Deep Affection – episode 3 & 4

DEEP AFFECTION
EPISODE 3
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Written by Humble Smith
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Sandra layed on the floor in anguish, tears couldn’t just stop dripping down, as it dawn on her that her step mother was up to something, she regret ever saying that words to her,
“God, are you asleep?…is my sin so much that you have to ruin my life, oh God i’m tired, take my life let of rest…” she kept on lamenting,
Not long after she walked sluggishly to the kitchen to take her food but nothing was there, all the door were locked as usual meaning that her step mother had gone out, her stomach made a rumbling sound, showing the sign of hunger, she tried crying but tears refuse coming out,
She went back to her room and layed down on the bed forcing sleep to come to her eyes but all to no avail.
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Richærd lay on the bed in his large room, his head was faced upward staring at the ceiling fan which was rotating, his mind was really far away from in the realm of thought,
Since that day he caught his fiancee having s€× with his best friend his life has changed he could no longer concentrate in both his business and his personal affairs,
It was now three days and Clara had never called him asking for forgiveness and that had left him stranded, he regret ever knowing her
“why is all this happening to me?”he muttered under his breath
He had went to Sandra’s house countless time but the gate was always under lock he had also went to the market to look for her but could not find her he had taken it that she had travelled out of the town,
He stood up from the bed stretched his body and head out to nowhere in common,
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Sandra sat on her bed in thought, it was three days now and her step mother hasn’t treated her any bad, she had suddenly started to treating her nicely she had stopped beating her or shout at her, she no longer goes to goes to the market, all she now does was eat and sleep, all this made Sandra so afraid as she knew something worst that would harm her life was on the way, Her step mother she knew can never change just like that,
Just then the door of her room crack open, then are step mother walked in accompanied with two huge body men wearing soldier uniform,
“How are you doing?” her step mother asked with a fake smile
“I a–m fi–ne”she stammered in fear,
“”You insulted me to my face, I don’t know where you got the courage, but let me tell you, if I sight any guy around you, I assure you, he will meet his early grave like your stupid father and mother” her step mother said with a smirk,
“What!!!!!!, you killed my parents, you evil woman, so you are this heartless,why??
???” Sandra said in tears
“Am not here for your nonsense cry, I came to give you your punishment for abusing me, you have rested for three days, and I believe you are now fit for it” her step mother said with a stern face
“What do you mean??” Sandra asked in shock
“this men with me would treat your f-ck up,they would be the one to punish you” she said and left
Sandra stared at the men with tears in her eyes, she could not believe human beings can be this sort of wicked her step mother was, the expression of the men in her front was far from pity or mercy, she could not help but wonder what this men had in mind to do to her,
Before she could say or do anything one of them rushed at her with a hot slap which led her into another sprawling on the floor in pain, they both drew out a wh¡p from their trousers, one of them tore off the gown she was wearing leaving her totally unclad,
“Please have mercy on me, please oooo” Sandra pleaded
“You dey mad, when you are abusing your madam, you no know abi, today you go see pepper” one of the men Said with a deep voice which sent shivers down her spine
“I didn’t abuse her, I….. “a stroke of wh¡p landed on her bare back formulating a red line on it,
“haaaaaaaaa” She scre-med in a loud voice, pain surge over all, it seem as if her wh0le body was on fire, the pain was so much severe that she felt life leaving her body, she kept on scre-ming and pleading for mercy but the men continue wh¡pping her without mercy till she could no longer scre-m again,
They left her there to her fate, Sandra lay down on the floor without any sign of movement, she felt extremely exhausted,.
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EPISODE 4

The sun shine brightly to the earth surface bestowing it’s intense heat on it, the time could be at exact 3:00pm, the market was as busy as usual, some traders could be seen attending to their customers , buyer roaming around in search of their reason of coming to the market,
Richærd drove in, with his white lexus jeep with the mind set of finding Sandra, this would be the third time he has came to the market looking for her that day,
His heart has been restless since that first day he took her home in his car, her figure keep reappearing in his mind, she was the only one that can really repair his broken heart,
Due to the fact that his mind was in deep thought, he could not concentrate in his driving any longer,
A guy in his early twenties was crossing the main road with a wheel barrow containing some goods with the owner following him at his back, just as he was about crossing the road was knocked down by Richærd who was less minded in his driving, all the goods in the wheel scattered all over the road the guy fell on the ground in a pool of his own blood, his head and leg was battered,Richærd quickly hopped down from his car and rushed to the guy lying on the ground,’
Please help me carry him to the car”he said to some group of boys, they quickly took him into the car. as Richærd was about driving off, the owner of the goods which was shattered on the ground who was a middle aged woman immediately grabbed his shirt,
“You must pay for my goods you spoilt, you reckless driver” she scre-med not minding the fact that someone who laying unconscious in need of medication,
“Calm down, i will pay you your money, how much is it” he asked bringing out his wallet
“thirty thousand naira” she answered
Richærd knew well that she was lying but due to the injured boy in his car he gave her the money and drove off
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immediately he reached the hospital three nurse took him in a stretcher and led him into the theatre for treatment
“Hei what have i got myself into, please lord don’t allow anything happen to the man” he
the guy fell on the ground in a pool of his own blood, his head and leg was battered,Richærd quickly hopped down from his car and rushed to the guy lying on the ground,’Please help me carry him to the car”he said to some group of boys, they quickly took him into the car. as Richærd was about driving off, the owner of the goods which was shattered on the ground who was a middle aged woman immediately grabbed his shirt,
“You must pay for my good you spoilt, you reckless driver” she scre-med not minding the fact that someone who laying unconscious in need of medication,
“Calm down, i will pay you your money, how much is it” he asked bringing out his wallet
“thirty thousand naira” she answered
Richærd knew well that she was lying but due to the injured boy in his car he gave her the money and drove off
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immediately he reached the hospital three nurse took him in a stretcher and led him into the theatre ,
Hei what have I put myself into” he muttered as drip of sweat form on his face
Not long after the doctor came out with a stethoscope round his neck
“Please doctor, how is he doing?please tell me all is well” Richærd asked anxiously
“He is coping well, he loss a lot of blood, and that made him very weak, you would have to pay the due bill before any other treatment is administered to him, lest i forget, i will like to see you tomorrow in my office by 9:am in the morning, i hope you can make it” the doctor said,
“There is no problem, i will come, thank you very much doctor” he said happily,
“We are doing our job, just try and come tommorow OK?” the doctor said with a calm smile,
“There is no problem doc, i will come, thank you once more” he said as they both shook hand Richærd left the hospital with joy and sadness, the fact that the boy was alive made him happy but not getting to see Sandra again left sadness in him,
He reached his house, turned on the air condition and lay down on his bed, he checked his time and it was 6:50pm, he turned on the music player and ins**ted his best westlife music ‘soledad’ the music seem to calm his mind,
ater on he dozed off with the music still going on,
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The alarm on his phone scre-med loudily jerking him off his sleep, he scrubed his eyes yawned widely and head straight to the rest room to clean up, by the time he was done, the time was 7:58am, he went to the fridge and brought out the soup he bought yesterday, he light up the gas cooker and placed the soup on it,
He sat on the stool in the kitchen waiting for the soup to get warmed,
As he stared at the gas cooker his mind flashed back to his parent, he remembered when his mother would sit him down in the kitchen teaching him how to cook,but after all the teaching he couldn’t learn to cook, he had enjoyed the company of his parent all his life till the night they were kidnapped, that was when he was 23 years old five years ago,
It was just like a dream to him, he could not help but wondered what would be their fate now, maybe they were already dead, the incident was still fresh in his mind, it happened so quick without any trace left by the kidnappers
FLASH BACK
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Richærd was in his bedroom playing his favourite game at around 10:pm,
Suddenly the power supply in the wh0le room turned off, leaving everyone in commotion, he quickly turned on the light of he phone and head out to check what could be the problem,
Just as he reached the door post the light came back, he stood there confused, he rushed out to check his parent who was in the sitting room then, but to his utmost surprise they were no more there, he ran upstair to check their room but he couldn’t find them,
He search through the nook and crane of the building but couldn’t find them, their phone was also missing that was when it dawn on him that his parent had been kidnapped and it was exactly that same time the power source got off,
He had cried out his eyes then praying for his parent to come back but they had not been seen, he travelled to the town of lagos with his uncle for apprentish¡p, he uncle called Clement was the only good and generous man from his father’s relatives, the immediate brother of his father called maazi Ozor had quickly took over all the properties of his father leaving Richærd with nothing, if not for the help of Clement he could have end up beging in the street, After three years of apprentish¡p, he was settled, and that was where he had acquired the money that had sustained him althrough then till now.
PRESENT
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Tears formed in Richærd eyes as all those event played in his mind, he brought down the pot of soup on the fire, he made a little semovita and head to the sitting room to devour his meal,
In no distant time he was done, he took his bath and wore a red polo and a black trouser with a black suppra shoe to match, the time was 8:35am, he entered his lexus jeep, which has a scratch in it’s boonet, even it’s headlamp was broken all as a result of the previous accident he had,
He parked his car at the appropriate place and walked into the hospital curiously.
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Tbc

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