Dayo's angel episode 3

Dayo's Angel Episode three
“Emem, please put down that gun, don’t do anything stupid, please” he begged.
“I like the way you sound, just bring the girl out here and I promise I wouldn’t pull the trigger” she poked her head sideward,
“I swear to you, she isn’t my girlfriend, I hit her by accident and I had to take responsibility, she’s innocent, don’t hurt her please” he fell on his knees.
“I see, you really love her so much, to cook up such a lie, you think I’m stupid? I just want her out of this house, right now” Emem thundered. Adaeze was right, Kayode had fallen in love with this girl, but she couldn’t take that chance, he needed to marry her and take responsibility for her pregnancy.
“Moyo” he rushed into the house to fetch her. He had a better plan, he wanted to sneak her into a room, and then he would call the police
“I am here” she replied with tear filled eyes, she had heard their conversation, she was unwelcome there and she needed to leave.
“I promise I wouldn’t let her hurt you” he assured her.
“No, I need to leave, I saw her eyes, she is going to harm me if I stay here, please let me go” tears streamed down her cheeks.
“Moyo please, listen to me! I can handle this” he held to her hands.
“You’ve done enough, thanks very much, at least I can walk now, I’ll try and find my way” she replied defiantly and rushed out of the house before he could reach for her.
“Moyo wait” he called after her, but it was too late.
“I hope you’re happy now” Kayode walked to where his ex stood after Moyo had left the house.
“Of course I am happy, I just took back what is rightfully mine” Emem smiled mischievously.
“I would never forgive you, if she is harmed” his hatred for her was renewed.
“I don’t need your forgiveness darling” she patted him on the shoulder and walked into his house.
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What had she done to deserve such hatred? She swallowed, the street was dark and eerie, maybe she should’ve listened to Kayode, but that in itself was risky, what if his crazy girlfriend found her and murdered her?
She refused to cower, to wallow in self-pity, she still prayed for her angel.
She paused in her steps as she reached a church building, she scanned her environment carefully, she hadn’t walked too far from Kayode’s house. She sighed and stepped closer to the building, it was dimly illuminated but she was still able to see the sign board.
“Dayo” she whispered his name as the wind began her sojourn that night, only his name brought her comfort, only that name soothed her pain.
She heard some footsteps around, she flung her eyes open, but it was too late, she felt a hard object crash into her skull.
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My darling son,
I am so sorry to have kept this from you, but I had to, I needed to protect my marriage to your father while he was alive, but now he is gone, I feel it’s time you know the truth.
Dayo gently squeezed the note and threw it into the trash can. Ten years back when he was just twenty one, he had lost his mother, shortly after his father’s death. He had been crying one night alone, and decided to go through the family album when he found the note. That note had revealed so much about his parents’ marriage.
His mother had an affair and had given birth to a child during her stay in the U.S.A for some training. He remembered as a child, she came home looking different, but they had all felt it was the better weather condition of the country.
Adaeze was borne out of that affair and his mother had kept her a secret till she was fifteen, that was when she showed up at his doorstep and introduced herself as his “sister”.
“Dayo?” She stepped gingerly into his room.
“Yes baby sis” he smiled as she neared him, though they had nothing in common, they both inherited their mother’s dentition.
“Dinner is served” she caressed his arm.
“Okay, I’ll be with you in a minute, checking through some stuff” he replied.
“Okay, about that, you don’t really have to do what mother says, look at me, I’m comfortable, I’m okay, so why give me half of your inheritance”? She had to win his heart.
“No Ada, mum’s will stated it clearly that I give you half of everything I own” Dayo differed. For many years, he’d suffered the pain of being the only child of his parents, but fate had brought Adaeze to him and he was ready to do anything for his sister.
“I wish I had known her” she sighed. For all she knew, her mother was the one she saw in pictures, the light skinned and very attractive woman, whom she failed to resemble.
“Sorry about that, but she really loved you” Dayo replied and she nodded.
“Yea” tears welled up in her eyes.
Dayo inhaled deeply, Ada had grown into a very attractive woman, in her mid-twenties, he always called her “my wife” playfully, but something bothered him and he wished to ask her about it.
“Can I ask you a question”? He arched a brow. Adaeze had never spoken of her dad in details, neither had his mother said much of the man in her letters to him, if not for the DNA test that was being carried out, Adaeze wouldn’t have had him as family.
“Go ahead” she nodded vehemently, her plans were going on well, Emem had called her minutes earlier and confirmed she’d seen a woman at Kayode’s place.
“Can you tell me about your dad”? Dayo asked, hoping for an answer, he’d asked her about this faceless man severally, but she always avoided it.
“I think we should talk about that later” She avoided his penetrating gaze. She had a lot to protect and he was asking too many questions.
“Later? No, we talk about this now, why don’t you ever want to talk about the man”? Dayo could feel fury rise up his spine.
“Your phone is ringing, you need to pick that, could be one of your patients ” she pointed at the buzzing phone and stormed out of his room.
“I’ll still get you” he hissed loudly before taking the call.
“Hello Kay, what’s up”? He remembered the girl he’d succeeded burying in his thoughts.
“There’s a problem Dayo, Emem paid me a visit and sent Moyo out of the house, I’m out in the streets right now, I don’t seem to find her and it’s getting late” Kayode was frightened, what if something bad happened to her?
“What? That’s serious, where are you now? I’m coming” he fetched his car keys. The thought of her being harmed got him wild; he remembered her face, as it paled when he worked on her wound, what if she got kidnapped? Or raped?
“Where are you going”? Adaeze asked.
“I don’t know, just lock up, when I’m back, I’ll call you” he answered and rushed out of the house.
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“Where am I”? Her voice was weak and her head throbbed like she’d been hit by a thousand rocks. Her eyes flickered, in an attempt to adjust to the dimly lit room.
“Untie her” a voice in the shadows ordered.
Immediately a pair of hands reached out to her and released her from her bondage.
“Where did you find this one?” the voice asked.
“We found her roaming, she seemed lost, hence an easy prey” the young man beside her answered.
Her eyes ached, her throat itched, why were all these things happening to her?
“She’s a pretty girl, very pretty, she’ll fetch me a fortune just like Adaeze” a dwarfish man stepped out of the darkness. He was very short and robust, with a mischievous glint in his bulging eyes.
“Adaeze”? The name rang in Moyo’s ears, she had heard the name before, but she couldn’t remember where.
“You’re so lovely, my pretty one, I could keep you for myself” he circled her and scooped strands of her hair in his hands.
“Please don’t hurt me, I have done you no wrong” Moyo’s lips shivered.
“Oh no darling, I’m not going to hurt you, I’m going to take care of you” he whispered harshly into her ears.
He was so frightening and ugly looking, she whimpered against his touch and prayed God sent someone to deliver her from the man’s grip.
‘Take her to the dolls room’ the man instructed and his boys bundled her roughly away.
‘Good, good, how nice, this one is even prettier than Ada’, he smiled and poured himself a drink, there was a lot of work to do, a lot of planning, Adaeze was playing with him and he would deal with her when the time came, he had been patient enough.