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Chapter twenty one.
"Yes, but it happened." Iby had stopped smoking. The cigar still between his fingers. "The federal government got upset. You know, these policemen also have families to take care of. So they came in with a bomb. They threw bombs everywhere not caring who was killed. The thing that hurts me most, though, is that people's parents died during the time. Kids, old men, and women. It was all because of those boys. But they managed to escape."
"I can't believe I've been in this state for all my life and I’ve never heard this story," May said
more to herself.Iby ignored her as he continued. "After some months later, people started building houses again and moving in. The government doesn't want what happened to happen again so this group was formed, the group I’m working in. Our duty is to discipline whoever is c
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MAY Chapter twenty two.
May didn't know it would come to this. If she knew, she wouldn't have moved closer to him.Iby shifted towards her on the bed and she moved backward. Her reaction shocked him."Who did that to you?" He asked yet again."Uhm. Uhm." She searched for what to say as she covered her sweater properly, hugging it toher body as if to prevent him from opening it again. "Nobody."He creased his brows quizzically. "What do you mean by nobody?"She said nothing trying to think of what she could say to change the topic or distract him but her brain wasn't working."You don't have to hide it. Just tell me." He assured.She shakes her head, "It's truly nothing."He didn't take that. "Why don't you want to tell me? I thought we were friends. I just sharedsomething quite sensitive with you but you can't share yours... why?"Wha
MAY Chapter twenty three.
It was a good thing Edric didn't get to meet Iby. Any time May's mind flashes back to it, she wonders what would have transpired between the two men if Iby hadn't hidden in Maryam'sroom like she had told him to.Edric had forgotten an important file at home. He rushed in to collect it and rushed back without acknowledging May's presence.When he was gone, Iby came out from his hiding place. It was then that May explained every detail about her husband to him. Iby was angry. No. Angry is an understatement. He felt that no woman should be treated the way she was being treated."He needs to be dealt with." Iby had said. "After my group and I deal with him, he won't dare raise his hand at another woman. Can you imagine?!"May had pleaded with him in tears. She didn't want anybody to hurt her husband because of her. She told him that no matter how her husband was treating h
MAY Chapter twenty four
May looked away. Why do they have to display their love here? In front of her and her daughter?"In fact, for this, I am going to prepare something for you to eat." Bella announced, happily standing up.Edric pulled her back. "No. Let May cook. We have an important business to finish in the bedroom."Bella chuckled before placing kisses all over his face, her hand finger-combing his beard. "I like the sound of that." She said and chuckled again like it was funny.They both stood up. He was way taller than her. When he stood, her head touched his elbow. Edric wrapped his long arms around her waist."Maryam," he called.Maryam looked up
MAY Chapter twenty five.
The sun had barely set when a knock came to the door. The woman outside was getting impatient when nobody came to open it. She knocked again. This time using both hands to hit the door brusquely.May and Bella came out of their rooms at the same time. They stared at each other for a while. Bella looked at her with hatred while May looked back with sad, bored eyes.When a hard knock came to the door again, they both diverted their eyes to the door. Bellaflipped her hair backward and majestically sashayed to it, shaking her round butt in an attempt to make May jealous.May yawned loudly, stretching her hands and body. Not even paying her attention. PHCN hadrestored the power earlier, so she decided to charge her phone.&nbs
MAY Chapter twenty six.
This was all too sudden for May. She didn't want her daughter to be taken from her. "What about school?" she asked. Hoping that mama would take the hint."She will attend school there. Don't worry about that."When May left, Mama turned to Edric whilst untying and retying her wrapper, as if to give him a final warning."Whatever you sow today, remember you're going to reap it. You better sow a good seed so it will bring forth good fruit."Edric didn't read much into what she said. It sounded like a parable.She shook her head pitifully and walked passed him to join May in Maryam's room.
MAY Chapter twenty seven.
Turning off the gas cooker, Iby took the kettle and poured some boiled water into a small bowl. He turned on the tap, totally forgetting that his landlord hadn't pumped water yet. When no water rushed out, he fetched water with a cup from his black water drum that was at the side of the kitchen close to his chest freezer.He mixed the cold water with the hot one. He dipped a finger into the bowl to be sure it was now tepid, took a towel from on top of his chest freezer, and, with the water bowl in hand, he walked to his room.May sat on his medium-sized muoka foam, looking around like it was the first time she'd visited him. "I still can't believe you got rid of the drawings," she said.His room looked different from the first time she was here. The lewd dr
MAY Chapter twenty eight.
May cleared the dishes and washed it against Iby's wish. He'd told her he was going to do ithimself later but she disagreed. She joined him in the room sometime later and found him face up with his two hands behind his head on his bed, staring at the ceiling.He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice her appearance. She looked at the ceiling too, struggling to find what was so interesting. May found nothing. She rolled her eyes and cleared her throat, which caught his attention.Iby turned towards her. She tilted her head and forced a smile, making her look stupidly cute.He noticed that she smiled a lot whenever she was with him. And not her usual fake smiles. These reached her eyes."What?" he asked, trying not to laugh.
MAY Chapter twenty nine.
Evening came by quickly. She dialed Mama and spoke to Maryam, telling her how much she's missing her. Maryam in return, told her of all the wonderful food she's gotten to eat in Mama's house. Telling her mother that she was missing out. "Mummy, you need to taste Grandma's Akara (bean cake) and moin-moin. It is very delicious. She makes buns and beans pie too." She spoke through the phone with delight. May could sense it.May laughed. "So just a week that you've lived there, you know all these foods already?."Maryam smiled. "Grandma feeds me alot. Even when I say i'm full, she still won't believe me."May heard Mama chuckle and say, "This girl won't kill me." in the background."Maryam I have to go now. Someone wants to buy orange and I need to attend to him." She told Maryam as she placed the phone inbetween her ear and her shoulder while she used her hand
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