jilted episode 43

JILTED
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©™Hapita
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Sequence 43
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?Haira POV ?

3days later.

I coughed, he gave me a quick glance.

"Baby, how long? Let's retire to bed, we are not getting any information" He removed his long sleeve shirt and wore it for me. He still had a white shirt on him.

"I am convinced she stays here" I said looking at the gloomy light that shines through the window of the gate man's house.

For three consecutive days now, I and Ambrose sat in front of Eugene's assumed home and wait to catch a glimpse of her. Ambrose is not in support of us sitting in front of a building and watching the cars as they moved in and out of the street.
It's night fall already and i still sat there with him.

"What if they no longer stay here?" He said, I know he can't wait to get us out of the cold night.

"So she left Sammy to the new occupants?" I asked and he bite his lower lip.

"But still, it's useless sitting here and hoping that she would meet us here" he protested and I ignored.

"I have interest in this house, something is fishy"

"What if she's dead?" He suddenly asked, I throw my head to the side giving him a fierce look.

"Sorry!" He apologised.

He might be right, what if she's truly dead? Her husband married another woman? No! She can't be dead, if she was dead I would have known about it, Her husband would have brought her corpse back to Nigeria and there's no way i wouldn't get to know.

I placed my head on Ambrose's shoulder, shut my eyes and folded my arm. I was sleepy.

"Let's go back to the hotel" he said standing upright. The hotel was three houses away. He took me by the hand and we dragged out legs on the road.
Only few steps away from the house, I heard a loud noise from Eugene's house, I and Ambrose turned at once staring at the huge building that sat in the middle of the compound.

"Someone is in trouble" I whispered into Ambrose's hearing.
We stood there trying to figure out what the problem was but everything died down, no noise, nothing.

"You are right, something is fishy. That loud noise is coming from a hurt person, cry of agony" Ambrose said taking my hand and walking me back to our hotel.

I had a hot shower once we returned to the hotel and I retired to bed without dinner. Ambrose pat me until he was sure I was somewhere in the dream land.

?Ambrose POV ?

That loud cry, it sounds like a cry from a woman who was set on fire. It was loud that people in the fourth house would hear it clearly. My wife is worried about her friend, she haven't heard anything from her for two years, she's so sure the boy she saw is Eugene's son. Then, we need to find her because it's obvious Haira isn't giving up. I would get Haira to talk to her friend's family Tommorow, we would need to know if they have seen her or heard from her in a while. I don't want to join Haira in concluding that Eugene is in that house.

I laid on my side backing her, she wasn't really in a good mood so I allowed her rest while I did same.

Next Day

"Good morning Beatrice" I greeted her, I knelt close to her with a tray of breakfast. She didn't eat last night so I had to order breakfast before she woke up.

"Lover boy, this is cute" She yawned sitting upright as her duvet fell off her bare chest. Her firm breast pointed in my face and I tried looking away.

She took a bite of the toasted bread and nodded.
"Excellent!" She commented. I held the tray in place as she took two sips from her coffee cup and returned it to the tray.

"Beatrice!" I called softly, she needed to make her call as soon as possible.

"Yes, love" She answered trying not to slit out the break in her mouth.

"Do you have any of Eugene's family members number?" I asked and she took a pause from chewing. She eventually shook her head in the positive.

"Good, who and who?"

"Apollos and her husband"

"Who's Apollos?"

"Her sister, Her younger sister"

"You need to make a call straight away, ask about Eugene and mind you, don't mention you are in Port Elizabeth, be wise in your interrogations" I said and she nodded. Carelessly throwing the half eaten bread into the tray I was holding, she reached for her phone and dialed a number. I stood up from my kneeling position and placed the tray on the floor.

"Apo baby" She shook her body in excitement upon hearing her receiver's voice.

"Good morning ma" The receiver said from the other end, the phone was on speaker so I could hear her.

"How are you and Eugene now?" She asked and there was total silence.

"Hello" She called out. The receiver busted out crying and I exchanged glance with Haira.

"Are you okay, what's it?" Haira asked feeling disturbed.

"Mama and Papa are dead, aunty Eugene has refused to come home oo" She cried. Cloud of tears formed in Haira's eyes and I pulled her into me.

"When was the last time you spoke with Eugene?" Haira asked and the girl inhaled.

"A long time ago, I don't know her whereabouts, Her husband use to pick her call sometimes ago but now, nothing at all" She complained and I gradually began to agree with Haira that something was fishy. Where's the poor Eugene for God's sake?

"I am so sorry, I didn't hear about your parent's death, I would check on you soon, I promise" She said into the phone trying to hold back her tears.

"I no longer stay there, they took the house when my parent died, In case you want to see me come to opo malu market" She said and I frowned, she sound so young and her type shouldn't even be exposed to such rural and dangerous area where thugs rape little girls daily.

"Do you live inside the market?" Haira asked looking at me.

"Yes, I sell meat there and I sleep at the stall over night"

"What?!" I shouted forgetting that the receiver shouldn't know I was listening to their conversation. Haira ended the call immediately and the room kissed silence.

"Call her husband, ask about her" I said and she nodded. I supported my back with a pillow while she made her call.

It was a big surprise for us when he said she left for Nigeria last month to meet her family. He even added that he talked to her mom this morning, waw!

Haira is roaming so he didn't get to know she's calling from South Africa.

"You See, I told you something is wrong somewhere" Haira said as she ended the call. I rub my palms against themselves and breathed in.

"She's definitely in that house, why is he hiding her?" I asked my wife and she shrugged.

"We would gain access into the house" I told her and her eyes threatened to fall off their socket.

"How? The gateman won't let that happen" She turned go face me, Her two legs under her butt.

"What's his full name? I would do some investigation and see how best we can get him" I told her reaching for my laptop.

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?Hanna POV ?

Kayode took I and Feranmi shopping, he gave her a whole lot of attention and i had to understand he liked his sister very much. It was fun anyways aside that i was left out of the discussion most of the time.

Standing in front of a shoe rack, I saw beautiful heels and I picked one checking out for the price. it was way expensive and I had to consider that he's not buoyant. I moved on to a more cheaper one and I dumped it in my basket. Feranmi came and rushed the heels i first chose, seeing how expensive it was I cautioned her and she fired at me.

"I have been warning you omo Ibo, that was how you created a scene at the restaurant the other day. Did Kayode say he doesn't have the money to buy the heels for me?"

"OK, Feranmi you can have the shoe okay? it's fine" Kay deposited the heels into her basket and lifted it on her behalf. I was dumbfounded, I just swallowed my hot saliva constantly and followed behind them as they chatted and laughed noisily.

A lady approached us, she wore a black flare gown and a red designer slippers to match. I know her, she's Fiks girlfriend.

"Anita right?" I asked pulling her arm slightly, she was going to walk pass me.

"Yes, do I know you?" She smiled trying to be friendly.

"I have seen you once, you are Fiks girlfriend? How's he doing?"

Kayode and his sister didn't notice I was no longer following behind, they were lost in their world of excitement.

"Talk of the chief devil" She giggled pointing at Fiks figure bouncing towards us.

"Ohhh!" I sighed waiting for him to join us.

"Hanna, Good to see you again" He opened his arm and I ran into it.

"Anita, go do your shopping, let me have my friend to myself" He pecked her and she left twisting her waist.

"How's everything? What are you doing here?" He asked and I told him Kayode brought me with him. We chatted a little before he excused himself and joined Anita.
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To be continued..