Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 23
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Betrayed
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Ademilade
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The days went by so fast and it was soon weekend , a Saturday noon to be precise.
I sat there with Kewe, on my bed , a lot of big books scattered around us
We were working on a project ,a research project on mental disorders and mental illness. It was a weekend assignment given to us by our âCrazy professorâ and failure to submit on time will result in an automatic failing grade..
If you see the way we were sweating ,hen, you will take pity on us âŠ..
I picked up one of the big books and flipped through its pages, searching for more information but found none.
In frustration, I tossed the book aside and raised my hand in defeat.
âI give upâ
Kewe laughed . âthe research don tire you?â
âAs in ehen, I am fed upâ. I huffed , resting my back against the wall . âthat man just like to frustrate someone with his endless assignmentâ
âSwears!âhe agreed . âme self , i am not only fed up but also famished
Famished ! I held my breathe knowing what next will follow!!
âGuy! shey your babe never cook finish?â
I let out the breathe , he has finally asked it!!
âNo!â I replied flatly
âUgh! Since morningâ. he frowned . âwhat is she cooking sef?â
I bit at my lower lips not knowing what to say
how will I tell him that my âprecious girlfriendâ doesnât know how to cook? that she is only â practicingâ and that I am her âtasterâ, how will I âŠâŠ..
âDemi!âhe called ,interrupting my thoughts âErm..yes ..â. I quickly composed myself. âwhat were you saying?â
He smirked. âYou sure sey your girlfriend never carry belle?â
âbelle ke!â. I laughed long and hard . âno ooooo, I am not ready to be a fatherâ
âhmmmmmh! what then are you thinking about?
âWo! nothing much Jareâ. I sighed. âI was just âŠâŠI stopped mid- sentence when the door creaked opened and Obianuju walked in , holding a big trayâŠ.
D**n! I cursed silently
I winked at her as a hint of signal but my ânaive girlfriendâ seem not to understand, she didnât even notice me , she just walked briskly to us , smiling as she exposed those white teeth of hers âŠ
âBaby! I prepared rice and fish stewâ. She said proudly , placing the tray of food in front of me âŠ
I looked down at the food and my stomach literally screamed help ..
I faked a smile , looking back at her
â please cover it up for me , I will eat it laterâ
âCover what!âKewe retorted in a huff . âabeg! abeg! bring the food , if you are not hungry, l am hungryâ
With that , he grabbed a spoonful of rice and crammed his mouth fullâŠ
Instantly, his face drained of colour and he clung to his chest, wanting to spit out the food but I sharperly nudged at him not to âŠ
I donât want âmy babyâ to feel bad!
âHow is it?â Obianuju asked ,staring intently at Kewe
âHen⊠what .. did .. you ⊠say?â Kewe picked his words as he chewed on the food , his mouth moving slowly
âI said how is the food?â She repeated,holding her hands together as she waited for an answer
Kewe swallowed hard . âerm ..it
It is ..ermâŠdeliciousâ. he glanced at me . âvery very deliciousâ
âReally?â Obianuju asked excitedly and he nodded slowly
I bit at my lower lips trying so hard not to laugh. but then I saw âthis weirdâlook on Keweâs face and bursted into laughâŠ
A puzzled frown crossed Obianujuâs face
âwhy are you laughing? Is it because of the food?â
I stopped laughing when I saw the sadness in her eyes and a deep feeling of guilt hit me very hard , making me feel like a betrayer
I was mocking a girl who is doing everything in her power just to make me smile
âNo babe! my voice was so low . âI thought of something funnyâ.
For a moment, she transfixed me with a penetrating gaze and then nodded
âyou guys should eat , let me go clean up the kitchen
I smiled lightly , someone is truly learning!!
âOr do you need more rice?â She asked
âNoâ. Kewe and I chorused in unison
âOkayâ. She simply said and walked out of the room
Immediately , Kewe faced me
âGuy!I donât like what you did oooâ
âWhat did I do?â I feigned ignorance
He scoffed . âThe food now , why did you signal me not to spit it out?
I sighed. âI donât want my baby to feel badâ.
His eyes widened somewhat in shock
âShe canât cook??â
âShe is learningâ. I corrected. âIt hasnât been easy for her though, her health condition is making it all worst , but still she is still trying.
âOh!â he exclaimed softly, pulling the tray closer to him
âAnd what are you doing?âI shot him a curious look
âIsnât it obvious, I want to eatâ
âEat!âi repeated in disbelief
âHum! Hum!â he nodded , âshe wants to learn so we should encourage her by eating the food, be it cooked or half -cookedâ
I smiled lightly, âThanks manâ
Picking up a spoon ,I scooped a little into my mouth to figure out her mistakeâŠ.
Dang it! the rice was half-cooked and salty, and as for the stew ,it was too bland, no taste at all..
I shrugged lightly. It is at least better than the soured taste spaghetti she cooked yesterdayâŠ.
âYou are lucky manâ. Kewe suddenly said
âLucky! how?â
âSee now, your girlfriend is a source of Joy to you â. he talked with food in his mouth. ânot like us that our girlfriend cause us nothing but painâ
I shot him a curious look . âDid Sarah hurt you?
âThat b—h!âhe bit his lips in anger. âshe f**king cheated on me
âWhat! my eyes popped out in surprise
âYes! I caught her pant down with that bastard, prince
âPrince! I repeated with a light chuckle.âno jo , that is not possibleâ
I couldnât believe âpretty Sarahâ would stoop so low to sleep with Prince , that good for nothing fool who only knows how to bully âŠ
âDo I look like a clown? Kewe scoffed . âI said I caught them togetherâ
âheeey! Cool it man , I am not princeâ. I said with a note of laughter in my voice
He sighed. âI am sorry Jare! It is just too annoyingâ
âI understand! but when did this happen?âI was curious to know
âYesterday nightâ. he replied and I nodded slowly
No wonder he didnât pick up my calls!
âYou should report to Daveâ. I suggested
âDave?âhe repeated , staring at me like I was some crazy lunatic . âand do you think he will do a thing to his best friend?â
I shrugged lightly. âhe shouldâ
âFine! he agreed, I will do that at the gang party this eveningâ
âGang party?â
âYes now, or have you forgotten about the weekend flexing thingsâ. he reminded
My brain clicked in an instant
the one at Map hotel right?â
He nodded
âAlright!âI plainly said
The door suddenly flew open and Obianuju rushed into the room ,acting like someone is pursuing herâŠ
Is she alright? I wondered, following her with my gaze
âChurch oooo! I need to be in church oooooâ. she sang . her hands inside the wardrobe as she searched through it for clothes
âbut today isnât Sunday naâ. I queried
She looked sideways at me and smirked
âIt isnât a church service, it is a choir practiceâ
Like seriously! when did she start singing!
âWhen did you start singing?â I threw the question at her
âEver since I was a babyâ. She replied and ran into the bathroom , a pink gown in her hand âŠ.
Kewe laughed. âYou never told me your girlfriend is a choir mistressâ
âShut upâ. I barked at him and with that I sprang to my feet and began walking to the bathroom..
âShuu! na so your body dey scratch youâ. Kewe teased . âhave patience till she come out nowâ
I scoffed silently , ignoring his sneer
he wasnât my problem, Obianuju was
How could she not inform me about the so-called practice first? how am I even sure she is going to a practice?
Entering, I was just in time to see her Zip up the ugly shapeless pink gown..
Oh right! she is going to a choir practice!
âBaby!â She called in surprise. âWhy are you here?â
âI came to beg you to stayâ. I replied bluntly.
she laughed . âbut I am not running away naâ
âI know, I just donât want you to leave my sideâ. I pinned her against the wall with my body. âyou should know I am addicted to youâ
She swallowed hard, her lips quavering as she stared into my faceâŠ
âDemi!â she called in whispers
âYes babyâ. I replied and smiled,knowing the effect I was having on her
âWe canât do it nowâ
âDo what?âI asked , my hands roaming all over her body
âF**kâ. She gritted her teeth . âwe..canât..have .sexâ.
I chuckled lightly. âbecause of your menses right?â
âYes!âshe nodded
âFine!â I took in a deep breathe. âwhen will you be done with it?â
She shrugged. âhopefully , this nightâ
this night! my eyes lit up .
âbut I wonât be sleeping here tonightâ, she added ,making me frown
âWhy?â
âTomorrow is a sundayâ. She replied , âand I want to keep it holyâ
I scoffed . âAre you indirectly calling me your distraction?â
âNo baby! you are far from that . you are a part of my life and your presence alone drives me crazyâ
I smiled inwardly. âI feel the exact way too and that is more reason why I donât want you to leave my side. You can go to your singing practice or whatever you call it but please come back âŠ. I tried to say but she cut me offâŠ.
âDonât try to convince me pleaseâ. She pleaded with a tone that would wring any heart , most especially mine as she was in control of it âŠ.
âFine!âI agreed , âso when will you return here?â
âAfter church tomorrow â.She smiled. â if that is Okay by youâ
âOf course it isâ. I cheered myself up when I saw her smile
âThanks!âshe kissed me on the lips goodbye and ran out of the bathroomâŠ..
âI will video call you this nightâ. She called out to me
âAlright!âi mumbled , my voice barely audible
Returning to the room, i came face to face with Keweâs curious gaze
He laughed. âGuy! this one your face is like this,I hope all is wellâ
âYep!âI replied popping the p as I Joined him on the bed
âEyaaa! you are already missing your girlfriend rightâ. he teased and yes he was right I was already missing âmy babyâ ,the keeper of my heartâŠ.:
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OBIANUJU
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I made a fast stop at the market to get a âcooking bookâbefore driving down the busy road to church..
After a 10min drive , I got to the church.
I drove through the gate into the bushy compound and parked out in front of the big building; then I stepped out of the car and walked in just in time to hear the chorister sing one of my favourite song ,oceans (where feet may fail) by hill -song.
with a wide smile, i walked up to them , humming the song ..
Seeing me , the choir master signalled them all to stop and when they did , he focused all of his attention on meâŠ
âAnd you areâŠâŠ.
âObianujuâ. I completed , wearing the same wide smile
I was really excited!
âUju! Uju! ⊠oh! You are the lady who called me yesterday?
âYes Sir!â
âhmmmm! tell me , how did you get my number?â
âFrom my roommateâ. I replied, pointing to Faith who was seated in the front row
âYes bro Dan, I gave it to herâ. She said as if confirming my words
âOh!âBro Dan nodded. âso why are you interested in Joining the chorister?i mean who motivated youâ
âMy mumâ
âYour mum!â he arched his eyebrow
âYes! she called me yesterday and urged me to work in the house of God
âInteresting!âhe remarked. âhave you ever sang before?â
I nodded
âIn which church?â
âThe church head quarterâ. I folded my hands behind my back â. I am the assistant choir mistress in its teenage churchâ
âReally?â his eyes widened in surprise
I nodded, feeling nervous all of a sudden
The eyes on me was d**n much!
He Continued. âWhy then have you not been coming to church?â
âI do come but I sit at the back benchâ. my voice came out in whispers
He stared blankly at me , as if contemplating what to do about me and then he smiled lightly
âYou are welcome to peace parish choirâ
I widened my eyes in surprise, Just like that!
mehn! Connection is needed every whereâŠ
âSo what voice part do you singâ.
âSoprano sirâ
âIt is Danâ
Oh!Dan, I make use of Supranoâ. I quickly corrected myself
he smiled lightly. âGood! letâs hear you singâ
âSing! as in now?â
âYesâ
Taking a deep breathe, I cleared my throat and began singing the chorus of the same song , oceans( where feet may fail)
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Spirit lead me when my trust is without border
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Let me walk upon the waters
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Wherever you would call me
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Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
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And my faith will be made stronger
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In the presence of our saviourâŠâŠ
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When I was done , the choristers loudly applauded, making my head swell
âWow! you have got a really wonderful voiceâ. Bro Dan remarked
âYes ooooâ. a voice wove out from the crowd . âLet her the lead the ministrationâ.
âhow is that possibleâ. another voice screamed out . âFaith is the leading lady
In a split second , the choristers was divided into two groups
those who wanted me to
lead the ministration versus those who wanted Faith to lead the ministration
I stood there , transfixed on the spot , my eyes darting back and forth
Shuu! is this the way choristers behaves here?
âQuiet! Quiet!â Bro Dan shouted and instantly, peace returned
âThanks goodness!â I muttered, sighing in relief
Bro Dan continued. âWhat is wrong with you all? Is this the way you are meant to behave?â. he paused , staring at me for a moment before he continued. âTruly! she got an angelic voice but she canât lead the ministration because she is newest chorister here so please stop all of the unnecessary arguments, okay!!!!
âYes Bro Dan!â. They chorused almost in unison
âGood!âhe remarked and then faced me
âYou can go have your seatâ
With a curt nod , i walked to the seat beside Faith and sat downâŠ.
âYou have got a good voice!â She praised
I looked sideways at her , meeting her gaze
âThanks!â I muttered and she looked away, smiling
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Finally! after a two hours practice, the choir master rounded up with a prayer and bade us bye âŠ.
I got up from the seat and walked up to Faith who was talking and laughing with a tall dark and handsome guy âŠ.
She was so engrossed in the âdiscussion âthat she failed to noticed me
âFaith!â I called and only then did she look in my direction
âAhh! Uju!when did you get here?â
âJust nowâ.the guy replied, his gaze fixed on me
Oh! So he noticed me!
âI am victor by nameâ. he introduced, stretching out his hands
âI am Obianujuâ. I took his hands into mine,shaking it
He smiled lightly. âYou are very beautiful Obianuju and âŠâŠâŠ..
âis in a very serious relationshipâ. Faith cut in, frowning. âso can you please take your sweet mouth somewhere elseâ
âbut Faith I am only trying to be friendlyâ. The boy, victor said , his face blushing with embarrassment
âWo!Uju! Let us goâ. She merely said and began marching to the entranceâŠ..
âWhat is wrong with her?
âI am very very sorry about thatâ. I mumbled my apologies and ran after Faith
âFaith! Faith!â. I called but she didnât stop, she kept on marching until she got outside;then she turned around and faced me
âYesâ.she answered smiling
I scoffed silently, Is this one insane or what?
âWhat is the meaning of what you did in there?â I fired at her
âWhat did I do?âshe asked , putting on an innocent face . âOh! Is it about victor? she chuckled lightly. âthat was all to protect you jareâ.
âprotect meâ. I shook my head in disagreement. âthe only thing you did in there was to embarrass the poor boyâ
âAnd so? what if I embarrass him nko?âShe retorted nonchalantly, she wasnât even feeling remorseful
âOh!âwas the only thing I could say as I was d–n speechless
I never knew I was living with a nut case until now
She continued. âYou going home?â
I nodded slowly
âGood! She remarked and opened my car door and was about climbing in when her phone suddenly rang ..
she stopped short to check out the caller and her eyes lit up in an instant
âWho is that?â I asked curiously
âNo one importantâ. she replied ,banging the door closed . âI need to reach somewhere firstâ
âAnd where is that?â
âerm the marâŠ.no âŠthe mosqâŠ.wo! Uju! you ask a lot of questions. Just go , I will meet you at homeâ
with that , she walked toward an opposite direction and began running
What is wrong with her?
I stood there on the spot , watching her till she took a corner bend and then I climbed into my car, started the ignition and drove slowly out of the compound, down the bumpy road to my hostel
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Getting to my hostel , I drove into the compound and parked out in front, right beside a white Benzââ-Tobiâs car
Tobi! what is he doing here? does he have a friendâŠâŠor wait a minute! Is he here to see FunmiâŠ
quickly, I stepped out of the car , climbed up the short step and ran through the long passage to Funmiâs room.
I pushed the door open and walking in , I bumped into someoneâ-Tobi
âTobi!âI called softly, looking at him and then at Funmi who was curled up in the bed, crying
âWhat is going on here?â I threw the question to no one in particular
âNothing!â Tobi simply answered and walked past me , out of the room âŠ
I followed him with my eye for a split second and then I faced Funmi
âWhat is wrong? I moved closer to her . âwhy are you crying?â
âIt is Tobi , please help me beg himâ. she muffled in between tears
âTobi! what did he do?â
âPlease help me beg him , tell him I love himâ. she pleaded , tears rolling down her eyes
Seeing her tears made my heart churn in pain and without saying a word, I dashed out of room , ran through the long passage and got outside Just in time to see Tobi climbed down the short step
âTobi!â I called
he stopped in his step , turning to face me
âObianuju! he called flatly and I climbed down the short step to him, frowning
âYou should apologise to my friend for hurting herâ
âHurt! he scoffed . âand how did I hurt her miss? she was the one who called telling me she needs to see me , how she got my number , I donât know . I respected her and rushed all the way here only for her to start spilling out trash about love âŠâŠ..
â that is because she loves youâ. I cut in , defending Funmi
âLove!did I hear you say love?â he retorted in a huff . âNo babe , I canât return that love because i am in love with someone elseâ
I let my body grew stiff as I was so shocked but nevertheless, I knew I had to say something..:
âThe girl you love , does she hurt you so much?âI asked calmly and he seemed taken aback by the question
I continued. âdoes she make you cry?â
âWhy are you asking me all this?â he retorted, searching through my gaze
âJust answer my questionâ
he sighed âNoâ
âwhy then are you making my friend cry?â
âSimple! I donât love herâ. he replied bluntly, making me sigh
âSee Tobi, i am not forcing you to love her, I just want to talk to her, you know tell her something that will make her happyâ
âIs that what you want? he asked coldly
âYesâ
âOkay! I will do thatâ. he agreed
Like seriously!Just like that!
âbut in return, I need a favour from youâ. he quickly added
I nodded , urging him to continue
âhug me pleaseâ. he begged
hug!is he for real!
âCan you do that?â he asked , his intense gaze fixed on me ,making me uncomfortable
It is only a hug right?
âYes!â I answered with my tiniest voice and that was all he needed , he pulled me close to him and hugged me tightly
I went limp on his chest, counting the seconds and that was when I heard it , the sound of his heart beating, it was racing so fast like âŠâŠ..Ademiladeâs own..
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Oluwatobiloba
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The pounding in my chest was getting louder and louder and I quickly pulled out of the hug for fear that it might explode
I was madly in love with the girl in front of me , no doubt about that . but what can I do? Nothing, she belongs to Demi and I am Demiâs friend âŠ.
âYou alright?â She asked , staring into my face
I nodded slowly
âWhy then is your heart beating so fast?â
I smiled , pinching her nose lightly
âSo you heard it?â
âYes naâ. she squeezed her face like a baby. âwhen I am not deafâ. she mumbled the latter part but I heard her clearly
âOkay!âI simply said and climbed up the short step to the balcony.
Turning around , I found her staring at me
Did she figure out anything?
âWhat!â I mouthed at her
âThanksâ. she smiled and looked away
I nodded slowly and began walking through the passage
My heart felt light, it was as if a burden has been lifted off my chest, a good thing right?
Entering Funmiâs room , I found her looking out of the window
âFunmi!â I called softly and she turned around, a surprise look on her face
âTobi! you came back for meâ
âNo I did⊠I stopped mid- sentence when I remembered Obianujuâs words
âtell her something that will make her happyâ
âerm âŠyes.. I came back for youâ. I quickly changed my words
She smiled , moving closer to me
You donât need to lie ,I know you came back because Uju asked you to
Bingo! how did she know?
There was an awkward silence and then she asked
âYou love her right?â
I frozed on the spot, a thousand and one thing running through my head
âWhat.did. You. say?â I managed to ask
her smile deepened. âYou donât need to lie , the look in your eyes tells it allâ
âFine!Fine!i love herâ.i agreed. âbut what can such feelings bring?â
âA one sided love Just like mineâ. she replied ,tears rolling down her eyes freely and a pang of guilt hit me
âFunmi!âi called softly
âYes!â she sobbed silently , wiping away her tears. âI know I am not up to your taste , I know I am not beauâŠâŠ::
âAnd who told you thatâ, I cut in before she could spell out the word..
she gulped down hard , making a noise.
âYou are beautiful Funmiâ. I stated and that was the plain truthâŠ..
My phone suddenly rang and I took it out of my pocket to check out the caller and noticed it was Demi
Smiling lightly, I received it
âGuy! Awfar?â. I greeted first
âI am alrightâ. he answered, âwhere are you?â
I glanced at Funmi before answering him
âI am at prettyâs queens villaâ.
âqueenâs villa! my girlfriendâs hall!â. there was a hint of surprise in his voice . âwhat are you doing there?â
I chuckled. âEasy man! I came over to see a friendâ
There was a pause and then he sighed
âOkay man! so when will you be homeâ
âhome!â I repeated to be sure I heard right
The Demi I know hardly visits people home
âYes now, I am on my way to your place but if you are not chanced I can drive backâŠâŠ.he tried to say but I cut him off
âDonât! I will be home shortlyâ
âAlright then, donât keep me waitingâ. he said and ended the phone call
Immediately, I faced Funmi
âI need to be on my way now , I will check on you laterâ
âCheck on meâ.her eyes lit up. âand when will that be?â
I shrugged lightly âhun! I canât really say , I will call you shaâ
and to my upmost surprise, she jumped on me , holding my tightly
I held her in my arms and a feeling of regret and remorse stirred deep inside me..
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Susanna
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Restlessly , I paced up and down the room as I waited for the dark ugly girl
Ah! nawa ooo! what is keeping her long? or is she no longer interested in the deal? no ooo
she should better not try it ..
Frowning, I reached for my phone, about to dial her number when she rushed into the room , panting
âI am very sorry Susannaâ. she apologised. âI was delayed in the churchâ
Oh right! she even goes to church!!!
âwhat about the guys? she asked , looking around. âI thought you said they were already here
âI said they would soon be hereâ. I corrected and that was the exact moment my errand girl , Kemisola walked into the room, three hefty guys following behind her
âAunty Susannaâ. she called with her local accent . âthis na the boys wey I talk sey get mouth well well.
I stared at the boys one by one and then smiled
âGood evening!â I greeted
âEveningâ. the fat one among them responded. âWhat do you us to do for you?
I shifted my gaze to the âugly girlâand signalled her to take over
She cleared her throat and then faced the boys
âHello guys!â She greeted. âMy name is Faith and you are?â
Interesting! so her name is Faith!
âMy name is Biggyâ, the fat guy replied
âGood!â she smiled. âwe have a small job for you Biggyâ
âOkay!â Biggy nodded , urging her to continue
âwe want you to discipline a girl a for usâ
He smiled , rubbing his hands together
âAnd who is the girl?â
quickly , she took a picture out of a bag and stretched it out to Biggy but Kemisola snatched it out of her hand, looking into it
The anger in me exploded and I screamed at her
âGive the picture to him you foolâ
Panicking , she handed the picture to Biggy and bent her head in shame
I snapped my fingers at her, eying her coldly
âOya!leave this place before I decend on youâ
without a word , she gave me a long look before running out of the room
âStupid girl!â I called after her and then faced the others
âContinue Jareâ
Biggy smacked his lips as he stared at the picture
âChai! but this girl fine oooooâ
I scoffed silently. âCan you do it or not?â
âHan! han! that one na small thingâ. he boasted . âbut what exactly do you want us to do to the girl?â
âgang rape her and record itâ. Faith answered with a far away look in her eyes âŠ.
Record it! this is so gonna be interesting!
He nodded . âa very easy task, but where do we see the girl?â
âYes that is trueâ. I butted in . âhow will he get the girl?â
Faith smiled . âDonât worry, I will call her now to meet me at Liberty Junctionâ
âLiberty Junctionâ. Biggy nodded and faced the two other boys
âGuys! you heard what she said right?â
âYes bossâ. they both chorused in unison
hmmmh!so he is the boss!
âGood!â he remarked and the handed the picture to the taller between them
âwait for the girl at Liberty Junction and once you see her , bring her to the Lions denâŠ
Lions Den! where is that? I wondered
âOkay boss!â the boys chorused almost in unison and they left the room
Biggy Continued, a mischievous smile on his face
âso it is time to talk about the payâ.
âSure!âI agreed. âhow much will you collect?â
â #350,000âł. he answered and Faith gasped audibly in shock
â#350, 000! for what na?â
âIt is okayâ. I hushed her to keep quiet. âI will pay itâ
âBiggy grinned lightly. âGood girl!â
âbut that will be after the Job is doneâ. I quickly added
he was quiet for a moment and then he nodded in agreement
âI will inform Kemisola as soon as I am done with my part of the dealâ
With that , he left the room
A light smile escaped from my lips and my eyes held a glint of happiness
Now I can have Demilade all to my self!!!
âBut donât you think that Kemisola of a girl will rant on usâ. Faith queried
âNoâ. I shook my head. â she canât, she is just a dummy who canât survive without meâ
âOkay ooooâ . she leaned against the wall, clapping her hands lightly. âSo are we going to wait here till the task is doneâ
âWait kwa! letâs go party Jareâ
âYaay!â She screamed , shaking her body excitedly
âOya now!which hotel are we rocking?â
I shrugged lightly. âhmm⊠Timesqu⊠no, letâs go to Map hotelâŠâŠ
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OBIANUJU
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It was way past sunset and the weather was so warm , itâs cool breeze filling up the whole room
I sat there on the rug, my earpiece in my ear, listening to music when my phone beeped signifying a text messageâŠ.
I looked down at the phone to check out the sender and noticed it was Faith.
I clicked on the message and read it
Please meet me at Liberty Junctionâ
I scoffed silently. is she for real!Liberty Junction, to do what!!!!
quickly, I dialled her number and she picked it on the second ring
âUju! Please I need your helpâshe pleaded , a hint of tears in her voice
I became alarmed. âWhere are youâ
âLiberty Junction!â. she replied . â please hurry up nowâ
âbut what exactly is ⊠I stooped mid- sentence when I noticed the call was no longer connected , she hanged up on me âŠ.
Like seriously!
I dialled her number again and it rang till her voice mail picked up
Han Han! why is she not picking up na! or is the trouble really much!
hastily, I got up off the rug , put on a white slippers and rushed out of the room âŠ.
I was so worried that I forgot to lock the door
Climbing down the short step, I crossed the mini road and began walking up a hilly road, a road leading to the Liberty Junction
Faith! what exactly is wrong with her?
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The junction was quiet and silent as usual and I stood there by the road side , my eyes wandering around for Faith but she was no where in sight
I hissed loudly. what is this na? or is she playing games with me ni?
looking down at my phone ,I was about to dial her number when a voice from behind me called
âFine girl!â
quickly, I turned around and met the bloody gaze of a fair tall manâŠ
My heart skipped a bit
âWho ..are .. you?â I managed to ask
He smiled widely, exposing his crooked teeth
âFollow me quietly or I will stab youâ. he threatened and only then did I feel the cold steel pressing down my skin âŠâŠ.
Oh God! A knife !
âplease donât kill meâ. I pleaded . âI will follow you wherever you wantâ
âGood girl!â he remarked, putting away the knife and that was it , I decided to take my chances
I picked myself up and ran towards the opposite direction but it was of no use ,he easily caught up with me âŠ
âYou b—h!â he cursed and the next thing that followed was a thunderous slap across my face
âMummy ooooâ. my lips quivered and I began to cry
He scoffed . âDo you think you can run away from me?â
âNo oooooâ. I held my cheek , whimpering as the tears rolled down my eyes
âthen come with me and stop causing unnecessary attentionâ
With that , he held my hands and dragged me along as he walked over to a red kabu kabu car
He opened the rear door and instructed me to get in and when I did, he got in beside me and motioned the man behind the wheel to drive offâŠ..
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This is unarguably the best MATURED story series I have read in long TIME, wow, kudos to the writer, e come dey be like say nah True life Story I dey READ shađđ