This is about a Nigerian guy whose dream is to travel to all corners of Europe and maybe the world.
He get into Germany through asylum and make a living through selling of hard drugs. He escape to portugal when the Nazi police is becoming a nightmare to him.
N.B. Criticism is allowed.
WELCOME TO LISBON PORTUGAL.
Portugal is located in the western side of the Iberia Peninsula. The only bordering country is Spain which had invaded them and took most of their lands.
Portugal was the first people who built ships and started colonization and international business.
Lisbon is the largest city in Portugal followed by Porto.
Lisbon is located near the Atlantic ocean.
An 8.5 earthquake had happened in Lisbon on Saturday November 1, 1755. The earthquake had cut Lisbon into two and water from the ocean had surged through the artificial valley created by the earthquake and formed the Tagus River. The Vasco Dagama brigde across the Tagus River is the longest bridge in Europe at 17.5km. It is a cable stayed bridge.
It was estimated that between 10-100 thousand people perished in the earthquake. As a result, Lisbon became a hilly city without level lands.
They have only one airport, The Portela aeroporto.
This and other information I found out at the Lisbon central Library a few days after I arrived. I wanted to know if the city was worth living for me.
Lisbon Portugal: I had left Berlin Germany
and landed in this strange city called Lisbon.
It was in a bid to acquire European
residence permit. The laws in Germany says
that one must either have a Child with a
German woman or marry a german citizen
before you get their papers. Some of us who
never wanted anything like a child or a
woman to tie us down in one part of this big
universe chose to look elsewhere for the
papers.
Another reason was that the German police
were closing in on me. They had found some
illegal drugs in my room and had fixed a
date for my court appearance. It was time to
run.
I had the money afterall, so i can afford to
spend even 20,000 Euro just to get the
papers rather than one woman holding me
down in one country for over 10 years in the
name of marriage.
I had left Berlin that warm afternoon
through Berlin Schonefeld airport to Palma
de Majllorca Spain and then Lisbon Portugal.
It took over two hours and at a time, i
wondered if we were going back to Africa. I
came out of the airport and boarded a taxi
to the city center. Jordan, my Nnewi friend
in Germany had given me a number of
Francis, his brother who lived in Lisbon. I
had sent some money to Francis to secure a
place for me in Lisbon before my arrival
which he did.
Francis waited for me at Madrid Hotel near
Elephant Blanco Hotel before i arrived. He
shook my hand and motioned me to follow
him. He took me to a three bedroom flat
where he had secured a room for me. I
entered my room and unpacked my bags.
- for those who has never been to central or
western Europe, most of the apartments and
rooms usually have everythiing you need.
You just pack in with your bags-
I took my bath and joined Francis in the
palour. He was playing Poker with two other
guys whom i later learnt lived in the same
flat. Their names were Vitus and Kennedy.
Vitus came to Portugal from Holland for the
same purpose like me while Kennedy was a
football player who rented the flat with his
name.
I announced my arrival with ''Ekene diri
Unu''. An Igbo sentence that translated to ''
Greetings unto you''.
They welcomed me warmly and i rightly
guessed that they were anticipating my
arrival.
I sat down and watched the TV while they
played their poker game.
One hour later, i told Francis that i wanted
to go outside and look around the city.
Something i loved doing each time i visit a
new city.
Vitus, the fat yellow guy jokingly tasked me
to buy them drinks since i was a new guy on
the block. I happily agreed because i had
over 5000Euro with me. They packed their
Poker and dressed up for the outing.
Kennedy the footballer had a small fiat car
which four of us boarded and headed
towards the city center. - The city center was like a third class city in
Germany and that was when i observed that
all European countries were not the same.
We headed to a resturant owned by some
Brazillian guys. We requested for Crabs and
Vino de tinto.. (Vino de tinto means red
wine in Portuguese and Spanish). We ate and
finished our wine. Then another wine and
another and another. Vitus was a wine
tanker that never got filled up. I got bored
eventually and demanded that we go to
another place.
I paid our bills which amounted to 411
Euros and headed to the comerce center
called Rossio. (the comerce center was the
point where they traded African slaves in the
1800s). The commerce center was also the
place where all the Sexxxx workers stood in
the evening for business.
It was in the commerce center that i met
Lisa and Edora, two beautiful Brazillian girls.
We were all drunk except Kennedy the driver
who insisted that he had training in the
morning and believed he should not drink.
The girls were tipsy and wanted some
adventure. We played with them for
sometime before my friends decided to go
home and rest.
-i was not going to let those girls go home
alone. Assassins could shoot them on the
road. So i deciced to hang on a little more
while my friends went home. There were
hotels everywhere and i had money with me.
No qualms.-
I talked more with Edora and her friend and
we joked about football and Africa and their
beauty and my height and my perfume and
why i left Africa etc.
Then it was time for them to go home. Lisa
remembered that i refused to follow my
friends home because i insisted on taking
them home.
She told me to follow them and i did. We
got to their car and i entered the back seat
while they both occupied the front seats. We
drove for about ten minutes and crossed the
long Vasco Da Gama bridge into the other
side of the city where the Benfica Sporting
club stadium was situated. we got to their
house three minutes later and they asked me
to follow them up. We took the lift to the
sixth floor and entered their apartment.
It was a well furnished two bedroom
apartment with a lot of coloured candles in
every corner of the room.
They offered me a seat in the palour while
they went into their various rooms to
freshen up and change. A few minutes later,
Lisa showed up with a bottle of Mexican
Pinacolada wine. She opened it and filled
two empty glasses. She explained that her
partner doesnt drink much. We sipped the
wine slowly and chatted until it became
clear to them that i was not going back to
my place that night.
''where are you from'' Lisa asked from
nowhere.
''Nigeria'' i fired back.
- I was in Portugal now and i didnt care
what the Nazi skinheads would do. This is
Portugal, a stone throw to North Africa.
I was just looking for Papers. I had money
already and didnt fear being sent to Africa
anymore.
i Had shipped over 30 vehicles from
Germany plus some cash i sent to my mum
to bank for me. The Germans can send me
home for all i care*
''What are you doing in Portugal'' Lisa asked.
'' i came from Germany today and i am
looking for a residence permit'' i said.
- i was tired of lying and i figured out that
the fastest way to get whatever you want is
to open up yourself and start telling the
truth-
'' i could help you but it will cost you a lot
of money'' Lisa said.
-Things were getting better-
I was drunk and didnt want to pursue that
topic for the fear of making a mistake. So i
asked Lisa to forget the issue and we will talk
about it another time.
A few minutes later, Edora said out of no
where that i should come inside and sleep
on her bed. I declined, insisting that the
chair was comfortable enough. She insisted
that i follow her; and i did. - who am i to say NO-
I was surprised to find out that it was just a
bed for two people and there was no other
place i was going to sleep except on that
same bed with her. My excitment was
building up, my blood was getting hot and
my Joystick had just started getting hard. I
removed my clothes and wondered where
and how i was going to hide my money.
I decided to leave the money inside the jean
trouser and take my chances. Afterall i had
more in Germany which they would Send if i
ask for it. I went to the bathroom and
showered after they had finished showering.
Then i lay with my back on the bed and
stared at the concrete ceiling.
Edora crawled onto the bed, switched of the
main light bulb, switched on the reading
light at the head of the bed and said
'' Do you like Sex''
To be continued...