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Chapter sixty-six
Writer's POV
Age 24.
"I can see you studied English at Standford University, California." The man said, with his eyes swaying sideways as they accessed the CV he was holding up to his face.
Beaming widely, Mia nodded. "Yes, I just came back a month ago." She provided.
"Why didn't you stay and look for a better job there? Here in Nigeria, reporters don't earn that much. And it's quite risky out there." He raised his head up, just to frown at her.
Mia narrowed her eyes at him, with her smile completely gone. "I have my reasons why I came back. So there's no point to make a fuss about this." She squeezed the arms of
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MiaMy eyes that felt heavy, lazily fluttered open. And the first thing they were welcomed with, was blurriness.Everything was hazy. But I could make out a human figure in black, close to me.Deja vu was what I would call it because when the blurriness finally waned, the first thing I saw was Alex staring down at me. With a look that I had never seen on his face before.I tried to swallow, but I couldn't.My head was banging from a migraine, and my throat which felt dry, was filled with sores. Because it was itching and hurting me.Alex.Why was he always watching me while I was asleep? It was a habit of him that I couldn't co
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AlexRelief flooded through me when she finally flickered her eyes opened, and they landed directly on mine.Oh. Thank God. I muttered under my breath. Glad she was awake.She was staring at me like she was confused, and she had no idea of where she was. Her big wide eyes, had uncertainty in them.I wouldn't blame her though. The drugs those mother fuckers had used on her, were still in her body system. And I discerned that they were highly stimulating to her senses. Making the hospital seem strange to her.Plus the way she looked at that moment, made my breath got caught up in my throat. There had been no woman who had looked as captivating as she was right now.She looked magnificent, with
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MiaWe arrived at Alex's sister's house which was located at Banana Island. A place which spoke of wealth and blood. As a reporter I had been there a couple of times.My first time being there was when Nick Richardson, commissioner of Education was hosting a Charity Event. The Governor,his deputy, house of representatives members, senators and other well recognized men in the state, also attended the Charity Event.FlashbackThere were scads of reporters who also attended. And among them, was me. As usual, clad in my ill fitting clothes, making people ponder if I was a reporter or not. When one of the security guard approached me while I was taking shots of the governor and senators, I slipped o
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MiaAlex horned and it interrupted me from my mind traveling down that fucking memory lane. It seemed like I had zoned out throughout the drive on the streets, inside Banana island. Until we got to his sister's house.The gate was flung opened by a security guard. When I caught sight of him, I remembered the one Tunde Ibrahim's men killed at Alex's house.I took a hard dry gulp, feeling guilty. Because the man was killed because of me. I could never stop blaming myself over his death. Having been I wasn't at Alex's house, he would still be alive by now.He perhaps had a family somewhere.T he sting of sadness stung me deeply, because I felt like I was the one
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CharlesRuby had another seizure. But it was bad. So bad because it happened at school, again. I was called by the school authorities that morning to come and take my child out of the school premises, that she was scaring away the children. It hurt when I heard that.Although she had missed a lot in school because she had ran away. But I knew she would meet up, and catch up with everything. She was really smart. Too smart for her own good. She had always been the top of the class, since she started school. Just like the way I was in high school.That morning, Ruby had seem perfectly fine when I had dropped her off at school. I gave her a tight hug and promised to take her outing after school hours. And barely thirty minutes when I arrived at the office, I was called on the phone, that she
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AlexI did everything I was instructed to do at the police station, and was informed that I was free since I killed the guy out of self defense. Also would be alerted when they get hold of those assassin's sponsors.Although there was no need to since I knew their source, but I kept my mouth shut and returned to my house.Earlier that evening I had sent a huge check and my condolences to the dead security's family, told Greta she could return to my father's. Before I cleaned the house thoroughly, all by myself. Because it was my mess. There was no way I would send someone else to do it.Once more, the house was empty. No witty loud, sixteen looking girl (Mia) to go home to. Except my dogs.I went straight into my study, removed three specific books from the bookshelf.Then I stood backwards.The library moved aside and it reve
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