❌ 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
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Mrs. Cora walks into the sitting room. She is dressed in a green dress, her hair looks so great and she is carrying a green bag. She drops her bag on the floor and sits down. After sitting for a few minutes, she leaves the sitting room, clutching her bag. She returns to the sitting room in another dress. This dress is red and it looks so good on her. She sits down on the couch and awaits her husband. She finds everything boring, so she decides that she will just watch the television as she awaits Malam Yusuf. She moves in the direction of the television and turns it on. She returns to her seat, holding the remote. She carries a pillow as she sits down on the couch. She uses the pillow to cover her laps and starts using the remote to search for a channel. She finally sees a channel she often watches. This channel shows American love film most of the time. This time around, a love film is being shown on this
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The whole court is silent as the judge wants to pronounce her judgment on Silas. “Silas is always guilty of the offence,” the judge said. Everyone is anticipating what the judge will say next. Mrs. Cora and Malam Yusuf are sitting together. They are smiling. All they pray for is that Silas will be imprisoned. “Silas used to be guilty of the offence, but yesterday, we got the truth. Silas is hereby convicted and set free by the court. I rest my case!” the judge said. “Court…!, Arise…!” one man screamed. The whole court becomes so noisy. Most individual believes that Silas killed Sophia and he needed to be persecuted. Some of them even agreed that they are going to take up the case. “Pauper, how did you save yourself? We thought you were going to wrought in jail, because there is nobody that would have come to bail you out,” an old man said. Silas feels like slapping the man. He smiles and says, “You will go to