Sister Mary (Episode 13) She calmly finished the drink, dropped the cup and flashed a smile at me.“thanks sweetie you are so caring. I wish things will continue this way” she said happily. I breathed deeply, drew close and kissed her.“of course it will” i murmured as we kissed.We fondled each other, kissed and jokedf or about fifteen minutes before she stood up, trying to head to the kitchenonce again. I quickly held her.“i have to go prepare something my love”she said, trying to free herself from my grip.“don’t worry dear. I’m heading out to get something more yummy. Just relax sweet-heart. I’ll take my bath first, then head tothe restaurant down the street” i appealed convincingly. She shrugged, returned to my bed, grabbed the t.v control, and busied herself moving from one t.v channel to another. I smiled, undressed and headed to the bathroom, praying formy plans to work out without issues.I spent close to ten minutes in thebathroom before coming out to see her half asleep. I sat beside her, smiling to myself. She turned, backing me as she murmured some inaudible words. I dressed up, went to the sitting room and called Jboy.“yeah it’s about time. We will be there in ten minutes” he assured me and hung up.Ten minutes really was a lot of time as i waited for him to show up with the man who was to give Mary the injection. I kept staring at the clock until they showed up fifteen minutes later. Wasting no time, i led them to my room where the man quickly gave two injections to Mary without any stress. Though as he gave her the second dose, she tried to turn in her sleep forcing me to hold her strongly.“so what’s next?” i asked as we returnedt o the sitting room.“just watch over her and wait” Jboy replied as he left my apartment with his chemist friend.I really wanted them to stay with me, but couldn’t ask them for such favour. So Reluctantly, i returned to my room,uneasily awaiting the result of my deed.Such a terrible night it was. I couldn’t evensleep. I murdered my soul with a terrible crime, how could i sleep? 2:30am, I still sat awake, nervous as ever as i waited for the injections to work or for Mary to at least wake up.I was so scared and happy. I couldn’t think properly anymore nor figure out thenext step to take. I kept praying andhoping for things to work out well.3:30am, my eyes slowly closed, my head quietly dropping as the great power of sleep and exhaustion took over my entirebody.Leaving the bulbs on, I had to change my position by lying beside Mary. Couple of minutes later, i slept off like a baby.At exactly 5:15am, Mary’s sharp cry woke me up, instantly putting great fear into meas i sprang up from my bed. I lazily rubbed my eyes with my palms before staring at her with confusion.“dear Lord no no no” she screamed with all her heart. Her eyes on my bed. I couldn’t help but follow her eyes which rested on nothing but on a small pool of blood which clearly glared under the florescent light in my room.I breathed deeply with satisfaction andhappiness. But i quickly hid my feelings,drew close and hugged her. Surprisingly she pushed me angrily away as if she was aware of my crime, rushed into the bathroom and locked the door.For some minutes, i stood confused as ithought over things. Surely i was freefrom her after all. The unwanted baby gone forever.“what next?” i asked myself over and over.She rushed out of the bathroom minutes later with my towel wrapped round her body, looking very shaken, miserable andtroubled. I tried to get close to her againbut it earned me a dirty slap which silenced and made me a bit angry. I lefther alone and went over my sitting room.She soon showed up in the sitting room wearing my old tight fitting jean trouser and shirt. Eyeing me, she left the apartment without another word while iwent after her, begging her to stay for at least an hour. She refused to listen to m ypleas nor talk to me.She left without saying any parting wordswhich really put me in great suspense because i couldn’t figure out what she was thinking nor had a way of knowing if she suspected any foul play.I returned to my messed up bedroom,very scared and uncomfortable. I had no choice than to start cleaning up the mess and awaiting what fate had in stock forme.I knew not if i will ever see her again. Sister Mary (Episode 14) After cleaning my bedroom and bathroom,i tried calling Mary on phone but she simply choosed to ignore my calls.I was scared and afraid. I couldn’t eat nor do anything else other than to lie down inmy sitting room, deeply thinking without any solution.Finally by 5:30pm, I rushed over to Jboy’sapartment, briefing him on the latest development. He wasn’t a bit moved by my story.“her behaviour isn’t out of the ordinary. Of course you weren’t expecting her to jump with joy when she found her baby was gone for real?. Well the best you can do is just to go over to her house, keep her company and make some sweet promises”he advised as if it was all easy. I shrugged and shut my mouth. It was my cross to carry and so had to carry it all alone.I drove over to Mary’s house minutes later, but couldn’t get myself to go inside the apartment. My conscience wouldn’t allow, and kept flogging me without pity.I sat in my car for hours without moving an inch. All i did was just to stare at the old compound, afraid and nervous.By 7:45pm, I returned to my apartment,prepared dinner and ate hungrily, washing everything down with two bottles of cold beer. I felt a little bit relaxed after. By10pm i went to bed.I left for work very early the next day,pushing aside Mary’s image and everything about her. It was something that i did with a whole lot of effort. I couldn’t let my conscience to continue flogging me.5:05pmI left office with Chioma and headed to my house. She earlier had insisted ongoing home with me, and i had no choice than to do her bidding.5:20pm I slowly parked my car in front of my apartment, alighted with Chioma who innocently linked her third right finger with mine as we headed to the hall way leading to my flat.“i don’t just know why i feel so happy” she murmured excitedly, while i drew back cautiously as my sensitive eyes spotted three men who were heading towards us.I quickly sensed danger, but calmed down,appearing cool.One of them waved, urging us to stop. I obeyed fearfully. Chioma equally stopped,her eyes fixed on me.“are you Mr. Ken?” the man who waved atus asked as they drew close. I nodded faintly.“you are under arrest sir” he said polietly.The two men with him quickly closed in on me. Sister Mary (Episode 15) Before i could get myself to say something, I was dragged and thrown into a waiting police van, while Chioma pleaded to them to let me be. It was very sickening finding myself in such terrible, bitter situation. My guilty conscience never allowed me say something reasonable. Chioma was the person who did all the talking, begging and screaming at the officers to let me be. “for God’s sake, leave the poor man alone. I beg of you. He is a respectable gentleman. He can come to your station on his own” she pleaded as they threw me at the back of their van. “do you wish to go with us?. That’s the only way we can help. We are simply carrying out orders” one of them said to her. She looked at me, breathed deeply with tears melting her eyes, climbed into the back of the van and joined me. I couldn’t believe my eyes, i never knew she loved me that much. “you shouldn’t have” i managed to murmur. “don’t worry dear. I know you are a very innocent person. If i don’t stick with you at this moment, then where is the love. I’m your woman and it will always remain so” she said confidently. I closed my eyes and prayed for the terrible nightmare to go away. “what if Mary is behind this outrageous police arrest?. How do i now keep things away from Chioma” i wondered miserably. We got to the almost empty police station at exactly 6:20pm. The lady corporal on desk quickly grabbed my I.D card which one of the officers who arrested me threw at her. She wrote down my name and some other details from it, while an ugly looking officer rudely undressed me. This time i weakly fought and resisted the cold treatment. Chioma screamed with anger. “what the hell is going on?. I swear i will bring down this station with a team of lawyers tomorrow. This is insanity and abuse of my friend’s human rights” she barked at the police woman as i tried my possible best to avoid being undressed. “you can do whatever you want madam. We are only carrying out instructions” she replied Chioma, quickly taking record of my belongings which were handed over to her. Before i could argue once again, i found myself inside a poorly lit cell. Holding the iron bar, backing and ignoring the seven guys inside, i shouted at the top of my voice begging to be released. My behaviour seemed to have irritated my cellmates, because few seconds later, I felt a terrible thud at the back of my head which sent me turning to face my new enemies. By the look on their faces i knew they were delighted and amused, ready to have fun with me. I knew a great beating awaited me, but wasn’t ready to yield without a fight. Sister Mary (Episode 16) “what’s your own?” I angrily barked at theguy who punched me, closing my fists as i bravely faced him.He breathed angrily, charging at me. Istood my ground, displaying no fear. His right fist soon caught my jaw, sending me backwards. I lost balance and staggered,my jaw furiously burning.He threw out another punch which imanaged to dodge before launching at himfrom the mid-section. I was no boxer norfighter, and truly had no chance with him,if not for my instinct which pushed meinto diving at him with a quick reflex.Together we fell on the other cellmates who were enjoying the show. Surprisingly they all joined in the fight, kicking, punchingand spitting at me, while i struggled like awild animal to get up. Yea i was turnedinto an animal. A very wild one. So pathetic fighting with low-lives. A high classgraduate like me.The uproar the fight generated quickly drew the attention of the cops on duty,who earlier had ignored the noise. Two cops showed up, shouting and cursing.Seconds later, the fight was over. I was simply a mess, battered and dirty. I can’t recollect if i actually slept that night.Very early the next day. I was called out of the cell by a tall fulani corporal and dragged to a very small bush at the backof the police station where a half bucket of water and a new set of underwear was waiting for me. I was surprised.“your woman brought it this morning andpaid us to treat you fine. She dropped amessage” he said, giving me a piece ofpaper.“hurry you have five minutes. Oga is waiting for you” he said and moved back to give me a little privacy. I quickly openedthe folded paper, reading the note from Chioma.“they said you nearly killed a girl but idon’t believe them. I gave them money totreat you well. I have to inform ourcolleagues at the office this morning. ILove you” she wrote.I fought hard to hid my tears as i read the note over and over. .Fifteen minutes later,A.S.P Tunde’s office The middle aged officer was busy with afile as i was brought into his office. He quickly dropped the file he was reading,stared at me for some seconds, drew back on his chair and folded his hands.“MR Ken you are in real deep trouble. Ihope you know you arn’t getting out ofthis place in a long time?” he slowly asked.Picking his words like a high court judgedelivering a verdict. I instantly knew i wasdead meat.I couldn’t talk. I simply stared at him like azombie. So many things were goingthrough my mind that moment. I just wasoverwhelmed by the situation i found myself.“I hope you are ready to tell me the wholetruth. Tell me about the girl you druggedto remove her pregnancy. Start from thevery begining. You have an interesting case” The officer demanded with a calmsmile on his face. I stared at himmurderously.“how could he be having so much funover my dilemna?” i wondered miserably. I felt like smacking him but could do nothing than to swallow my anger speechlessly.Surprisingly my silence quickly provoked him.“I don’t have all day boy. We already haveenough evidence to nail you. I only wantedto hear your side of the story but itseems my good intention is beingrebuffed. Your silence is a big insult to myuniform” he suddenly barked, hitting histable with his right fist. I panicked anddrew back. I just couldn’t take control ofthe situation.“you better start preparing yourself. I’llpersonally make sure you hang. Vagabond.You will be heading to court in few hours”he threatened vehemently. My mind flew.“oga it hasn’t come to that. I’m justconfused over everything. I’m yet to getmyself nor understand my crime. Your boys hijacked me from my home yesterday evening without anyexplanation” i begged quietly, but theofficer wasn’t moved. All he did was toask the corporal to take me away, butjust that moment a female sergentbrought Mary and another young Lady into the room, giving me another chanceto plead my case. This time to Mary.“Mary! Dear me, what are you doing tome?” I cried passionately.She was my only hope. Yea she was behind my detention but I also wasintelligent enough to know she had thepower to stop the police from taking thecase further. There wasn’t any need lying nor pretending anymore. All i wanted wasjust to be set free. Only a night at thepolice cell was an experience more deadlythan hell. I couldn’t imgaine surviving another night in there.“Mary i Beg of you, let’s settle this at home” I cried hopefully.But Unfortunately the look on her face was like that of a vampire, keen on sucking
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