Sexyolori:
Stevenson is not the killer. The killer is someone we never thought of or suspected. @Souloho, please give me the link to your other story Delayed Diagnosis...

https://www.nairaland.com/3571801/delayed-diagnosis


thanks dear...that's the link (above) to my first story. God bless

Gabsi422:
Guys, I am 100% sure that the killer is NOT Stevenson.
It should be Pastor Bathlomew, his brother or even De John.

Dé John..I like the sound of that...thanks for commenting bro

wow what a suspense, at the stage still guessing who the killer is jst wonderful. Nice piece, i still believe the killers name has not been mentioned.

[color=#006600][quote author=OluwabuqqyYOLO post=60115236]If, eventually, Steve happens to be the killer, the story won't be extraordinary

you are right.
Pastor Bat or his brother appeared more suitable to be the devil.

souloho19:


Dé John..I like the sound of that...thanks for commenting bro

I hv said it bf, my suspect is pastor bath. Anyway sha wehdone Souloho19, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[quote author=souloho19 post=60128510][/quote]
I'm in Uburu Ohaozara LG

Countrygirl:
lol, no problem. There's love in sharing, remember he has enough love to go round.

Good morning to you

Slimberry123, I'm fine, trust you slept well.

Welcome souloho, I still believe Steve is the devil, can't think of any other person aside him.

Happy birthday to our darling Osi

yes Countrygirl thank u dearie... as for me i think its pastor bartholomew or de john sef...

This is one of the stories that made me join nairaland.bros,yhu too try oh,kip it comming we love yhu

Slimberry123:




yes Country girl thank u dearie... as for me i think its pastor bartholomew or de john sef...

Hmmm, let's keep our fingers crossed.....the story is gradually coming to an end.

even when it's obvious that it's Steve person Still wan argue...mehn this writer is something else

Hmm Suspectin Dat Meat Seller Benedict Stevenson Is Innocent Guy U Try O Dis Story Is A Blast Joined Nl Becos Of Dis Story

Mr Soul, we still dey wait u ooo abeg, I don't even know who d devil is sef, abi is it u ni uncle soul, because as dis story dey go, Mr soul could make anyone d devil, Great work man, following u bumper to bumper!!

Hantonia:
Hmm Suspectin Dat Meat Seller Benedict Stevenson Is Innocent Guy U Try O Dis Story Is A Blast Joined Nl Becos Of Dis Story

Sister this story started in July 2017.
Your moniker shows that you joined NL on May 18, 2017.

Why the lie kwanu na?

Jazmiynne:


Sister this story started in July 2017.
Your moniker shows that you joined NL on May 18, 2017.

Why the lie kwanu na?

Der Is Ntin 2 Lie Abt Dude Pls Find Fact B4 U Talk

As we wait for souloho to unveil the devil... What do you guyz care for? Am at you service.

meneski:
As we wait for souloho to unveil the devil... What do you guyz care for? Am at you service.

Popcorn and a bottle of Coke please

meneski:
As we wait for souloho to unveil the devil... What do you guyz care for? Am at you service.

My popcorn na n Juice.




Make una no order too much, na me dey pay o

SleekHoyeen:
Popcorn and a bottle of Coke please

... We just ran out of those but we have an upgraded stock from my signature. Pls choose.

SofiaAmrozia:


My popcorn na n Juice.



Make una no order too much, na me dey pay o

... Kkkk

Pastor Batholomew came in just as Osi was contemplating leaving the house. He had been holding onto the the house key and thinking if he should leave it in the flowerpot as usual.

"Pastor...were you thinking of going out?" Pastor Batholomew asked him as he shrugged off his coat.
"Yes...I wanted to see someone else"
"Hmm...that may not be such a good idea..at least not now" pastor Batholomew unknotted his tie and Osi wondered where he had suited up to so early in the morning.
But his attention was currently caught up in something the pastor was saying.
"Why? Osi asked him
"Because our people can look at it and decide you're behind the crimes..especially as you stayed behind. they would build imaginary bridges and link you to the killings.They won't remember you came just this weel and that you were intact invited by me"
"Pastor...I'm still not getting you...is there something I'm missing? what happened?"

"Oh...you didn't hear!" He hung his coat on one of the chair and approached Osi. He lowered his voice "The killer struck yesterday"
"What!" Osi was shocked. Although he knew the killer was still on the loose but still he was shocked.
Pastor Bartholomew went on apparently oblivious to Osi's reaction. "It seems Okudili was innocent after all...or at least innocent of crimes of this nature"
"Who did he kill" Osi asked breathlessly. The truth was he was tired of seeing and hearing of dead bodies. The candle night and the pictures from two nights ago still had some lingering effects on him.
"She's in the hospital..that's where I went from Church when her mother called me, i hurried here immdiately.She's a very lucky girl"
"Thank God" Osi was suddenly excited. The killer must have made a mistake, probably hundreds of mistakes. The thing was even with a careful and well planned murder, there could be as many as 99 things or as few as a single detail that could go wrong. But now something new had happened, the killer had struck and he hadn't been able to kill her, hadn't raped her too. He must have attacked out of desperation or maybe he thought the opportunity was too good to pass up.
He would need to speak to the girl. Whoever she was she was extremely favoured and she would have little important details that can help crack this case once and for all.

"Who's the girl..have I met her before?" Osi asked again, rather impatiently this time.
Pastor Batholomew sat down and began rolling his shirt sleeves to the elbows. when he didn't meet Osi's eyes, the pastor began to panic.

"her injury is nothing life threatening..its not really serious. She was slammed into a tree...and when I saw her I thought-"
Osi interrupted pastor Bartholomew "pastor who is the person? Who was attacked?"
"Her name is Joy-"
"Wait...Joy?! Amara's younger sister?" Now he was really shocked and panicking
Pastor Batholomew was equally surprised " yes..you know her?"
Osi flashed back and remembered Joy handing him the bar soap after making the impression of the key, he remembered Joy listening intently as he went through a plan, remembered her witty humour and sharp mouth.

He earnestly hoped she wasn't traumatized and he prayed her spirit was not broken.

Pastor Batholomew was looking as Osi like he was waiting for an answer to the question Osi couldn't even remember.
He had just one thing on his mind now and he asked pastor Batholomew "pastor which hospital is she in?"

°•°•°•

The hospital was not in Amaife. It was on the outskirts of the main town. On the side of a long stretch of road. somewhere in between the town and Amaife
When Osi located the place he wondered if the hospital was Government owned because it sure didn't look like a private hospital.

It took few minutes and some serious explanation to the extremely thin nurse Lady at the reception.
If Dracula had been a woman and was exposed to sun for too long she probably would have been a doppelganger to this woman.
She had a foul mood to accompany her looks.
She observed Osi with her head bent slightly so she could look at him above her glasses. She sneered when he introduced himself as a pastor who was a close family Friend.
"You'll need to come back" she pointed at a piece of paper attached to the wall. it read: Visitation hours Mon-Sat: 01:00pm- 4:00pm

"Please I really need to see her. It is very important..they need prayers and the comfort of the holy spirit now more than over..please I won't waste time..I request for just five minutes.pleeeaasse"

Maybe she wasn't that bad after all because she studied hi. for some seconds and led the way without saying anything. Osi followed her.
They ascended a flight of steps and Osi couldn't help but wonder how injured Joy would be. Pastor Batholomew had contradicted himself, first indicating the bruising was horrible but later he had said she looked okay and wasn't really hurt.
Osi decided the pastor didn't want him to worry but he prayed that indeed the injury would be minor.
He thought about Dé Nwachukwu and Amara and wondered how they were holding up.

°•°•°•°•
Amara was surprisingly holding it well. Or so it would seem, the truth was on a closer look she was barely holding back from bursting into tears.
Seeing her sister receiving a drip in her arm and her race bandaged caused her chest to tighten whenever she saw Joy lying helplessly on the bed.
Her sister was in a deep sleep and had literally been filled with painkillers.
Dé John had left the hospital about an hour ago.
Amara sat down on the chair beside the bed. She held her sister's free hand. The doctors had said her skull was not cracked and no serious damage had been done. But staring at her sister's swollen lips and purple face she was almost moved to tears again.
"Joy..joy if you can hear me its alright...you're going to be okay" she whispered gripping her hand tightly.

The door opened and a mean looking nurse stepped in. Amara thought she had probably come to change the intravenous bag or to check on Amara but then she turned and addressed someone behind her.
"Five minutes...be snappy"
"I'm grateful..thank you"
She recognized Osi's voice before she saw him and her mood lightened considerably.

After announcing the time, the vampire looking nurse left the room a bit stiffly after she emphasized on the limited time again.
"How's she?"
They both looked at Joy in silence.

"She's alright...she would get better"
amara said confidently. She had decided to make a conscious effort to be positive.
"That's the spirit...I don't have much time here..I just need you to explain to me exactly as it happened"
"Actually I wasn't around..I was with Oluchi when Joy left me earlier with some of her friends, she said they'll escort each other home. Only for me to hear she was attacked"
"Did you speak to her? Did she tell you anything she noticed? Anything at all"
"No...she's been sleeping since, she only woke up for about two minutes and conked out almost immediately.
Osi decided he would go and check out the intended crime scene. There was every possibility he would find some kind of clue. He would need to talk to Joy also. w hoped he had seen the attacker even if for just a second or maybe she had recognized the voice or maybe a distinct smell.

"Did you find out anything about Paul?" Amara asked him invading his thoughts and he blinked.
"Paul..?"
"Yes..Oluchi's brother"
Because he could read her eyes clearly and see the meaning he thought it best to tell her right away. "Actually Paul was around..I saw him myself and spent time talking with him. There's no way he's behind this attack"
Amara nodded hut she seemed unconvinced "pastor if there's anything I've learnt from you its not to put a limit on the capacity of man's wickedness.
He nodded. She was right. If indeed Paul was the killer all it would require is dedication and speed and he would get into the village from the other end before Osi stepped foot in Amaife.
Or maybe he had an accomplice? He thought about mentioning it to Amara but decided not to. He would need to visit the scene immediately first.
He had about 3 minutes left and decided to share a short prayer with the sisters.

His phone rang as he was about to begin, distorting his thoughts and he silenced it immediately. Although Joy was obviously in a deep sleep and the ringtone
Could definitely not wake her.
The caller I.d read: Bukky.
"Hello?"
"For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow...." The phone must have been on loud speaker because he could hear Ovie and Gregory's voice over the line.
He had even forgotten today was his birthday. Gregory seemed to be going off key and he smiled genuinely for the first time that day.

His friends asked him when he was coming back to PortHarcourt and they assured him they had a nice gift for him.
He thanked them and didn't mention Joy's attack when they asked about the progress of the investigation. " I believe I'm making progress" he replied "...I'd like you to make some research for me about a crime that took place in Ukraine...you..Ovie are you there?"
Ovie grunted in reply and Osi rambled on apparently satisfied.

"No problem I'd send whatever I dig up as an attachment" Ovie assured him "wait this is about the white man right"
"Yes! I never really liked the man, he's too nice that something is definitely fishy." Ovie answered his own question with the conclusion.

When he ended the call, his five minutes was already up. He expected to see the doctor poke her face into the room and drive him out any minute from now.
"Today is your birthday?" Amara asked
"Yes..how did you know"
""Your phone is quite loud and I heard them singing for you...they're nice people"
"Oh..." He moved closer to Joy for a close up inspection.
There was no piece of skin under her fingernails which probably meant she hadn't been able to defend herself and fight back...the killer might be very strong. He remembered how Steve had lifted him easily off the ground days ago.

The doctor arrived right on cue. She touched her watch impatiently and gestured with her head signalling Osi that the five minutes was over.
The time was 11:45am. He decided he would be back in the next 1 hour, 15 minutes by 2 in the afternoon.
But right now he left the hospital without any resistance.
The truth was he needed to find out how the devil attacked. It looked like mpulse like he hadn't really planned it thoroughly and Osi could only hope that he would make an important discovery.

i can't wait for the day the monster will b caught. Lovely update

Thanks for this.

Mariinee:
I just have to drop a comment. Souloho19,this is terrific,to say the least!
Jagugu88li,have you seen this paddie mi?

Let me get my Dolce & Gabbana coz I am angel .

Someone please brew me some tradition beer or wine.......I will need it.

Thanks ma.......make I see what we have here
Chai....page 31......I have die

jagugu88li:
Let me get my Dolce & Gabbana coz I am angel .

Someone please brew me some tradition beer or wine.......I will need it.

Thanks ma.......make I see what we have here
Chai....page 31......I have die

Oya Oya be quik.
Where have you been tho?

Oga Souloho19, u really deserve to be arrest & prosecute since u know d devil who had been committing all this evil crimes & u refused to name him so that he can receive part of the 49.4 million stones satan received in Mecca this year. Ride on.

Soul u are the best,u just dey bust my brain with every update

Something is definitely fishy about pastor batholomew, from the last update he said he went to the hospital after the mother called him, and Joy and Amara's mother is dead.....also it's only the elders outside the family that knows what was going on, it's yet to be made known to the public...so pastor batholomew telling Osi early in that morning, makes him suspicious...#justsaying

marvwhite:


Souloho19 i know you hear/see this everyday, But i want you to know that AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN

So who am I if you are his biggest fan. Mr runaway husband.lol

meneski:
... We just ran out of those but we have an upgraded stock from my signature. Pls choose.

Lool. I need a mixture of ogogoro and refnol, please, I need to know the devil even before Souloho reveals him

Pastor Batholomew had
contradicted himself, first
indicating the bruising was
horrible but later he had said she
looked okay and wasn't really
hurt.
Osi decided the pastor didn't
want him to worry but he prayed
that indeed the injury would be
minor.

This and the wine incident makes the me to suspectios of the pastor and his brother.

Paul: Of all the girls the devil has lusted after oluchi was not among and no attempt has been on her yet. The devil cannot rape or kill his own sister. So I wont rule paul out yet.

The butcher: He his good in using the knife, he never liked okudili, he his always at the market making him to see everything going on.

Steve: The word bitches and the açt of bestiality is common with Europeans.

My #1000 bet is still on steve although am still waiting to be surprised.

[color=#000099][/color] Souloho 19 u are bursting my brain, kip it up bro.