When we arrived at Unilag campus, I got out of the car with Idris and his dad. The place was busy with people who moved to and fro, minding their business. I did not think any suspicious activity would go unnoticed with so many people there. However, if being a bait was going to work, I had to get Donny’s guy to think I was alone and vulnerable.
We went to the admissions office where Idris and his dad spoke to one of the admission officers his dad was friends with. To gain admission into a university that popular and competitive, sometimes you had to know someon
I woke up to the sound of dripping water. A few drops ran down my face and I slowly blinked my eyes open. I found myself staring at a face I had come to dislike. “Donny,” I muttered.
Cindy ForbesI gripped my phone tightly in my hands as I tried to convince myself that what I was about to do was smart. Well, at least it was necessary given the circumstances. I could not bring myself to ask Ethan what I wanted to know.After all, I knew him well enough to know that he would tell me th
Caleb sighed and smiled but I could see that it did not reach his eyes. They held traces of worry. He clenched his fist and I felt the muscles in his arm flex under my touch. I slowly took my fingers off his arm and tucked them in my pockets.“It’s nothing.” He shook his head.“Listen, I know we don’t know each other well and
It was a picture of Ethan and the girl at a lounge. The photographer must have followed them to a private area. She wore a bikini that was barely even there, had a nose ring and dark eyeliner lined her eyes. I scoffed in disbelief and placed my hands in my head. She was barely even developed yet. Ethan had his hands all over her as she straddled him on the lounge chair. I went back to the first picture that showed her face clearly. She had an oval face, almond-shaped eyes and a slightly wide mouth. But no matter which way I looked at the pictures, she was still just a
Cindy ForbesI hugged his arm close and tried to ignore how it brushed against my bosom. I gazed up at him with a sweet smile which wasn’t hard to do because he had helped me for the second time. Caleb glanced at me sharply and stared at where his arm lay against my chest. He looked at my eyes and a look of comprehension suddenly filled his gaze.
Cindy ForbesI didn’t know how long I stared at them but I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard Caleb’s voice. “What are you staring at like a zombie?” He glanced at my phone screen and looked away. Then he suddenly looked back and froze.
I took a few steps toward him when I noticed that his hands shook by his sides.“What’s wrong?” I asked quietly. Seeing him in distress made me uneasy.
Michael DamariI woke up to a beeping sound. I was in a hospital bed. I looked around and saw Detective Dike seated on a chair beside the bed. He stood once he noticed I opened my eyes.
*5 years later*It was the most wonderful time of the year according to the musician, Andy Williams. December 25th was quickly approaching and with less than three days to go, you could feel the excitement in the air. I had booked a ticket from the United States to Nigeria and I was set to return to my home country by Christmas Eve. I had
It was a couple of weeks before our final exams and we studied like crazy. But of course, Idris studied more than anyone else. That guy was like a machine when it came to studies while the rest of us were mere mortals. I had convinced Laura to tutor me in mathematics. It was a subject we all studied despite our different departments at school. It was also the bane of my existence. Laura and I sat on the floor in the sitting room with our mathematics textbooks laid out before us.
I did not know a lot of guys like Michael. Okay, so I did not know a lot of guys, period. Anyway, I had not felt as comfortable around a guy as I did around him. However, the day I saw a movie at the cinema with Michael and his friends, it had all started great until he went to the bathroom and returned agitated. I recalled the uneasy look in his eyes even though he tried to act like everything was okay. I remembered the shock I felt when he grabbed my arm. It made me wonder if there were other sides to him that I had not seen. Well, I guessed everyone had a side to them that other people did
I had only spent a couple of days at my new secondary school but one thing I was sure of was that it was very different from my former school. Everyone here seemed to know each other from somewhere. If it was not kindergarten, it was a primary school, church or they were family friends. I was a stranger in a new place with zero ideas of how I was supposed to survive the new term of school. I was in junior secondary school so you could imagine how it felt to be the new student. People stared when I walked past and they stared some more when we were in class together.
I was livid as I took Kiki out of the hotel and hailed a cab. The cab driver gave us a curious look but didn’t ask any questions. We must have looked a sight to behold. I was furious and it was written plain as day on my face while Kiki was in a wet bathrobe with fear in her expression. I gave the cab driver the address and he drove off. We didn’t speak until we got home and even then I could barely look at her without remembering the scene at the hotel. I did not understand where my innocent 13-year old sister had gone and who this person was in her place. “Caleb,” she whispered with a downcast gaze as her eyes grew misty.“What?” I snapped.“I’m sorry.”“Sorry doesn’t cut it just yet. You have a lot of explaining to do so you better start right now before I lose my temper any further. Tell me how you two met.”“At my friend’s brother’s party.”“Which friend is that?”“Coco, you don’t know her.”“Who is her brother?”“Her brother, Cole is a model, a popular one. Her brother threw a
The night I left town to be out of Donny’s sights was a night I cannot forget in a hurry. Besides, unintentionally scaring Michael and hanging around dark corners of the neighbourhood, I was also afraid of what could happen to me. Coming into town was a risk I had to take for Michael’s sake, especially since I learned that Donny was planning to build up his crime empire again. I had served Donny for several years but I was not sure if my life was safe. After all, I had seen him do many scary things. He had killed before, I saw it happen once. He did not pull the trigger himself but
*A Few Months Later*Michael Damari"That's the last of them," I said as I shut the trunk of the cab and stepped back.
I cleared my throat and tried again. I made my voice as welcoming as possible despite the turmoil of uncertainty that I felt. “I mean, welcome home dad.” “Sit,” he said as he slowly raised the tea cup and took a sip. “Where did you go?”
Cindy ForbesHis sharp gaze settled on me.“What do you mean?” He asked.