Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 11
Loveth watched her siblings talk excitedly on the phone and smiled secretly to herself as she waved the hand fan in her hand, blowing breeze on Mr Peters. Mr Peters was a heavy sweater and the heat had him sweating so much, water beats rolled down his exposed chest, down his stomach and disappearing into his trouser. Sweat beads formed on Lovethâs brow and her hands ached as she fanned Mr Peters but that was the least on her mind.
Loveth watched her siblings with keen interest as they passed the mobile phone around talking to none other than Timothy. Oh how she longed to hear his voice again. It had been so long. It was nothing but three weeks but it sure did seem like three years to her. Tessy and Jerry laughed from time to time and Loveth felt jealous. She should be at the receiving end of her brotherâs words and jokes, oh, what sheâd give to see her brother againâŠ
Tessy walked up to Loveth suddenly and propped the phone before her. Loveth blinked.
âTimothy wants to talk to youâ
Loveth froze, staring at the phone in Tessyâs hand with confusion and fright.
Mr Peters looked up at her. âLoveth? Are you not going to speak with your brother?â Loveth stared for some seconds then shook her head. âYou donât want to talk to him?â Mr Peters looked as shocked as Tessy. Jerry didnât understand much of what was going on but Loveth was sure. She wasnât going to speak with her brother. It was the price she was willing to pay to see her brother again. Loveth shook her head stiffly.
âI donât want to speak with himâ she muttered with a sober look.
Mr Peters collected the phone, looking confused and put it against his ear. Loveth couldnât listen, she dropped the hand fan and walked out of the sitting room. She really wanted to speak with her brother but she knew that beyond hearing his voice, she also wanted to see his face so badly. And weirdly, she had the feeling that starving him of her voice would make him stay alive long enough to not only hear her voice but see her as well. She only hoped that she wouldnât regret it⊠she prayed that the time wouldnât come when she wished she had savoured the sound of his voice while she had the chance.
Teju Pascal sat in her seat, her fingers shook violently where they lay on her laps as she smiled tightly at the men seated across from her. The silence was so deafening and Teju couldnât begin to imagine just how silent the graveyard would be. âIâm sorry, I didnât get your namesâ she muttered, breaking the silence with a smile frozen on her face.
âOur names are unimportantâ one of the guys dropped stonily. He was the taller of the two guys, the one with the most frightening look and also the one Teju spotted a gun on. âWe prefer the anonymousity.â he finished with a small frightening smile.
Teju swallowed, keeping her frozen smile on her face. âOh⊠Well, be my guest, sirs, I am Peju, by the way. Would you like me to⊠call my sister for you?â she said, stretching her hand across the table to pick her big phone.
The eyes of the second guy snapped. âNo, donât. Weâd just wait for her. We want to⊠surprise herâ he smiled, revealing smoke coloured teeth.
Teju dropped her phone, making sure that they saw her do that. She relaxed somewhat nonchalantly against the backrest of her chair, then snapped up, with an audible sigh. âPlease excuse me guysâ,
Tejuâs heart raced wildly as she noticed the fastening of their eyes on her, watching her like a hawk. âI have to visit the convenienceâ she quickly explained, looking as casual as possible, âbut do make yourself comfortable, Iâll be back in a bitâ
She turned her back on them, walking towards the bathroom with her heart in her mouth. Her hands were shaking beyond control and she carefully kept them in front of her in order not to give herself away.
Finally, she opened the door of the bathroom and entered, closing the door firmly behind her. She leaned against the door, breathing heavily with her eyes closed. Snapping her eyes open, Teju searched the inner part of her skirt and grabbed the small phone she hid before those men walked in. She knew who those men were. She needed no one to tell her before she knew that she was face to face with assassins. What had she ever done to anyone to warrant this?
Teju swallowed as her shivering hands punched in her husbandâs number. She dialed and placed the phone agaibst her ear, turning to stare at the door as though she could see the assassins through it. She hopped nervously as she waited.
âOh Calâ she whispered immediately she heard her husbandâs voice on the other end.
âWhatâs wrong, baby?â
âCal, you have to come back here with your bodyguards, police, army, anythingâ she ranted as she started pacing the bathroom nervously.
âCalm down and tell me whatâs wrongâ her husband snapped.
âThere are two men in my office now, Cal. They look like assassins and I saw one of them with a gun, I am so scared Calâ
âTurn the car aroundâ Mr Pascal bellowed, obviously to his driver. âWeâll be there soon, baby, we are not so far from the plaza. Where are you now?â
âIn the toiletâ she muttered. âI lied to them, they donât really know Iâm meâ
âI donât understand that but stay in the toilet there, lock yourself up there. Donât get out, do you hear me?â
âIâve been here for a while. If I stay longer, theyâll suspect a thing, Iâll go back in. Hurry upâ she whispered.
âNo, Teju donât-â
Before her husband could argue, she hung up. She made sure the phone was silenced before hiding it perfectly in the folds of her skirt. She knew her husband wouldnât agree to her going back in there but she had to go back. On one hand, staying back could alert the assassins that she knew something; the could break the bathroom door and kill her anyways or flee out of danger of being caught. She couldnât allow any. If anything, she needed to know who hated her so much that he wanted her dead.
She pushed down the flush button of the toilet, took a calming breath and exited the toilet.
âSorry for keeping you waitingâ she murmured, smiling awkwardly.
The faces of the men, if anything, looked more ferocious than before. Teju turned white. They couldnât have found her out, could they? Her stiff legs carried her to her seat just as shorter of the two guys asked her bluntly.
âAre you sure you are the sister? I never knew Mrs Pascal had a sisterâ he was looking so impatient, angry even.
âI told you already, I am Peju, my sister is Teju. Why do you need her anyways? Whatever you want to discuss with her, you can also discuss with meâ Teju tried to convey bold seriousness but she knew she was failing and they were disbelieving her words more by the minute.
Suddenly, the door of the office opened and the men jumped out of their seats. Teju looked up, surprised that her husband arrived do fast but discovered with horror that it was her secretary. Why was she earlier?
âMadamâ, the secretary â Nike â stared into the office, Teju tried her best to communicate with her eyes but her secretary was just too unobservant. She looked surprised to see people in the office. âIâm sorry ma, I didnât know you had guests, someone is here to see youâ she muttered, looking uncomfortable. Teju jumped out of her seat as the men looked from Tejuâs secretary to Teju, looking furious.
âShe is Teju Pascalâ one of them barked.
âYesâ
âNoâ
Teju and Nike chorused. Oh no! Iâm dead. Pascal, where are you? Teju yelled internally.
âI told you Mac, I told you sheâs lying.â The shorter guy snapped as the other guy brought out his gun. The secretary shrieked and tried to escape. Immediately, Mac fired a shot in her direction, connecting with her upper arm.
Tejuâs scream merged with Nikeâs as she fell on her face, kneeling before the guys. âPlease⊠please donât⊠donât shoot⊠donât kill me, pleeeaseâ she cried guarding her head with her hands.
âLift your headâ Mac snapped and Teju obeyed without a second thought. âEhen, so you had the guts to lie to us abi?â
âNooo⊠PleaseâŠâ
âYou thought you are smart, but you cannot be smarter than deathâ he hissed through clenched teeth. âI would have given you the chance to say your last prayers before but you donât have that grace now. Say hi to the devil when you get thereâ he said smiling devilishly.
âNo⊠NoooooooâŠâ
He pulled the trigger.
Timothy stared at his parents with a sober look on his face. âLoveth refused to talk to meâ he muttered with a frown.
Bola and George were equally as stunned as Tim was. Now that they thought of it, Loveth hadnât spoken to Tim ever since they left for the hospital. Could something be wrong? Loveth was always weird, she always thought and acted older than her age demanded. âIâm sure she was upset over something. Maybe Tessy or Jerry got her angry.â Bola tried to pacify Tim. She didnât want anything to upset Tim again, not now.
âWeâll call again in the evening, Iâm sure she would talk to you thenâ George added.
Tim shook his head. âShe wonâtâ
Bola and George frowned. âWhy? Do you have a quarrel with her?â
Tim shook his head. He knew what she was doing. He knew Loveth so well and he could tell the reason why she didnât want to speak with him. Many times, Loveth had stunned him with her actions and this was definitely one of those times. But why on earth was she freaking wise?
It took Teju almost a full minute to realise that she was still breathing. She wasnât dead! In fact, she couldnât remember hearing a gun shot. She raised her pale face, staring at the shocked faces of the assassins. Mac pulled the trigger again and yet, nothing happened. His companion brought out his gun, trained it on Teju and pulled the trigger, all to no avail. Their faces registered fright as they stared at Teju. Teju still couldnât process what was going on.
As the assassins started backtracking, the door busted open and policemen filled the office, guns in hand. âFreezeâ they yelled at they stumbled over Nike who had obviously passed out. Teju was too frozen to even move a finger.
Mr Pascal rushed into the room, grabbing Teju off the floor and holding her against him. âOh, thank GodâŠâ he murmured breathing heavily like he had been running a marathon race. âThank God you are aliveâ
He pulled away from her slightly. âAre you okay, baby?â
Teju stared blankly at him. Her brain was too frozen to even process an answer. âWhat just happened?â.
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