Epic 36“What did he find out?”. I managed to say after a deep breath.“He didn't make it known to me, but he seemed to have gotten a little information about the missing baby”. Dinma mumbled.“Tell him to stop stressing himself, that I have already accepted the crime”. I mumbled while noticing the tears that flowed down Dinma's eyes.“Hey! Don't cry, okay! I know everything happens for a reason, and we just have to let God do his will. I know Karma is always going to catch up with the person”. I muttered as Dinma joined me in bending her head, and silently muttered “Amen!”.“Your time is up!”. The angry policeman said while coming to where Dinma was.“Take care of Lisa okay!”. I said while cleaning my tears.“I will Sister, Always. Don't worry, we will get you out of here”. Dinma said while turning back, as the policeman pushed her out.“See how you are punishing your family members, worst of all, you even accepted to be guilty after everything. Wicked woman”. The police officer said
Epic 37“Nothing sir”, I stammered while looking at him shaking.“Do you want to lie to a police officer?”. The man said as I became more terrified. I just hope this will not be another means of attracting punishment.“We were only discussing family issues”. Clara said as the policeman gave her a weird look, before returning to his stand.“Oh my! Thank you”. I mumbled while still panting gently.“It is fine. We should be more careful next time”. Clara mumbled as I nodded my head while taking in a deep breath.“Woah! Such a day, I can't just wait for tomorrow to come”. Clara said as I looked at her smiling.“I know, I understand the feeling. I will miss you a lot”. I said smiling.“I will miss you more. Thanks for being not just a friend, but a sister. I believe we are going to meet in the real world”. She said while hugging me.“Of course we are”. I mumbled while rubbing her back.“It is time for the meal”. She said with a little tap on my body as I stood up and we all left with our
Epic 38“If there were no wicked people in the world, it would have probably been a dry world, don't you think so? More like everyone is so peaceful”. I said laughing as Clara just eyed me.“Oh please! That is very much preferable. I mean just take a look at us. Suffering for what we didn't do”. She said annoyed.“Yeah, that is true, but there is a reason for everything”. “Hey! Come out!”. The policeman said while pointing to the girl who was in a corner at the back, crying.“Why is she crying?”. I said while looking at the middle-aged girl, about twenty to twenty-three years of age, walking out with the chains tangled all over.“Her name is Emelda, and she is a nineteen-year-old girl. She is on trial, to be prosecuted today. I feel for her”. Clara said as I gave the girl a close look, before she faded away, along with her shadow.“What?! Nineteen?!!! She is too young, what did she do?”. I said with a troubled heart while shaking my head.“Well, according to what I heard, she killed
Epic 39“Seat”, it was the D.P.O of the police. He was holding a paper, I just kept looking at him confused.“She is very stubborn and rude. Make her seat yourself”. He commanded the policemen who forcefully made me a seat while facing the D.P.O“Have this”. He said while pushing the paper toward me. I just kept looking at him angrily.“What do you want?”. I said in my bold mean tone.“I am not here for your queries. In front of you is an undertaking, and you are to sign on it”. He said as I looked at the paper in front of me.“What silly undertaking? Why should I sign it?”. I said angrily.“As I said earlier, I don't have time for your silly attitude, and neither do I have the time for this rubbish”. He said in his fierce voice, yet I refused to be moved by it. He got angry and landed a slap on my cheek while making his officers force me into signing the undertaking.“Get lost!”. He said after I signed the paper. I just angrily stood up, while gulping my spit in pain.“This way!”. T
Epic 40“Isn't this Mother's number?”. I said while looking at the strange number.“Which of the mothers?”. Dinma said as I looked at her in surprise.“Aunty I suppose. Alex's mum”. I said, terrified.“You can never be too sure. I mean, this is a new line, how possible is it that she has my number already? Please sister, I am not ready to laugh at your drama. Let's just go to bed, whoever that is calling, if it is that serious, then, the person should call back”. Dinma said while covering herself up.“It is fine. But, I will still have to cross-check because I know what I am saying”. I said while taking the number and inputting it into my phone. Just before I could even complete typing the number, my Aunt's name just popped up.“I knew it!”. I exclaimed, while almost waking Lisa up.“You knew what?”. Dinma said while still sleeping off gradually.“She is alive, that evil witch”. I said out in pain as Dinma turned and looked at me “It's late”. She whispered and continued sleeping.“Are
Epic 41.I had to hurry home immediately because of Dinma's call leading to Lisa's sickness. My heart was uneasy as I got scared, hoping that nothing had happened to my daughter.“Oga hurry up now!”. I said to the driver while tapping my hands on my lap scared.“Madam please don't disturb me, can't you see that there is a traffic jam? Do you want me to fly?”. The driver said rudely.“Please hurry up, that's all I am saying. My daughter's life is at stake”. I mumbled.“And so? I lost my daughter three days ago. Please! Let's not bring our family problem here, please! I am not the one holding you”.“Why would you say such a thing?! Because you lost your daughter, another person should lose hers right?”. Attacked one of the passengers. Others also followed suit. I just observed them, without even uttering a word again. It was a thing of grace that the driver didn't get skinned alive by the furious man who sat beside me.“All these stupid drivers that don't have sense”. Finally said the f
Epic 42“Leo, just calm down”. I mumbled.“I am sorry sweetheart but I am not going to calm down”. He shouted.“Are you guys blind or what? This doctor wants to kill us, he wants to kill Lisa”. He said while panting furiously.“I know, we all know that, no one is doubting you. All I am saying is that you should calm down. That's all. If you keep ranting, none of us will figure out what to do next. So, all I am saying is for you to calm down”. I said while going close to him and rubbing his back gently.“I am sorry”. He mumbled, after a deep breath, and left the room.“I am sorry for what he did”. I whispered to Dinma who was still scared.“Is Daddy okay?”. Lisa said with tears that rolled back behind her ears.“No, not at all, Daddy is not okay”. I said as Lisa increased her cry.“Why?”. She whispered in her crying tone.“Because, you are crying. He couldn't stand your tears, so he left”. I said as she tried to clean her eyes before I stopped her while helping her to do it.“Tell Dadd
Epic 43After so many attempts of calling Leo without him picking up, I finally gave up. “Maybe he doesn't want us to go out. Did you tell him about going to see Michael?”. Dinma said as I looked at her and nodded my head.“That isn't so much a big deal for him to lock the gate, and even avoid my calls”. I said a bit angry.“Well, if I am to say, that is enough reason for him to do so. I mean, why would you even be thinking about leaving, when you know the situation of things”. Dinma said as I looked at her shocked.“You did collide with Leo right? You have the spares, don't you?”. I said while going closer to her.“Of course I do”. Dinma said as I started smiling.“I knew it. I knew it would be very impossible for Leo to just lock the gate like that, without dropping any spare key behind”. I said as Dinma looked at me disgusted.“We are both on the same page. More reason, while it would be extremely easy to unlock the gate which was locked outside, from the inside”. Dinma said as I
Epic 71Leo seemed to have heard my shout as he immediately ran inside.sighting the full of blood that was rushing out of my head Leo immediately attacked my aunty, while I struggled to catch my breath. It was indeed a tough fight between Leo and my aunt. I didn't know a woman could have such strength. I almost pitied Leo at some point. But, I couldn't stand up to join them in the fight, I was still struggling to stop myself from bleeding too much.While I sat down, and observe the two of them fighting, I noticed she carried up a heavy stone to hit Leo, I had to scream his name, for him to dodge it, and on the same ground, I used the last strength in me to carry up a heavy wooden stick and landed it on her head. She screamed so much in pain, as she tried to attack me, but Leo quickly hit her.We joined forces together and put her in her place.Blood was coming out of her nose and mouth, and she began to pant profusely, even though she kept laughing at us as if whatever pain it was sh
Epic 71I screamed so loud in pain that I didn't even know when I hit her with the edge of my gun. “You must be crazy, thinking you'd do away with this”. I exclaimed while still in deep pain.“I am not afraid of anything, let alone a mere church rat. Now you have me in your custody, treat me to your satisfaction because If I am to get out of here, it will be a merciless death for you”. She said as I kept looking at her in pain“You know, I am happy to die now, I am happy I killed all my enemies, before ending this sorrowful life”. She said while laughing.“Yeah, you did a good job, it is such an awesome achievement. Don't you think so?”. I said while smiling.“Very awesome! About Benjamin?”. She let out a loud laugh as my heart began to tremble.“What happened to him? I know all you did to him, or should I say us?”. I said as she smiled at me.“You feel you know enough, don't you?”. She mumbled again, laughing.“I may not know enough, but from the little which I can testify, you are
Epic 69Just like in the movie scene Lisa and I kept staring at each other without even exchanging anything.I pleaded with one of the guys to let us go but he refused so I had to come up with an idea that I hoped would work for us.while Lisa got tired of looking at me and crying. She slept off on the chair.“I need to ease myself”. I said to one of the guys who pretended not to hear what I said.“I said I need to use the restroom”. I said again but in a deeper and angry tone.“I don't know what your plan is but you're not going anywhere, sit there and pee on yourself”. The horrible-looking guys said.“I cannot pee on myself, I need to use the restroom immediately”. I said angrily, but yet he refused to listen to me.After so much complaining, one of the guys got tired of my silly attitude and decided to take me to the restroom.It wasn't completely a restroom per se, as the big building was still very much an uncompleted one. so they took me to a little corner where I had to ease my
Epic 68“She is the one”. I said slowly.“Put it on loudspeaker”. Dinma mumbled.“I don't have the strength for that now”. I mumbled.“Is it because of me?”. Dinma said as I began to wipe her tears.“You don't have to worry too much? It isn't about you. I just don't have the strength for her calls”. I saidWithout any more words, tears started dropping from Dinma's eyes, I had cold feet and couldn't even move.“Can you for one second not think about this thing please!”. I said to Dinma who just wrapped her hands around me.“I just want to go home”. She said as Leo looked at me weirdly.“What did the doctor say about her going home?”. Leo asked as I took in a deep breath.“He didn't say anything about her going home but since the case is about her being flown out of the country then I see no reason for us to remain at the hospital”. “you should go make proper inquiries about that then”. Leo said as I left the room.After much inquiry from the doctor, he said that Dinma could go home
Epic 67While we were still taking care of Dinma for her to fully recover, we haven't still heard from my aunt or Lisa. It was quite a rough week for both Leo and me as our communications were minimized.It was a great surprise as Chijioke visited us again at the hospital. I thought he was angry at me for risking his brother-in-law's life, and the life of the sister as well.“hi”. I said to him as he sat on one of the hospital chairs.“I'm sorry for what I'm making you pass through”. I said after a while of him not replying to me.“is not your fault you have done nothing wrong, how is your sister, hope she's recovering fast?”. He said, but, I could barely say a word.“yes I am, thank you for what you did for us I wonder what would have happened to all of us if you didn't show up with the police, God bless you richly”. Dinma who seemed to be eavesdropping on our conversation said.“is nothing to thank me about. everything that I did, I did it for my twin sister and I will not stop unti
Epic 66I kept yelling inside the place where I was carried, I suppose that should be the back of a trunk. At some point when I got tired I just kept calm.“We are homeeee!”. She screamed all excited as she had me unfolded.Opening my eyes which were all blur, I could barely see where we were, not to talk of all the people that were around me. After some minutes when I finally got myself back, I was able to see clearly.“Where is this place?!”. I said equally as I got myself.“somewhere very far away from home, don't worry you are going to enjoy it here”. She laughed while trying to touch my hair but I snapped off her hands immediately.“don't touch me, you pathetic thing!”. I screamed angrily while turning around in search of Michael.“where is he? where did you take him to? Where is Michael?”. I said while looking around.“You talk too much and you ask so many questions. I do not have any business with you that is why I'm going to let you go, but you see your Sister, Michael you bet
Epic 65I was still contemplating and thinking if Micheal is turning now or maybe later, Michael was already dressed up and ready to go face my auntie single-handedly.“but you don't have the tracker yet you can't just go like that”. I mumbled before Michael looked at me with all disappointment.“oh my god, how can we forget something so crucial like that?!”. He said a bit annoyed.“don't worry I'll just have to rush down the street and get some”. Leo said while putting on his jacket and rushing out of the house.“I am sorry you're going through all this because of me I'm very very sorry”. I mumble to Michael who just looks at me and smiles.“You keep apologizing over every little thing. It is not your fault it is nobody's fault, maybe because of your auntie's selfish desire but don't worry we are going to beat her at her own game”. He said while smiling.Michael and I started gisting about the past and how life has treated him these past few days.“It's up to 30 minutes now, why is L
Epic 64getting home I was so excited that I just laid on the couch in the sitting room while waiting patiently for Leo to call me. I was so lost in thought that I slept off only to get woken up by Leo's phone call.“hey are you guys back I've been waiting for you since”. I said as I picked up the phone call.“We are on our way. guess what, Michael has been released”. Leo said so excitedly as I started jumping up from where I was.“Oh my god, this is good news, I am so so excited”. I let out.“Yeah, I can see that. You know what, you just have to prepare the best food for us because we are coming back with victory”. “I got you on this one boss”. I said while laughing.“We are already on our way. You should be fast with whatever it is that you are cooking because this is a call for celebration. See you in the next 30 minutes”. Leo said and ended the call.I was so excited that I had to rush into the kitchen and start preparing something.I kept humming different songs as I cooked the
Epic 63 Even though I acted harshly towards Leo, I was super filled with excitement, the joy of having Michael finally released from the prison is something that I don't know if I could contain having my head high and my eyes just fixed into thin air.No one can ever imagine the happiness the news has brought into my life. Indeed it's all such a peaceful and overwhelming day for me. The day didn't start so well but here it is ending so perfectly. Another thing I happened to be more concerned about was this, “is Michael aware of the wife's twin brother?!, if he is, why didn't you tell me about him?”. I said worriedly but had to shuffle it off. Anyways these are questions that should be answered tomorrow.While I was still having my head filled with thoughts, Leo knocked on my door.“come in”. I said.“Hey, I'm sorry, I know I have been a bit harsh towards you and I want to apologize”. he said while sitting beside the bed.“I may not have been the best of a friend these few days or yo