Traffik by Andy Lang

Author:Andy Lang
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: human trafficking, african adventure, forced prostitution, human trafficking novel, kenyan, human trafficking prostitution slavery
Publisher: PMO Publishing

Chapter 18 - A Deception Revealed

Their names were clearly printed on the sign being held by the smartly dressed man as Akinyi and Shani walked into the arrivals hall pushing a trolley with their cases aboard. So far, the journey had been so well organised… faultless. Everything they had needed had been handled so professionally: tickets, visas, and now they were being met at the airport. Akinyi smiled. It was all going so well.

“Welcome to Spain.” The man holding the sign called. “Shani and Akinyi I presume?” He grinned as he checked their names off his list. “I'm Ian, please follow,” he beckoned to them. “Come and meet the others. We still have a short wait, as the Nigerian group hasn't arrived yet, but come and have some coffee. Relax and get to know your future colleagues.” He ushered them to a group of tables that had been pushed together in the terminal café where five girls were sat chatting quietly amidst a jumble of suitcases and carrier bags.

“I hope you like coffee,” he asked as he pulled out two chairs before grabbing their cases and adding them to the rest. “I'm afraid tea is a bit of a hassle here.” They both agreed coffee would be fine and settled in greeting the others cheerfully.

“Hi, I'm Ruth,” smiled a short girl as she offered a slim hand, “and this is Jata and Kwekwe. They're Kenyans too.” She continued the introductions. “And these are my friends Lydia and Mary. We're all from Kampala.”

Introductions made, they were soon busy chatting.

“You're Luo... yes?” asked Jata as their conversation moved onto their respective roots.

Akinyi nodded.

Jata was not a girl who bothered to hide her feelings, and her feelings towards Luos weren't the warmest, a fact that was displayed clearly in her expression.

“And I guess you're Kikuyu?” replied Akinyi as she prepared for the inevitable confrontation. Personally she harboured no tribal animosity, but she understood that for many her background made her the enemy.

Ruth joined the conversation quickly. “We're Luos too... do you have a problem with that?”

Jata smiled sweetly, swiftly understanding that it would be a very one-sided battle if she chose that route.

“I have no issues,” she replied as the grudge seethed in her stomach.

Luos had put her in her current embarrassing position, of that she was positive. Luos had instigated her father's downfall, they had chaired the committee that had destroyed her comfortable life and forced her into a world of work. She knew that there had always been a heated rivalry between their two tribes, but her grudge was far more personal than historical political disputes… at no point did she ever consider that her dire straits stemmed directly from her own daddy's corruptibility.

“Why don't we forget about tribes?” added Kwekwe shyly. “Aren't we all Kenyan? I mean African,” she added as she saw the look on the Ugandans faces.

“What I mean is, who cares what tribe we're from? We all come from the same place, so shouldn't we stick together?”

“Sisters,” announced Shani with a happy smile and held out her hand across the table.

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