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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Nnnena(f): 1:25pm On May 14, 2017
wow this is cool. I love this

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 1:49pm On May 14, 2017
queenitee:
Efua, take it easy.
Surprisingly, I'm not blaming Kechi. I love Dani jare
Your crush is typically my type of person. I wrote his part using my behaviour #spoiler alerts wink don't tell anybody I told you. shhh okay ?


Missmossy and PamelB

I greet you both with the blessings of Sunday. It's been a while , hope yu are enjoying Sunday rice ?
smiley

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by PamelB(f): 1:53pm On May 14, 2017
Creeza:
Your crush is typically my type of person. I wrote his part using my behaviour #spoiler alerts wink don't tell anybody I told you. psst shhh okay ?


Missmossy and PamelB

I greet you both with the blessings of Sunday. It's been a while , hope yu are enjoying Sunday rice ?
smiley
tanx dear.

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Missmossy(f): 1:54pm On May 14, 2017
Hi Creeza i greet you too, happy Sunday cheesy yes i enjoyed my Sunday rice... Lol. Efua should just take it easy, i understand she is overly hurt. Even Izzy too she must have felt betrayed by Kechi. Eager to know whats next... Well done Creeza.

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Akinwale14(m): 3:00pm On May 14, 2017
Nice story

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 7:41pm On May 14, 2017
Akinwale14:
Nice story
Thanks Boss
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 7:42pm On May 14, 2017
Missmossy:
Hi Creeza i greet you too, happy Sunday cheesy yes i enjoyed my Sunday rice... Lol. Efua should just take it easy, i understand she is overly hurt. Even Izzy too she must have felt betrayed by Kechi. Eager to know whats next... Well done Creeza.
Thank you . I won't keep you waiting for long. but if I do, you knw why wink
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Akinwale14(m): 8:37pm On May 14, 2017
Boda creeza abeg come continue jare i'm waiting.

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by SPDAZZY(f): 9:24pm On May 14, 2017
Are we sure Kechi does not have a thing for Dani. First, she releases the sex tapes then she allows her to think Dani is having an affair.

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by queenitee(f): 12:29am On May 15, 2017
SPDAZZY:
Are we sure Kechi does not have a thing for Dani. First, she releases the sex tapes then she allows her to think Dani is having an affair.
She doesn't. You can see Kechi and Dani smiled knowingly, it's all planed work and I'm sure Kechi did that to help her friend.

You know if it hadn't been for the tape, Izzy won't come clean and if Dani get to know elsewhere, it's possible he won't forgive her forever.

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by queenitee(f): 12:30am On May 15, 2017
Creeza:
Your crush is typically my type of person. I wrote his part using my behaviour #spoiler alerts wink don't tell anybody I told you. shhh okay ?


Missmossy and PamelB

I greet you both with the blessings of Sunday. It's been a while , hope yu are enjoying Sunday rice ?
smiley
Awwn, lemme crush on you too. I will not tell anyone

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Akinwale14(m): 3:21am On May 15, 2017
queenitee:

Awwn, lemme crush on you too. I will not tell anyone
Come o na every story u dey read?
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by queenitee(f): 7:42am On May 15, 2017
Akinwale14:
Come o na every story u dey read?
Yes o, any story ni o

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 2:42pm On May 15, 2017
Akinwale14:
Boda creeza abeg come continue jare i'm waiting.
Not for long now. just a little more time .
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by queenitee(f): 2:46pm On May 15, 2017
Creeza:
Not for long now. just a little more time .
Little more time, little more time. Lemme kuku sit here

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 2:59pm On May 15, 2017
queenitee:

Little more time, little more time. Lemme kuku sit here
Abeg na. . Please ma don't vex for me lah..
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by queenitee(f): 3:19pm On May 15, 2017
Creeza:
Abeg na. . Please ma don't vex for me lah..
Okay, I hear
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by rachealfst(f): 7:02pm On May 15, 2017
When good girl turns bad ehn....
Efua, pls dont kill Uyi, just get him to confess that's all, then you can involve the law.


Thanks for the update Creeza, I understand you're busy. More strength!

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Akinwale14(m): 7:46pm On May 15, 2017
queenitee:
Yes o, any story ni o
Lol ok

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 11:50am On May 16, 2017
*Continues


Efua


The front door flew open and three hefty men walked in. The scarred man was in the front while his boys followed closely behind .

" Daemon " I said to the scar-face and then pointed to Uyi " He is all yours. Do what you know have to "


Scar-face brought out a gun and I moved back to allow him pounce on Uyi.

》》》》》》》


They strapped Uyi to a chair . They bound his arms and feet , tying them in such a manner that he couldn't breathe properly . Daemon jabbed Uyi on his jaws repeatedly. They dilapidated whatever form of courage and stronghold that he had left in him. They made him began for death.

" I don't know anything about that night, please have mercy " Uyi begged whenever they took off the rope used to cover his mouth

His once white vest turned pigment red. The Nysc logo at the divison between his breasts disappeared under the mask of blood clotting.



" You have the strength to withstand torture ehen" One of Daemon's boys uttered.

Daemon laughed and threw a punch to Uyi's right rib when he said "
" leave am , E dae form jaga-ba--an"

" Urhh--fff--uarghh" Uyi groaned out in pain.


After thirty minutes of torture , Uyi was already broken.

I walked up to him . I looked him in the eye , His face was swollen allover . His arms fidgtted when I glazed my knife on his cheeks. It brushed softly on his fore skin and the surface turned red .
I took out a white hanky from my pocket and wiped his face dry. I pulled down his mouth band.

" Efua , How could you do this ? I thought we were ..."

I slipped the rope back on " shhhhh..." I began " I know. We are friends and that is why I am doing this . Only a friend would comfort you when you are in pains . Correct?


He blinked then glanced at Daemon .

" You dae look me ? You wann mae I brush your eye " Daemon said , already clasping Uyi's face before he continued " Idiot. You see fine girl lieh this you wann spoil her pride in broad day light. "


I grinned for a while then frowned almost immediately..

" I will make it stop. " I said to Uyi. " Just tell me what I want to hear. I promise this will stop "

After he came around from Daemon's slap then looked at me in the eye. I took off his mouth band . I shot him a stae of trust. *Only if he knew I feigned it.

He tried to say something. Then he said " I'm sorry. I ca-- I can't "

I stood up from my squatting position. Anger grew untamed in my heart . I left my palms on his face twice.


" How dare you? I said. " You look me in the eye and say ' I'm sorry I can't.' You will tell me what I want to hear. If you could hide your intentions from everyone in the past , you can still let loose that sly tongue of yours or else " I brought my knife in view " I .will. cut .it. off .and .make. sure -"

" I said I'm sorry Efua. which part of it can't you understand? It wasn't my fault "

One of Daemon's boys punched his abdomen at the wake of that statement . He coughed out his lungs.

" Whose fault is it ? I asked .

I realised that there was more to what he was saying . someone had put him up to it. He wasn't operating alone.

" Was it the Rita? I blurted out.

" No ! " He said and shook his head.


Uyi blamed me for everything and wished that I had corrected the wrongs before now, that things wouldn't have gotten so terrible.

"You want the truth right? I'll tell you " He said in a croaked voice " It hurts to say this . I'm so ashamed right now. "

" Why ?


"Because everything I did was because I loved you. Yes i did , but it hurt me before and now to know that you will never be mine. Do you know. how . painful it was , listening to your complaints on how Nosa behaved toward you in the past? You have no idea , do you?

I froze. My mind divided into a thousand pieces but were all in the same thought dimension : I had hurt him by simply confiding in him , how is that possible?

" You made me look like a fool , Efua " He paused as Daemon's boy tried to dash him an elbow.
Leave him to continue please " I said.

Uyi said he felt stupid standing up for me against Nosa occasionally and the height of it would always be a pat on the back.

" And you will just tell me -Thank you " he said.


" So everything you did was as a result - " I cut in 'Okay tell me about that night when I caught you drinking "

He scoffed. He said " I wanted to have my way with you and get over with it. But then when I saw you lying down that night, The love I have for you melted my heart.. I tried but I just bring myself to do it . I froze and I walked out of the room . So -"

" So you went into the living room - I mean the common room to take alcohol and calm your nerves."

" Yes . I never wanted this Efua " He began with sobbing and a red eye" It's not how I wanted it to happen. "

" What do you mean ? This is not how you wanted it to happen?


" When you travelled home . I thought of many ways to make you see me in the light of boyfriend material. I couldn't help it. I was madly in love with you . I. am . still . madly in love with you. I swear and I mean it"

It was all clear now , I had to bail in " So the love drove you to photoshop my pictures into nude ones and paste it - oh God ! "
I could not believe I just called that supreme name, my heart was black with evil.


He looked me in the eye, then he continued."
like i said, when you travelled , I ransacked your room , tearing it up and down in search of nothing in particular, just anything that I could use to prove my love for you. Then I came across your pictures and also your Bible. I flipped the pages and at the middle I saw -"


" My birthday "


" Yea. I did . And I knew it was the perfect time to convince Nosa to make peace with you. I lied to him that it would be perfect to demonstrate his kindness through a party. I also made him see that there was some good in him that he did not want to show. I told him that you believed he could change for good . Everything I did was to push him farther from you but it unfortunately brought him closer " He paused and asked for water.



Daemon said it was not wise . He pointed out that we should allow him suffer . " Madam no give am any water. Oya " He faced Uyi " continue before I Konk your nose " He said after he had brushed Uyi's nose with two fingers.



Uyi said he had expected Nosakhare's attitude to get worse but he was also surprised at the sudden change in behaviour. And it was all because of what he had said to him.

" I knew I'd lost the game when I came home one afternoon. I was outside I overheard your discussion with Nosa. When he offered to -"


" Make me a cup of coffee. skip that part ... "

" I decided I was going to have my way no matter what happens . I made sure the party pushed through even when Nosa wanted to back down from it. I wanted him to fxuck up but it turned out he was more brains than balls. He might be a pompous idiot but he is still a gentleman"

I smiled generously for the first time to that acknowledgment, since the confession began .




" Why did Rita not attend my party? I asked .

Uyi said he threatened her to stay clear off two kilometers near the party. He had told her he would get her arrested if she dared step foot into the vicinity. He said " Nosa was even glad she didn't attend the party. He knew things would go wrong if she had ventured in here"


" OK how did you drug me?

He was silent . He brought down his head in shame. He raised it up again and pools of tears already mixed with dried blood ran down his cheeks.

" I'm sorry. I can't tell you"

A slap from Daemon's left hand, ushered in ia brief moment of silence." You Noh dae get Sense? You can't Ko you fittint ni . You wann mae I blow your brains go Italy?

I told them to leave him , that it was not necessary to hit him again.

I was already heartbroken , my internals ripped apart from each other with a very positive fact that I wanted to do the same act to Uyi's neck and head. My abdomen boiled with hot juice and I found my palms searching blindly for a nearby sofa . I found one and threw my weight into the cushion. Then I threw out the big question.


" How did you -- how- " I stammered as a pool tears already clouded my eyelids " Nar--Narrate the part where you , Where you -- when you-- when you ra- when you did the main act"


" trust me " Uyi said in a weak tone " You don't want to hear it.."


I checked my wrist watch , It was 1 :45 pm.

" Go on " I said as I wiped tears off my eyes" - I'm -- I want to hear every bit of it"







To be continued ASAP

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by queenitee(f): 12:00pm On May 16, 2017
Let the ASAP be today plase. Efua, good girl gone bad. What's happening to my Dani o? Ayaff missed him.

Thank you for the update

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Akinwale14(m): 12:13pm On May 16, 2017
Hmmm, creeza baba abeg wetin happen to dani? hope that hegoat jide abi ade ni never kill am

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by tunjilomo(m): 12:19pm On May 16, 2017
Nice updates bro.

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 12:32pm On May 16, 2017
queenitee:
Let the ASAP be today plase. Efua, good girl gone bad. What's happening to my Dani o? Ayaff missed him.

Thank you for the update
He doing just fine.
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 12:34pm On May 16, 2017
Akinwale14:
Hmmm, creeza baba abeg wetin happen to dani? hope that hegoat jide abi ade ni never kill am
Lol
cheesy

He never die o... He is still Dani
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Creeza(m): 12:35pm On May 16, 2017
tunjilomo:
Nice updates bro.
Thanks baba . Missed your reviews too.
Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Akinwale14(m): 12:36pm On May 16, 2017
Creeza:
Lol cheesy
He never die o... He is still Dani
Thank God,abeg come update

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by yungeez(m): 6:24pm On May 16, 2017
GhostModeDeactivated!, nice 1 bro, m seriously enjoying every part of d story, esp d suspense, i gat a feeling dat sumtin is coming dat is goin to knock our fones off our hands...

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by Nnnena(f): 8:10pm On May 16, 2017
ASAP in creeza's dic means another thing oooo. Ahhh I know its uyi all along. but efua have gone too far na.

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by queenitee(f): 10:32pm On May 16, 2017
Nnnena:
ASAP in creeza's dic means another thing oooo.
Ahhh I know its uyi all along. but efua have gone too far na.
Sister, oya don't do like Creeza nah, update in search of dreams. I want to dream.

Meanwhile, Creeza better come and update now now

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Re: Slaves In The Soul : A Novelette by saintTim(m): 9:27am On May 17, 2017
I just can't come and Be going with out saying any thing nice one bro I dey front seat

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