Dark Night

Episode 32

Dave and Gift spent some time at the bar before Gift decided to take Dave over to his house.

Dave: My guy, you have such a good apartment o shoo.

Gift: my brother na God. You nkor where are you putting up?

Dave: Gift you na my brother, I nor go fit lie give you, I’ve been hanging out with some friends I made in prison that left before me. What could I do? I decided to put up with them, pending when I’ll make some money.

Gift: But you nor try o, why didn’t you contact me na? You spent years in prison when you could have easily contacted me and I use the little influence I have to get you out.

Dave: Gift I fit vex for you if you talk like that again o. Do you know how long I’ve been trying to contact you? Even before I came to New York? I’ve been trying to reach you. Your number I don’t have, I have searched for all the Gift Johnsons on Facebook and none of them is you. Where else am I supposed to find you?

Gift: oh that’s true, my Facebook name is Gifto J. Maybe that’s why you couldn’t reach me.

Dave: oh oh you see na, you changed name to Gifto J how am I supposed to know? I be witch? You, why didn’t you contact me all this years?

Gift: I did about 4years ago, I sent a friend request to you but up till now no response and your number I have was not reachable.

Dave: 4years ago I was already in jail that’s why.

Gift: it’s true…. Well man, thank God you are out and we’ve found each other. As of now you won’t go back to that place, you will stay here with me.

Dave: Before nkor? Weather you plan on saying that or not, the moment I saw you I knew I wasn’t going back.

They both burst out laughing.

Gift: How about your parents? Hope you’ve called them since you came out.

Dave: Yes I did! My mama don dey die from worry before.

Gift: na so na. What did you expect?

Dave: see who is talking as if you are better, you that traveled and forgot everyone? Including your beloveth sister, your own twin. Not once did you even remember to call her. Why na? Why guy? You nor try o.

Gift: You won’t understand my brother,

Dave: what won’t I understand? That you forgot and could not call your twin sister whom you claim to love so much. What is it I won’t understand?

Gift: Well, it was only at first o, after some time I tried to speak to her with daddy’s phone o and sometimes mummy’s phone o, but they always had something to tell me and so I got tired of their excuses because something kept telling me they didn’t want me to talk to her, so I just decided to stop asking until I get back to Nigeria.

Dave: what daddy? Your daddy?

Gift: Yes

Dave: You talk to your daddy?

Gift: yes na!

Dave: when last did you talk to him?

Gift: what kind of question is that? We spoke yesterday

Dave: yesterday? (He put his hands on his head) chimoooooo!

Gift: what is wrong with you Dave?

Dave: Gift you’ve been talking with a ghost.

Gift: what kind of rubbish are you saying? Who is a ghost? I am telling you I spoke with my father and you are saying I spoke with a ghost.

Dave: I say you’ve been talking to a ghost. Because your father died about 8 years ago. Exactly 3months after you travelled.
Gift started looking at him as if he is mad.

Dave: why are you looking at me like that?

Gift: Are you sure you are okay?

Dave: what kind of question is that?

Gift: Because I don’t think you are. Someone I spoke with yesterday, you are telling me died 8years ago.

Dave: I am telling you that your father died eight years ago. He was shot by armed robbers when he was taking your sister for her eye surgery and he didn’t survive it.

Gift: you are obviously sick. I think they did something to you in that prison. (He put his hands inside his pocket and brought out his phone to call his dad)

Dave: what are you doing?

Gift: I’m calling my dad (he put the phone on speaker, the phone ranf for a while and then Mr Johnson picked up)

Mr Johnson: Hello son
(Dave screams and shouted for Gift to end the call, and when Gift wouldn’t answer him he dragged the phone from him and ended the call)