❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The room is so silent. It is as if nobody lives there. Amir walks into the sitting room. He is clutching his briefcase with his right hand. He drops the briefcase on the table and sits down. He has only sit for five minutes when he hears Sadie’s voice. Sadie seems to be talking with someone else. “All I know is that you must go to school today. Go into the bathroom and take your bath…,” These were Sadie’s words before Amir cut in. “What happened? Why is she not dressed?” Amir said with concern. “She complained that she is not feeling too well, so she didn’t want to go to school today.” “And you want her to go to school by force?” “Their examination starts today and it will be a bad thing if she misses the papers.” “To hell with examination. My daughter’s health is more important. Come over here, baby girl.” Sofia moves closer to Amir. She sits down beside Amir and Amir asks her how she is feeling. She tell
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Amir enters the sitting room. His face looks so sad. What could have happened to him? He removes his shoes and keeps them close to the couch. He moves in the direction of the table and drops a white paper. This is the same paper he was given by the doctor from the hospital. The paper contains some word written with black ink. The handwritings show that they were written by a medical practitioner. The door goes open and Sadie rushes into the sitting room. She is holding a bag with her right hand. She throws the bag on the couch and moves closer to Amir. “As soon as I got your call, I had to rush down home. What happened to Sofia?” Amir raises her head and says, “Take a look at that paper over there.” As soon as Sadie hears this, she knows everything is not fine. She moves slowly in the direction of the table. She picks up the paper gently. Glancing through the paper, Sadie screams, “Oh, my God. Not again. This was no
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Mrs. Cora is sitting on the couch when she hears the buzzing sound of the buzzer. She beckons on whoever is at the door to come in. The door goes open, Silas and Rachael walk into the sitting room. As soon as Mrs. Cora sees them, she frowns her face. If she had known that the couple were going to visit her this morning, she would have left the home. The last person she expects to see are them. “Good morning, mum,” Rachael said with a smile. “Good morning. What do you want? When last did you come here?” “Mum, this is not time for this. We are here for an important issue…” “An issue that we couldn’t discuss on the phone…” “We taught it would be better if we talked with you physically. As my wife said, we are here to discuss something serious.” “I never talked to you, young man,” Mrs. Cora said and hissed. “I am sorry, ma.” “Sorry for yourself. What do you want to say?” “Can we at least sit down?” Silas said i
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The sitting room is so silent. Rachael is inside the sitting room. She is dressed in a beautiful yellow gown. The gown is made up of cotton. She prefers clothes made with cotton to other kinds of clothes. Rachael leaves the sitting room and returns holding a nail cutter with her right hand. She holds it carelessly that one can easily see it. She is cutting her finger nails when Silas walks into the sitting room. His face looks brightened as ever before. “I guess I met the home in peace?” Silas said. He is standing some distance from where Rachael is sitting. Rachael raises up her head and says, “Yeah. Welcome. How was work today?” “It was fine. How about you? Silas said, sitting beside Rachael on the couch. “Glory be to God. What did you cook?” “I made beans.” “that’s fine. I can’t wait to have it.” “You know what to do before eating.” “Yes, ma.” “Good, student. I shall be waiting for you.” “Alright.” Silas
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It is some minutes past 5 in the evening, Silas is standing beside his bus. He is waiting for Rachael. In no time, Rachael comes to join him out. They are about to enter the bus when their attentions catch a black car. Rachael quickly scrutinizes the car and discovers that it belongs to her mum. She takes the car's number plate by heart. “That’s my mom's car and it’s coming in our direction,” Rachael whispered to Silas. “Are you sure?” “Yeah…,” Rachael hadn’t finished her words before the car is parked close to them. The couple watches Mrs. Cora as she comes out of the car. She is dressed in a blue dress and she is in the company of a young man. “Good evening, ma,” Silas said, while Rachael keeps quiet. The pain of the last incident that transpired between them and Mrs. Cora is still in her heart. “Here is the criminal!” Mrs. Cora screamed. It is now that Mrs. Cora's mission is getting clear to the couple. T
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It is 5:08 PM, Rose is sitting inside the sitting room. The room looks neat and there is no clutter. It must have been cared for in the morning. After sitting for some minutes, Delvin walks into the sitting room, clutching a small cup. He gives the cup to Rose and sits down beside her. Delvin can’t wait for Rose to finish drinking the tea. He watches every sip she takes from the cup. Rose empties the cup and places it on the table. She returns to her seat and says, “How are you doing today?” “I am fine. You told me that you wanted to tell me something,” Delvin said. “Yeah. It’s Silas…” “Silas? Who is Silas?” “Have you forgotten so soon? I am talking about Rachael's husband.” “Oh, sorry. How about him?” “He was arrested today and taken to the police station.” “What did he do? I know him to be a very quiet man.” “He was accused by his mother-in-law of killing Amir's daughter.” “Who is Amir?” “That’s Rachael's
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Mrs. Cora walks in the sitting room, she drops her bag on the couch and sits down beside her husband on the couch who is reading news paper. “You are welcome back home,” Malam Yusuf said, adjusting his eyeglasses. “Thank you. How have you been?” “I am fine. You look so tired, go freshen up.” “I shall be back in the next ten minutes.” “Alright.” Mrs. Cora picks up her bag from the floor and leaves the sitting room. When she gets to her room, she drops the bag on the table and leaves the bedroom. She returns to the bedroom with a towel tied round her waist. This towel is so big to the extent that it covers almost all her body. The only parts that can be seen is her facial and leg regions. This towel is made of wool and it has a yellow color. Mrs. Cora does a little pedicure before she applies ointment on her skin. She wears a neat dress and leaves the bedroom. “What is inside the newspaper?” Mrs. Cora said when
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Rachael walks into the office. She is very happy and her face looks brightened too. She checks her wrist watch and the time is 11: 12 AM. “I can’t believe that we used more than an hour in the meeting. I need to get some things done now.” Rachael sits down and starts working on the laptop. When she finishes working on the laptop, she closes it and rests her head on the table. In no time, Rachael starts sleeping. The sleep is so intense that she is snoring. She rarely snores when she sleeps. Rose knocks the door and she is expecting to hear Rachael's voice. When she can’t hear her voice, she opens the door and enters the office. She is so surprised to see Rachael sleeping in the office. She moves slowly in her direction. “Wake up! Wake up!” Rose said, hitting Rachael on the arm. Rachael opens her eyes only to see Rose standing close to her. “It’s you…,” Rachael said, yawning. “Yeah. Why ar