Epic 8
Coming back from work, the scent of Nora's cooking tantalized Peter's senses as he stood at the door, inhaling deeply and letting the delicious aroma fill his nostrils. With his eyes closed in bliss, he suddenly felt a tiny hand grasp his leg, only to open his eyes to see Jessy smiling up at him. "Welcome, Daddy!" she exclaimed, her face beaming with joy. Peter bent down and scooped her up onto his shoulders, cuddling her close. "Hello, my princess. Did you miss Daddy?" he teased playfully, eliciting a nod from Jessy. “I miss Daddy so-so much”. She let out in her tiny voice “Where is mummy?”. Peter mumbled “In the kitchen, she is preparing dinner”. Jessy let out. “How about we go pay her a visit, promise to be quite okay?”. Peter mumbled and immediately Jessy obeyed with a gentle smile. mesmerized by the sight of Nora diligently cooking in the pristine kitchen. He took in the neat rows of utensils, the spotless countertops, and the air filled with the tantalizing aroma of the meal she was preparing. It was as if time stood still at that moment. Nora, unaware of his presence, continued her work with focused precision. When she suddenly turned, she froze at the sight of Peter watching her. "Welco—me Sir," she stammered, her cheeks flushing with embarrassment. “Umm— I—I will…” “Sorry, umm—I—I was— I'll be on my way now”. Peter interrupted as he sputtered confused and gently left the kitchen after he dropped Jessy. Peter didn't seem to understand what had happened, the same with Nora who still stood confused. “How long did he stand there? Could it be he likes…”. She immediately paused her speech as she noticed her daughter confusingly gazing at her. “Why didn't you tell me he was back?”. Nora mumbled fused while gazing at her daughter who innocently kept smiling at her. “Why are you smiling? You should answer my question. Why didn't you tell me he was here?”. She questioned again. “Because he asked me not to talk. I'm sorry mummy”. She whispered in her tiny voice. “It's fine, it's not your fault. It was an instruction”. With a deep breath of relief, Nora mumbled, as she continued with her food. Just as Peter walked up the staircase, he couldn't stop pondering over Nora, the panic in her eyes and the lust in his eyes when she turned kept reflecting in his head. His cheeks became reddish as he blushed while heading to his room. “Maybe I would have commended her cooking skills”. He whispered after a short while, as the disgraceful event of how he stuttered replayed in his head. “Such a shy dumb ass”. He whispered before entering his room. Lisa turned towards Peter as he entered the room, her face a vision of beauty framed by her vanity mirror. "Welcome home, my darling," she greeted, leaning in for a kiss. But her red lipstick left a smudge of colour on his face, causing her to blush with embarrassment. "Oh, I'm so sorry about that," she apologized, a sheepish grin on her face. "Work must have been hectic today." Peter, glancing in the mirror and seeing his face adorned with a scarlet kiss, let out a small chuckle. “It was indeed hectic”. He mumbled. "So sorry about that. Do you need a body massage? I can have Nora help you with that, and of course, I'll supervise her. I'd have loved to do it myself, but I just polished my nails," Lisa offered. Peter stared at her in disbelief, pulling at his shirt collar. Lisa noticed his discomfort. "You don't seem happy. Did I say something wrong?" she asked, a worried look on her face. "Not at all, dear," Peter responded, his tone flat. "I'm just exhausted and hungry, let me just freshen up“. He let out. As Peter stepped out of the Bathroom he got shocked as he found Lisa talking to herself with anger that was written all over her. “Are you okay babe?”. He mumbled concerned “I'm not, I feel we need to change our maid, I don't seem to like her and I doubt if It will be possible for me to cope with her this time. She is so lazy, can you imagine she isn't even done with dinner and I am so famished? I hate it that you are hungry as well”. Lisa complained as Peter went closer to her, He held Lisa, his wet body pressing against hers as he tried to comfort her. "You're too beautiful to be stressed. We can't replace Nora now; you have to give her time to adjust. Dinner will be ready soon, I'm sure," he whispered, his soft words sending a shiver through Lisa. He gently kissed her forehead before a knock on the door disrupted the moment. "Who is it?" Lisa asked, annoyance still evident in her voice as she pulled away from Peter. “Ma'am, it's Nora, just want to inform you that dinner is ready”. Nora had let out from the other end. Immediately, Lisa's eye and Peter's met as he gave off a cute smile. “I told you it would be ready in a short time”. He had whispered before Lisa finally discharged Nora “We will be down shortly”. She had mumbled before Nora left. “She is a nice lady, you will soon get to love her”. Peter whispered while putting on his robe. “You shouldn't wear that, it's a bit revealing, I don't want someone dragging you with me”. Lisa whispered jealously as her eyes cut Peter's chest. With a slight mock, Peter teased Lisa while adjusting his chest area. “Nobody is taking me from you, besides, she is a mum. I believe she already has someone in her life, stop sounding covetous”. Peter mumbled but Lisa gleered at him. “I'm not, I'm only being careful. Besides, I didn't get to mention anybody's name”. Lisa whispered as they left the room together. Peter didn't stop smiling until they got to the dining. He insisted on Nora and Jessy joining them at the table even when Nora resisted after a deadly gaze from Lisa. “I'm they would love it in their room”. Lisa had interrupted, but Jessy's little whisper as he cried out to eat with Peter, left them with no option but to eat together. Just while Nora dished out the meal, Jessy insisted on having Peter feed her and while struggling to drink from the glass cup, she spilt water on Peter's robe. Immediately Peter pulled his robe while trying to clean up the mess. Instead of getting a mop to clean up the mess, Nora was rather lusty, while staring at Peter's shirtless body. Having watched how the water droplet rolled in between his chest, Nora couldn't get her attention off Peter. “Nora? What are you looking at?”. Lisa thundered angrily and with an irritatable look, then, spilled her glass of water over Nora.Epic 9 Nora immediately apologized and went ahead to clean up the floor. Peter stood speechless while trying to comprehend what had happened. “Silly, such a bunch of nuisance! Arrant nonsense”. Lisa muttered annoyed, while flapping her dress and angrily left the dining. “Sorry for that”. Peter whispered while dusting Nora's clothes. “It's fine sir, I'll manage. Besides, I'm the wrong one here”. Nora's voice was inaudible and scarcely voiced. “Are you—” “Mummy don't cry, I'm sorry”. Jessy whispered in her tiny voice, interrupting Peter, while almost crying as she tried to reach for her mother's face. “I'm not crying sweetie, mummy is fine. Just go to your room okay?”. With pretence, Nora cleaned her eyes while luring Jessy into their room. Returning to the dining, Peter was still standing there. There was a little silence as they both gazed at each other. “I'm sorry”. Peter whispered while grabbing Nora's hand. “It's fine, like I said, it's my fault as well”. Nora whispered as
Epic 10 “Daddy?”. Jessy's tiny voice echoed amid the chaos. “Well, of course. Daddy huh?!”. Lisa muttered annoyed and angrily left the room. “What is wrong with Aunty?”. Jessy innocently asked as he tapped Peter on his trousers. “Don't worry okay, Aunty is a little upset”. He let out and lifted Jessy to his shoulders. Unto the balcony, he observed as Lisa sat under the coconut tree close to their swimming pool. “I love my daddy”. Lisa interrupted with her tiny voice as Peter placed a kiss on her forehead. "Hey, Jessy. Can you tell me about your daddy?" Peter asked, seating the little girl on a nearby desk. "My mummy said I shouldn't tell anybody about my daddy," Jessy said, a look of innocence on her face. "Well, you can tell me," Peter reassured her. "I'm not just anybody, and I won't tell your mom, so it's our secret." Jessy's face brightened. "Okay, you're my daddy," she declared, her tiny fingers gripping Peter's chin. "My daddy is in heaven. Mummy said he went to get me
Epic 11 Having innocently walked back to his room, Peter kept searching for Nora with his eyes. “Haven't heard Jessy's voice”. He mumbled after a short while. “Jessy, ow Jessy”. Lisa whispered, rubbing her hands all over Peter. “Perhaps she has slept off”. She whispered while standing up from the beg. With her revealing nightie, she purposely dropped her perfume and in an attempt to pick it up, she bent towards Peter. “That's too revealing. Jessy might see you”. Peter said with annoyance as Lisa hissed and went to keep herself company in her mirror. "You're joking, right?" Lisa scoffed, giving Peter an incredulous look. "Jessy's not even here." She rolled her eyes, exasperated by his insistence. As she stood up from the bed, her revealing nightie left little to the imagination, and Peter couldn't help but feel a twinge of attraction despite his annoyance. “Babe”. Peter mumbled in a low tone as he sat up on the bed, but Lisa just rolled her eyes on him. “Any problem?”. She had
Epic 12 Getting to the subway, Peter's heart dropped with tears as he saw no signs of them. “They are not here”. He whispered bittered. “How about we check other subways?”. Lisa suggested and after glaring at her, Peter started up his car again, and that was how they ended up going to all the subways in town, yet no trace of Nora. “Gosh!”. Peter yelled pained and eventually drove back home. The few days spent with Peter were like a living hell for Lisa. It was more of “If Nora was here… If Jessy was here…”. Peter kept comparing every little thing she did with them. ******** It was already one week since the disappearance of Nora and Jessy, yet Peter couldn't get over them. “I'll be out to have a few drinks, don't wait up” he had whispered to Lisa before grabbing his car key to leave. Same place, same spot, same club, Peter sat quietly as he observed the environment. He didn't want what happened the last time to repeat, so he chose not to drink. “Here is your drink Sir”. A fami
Epic 13 Peter reached the club, smoke had covered the room. His eyes welled up in pain as he searched for Nora and Jessy. “Nora! Jessy!”. Peter yelled in pain as he searched for them, the fire service team had already surrounded the building and saved as many people as they could. The heat from the flames grew more intense as Peter forged deeper into the club, even with the restriction from the fire service workers. Bodies rushed past him, some crying out in fear, others helping others out of the inferno. In the chaos, Peter spotted a small figure huddled against the wall, coughing and gasping for air. It was Jessy, her face streaked with soot and tears. "Jessy!" Peter cried, rushing to her side. He scooped her up in his arms, holding her tight against his chest. "Are you okay? Where's Nora?" As Peter held Jessy close, his heart hammered against his chest. She was safe, but where was Nora? He frantically scanned the room, his eyes burning from the smoke. "We need to find your mom," h
Epic 14 Just as Peter opened his eyes, he caught note of the glittering silver shoe. Then he looked up to find Lisa smiling at him. “Hello babe”. She whispered as Peter gazed at her, shocked. “Lisa?”. He whispered in disbelief as Lisa shook her head. “Yes babe”. She let out with excitement while smiling at Peter. “Don't give me that look okay, we should proceed with the test and transfusion already. If she is having internal bleeding, then I don't see the need for the delay”. Lisa let out as the doctors seconded her immediately. “Don't worry sweetheart. She is my subject as well”. Lisa added before following the nurses to enter the nurse's room, where her sample was collected. “How is she?" Peter asked as Lisa approached him, her steps faltering slightly. Lisa let out a shaky breath, her hands clenched at her sides. "The doctors say the transfusion went well. Her condition is still critical, but they're hopeful that with rest and continued treatment, she'll pull through." Pete
Epic 15 Getting into the room, Peter was awed by the decoration of the inside. He couldn't believe his house could be decorated in such an amazing way. “You did this?”. Peter muttered surprised as Lisa nodded generously. “You like it?”. She whispered. “Of course, it's absolutely amazing”. Peter said “This is supposed to be my job”. They let out with shyness, as they approached the staircase. Lisa had decorated the stairs with rose flowers, down to the dining where she prepared a delicious meal. “You didn't have to go through all this stress”. Peter whispered as she picked up one of the rose flowers and placed it on Lisa's hair. “It looks beautiful on you”. He muttered while giving off a sweet smile. “Yeah, it's more beautiful now that you have said it. Come on, let's go in. You need to shower and of course, we need to hurry so that we can go and bring Nora and Jessy back”. Lisa added as she grabbed Peter's wrist and led him upstairs Peter kept observing in shock as Lisa did al
KyrianIt's already nine years since Mr Dada broke the news about his retirement to Timi and me, and exactly five years after he sent us outside to join the military, Timi and I decided to come back and serve our Fatherland. It's been a rough ride and we are finally going to set things right.It's already been sixteen years since I lost my parents yet it still looks like yesterday, Lagos state didn't change, just a few buildings having the same crime. Not to talk of so many disturbing nightmares I had just by staying a few days here, even the land hunts. “There was a murder case of a lady at Festac”. Timi had said as he started to put on his clothes. I just wore my dark green top and followed him. Before we even got there, other inspectors were there and the crime scene was already surrounded by a crowd but Timi and I managed to force ourselves in. The lady's face was already covered and about to be put in the ambulance.“What happened?!”. I asked one of the inspectors before he let