Who Killed Atim episode 3

🙆WHO KILLED ATIM🤷
Episode 3.

Story by Miriam Edem.

As Ekpenyong left, I quickly took a towel to clean up Atim and he entered dialling a number.
“He’s not picking o, he told me.
“Mbok fiak kod, I said getting up to meet him and he picked up.

“Ekpenyong? A hoarse voice called out.
“Uncle mbok ku yad esit, there’s a problem that’s why I called, Ekpenyong said.

“What happened? Can’t it wait till morning? The man asked.
“Its my Neighbour Ayi, someone died in his house and it looks like poisoning, Ekpenyong replied.

“Who did it? The man asked.
“Is not me o I swear. We ate the same food and drank the same water but I’m still alive. Mbok di wam mi, I don’t know what to do, I replied.

“Young man this is a serious case and not a wam mi story. We have to wait till morning and contact the police and yes I’ll be there, but are you sure you have nothing to do with this? The man asked.
“Oh sir I swear on my late father grave, yak abasi amia mi ufen if I have a hand in this, I replied.

“Its okay, and ermm….. An autopsy will determine what exactly happened anyway but for now nothing can be done about it. I’ll make a contact to a friend of mine who is an officer and let’s see how it will go in the morning, The man said.
“Oh sosongo akwa ete, thank you sir, I said.

“thank you uncle, thank you, Ekpenyong added.
“Its okay I’ll call back in the morning, The man said and dropped the call and i heaved.
“Thank you, God bless you for me, I said to him.

“For what? You’ve cleaned her up? Ekpenyong asked and i nodded.
“I can’t bear to see her like that na, I replied.

“Its okay, let’s just hope everything goes well in the morning, we have to be positive even though the situation looks scary, Ekpenyong said and i nodded.
“Let’s keep her well please, I said and arranged the scattered bed, and together we carried Atim lifeless body and laid her neatly covering her face.

I stood akimbo looking at her still not believing its really happening and Ekpenyong held me,
“Let’s go have our rest in my room, he said.
“I feel like she’s going to wake up, what if she’s sleeping? I asked.

“Ayi stop this and accept the fact that she’s dead and we have been in the same room with a corpse for more than 30 minutes, let’s go, Ekpenyong said dragging me while i took one last glance of her before stepping out with Ekpenyong but surprisingly a police van drove in and our mouth flew open.

“Who called them? I asked Ekpenyong and the woman who left my house came out and welcomed them,
“Its him, there’s a dead body in his room, the woman said to the police pointing at us and Ekpenyong looked at me as the men approached us.

“Officer please i can explain, i immediately said but 2 men ignored and went in unveiling Atim face,
“Its true, 1 shouted and the men who was outside sternly looked at me.

“Officer i didn’t do it please, i didn’t kill Atim, i shakily said before they said anything.
“Who killed Atim? Who! 1 of them shouted.

“Oh abasi! I shouted not knowing how to answer the same question I’ve been asking myself.
“Officer I think she ate this elsewhere before coming here, Ekpenyong came in.

“Did you inform the authorities about this and were you trying to escape? An officer asked.
“Yes, i called my uncle who works in civil defense and he promised to call his friend who is a police but he asked us to wait till morning, Ekpenyong replied.

“We are not escaping please, i only wanted to rest in his house, i added pointing at Ekpenyong door.
“We can’t wait till morning and you’ll have to come with us, its important, An officer said and i fearfully looked at Ekpenyong.

“Can’t it wait till morning? My uncle is coming here, Ekpenypng said
“And whats our business? Will your uncle come teach us our job? An officer angrily asked.

“Okay no problem, I’m coming but I’m innocent mbok, I said but I was already handcuffed while Ekpenyong weakly looked.
“Your house key? An officer asked and i simply told them the door is not locked and they took me away but few men remained………….

We arrived at the station and i was very ready to say all i know but i was asked to wait till morning before giving any statement. I was already Suffocating there and if anyone had told me Ayi Solomon will be in police custody for a crime he didn’t commit, i wouldn’t have believed it.

I was so uncertain of what my fate will be with the look on the officer faces, I’m sure they didn’t believe my story and that made it more scary.

And again, i thought my neighbor said i was a good guy? But the face she came out with to meet the police was not a friendly one… She didn’t trust me. Besides, how was she able to contact the police that quick after giving a bad suggestion concerning Atim? I thought and frustratedly sighed rubbing my head.

“Your name? An officer asked me.
“Ayi Solomon, i replied.

“The deceased name, he asked again.
“I only know Atim, i replied.

“Where does she stays? He asked again and i heaved and weakly gave out her address.
“is she staying alone? He asked.

“With her aunty who she helps in catering business, I replied.
“Your girlfriend or? He asked.

“Friend, i replied.
“Shebi you dey sleep with your friend? Abi na friends with benefit? An officer asked and i heaved bowing my head.

I don’t blame him to say that, and i suddenly regretted why i accepted Atim to sleep over when i could have dropped her off at home. But she insisted to stay that night because her aunty traveled to Uyo for a burial, and to think that she will be coming back today to know her cousin died at my place made it more painful………

Tbc
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