Who Killed Atim episode 4

🙆WHO KILLED ATIM🤷
Episode 4.
Story by Miriam Edem.

I sat there hearing the men conversations and the various phone calls they made and saw the glances they threw at me and I’ll bow my head.
At a point I didn’t know when I dozed off but felt a tap and I quickly woke up.
“You dey sleep ba? You still get eyes to sleep shey? An officer asked and I cleaned my eyes.

“Follow me! He shouted and I slowly followed him behind and saw it was dawn already.
We got to a room and he pointed a seat for me to sit down which there was another empty chair there.
I sat down clueless looking at the officer but he left the room before I could ask what I was doing there.

I cant tell how long i was there alone, but the door opened and 3 men on uniform entered which I greeted them very anxious. 1 sat down and I noticed he was higher in rank than the 2 who stood by his sides.
He looked at me eye balls to eye balls while I almost urinated where I sat. My legs were shaking with such look from him, the only time someone looked me that way was my late father when i was a child anytime I commit at home which a very serious beating awaits me.

“Ayi Solomon what? The man finally asked.
“Sir? I shakily asked not expecting that first.

“You don deaf ba! One of the standing officers shouted on me.
“Akiba! Ayi Solomon Akiba, I quickly replied.

“Akiba? Solomon Akiba? The man asked with a tone that seemed the name sound familiar.
“Yes sir, I replied nodding.

“Where’s your father? The man asked.
“He died, 10 years ago, I replied.

“Is your father Solomon Akiba Edet? he asked and i just breathed out.
Instantly i had hope as i nodded bowing my head.
“Leave us, the man said to the men and i raised my head and saw the police men gone leaving me with him.

“Dah nsi woro fi ntem? I know your father, we schooled in the same primary school, what happened? the man asked and I quickly went down on my knees… To me I’ve seen a savior.
“Sir I didn’t do anything o……. “Sit down and tell me everything, don’t worry I’m all ears, the man said and i sniffed and sat down.

“Atim is my friend and she decided to visit me yesterday evening. When she came it wasn’t long it began to rain and she asked to spend the night at my place. Sir I had abak soup i made the previous day, so i made dinner and she was the one who scooped the soup into the plate after i prepared garri. We ate in the same plate and drank the same water. Sir i lie not, the dirty plates are still there because i stopped her from washing the plates. Then as we were talking after eating, she began coughing and i gave her water to drink. I saw she was weak and asked if everything was okay but she said she’s only tired and she wants to sleep. She laid on the bed and that was it, but around 2a.m I heard noises as if someone was hitting the bed, then i woke up to see Atim struggling to breathe, her eyes were almost out of the socket and foam began to come out from her mouth. Oh Sir that is all i know, God bear me witness, I narrated while the man was quiet listening to me and an officer walked in immediately.

“The deceased aunty is here, the officer said and the man nodded.
“Tell her to wait for me in my office, he said and the man saluted him and left.

“Ayi I’ve heard you. This is a very tactical case one has to be wise and careful, you got unfortunately dragged into the mess because she slept in your room and there’s no witness to attest that it wasn’t you who poisoned her. Your neighbor wasn’t there with you, when i questioned him he said he returned from work very late and retired to his room without even seeing you, looks like you two are very close. Nevertheless the body has been examined, she wasn’t strangled or anywhere beaten up, and we also saw the towel you used in cleaning the foam from her mouth, and yes we have seen the abak soup which have been taken for test and your room has been thoroughly checked and its clean. Now wisdom is what we are going to apply when the result of the autopsy comes out and if the soup is proven safe, the man said and breathed out.

“Don’t worry I’ll help you if you’re truly innocent, what i want you to do now for me is calm down and try to remember the conversation you had with Atim before she died. She must have been somewhere before she came to your place because there are poisons that acts slowly, probably she ate it elsewhere and it reacted at your place. Let me go hear from her aunty, I’ll be back okay, the man said.

“Thank you sir, thank you, i said and he stood up and left.
Hey God i didn’t know how to express my gratitude, i just left the chair i was sitting on to the floor just to calm my nerves and to remember all that i discussed with Atim just as the man said………….

Tbc
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