.

” My name is Jennifer!” I exclaimed happily. ” Am your friend Benjamin and I promise to take good care of you. I just feel something is great about you and that you can be more than who you have become” I said sadly rubbing his hands as I washed them.

” I will see how we both can find a way to get you better even if I have no idea what way for now” l added taking time to say the words and he kept his eyes on me like I was crazy.

I was almost opening my mouth to say something, when he bursted out laughing. Startling, I sat up and placed the jag aside now staring at him for a while. For a moment I thought he was teasing me or something, but then I realised his condition and I sat back sadly.

I felt some tears rush in my eyes and I let them drop freely. ” What was I thinking?” I asked myself sniffing.

” How am I going to live with this man in my house? He’s a total stranger and the worst thing is he is a mad man” I whispered to myself not minding him as he kept chuckling and smiling at nothing in particular.

” Well, Jennifer deal with It!” My inner voice screamed at me. ” I told you this was a crazy idea but here you are now. You wanted a mad man so this is it” the voice went on making me shed tears as l kept my eyes at the smiling Benjamin.

” I want water!” He shouted loudly. ” Yeah, of course” I shrugged wiping the tears and pouring him some water.

He shook his head and pointed at the container.” Mmmn I see, a container it is” I let a laugh.

He gulped the water rapidly and in an instant half of the water bottle was gone. He placed it down slowly and sat back rubbing his fingers.

I turned on the TV in front of us and he kept looking at the screen but it was clear he wasn’t seeing nor understanding a thing. If he was, I couldn’t be certain.

I was taken by the movie, coming to America and didn’t realise he had dozed off. I patted his leg gently to ask him to go to bed and I was shocked when he sat up abruptly pushing away my hand. His facial expression changed into that of an angry man. But he said no words.

For a moment I shook with fear. I started imaging what would happen if he strangled me to death. I would have no one to blame but myself.

I let him lay back down and I slowly switched off the TV and the lamp, after placing a thin blanket on him.

I watched him in the dark for a couple of minutes. ” I pray God will help us both. I am not sure who is mad between the two of us. But am not going back. I started this and am gonna see it to the end” I talked to myself and stood straight up walking to my room.

I made sure I locked the door, so stupid huh, now I was worried of what he might do to me in the night which I didn’t think of before going on a mad errand to go and kidnap a mad man.

The following morning I woke up so early and found him still fast asleep.

I took the chance and gave him another sedutive. Stripped him off his clothes and with all the energy in my body, pulled his sleepy form to the bath tab.

I sat in the tab and opened some warm water, using the sprinkler tap I washed his head and went down his back and chest.

I smiled swallowing hard when my eyes set on his manhood.” All my!” I let a small scream and like to shock me more I saw it raise up and some urine pushed out of him, turning it into a perfect shape.

Instead of feeling disgusted, I placed my thighs tight together calming my woman down. Feeling guilty when his weak eyes looked up my silly face.

” Concentrate!” I scolded myself as I went back to scrubbing his body. Still marvelled at his smooth light skin. Now that the dirty was coming out, I could bet his skin was glowing under the water as it flowed down his body.

I had no reservations, I had made it a mission to clean him up so I went for the scissors and started cutting his hair, which was always hidden in a sock and covers. After which I shaved his arm pits and private parts.

By the time I was done shaving him, he looked different I felt proud of my work. I washed him once again and pulled him up making sure all the hair was washed out.

Now he stood straight his naked body like that of a man in a soap advert. He muttered some words as I rubbed lotion on his body.

” I need to get you men’s lotion and washing liquid” I spoke loudly. After pulling my big Tshirt on him and my track bottom which only reached his middle leg I made him sit down in the couch and took a few photos of him like I did before I bathed him. I had to take some photos just in case one day, I would need to show them to him. Not that I was looking for any praise or something. I just needed the evidence I had taken him from somewhere impossible.

After I was done saving him his favourite dish, I sat down feeling tired. I looked at the wall clock and it showed a few minutes past 10 am.

I left him eating and took a bath myself, settling for a jumper and pamps.

I shook my head when l walked out just to find, Benjamin sleeping on the couch his hands still covered in cramps. ” Well, I hope we will one day work on washing hands” I murmered to myself as I washed his hands.

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