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Nmaglit:
Hmmmm what goes around comes around nice work dear

Thks for following dear

oluwatymylehyn:
Nemesis caught up with Blessing and Sikemi. Such is life. Nice story dear. Thanks for writing this story, I learnt my lessons. Keep the fire burning. We're expecting another intriguing and riveting story from you soonest. God bless you.

Yeah thks alot

lillyana:
What a wonderful story,thank you so much

U are Welcum, thks too

Romoke!!!

XXIII

Romoke smiled as she relaxed on her husband's chest, they were in Boston in the United States. They had relocated immediately after their wedding. She remembered when they went to the village for her wedding, Her mother fainted on seeing her. She was even told that sister Nike had died from Hiv/Aids. Maami had cried when she told her about her sister's death and Maami had also apologized to Romoke for not putting her on the right path and for not praying for her children the way a mother does. The wedding had gone smoothly and they had returned to the city to finalize their traveling documents. She smiled, it's been 4 years since they left Nigeria for the USA and ever since, the've been living just fine. She sighed, 'there is no rest for the wicked as nemesis will always catch up with the guilt' she thought. She wasn't happy with Sikemi but she was happy she was arrested finally and was already sentenced to life imprisonment. Ade has been busy with the Emmanuel textile industry branch in the US, and she in turn ventured into catering and event management and she's doing quite well in it. and God has been so faithful to her ever since she got pregnant again and had a baby boy. She had thought she would die because of the state of her womb but everything was going quite well.

"ma'am Amanda is asleep right now, I have to go"

"alryt, see you tomorrow " She had employed a nanny for her child as she is now pregnant and quite busy.

" so now we have the whole night to ourselves. " Ade kissed his wife and they both giggled and started pulling off their clothes in their furnished sitting room.

" baby, let's go to the room " Ade grunted and lifted her up, carrying her in his arms and went to the bedroom.

" Mama..... " a little girl in her night robe, entered their room, she stood staring at them quite confused at what they were doing. Romoke was too shocked to speak, Ade gave a short laugh and turned to their child.

" baby, you should always knock before you come in, okay? So now go back and shut the door then knock " she noded her head and did as she was told. Romoke smiled at her husband, with satisfaction and kissed him.
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" mummy what are we having for dinner? " Martha turned and smiled at her husband and her daughter, they had bonded quite well even though he was not her father.

" you will all have indomine "

" yay! " they both shouted and rushed back to the sitting room. She continued rinsing the plates she was washing silently thanking God for Theophilus life. He would have been killed when they wanted leaving for Ghana but Blessing had missed a shot at first and had shot him the second time and she had fled immediately. But lucky enough for Theophilus he was shot on his arm. She wiped her tears, she was a prostitute, a cheap one at that and God had blessed her with a loving husband and they were comfortable as well, she owns a big shopping mall and Theophilus mechanic business thrived. They were happy here in Ghana.

"madam, abeg I don't want indomine cook correct food for me" he said, his daughter also came and repeated the same thing he said and they busted out laughing.

"oya let's go let's not disturb, mama twins " he winked at her and left. She smiled, she rubbed her already heavy pregnancy. She had gone for a scan and was told she would be having twins. She didn't deserve all this comfort she has but God has been indeed merciful.

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Blessing shrugged, she would continue to live with the guilt of the way she shot Theophilus. She would have shot Martha not him. She shook her head, she was still living in their house in the ghetto and she still has a source of income, which was her shop. The son she had for Theophilus was now in school. She busted into tears. How would he feel if he ever knew that she killed his father and that he never loved her. She shook her head, she has learnt her lesson, never in life will she try to take revenge into her hands or try to love a man that doesn't love her in return.

"mama Theophilus " she wiped her tears, she had named her son after him. Her neighbour was calling her, as she stood up and walked out.

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" mom is really disappointed in you, sis Sikemi. Well I just came to tell you that I will be going back to school by next week, so no one would be coming to see you" Sikemi bent her head,she had only wanted to teach Ade a lesson. He had also slept with her and impregnated her then. But she had aborted her unborn child when she overheard him telling his friend then, that she meant nothing to him. that he was just using her to have fun. and she had almost loosed her life when she aborted his child. and since she couldn't get him off her mind and he cared lesson her, she wanted to revenge. She sobbed, if only she had forgiven him and let go but instead she ended up hurting a dear friend who had always been there for her. She held her sister's hand

"please Dami don't leave me here... It's so cold and lonely here" she cried. Her sister shook her hand walked away from her

"you should have thought about that before you engaged in your inhuman act" she hissed and left Sikemi crying and a prison warder came and shoved her back roughly into the cell.

"I hope Romoke will forgive me" she shut her eyes tightly as she was too weak to cry.




THE END.






want to thank everyone for reading this story(both the ghost readers) , thanks for the comments too

Romoke!!!


XXII

Romoke heaved a sigh of relief and rested her head on her Ade's chest. They were traveling home to know her parents and also to do their traditional marriage. She wondered how are parents will react when they see her especially with the calibre of people she was coming with. Ade's parents were in another car behind them and following closely was a white coaster bus filled with Ade's friends and well wishers, even Dara followed them. She smiled Dara had come to see her at the hospital few weeks back and Ade nearly pounced on her but she had come in peace. She also apologized to him about her attitude. Ade had wanted them to go to the village and do everything fast because he made mention of them relocating abroad for some time. The Lord has really been good to her she thought as she raised her head to see if they were almost at her village. atleast the evil ones are no more, she suddenly got scared and her throat went dry. Sikemi has still not been caught. She is still lurking around, what if she.... Romoke shook her head, she wouldn't come close to them maybe sikemi is no longer in the country who knows?
"please take the left turn...... " she instructed the driver. She suddenly felt nervous her palm was sweaty and her stomach started tieing small knots. Ade hugged her close and pecked her.

" it's going to be alright okay? " she noded, she hoped he would be right when they got there. Cause she has left home for close to 6 years now. Suddenly the car started moving slowly as a result of the bad road, she looked through the window and looked at some few houses built in a well modernized and structured way, she smiled in satisfaction.

"it's here... Stop under that tree " they had gotten to her house. The house looked empty, until she saw a woman slightly bent sit on one of the chairs on the passage.

" babe don't be scared, let's just go in. Let me call mom and dad. " Ade went to call his parents but the other people remained in the car. They walked towards the house. Romoke looked closely at the woman that sat outside, Her eyes widened in recognition it was her mother's rival, the one that always called her " omo iya".

"iya Bisi" the woman stared at her, as if trying to recognize the person. Romoke shook her head and spoke in her dialect to her.

"it's me, it's Romoke, iya Alake's child" she suddenly flew up with her bent back and wrinkled face and went inside, she then returned with a slim old man followed closely by a limping old woman and some other men and women. Iya bisi turned to the limping woman and spoke in the local dialect.

" she said she is Romoke, I don't believe her cause Romoke is dead " The limping woman drew close to Romoke and tried surveying her, Romoke quickly recognized her ad her mother, she had grown so thin and more older.

" maami..... It's me" she said crying, the limping woman touched her chin with shaky hand and drew in Sharp breath, they said she was dead? How could she have come back to me? This is my daughter.

"Romoke!!! " she shouted suddenly and collapsed.

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Theophilus horned before knocking on Martha's door, he had quickly sent Blessing on an errand and lied to her that he was going for a meeting and she had even given him the document that has been sent to him from Ghana. The door creaked open and he entered and quickly shut the door.

"I hope you are prepared? " he rolled up his sleeves and sat at the edge of the bed dangling his carkey.

" yes, let me just change my baby's diaper " she washed her baby who in turn kept on crying. Theophilus checked his wrist watch again, they were running out of time, as they were travelling to Ghana. He looked up as soon as he heard the knock on the door.

" are you expecting anyone? " Martha shook her head and continued with her baby.

" it should be one of the neighbours, help me check please" he stood up and opened the door.

"I know you must be surprised but I traced you here. You think you are smart abi? " the female voice shouted at Theophilus and pushed him into the house shutting the door tightly. Martha turned and almost fainted at what she saw,

" Blessing!! " she was wearing a tight trouser and a big sweatshirt but her baby bump was obvious, she was carrying a gun and was pointing it at Theophilus.

" shut-up! Prostitute! How can you, Theophilus prefer her over me. and to add insult to injury you are now eloping with her to Ghana, tufiakwa! I can't believe this"

"blessing please am sorry, please drop the gun let's talk please. " he begged her with tears in his eyes,

" I am only here to end your life. If I can't have you then no one will. Not even this Prostitute. "

" please, Blessing, please. " Martha kept on begging until she head two deafening shots only then did she realize that it had come from the gun.

Update comes up tomorrow, am so sorry for keeping you waiting.

I see and smell 'luv' btwn ekanem and toks I

I am loving ur story ma'am... Kip it up

Shakyroh320:
kip the gud work up dearie,u are one of the gifted,may u never lack wisdom.

Amen thks alot

wizzybro10:
Musa don kobalize himself...lolz...nice one..ds story z getting more interesting....Swankmee we dey fill u

Lol thks

dexzzy:
see as my heart dey beat like Sey I dey watch action film

in fact ur film sorry ur story is the best I have read so far

BRAVO, KEEP IT UP

Lol thks alot

wizzybro10:
[color=#770077][/color]i tot Sikemi was a born again christian ni......Cant wait to see what become of HER....BLOODY TRIATOR

Seriously....

oluwatymylehyn:
I hope all the perpetrators will be brought to justice... Pele Romoke, you should have listened to Ade... Nice update, more wisdom to you. More updates. I hope all the perpetrators will be brought to justice... Pele Romoke, you should have listened to Ade... Nice update, more wisdom to you. More updates.

abi, thks sir

oluangelkay:
Imagin!!! Sikemi of all people, when i even thought she is a born again. Nice work. Cant wait for d next update

Hmm abi... Thks

oluwasike:
The waiting is too much ooo swankmee pls upload more

Have done that ma

Romoke!!!


XXI


Ade bent his head, his right hand still curled round Romoke's hand. She was just staring at Ade, ever since she asked him about his relationship with Sikemi. She shut her eyes tightly, she was on the hospital bed, she blinked back unshed tears. She remembered the couple that saved her but when one of the abductors had caught them, he accidentally strangled the lanky man but before he could turn back to them, the lady had hit him with an iron rod and he fell down unconscious and before the police came the man had died. She shook her head, the lady that saved her was Ade's house help. She watched her boyfriend closely, he had raised his head and was watching her. She wasn't even concerned about what the doctor said all she was concerned about was knowing the truth between him and Sikemi.

"... So what's between you and Sikemi?" Ade left her hand and relaxed back on the chair he was seating, they were the only one in the ward, the other hospital bed was empty as there was no patient on it. There was no way he would ignore this question she had asked him, he groaned why was she acting like she isn't concerned about what the doctor had said or was she hiding it? the doctor had told them that she had lost her baby and that her womb was too fragile to carry any child, it was obvious Sikemi had really succeeded in destroying her like she threatened. as for her, the police were still searching for her and it would really be dangerous if she is not found.

"... Ade... "

" I heard you, and am sorry I kept you in the dark all these while. I actually slept with her years back, I had nothing serious with her but it was later she told me she was pregnant for me but I didn't believe her and because I was...not.. ready to start a family then atleast not with her cause I was not in love with her. but years later when I saw her at the office without the baby bump, I figured out that she must have lied about it. So that was why I felt she wasn't a good company for you to keep. am sorry " he sighed and watched her face break into a small smile, she noted her head in satisfaction and held Ade's hand he, in turn squeezed her hand.

" I don't care about whatever the doctor has said, I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you " Romoke sat up in bed, and watched Ade going down on one knee,

" but.... "

" shh.... Romoke no buts...... Will you marry me? "

" yes..... Yes I will" she was overwhelmed with joy, they embraced themselves and kissed but their merriment was cut short as a feminine voice interrupted them.

"helo..... " they both turned to see a familiar face looking at them as Ade stood up and shouted

" what are you doing here!!! "
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Martha folded her baby's clothes, it's been weeks since they had saved that woman she thought. the woman must have meant something to oga Ade cause he sounded and looked worried when the lady was taken to the hospital and he had given her a cash reward to compensate her for spiff's death and also for finding his girlfriend. Spiff was not her boyfriend he was just her friend with benefit but she still felt bad for his death. She hissed, she was still in Ezinne's house, she needed to leave very soon before people would start asking. She looked at her child who was still sleeping soundly, she had barely laid on her bed before she heard a knock. Her heart thumped people rarely visit her so who could that be. She stood up and opened the door, a familiar masculine smell greeted her

"Theophilus! " she quickly pulled him in and shut her door. She quickly led him to the bed to sit and kept on pacing in the room. So many questions raced through her mind, what was he doing in her house, how did he find her, she looked up at his dark face and allowed her eyes roam lustfully round well built body, she folded her arms remembering the good old moments.

"I know you must be wondering how I found you and why am here? " he stood up and pulled her to himself, he sat her on the bed and sat close to her.

" I have never stopped loving you Martha even when you cheated on me,..... I don't know what you've done to me" he ruffled his hair and they kept staring at each other until she crushed his lips with hers and their clothes started flying around the room as they kept flinging it to different directions. They landed on the bed and Theophilus drove into her.

"........ Martha, come with me to ghana", Martha faced him as she dragged her wrapper round her body.

"what will happen to blessing? "

" I don't love her but I will definitely settle her with money, but please come with me........ Yes, you and your baby" Martha was overwhelmed God is truly good to her she smiled who wouldn't accept this kind of offer, she thought as she snuggled close to him and kissed him, nodding her head in affirmation only then did they start another round.
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"Good afternoon madam, I have a package for Mr Theophilus " the post office man dipped his hand into his bag and produced a brown envelope, he gave Blessing a book to sign on after which he left. Blessing went back to her room, she had grown slim with worry and her baby bump was already showing. Theophilus cared less of her, he never eats her food and even enters the house whenever he likes. She sighed, that is the price she has to pay for forcefully marrying a man who clearly doesn't love you. He was only doing whatever he did to get over Martha. She stared at the package again. She tore it open and found documents as well as receipts, she then read a piece of paper attached to it 'everything is ready sir'. Her heart jumped when she saw receipts of two cars and shops bought in Ghana and the document was a certificate of occupancy of a duplex in Ghana and it had Theophilus name on it. She suddenly felt dizzy as she sat on her bed, or is it a surprise for her or what. So many questions ran through her mind she would wait for him and pretend like she doesn't know, she thought as she stood up and packed the documents back into the envelope and sealed it with her saliva.

Gud evenin my people, so sorry have not updated yet have been busy but will update tomorrow by God's grace. Thks and gudnyt

Hargbo:
Swamkee..wagbayii.....wetin Musa wan gain for this plot na...and I don't dey like the Hausa Guy o.
Mimicking Musa Hepty Man,na me cill mantdam..walahi na me do am hepty man

Lol... Eyah

oluwatymylehyn:
Musa has got no sense. It's as clear as crystal that he killed Sarah. However, either Dara or Theo must have been an accomplice of the crime committed... Waiting patiently for more updates. Thumbs up to you, you're doing a wonderful job. Mistakes are inevitable but try to minimize it in your subsequent updates.

OK sir.. Thks

pcicero:
A very good story you've got here. Intriguing and full of suspense. Nice twists and turns. Keep them coming.

Thks

Romoke!!!


XX


Ade paced up and down the DPO's office. His father and Patrick were talking to the DPO about Romoke who has been missing for two weeks now. He shook his head, if only he had spoken nicely to her and if only he had beaten Sikemi and handed her over to the police atleast Romoke would have been found. Sikemi had dressed seductively to his house and tried to lure him to sleep with her. He hissed again, he had chased her like a mad man that day, Sikemi was his past and would remain his past. and she had called him days later that she would make sure she destroys the child Romoke was carrying and would separate them since she can't be with him.

"sit son, we will find her" his father said, and faced the DPO. Ade sat on one of the chairs across the DPO, he would never forgive himself if Romoke looses his child, though she never told him she was carrying his child, and that alone, drove him crazy.

"our men will still keep on searching for her, we will find her don't worry. Just relax"

"Relax? ohh so we should relax abi? a full grown woman, was kidnapped and it's been two weeks since she went missing, and you incompetent police officers wants us to relax? God.... I can't believe this! " Ade replied and stormed out of the office.

" am very sorry officer, " Ade's father said to the DPO who kept on nodding his head.

" I understand sir, he has every right to be angry. Like I said we will do our possible best. We have gone to search the lady's house, the lady who held her in hostage but we didn't find a pin in her apartment, she had packed her belongings and the only thing we saw was your son's picture and what was written on it was
'I love you Ade, and I would love you to
death.'
So the lady kidnapper in question must have either had a past with your son or she is obsessed with him" he tapped his desk with his pen and focused on Patrick.

"Mr Emmanuel, your private investigator has really been of great help to us, he has helped us arrest the criminal that killed Mrs Sarah Davis. Who could have ever thought it would be the gatekeeper imagine? " Patrick smiled, he had only gone back to see Musa one more time and the hausa illiterate had confessed to poisoning his madam simply because he was the one servicing madam before Theophilus came along and she stopped giving him money and started been harsh to him. and the one that made him poison her was because, on one occasion she had embarrassed him in front of Theophilus and compared his p.enis to that of Theophilus, that is rod was way too small and she never enjoyed it. He had been humiliated with that and resolved to punish her, like he said "something wey mama Bilkisu dey always shout if I chuk am one" Patrick had laughed at that statement when he was brought to the police station.

"am only doing my work DPO, and my Boss pays me well. and I would make sure we find the missing woman" he stood up and shook hands with the DPO, and he left followed by Mr Emmanuel Jacobs.

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"you are finished, so you were also flogging sugar Mama's with that thing between your legs, eeeeehhh! Neighbors help me o! So what if you caught disease ehnnn? You would have infected me with it abi! Shameless man! So that is where you get your dirty money from ewoooo! Theophilus has killed me! Neighbors o! "she kept on clapping her hands and wailing, while Theophilus stood up to enter his room. He had to call his so called wife to bail him from the station since he was wrongly accussed and instead of consoling him, the stupid woman had been shouting and insulting him ever since.

"it's dirty money, oya leave my house and the shop I bought for you now, leave the expensive clothes, shoes, and bags and leave now. Since everything I have bought in this house is through dirty money" she fell silent and sat still sobbing.

"... Stupid and senseless woman" he spat and walked into his room locking the door after him. He would leave for ghana by weekend, but he had to see Martha, he still loves her even with the fact that she sleeps around and he will take her and her child to ghana she is more preferable that her stupid friend he married. He hissed and continued gathering his documents.
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Romoke sniffed her nose as she started another round of cry when she saw fresh blood dripping down her thighs. She shook her head, she couldn't believe it that sikemi was her enemy. She had planned her kidnapped and even the threat calls she thought was Bola' s doing, it was her doing instead. Sikemi had threatened to remove her baby and she was actually succeeding with that as she ordered her men to inject her and give her the coke drink and she had always felt pain in her lower abdomen whenever she was given that. And now she had seen blood. She smelt terrible, Her clothes were a mess and her hair was something else. The last time the men injected her, she had screamed and told them not to hurt her baby. and now they had shut her in as usual. You can't trust anyone in this world she shook.

"I should have listened to Ade, I should have " she bent her head and kept on crying. She heard footsteps near the door, she increased her tears, the men were coming back again she thought as she heard the door forced open and a woman carrying something she couldn't really figure out cause her eyes were blurry. and a lanky man came in, they switched on the light as the room was initially dark, and they rushed towards her to help her. The lanky man untied her and was leading her out when they heard a man's voice "na who dey there!" the woman quickly held Romoke who was weak and ran to hide behind the door leaving the lanky man facing the tall kidnapper. The tall kidnapper had only seen the lanky man as he rushed to strangle him only then did the woman's baby started whimpering.......

Hargbo:
One plot is just leading to another...too much web...Romoke what have you gotten yourself into....that Martha na everything wey resemble prick she dey Bleep, I don't believe that kind woman exist in the real world

Lol, those kind of women exist o...

oluwatymylehyn:
Who could the person be? I can't wait for our writer to unveil who she was... And who could have masterminded Romoke's abduction? Keep it rolling in. More wisdom to you as you soar higher.

I wonder who that person is?.... Thks sir

spixytinxy:
Hmmmm. Disobedient romoke, pls let nothing happen to romoke oooo,i no is sikemi dat ade saw. Thanks swankmee

I hope nothing will happen to her too..... You are welcome

wizzybro10:
Dara d "karishika"....in Falz voice "lord save me frm karishika"....Swankmee I dey feel u

Lol thk u

Qasaforlife:
Hmmmmmmm this is getting interesting. Nice one @ suspense. More wisdom to u.

Thks dear

Romoke!!!


XIX

"I can't believe this Ezinne, I trusted you but you betrayed me. at least you should have thought about my innocent child before you wanted selling her off to ritualists, God in heaven will judge you". She wiped her tears and curdled her baby. She wasn't sure if God was avenging Blessing's death but she deserved it, spiff had called her that night to inform her about Ezinne's mischief with her baby and how him and his boys had caught her before she could sell off the baby. She thanked spiff with her eyes which was still bringing out more tears. The earlier she gives her child a new life, the better for her she thought.

"Martha dear, I will do anything for you " spiff patted her and looked round the bush they were in, he gestured to one of his boys to keep his eyes around the bush area to ensure that no one was watching them.

" you should know that no one will do anything for free in this life, so it's not my fault I tried selling the baby" Ezinne pouted, she cleaned her sweaty face and faced Martha. She was not sober about what she did and she was ready for anything that would happen. Martha turned and started to walk away from them, spiff followed her and whispered to her.

"so what should we do about her, should I order my boys to throw her into the lagoon? " he squinted his eyes and rubbed his hairy chest which was revealed as a result of the black singlet he wore. Martha shrugged, hugging her baby closer to herself, the world has taught her to be wicked and the reward for a friend that betrays is death, she eyed her friend disgustingly and faced spiff.

"kill her, if she lives she might harm my child " spiff grinned and called one of his boys and whispered to him, the boy noted and walked to the other boys. Spiff continued walking out of the bush with Martha until they heard ezinne's shout, he smiled knowing fully well what he had sent his boys to do. They continued walking until spiff whispered to her ear that he wanted to answer the call of nature in the Bush. He held his buttocks with his left hand and hurried inside the Bush leaving Martha standing alone on the path. He had barely removed his boxer when he heard a distant cry of plea. At first he thought he was hallucinating until Martha called out to him.

"Spiff! did you hear that? " Spiff grunted and wore his trouser back, they heard another cry again

" please I beg you, don't kill my babyyy" the voice said again. Martha's eyes widened, she shook. A woman like her was in danger, they are going to hurt her child she thought. She shook spiff's arm.

"please let's go and check on her, please" she shielded her sleeping child with the baby's shawl and walked towards the woman's voice. Spiff gritted his teeth, he understood Martha's sudden care to rescue a woman and her child but now was not the time as he felt his stomach rumble and tore a sharp pain round his body. He just has to answer to the call of nature,

"Martha, just give me 5 minutes " he said and disappeared into the Bush.

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Patrick instructed three other police men to be at alert and stand inside the house as he was expecting Theophilus. He had take the wine to the lab and it was tested poisonous and since he was the one that gave Mrs Sarah a drink then he must have poisoned it and probably, he must have leased with Dara to kill her mother. He shrugged and wore his jalabia, now he had lied to Theophilus that he was a rich hausa man with fleet of cars and he needs a mechanic to service them. He rubbed his mouthstache, after this he would go and thank his friend Musa the gatekeeper. He walked towards the gate as soon as he heard a knock on the gate.

"Goodafternoon sir, I hope am not late. " Theophilus rubbed his head, after he gets his money from this Alhaji, he would travel immediately because he wasn't safe any longer in this country he thought. blessing was almost killed, the killer had mistakingly shot their pregnant neighbours who is currently at the hospital receiving treatment. He knew he was the killer's target and he would leave before the killer finds him.

"no, walahi you are not late. Come and start work immediately " Patrick led him towards the house and three policemen came out immediately, Theophilus was shocked he turned to Patrick who in turn said

" you are under arrest for the murder of Mrs Sarah Davis ". He started wailing at the top of his voice

" I didn't kill her o! I didn't kill my sugar MaMa" he continued wailing until he was pushed into the truck by the police and they sped off lean Patrick who also do to see Musa for the last time.


He bought drinks for Musa who continued drinking, and blabbering gibberish. He played a hausa song on his small tape recorder and danced to it until he got tired.

"hepty man, why are you moody or is your oga disturbing you" Musa went in and brought something in a small black leather.

"see my hepty friend, put this in your oga's drink he will just sleep, and he will never wake up to disturb you and na you go inherit their property" he gave a long throaty laugh and Patrick kept looking at him, this is serious he thought as he asked Musa a question

"Musa, u don use am before? "

" yes now, I put am inside one wine for my madam.. " he paused and looked around, he whispered into Patrick's ear, and immediately he stood up with his eyes almost poping out of its socket.
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Romoke!!!


XVIII


Theophilus watched the two women talking in low tones at the back of his house, his wife was whispering to their pregnant neighbour who was also noding and clapping her hands. He went back to the sitting room, you can't possibly separate women from gossip, they will just die he smiled. He had already planned his relocation to Ghana, he had already bought a house and a car and set up a car dealer shop, he was just waiting for finishing touches so he could go. He didn't tell his wife about it but he was going to look for Martha, though he still loved her. He shrugged, he had gotten a big contract for one prof Patrick to repair and service his fleet of cars and it is worth two million naira. He needed to seal his deal with the man and leave the country since the police were still investigating his sugar MaMa's death. He shook his head, he was happy she was dead. Just then he heard a gunshot and heard his wife's shout, he quickly ran outside, and saw a body in a pool of blood.
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Martha walked quickly as fast as her legs could carry her. She entered into the taxi she had rented and gave instructions to the man to take her back home. She quickly hid the AK - 47 she had wrapped in a black nylon and hid it away in her bag. Her hand shook, she hoped blessing will rot in hell she thought, though she hadn't seen the person she shot but she was sure it was her cause she heard her voice.

"madam we don reach" she squeezed some money into his palms and alighted from the taxi. She walked silently into her house and was surprised the door was slightly open

"Ezinne, why will you not lock the door by this time of the night, haba, it's 10:00pm for God's sake ". She hissed and turned on the light, she couldn't find her friend in the room, Her eyes quickly darted to the corner her baby's crib was and what she saw nearly made her faint. She quickly caught her breath and sat on the squeaking bed with hot tears dropping down her eyes, where was her child? and where could Ezinne have gone to. Just then, her phone rang, she hissed and dropped her phone, it was the skinny guy she sleeps with that was calling her. Her eyes caught a phone on the bed, it was Ezinne's phone, and she saw a written note beside it. She carried the note with shaky hands and read it.

"Martha, in this life, we don't have friends just enemies and people who just want to use you as a means to their end. So be careful and watchful. Don't bother looking for your baby, I sold her to ritualist and you will never find me cause am already on my way to Europe. " she shut her eyes and fell on her bed, she was bitter, she thought of ending her life when the skinny guy called again, she picked the phone and breathed into it

" spiff,.... Ezinne has kidnapped by child ooo"
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"please just let me go with Sikemi to her church, she's already waiting for me at the church". Romoke bit her lips, she has been feeling funny for days now though Sikemi told her that all she needed was just prayers as her enemies were already at work. She shut her eyes tightly as she continued pleading on the phone.

"Ade please... "

" I said no...... Why must you go to Sikemi's church. You better come and meet me at home so we can go to the hospital and check you up"

"what is with you and this Sikemi? What has she ever done to you? She's has been very nice to me but all you could do was to show her hatred.... Why?"

"uhmm... I.. I don't hate her, when you come over I will tell you the reason just don't dare go! Okay! " he barked. Romoke cringed and held her phone tightly.

" you can't tell me what to do, you are not facing what am passing through so just let me be Ade,"

"okay, baby am sorry, okay? Just come over don't be stubborn "

" you know ever since you left that police station, you've been acting weird, you just need to go and get yourself a doctor, you need the check up more than I do" she quickly cleaned her tears, Ade had been acting all weird ever since he has been released, he shouted at her and got angry unnecessarily.

"ooh Romoke now I need to see a psychiatrist right? Bravo Romoke just keep on insulting me.. " she hung up and switched off her phone. That was it, she wasn't going to listen to his rantings. She had already called Sikemi earlier and she was already waiting for her at the church, she had given her the description of the church. She picked her bag and headed to enter a taxi. She saw a green and white coloured car and got in.

"mabuchi road "

" na 500 naira" the old man said to her and she noded at him and he drove off. They stopped to pick four more people and they were all guyz as she was the only lady. She smiled at the short man beside her who was staring at her. The last thing she saw was the short man grinning at her wit his brown teeth out before she blanked out.

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She squinted her eyes as she peered through the darkness that enveloped her, she tried moving her hands but it was as though her hands were tied.

"you don wake abi, "? Romoke shook her head as if to remember, where was she? She asked herself, suddenly the masculine voice that spoke switched on the light. Her eyes danced around the man that had switched on the light. Her eyes got wide in surprise as she struggled on the chair she was tied on.

"you, what have you done to me? " the short man suddenly grinned again revealing familiar brown teeth.

" you were in the taxi with me,.... What have I done to you". She shook her head as tears began to fall freely from her face. She could remember the man grinning at her until she blanked out, they must have done something to her she thought. Suddenly another man entered, he was taller than the other man.

"ohk, you are awake. Our Boss will be here soon so just try to eat something okay?"the tall man uncovered a plate of jollof rice and uncorked a bottle of coke, he sat in front of her picked a food to it her but was rejected by Romoke's tightly shut lips.

"madam abeg open your mouth chop this food now! " she cried, with cattarh drooling over her cloth. the tall man picked the spoon and fed her with it again, this time around she swallowed the rice and threw out the rice which splattered over the man, the tall man slapped her in return

" I say open your mouth and swallow this food, you think say I come here come play?" After feeding her about half of the plate and some of the coke, he stood up and left leaving the short man who switched off the light again

"our Boss will soon be here " he said and shut the door, with blanket of darkness overshadowing her.
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Ade kept on trying a number on his phone but the customer care's voice answered back with
" the customer you are calling is currently switched off". He flung his phone on the sofa and walked to the kitchen, he had wanted apologizing to her about his behaviour but this her friendship with Sikemi was something else. He reached for a cup and filled it with water, he gulped almost half of it and headed back to the sitting room, he opened his mouth in surprise as he saw the lady of his past dressed seductively and smiled at him. How could she have gotten inside, he looked around and focused on her again curling his hands into a fist

"what are you doing here!!! ".

Ridwan1821:
More ink to ur pen @Swankmee, u made my day with ur update.

Thks dear

oluwatymylehyn:
Two wrongs don't make a right. Martha doesn't need to kill Blessing, she should allow nemesis to catch up with her and her hubby. However, I'm happy Ade was released. I wish him quick recovery. Nice updates, more wisdom to you ma.

abi.... Thks sir

wizzybro10:
Swanksmee...I sincerely hope all z well with yhu...cos its been long since u dropped an update
#Gracias

All is well dear thks.... Update dis evening

Qasaforlife:
Loving d suspense.kudos to u. Fire on. I dey gidigbaaaa.

..... Thks

wizzybro10:
[color=#000099][/color]Blushing oooo...thanks dearie "I heart yhu"....nice Job there Swanks....buh pls increase d updates

OK.... Thks