Love with bitter tears batch 8 – finale

LOVE WITH BITTER TEARS
EPISODE 22
One of the doctors watching
them
from the receptionist stand
walked over to them as they
struggled to drag Annie with
them. Doctor: “Hello please?”
he said
politely, smiling as they turned
to
face him. Paul: “Hello! What
can we do for
you?” he asked still trying to
calm
Annie down. Doctor: “Can I ask
you guys a
question please?” d-ckson:
“Sure, go on” Doctor: “Who is
that little boy to
you?” Ralph: “Hmmmmm! We
don’t
know him, we were just
driving
by when we saw people
gathered. That was when our
baby asked us to stop the car,
she
kinda rescued him from getting
killed” he explained proudly.
Doctor: “Your daughter should
be
given an award for such a
brave
act. And I overheard her saying
she wants to stay with the
boy?
She’s got a really large heart I
must say” Ralph: “Yeah thank
you!” he
replied eager to get away from
the conversation so they could
go
home. Doctor: “May I suggest
she stays?
She and the young lady here, I
will personally take care of
them.
They can even stay at my place
tonight and tomorrow and if
you
stay around, I will drive them
home myself. The way I am
looking at things now, this girl
might fall sick if you forcibly
take
her home like this. Paul: “We
are sorry to decline
doctor. She is too young to
really
know what she wants. Thanks
for your suggestion anyway.
We
will get going now, thank you”
he said and they all turned to
leave, he noticed that Annie
was
quiet all of a sudden, he
checked
and realised she had fallen
asleep
in his arms and heaved a sigh
of
relief. They drove back to
Ibadan
in silence with each of their
minds occupied with thoughts
of the
young boy and the state they
met
him in. it was really pathetic.
=== He sat thinking about
where he
could find Sammy. He still
nursed
doubts in his heart about his
wife.
He knew he had to find out the
truth but how he could do that
was something he wasn’t sure
about. He remembered he
hadn’t
read news that day and he had
forgotten to get newspaper
from
the vendor, he decided to
check
online. He logged in to
http://www.storyaim.com and the
first thing he saw was JUNGLE
JUSTICE:
AN INNOCENT BOY ALOMOST
LYNCHED BY AN ANGRY MOB.
The
title seemed catchy so he
decided
to read it cursing the adults
who
would want to set an young
boy ablaze just because of
some
cheap commodity. His network
was slow so he tried again by
reloading it. It came on at last
and
the pictures he saw almost
took
his breath away. Laying on the
floor was his son, covered in
blood, unrecognizable because
of
his swollen and bleeding face.
He
dropped his phone and stood
up,
unable to continue reading the
news any further. ”Oh my son!
My son!!” he kept muttering
breathlessly. He thought he
was
going to have a heart attack
because of how much pain he
was feeling in his heart. “All
these
is my fault, I drove you out of
the house… where exactly are
you?”
he remembered the post could
give him information about his
whereabouts and went over to
his phone, picked it up and
proceeded with his reading
again. He saw the picture of
the
brave beautiful girl who had
saved his Sammy. They were
pictured with her rocking
Sammy’s head on her lap and
looking menacingly at one of
the men carrying out the
nefarious
act. He finally got the address
of the
hospital where Sammy was
admitted at, without thinking,
he
ran for his car and zoomed off.
Ophelia ran out when she
heard
the sound of his car leaving the
compound and wondered
what
could be wrong this time. She
saw
his phone on the table with the
post he just read still on the
screen, scooped it up and
scanned through it. She
staggered back when she saw
Sammy in the pool of his own
blood. Her hands began to
shake
while her palms sweated
profusely. She quickly dropped
it,
took her car keys and went
after her husband. === On
getting to the hospital, he was
directed to the doctor in charge
of
his son’s case. Richærd: “Good
evening, I am the
father of the boy who was
brought in some hours back.
The
one in the ER” He introduced
himself. Doctor: “I know whom
you are,
the receptionist already called
to
inform me of your presence”
he
said as they shook hands.
Richærd: “Oh good! So how is
my
son? Will he be okay?” Doctor:
“Of course he will be
okay. He sustained multiple
injuries though, three broken
ribs, mild concussion of the
brain
and some fractures here and
there. But let’s thank God that
girl stood up for him when she
did,
by now his charred corpse
would
have been what you’d be
picking
from the road now with people
looking at you as the father of
a
thief” Richærd: “Hmmmm glory
be to
God. Does that mean my son is
not in danger anymore? I
mean
he will recover?” Doctor: “Of
course he will recover
faster than you think. You
should
find a way to thank the parents
of
that girl. They even paid your
son’s hospital bills and the girl?
She was so taken to your son
that she didn’t want to leave”
Richærd: “I must see that girl of
course, I read about it all online
and I must say I am really
impressed. Her parents must
really be proud of her. Please
when next they come, tell
them I want to see them, they
should
give me a call” he said handing
his card to him. Doctor: “Okay
they will hear. And
don’t worry, your son will be
fine” Richærd: “But can I see
him now?” Doctor: “Of course!
If you can’t
see him then who can? I will
take
you there. Come with me
please?”
he said leading the way.
Richærd: “Thanks a lot” he said
as
they walked along the long
corridor leading to the
Emergency
Room. He was taken aback
when he saw
his son. He was plastered from
head to toe. POP was used to
support one of his legs. He fell
on
his knees and just stayed there
with his heard down like a
gallant soldier who fell in
battle. Doctor: “Are you okay?”
he said
holding him gently by the
shoulder. Richærd; “I am not
okay doctor.
You see that boy lying over
there?
I am the reason he is there. He
told me something grievous
someone is dong to him and I
refused to believe him. I even
punished him for calling me a
coward when I knew within
me
that he was really saying the
truth. Now he is lying here
almost
maimed while his mother is
lying
cold and stiff in the ground, all
my fault” Doctor: “I will advise
you to just
pray for him to get better soon
so
you can apologize to him. That
is
the best way and hope the
person that did that grievous
something has been
reprimanded? Don’t let him or
her
go scot free” Richærd: “She will
not. I will reveal
her dirty secrets to the wh0le
world, I will ruin her life for
ruining my family” he said
bitterly. Doctor: “It’s okay, go
talk to your
son now, he seems to be
awake. I
will get going though, I am
having another appointment in
five minutes’ time.” he checked
his time, patted Richærd’s
shoulder and started walking
out. Ophelia hid herself behind
the
door till the doctor had
disappeared out of sight. She
quickly sneaked away from the
ER and fled from the hospital.
=== Ever since they got back
from
Abeokuta, Annie refused to talk
to anyone. She became sullen
and
withdrawn overnight. The cries
of the boy kept ringing in her
head, his agonized gaze as he
looked up at her. She felt like
she
could almost feel all the hurts
he
had passed through in his short
life on earth. She wanted to go
back there so much but there
was
no one to take her, which
saddened her so much. Paul:
“Annie, we are going to see
that boy on tomorrow which is
Saturday. Will you like to go
with
us?” he said that morning as
they
were preparing for work while
prepared for school. Annie:
“Yeeeees! She said
jumping up excitedly. “let’s get
him plenty gifts, I will give him
all
my toys even Elsa” Paul: “You
like him that much?” Annie:
“Yes I like him very much,
he looks as if he is my brother”
Paul: “Really? Brother from
another planet heart right?” he
teased her. Ralph: “Looks like
someone is
back. Welcome back baby, we
missed you” he said pecking
her
on the cheek with the foamy
teeth paste in his mouth.
Annie: “Uhnnn! 1st daddy, you
are dirty” she said using her
towel to clean her cheek. ===
At the hospital, The POP on his
leg
had been removed while some
of
the bandages still remained. He
kept thinking about the girl
who
had saved him. She looked
exactly the same age as his
Annie, for this one fact, he
wanted to see her so much. As
he
was thinking, he heard
shuffling
of legs outside, he looked
sideways and there she was,
sanding right there grinning
gleefully. Annie: “Oh my God!
You look
better friend. Thank God He
answered my prayers” she said
walking towards him slowly
afraid that if she walked fast,
she
will find out that it’s all a
dream anyway. Sammy: “So
you’ve been praying
for me?” he said sitting up.
Annie: “Of course! Meet my
three dads. This 1st dad, 2nd
dad and 3rd dad” he said
pointing at them one after the
other. Sammy: “1st dad, 2nd
dad, 3rd dad? Are those their
names? How
is it that you have three dad?
What of your mum?” he asked
after he had nodded greeting
to
the three dudes standing like
her
body guard. Annie: “They
refused to tell me
where she is. What about you?
But what is your name? I don’t
even know your name”
Sammy: “My name is Samson
but
everybody calls me Sammy.
What
about you?” Annie: “My name
is Annie…” Sammy: “Annie…?”
his eyes
almost popped out of their
bruised sockets.
 
(SEMI FINAL)
EPISODE 23
Annie: “What happened
Sammy?
Why did you shout?” Sammy:
“It’s nothing, what is
your full name?” he asked
hopefully. Annie: “Annabelle”
Sammy: “Oh I see! It’s not
Anita?
Oh that’s fine” Paul: “Is
something wrong young
champ? You look pale” he
asked
with concern registering in his
voice and face. Sammy:
“Nothing really, just that
she reminds me of my sister
who
was snatched from my arms
some
years back” The three men
exchanged looks. Ralph: “What
was her name?” Sammy: “Her
name was Anita but
we called her Annie” he said
looking so downcast. They
exchanged confused looks
again. Ralph: “Do you still
remember the
date it happened? How old
was
she?” Sammy: “That was one
day I have
inscribed into my memory. It
happened on the 14th of
March, 2011 around past
10p.m at night.
We haven’t found her till now,
not
even her dead body. It was as
if
she vanished into thin air.
Meanwhile she was just three
months old” he had tears in his
eyes when he was done with
his
narration. d-ckson: “Oh my
God! How many
were the men who had
snatched
her from you?” Sammy: “They
were two on a
bike” Ralph: “Let me see you
guys” he
said walking away from
Sammy’s
ward into the corridor while
his
friends followed suite. Paul:
“Are guys thinking the same
thing I am thinking?” d-ckson:
“I am short of words
right now, I don’t think I can
even breathe. Those two seem
to
be siblings, oh my God!” he
said
using his hand to fan himself.
Ralph: “Let’s not jump into
conclusion yet, it might just be
one big coincidence. We cannot
take everything hook, line and
sinker just yet. We need more
proof” Paul: “You are right. I
absolutely
agree with you” he nodded his
head in agreement. d-ckson:
“What other proof do
you need? Annie was like three
months when we found her,
there were two men with a
bike
parked beside them. As if that
is
not enough, we found her on
the 15th of March. I noticed the
striking resemblance between
them though but I thought it
was
just a coincidence. Annie must
be
the missing sister he is so
longing
to see again. We cannot just
close
our eyes to this just because
we are afraid of losing her”
Ralph: “You are right too
though
but we still need more proof
and
until I have it, I will not release
her to anybody” he said,
walked
back to the ward and met the
two
of them having a serious
discussion. Annie: “Tell me
about Annie your
sister please?” Sammy: “My
baby sister was a
very charming girl. Her smile
could lit up the darkest of
souls.
She had dimples just like yours,
actually her dimples were my
doing. I dipped my middle
finger in each of her cheeks
every day
until the dimples became
permanent” he gave a short
mirthless laugh. Annie:
“Hmmmm! You are wicked
o…I wish I know your sister
though, we will be very good
friends” Sammy: “Yeah! I have
a feeling
you will get to know her soon.
What did you say happened to
your mum?” Ralph: “Uhmm!
We have to go
now, it’s getting late. We will
be
back to check on you later
okay?” he said intentionally
changing the direction of their
discussion. Sammie:
“Awwwwwww too bad!
When will you come back
again
please? I have not really gotten
to
thank Annie for saving my life”
he
became melancholic in the
twinkle of an eye. Annie: “Do
we really have to leave
now? Can’t I stay with him?
Tomorrow is Sunday anyway”
she said pleadingly. Sammie:
“No Annie! You should
go with them, it’s not right for
you
to stay here all by yourself.
They
are just trying to ensure you
are
safe. Trust them, they will
bring
you back and by then, I would
have gotten better and we will
be
able to play around. I will even
show you lots of stuffs” Annie:
“Okay Sammy” she replied
brightening up. Her dad
exchanged another surprised
looks at how easily he was
able
to convince her. A nurse
entered the ward with a
message for them… Nurse:
“The doctor asked me to
give you this card, his dad
requested that you call him
whenever you are around, he
wants to see you I guess” she
said handing the card over to
Ralph who collected it. Ralph:
“Thank you, I will call him
but not today anymore. We are
just about to start heading
home”
he replied with a forced smile.
Nurse: “It’s okay. Call him next
time you are coming then” she
replied and strutted out of the
ward. === At the hospital that
day, Richærd
and Sammy had a lengthy
discussion, he was able to
clarify
his accusations and he saw
truth
in what he said especially
when
he learnt the name of her
girlfriend was Gloria. He
remembered her always
muttering ‘Glo… Glo” each time
he
made love to her. he was so
angry about her using his son
to
satisfy her s€×ual urge that he
was going to just hand her
over
to the police but when he got
home, she was no-where to be
found. He called her parents
who
in turned contacted Gloria but
even she said she hadn’t heard
anything from her. He waited
patiently for her to show up. It
had been a week and still,
nothing was heard from her.
He took a one week leave from
work so he could give all his
attention to his son. As he got
ready to leave for the hospital,
the
door of his sitting room flung
open and Ophelia’s dad barged
in. Pro. Harry: “You b—–d! I
knew
you were bad luck for my
daughter from the onset.
Where is
my daughter” he moved
menacingly towards Richærd
pointing threateningly at him.
Richærd: “I should be asking
you
that! You knew your daughter
was a depraved human and
you
still gave her hand to me in
marriage?” Prof. Harry: “You
dare call me
daughter depraved to my face?
I
shouldn’t have gotten you out
of
that prison. I should have
allowed you to rot and decay
in
there so maggots could feed
on you” Richærd: “Then it was
you…?” he
moved towards him and held
his
collar really tight choking him
in
the process. “You were the
b—–d who locked me up for
no
apparent reason? It was you
b—–d who caused the
disappearance of my three
months old baby? It was you,
you
bloody old fool?” he grunted in
between clenched teeth. Pro.
Harry: “You are choking me
boy!” he said breathlessly and
tore his hands off his collar
forcefully. Richærd: “So I have
been dining
with the enemy all along? Your
daughter knew this and yet
she
never told me? What a fool I
have
been. She even used that to
blackmail my little boy into
pleasuring her because nothing
I
did on bed ever satisfied her
being the l-sbian she is?” he
slumped down on the chair
weeping into his hands. Prof.
Harry: “What do you mean
by that? What do you mean by
she blackmailed your son into
pleasuring her? L£sb!an?
Who?”
he asked with eyes opened
wide. Richærd: “You just heard
me. Her
girlfriend Gloria probably broke
up with her so she turned to
my
son. Your daughter ruined my
family, my life. How will my
son
grow up viewing women in
general now? Will he grow like
a
normal kid or will he start
craving
s€× now? Your daughter did
these to me and you are here
shouting incentives at me?
Please
get out! Get the hell out of my
house before I do something I
will regret for the rest of my
life”
he stood up pushing the dazed
prof towards the door. === She
sat in her hotel room,
thinking of what to do next.
She
knew that her parents would
have gotten wind of her
depravity and so she dared not
show her face there. She had
thrown her main sim card
away
and gotten another so no one
would be able to locate her.
She
knew that Gloria was the only
person she could contact at
that
point in time and so she did.
She asked her to meet her at
home
since no one was around at the
moment. When she got there,
truth to her
words, no one was around. Her
children had gone to school
and
the servants were nowhere to
be
found. Ophelia: “Hey! Longest
time
ever…” she said taking in the
changes in the house. Things
looked messier around the
house
probably thanks to her
children. Gloria: “I have been
extremely
busy” Ophelia: “I could
imagine. being a
full house wife is not an easy
task.
Besides, what happened to the
servants?” Gloria: “My husband
sent them
away. He said I needed to get
busy and not rely on other
people to help do my womanly
chores. It’s been hectic indeed!”
she said heaving a sigh.
Ophelia: “Too bad!” She said
and
moved closer to her “Baby I
need
your help…I think I am a
fugitive
now with nowhere to go to
and
no friends or family. I need you
now more than ever” Gloria:
“Why are you on the run if
I may ask?” Ophelia: “It’s a long
story my
dear, I might not be able to tell
you but right now I am
burning, I
mean seriously h—y. I haven’t
had good s€× for a while now.
Please can we, you know this
last time?” she winked. Gloria:
“No way! I told you we
were over and besides I am no
longer that type of person. I
have
had a change of s€×ual
preference, a healing. I think
you
need healing too, your
husband could have been able
to provide
that if you had let him”
Ophelia: “I told you not to
preach
this s–t to me again. Will you
help
me or not? I really really need
this
Glo! You promised me you’d be
there for me no matter what.
This
is the time I need you most”
she moved closer to her
desperately
and held on to her but Gloria
slapped her immediately. What
was that for?” she held her
cheek
dazed. Gloria: “I told you I was
no longer
interested! Now will you get
out
of my house please?” she
pointed
furiously at the door. Ophelia:
“I told you back then
that you will regret ever
casting
me away right? If I cannot
have
you then no one else will” she
said, dipped her hand in her
hand
bag, brought out a knife. Gloria
on seeing it staggered back.
Gloria: “Ophelia don’t do this
please. Put away the knife so
we
can talk this through” Ophelia:
“Talk this through? Liar!
You have always been a
terrible
liar! You are only looking for
another opportunity to toss me
to
the dogs. I will never forgive
you
for this” she plunged towards
Gloria like one in a trance but
she
was able to dodge it, she tried
to
run but tripped over a chair
and
fell flat on her face. She stood
looming over her with a
wicked
grin on her face “I told you, no
one else will have you if I
can’t”
she said bent down and
plunged
the knife into Gloria’s heart,
blood
gushed out. She pulled it out
and
plunged it into her stomach
many
times till she was satisfied at
last that there was no breath
left in
her anymore. She stood up,
took
a w-t wipe from her handbag,
wiped clean the blood stains
on
her leather gown, hands and
the
knife then returned the knife
into her bag. She looked
around to
make sure no one had seen her
and fled for the door.
 
Finale
Episode 24
Sammy was discharged the
following week after Annie’s
visit. When they got home, he
could not believe he was home
at last. He went straight to
where his mum’s picture was
hung on the wall in his room
and said “Mum I am back.
Thanks for watching over me
and you will not believe I saw
a girl who looks just like you,
she is so adorable, a real
princess. She even saved me, I
could have died. I wish you
were alive mum, you would
have loved her very much too.
When I make enough money, I
will marry her” he said giggling
from ears to ears. His dad snuck
into the room.
Richærd: “Welcome back home
son! I feel like the wh0le world
has been placed under my feet
with you in this house again. I
hope your mum forgives me
too, I made you suffer so much
and closed my eyes to what
you were going through. I am
not a good father at all and
you were right, I was a coward
and a weakling but that has
changed now. I will be strong
for you from now as long as I
live. How I wish your sister is
here too”
Sammy: “We will find her
someday dad. It will happen
like a miracle so don’t worry
dad. Besides what of my step
mum? I haven’t heard anything
about her for a very long time
now” she looked up at him.
Richærd: “She is no longer your
step mum. I don’t know where
she is either and I don’t want
to know. She should better
remain hidden except she
needs more drama in her
pathetic life” he said bitterly.
Sammy: “So you don’t love her
anymore?”
Richærd: “How can I continue
loving the person who ruined
my family and almost ruined
my only son’s life? I regret ever
loving her to begin with. I did
not look well before leaping
and my children were made to
carry the brunt of my
carelessness. l can never be
done with paying for my sins
son” he placed his hand across
his shoulder and he smiled.
Sammy: “It’s okay dad. I will
make sure never to make the
same mistakes you made. I will
be very patient with my wife
and not be quarrelsome for the
sake of my children. I will pay
more attention to my children
too to know when they are
going through hærd times and
then, I will never tell a single
woman my marital challenges
or listen to her advice
especially when I know she
will do no good for my
marriage. I learnt a lot from
you dad”
Richærd: “Someone is back to
his old self again. I missed you
all the way my boy” he said
and drew him to a close
embrace.
===
Johnson got back home ahead
of time that day but only to
find his wife murdered with
multiple stab wounds on her
mid-section and chest. He was
taken aback at first when he
saw her pleading eyes frozen
by the icy hands of death. He
heard his children coming back
happily and quickly went
outside to meet them locking
the door behind him. He took
them to their grandma’s place
without bothering to answer
any of their questions. His mind
was running wild, thinking of
what to do and how to catch
the murderer until he
remembered he had installed a
CCTV in his bedroom and in the
living room since the first time
he caught them k-ssing. He had
not been satisfied with their
flimsy excuses so he had the
CCTV installed in a bid to catch
them red-handed.
After dropping his two kids, he
went back home, called the
police and two officers were
sent to him. Even they were
surprised at how gruesome the
murder was, it was something
out of the movies.
1 st Officer: “What Nigerian
demon could have had the
guts to do something like
this?” he asked looking at the
corpse with horror.
2 nd Officer: “It’s truly terrible.
And I have checked the wh0le
perimeter, the doors and
everything. There seems to be
no indication of false entry or
much struggle. It seems the
victim knows the murderer and
was even cordial with him or
her. That is my observation
though”
1 st Officer: “I agree with you
but let’s dig around even more
maybe we can find more
evidence to pin down the
person who did this?”
2 nd Officer: “Mr Johnson, do
you probably have any idea on
who could have done this?
Maybe a jealous ex, colleague,
a stalker e.t.c?” he said facing
Johnson who was at one
corner shivering like a lone
man on a street of London
during winter.
Johnson: “I have no idea officer
but I do remember installing a
CCTV somewhere over there”
he said pointing at one said of
the ceiling.
1 st Officer: “Oh very good!
Very very good!! That was very
thoughtful of you sir, you just
made our work easier” he said
walking towards the Camera.
2 nd Officer: “Call an ambulance
now, so she can be taken to a
morgue. She might start
decomposing soon” he said as
they walked towards the door.
===
On getting to her hotel, it was
as if everybody was pointing
accusing fingers at her. Every
faces she saw was Gloria’s it
was just like Judas Iscariot’s
hallucination saga on his way
to commit suicide in “The
Passion of Christ” Movies. She
staggered to her room,
thinking it would be over but
every objects in the room, even
her bed had bloodstains on
them. She saw Gloria’s dead
face in the mirror instead of
hers. She held her head with
her two hands and began to
scre-m. All of a sudden,
everything became normal
again, she fell on her bed and
went into a nightmarish
slumber.
Meanwhile, every stations on
GOTV carried the news of the
murder of a young woman at
her home by her best friend
whom she was allegedly
having an immoral affair with
before she got married. Her
picture was all over the social
media urging anyone who
sights her to give the police a
call. A bounty price of Ten
million naira was placed on her
head. Everyone who saw the
news or read it online was on
the lookout for her.
One of the cleaners who helped
clean her room once at the
Hilton hotel called the police
and informed them that she
was there, she also gave them
her room number.
As she slept, she heard a bang
on her door and opened her
eyes like a possessed. The door
handle turned and three police
officers with their AK47
pointed in front of them
aiming at her barged into the
room. She made to run to the
bathroom but they were
swifter and double-crossed her.
Policeman: “You are under
arrest for the murder of Mrs
Gloria Arowolo. You are
advised to keep quiet since
anything you say now can be
used against you in the law
court” he said like a
programmed robot.
Ophelia: “Who are you guys to
arrest me like this? I refuse to
go with you. I am innocent, I
did not murder anyone…” she
scre-med and kicked as they
handcuffed her hand behind
her back and led her down the
corridor leading to the exit
door. “You guys are making a
grave mistake, you are
arresting the wrong person…I
am innocent, I don’t know
anything about it I swear” she
kept ranting on and on until
they got to the police station.
She was locked in the
interrogation room bound
hand and legs to a wooden
chair. Immediately she heard
the door open, she started
scre-ming and ranting on and
on about being innocent again.
Officer: “Will you shut up now
you heartless woman?” he said
casting her a disdainful look.
Ophelia: “I want my lawyer.
You guys are looking for whom
to frame. I want my laaawyer!”
she scre-med and the officer
gave her a resounding slap.
Officer: “Who is looking for
whom to frame? Now did you
kill Mrs Gloria Arowolo or not? I
want a yes or no answer and
nothing more”
Ophelia: “No!”
Officer: “Do you know why I
am asking you even when I
already know the answer?
Because I want to torture you
to my heart’s satisfaction. Look
at that plugged iron over there,
it is for your face, I will use it to
iron out those two dimples on
your cheeks” he threatened
while Ophelia burst into tears.
Ophelia: “I did not do anything
I swear. She was my friend so I
wouldn’t do a thing like that to
her” the tears flowing down
her face would fill one washing
basin. The officer went over
and lifted the iron into his
hands. Brought it close and
placed it on her cheek letting it
linger for some seconds. She
scre-med and scre-med, her
lungs almost tore out. The
officer dropped the iron which
had a fragment of her skin
stuck to it.
Officer: “Now let’s go again. Did
you murder Mrs Gloria Arowolo
or not?”
Ophelia: “What evidence do
you have for you to be doing
this to me? I said I want
evidence” she said weakly. The
officer dipped his hand into his
pocket and brought out his
phone which had the video of
her murdering Gloria. He
showed it to her and she
became silent immediately.
Officer: Now answer my
question…”
Ophelia: “Yes I did! She was
trying to ditch me after all the
good times we shared in the
past. I needed her but she left
me in the lurch? She said
defiantly.
Officer: “Tell that to the judge
at the law court” he said and
walked out.
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