Eagerness was written on everyone's face. The sound of their resit on the chair enveloped the court room. Lina never stopped crying. Not even a single tears on Kelvin's eye. I couldn't see Brad's face as his eyes was on his toe."My son doesn't deserve all this. This girl has been after him since the beginning of his life. He said he didn't do it." Kelvin's mother voice took over the silence.When would this drama stop, and the judgment should be pass already."Hey! Woman!" The officers moved down to her. Everywhere became silence again.The judge shifted his glass as he stared into his book before him. He raised his head now. "Mr. Ugawadu kelvin, 24 years of man was find guilty of rape and abduction to a young girl of 13 years of age which is find as a criminal offenses in the court of law. Part 1 of article 282 allows sentencing kidnappers to maximum imprisonment of 8 years,"Th

"My child, go meet Brad in his room." She said in a more requested tone, with a slight must do voice."But –""There is something between he and his father that haven't been sorted out up until now. I don't want him to have such feelings of sadness about his father anymore." She had my hand on hers with her eyes fixed on it."Okay, I will go ma'am." I smiled in a tight lips then she did the same with a small of her teeth exposed out.I watched my steps carefully as I moved up the stairs like they told me not to put my foot on ground. There was only one room with a black door at the right hand of the corridor. I opened up the door slightly and peeped into the room after a little dramatic action – my fingers on my head then my left and right chest.So boring! Guys don't fantasize their interior decor like we girls. I love it colorful but it wasn't that

Dad moved out of his room as I was about walking out of the house to school. Our eyes on each other. His sympathy gaze caught my attention, calling for forgiveness. I still can't help to think of it, that my dad was actually responsible for my mum misfortune. "Hi love!" I nodded my head and stared at him with strong gaze. "I wouldn't want to be late for school dad. See you later.""I know my Ai didn't care if she got late to school or not. She just wanna avoid her irresponsible father." The word struck my hearts. My father was never irresponsible in his duties as a father. Why didn't I got the fact that all was in the past now, and my mum was finally happy. "What if she is just acting like she is happy," I raised my glare at him. "Dad, I know mum said she is happy, but deep inside, what if – what if she is never happy. Dad, did you think I will forever be happy for what has b

I lifted up my head to let the liquid stayed in my eyelids. I turned back to him as he stared at me curiously. I looked down to the floor than back to him."Brad,""Yes. I am listening.""I – I was never –""Children, Brayd! Ai!" Brad's mum distracted with her call on us. "Come down and eat. I prepared something.""We should go to your mum now." I said as I stretched my thumb to the door."No! I want you to talk to me first. Is it about what happened to you or there is more to it?" He held up my chin, made sure his eyes was directly into mine."Will you still love a liar like me?" The tears flipped down my eyes unknowingly."Ai, you are scaring me right now. Liar? How?" He quickly pulled me into a hug, and rubbed down my hair."I was never raped Brad. It all lies. He never dig the strange thing in, but he never stops – stops scratc

"What is Victor doing here Ai? Arnold? I mean, how did you came across him?""By chance mum. Please move forward." I demonstrated with my hand like he knew not what that meant.Brad moved forward with his dad reluctantly."After everything he did to our family. I almost lost Arnold because of his wicked act. I almost lost my own life. You wouldn't have been here if not for God Ai because both of us would have been dead by now all because of him. So what is he doing here? Why are you here?" Mum raised her voice higher at him."I am aware everything I did in the past could cost your life and I still kept doing it out of my own selfish motives even after I had a son already." He said lowly.I never knew the cold hearted man I met yesterday could be pitiful."What! You had a son during those times?""Yes, I impregnated a lady during my NYSC. I told her to go abort th