BEST FRIEND

 

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My Best friend!

Episode 1

"Why did you stab him?,  you have gone extra, Bob please stand up, baby please stand up I am sorry" I am saying this while shaking Bob's body in the cold hands of de@th with hot tears in my eyes, then I stood up and grab Jude's neck push him to the chair. He fell on the chair with his hands up and said

"Aramide, I don't know what came over me. I can't watch him do that to you, I just can't. I was frustrated..."

"you should have left him!!! he is my f*cking husband, why will you be intruding in my marriage? You are evil" 

I moved to him and gave him hot slap and he held me instantly and forcefully kiss me, I slapped him again and he forcefully kiss me so hard and I just had to surrender, we kissed for so long and he used his tongue to wipe away my tears. I pushed him away again and then sat at one corner, wept so bad and ask him "what did you want from me, Jude?"

"I can't handle you going through p@ins, I hate you feeling p@ins, I don't know what went over me" 

I sighed and then think of the possible solution to get rid of the dead body

"what are we meant to do now? What should I tell his family? how should I do it?Armed robbers broke into the house and while he was struggling with them, they stabbed him?  No they would inform the cops and investigation will prove it wrong. Or should we stage his death? drive his car with him to a far distance, put him in front of the car and then set the car ablaze, that would prove an accident. Jude you are not saying anything, you have implicated me"

This was me talking, roaming and pacing around the living room, thinking of the next step, he moved closer to me, halted my steps, draw me closer and put my head on his body with bl00d stains in his hands and clothes. Then he said, "It will be easier if we stage his death as an accident" 

I looked at him horribly but his decision seemed good and sound like a perfect plan but how is it going to get executed? how are we going to make it happen?

Best friend!

Episode 2

"We would have to wait till it is very late in the night, drive the car to an expressway road almost to the bush and carry him to the front, set the car ablaze" 

Jude said and I looked at him with all disgust, but yeah I couldn't hate him even though I am really sad on what is happening right now, I just can't hate him. You will be wondering on why it is that? even when he had killed the man I said yes to? the man that I walked with to the aisle? Sometimes I had wondered myself if I ever took the best decision marrying another man aside Jude... my whole life evolved around Jude, from Secondary school to the University days then to this moment we are in? Jude has always been in my pictures of life.

"Now let's put him first to the booth of the car and then we will clean the floor, let me go and arrange mop and hypo water, ohhh let's change his clothes to something more like an outing outfit so it will look like he just left either club or somewhere aside home, then we mop the floor and throw the knife away on our way" I said to Jude and then dashed it to take a polo top with a jean trouser for Bob's body, arranged the water with hypo bleach in it and then come back to the living room.

We both lifted his head up, I pulled up his top, wore him the new polo top, while Jude put off the short knicker he was putting on and wore him the jean. we both waited till it is 12:00am in silence not talking to one another before I go outside to check if there is any building with light on or window opened, Fortunately for us, no window was opened and seems everyone is sleeping, then we gently both carried him to the booth, gently close the booth and we got back inside to clean up the floor, took the knife, wrap his clothes inside a nylon so we can also dispose on the road, pick up a matches and there is a petrol in a keg at our corridor,  Put all inside the booth too

I was about driving the car when I had thought that my finger print may show in an investigation on the steering of the car. Then I went inside again, wore nylons on my hands, took a towel, put it on the seat of the car, then started driving with Jude sitting beside me, who is now nervous because of how I am handling this. I drove along the cold silent road and we both not talking to each other, then I broke the silence, "You are scared of me right now because I am saving your @ss huh?

"Erhmm...Erhmm... No not that, feeling bad over what I did, I overreacted..."

"just keep quiet okay, the deed is done and now we need to get rid of this, By the way are Nigerian Police on strike? why haven't we gotten someone to stop our car since?"

Jude giggled and said "You think we are in a Nollywood movie?"

I rolled my eyes at him and hissed, then we found an empty road, then not far to the club we use to visit before we got married, came down to check if there is a car coming or anyone around, while Jude lifted the booth, hurriedly carry him down, drag him to the front car, put him on the seat, put his hands on the steering, pick the car and the clothes, then set the car ablaze... We moved very far to the bush because there is no way we could get vehicle back to the house, then we burnt the clothes too and bury the ashes, then we bury the knife too and had to wait in the bush till 5:00am before we started running to where we could get bike or bus. As we moved to the other side of the road, we saw a bike man and he took both of us back to the house

On getting to the house....

To Be Continued...

Best friend!

Episode 3

On getting to the house, I saw his phone ringing countlessly "Oh God, I didn't take the phone along, let me go and hid it" I picked up the phone and then I saw a message popped on, my husband doesn't password his phone, even when I had know he is cheating to the peak, the level of disrespect he had given me in the marriage and how sad he had made me, from the deep of my heart happy that he is gone now. I opened the phone and saw a message notification that reads "you can't escape evil, I will make sure you lose your life" I wonder who could send that message to him, I opened to the message and saw series of messages. I could depict it is one of his mistress, I went to beginning of their chats and yes, she caught him with her friend and also had lost her womb in the cause of abortion he took her for, they have been at war for over a week now over her womb.

"Bob deserves this death in one way or the other sha" I sighed and then continued searching for more messages. I saw so many times he had denied ever been married to ladies, he even said "He is a widower" in one of his chats. I fumed with anger and then a plan dropped in me, If there is going to be a police involvement, I could show them his phone, that he rushed out forgetting his phone, at least this mistress will have to regret ever falling in love with another man's wife. I went around to check for anything suspicion again. 

Jude was still nervous and when it's 6:00am, he sneaked out of my compound and went to his house. 

Then by 3 days later, I faked a cry and then call his best friend who i feel is instigating him to treat him bad that since 3 days ago, Bob has not been home and that it is unusual he forget his phone and stay outside for that long  . Why I have to wait for that long is because normally Bob can stay more a month outside, why I made it 3 days is the fact of the phone. He can't stay outside for a day without his phone. 

When I was done, I dropped the call and then sip my wine and laughed hysterically. 

I know you will all be thinking I am an ev!l person, you don't want to hear my own side of the story?

Best friend!

Episode 4 & 5

I don't even know where to start from, I think I should take you deeper from Jude.

 Jude is my foundation, I met Jude when I was in secondary school year 1, we just got admitted and I resumed school two weeks after resumption. He was the first person to welcome me even when other classmates would want to make jest of me because of my stature. Yeah I am chubby right from childhood. Some kids would call me "Fatty bombom" "Big balloon" and any name to degrade me. Some girls even came to ask me if I am in my early 20... I am not just big but I am huge, to think of it now, it wasn't as bad as they exaggerated it but they reduced my confidence back then. Jude is always right beside me to protect me against bullies and would cheer me up when I am down. He is always telling me how beautiful I am and then would encourage me to read so well so we can both be topping class and no one would be the best except us. 

Truly, both during school hours and after school hours, we are always reading and at the end of the term, we are always both competing for first and Second position. If I come First this term and he became Second, he could come first the next term and I became the second. It was an healthy competition to us but we have so much enemies in our class. When there is a need to represent school in competition, Jude and I have to be there and that the whole class formed alliance against us especially me.

Jude is a very handsome guy right from young and he has so many female classmates crushing on him, this added up to their hatred for me but he would always cheer me up and would never make me feel bad. 

During our WAEC and Jamb, we made sure we pick the same school, while he wants to be an Engineer, I was more interested in becoming an Economist. We worked towards our dreams and we were given our dream courses in the same University, Obafemi Awolowo University. 

He resumed first before me and had to live in Town because he was not given bed space on campus, the lucky me got bed space anyway and we would laugh about how unfortunate he was not to get a bed space and have to spend huge money on accommodation off campus.

Even though being in different faculty and department which has so much distance in between, Jude has taken it as a duty to always see me in a day before leaving campus. 

Many people would think we are siblings, some would think we are lovers, but when they hear us talk they would come into the conclusion that we are siblings. 

We then thought of adopting the "siblingship" and called ourselves "sister" and "brother".

Anytime he is passing through hard times, he will always let me know and I don't hide anything no matter how little away from him too. 

The first time I had s6x, he was the first person I told, though he chastise me about it, he still never made me feel bad about it "It's your life sis, don't let anyone dictate it for you, if you enjoy the s6x then it's fine since it's not rape. don't let anyone judge you. Though it would have been better you had abstain" He told me and then hugged me. 

The man I had a romantic relationship with broke up with me because he was done with school. 

I cried to Jude, who later went to the guy and when he could not handle that the guy was taken me for granted, they both got physical. He got beaten by the guy and I felt bad for Jude.

"You shouldn't have gotten physical with that @nimal" I said and he replied "he took advantage of your naivety and it pisses me off" I hugged him so tight for always standing by me.

With Jude, I was able to recover from my ex.

Some months passed by and we sat at Faculty of Law basement, having a random conversation, then threw a question at me, "what did you like me for?" Unknowingly of Jude's feelings for me, I told him that I saw him as a friend and a brother. He said he saw me as a friend and a sister too but that doesn't end there.

I never knew I pierced Jude's heart with my response. I never knew he thought about it secretly and even wept about it. That never stopped him from protecting me and being that best friend. 

I got into another relationship , 200 level, Second semester...

Episode 5

I called him on phone to inform him about my relationship, and all he could say was for me to look before I leap so I won't be with someone like my ex, 

"I am happy for you Mide and as you know your happiness has always been my joy, but please are you sure about this man? I don't want any emotional stress for you" He told me this and I totally understood his point, then I asked him when he will also have a girlfriend playfully.

"My best friend is keeping secret away from me I feel, because you can't tell me you never have a girlfriend for two years we are in school now" 

"Why do I need a girlfriend? I mean, they all leave before we start the relationship, Most girls I have s6x with are always one night thing, I don't really feel attracted to anyone for now, when I see a lady I really love, You will be the first person to know her" he said to me. We joked on issues on social media and then ended the call.

Tosin, my boyfriend as at then, would do all things to get rid of Jude in my life as he feels threatened by our friendship. So many times he has accused me and Jude of sleeping with each other. Though Jude has seen my naked body many times, I have changed clothes before him many times either at my hostel or in his room. I have passed so many nights at his house too but nothing romantically has ever happened between us. I saw all those thing as normal thing, I am so free around Jude and more comfortable with him. He has never tried to touch me sexually since we started our friendship and even when I sleep in his house. I don't see reason why Tosin had to make big deal out of what never existed. in other for Jude to save my relationship, he tried to slow down our communication and the way we see too. But I was losing my mind, not talking to Jude in a day is like  an issue. Tosin at the same time is just one sided man, when I and Jude talked regularly, he is always pampering me. He could call me 5 times in a day, but when he noticed I and Jude are staying out of conversation, he stopped calling and then If I complain, would insult me. I couldn't bear all of these and I have to break up. I missed my best  friend and I can't cope with Tosin's Hypocrisy. Jude and I came back even more stronger in friendship and I have decided to face my studies before any relationship.

We would both read for exams, rub minds together and we are good to each other. 

Soon enough, Jude got a girlfriend. I couldn't express my feelings, maybe I am happy or I am sad. I have always pester him on relationship but when it happened, I felt like I couldn't control the feeling, well he is my best friend and will get married one day. Besides we are in our finals and after school marriage is always the next step in African homes. 

The girl tried to make me her friend or let me put it as in law so she can have more advantage in the relationship.  We would both talk and joke and I would always tell her things about Jude so she can be more familiar with him, but the girl is so forgetful and she blames me for her negligence.

I remembered when we were planning Jude's birthday,

Firstly, she proposed a party, but the Jude I know never liked party especially birthday party. Along the run, she threw the party and even got him things of the colours he doesn't like. 

Getting Blue and pink things for Jude is a wrong idea... Jude reactions to these things pisses her off and then blame me for not cautioning her. 

Best friend

Episode 6&7

Well, I find it so embarrassing and reported her to Jude, which led to a big argument between them. Jude was furious that she said those words with me and when the lady had to put an option to Jude to pick between me and her, well I was more surprised Jude took the decision to stick with me and that what led to their break up.

There was a day Jude wasn't feeling fine, I had gone to the school pharmacy and also made him food so he can use his drugs. Pack the food and went to his house. 

I got to his house, he ate and used his drugs and after some hours, we tend to watch movies, lying flat on the same bed as we watch the movie, it's a comedy Nollywood movie, and while we laughed hard to a scene, we had a body contact, I felt the body and it made my heart beat faster. It was the same for him too, we stopped laughing, made some eye contacts and in no time locked his mouth inside my mouth. Exchanging of lips interchangeably inside our mouth, the kiss was intense, I have never had a passionate kiss like that before in my life, we kissed till we got more closer to ourselves, held me on my waist, pull me more closer and go further putting his well tongue on my  neck, suck it in a circular form and in a fast mode put his tongue in my earlobe, this made me moan gently and my genital down part was like a tap rush. I touched his muscular body. Jude has a girl's dream body of man, why am I just seeing this? I felt every bit of his chest while we still kissed and just in a seconds, I drew apart. It looks so embarrassing even though deep down, I loved and enjoyed everything Jude did to me. I got up, carried my bag and left the room. I am still in a dreamland over what Jude and I did. 

Before I got to my hostel, Jude had given me more than 10 calls which I purposely declined, I don't know how I felt at the moment but at that period I don't want to talk to him. He has chatted me up on WhatsApp and when I opened it, it was more 20 messages apologizing on what happened.

I giggled, went to the bathroom to take a shower. When I was done, I called him and I could feel in his voice, he his not happy for my ignores. Immediately he apologized which made me to laugh and then made him more confused.

"I wasn't angry we did all that though, just sad I don't have a chance to be with you as I really want so bad" I said to him.

"Why can't we be together? We shared the same feelings, we are emotionally and intellectually compatible, I can't stand to be with another except you. It's always an issue to love another woman aside you. We have just few months left in school, we could kick off introduction immediately just to show my committment and".....

I bursted into tears which interrupted him and he asked me what happened. There has been something I kept a secret from him in the last 3 months. I let the cat out of the bag,

"Jude, I will be getting married by May, that is a month after our graduation!"

He was startled and there was an awkward silence on the phone for more than five minutes. He then broke the silence by asking why am I now keeping secret away from him

"It was a marriage that has never come from my heart but by my Parents wish. They have betrothed me to their family friend's son. It happened the last time I went home. Mum had called me to let them know about their friend's son intention to marry me, which my mom saw as the big opportunity to make their friendship stronger. When I blurted and declined their wish, my mom would blackmail me emotionally that she got sick over this issue. 

I accepted the proposal. I don't know how to break it to you that I am seeing someone again. I have noticed your feelings towards me and I had imagined spending my life with you but now it is cut short"

He sighed and said, "I don't have an authority on you except your parents and they can't mislead you, probably they have strong reason aside the one they had given you to match make you with their friend's son. I wish you success on your engagement and marriage. And I promise never to stop being that best friend of you"

I couldn't stop my tears even when we ended the call. 

Bob called me after, I hated the idea he was policing me around. The first thing he asked when he called was "Where are you and who are you with"

Episode 7

"Where are you and who are you with?" 

"I am in my hostel, though I just got back from my friend's place" I said even though the question he asked pissed me off, We talked for a while and he reminded me of our wedding coming up next and the arrangement going on. I have accepted my fate but finding it so hard to love someone else the way I love Jude. Maybe when we get married I will channel all the love I have for Jude to him, I thought. 

Jude and I wouldn't see regularly anymore, he respected boundaries alot and the fact I will be getting married soon made him want to step back a while so we don't do the unexpected. But he calls me regularly and we see on campus too.

Oh, I thought we will be graduating together, Jude's course is Five years. I am the only one graduating, we were both in the same level, but I totally forgot he still have one more year. 

I graduated few month later, and instead of me being happy about it, I couldn't control my tears and sadness for two reasons- I will be leaving Jude behind in school and my force marriage is in just a month time. Preparation for my wedding is ongoing among the family and I have to join in after my last paper. I have gradually packed my belonging to home so it won't be stressful moving at once. 

I saw Jude for the last time before my wedding ceremony at a lecture theatre, talked on how he will still be there for me even in my marriage and how happy he is for the good news, he had sew his clothes for my wedding and showed me the style on his phone. He advised me on how to be a good wife, we laughed about it and then made few eye contact and kissed. We kissed for so long and after he said "This will be the last time this will happen. But I kissed you to fulfill my heart desire" He said to me. I nodded and  we joke about school life and m0ck him on his one more year struggle in school. 

My wedding ceremony came and I got so many gifts from family, friends, ex course mates and well wishers. Even though I am not so happy, I have decided to love my husband. I want to please my parents. 

The Wedding night came and I have to be in my husband's house. We got home, freshened up and then on bed as Bob and I was discussing about the Wedding ceremony and how lovely it was, he brought out a piece of paper which has a cover which says "Bob's Rule book" I smirked when I saw that and wonders what is the content of the book. He handed it over to me and told me to go through it. Most things in that rule book looks like a military man, taken over the state. 

Then I started highlighting the rules that doesn't make most sense to me. "No family and friend visitation" "but the family gave me to you so why would you deny them seeing their daughter" I asked him.

"I am a king in my world though, questioning my authority is a very rude one" He told me and I have to keep quiet. other rules were "kneeling down to serve him food, I must not argue back at him, I should regularly use the word, "my lord" in an argument" and so on. How ever, he intended to make love to me that night. everything pisses me off though but I don't have a choice. I can boldly say I never enjoyed our first s6x that night. He was too dominating even during s6x. Always want things in his way, even when I didn't reach org@sm, he didn't care and just slept. 

Jude constantly called me as he promised and my husband hated that fact. I have to respect him and only pick Jude's call whenever he is not around.

 In his rule book, working is forbidden for me as he said he will be providing everything I need. I don't even go out. Well I have choose to love him and accept his terms and condition.

"baby, I am ready, we can start going" I said to Bob who had earlier told me about one of his friends big and fancy hotel and would be having the opening ceremony . I had took to be of my best look, wearing a blue gown which goes well with my dark skin, a light make over, jewelry to match up and a black heels with a black bag, Bob had dressed and was receiving a call when I came out to Inform him.

"Baby, I am ready, we can start going".

He turned back and bursted into a huge laughter, which got me confus*d and a bit ten$ed on what could be so funny in what I had said. After some moment he stopped and said to me "Don't tell me you were expecting us to go to the event together"

"But baby why? your friend had clearly invited both of us to this ceremony when he called , I am very sure his wife will be there too. Why wouldn't you let me come with you to the ceremony " I said rolling my eyes at him playfully until he drop a bombshell.

"I clearly believe you did not check the mirror" he said again

I was confu$ed on what could bring that question, I checked myself again and couldn't even see what he may be talking about. So I asked him, "What did you see?"

"My friend clearly stated that there will be after party not a church service or dinner date, so what's with this gown you are putting on? and again, with this your big  $tomach, they didn't make you look good at all. So many s*xy and smart women will be there and my own wife will come to disgr*ce me with her looking like a 25 years housewife? Besides, where did you hear that married women goes to after party you are made for the house so, stay at home till I am back"

I couldn't believe my ears on what he just said. Though I am not surprised because this is not the first time he is always saying things like this, but I wasn't expecting it either because I had took my time to look this beautiful.

"But Kingsley's wife is going for the ceremony "

"Is her husband not the organizer? besides, are you guys the same? Can you go appropriately and look so good in a perfect body like her? You will look like Buffalo  my dear, just continue staying at home than for you to come and embarrass me. My friends from different countries will be there and I don't want them to be lnsulting me or m*ck me through you"

I felt like the ground should swallow me, Tears were really in my eyes.

He picked his car key and dashed out of the house. 

I went back to the room, undress and slum into the bed and weep. These words are becoming h*rtful everyday. Though this is not the first time I have been hearing all these, even from Secondary school, but it h*rt differently from someone who is meant to protect and love me for whoever I am...

Best Friend!

Episode 8&9

I called Jude and after we exchanged pleasantries, I was about talking to him about what Bob said to me, but then, my mother has told me never to discuss my marriage with anyone. But is Jude just anybody to me? I wanted to be forced to tell him but I remembered how he hate anyone insulting or reducing my esteem, I don't want him to fight my husband. I kept mute and just randomly asked him about school, and other things, which we joke about as usual. I apologized also for not regularly checking up on him since I got married and he is an understanding person. Tears secretly dropped from my eyes and I still maintain my usual mood. 

Bob did not come home that night and that was the beginning of Bob always sleeping outside. I can understand it's an over night after party but what happen to the second day? Bob did not come home till four days later. I got furious when he came back and tried to kiss me, then I asked him "Was the party a four days thing? no call, no text for the four days you went. Even when I had called you were not picking, how will you feel if I do that..."

I haven't finished talking before Bob gave me an hot slap. It's like a dream or a movie. No man has ever raised their hands on me, not even my father. I held my cheek in surprise and he said

 "Never you question my authority or question my movement. I am a full adult and can be anywhere and at anytime I want. It is very rud€ of you to ask me. So anytime I see your calls I should be shaking because "my madam" has called me? I am not a man any woman can pocket or turn to a f00l. I am a king so give me my respect"

I got dumb, I don't know maybe it's because of the slap or because of the har$h words he use on me lately almost since we had our marriage. To think this man was the one that connived with his parents and my parents  to marry me, that's what my mother told me so what's happening?

"You wouldn't dare to tell me you did not cook down for my arrival" He said along.

"I never knew when you will come back and I will be wasting meal cooking everyday not knowing when you will come back" I said humbly to the "King" 

And he fisted his palms in a way that shows he wanted to throw a punch at me, I dodged my face with my hands but he is not moving from the spot he stood, fisted his hands and look all furious " Who buys the food? I can waste it as I want because it is my money,  reason why your parents begged my parents to beg me to love you and marry you to help their lives"

I got cr@zy about that words, !nsulting my family is another thing I will not accept no matter how subjected I can be to a person.

"Never !nsult my parents in your life again. I don't know whatever arrangement you guys carried out behind me but if you ever insult my family again, I will let you know what I am. We might not have money up to your level but we are not poor or begging for money"

He bursted into this his €vil laughter and then said "If your family were not poor, they won't beg my parent so as for you to be in this wealthy home. We are like your parents opportunity to get rich. You have to respect me and my order"

"Well all the riches your parents embezzled from government and money laundering would make you a proud id!ot, you lack respect for a lady and humanity" I voiced out and immediately he moved closer to me, hit me on the couch, throwing heavy punches at my face. I was weeping and crying and he didn't stop till I passed out.  He poured water on me and when I regained my consciousness, he looked at me and entered the room. I sat upright and wept bitterly, see what my parents had pushed me into. So they married me off to this their rich family friend because of their money and position. I am now a tool of fortune for my parents. 

Few minutes later, I saw Bob with a small bowl of hot water and a towel, I was scared maybe he wanted to pour it on my body, but I was even too weak to stand up and run. He bent slowly, put the bowl on the tiles, turn my face to him, check the big black wound he had given me 

"I am sorry, please forgive me babe, I couldn't control my anger" He said to me, 

I didn't reply, I don't even know what to say. He dipped the towel in the hot water and used it to treat my face. He sent money into my account to visit the Doctor for proper check up. When I say money, I mean huge amount of money

"Babe, please I am sorry, I won't hit you anymore, I don't know what came over me" he kissed my lips but I didn't respond. " You are still angry with me? c'mon only poor mentally people don't forgive easily" he said again.

I find every word of his mouth disgusting. He is too rude in every statement and thinks the world evolves around his riches

Episode 9

I stood up and went to the bedroom, lay on the bed and he used duvet to cover me up, dressed up and told me he is going out, I don't have strength for maybe the worst beating anymore and I didn't question where he was going. As he left, I dressed up also and then headed to my parents house. We need to discuss on why they have to make me a slave in form of wife to their rich friends. I wore sunshade and then called the driver assigned to take me out till I know how to drive to take me to my parents house. 

I got there, I was warmly welcomed but I frowned my face in displeased to their greetings. To God would have it, my both parents were in the house together that day. 

I removed my sunshade and it's my mother that first noticed my black eye wound, she screamed Jesus and asked me what could have happened. I then bursted into tears and explained all what happened. I was expecting my mum to flare up and call my husband or his family. I was expecting my parents to fight for me. 

"Aramide! do you want to implicate me? when have you started getting rude? not even to anybody but your husband?"... My mum said

"But mother, isn't it you that birthed me? why have you decided to jeopardize my life and make my love life complicated? I love you and father and I respect you because I feel you can't push me into hell, but now I found out today that all you doing is for your selfish quest. All because of money..'

"Will you shut up" my mum blurted "How else do you want us to thank Bob's family for all the kindness they have showed our family? How do you want us to benefit further in the wealth? I wanted your father to say this but maybe it will come out from me, Bob's family were responsible for your University education till you finished" My mum said

"Or you think, You were living rich on the penny I earned from my business?" my father chipped in

"You should wake up everyday and Thank Bob for agreeing to marry us. We will benefit from the families wealth through you. God has taken us away from just being friends to Bob's family to Inlaws and how you can repay him is to speak rudely to him and question him?" My father completed and I opened my mouth wide. 

"So my feelings is not considered and even my mental health? Father take a look at my face. See what he did to me, father, mother, he has a very bad anger issue and is always making me feel less of myself" I have started crying and all my mother can do was to shout at me

"Aramide, shut up! Can you count how many times your father has beaten me, does that stop him loving me? He is only correcting you and nothing more. Comply with his rules and you will be fine. Do you know the promises Bob's family had made for the fact that we are now inlaws? your father will go into politics soon and thanks to this family you are seeing evil" my mother said with anger on her face.

I was weeping, my mother came to me, put her hands on my shoulder, knelt before me and started saying sweet words to me 

"Aramide, my one and only beautiful daughter, the pride of this family, please endure and love your husband. There is no family with issue, manage yours with love and wisdom. I know you hated Bob, but if you can give him your heart and see the other beautiful side of him, you will see beyond the beating. Obey his rules, that's why you are the wife, your role is to be submissive"

I looked at my mother and was pained, because of their selfish interest they are making me to go to hell. I refused what my mum said and my father stood up and said he will disown me if I leave Bob, I fear my father's judgement because he is a man of his words.

I stood up and made to leave

Best Friend!

Episode 10&11

I went back home crying in the car, my driver could tell all what I am passing through because he could hear how he was beating me and crying. He said to me "Madam all is going to be fine, I will talk to boss, I could hear how he was beating you, I'm sorry on his behalf" I didn't say anything just nodded. I got home, went to the bed, and thought of calling Jude. 

I called Jude, he wasn't picking up, then a strange voice picked. It is a lady's voice "Hello, Jude left his phone behind on his way to class, please who is this?"

I wonder who the girl was, Then I said "Just tell him Aramide called, he will understand" I ended the call. suck my head in the pillow and cried my whole face out. When it as getting dark, to avoid problem, I went to cook something, and again, Bob did not come home that night till it was two weeks. 

I didn't want what happened the last, I didn't query his movement, but my body language can tell how displeased I was with him, he didn't care. Went to the bathroom to bathe and sit in the living room. I am trying to get use to the whole thing. I don't want my father to disown me. I am trying to love him. But anger was still on my face. He called me to the living room and asked me what happened to my mood, I didn't say anything but was surprised when he apologized, A whole King Bob apologized! He told me he has been at meeting with his white men clients. I can't do anything to that, at least he use to say he owe me no apology or explanation but for him to say this, I felt he has changed. He moved closer to me, kissed me and then I returned the kiss. Held me closer to him and he promised to buy me something elegant and expensive. I groaned, life is not about money and expensive gifts, but who am I to complain? we then settled to watch movies. 

There is an actress on the screen that look so slim and s*xy, my husband could not hide his obsession over her body and keeps telling me about it. 

"Aramide, definition of fine girl is b@nging body, you just look like a pregnant woman and a mother of 10, see this lady on our screen, If I have a chance with her, I will make love to her" he said and held me closer to him and kiss me.

What an insolence, I got so bad, I kept quiet, I was getting uncomfortable, then told him to let me go to the room. I went to the room, collapse on the bed and wept. Jude's call brought me back, since that two weeks too, he has not called back.

"Aramide I am sorry for not calling you, school and project and you are married now, boundaries should be there, I didn't say anything, later I question the girl that picked the call

"Oh, that is my girlfriend, I forgot my phone at home, I am sorry I didn't tell you about her"

"oh, now we can't tell ourselves things anymore? now you are avoiding me? so this is going to be the end of our friendship which we built for more than 12 years?" I queried him

"I know you are hiding a lot from me also, I know you are not happy and has chosen to keep quiet, you keep secret away from me more, and I imagine maybe you want space. You are married now, so maybe you don't want to talk to me anymore" He said

I bursted into tears, and told him he is right about me not happy. I don't want to expose my family to him, I only told him about the body sh@ming part. I was right, Jude was furious, Jude would have beaten my husband if he was here. I begged him for a solution and he said, when he comes to Ibadan, we will talk better and told me how perfect my body is "Aramide you are size 15, you have the necessary fat in the right places, your tummy isn't big as he is exaggerating, if he wanted size 8 or 10 of 12, he shouldn't have come for you in the first place. But if you want to please him because he is your husband maybe you should register at the gym"

I didn't say anything, I felt Jude was lying about my body being perfect. I thanked him for the gym advise and when I heard Bob's footsteps I quickly ended the call and quickly sleep on the bed and cover my head with the duvet, turned to the other side.

He entered...

Episode 11

He entered and stood at the door, "Did he hear all my conversation? why did he halted at the door just like that?" I thought within and prayed silently for another trouble not to happen. 

He entered the bathroom, came back and sleep beside me, putting his hands on my waist and pull me closer to him, I silently sighed, he did not hear Jude and I conversation.

He pulled me more closer, roam his hands around my body, he kissed my neck, pull me closer again, then was about touching me in between my laps before I grip his hands, he questioned why I have to do that, and I told him I wasn't in the mood for anything he might want to do for the night.

He smirked and continue roaming his hands on my body.

I can't be horny at that moment because the whole thing he did comparing me with someone made me angry and sad. Then I decided to talk to him about it.

"Bob, If I compare you with another man and still say some words what will you do?"

"There is no man you can compare me with that can beat my standard. In terms of money, wealth, fitted body and handsomeness" He replied

"But what about character? You think you got any character?" I said again, I don't want to turn to him, his face would intimidate me, especially now that we are on the bed and he is much closer to me. 

I was surprised he didn't do anything or say anything. He pulled me closer again and want to touch me in between my thighs. I removed his hands and that got him angry

"What's that rubbish all about? I would have to beg you before we can have s6x? I legally paid for your body, why won't I have access to it anytime and anyday I want"

"Since we can't have a conversation on things you have been doing lately to me that is making me sad, I want to go to bed, I am not in the mood for anything sexual"

"Oh, you got any other happiness aside money? at least main reason you marry me and why your parents convinced my parents for me to marry you" As he said, I turned to look at him and frowned

 "Never repeat these words to me, I never marry you for your money or anything, I was convinced to accept you also, if you want to accuse anyone for that, blame my parents and your parents. Good character over money, I prefer a guy with good character than money, You lack respect and it is annoying" 

"I prefer good body over anything, I prefer women with slender banging body to excess fats. I wasn't given privilege to marry my choice of woman. Florence, I miss you so much" He said, and hissed at me.

 I don't know why I felt a lil bit jealous for him calling another woman's name, out of curiosity, I asked him who Florence was

"Florence was my Fiancee I was meant to marry, the woman I loved with my heart. But was cut short because of the arrangement between your parents and mine, It's crazy you know" I could now understand he was also  forced into the marriage, I felt pity for him. We are both battling with the same thing. We remained silent for a while

"Let's Divorce" I broke the silence, he looked at me and said "We can't, it will worsen the case. My father would not let me work anymore in his company and all my entitlement will be banned. let's end this conversation"

He pulled me closer again which I forcefully took his hands away and before I know it, he forcefully came over me, kissed me aggressively, I just have to surrender, we had s6x. It was a painful one because I was dry in between my thighs and he didn't care, I have never enjoyed sexual activities with him. When he was done, I hissed and turned back, he hissed back at me and turned his back too. Again, we slept like a cat and rat. 

Best Friend 

Episode 12&13

We have been on a cat and rat mood for some days. Jude was back to Ibadan. He called to inform me and I was eager to see him. It's been so long we saw, almost like 4 to 5 months now we have seen. 

Bob on the other hand has gone to work, I don't even know if he will be back that day, I can't vouch for him when it comes to staying at home. I dressed up and Jude and I agreed on meeting at his home, his parents house. As usual my driver took me there.

Jude's mom welcomed us warmly, she even cooked for I and my driver. If one thing I have done to my driver is to always make him feel like a friend or family. Jude and I went to his room to have conversation, while my driver went back to the car. 

"You look lean, Aramide. You married a rich man, I expected more" Jude told me immediately we got to his room, I sat on the couch and he sat on his bed.

"I am on a diet was why I got a bit slim. And isn't it better? I told you how my husband want me to get slim so bad" I defended Bob. I don't want to expose my family to him. I don't want him to start feeling that my parents are greedy, I don't want him to hate Bob on my behalf, He can fight him and my parents  because of me. 

"Aramide, this is not about getting slim or anything, you are lean and have a bulging eyes, looks like you cried a lot"

"I miss you and that I couldn't call you regularly made me cry most times" I lied to him, maybe not a lie, I cried because of him too, but that wasn't the truth either.

I changed the subject by asking him about school and that he should gist me about the lady that picked his calls.

"We broke up last week" Jude said sharply 

I laughed and looked at him to tell me he was joking. 

"We ain't compatible" He said again and I just got curious on what happened and I put my hands on my waist in akimbo and opened my eyes wide. Anytime I do this, shows how surprised I am on something, he do laugh whenever I do that

"Aramide, No it is not what you are thinking, She is always killing my vibe and always make me look too unserious. She is in Medicine 500 level just as my level and we still don't share the same views. It was as if she is the only one studying Medicine. Always ghosting on me both on phone and even off social media. We have timetable on when she would come and still violate the timetable. She doesn't know my future plans and I barely know hers too because she is always busy. Will she have time for our kids when we get married? Those are what I thought that just made me ended the relationship"

Jude lamented, even though there are other ways he could have handled the situation, I still need to abide with his decision, He knows what he wanted in a relationship and if he is not seeing it, he should leave and not end up in my kind of marriage. Jude can exaggerate things a lot too, I can bet that, it wasn't up to how Jude explained to me.

We played games, he gist me about Obafemi Awolowo University drama and how wicked the lecturers has been with them. Congratulated me for being done and free from the trauma the school can give. 

It has gotten dark and I didn't realize, if not for my driver that called me, I wouldn't have known. I left Jude's house and we got home really dark, with Bob outside already.

My heart beat faster because I wasn't meant to even go out according to Jude's rule book not to now talk of getting home that late. He sat on one of the fancy chairs outside and when I was about entering house slowly when he stood up and stopped me. "Where are you coming from?"

I was stammering and didn't know what to say, "Ermm...Ermmm...My..My..Ermmm"

"You have suddenly got dumb and can't speak anymore?" he queried

"My friend's place" I managed to say 

"A guy or a lady? I have never seen a friend with you"

"I have this very best friend of mine from School and he came to Ibadan."

"Oh, since it's now a marriage we don't understand ourselves, you have decided to start cheating around?" he said with disgust in his eyes and I frowned  terminated that thought and my driver backed me up, immediately he sacked the driver for intruding and objecting his points as he said he is certain I went to my concubine's home. He entered the house, collected the car key and locked the door. I was forced to sleep outside and my driver also, the next day, he went home as he has been sacked. I however transferred money to him to start some businesses, if he had not defended me  he may not have gotten to trouble. He really appreciated me and As I was about leaving the compound to go to any hotel if he won't allow me in the house, he opened the door and called me back. 

We entered the house and he started calling me all sort of names. He used filthy words on me and I had to reject them because I was raised properly. Even though I wasn't happy with the marriage, I had vowed never to cheat on him. 

He moved closer to beat me but stopped, took his car key and went out.

I cried for why I am facing this kind of issue, he didn't come back till it was late in the night, he didn't come alone, he did the unexpected that night..

Episode 13

He came back with someone I misunderstood to be a woman, he was wearing wig, a gown, high heels with make up on, I was wondering is the "lady" he brought never had bre@st not until the voice woke me up to reality.

Bob brought a trans  g£nder home!! I screamed "What" and he quickly said

"Aramide, meet Florence I have  told you about"

He kissed him on the lips and I was disgusted 

"But Florence is a woman's name and you used "she" when we were talking"

"She is no longer a man, as you can see, this is the person my heart wanted" Bob said and kissed Florence again. I was dumb  founded as they both entered the room. 

I rushed to the guest toilet and throw up, what I had just seen is out of what I can bare. The man I was married to is bi ^s£xual? I slowly went down to the floor and cried my eyes out. I can never imagine my parents had arranged me with someone who has dented my s@nity and decency. I felt like calling Jude to inform him, but as my mother had said, I should never expose my family issues to friends. I went upstairs where our bedroom is, and could hear mo@ns coming out from the room. My stomach was turning and I had to go throw up again over this. I have only heard of men that sleeps  with both women and men I haven't seen any but Bob made me experience one. 

The next day, Florence had left and since then, every weekend, Florence would always come around to give pl£asures to Bob. 

Bob knew how irrit@ted that could be to me and one day, when Florence had come around, they had a plan of three^some with me out of my consent. 

He had dru^ged a drink for me and I woke up the next day to see myself n^ked in between Florence and Bob. I screamed, that woke them up and Bob explained what happened to me, I slapped him and then Florence returned the slap.

"let her be, poor mentally people view things differently, I told you she is here for money because her family were poor" Bob told Florence but I protested "If this is what riches is all about, I prefer being poor because you disgust me a lot" He slapped me and I left the bed with duvet wrapped around me, left the room and went to the guest room. I couldn't control the situation. I was dev@stated and tr@umatized. Two men slept with me together, one is even in form of a woman. I thought, I almost settled for a sui^cide but was interrupted by Jude's call when I was about taking an hypo bleach. 

I cried on the phone, Jude was asking countlessly what made me broke down that much, I couldn't say anything. After 20 minutes, I had to lie that it was because that Bob sha^med my body again. As usual he told me how beautiful I am and then said "You are a strong woman, the world believe in you" that word wouldn't let me take my life that day. 

 For three days I couldn't eat because I was emotionally brut@lized. I packed my things to the guest room and since that day, Bob would bring both men and women to our house for s6x. 

Not soon after, I started throwing up and sleeping lately, getting all lazy. I called Jude to inform him and I sneaked out to meet him. He took me to the hospital where I was confirmed 2 weeks pregnant!

He was happy on my behalf and I went behind him to remove the child. I cannot have a child with Bob, he disgust me so much. I almost bled to de@th but I was happy I did what I did.

.....TBC

Best Friend!

Episode 14

My parents wouldn't believe me on what is going on and that is getting me crazy, my father took the disown very serious if I ever quit my marriage. I live unhappily and life is so tough on me. 

I started drinking more of alcohol to reduce my de pression but they don't work so much. I had tried escaping but Anytime I think of my mother's hypertension health condition, I fear doing that. I fear she may d i e. 

Bob's cheating is at the peak and then he would threaten me that if I do the same, he would kill me and kill the guy too. 

On a faithful evening, Jude showed up in my house unexpectedly, I was shocked when I went to open the door and I saw Jude. I screamed his name and queried how he knew my house. Thank God Bob had gone out as usual and even though I don't know when he will come back, I still can't fathom Jude in my home. I was really happy seeing him but not in my husband's house. 

I had to welcome him but told him how strict my husband is on friends visiting me. Just as he was about leaving, I heard Bob's car horn. This is sounding like a real trouble. I had started shaking and telling Jude on where to hide.

Jude stands still and Bob entered. He walked slowly towards us and asked "who is this and what is he doing here?" I was shocked and don't know how to answer that "erm...Erm...He...Is.. he is my friend since childhood" I managed to say and he gave this his evil laugh and said again "You think I am a fool right? You couldn't even cheat outside but has decided to bring him into my own house, what an effrontery. So big balloon too cheat and then condemn me?"

"I beg your pardon" Jude cut in with his hands in his pocket and a scorched look. "Don't you ever treat a lady like this, besides she is your wife" Jude said further. 

"Oh so you brought your concubine here to insult me?" He said to me and moved to pounce on me. Jude trying to separate him from me but he was more stronger than him, I had served Jude oranges when he came and a knife to peel his oranges, 

Bob stopped his punches abruptly, and was slowly going down with his eyes wide open. I have been dodging some punches and when I had look on why he stopped, I saw spill of blood on the floor and blood stains on Jude's hands. He quickly dropped the knife.

"Why did you stab him? you have gone extra. Bob please stand up, baby please stand up I am sorry..."

Episode 15

*Sips wine * 

Now this bring us to this present situation. It is even now that I talked my pains, I feel I am happy Bob is gone and I would do anything to protect Jude. He has always been a life saver and if this is one way I can return this gesture is to make sure he did not go to j@il. 

I picked my phone to dial Jude's number but he wasn't picking it up. Bob's friend has called Bob's parents and their call interrupted my dialling.

"Where is my son?" his mother yell on the phone, i silently smirked before I fake some crying tone "He has not been home for some days ma, though that has been an usual habit for him, but he forgot his phone and it is quite unusual" I said and she yelled at me again "So what are you doing to it? your husband isn't home, you can't call him and you are so comfortable staying at home and eating his food?"

"Ma I am trying my best, I have called uncle Kolapo, I guess he was the one that called you"

There was a brief silence on the phone then she said "How about we inform the police? they need to find my son" 

My heart beat in a while, but I recompose myself and told her to inform the police for investigation. She dropped the call, then I called Jude immediately, He wasn't picking up. I groaned in anger, I have a very important message I want to pass across to him.

It will be dangerous if I go to his house at this state that Bob parents want to inform the police. what if they trail me to his house. 

I put my hands on my head, frustrated on why Jude wasn't picking up. Different thought maybe he has been arrested or something?

Just as I picked my phone to redial, his call came in.

"yo man, you scared me. Why aren't you picking my calls?"

I spoke 

"Aramide, the last few days been trau matizing on the scenario that happened. I can't believe I did that, I can't even sleep, the scene play in my head" Jude said almost in whisper. 

"Where are you exactly and are you with anyone?" I asked again

"Been in my room for days, I am scared of the aftermath of what happened" he said to me

"Ever regretted defending me since this thing happened?" I asked almost with tears in my tone.

"Aramide, I will never regret defending you. You are the best woman in the world. Just that(pauses) I let my emotions take a control over my maturity" 

"Jude, you know what, I would do anything to make you a total freeman from this"

We paused on the phone and I continued 

"you would do something between now to tomorrow, this is going to affect our friendship, at least for now"

"huh, Aramide, you hate me now? Jude questioned 

"why would I do that? listen to me man. You would have to delete my number on your phone, our chats, our messages. I don't mind the social media following, I mean ex- friends or a longer distance friends can follow each other on social media" 

I heard a voice from the living room and paused my conversation, tiptoed and peep from the stairs. 

I told Jude in a whisper "I have a thing to attend to, call you back soon and please pick up" I ended the call, clear our call log history, deleted his messages and chats. And made my way to the living room.

I saw three police men, two not in uniform and one in a uniform, I offered them a sit and then...

TBC

Best Friend!

Episode 16

I offered them a sit, and then introduced their names to me and their positions which I also introduced mine.The lady in a non uniform cloth, a detective, stood up suddenly and was roaming around the living room, I got scared, I thought she found something I couldn't find to keep or throw away. I tried to pretend to be fine and at same time struggling with fear and catching my breath. She went further to the kitchen side, where my fridge was and came back with a bottle of water and sat down back. My racing heartbeat came back to my chest, I comport myself as the man in non uniform speaks

"Mrs.Bob Daniels, we were directed here by your mother inlaw for some conversation as she told us her son is missing, what do you know about it?"

I crossed my legs, feign some frown which stand in between annoyance and confusion. "Know about it? in what sense? I don't understand you" 

"what my colleague mean is that, where do you think he went? or where did he tell you he was going?" The lady spoke with smile on her face.

"Firstly, this is not the first time my husband would go out for so long. And he doesn't tell me where he do go"

"So being not his first time, why are you concerned and have to start calling people to find him, if that was it" The lady asked again

"I...(paused) I saw something that got me scared, was why I was worried. It is unusual for my husband to forget his phone at home for this long"

"Can you give us the phone?" The man in the non uniform asked.

I went to the room and picked the phone, I handed it over to the man, which he gave the lady. 

"Have you checked this phone since it was in your possession?" The lady asked again

"My husband is missing and as a concern wife, it is my duty to look into his phone for a location I can find him" I spoke with almost tears in my eyes 

"Did you find anything on the phone that could lead us through?" The man asked 

"Or you got something you are not telling us now to help with the investigation?"

I paused and look at both of them with tears in my eyes,I wiped my tears and said

 "Please do everything in your power to find my husband for me" 

"You wouldn't answer our question?" They lady asked again.

"You are detectives, I guess you would have to find that out yourself on his phone. I need to relax, been crying all day. I said with tears dropping from my eyes.

"We are deeply sorry for what is happening and we hope very soon, we will find him. we want to start going" The man said.

"Oh thank you so much and I will appreciate it if you help me look for my husband, let me escort you guys" I said again.

I walked them to the gate, bid them farewell and I made sure I locked the door. 

I smiled on my prowess acting performance I just pulled through in the presence of the police.

I immediately went back to the room, dial Jude's number and said.

"Man, you would have to delete everything about me, except Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, however, If we ever have a chat in those places, delete the chats, our call logs. I will buy a small phone with another sim, to call you anytime I need to do that and always delete call logs anytime we call"

."Aramide is this not going to be tedious and dangerous for you alone?"

"Jude, I will do anything to protect you. Just don't worry, I will handle this, I got this. The police officers came today" 

Jude's whisper a faint scream and I could tell from phone how his chest was beating

"You are a coward Jude, I can hear your heart beat from this phone"

I told him all what the Police asked me and my answers and assure him he will be fine.

We ended the call, and I cleared our call log. Go to my audio file, If I mistakenly record our conversation. Not soon after, the police called me and told me to come to their station.

I got scared on the impromptu call, They just left my place so how come they called again. 

Episode 17

"Mrs. Bob Daniels, we are sorry to break this news to you" The male detective said to me and I was wondering what they wanted to say. The two detectives look at themselves  and said "We found your husband" 

I knew what they wanted to say but I was still scared if they suspected anything. I faked a surprise

"When?, please where is my husband?" they took me to their office, sat me down and told me to calm down, they the female detective said "We are sorry to inform you that your husband was involved in a ghastly accident and it took his life. My acting mode got activated as I almost fainted. 

They both held my hands and started consoling me. They called my inlaws to inform them about the case and I also did the same with my parents. 

"But ma, we found something on your husband's phone that could make us feel his death wasn't natural" the male detective said 

"Did you know your husband has mistresses?" the lady asked which I affirm to that I know he does. 

They both look at themselves again and then told me to leave. 

My inlaws and my parents came to visit me, with tears in their eyes. I honestly did not feel pitied from the depth of my heart but I have to pretend to be wailing. They held me as I was falling to the ground and standing up. My parents cried the most because they knew all their chances with the Daniels is ruined. 

The Police came to our house again and I am beginning to hate this people's presence.

"We got someone arrested whom we suspected to have hand in your husband's death"

The detective said. Even though I can tell whom they arrested, I still want to be sure it is not Jude. 

"One of your husband's mistresses is involved in this accident" the detective said further 

I screamed and my mother in law came to pat my back. 

"But we will need you in our station for some investigation" the male detective said. 

Everyone got curious on why they wanted to take me along with them to the police. I was also confused. My mother insisted on following me with them to the station but they did not allow her. I acted brave and would want to follow them to the Station.

 On getting to the station.

They took me to their dark room and kept me there for like an hour. It is already embarrassing and I don't know what to do. 

Not long later, the female detective came and started with her interrogation.

"As a woman, how do you feel when you know your husband cheat on you"

I put my hand on the deck and smiled 

"You are a woman also, how will you also feel when your husband cheat on you. Of course I was jealous and pained"

"what were the actions you took when you got pained more than before"

"Poor person like me cannot fight the rich and as we know that in Africa, anything the man does is right. I accepted my fate and face my life" I replied 

"What do you feel about Mr.Bob"

"He is my husband, though we don't agree most times due to the fact that our marriage wasn't from our minds, I have chosen to love and cherish him"

"Does he reciprocate this with you too?" She asked

"He does sometimes and he doesn't sometimes and this made sleep out most times. If I complain, he would make a big issue out of it. So I don't complain anymore"

"we found something on his phones which looks like he has disrespected you a lot to his mistresses, even calling you a dead person"

"I found this out too when he got missing and I got hold of his phone. Normally, I wouldn't touch his phone if he was around or with his phone"

"We found a girl, who threatened him because he made her aborted"

"I had read the chats before you, please help me punish whoever kill my husband. That lady is evil" I cried 

The detective sighed and promise me they will do everything to make sure she confesses because she has been denying the claim. They released me and when I got to my car and had moved further, I called Jude, and told him to start preparing to go to a neighbouring country for now till all these are solved. 

We talked for a while and I ended the call again, delete every call log and chats.

YesBest Friend!

Episode 18

"Why did you kill Mr. Bob Daniels" the male detective interrogating Ngozi, the lady whom they had read her chats with Bob.

"But are you police dumb, obviously you know he had an accident, so how am I involve in his death" Ngozi said with a smirk long face

"But you promise to kill him" the man shouted again 

"Oh, probably I used juju on him to drive himself to death or I removed his car brake? Nigeria Police wouldn't amaze me. My own is that I don't know anything about his death"

"But you promised to kill him"

"Probably if he never had the accident, I would have kill him, but God save him he died before then" Ngozi said with tears in her eyes then she continued "that man has caused me so much pains. Lied to me that he was never married, had more than 3 abortions for him and now my womb is destroyed, he still have the gut to be sleeping with my best friend, Bob is evil" Ngozi lamented 

"Was that why you killed him? like you have every right to be angry,maybe out of anger you did something to him because it is more than Accident" the female Detective said. 

"So what happened aside the accident?" Ngozi asked 

"As we took him to morgue and during the clean up of the dead body, they found a big burnt scar around his stomach, that caught our attention and we did an autopsy on him. We found out he was stabbed. Probably we think he was trying to take himself to the hospital after the stab and then he had an accident. Now miss Ngozi, in the conversation you both had, he was coming to your place before your last message dropped. We are putting it to you that you stabbed him when he got to your place and you are denying it" The male police concluded.

Ngozi was dumb founded and lost her speeches for a while  "erm...Erm... Stabbed? I thought this was an accident.  I know nothing about this. Truly he was meant to come to my place but I never saw him"  Ngozi said. 

"By the time we handle you forcefully, you will confess" the male detective said and left the interrogation room.

They make a phone call to Aramide, and informed her about the new discovery.

"Hello Mrs.Bob Daniels, we found out a new discovery when the morgue controller cleaned up your husband, he had a huge big cut covered with burns. Probably he was stabbed before he drove"

With fake tears in my voice "So she stabbed my husband. Please let her rot in jail. I don't deserve to be a widow through a side chick" 

"We would do everything to get you justice ma" the male detective said again and ended the call.

I became worried on their new discovery, Hope my secret is not about to be exposed. I went to the kitchen, about to take an apple from the fridge. I looked around and saw that in my knife set block, one of the knife is missing. If the police come, they would ask for the whereabout of the knife and how will I explain that, I was grateful to God for making me realize earlier. I took the knife set block, wrap inside a nylon and put inside my car, drive along a big bush and throw it there. Went to the market and bought a new knife set with its block and put in my kitchen.

The last time I spoke to Jude, he is already in Benin Republic and will be going to an European country soon. I had withdrawn exorbitant amount of money for him to process his trip. I didn't make a transfer to avoid suspicion, I withdrew from my bank and gave him cash and immediately I went to buy a lot amount of Jewelries for sales and asked them to fake the receipt for me. I withdrew 9 million from the bank, Gave Jude 5 million, bought jewelries of 4 million but told the store to write 9 million naira worth of goods. It will serve as the fact that I used the money for business to divert the police attention.

Three days after, the police officers came to my house for another investigation. I welcome them and acted normal and wouldn't give them any reason to suspect me.

As usual, the female detective is fond of walking around my house anytime they come around. As she was walking and looking at every corner of my house, she found Bob's ring behind a flower vase, just the same spot Bob had died. 

My heart almost jumped out of my heart but I remained calm to avoid suspicion.

"Why is his ring over there?" She asked while holding it 

"probably it fell from the television shelf when I was cleaning it, Bob doesn't really go out with his ring" I said with calmness.

She looked at the ring for more than 5 minutes, and with my explanation and hoe cool I sounded, she believed my story and dropped the ring. They made to leave and I escorted them. As I got back to the living room, I collapse to the sofa and thank God again for saving me..

Episode 19

Thank God I had throw the knife block set away, that's how the lady would have entered my kitchen. And that lady is smart, she will definitely guess smart. Hmmm that missing knife was the one I had served orange with to Jude on this black day Jude stabbed Bob, I sat on the floor slowly and began to cry for all the panic and stress I am undergoing because of this case. I shouldn't have served Jude Orange. I should have chased him out before Bob came in. 

Can I fight this battle to the end? I began to cry again, this time thinking of committing suicide to end the case at a whole. 

I would do anything to protect Jude because that is the only thing I owe him for all the good things he has done in my life. 

Bob's mother is not taking this case with a levity hands, she want the killer of her son to face the wrath of the law so as Bob's Father. He even give Police enough tips to make them carry out the investigation. 

I no longer have communication with Jude, I had told him never to call me till this case go down and he should change his phone and number and any traceable items. 

Investigation is ongoing and Ngozi is still in the Police custody so as Ngozi's best friend with whom Bob was cheating with. The police got a bit convinced they were not the killer but since no hands to point fingers to, they were not fully convinced.

six months past and now Bob's parents has asked for withdrawal of the case as they summoned that investigation will not bring back their child and since no one to point fingers at anymore. They withdrew his body from the police custody and buried him. 

Since I have no child for Bob's mom had earlier wanted to throw me out of the house, but thanks to Mr.Daniels, Bob's father that saved me and gave me the house as a compensation and a loss. 

I now live in loneliness, my husband is dead and my best friend is now in exile. I cried most times for how my parents has destroyed my life and has made me partake in a crime. I know I did not kill Bob, but how will I watch my helper rot in jail or get killed for trying to save me. No one will know how he has brutalized my soul and emotions. 

Ahhhhhh... Why God has been so good to me?? We have a CCTV in our house and the police has never seen the camera or thought about asking me about it?

In as much as I am lonely, and case has been withdrawn, I wouldn't want to be caught, this people can wake up one day and decide to have a personal investigation. 

I picked the pestle in the kitchen and destroy all the cameras in the house, destroy the CCTV and pack the pieces gadget under a bed in our unused room. 

I saved Jude and I from Jail, even though lonely, I wouldn't wish Bob was alive. I miss Jude so much and I wish after this is finally over, He will come to me or I go meet him anywhere he is... 

TBC

Best Friend!

Episode 20&21

For two years since Bob died... His family has finally left the case and everyone has gone back finally to their works of life. Truly I believe the saying that "it is whom who died lose" Bob's mother had travelled back to united states, the little money my parents had gathered from Daniels family, they established on it. 

Pressure is on me to remarry but no way I will do that. My heart still belongs to Jude, whether I know where he is or not. 

The jewelries I bought in disguise for if they asked how that huge amount left my account is booming...I now sell gold chains and wristwatches to sustain myself. Even though I am lonely, I still enjoy my freedom. No one has beaten me or curse me or remind me on how poor my family is for the past two years. 

One Friday night after I had come back from a night club, a call entered. It is with a private number and I was wondering who it could be from a customer..

"Hello, Aramide Daniels on the line who am I speaking with?" I said with my tiny voice

"This is Jude" the caller said. I became dumbfounded and was silent for a while, I thank God he called since all these years but at the same time, surprised because I wasn't expecting his call. I said almost in whisper

"It's been a long time and how  are you?"

"Been great, Germany has been great" Jude said and I could hear children's voices in the background...I was curious and I asked

"Are those your boss's children?

"No, they are my kids. They are twins and just 6 months old" Jude said to me. Another shock came in. Jude is married with kids? Just two years the whole incident happened and he travelled? He was enjoying himself when I was risking my life and reputation to rescue him from the crime he committed? I sighed and couldn't say anything for some minutes before he broke the silence

"Aramide, it is far from what you are thinking... Truly I am married with kids but that doesn't reduce the love I have for you. I did this to save myself from roaming on Germany street. What I have to do in exchange for the gesture this foreign showed me by letting me stay in her house is to love her. Even though it wasn't deep in my heart, I have to do it to gain ground in this Germany. She got pregnant for me and have twins with it. This secured me a citizenship from her. My heart is still with you Aramide and I never forget you...I know the situation I left you with and I was worried but you told me not to call... I have to make this call to know your whereabout"

As Jude concluded, few tears dropped from my eyes. I don't know why the feeling that Jude is married with kids got me so angry. I wiped my tears  and question him "Jude do you love me?"

"I do Aramide...If I don't I won't be dying to call you, Love is an understatement" Jude said

"Do you love your new wife? I inquired again and he couldn't talk for a while, I asked again and he replied with "for the sake of my kids and that I wouldn't want her to put me in trouble, then I love her" 

Tears flow from my eyes. To think I became lonely because of jude. Even after my husband's death I couldn't find any man attractive. I heard a female voice in the background as he quickly ended the call.

I became frustrated as I don't know what the woman might be doing at that moment, I hope Jude is not in emotional abuse because white women can sometimes be a blackmailer. Can remind him on how he picked him up on the street. 

There is no way I can call him back, he used a private number to call. 

I remove my wig, entered the kitchen and pick a very alcoholic drink to suppress my anger. I drank and slept. The next day I got woke up by my customers' calls on the type of jewelries they want. I freshen up, dress and drove to the store but I saw something so dramatic or unspeakable...

Episode 21

I saw someone who looks like my late husband! Bob... In stature, the way he walk. A very striking resemblance to him. I was confused, He was stabbed and burnt. In fact I am the one that burn the car so how come I am seeing him. I tried so much to hide from this person that looks so much as my husband. Went to my office and this kept me thinking. I wanted Jude to call me so bad so I can ask him if I was just imagining or we didn't burn him. 

Not so long Jude called

"I am sorry I hung the call, My wife entered and I don't want her mad" 

"I understand you and it's fine but I have a question to ask you. Did we burn the car that day or we didn't put Bob in the car that day"

"Do you want to remind me of  my crime for guilt to fill me? You know we put him in the car and burn me. Police are still disturbing you?"He said in whisper. I pause for a while, then replied "I saw something strange, I saw Bob today" Jude laughed that it got me so angry. I hissed and he stopped laughing. 

"I am sorry just that it is funny.Guess you missed your husband and want him back..."

 I cut Jude in "That's not it... I might be lonely but I don't miss him okay. I am not going crazy, I saw him"

"let's assume you are imagining. I...(he paused for a while, then whisper) I stabbed him in the stomach then he was burnt in the car so how come?" Jude said again.

"Are you sure I was just imagining things?"

"Aramide, put your mind off it. Bob is dead!"

I dropped the call and the guilt set in. Maybe I should have left his home and run away than the murder. Maybe I should have divorce him almost immediately after our marriage. I now have blood on my hands because I am an accomplice to the crime. 

I cried, broke my table vase. I became angry and regretted ever obeying my parents. 

I came out of my office to check if the man I mistook for Bob is still there but my staffs told me he left not quite long. I went outside to check him and I couldn't find him. I became restless. I started searching the computer if they input his name in the documents. He was bearing Ayodele Animashaun. Am I going crazy? this is Bob now.

I come to shop everyday to see if the man will come around. Unfortunately he didn't. I became extremely restless. Visited Bob's tomb. It wasn't digged out or was his body exhume? why am I feeling haunted. 

I could no longer sleep, I see Bob in my dream sometimes apologizing to me and sometimes want to kill me. There is no one I can tell my plight, I fear being caught. I don't want to go to jail.

I thought about Jude being married and now his marriage is barrier we could not talk any longer apart from the crime. So Jude really hurt my feelings marrying someone else? I hated Bob but I could have loved him if Jude wasn't in the picture or love someone else. After few hours, I realized Jude has tried for me and he deserve to be happy once in his life with relationship. I was the reason he also hated most girls.I drank the shot of vodka in my hand and went to bed. 

i dreamt Bob was trying to shoot me in my dream. I couldn't sleep any longer. Is this the way conscience guilt trip someone?  Since I saw that man, Bob dreams keeps popping up and my conscience judge me a lot.

I was coming from a club when I saw the same man in the club. Before I could move very close to him, I couldn't find him. Is he a ghost? why is all these happening to me?  I asked few people around the club showing then Bob's pictures which they affirm that they look alike. 

Where can I get this man again or is this a thing telling to go and confess before he arrest me himself ? because I am sure I have been seen Bob lately

Best Friend!

Episode 22&23

I was thinking on travelling to clear my head off what have been happening to me lately. If I decide to go to Germany, Jude may think I want to scatter his home, though I would like to see him. 

 At a restaurant, I went to get food and coming out, I saw this man that looks like my husband, I ran as fast as I can to catch up with him, most times I have always only been seeing his side view and back view and a flash glimpse of his face, I tapped him from the back and when he turned I realized he only look like Bob and he is not Bob. Bob has a birth scar on his forehead but this man's forehead is clear. So I have been imagining things in a while. Guilty conscience has began to worry me I think. 

The man waited and I apologized for the disturbance as he look like someone I really know. So truly, people have an identical person to them. We exchanged names and contact and when he left, I sighed and got angry with myself on acting crazy on unverified truth.

I went home and after taking my shower, a number called. I was reluctant to pick but when I picked it is Ayodele Animashaun. I smiled and apologize again on how I acted by tapping him and all. 

We got engaged in so many conversation and it was looking like we have known ourselves for ages. I let him know I am a widow and a business woman and he let me know he is a divorcee with a kid and his child isn't in the country. We talked endlessly till very late in the evening.

I blushed and smile on every conversation we had. This continue for weeks and then I realize I am getting fond of him. All what I have for Jude is what I have for Ayodele. I am beginning to hate how I feel, could I be in love?  Ayodele is exactly opposite to Bob's attitude  and is more than similar to Jude. I wondered why his wife left him if he is this good. 

Since everyone is expecting me to remarry, I have no problem with Bob's family. The only problem I have is his resemblance. Won't I get myself into trouble with this Ayodele.. What if it is Bob's ghost ? I have read a lot on reincarnation and how to detect a ghost. I have tried pouring sand on him and any other myth way to confirm if he is not Bob's ghost and neither  proved him to be a ghost. I asked of his family background to ensure he is not a twin with Bob.. In fact he is 4 years older than Bob. 

Not long after, I started dating Ayodele, I experience what real love is. I begin to wonder and understand that Jude and I was never meant to be together. It has never worked for us, even after the incident, we still choose different partners. 

For the first time since my husband died I had come out to jog around the neighborhood, my next building neighbour and her daughter of about 12 years old saw me and while the mother and I was exchanging pleasantries, the daughter ran away from me. This shocked me and the mother and well I didn't think about that, I guess she doesn't like me. We parted ways and I could see the mother scolding her daughter on why she acted that way.

I gave the whole scene a second thought and I flashed back on could it be the girl saw Jude and I when trying to put Bob in the car? I refuse to believe that because most windows are closed and light wasn't shining in the room. Am I not at the verge of getting caught? 

Episode 23

I was perplexed and I couldn't control the whole situation. Then I thought that what if I get rid of this girl, then everything is settled, No it is impossible, this parents would fight with their life to know the cause of their child's death. Their only child for that matter. Maybe she is not friendly with people, why will I assume she saw me?  This my conscience this days is becoming unbearable after how many years? Just as I am thinking, Ayodele Animashaun call entered, In as much as I feel a thing for him, I am getting to become uncomfortable with him. The more I see him, the more I remember Bob and his atrocity, this will also remember my once upon a time best friend,Jude. You are thinking why I called him once upon a time friend? Jude no longer call me any more and even when I called, his number is always busy, probably he blocked me already. I don't want to assume he is not fine, he sounds okay the last time we talked. He is saving his marriage when he ruined mine. If he had not killed Bob, I wouldn't have guilt on my neck. 

Friendship of more than 12 years is becoming sour as we are becoming strangers and this little hatred is settling in for me... I can't lie, I have been feeling like this since he got married to another woman. Will he tell me he did not know I love him? I always know he loved me too so why would he get to Germany and the next thing is to get married and even have kids. Is that the only way to gain grounds over there? All these I was thinking and Ayodele's call continue ringing repeatedly, I hang up and switch off my phone, talking to him will be bringing back memories and I hate that. 

I went into the shower, run a hot water in the bathtub, add my shampoo and stayed inside the water, doing this to relax my brain and take me off my worries. As I close my eyes to enjoy the moment, Bob's Image of his clothes drenched in blood and the stabbed spot in his stomach became obvious right in front of me, I opened my eyes in a very fast mode, panting and I couldn't see the image in my front. I looked around and I didn't see anyone. I closed my eyes again and the same image appeared in front me trying to get closer to me, I opened it again and so no one, I quickly left the bathtub, took my towel and wrap around my body. Got to my room, went to sit on the bed and I cried, why am I seeing this. isn't it even better I get arrested than all this I am experiencing? My imagination about Bob these days is becoming so unbearable. I looked at a spot in the room and the scene of how he was stabbed, packed, how I cleaned the blood was replaying... I screamed and ran away from the room, pick up my phone, switch it on and the next person I called was Ayodele, I am inviting him to come and keep my company, If possible sleep overnight in my house, I guess this is happening due to loneliness.

He wasn't also picking,I guess he is annoyed over the ignore of his calls, just after I dropped my phone, he called me back and I invited him over to my place. 

I sit in the living room waiting for him to come. I opened the door so in case I dozed off he would enter. But the more i close my eyes, the more Bob's image keep appearing. I heard a knock on the door coming from my room, I stood up to run away from the house, when Ayodele caught me from the door, my towel mistakenly dropped and he hurriedly pick it up for me.As he want to wrap it back on me, our eyes met and slowly drew our head closer and kissed....

Best Friend!

Episode 24&25

 It felt like I have been longing or starved of touches and kisses. We kissed for few minutes, cuddling, fondling as we move to the couch.

Just as he was about touching me down there, I gripped his hand and pause it. He understood what I meant and he moved to another couch immediately pretending all that happen never existed. 

There was silence between us when Jude's call entered, I can't pick the call, It has been long he called me and I don't know why. I asked for permission so as to go pick it  up in the toilet. 

I picked the call and I didn't say anything, obviously I am very much angry with Jude on how he has forsaken me since he got married

"Aramide, I know you are really angry with me but please try to understand, I don't want a problem for my wife. She has done some wonderful thing and I am beginning to love her and my kid"

"So what should happen to me? Jude whether you like it or not, I will marry you. You killed my husband and make me lonely and now you want to love another woman except me? You told me you are not happy with your marriage and you still love me so what changed"

"Aramide, stop bringing..(paused and started saying in whisper) don't ever bring up  that incident anymore, it is already sounding like a blackmail. I fought for you Aramide so it wasn't entirely my fault. Let me also enjoy love for once" Jude said in what is already becoming like anger. 

"Jude, the question is, what should happen to me?"

"Move on and remarry, we are not meant to be together. And your husband's death just happened to be the clause"

"I helped you perfect the crime, you would have been in j@il by now. I staged my husband's death to save you and now you are being an ingrate" I said with pains in my heart 

 "This might be the last time you will hear from me. I would love us to have a separation for our me ntal health and I would focus on my marriage. I wish you success" Jude said

I laughed because I couldn't believe Jude is serious on what he just said. He hung up, I redial and the number wasn't going through, I screamed and fell on the floor crying, just as I was coming out of the  the toilet, I saw Ayodele. I  was shocked and he said "So you killed your husband and staged his death? you are e vil! you have a dark mind and never deserves to be among human... I was crying and begging him not to shout but he wouldn't listen, he took his  phone out and was about dialing the police, I saw a flower vase very close to me, Took it and smash it on his head. He collapse on floor...

Episode 25

I was scared, isn't this another murder? but then he was  trying to implicate me. I bowed my head and regretted, at this moment I hate my life, I was thinking of the things to clear this mess again. I can't go with the first plan, I could get caught this time, then a thought dropped in my head. I could butcher his corpse, cut them into pieces, put in a sack and stock up in my freezer till it's very late in the night and dispose. I felt like a monster with this thought but then the deed has been done and now I have to be brave if I don't want to go to jail. 

I moved closer to where his body was and as I dragged him to the middle of the room, I could feel him breathing. "Thank God" I shouted, he is not dead. I felt he lost consciousness and would be back to life soon but  then I thought again that what if he tries to hurt me when he regain consciousness or still go ahead to report me to the police. I went to the laundry and  pick up a rope, I tied his hands and legs. Sat on the bed and await him "coming back" alive. 

after 40 minutes, he sneezed and blood gushed out from his nose. He looked tired and couldn't stand up, two minutes later he realized he was tied down and queried me why I tied him up, I knelt down and apologized for what happened earlier.

"What if I died along the line? what the hell did you broke on my head and please untie me, it is discomforting"

"I am sorry I won't be able to untie you, I am scared you will harm me or call the police again" 

We both paused and I sighed "Ayodele, you refuse to hear from me. You are making a conclusion on a half baked story you heard over the phone. It wasn't my fault if you would hear me out"

He sighed and didn't say anything. Then I continued.

"Have you ever been forced into a marriage before or forced to love someone before? How would you feel being brutalized or abused physically in an abused home? Have you been sexually molested by your partner before? making you to sleep with him and his gay partner. Isn't it a bad thing to be given a non freedom marriage? now have you ever been in a state where you loved your best friend but have no chance with him and he doesn't stand  a chance with me either?"

"Aramide, are these meant to be a rhetorical questions or I am to answer them? it's a whole lots for me to answer. If all these happened to you then he deserves to be killed but you should have left him for Karma"

"I didn't kill him! he had a fight with me and out of anger got stabbed by my best friend. I couldn't stand him go to jail for always protecting and fighting for me so I made all efforts to make a  perfect crime and since he traveled he has been something else. Got married, had kid and now not talking to me anymore" I burst into tears, I could feel the empathy on his face. 

"Aramide, I promise you that no one else will  know about this"

"Are you saying this to make me untie you?"

He smiled " I wouldn't do that because you deserve Happiness, One thing I would want you to do is stop calling Jude if truly you want to help him out and so you can move on too"

I slowly untied him, and he left, after gotten to the door, he paused a while and ran back to hug me, It was like a relief and I shed hot tears on his clothes. He left and I fell hard on a couch... I had thought to process a travel to Switzerland, Finland or any far country to take me away from these scenes and to make me forget Jude finally.

Few days later, I saw a text message from Ayodele which reads

"Aramide, I know you have been through a lot, I can feel it and I really feel sorry for you, but however we would not continue our friendship anymore as I am a good christian and would not want to associate myself with a murderers because I believe in Karma, it may also affect me and with the way things was going, I was beginning to fall in love with you. I stand on my promise that no one will ever hear about what you  told me, I wish you best of luck, mind you I am blocking you off all the media and we would act like we never knew each other. Thank you"

I wasn't surprised because I was expecting something of such.

Best Friend!

Episode 26

I fasten my travelling process and it came out in a month. 

Sold all my goods in my stores and added the money to my account so as not to be stranded when I get to Switzerland. Oh I purposely do not inform my parents about my travelling, I don't want to have anything to do with them again in my life, they have cost me more pains than the joy. I broke  my Nigerian sim so as no one will have an access to it when I am gone, the day of my trip came, I was naive and scared because I am going to a place no one knows me, but this is the best advice and decision I have given myself over the time. I boarded my plane and this is how me  Aramide will become a Switzerland residents in less some hours time.

....Back to Nigeria...

"Why are you always looking through this window everytime I enter your room? what did you put there and I have always wanted to ask, why are  you always avoiding sister Aramide anytime you see her? I don't want problem in this neighborhood oo Shikemi. Don't give me problem because I did not kill my mother" Shikemi's mummy, the next house neighbor to Aramide said to her daughter which sound like a warning. Ngozi trembled at the mention of Aramide's name, and quickly left the window side, panting and pointing to the window's direction. The mother walked slowly to check and found nothing "Ngozi, it's Sister Aramide's compound you are pointing to and nothing is there" 

"Mommy I saw something few years ago and it has been haunting me down. That's why I am always scared to see her and reason I have been begging you to change my room"

The mother moved to her, sit her down and pat her shoulder "What did you see"?

"Sister Aramide and one guy was carrying Uncle Bob's body which looks lifeless  inside the car and the guy's cloth has blood stains and not quite long we heard Uncle Bob was dead, mummy she and the guy killed him"

"Shut up, did you know what you are saying? So if that's true for three years now Police could not find out? my dear please don't implicate me and your father" 

"Mummy I am serious, I saw them. I don't know how they didn't see traces"

"Let's go meet your father and you will tell him all these things"

They got to the father and Ngozi explained all she saw to her father

"Do you know that if we report this thing to the police we might be rewarded by Bob's family, they are so rich and would want to reward us exposing their child's killers" Ngozi father said

"Everything about you is money. This is a serious case and  not money making" Ngozi mother replied

"You are not business oriented at all and you are irrational, Ngozi we are going to Police station tomorrow"

"Please don't expose my daughter to evil oo. I don't want anything to happen to my daughter"

"Woman be careful and let me handle this"

The next day they went to the Police  station...

Episode 27

The police listened to their reports and they wrote statements

"Ms Ngozi are you sure about what you are saying? This is a huge allegation and must be proved" The police said to her. Her father shook his head, speaks for her "Mr. Police officer, na favour we wan do you and Bob family, what will my daughter gain in lying over Aramide? this thing is giving my daughter tra uma" 

The police put a call through to Aramide but it was unavailable, they tried it severally and decided to visit her house in which they saw it locked. They contacted her parents and they are all worried on her whereabout. The case has gone from Mur der case to missing case. They had tried going to her store but she was nowhere to be found as she has sold all the goods in the store and also locked the store. Aramide's mother is almost going cr@zy, how will her daughter go missing and she is just finding out. 

 Three days after, they summoned Ngozi and her father to tender evidences concerning the m urder case for investigation. Ngozi could only use her finger to scratch her head as she has no evidence to prove it, her father cut in

 "She can stand as a witness in the court" 

The police was shocked and asked if eventually they find Aramide, Ngozi will stand against her in the court, Ngozi affirm her father's statement and the Police made a call through to his team for the search of Aramide. 

"If we eventually let them catch Aramide we will be rich with compensation" Ngozi father said on their way to home.

"Dad, I don't want to be a witness to this case" Ngozi said briefly and her father shouted why?, he managed to park the car and began to say "For what reason? you have joined your mother?"

"Father I have no evidence, if she deny it we will be charged for false allegation and instead of making money we might end up losing money"

"What is the suggestion?Stop acting like a b@stard"

"I won't witness in the court sir"

He drove angrily home, I explained to my mother and she hugged me, told me not to worry about my father attitude.

Weeks gone by, months gone by Aramide was not found. Aramide's mother died of High Blood pressure due to excess thinking. 

Aramide on the other hand is doing well for herself in Switzerland and living a good, non trouble life

The case was cancelled due to that she can't be found. 

Five years later, Aramide picked up a land phone in her house, Her husband called her to pick up the kid from school and freshen them up for the dinner hangout...She ended the call, smiled and set to drive out.

Will the truth ever prevail?

THE END