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Re: Red Ashes by Emekus92(m): 8:53pm On Feb 02, 2017
You are healed in Jesus name Amen!!!
Re: Red Ashes by Nobody: 8:59pm On Feb 02, 2017
Chumzypinky:
Gud evening frends.
Hw are you guys?
Sori for nt updating today. Its very unlike me, i know. I was admitted in St Joseph today oo. I almost fainted 2day at d office oo.
I dnt knw hw lng it will take for me 2 recova bt i pray its by tomorrow. I'm off work for a week. Ds week, i'll make sure i reach 89% of dis story. Thanks for understand.
Prettyhurts mama, i sight you

Sweety mi, this one too shall pass na belle package. Ya kuri, kpele, ndo ọ. Maybe na why I still dy fear to catch am again
Re: Red Ashes by haleemwale(m): 9:00pm On Feb 02, 2017
Get well soon ma
Re: Red Ashes by iiru: 9:02pm On Feb 02, 2017
get well soon .Gods healing
Re: Red Ashes by hatchetman(m): 9:03pm On Feb 02, 2017
aah! hope say e no serios lyk dat? get wel IJN..4 UR chidren sake
Re: Red Ashes by lizbethy: 9:09pm On Feb 02, 2017
Wish you quick recovery
Re: Red Ashes by wizsolzy(m): 9:44pm On Feb 02, 2017
Chumzypinky:
Gud evening frends.
Hw are you guys?
Sori for nt updating today. Its very unlike me, i know. I was admitted in St Joseph today oo. I almost fainted 2day at d office oo.
I dnt knw hw lng it will take for me 2 recova bt i pray its by tomorrow. I'm off work for a week. Ds week, i'll make sure i reach 89% of dis story. Thanks for understand.
Prettyhurts mama, i sight you

Too much of exercise is badt
Re: Red Ashes by Justicextian(m): 9:45pm On Feb 02, 2017
Wishing you a quick recovery ma. Get well soon...
Re: Red Ashes by Chumzypinky(f): 9:50pm On Feb 02, 2017
wizsolzy:

Too much of exercise is badt
wat exercise are you talking about?
Re: Red Ashes by wizsolzy(m): 10:04pm On Feb 02, 2017
Chumzypinky:
wat exercise are you talking about?
Ooooohhhhhhh mummy chumzy againnnnn.... Exercise of za oza rum laaaa.
Re: Red Ashes by wizsolzy(m): 10:04pm On Feb 02, 2017
Chumzypinky:
wat exercise are you talking about?
Ooooohhhhhhh mummy chumzy againnnnn.... Exercise of za oza rum laaaa.
Re: Red Ashes by iwakacome: 10:49pm On Feb 02, 2017
wizsolzy:


Ooooohhhhhhh mummy chumzy againnnnn....
Exercise of za oza rum laaaa.

haba is the exercise spiritual warfare? that it would almost make her feel like fainting.

Please get enough needed rest and get well soon. remember you have a large family waiting for you
Re: Red Ashes by Ikigia: 10:53pm On Feb 02, 2017
Quick recovery I pray.....
Re: Red Ashes by Nobody: 10:56pm On Feb 02, 2017
Get well soon ma'am
Re: Red Ashes by wizsolzy(m): 11:00pm On Feb 02, 2017
iwakacome:


haba is the exercise spiritual warfare? that it would almost make her feel like fainting.

Please get enough needed rest and get well soon. remember you have a large family waiting for you

Hmmmm...
U dnt know mummy chumzy like I do... D oza dae sum bori said za oza rum is her hobby.

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Re: Red Ashes by Chumzypinky(f): 7:13am On Feb 03, 2017
CHIOMA.
I had made friends with a female police officer. She was usually in the night section. She was a huge, tall officer with an unfriendly face. She never smiled and she was brutal. She was one of the harshest *if there's any word like that in the dictionary* officers in the station.
Infact, she intimidated the men in the office. She was capable of torturing anyone of any size, she wasnt afraid of anything. I even saw the way she spoke to the commissioner of police the other day, without respect. And it was then i later got to know that her father was a late IG.

Her name is Officer Ibeh. But she was called OI. Everyone feared her in the station. Everyone.

Whenever Kainene or Mabel brought food for me in the station, she would join me and we'll eat it together. She usually told me that she loved eating with her friends, and when she said that, she still wasnt smiling.

And now i need her help. No one was going to help me in this except her. I wasnt trying to escape the cell, no far from that. I just wanted an easier way out of this issue.

'OI!' i called. She was passing with a baton in her left hand, her chest heaving and she was sweating. Maybe she just dealt with a stubborn prisoner from the other cell.

She retraced her steps and rested her head on the railings 'what?'

I stood up and dusted my prison uniform, then i went to her. I glanced at the other inmates and they all seem to have their head down due to OI's presence. Sometimes, when she was in an extremely bad mood, looking at her was an offence, a serious offence.

'good morning' i greeted.

'there's nothing good about the morning please!' she snapped 'how many times have i told you i hate being greeted?'

'sorry'

'what is it? Why did you call me? Has your daughter brought food for you?'

'no. Not yet. But she'll soon be here'

'then you have no reason calling me' she made to walk away.

'OI please wait'

She stopped and shot me a fierce gaze. I knew the reason she was even conversing with me was because i was her friend - or so i thought.
'look Chioma, or whatever your name is, dont provoke me this afternoon. Speak now or i break your head with this baton on m

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Re: Red Ashes by Chumzypinky(f): 7:20am On Feb 03, 2017
With this baton on my hand'

I just smiled 'it has not gotten to that OI'

'what is it? Do you want to tell me in my cubicle?'

I quickly nodded my head 'yes, better'

She retrieved the keys from her pocket 'i just hope you're not planning to kill me, because you inmates, you all can be dangerous'

I laughed 'i wouldnt even dream of killing you in my next life'

'and hope you know i'm Methusaleh' she unlocked the cell.

'and i'm Abraham'

For the first time, i saw her fighting a smile. And then i wondered why she never smiled. What happened?

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Re: Red Ashes by bolubennie(m): 7:38am On Feb 03, 2017
If deriz anythn dat brought me back to NL ...Na dz tori ,Chumzypinky and em em em Kainene ooo ...I dey fall for dat girl sha







How possible? I dunno ;If deriz anythn dat brought me back to NL ...Na dz tori ,Chumzypinky and em em em Kainene ooo ...I dey fall for dat girl sha.



How possible?



I dunno oo
Re: Red Ashes by Chumzypinky(f): 7:47am On Feb 03, 2017
After i stepped out of the cell, she locked the door and led me to her small cubicle. She told me to stand while she sat on the white plastic chair there. She opened a chilled bottled water and downed it down her throat, after that, she sighed.
Then she faced me abruptly, as if suddenly remembering that i was there 'yes? You said you wanted to tell me something'

'yes' i told myself to be bold. I knew what i wanted. I knew what was going to be best for everyone 'i want you to help me get....'

**

MOZB.
'i really dont know whats your motive in this country son' my father stated 'i think its high time you go back to California and resume your work which you've abandoned for a long time. Whats your motive? You've been here for over two months now and you've not been doing anything useful. Dont you think you should go back?'

I sighed 'dad, like i told you earlier, i came back to fetch a wife. I'm here to find the mother of my kids'

'Kainene?'

'yes dad'

'in that case, you're not ready to get married'

'what?'

'do you think i'm going to allow you marry that girl knowing how diabolic their family is? Do you know her mother is in prison right now? Do you know how many people she killed just for that hotel to be as successful as it is right now?'

'dad, that has nothing to do with Kainene. That her mother is diabolic doesnt mean she's also diabolic'

'an apple doesnt fall far from its tree Moses. One of this days, you'll find out that whatever a snake births is usually long. Instead of marrying that Kainene girl, why not go after Kamsi, at least i can remember that the three of you were friends long before your mother died'

'yes thats true. We are all friends. But then, i choose who i love and who i want. I know whats best for me and whats not. Do you even know Kamsi was jilted on her wedding day? I believe you've heard about the news dad'

He nodded 'yes, i heard that. I was even invited to her wedding though i was supposed to be at the reception'

'the reason her so called husband to be left her was because she slept with another man just three weeks before her wedding'

'alu!'

'so you see? You want me to get married to a woman who wont be able to stay one place? Is that it?'

'hmm, all this small small girls of nowadays that wont tie their chain one place. Going around the place and looking for whom to devour. Well, the choice is up to you son. I personally do not like Kainene, we do not know what she's capable of right now. Innocent face no be Innocent mind, i remember your mother's friend, whats that her name again, Onome, thats Kamsi's mother right?'

'yes'

'she was always saying than an innocent face isnt an innocent mind right from time. Moses, choose wisely. I really dont like that girl. Besides! Aha! Now i remember! Didnt you see the papers? She's engaged son'

I rolled my eyes. Kainene was mine, whether engaged or not engaged and i'll go any length to prove it to anyone.
My name is MozB and no one messes with me.

***

JOLADE.

Kelvin had saved me again. This time around, he hadnt saved just me. But my unborn child too. I placed my hand on my bump. I growled in hunger. I was in an orange shirt that obviously was his. And i was in the small bathroomsize-like he called his house. Apart from the rickety bed and a blue handless plastic chair and a wooden stool, there was no other furniture in the house. He had scratches all over his face and when i'd asked why, he had said he and Nathan had gotten into a fight.

He came into the room with a small tray in his hands. He smiled at me, then lowered it on the stool. I looked at the food and i felt like puking.

It was yellow rice. Obviously made from palm oil. I could see the big crabs all over the food making it look even more digusting. And there there was boiled egg placed on top of the rice.
What was this? He couldnt even afford chicken or turkey or even fish? Didnt we pay him salary? Monthly for that matter.

'you dont like it?' he asked. He had probably seen the look on my face.

'no not that' i tried to be nice 'i just, i was just wondering what type of rice this was. I've never seen anything like this. Why is it this yellow?'

'because its oil rice. Its usually called ogbanje rice. Or MTN rice' he smiled broadly 'try it. And you'll like it'

'uhm...' my stomach growled in hunger. I was very hungry but i couldnt eat this. But i had no choice, i wasnt in my house and going back there looked like a bad idea to me. Nathan could easily trace me there 'i'll try it but i dont eat eggs. You dont have meat or fish in this house?'

I saw the embarrassed look on his face, but he quickly covered it with a smile 'sorry dear. I'll...i'll rush over to the market later and buy meat and fish for you. I'll use it to prepare ofe nsala, would you like it?'

'whats ofe nsala for crying out loud?' i scooped a spoonful of rice into my mouth. I liked it, but it was just local compared to my taste.

TBC

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Re: Red Ashes by iwakacome: 7:49am On Feb 03, 2017
wizsolzy:


Hmmmm...
U dnt know mummy chumzy like I do... D oza dae sum bori said za oza rum is her hobby.


Lol, shey she don use style get a week break so she can rest anytime she finishes from the other room
Re: Red Ashes by hatchetman(m): 8:40am On Feb 03, 2017
nyc update..i c u are well...tank GOD O..
Re: Red Ashes by wizsolzy(m): 8:40am On Feb 03, 2017
iwakacome:



Lol, shey she don use style get a week break so she can rest anytime she finishes from the other room


Yes la.
Re: Red Ashes by Chumzypinky(f): 9:31am On Feb 03, 2017
hatchetman:
nyc update..i c u are well...tank GOD O..
i'm gettn beta, thank u
Re: Red Ashes by sirblero(m): 9:48am On Feb 03, 2017
Officer ibeh.....*my namesake!! lolzzz...
quick recovery ma'am...
More ideas to your story...
Re: Red Ashes by Odochime(m): 2:27pm On Feb 03, 2017
More Pen to your ink ma! wink
And get well soon
Re: Red Ashes by Chumzypinky(f): 3:04pm On Feb 03, 2017
sirblero:
Officer ibeh.....*my namesake!! lolzzz...
quick recovery ma'am...
More ideas to your story...
oh! So ur name is Officer Ibeh (OI)?
Re: Red Ashes by GentleYoung(m): 5:28pm On Feb 03, 2017
Welldone pinkywinky

Nice updates.

This story won't just let me stay away from NL
Re: Red Ashes by cerowo(f): 5:42pm On Feb 03, 2017
Nice update hp u are nw fine!
Re: Red Ashes by PoliticalThuG(m): 6:18pm On Feb 03, 2017
End this story now!!
Re: Red Ashes by mizchoc(f): 9:04pm On Feb 03, 2017
PoliticalThuG:
End this story now!!

dude... seriously, get a life.

Chumzypinky. I've been a ghost reader from page 0 till now 75... I keep refreshing for updates.. u really doing a great job..
wish u quick recovery...
and updates.. please!!!!
Re: Red Ashes by PoliticalThuG(m): 9:13pm On Feb 03, 2017
mizchoc:


dude... seriously, get a life.

Chumzypinky. I've been a ghost reader from page 0 till now 75... I keep refreshing for updates.. u really doing a great job..
wish u quick recovery...
and updates.. please!!!!
is that why you quoted me?
Re: Red Ashes by Chumzypinky(f): 9:14pm On Feb 03, 2017
PoliticalThuG:
End this story now!!
Omo see command! Dont wori, boss, dnt wori, i'll complete it

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