Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 32 ( Finale) * Peace at last * Ademilade * * The moment I opened my eyes, I felt the colour drain from my face. I was paralysed to the spot, the menacing aura holding me in a tightening grip. âObianujuâ. I mumbled and disengaged from the hug to stare at her . Her face , which had been flushed , was now ashy pale , and her lips were compressed. âBabyâ. she smiled weakly. âareâŠyouâŠ..alâŠalright?â she spoke with difficulty. I nodded slowly, my eyes moving up and down her body and only then did I notice the gunshot wound on her right shoulder. My whole body shook with terror and cold sweat poured down my body. she took the bullet ,my girlfriend took a bullet for me! âWhy?â I asked in whispers â I âŠ.couldnâtâŠ..bear ⊠to âŠ.. see âŠ.. you âŠ.dieâ âSh*t!â I mumbled under my breathe and faced the bastard who had been watching us in silence , an odd expression on his face. âyou are satisfied hun?â I fired at him. He opened his mouth to speak , and then clamped it shut. âhave you seen what you have caused?âI half yelled âObianuju â. his lips quivered. âshe is bleedingâ I looked down at her bleeding shoulder wound and held her close to me. âPlease we need to take her to the hospitalâ. I screamed âSureâ. Dave agreed and then faced Prince. âTake the girl to the nearest hospitalâ âNoâ. Obianuju clutched desperately at me . âI âŠwant .. toâŠ.stay ⊠with you, I ..want to be sure⊠you areâŠ.safeâ. Is she kidding me? âI will be fineâ. I assured, not sure of my self. She gasped out loud as more blood gushed out from her wound. âhelp⊠is âŠ. comingâ Panicking, I carried her in my arms and laid her gently on the floor; then I pulled off my sweatshirt, tore out a piece and wrapped it around her shoulder, careful not to hurt her. Her face grimaced with pain at the process. âSorry!â I said softly. She gaze into my eyes for a while, and then she drew a deep breath. âhelp ⊠is ⊠comingâ. she repeated, breathing evenly. help is coming! what is she trying to say? or wait! are the police on âŠâŠ..I let my thoughts trailed off when I noticed Prince standing in front of us. âWhat do you want?â I asked coldly âI need to take her to the hospitalâ. he replied with a scoff âNo wayâ. I retorted . âI canât leave her with a cold-blooded murderer like youâ âAnd what is that suppose to mean?â Dave butted in and I slowly shifted my attention to him. âDo you want her to bleed to death?â âwhy do you care?â I looked daggers at him. âyou were the one who shot her right?â He faltered and wiped his face âI didnât do that on purpose and you know it. âLike seriously!â I scoffed . âIs that the best defence you have got?â âShut up!â he barked . âObianuju is a girl I cherish and I wiâŠâŠ.. âCherish!â I cut in , clearly confused. why in the world would he cherish my girlfriend? âYes! he said boldly . âand that is more reason why I want you out of the wayâ. his voice was filled with raw anger and hatred. I stayed motionless, staring at him in disbelief so he hated me all along! He continued. âso please do me a favour and dieâ with that, he lifted the rifle and cocked it as quietly as he could . âPrince!â he called , his gaze still fixed on me . âtake the girl out of here, I wouldnât want her to witness her boyfriendâs deathâ âno! no!no! Demi⊠please ⊠donât .. let ⊠himâŠ.killâŠ.youâ. Obianuju pleaded weakly I bit my lips and clenched my fist tightly, avoiding her gaze. I couldnât let her see the tears in my eyes. âCoward!â I cursed at Dave, seething with anger. Surprise, then disbelief crossed his features. âwhat did you just call me?â âA cowardâ. I repeated,yelling even louder. To tell the truth,i was so scared, but I couldnât just die like a chicken , I wanted to fight for my life . He scoffed. âDo you even understand what it means to die?â âOf course I doâ. I retorted ,bolting upright. âbut what I donât understand is why you betrayed a member of your gangâ âFor money and for loveâ. he stated , glancing at Obianuju âLoveâ. I laughed bitterly. âand do you think she will ever love you? no Dave , you are only being delusionalâ. âYou bastardâ. he rushed to me and held my throat so tight that I could hardly breathe, pinning me hard against the wall. âCall me delusional one more time and i would give you the slowest and most painful deathâ âYou are delusionalâ. I grinned , daring him to do his worst. His eyes sparkled fire and he punched me hard on the face . I felt a sharp cut , and the warm blood tricked slowly down my cheek.I gave a short, bitter laugh and struggled in vain to free myself , his grip on me was firm. âLet⊠goâŠ. of âŠ. meâ. I gasped , unable to breathe properly. He smirked and aimed the the gun at my head. âGood bye Ademiladeâ All of a sudden , we heard the wail of a police siren and about five to seven gunshots went off. âThe policeâ. Dave muttered and let go of me in an instant. I fell to the floor , coughing and retching , to catch my breath and when I did , I crawled all the way to Obianuju. âUju! I called her name softly, holding her in my arms, but there was no response. Her eyes were closed , her skin warm still and her breathing slow and ââFaint .. I became alarmed. is she loosing unconsciousness? no! no! It canât be . More gunshots sounded in the air , causing panic between Dave and Prince. âWhat are we going to do?â Prince half-yelled âEscapeâ. Dave plainly answered âThat is not possibleâ. Prince retorted. âthe whole building is fking surrounded by the fking police . Despite my dark mood , I smiled inwardly. so this is the help âmy babyâ was talking about! Impulsively, I picked her up in my arms and began walking to the entrance. âAnd where do you think you are going?âDave thundered. I stopped short, facing him âThe police are already here , you should surrenderâ âOver my dead body will I do thatâ. he yelled hysterically . âwe are all going to die in here togetherâ. âNo boy , you are going to die aloneâ. a voice said behind me. quickly, I turned around and saw two scaryâlooking police officers with big guns. One was short , and the other tall. âPut down your gunâ. the short one barked, pointing his gun at Dave. âNeverâ. Dave raised his gun instead, aiming it at the man âDave!please donât do thisâ. Prince begged and put both hands up in surrender. âLet us just go quietly with themâ â I am going to go down fightingâ.Dave rasped through gritted teeth. The police officers exchanged glances and smirked . âGo outsideâ. the tall one told me and I nodded ,without complaints . I urgently needed to the take my girlfriend to the hospital! With a heavy sigh, I rushed out of the room and that was when the gunshot sounded. it was so loud that it shook the whole building,but I didnât stop ,i kept on running till I got outside the building and saw a large number of police men lying in wait . Unbelievable! did they all come for me!!! âDemi! Demi!âtwo police women called as they ran to me. âAre you all right? I stood frightened,staring into Obianujuâs face. âPlease help my girlfriendâ. I muttered, my voice barely audible. âSureâ. one of the women stooped and touched her forehead . âJeez! she is burning up, what happened to her?â âShe got shot in the shoulder â. I grunted my response. âOh dear! I think she is unconsciousâ. the woman stated , stretching her arms wide . âHand her over , I will get her to the hospitalâ âNo thanks , I will do that myself She smiled lightly. âI understand how you feel, but this is not the time for emotional sentiments. Your girlfriend is loosing blood and needs âŠâŠ.. âFine! Fine!âI cut in and gently placed Uju in her arms. Loosing blood! I didnât like the sound of it! âBlessed hospital right?â âYes!â she nodded , and with that, she scurried off. âand please make sure the doctor attends to her on timeâ. I called after her âOkay oooooâ I followed her with my eyes and watched her place Obianuju inside one of the van rear seat; then I looked down at my hands , my bloody hands. Oh God! Please protect my girlfriend!! âIt must have been tough for youâ. a familiar voice said behind meââ-Tobi!!! I turned around , facing him âHey!â I smiled lightly He returned the smile . âhow serious is the injury?â ânot that badâ. I retorted, looking on at the van as it drove out of the bushy compound. âSh*t!â he bit his lips . âI never knew Dave was such a beast . I mean how could he hurt an innocent helpless girlâ. âHe didnât hurt herâ. I said in a levelled voice. âhe loves her too much to do thatâ âLove!â Tobi repeated, clearly confused. âYes , the bastard told me himselfâ âIf he truly loves herâ. he continued,a look of disbelief on his face . âwhy then did he shoot her?â I looked away , not knowing how to tell him that she took the bullet for me , that she is in pains because of me. âDemi!â âwhat!âI huffed , meeting his gaze. He smirked. âshe took the bullet meant for you right?â D**n! why must he be so smart! âYes!â I let out a deep breathe and his Jaws dropped. âMehn! that little girl is one of a kind. Firstly, she used my brains and now thisâ. âUsed your brains! as in how?â I asked curiously. âShe deceived me into coming hereâ Oh! so that is why she came here all alone! âYou with my phone right?â I changed the topic I needed to call my dad and inform him about his so-called wife . âNoâ. he shook his head slightly. âIt is with Susannaâ Susanna! that b**ch! I heard a loud bang in my head. âWhat the hell is she doing with my phone?â âShe saved you manâ. he said calmly . âthat girl is the reason why you are still aliveâ I stared blankly at him, what the heck is he talking about? He continued. âshe was the one who told me Daveâs whereabout, she was the one who saved the day. she wanted to bring the bastard down so she pretended to be his personal b**châ âOh! was the only thing I could say as I was so d**n speechless. She took a huge risk for me! âyou should thank herâ âOf course i will do thatâ. I nodded slowly. âCan I Please make use of phone?â âSureâ. he reached into his pocket , unlocked the phone and handed it to me. Sharply, I typed in my dadâs number and dialled it . he picked it halfway through the third ring! âHello! who am I speaking with please? he asked politely âIt is me Adeâ. âHa! Ade! My son! Thank God! How are you? Are you hurting? Is your stomach hurting? chest nko? are you âŠâŠâŠ âYes! Yes! Yes!â I cut in , dryly . âwhere are you?â âI just got to the Lagos airportâ âF**k!â I cursed silently âHen! I didnât hear you, what did you say?â he asked âYou should go back homeâ. I said, ignoring his question âwhy?Is it because of Moremi?â his voice was so low. âYesâ. I answered. âbut how did you get to know?â There was a pause and then he cleared he throat. âI got a call from Asokoro Police station that Moremi confessed to plotting your deathâ âOkay!â I urged him to continue as I was still confused. Moremi! why was he calling his âprecious wifeâ by her first name? who made her confess? how did she even end up in Asokoro police station. My Dad continued. âerm the private detective I hired finally solved the mystery behind your mumâs death. The rat poison used in killing her is lethal and can only be found in a particular store, the store keeper was questioned and she confessed selling the poison toâŠâŠerm âŠ.. toâŠâŠ.erm âTo who?â I screamed into the phone, I was already getting impatient. âyour step -motherâ. My head literally exploded and a deep feeling of anger and hatred surge through me. âwhere is she?â I asked coldly âAsokoro police stationâ. he replied. âshe was arrested very early this morning andâŠ..I hung the call on him. I couldnât listen to him any longer , I was so pained and hurt . âMumâ. I screamed loudly, alerting Tobi who was still beside me⊠âhey! hey! Demiâ. he held my shoulders, trying to calm me down. âwhat is wrong? what happened to your late mum?â I whimpered and my legs collapsed underneath me âMy step mum killed my mumâ âWhat!â he retorted in shock âand also planned on killing meâ. I completed , hitting my chest to calm down my panic. He let out a deep breathe and squatted down in front of me. âI know it is painful, but you should be grateful that the truth is finally out , at least your mum can rest in peace nowâ His words burn into my heart and a light smile escaped from my lips. âThanks manâ âIt is nothingâ he patted my shoulders lightly . âso put yourself together and letâs go to the police stationâ âwhy?â I asked calmly âTo give out statement and also toâŠ..he stopped mid sentence, his gaze behind me. âAha! Aha! the bastards are finally outâ I looked back just in time to see Dave collapse on the ground, his hands on his right leg as he tried to control the heavy bleeding. so he is not dead! A good thing though, as I would love to see the bastard spend the rest of his life behind bars. âWill you stand up my friendâ. a police officer barked at him . âOfficer Abeg na , make he rest smallâ. Prince who in tears begged . ârest hun!â the officer repeated , and what followed next was a thunderous slap across his face. âBlood of Zachariah!â Prince exclaimed, holding his hand to his cheek. I said moveâ. the officer repeated and began dragging DaveâŠ.. Tobi laughed loudly. âThat serves them rightâ âExactlyâ. I got off from the floor and dusted my trousers â let us goâ âlike thisâ. he retorted, staring at my chest. Jeez! I completely forgot I was bare chested, no wonder those female cops were staring at me! He pulled off his sweater and handed to me âWear thisâ. I shot him a grateful look and hurriedly wore the sweater. âNow we can goâ. he smirked and led the way , as we walked toward a black Camry. âwhose car is this?â I asked âMy uncleâ âOh! Is he here?â âNopeâ. he popped the p. âhe stayed back at the police stationâ âwhat about my car?âI looked around âat the stationâ âOkayâ Opening the car door, I slid into the passenger seat and he also did the same at his own end. âerm can we please go to the hospital first?â I Pleaded âbecause of your babe right?â I nodded . â I am so worried about herâ He smiled lightly. âshe will be fine , I already messaged my girlfriend to go stay with herâ âThanksâ. I muttered, leaning back on the seat. âYou are most welcomeâ With that , he started the car and drove out of the bushy compound, heading to the police station, Abobi police station. * The police station was jam packed with people and cars, such that there was no space to park. Tobi had to squeeze in between two Honda jeeps to park. âNawa ! why this many people?âhe asked , his hands on the steering wheel as he parked properly. âI wonder ooooâ Alighting from the car , Kewe and Bola rushed to us so they are even part of the people! âDemi! Tobi! Awfar na?â Bola greeted , looking at me , Tobi and then back at me. âI am fine jareâ âJuliet nko?â âShe is in the hospitalâ. Tobi answered and then both sighed in relief âChai! if you see the way my heart dey beat ehenâ. Kewe rasped , holding unto his chest . âAbeg I no wan hear this kind news againâ âYou wonâtâ. I assured, smiling. âbut how did you get to know about it?â âSocial mediaâ. Bola waved his phone, âHan!han!so fastâ. Tobi retorted and Kewe Chuckled âDemi is the son to a top politician so what do you expectâ I smiled weakly and leaned against a random car. Tobi continued. âTony and Kunlezy nko?â âThey are inside giving their statementâ. Bola replied . âEveryone is so happy , we are finally free from the clutches of DaveâŠ. âYes oooo, no more cultismâ. Tobiâs stated . âwe can nowâŠâŠhe trailed off, looking around the compound. âObianujuâs car nko?â âDid she make use of it? I asked and he nodded slowly. âoh! then it should be at the campâ âI will go get itâ. Bola volunteered and I shot him a grateful look âbut what of the keys to the car?âhe asked me âermâ. I ran my fingers through my hair . âIt would be erm âŠ.. inside herâŠ. yes âŠ..her bagâ⊠âOkayâ. he nodded . âwhere is her bag?â âTobi and I exchanged confused looks her bag!!where is her bag? âerm it ⊠should ⊠be inside the carâ. Tobi answered âYes, inside the carâ. I supported him. âYou both are crazyâ. Kewe smirked and then Faced Bola âshould incase you did not find her car Key , make use of mineâ. he took his car key out of his pocket and handed it to Bola . âIt is a master key and can open all doorsâ. he boasted , grinning from ear to ear. âOkay ooooooâ. Bola rolled his eyes and walked past me to his car. âThanks manâ. I appreciated Kewe. he shook his head slightly. âI should be the one thanking you, your brought us out of bondageâ âNo I didnât , Susanna didâ. I corrected Speaking of which, my eyes wandered around for her and I saw her leaning against a Toyota hilux black jeep, her gaze on us. âA minute pleaseâ. I excused myself and walked up to her âHey!â I greeted âDemiâ. she smiled shyly An awkward silence occurs for more than ten minutes occurs, and then she asked âJuliet nko?â âshe is fineâ âOkayâ I exhaled deeply. âThanks for saving meâ âOh thatâ. she blushed shyly. âI only did what had to be doneâ. I stared at the âpretty girlâin front of me and the only thing I felt for her was pity. She has really been through a lot! âerm I just signed a deal with Topnotch modelling agency, do you mind modelling with me?â Her eyes grew wide in surprise. âCan I really do that? I mean will they accept me? âOf courseâ. I nodded . âI have the right to pick my partner and I choose youâ. âYeeeeeessss!â She screamed excitedly and hugged me. I hugged her back and patted her back lightly. I knew how much modelling means to her and I hope this helps her stay happy . âBut why didnât you tell me Dave forced you into cultism?âshe suddenly asked I pulled out of the hug to stare at her âAnd who told you that?â âErm ..I kind of overheard itâ I smiled lightly. âI was never a cultist, and will never be oneâ I am free at last!!!! * * OBIANUJU * * I opened my eyes slowly allowing them time to adjust to the blinding light coming through the window. Where am I? I wondered . I tried to raise my hand to rub off the sleep from my eyes , but couldnât , the pain was unbearable. âOouhâ. I winced âshe is finally awake oooâ. I heard the whispers of familiar voices and only then did I notice the two girls in the roomâ-Funmi and Shakirat. âHey!â I smiled lightly. âJuliet!âShakirat called my name softly, staring into my face . âhow are you?â âFine!â. I nodded slowly, looking around. âwhere is this place?â âBlessed hospitalâ. Funmi replied The word âhospitalâ made my brain clicked and the memory of all what happened came flooding back. I sat up in a huff, not minding the pains âDemi! where is he?â Shakirat laughed . âE be like say you see am for dreamâ âWhere is he?â I repeated, ignoring her sneer âhe will soon be hereâ. Funmi replied, a light smile on my face âReally?â My eyes lit up and she nodded âDave nko?â I probed on âThe bastard should be in Abeokuta kirikiri by nowâ. Shakirat rolled her eyes and we all laughed. Thank goodness! I sighed in relief âbut Juliet what really happened?â Shakirat continued. âI mean what business does the bastard have with Demi?â Funmi and I exchanged quick glances âI donât know ooooâ. I lied Fine! She is my best friend, but I couldnât bring myself to tell her that Demi is a cultist and âŠâŠ.. wait a minute! he is now free!!! âYippeeâ. I bounced on the bed excitedly âWhat is doing this one?â Shakirat retorted , giving me a playful glare âPbbstâ. I stuck my tongue out to her and she touched my bandaged shoulder lightly. âI just like the style they used in bandaging it! Mumu! she have seen toy! âEhen henâ. Funmi cleared her throat ,changing the topic âhave you seen Faith face?â âYesâ. I nodded . âI saw it this morningâ âNot the morning face Jare, I mean the afternoon faceâ Afternoon face kwa! which one is that one again? She continued. âshe came to the hostel this afternoon and was asking after you. If you see the face ehen, you will pick raceâ âWhat happened to the face?â Shakirat asked. âIs it that bad?â âYes oooo, the two eyes have almost removeâ âhmmmmmh⊠Funmi, I give you three gbosaâ. I wrinkled my nose in disbelief. âI am serious oooo, her two eyes are now very smallâ âOkay oooo I don hearâ. I brushed it aside. âDid you see Arinze today? I asked her âYes naâ. Shakirat butted in. âhe was even here , he left not quite longâ âwhat did he say? was he angry? did he look angry?â I asked in a rush . Funmi shrugged lightly. ânot really ,he was just worriedâ âOkayâ. I sighed softly. Suddenly, the door creaked opened , and Demi and Tobi walked in . âDemi!â I smiled widely. He paused for a moment to stare at me , and then rushed to me , giving me a thousand kisses. I chuckled and leaned in close to him âAre you alright?â âSureâ. he replied , searching through my gaze . âWhat about you?â âI am fine, it is just the pain in my shoulderâ âIt will go soonâ. he assured, brushing my cheeks lightly and I nodded slowly âbut what took you so longâ. I queried him âI am really sorry , i had to see my dad offâ âYour Dad was here?â I retorted with wide open eyes âYes. he wanted to come check on you, but time was against himâ âOh!â I exclaimed softly âI hope you are not angryâ. he asked, staring into my eyes Angry kwa! why would I be? âNoâ.I simply answered. âuhm!uhmâ. Tobi cleared his throat and I shifted my attention to him. âTobi!â âUju! how are you?â I smiled lightly. âAs you can see, I am fineâ âObviouslyâ. he stated . âwell!well! let me take my leave so you both can have a quiet couple timeâ âExactlyâ. Demi agreed and Tobi laughed âSee you laterâ. he leaned in to peck my forehead and then faced his girlfriend. âLetâs us goâ âByeâ. Funmi waved ,and with that, they left the room. âermâ . Shakirat twisted her fingers. âI think I should get going tooâ âAlright! I will call youâ âNo, I will call youâ. She winked at me and scurried out of the room. âNow I am all alone with my Princessâ. Demi remarked , smiling. I blushed lightly and placed my head on his chest, listening to his heart beat âThanks for saving meâ. he whispered into my ears . I nodded my head slowly. âwhat will happen to Dave now?â I asked softly. âAs per my dad request , he and prince would be transferred to Abuja prison. My dad promise to deal with three of them mercilesslyâ âThree?â I repeated , confused âYesâ. he said softly. âIncluding my step-momâ âWhy?â I raised my head to look at him . âDid she do anything wrong?â He stared at me blankly, as if contemplating if he should tell me or not âPlease baby , talk to meâ âFineâ. he sighed. âshe was the one behind everything that happened todayâ âWhat! was the only thing I could say as I was short of words. how could a woman try to kill a boy who is more or less like her own son! He continued. âshe is also my mumâs murdererâ âAs in she killed your mum?â I retorted in shock âYesâ. he nodded slowly âbut how is that possible? I mean I thought your mum died of poisonâ âThat is what I was made to believeâ. his voice was controlled and levelled âOh dear! It must be so hard for you to bearâ âNot reallyâ. he shrugged lightly. âbeing with you healed up all of my old wounds, and lightened up my heart and soul. I love you OBIANUJU and I have no regret whatsoever falling for you. A warm feeling settled in my stomach , contentment, that he was mine and mine alone âŠ.. * Be there. Be open. Be honest .Be kind. Be willing to listen , understand , accept , support, and forgive. This is what it means to love. * * THE END. ??? * Stay tuned for epilogueâŠ.
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