debdave:

Lolzz. You're welcome.
I am a Nigerian-Beninese.

Lol we are all one . You live there?

yorhmienerd:
Wishing you the very best in your exams. SUCCESS!

My love, oshey

Success wishes in ur exams,may u excel and have all reason to thank God at d end dear.

nice work,bibi. keep it coming

Dedicated to maggilove, happy belated birthday ma'am.




Chapter Twenty One



Sylvester




The trial had progressed smoothly and all was going in our favor. Bidemi Bankole kept assuring me that Dupe would walk free and I also believed so. Today was the ' D day' and I was in a celebratory mood because she would be coming home. I opened a new bottle of champagne, while I worked on another portrait which I would give her once she was out.



I was painting her from memory, I could taste her on my tongue as I painted her standing on a beach with the wind playing carelessly with her hair. She looked so ravishing, innocent and angelic in a white gown. Her portrait seemed so real, so alive that for a second I almost spoke out loud to it. I knew Uche and his families would also be celebrating her freedom in advance and I hoped to be the first person to give her a gift.



My phone beeped beside me and I plucked it off the table holding my brushes. Great, I thought. Bidemi Bankole was calling to give me the good news. I felt excitement surge through me.



" Hello" I said, wiping my fingers on my work pant.



" Shark" Bidemi said.




" She's out of the net?" I asked.




He sighed roughly and my heart skipped a beat.



" What is it?" I asked. We had worked closely together on the case and I had so much faith in him. Although I never stepped a foot into the court room, my mind and soul was always there. I knew everything had gone according to plan. It was obvious it was a set up and the real murderer was out there. That was the picture we wanted to paint in the mind of the judge. What could have gone wrong?


" The PI did not show up." He said.


" Damn!" I said." Why didn't you tell me earlier?" The private investigator had called during the night that he had enough evidence to prove Funmi was behind the mask of the murderer. He was supposed to testify in court too." Did you not ask for the case to be adjourned until you get in touch with your witness?"



" I did but it was denied. We lost the case, shark." He said.


" How many years did she get?" I asked, steaming with anger. If I could see him at that moment, God knows I would have squeezed the breath out of him.




" She was sentenced to death by hanging." He said, " I tried my best for her, I am sorry"
*****

I drove down to the private investigator's house, all the while wishing I could run him and Bankole through with a sword. Suddenly something seemed fishy and I couldn't lay my fingers on what might have gone wrong. Why didn't the PI show up? Why didn't Bankole try hard enough?



His car was parked outside his gate, I parked my car and entered the building. The place seemed deserted, I pushed open his door and almost stepped on his lifeless body. He was n*aked from the waist down and his blood had pooled beside him. He had a knife stuck in his bloated stomach.




I walked around his corpse, and went into his bedroom. Clothes and books were strewn all over the room. His drawer had been ransacked too, his drawers were pulled out.I couldn't find any documents or files on Funmi, I closed the door gently and walked out of the building with questions reeling in my mind.




Tbc


Happy Sunday Guys!

God

happy Sunday to u too

bibi u are breaking my heart #crying

Shakyroh320:
Success wishes in ur exams,may u excel and have all reason to thank God at d end dear.

Amen , thank you

Lol! This gets even more interesting as the day breaks... Life is a mystery in a sand glass time.

Nice ,bibijay I didnt expect this one.

oh my God

Bibijay got here late. Hope your exam went well.

I no fit shout

Lleigh:
Bibijay got here late. Hope your exam went well.

Yes dear , it was a success. Happy Sunday

aaaaahhh sentence to death ke.. pls o bibi you have to sentence her to unhang o..

Haaaa, Sentence 2 death.. I trust Sly will Apeal and d jugdment must be reverse...
Weldone Bibi, weldone

flistyl:

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take this change, go and buy super glue, then use it to repair your broken heart

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Lol

Let me just NEEGODU this death sentence...you better nor fall my hand bibijay123...
Glad ur exams went well....

jagugu88li:

lol

olatex25:
Haaaa, Sentence 2 death.. I trust Sly will Apeal and d jugdment must be reverse...
Weldone Bibi, weldone

Thank you bro

I have now caught up on this wonderful story. .

I won't be surprised if Funmi gets all she wants....

In real life the bad guys do win sometimes.

But knowing bibijay123 there could be an appeal for Dupe....

What?

OMG!!

I feel soo heartbroken right now...


Bibi, please I beg you... Don't let her die...

Lleigh:
I have now caught up on this wonderful story. .

I won't be surprised if Funmi gets all she wants....

In real life the bad guys do win sometimes.

But knowing bibijay123 there could be an appeal for Dupe....

.....and there I was trusting you. Stop these your thoughts already