romoke ,a story by swankmee

Romoke episode 19,by swankmee



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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