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Engineer John Ikeh smiled sheepishly as he paid for the sexy lingerie and expensive perfume he had picked for his wife. Tonight was going to be the grandmother of all nights. He planned to spoil his wife. He imagined the look she'd have when she saw the red range rover sports he had asked to be brought to the hotel where they'd be spending their evening.
His mind wandered back to the first day he met Nnedi.He was in his third year in Unilag then. He and his two closest friend Sam and Tito had a regular routine. Every Saturday, they'd go round town looking for where wedding receptions or birthday parties were holding and attend. After eating and drinking, Tito, who had the post of spokesperson would go to the caterers serving the food. None of his friends knew how he did it, only that he usually came back with enough food packs that could feed them for three days.
On that fateful Saturday, however, Tito was not available. He had travelled some days back to take care of his sick mother in the village so he and Sam had decided to try their luck without Tito. They found a wedding and John volunteered to get the food packs. He approached a lady he had just seen serve food to some guests. 'Hi dear. My name is Daniel, i'm the grooms very very..em..close...friend...i mean cousin..yes i'm the grooms cousin'. The smile the Lady wore minutes ago faded instantly. 'Groom's cousin? From where please?' She asked. 'Em..it doesn't matter. What matters is my cousin said you should give me about 10 take away packs and some drinks for some of his friends that just arrived' John said. The Lady still didn't look convinced. 'Where are they sitted?' She asked. 'They're outside' John replied. Now the lady smiled. 'You say you are Damian's cousin?' she asked. 'Damian? oh..of course Damian...i call him Dam ma man. He's my best cousin in fact. I'm Very close to the family, his siblings, parents...you know' John said. And her smile faded again. 'I'll tell you what i know sir. I am Damian's sister and i sure as hell don't know you. So please leave this hall before i cause a scene'.

~ONE~

The sharp peal of the doorbell startled Nnedi. She couldn't believe she had slept off. Quickly, she stood up, adjusted her dress and checked the time. It was 6pm already and she hoped it was John at the door. Today marked seven years of marriage for her and John and they had decided to spend the evening together in the newly opened Eko Signature Hotel. Their two children were staying at her mother's place for the night so the couple could enjoy their evening..and night without any interruptions.
’Its about time____’ Nnedi was cut short. It wasn't her husband at the door.
'Hello Nnedi'
'You? What in hades are you doing here?' Nnedi asked. Almost immediately she was grabbed and her mouth gagged. From the corner of her eye, she saw the syringe being injected to the side of her neck but she could do nothing more than slip into the waiting darkness.

A sneek peek at some chapters in my new book. This story is purely fiction and any similarities between any of the characters and any person(s) living or dead is purely co-incidental. Enjoy...