A I' s POV.
"Why is no one telling me who Kelvin partner is?" I rested my head on the head rest. Mum sat down beside me at the back sit as we both headed down from my annoying neurologist.
It was just yesterday dad appointed him – my neurologist to me. There are more truths to unveil by the way.
"I don't think you need to put your mind towards that. It is all left with the officers now."
I have been asking who that was for the past five days the last incident at the hospital occurred. Was there something else behind this?
"Mum, this is my case. I don't think I will need that. I wanna see the person myself to lay down my judgement over. I am not fucking waiting for any judge here mum." I scowled at her.
Yeah! For the very first time in my life.
"But you need that Ai. I know for t
A I' s P O V."Hi dad! You are back." I walked straight to dad as he made his way to the dining table."Yes my love," we embraced each other. "How are you doing?""I am good." I dropped myself on the sit before mum, then I noticed her eyes was on me."Hi love!" Dad crushed his lips on hers, then sat close to her."How are you doing Ai?" She asked.I cleared my throat and exposed the meal in front of me, ignored her."What is going on here?"Dad must have noticed the distance between I and mum. Especially how this changed mum's mood."Nothing dad. The food looks delicious, we should eat." I gave a fake smile then plucked a spoon of rice into my mouth."Baby, are you sure everything is fine?" He turned to mum. She smiled along side the
The driver parked the car inline with few different cars at the court park. I stretched my neck out to the glass as if I won't be coming down from the car.The lawyers already in their uniform with black files in their hand chat with each other. I could only saw their moving lips and the small of their teeth.Few people made their way to the court room. A black van came to existence at the moment. Two police officers jumped down from the back of the van with their long guns. An officer dragged down an head down guy in handcuffs. He raised his head up, it was Kelvin. He had so much bruises and marks on his face. He must have received much beatings from the cops.They caught the lawyers attentions as they both passed beside them. The lawyers shook each other hands and moved inside. Another was dragged down from the same van. My heart skipped at the sight of Brad. My eyes suddenly painted with pains and sorrows.
It was early in the morning after my usual nightmare. The nightmare never let me be even during the whole days I spent in that unknown place. I jogged down our estate with my earphones plugged in my ear listening to music. I guessed it was high time I let this out. It could be connected to mum's past one way or the other.A woman jogged down to me as I panted, halted to change the music that suddenly got boring. Brad's mum!"Can I get your attention for a moment?" She gasped out heavily as the sweat on her forehead slipped down her cheek."If it is all about your son, then I am sorry." I took a step to continue my exercise when she said;"My son did everything in his power to get you out of there and all you did is to find him guilty of the crime he knows nothing about?"I stood there for some seconds before I turned to her."What do you want me to do? To set him free?"
"Lina! It is Lina Ai.""Come on, come on!" I watched as the warder dragged him out of my sight.I wasn't sure if I heard him right. I just heard he called out a best friend name? No! This can't be. It can't be Lina.Lina could never had done this. I muttered on my way out of the room, then breeze suddenly blew over me. I walked out numbly to see Brad's mother waited up for me outside, a bit away from the entrance."My dear, is –"I placed my head on her shoulder as I burst out into long tears. I cried, didn't care about the passers by, didn't care about the shoulder I leaned on. I couldn't hide my pains under my strong heart anymore. I wanna cry it all out and I did. She must have hesitated to wrapped her hand over me as she later did after a long time. That even made my tears even heavier."What have I done to deserve this?" I whimpered as she patted me on the back.
"We must have committed a grave sin girl."I removed my palm from my face. Akila leaned on a shelf as she focused her gaze on me. She moved closer after few seconds and settled beside me."I wished I will be the one in this position instead of you. I mean, I won't mind it. I might have deserves that, but you don't. Seeing you this way hurt a lot. Do you mind sharing your thought to me love?" We fixed our eyes on each other. I looked away later."I just wanna be alone.""I am glad you know me so well by now. Did you think I will let you be?" She turned her whole body to me and flung down my hand from the table. "I won't let you be until you share whatever is bothering you to me."I remained silent as if I wasn't the one she was talking to."I am more stubborn just as you are. And do you know what? Ai, did you even know how much I missed you?" She glared at me and continued
"Welcome Doctor Bryan," they did the usual rituals by swearing to say nothing but the truth. "This is the doctor in charge of the victim health issues. She was admitted to his hospital. We will all understand where I am getting at soon. Doctor Bryan.""Yes sir.""What did you noticed in Ai Arnold? How did it all happened? Can you explain to the court?" He held the little wooden door of the witness box."Yes," the doctor faced the judge. "She was brought to the hospital unconsciousness because of the sleeping pills he must have injected in her. She was really breathing fine but her mind was damaged, affected by the same strong pills.""What was the side effect of the sleeping pills on her body?""It is making her suffer from hallucinations."Tears flipped down my cheek at the sound of that."Hallucination?""Yes. She is imagining things tha
"She –""You must be insane. I didn't do it. Believe me, he is telling lies." Lina cut Kelvin off shortly as the tears trickled down her eyes."There will be a short break. We will all come back in after 20 minutes of break." The judge announced as he banged the big wooden."Could Brad information be wrong? What if she didn't –""Akila," I looked towards Lina's direction. She placed her head on the wooden door. I was sure she was shedding tears right there. I turned back to Akila, placed my palm on her cheek as I smiled. "Do not trust that tears. That tears can kill us girl.""Ahh!" She gasped."Confused again?" I nodded my head a little."She would have gave in since if she was the one. Don't you think?" She whispered to make sure I was the only one that heard that."Let me talk to the lawyer. I will be right back." I made to
Eagerness was written on everyone's face. The sound of their resit on the chair enveloped the court room. Lina never stopped crying. Not even a single tears on Kelvin's eye. I couldn't see Brad's face as his eyes was on his toe."My son doesn't deserve all this. This girl has been after him since the beginning of his life. He said he didn't do it." Kelvin's mother voice took over the silence.When would this drama stop, and the judgment should be pass already."Hey! Woman!" The officers moved down to her. Everywhere became silence again.The judge shifted his glass as he stared into his book before him. He raised his head now. "Mr. Ugawadu kelvin, 24 years of man was find guilty of rape and abduction to a young girl of 13 years of age which is find as a criminal offenses in the court of law. Part 1 of article 282 allows sentencing kidnappers to maximum imprisonment of 8 years,"Th
"Woahhhhhhh! Babyyyyy!" Akila screamed as I walked inside the club house dazzling with different kind of disco colours to make sure her voice was heard through the music playing loudly."Yeahhhh!" I scurried down to her in my black heels, clad in a nude gown that exposed half of my lap. I threw my hands up as we both dance playfully to the music."I miss you so much baby."We both cackled then I tug my hair dangling on my cheeks to my ear."I miss you too."A welcome party was organized for the SS3 students' one month after the completion of our mock exam, looking forward to writing WAEC.Everyone dancing away their sorrows in their different kind of sexy dress. I was never used to dressing girlish, but I have to this night, to look different at least and mum actually complimented that."Look who we have here. Thought you are never coming." Daniel showed u
"Ai!""Yes, yes mum!""You realized your phone is ringing right?"I looked up at dad to meet his gaze on me."Go pick up in your room if you are uncomfortable picking up in our present." Dad uttered."No dad! I am just – I am –" I stuttered.That wasn't a good thing!"Go on and come back." It sounded like a command and I just have to obey that."Ok!" I got to my room to switched off my phone. I threw it on the bed in anger and paced around my room.He should have just stop calling, why does he had to call continuously. Just be positive Ai. Dad will trust you. What if he didn't?I got back to the living room and acted like nothing was wrong. I could feel his gaze on me, but I fixed my eyes on the T .V show even though I wasn't fully concentrating."You
"What is Victor doing here Ai? Arnold? I mean, how did you came across him?""By chance mum. Please move forward." I demonstrated with my hand like he knew not what that meant.Brad moved forward with his dad reluctantly."After everything he did to our family. I almost lost Arnold because of his wicked act. I almost lost my own life. You wouldn't have been here if not for God Ai because both of us would have been dead by now all because of him. So what is he doing here? Why are you here?" Mum raised her voice higher at him."I am aware everything I did in the past could cost your life and I still kept doing it out of my own selfish motives even after I had a son already." He said lowly.I never knew the cold hearted man I met yesterday could be pitiful."What! You had a son during those times?""Yes, I impregnated a lady during my NYSC. I told her to go abort th
A I's P O V."Do you wanna talk to me about your father?" I looked back to his eyes which suddenly filled with sour. "If you wanna forget your whole past then you have to let it out.""You are right Ai, but I don't even know what to talk to you about than to let you know the wicked of a father I have.""His action could be of the past. Why don't you just make a good relationship with him and forget it ever happened."The journey was a silent one with little breeze hovering the little dirt around."I wish I could but he is not even ready to accept his past mistakes. He never sees it as one. My mum still have yo beg my father for love. I just want him gone forever.""Why would you say such?""I am already used to living without him before he came around to add more salt to the wound. I wouldn't have allowed him back in our li
I lifted up my head to let the liquid stayed in my eyelids. I turned back to him as he stared at me curiously. I looked down to the floor than back to him."Brad,""Yes. I am listening.""I – I was never –""Children, Brayd! Ai!" Brad's mum distracted with her call on us. "Come down and eat. I prepared something.""We should go to your mum now." I said as I stretched my thumb to the door."No! I want you to talk to me first. Is it about what happened to you or there is more to it?" He held up my chin, made sure his eyes was directly into mine."Will you still love a liar like me?" The tears flipped down my eyes unknowingly."Ai, you are scaring me right now. Liar? How?" He quickly pulled me into a hug, and rubbed down my hair."I was never raped Brad. It all lies. He never dig the strange thing in, but he never stops – stops scratc
I staggered down to the living room in aimed to go into my room as I was saved by my dad from falling. I looked into his eyes and tears escaped from my eyes."Are you okay love? What happened?"I cried out then I quickly embraced him. "I am sorry dad, and I miss you," I whimpered. "I am sorry. I have made a mistake. I committed an unforgiving crime dad.""You haven't committed a crime my dear and you deserve to be angry at me. I am sorry love. Just have it in mind that I love you and your mother a whole lot." He stuck my head on his shoulder."Dad, I – I was never raped. I am still a virgin. It was confirmed by a doctor dad. I –""Are you serious?" He disengaged from me to stare into my guilty eyes. He smiled and embraced me back just again. "You should be happy love. You don't deserve that punishment.""But dad, Lina and Kelvin?""They are in
Dad moved out of his room as I was about walking out of the house to school. Our eyes on each other. His sympathy gaze caught my attention, calling for forgiveness. I still can't help to think of it, that my dad was actually responsible for my mum misfortune."Hi love!"I nodded my head and stared at him with strong gaze. "I wouldn't want to be late for school dad. See you later.""I know my Ai didn't care if she got late to school or not. She just wanna avoid her irresponsible father."The word struck my hearts. My father was never irresponsible in his duties as a father. Why didn't I got the fact that all was in the past now, and my mum was finally happy."What if she is just acting like she is happy," I raised my glare at him. "Dad, I know mum said she is happy, but deep inside, what if – what if she is never happy. Dad, did you think I will forever be happy for what has b
I and my family having dinner at the dining table as my mind trailed off to the conversation I had with Brad.How can he expect me to fix his broken hearts while I have mine too?It was so much to ask for."Is this about Lina or your neurologist?" Mum brought me back to life."Huhn!""You have been toying with your food since. Why aren't you eating?" Mum said in a mouthful food.I looked down at the rice and plantain that was dished in front of me."What happened dear? Are you okay?" Dad gained my attention to him."Do you have your past too dad? And," I shook the meal with my spoon. "Does it still haunt you?""Why are you asking such questions?" Dad reached for the glass of chilled water in front of him."I just wanna know. Why must everyone has a past? Can't we just live a happy life without no
"My child, go meet Brad in his room." She said in a more requested tone, with a slight must do voice."But –""There is something between he and his father that haven't been sorted out up until now. I don't want him to have such feelings of sadness about his father anymore." She had my hand on hers with her eyes fixed on it."Okay, I will go ma'am." I smiled in a tight lips then she did the same with a small of her teeth exposed out.I watched my steps carefully as I moved up the stairs like they told me not to put my foot on ground. There was only one room with a black door at the right hand of the corridor. I opened up the door slightly and peeped into the room after a little dramatic action – my fingers on my head then my left and right chest.So boring! Guys don't fantasize their interior decor like we girls. I love it colorful but it wasn't that