Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 20
HER EYES WERE AS RED AS
THE BLAZE OF FIRE. No other
proof could show that she had
been on the soft bed, crying
overnight. She was not after
her problems but after Daniel.
She had often questioned
herself, wondering is he really
dead? If only she could get a
quick and correct response
that he was alive, her mind
would be at rest. Why would
disaster strike at the time the
two began to get along?
Her heart hadn’t stopped
saying prayers for Daniel as
she laid on the bed. It had
been hours that she’s been
seated without blinking an
eyelid. She had shouted Alex’s
name continuously but it
seemed the criminal was not
around. Where could he have
gone overnight? Who could
tell if he was around and was
just pretending to be absent?
She could feel pain all over
herself, Alex was really a
bastard!
Daniel’s parents and siblings
walked into the Hospital
slowly, their eyes; darting
round the reception as they
shuffled to a seat. “Let’s go on
ahead to see the Doctor.”
Daniel’s mother told the
frustrated man on seat.
His ears still couldn’t believe
that Daniel was really gone, he
really wished to see the corpse
of his son before giving up on
him. The two went on ahead
as they left Tonia and her
brother on seat, telling them
they’d be right back. As they
walked on, Daniel’s mother
drifted closer to the father and
they began to discuss. Soon,
they got to the Doctor’s office
and knocked softly.
The two walked inside the
office immediately they got the
go-ahead to come inside.
“How are you doing, Doctor?”
Dan’s father enquired as he
sat down.
“Good day, Sir.” The Doctor
stood up as he protracted his
hand for handshake.
“Good day, Doctor. What of my
son?” The man quickly asked.
The Doctor hurtled a gaze at
Dan’s mother, probably
wondering maybe she hadn’t
told the man that Daniel was
gone already. He raised his
brows as and his shoulders
together.
“Your son, Sir….” The Doctor
paused. He wanted to
continue but it was obvious
that he didn’t know what
really he was meant to say that
minute. He looked at Daniel’s
mother and back to the man
who just questioned him. “Can
you show me my son’s
corpse?” He asked.
“Urgh… em.. as a Doctor, Sir, I
think you shouldn’t see that
type of thing this moment..”
He hardly finished the
sentence before glimpsing at
Dan’s mother again, raising his
brows. Daniel’s mother cleared
her throat.
“See, we don’t need all this! If
you go on ahead to see his
corpse now, it will cause you
nothing but more trouble. Do
you want me to start crying
again?”
The man burst into tears.
“So my Daniel is really gone?
And you said I shouldn’t
involve the police? Did you just
say that? I must get to the root
of this matter! I must get
whosoever killed my son and
took his wife away! I will! He
exclaimed.
The Doctor let out air from
his nostrils forcefully as he sat
down. “Please Sir, could you
please sit and listen to what I
wish to tell you, Sir. It might
calm your spirit and make you
know that we need no
vengeance presently.” “WE?”
He repeated as he sat slowly.
“When did you become a
member of my family?”
“Please, Sir. Could you just
listen to me?”
“Okay, speak on..” He sniffled
as he wiped his face.
Alex flipped the door open
as he gazed at Nora. “My
dear.” He walked in,
unbalanced and dirty.
Nora sat up.
He looked like a fellow who
was drunk. Could he have
gone to a bar? She wondered.
But that was of little concern,
if he was really drunk, she was
ready to take the risk involved
in running away from him that
day. “Won’t you speak to me?”
Nora looked at him with pity
and disgust. She was only
pitying him for how he would
look after he would be caught
with his fellow evil doers, she
wondered how a person
could be so heartless and at
the end expecting her to
marry him. It sounded so
stupid to her. She smiled.
“Welcome sweetheart, I
have been longing to see you.”
She said.
“Really? I’m back now and
I’m all yours.” He grinned. He
threw himself on the mattress,
as Nora glimpsed at the door.
It wasn’t locked. He might still
be under the influence of the
alcohol.
“Where did you now go to?
I missed you.” “I only went to
play with my friends, I’m back
now.” He replied slowly. He
had laid on the bed and his
two eyes were closing up .
“Should I help you cook
something?” She asked him.
NOON.
David dropped down from
his vehicle and raised his head
up, reading the bold letters of
the company’s name;
MAVERICK COMPANIES.
He beamed as he tucked his
hands in his pocket and
dropped his head down,
checking his pair of well-
polished black shoes. One
mistake he knew he made
was that he didn’t get Gloria’s
mobile number before he left
the other day. Anyways, he
collected her church address
and didn’t know when they’d
be having service.
“She should be able to take
lunch with me.” He had
thought as he took his first
step into the company with a
smile. Thank God he came at
the right time, it was during
the break of the company.
“Hey!” He grinned as he saw
her on seat, punching on
some buttons on her
handheld. Gloria raised her
head and saw him.
“Wao!” She grinned too.
“Good afternoon, Mr David.”
David chuckled.
“How are you doing?” He
asked.
“I’m great as usual, and
you?” She asked.
“Enjoying God!” He winked
with a flash of grin.
“I never knew you’d come
around. We are on break
presently, would you like to
wait for the boss for one
hour?” She enquired.
“Ohh.. so bad of me! Please
sit down.” She quickly said as
she showed him to a seat.
David grinned again as he sat
down.
“I didn’t come for the boss,
Gloria.” He didn’t come for the
boss, so who? She wondered.
“Really?” She widened her
eyes.
“Sure. I came to invite you
to a lunch with me, so you can
tell me more about God, your
Church and most especially
how I can contact you when I
need help.”
“Help? From me?” She
questioned.
“About my spiritual life.” He
replied.
“What about your spiritual
life?” “I need you to
recommend books and… you
know?” He shrugged.
Gloria chuckled. “It is very
simple, Sir. You can pick up
your Bible and the Holy Spirit
will speak to you, I don’t have
anything to add.”
“Hmmn…” He cleared his
throat and scratched his head.
“Just to help me.”
Gloria smiled. “Alright, no
problem.”
“So can you follow me to
that eatery where we can take
lunch, so you can discuss with
me a bit?” David said, thinking
in his heart that he had a
great approach of cajoling.
Gloria just curved her lips
into a faint smile, she liked him
at least. She had been
wondering how she could
preach to a soul and he
accepted Jesus that same day.
But I hope it’s not too early?
She had wondered in her
heart, thinking if it wouldn’t
be early for her to start
following David. Though, he
was already converted and it
seemed he wanted to know
more about the saviour he
just gave his life to.
“Alright..” She drawled,
putting on the expression as if
she was just going because
she had to recommend books
and preach to him. She was
already slipping into the ocean
of love too.
“Thanks, God bless you.”
David said smiling.
Gloria also gave a warm
smile as she grabbed her
handbag.
**
Nora froze at the same spot
immediately she heard Alex’s
blusterous voice. Alex never
slept? She had thought within
herself as she still stood at the
point as if the voice was like
an adhesive that had tied her
down. As she stood, millions
of thoughts ran through her
troubled mind. She was fed up
and didn’t even know what
next she was meant to do.
“I only made you go
through a test to know if truly
you want me, but now I see
that you are ready to run away
and expose me, right?”
Nora turned around and
looked at him with her
swollen and oily face. “You are
crazy, Alex!” She exclaimed.
“That’s because of the
strong love I have for you,
Nora. No other guy can ever
love you this way! Not even
Daniel!”
Nora gave a soft chuckle as
she moved her wrists by her
waist, standing akimbo. “Yes, I
am a hundred percent sure
that Daniel can never love me
this way.” She said as she took
a slight pause.
“What did I say? Good you
even know!”
“Only a daft person won’t
know my husband can never
raise his hands on me! You
are an animal, just in human
form, Alex. I never knew you
could change this much!” Alex
became umbrageous again as
he arose from the mattress.
**
A month later… It was
already a month. Weeks had
rolled into weeks and it was
on Sunday morning. Tonia
walked to her window and
pulled the drapes to a side,
wondering where Nora could
be. At first, she had been
thinking that Nora flee when
Daniel was shot, but there is
something that still looked
confusing in the matter that
made her parents finalized
that she should return to
Nigeria and search for Nora by
all means.
Daniel’s family moved to
America, a week after they
cleared themselves from the
hospital. They have been there
for weeks but it seemed
something unusual was
showing forth that made the
family finalized that Tonia
should come and try all she
could so as to get Nora and
probably bring her to America
too. Who knows if she even
ran away or if she was taken
away by those who shot
Daniel? Now, no one to shed
more light, not even Daniel!
You can never understand
him! How do I start my
investigation now? She
wondered as she let out air
from her nostrils and sat on
the soft bed.
The ray of the sun
shadowed into the big room
where she was. She didn’t like
how dark it was earlier, the
electric power had been taken
and she had no choice but to
open the window. She sighed
again as she laid on the
mattress this time. She knew
her mother could call her any
moment and ask if she had
seen Nora at all.
She just returned the day
before and had been called
severally as if she knew where
she was. “God, please help me,
help Nora wherever she is and
that Daniel! I’m tired of crying
and searching all around.” She
mumbled.
**
Even though it was a month
already, Nora was still in the
room locked up. She had been
trying her best to hold her
head up, if not, she would
have killed herself long back.
She had cried that she felt
she had no tear left in her eyes
any longer. Her faith that she
had tried to keep up had
gradually degraded that she
already had it in mind that
Daniel was really gone.
Sometimes, it would look like a
dream to her whenever she
remembered that Daniel was
really gone. She had also
refused to give her body to
Alex, neither her heart, which
had resulted into different
maltreatments.
She was on the bed, still
thinking when she felt a
change in her system suddenly
and rushed to her feet. She
had been feeling feverish for
some days, but there was no
one to tell that to. She picked a
race to the bathroom as she
went to vomit. She hoped it
was only fever and nothing
more.
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