EPISODE FOURTY ONETheme: I am sorry           Arike’s POV“Mom meet Mr Bamidele and his son, Adebanjo.” Iteoluwa introducedAnd it was kind of funny because of the way she pronounced their names due to her New York accent. I would have laughed but it wasn’t a good time to joke. All I did was stare at the man standing in front of me.“Arike...” he called out.“Do you know my mom?” Iteoluwa asked.“Yes..Yes..” he closed the gap between us.“Mom is that true?” She asked.My voice failed me as I stared dumbfounded. “Oh my God! Arike it is you.” Bamidele exclaimed.I didn’t think Bamidele was going to be this happy seeing me. I thought he was going to pretend to not know me being that we didn’t end up together the way he had wanted things to go between us.

EPISODE FORTY FOURTheme: Now or Never           Arike’s POVI heaved a sigh of relief when the doll stopped singing. I tried taking the doll from her as Iteoluwa as she lay on the bed, holding the singing doll to her chest but she grumbled in her sleep and held on to the doll. Then I just let her be and covered her  and the doll with a duvet.My gaze flickered to the wall clock, the time was 11:35pm, I should be asleep right now because we have a lot to do tomorrow but I wasn’t feeling sleepy and at the same time I was bored.I stared into space as I got lost in thought. My mind reminisce on the coincidental meeting with Bamidele at the mall. I never expected him to be the first person as an old friend that I would see during my stay in Nigeria.Who was I expecting to bump into? Adedayo. It seemed like everyone

EPISODE FORTY SIXTheme: A failed marriage      Arike’s POVIteoluwa was a cheerful child and so full of life. And she was always silent like this only when she was badly hurt. I love her more than anything in the world and I would do everything in my power to make up for the fact that I didn’t let her meet her father when and I always thought I had done a great job of fulfilling both roles of a father and mother in her life.The knowledge of knowing her father was near but couldn’t meet him must be hurting her right now. She was just a child, close to five year old, and definitely she had missed having a father around.But Iteoluwa was trying to act mature and smarter than her age by trying to hide her pain just to protect me. She could tell that I wasn’t ready to meet her dad so she didn’t pressure me about it so I wouldn’t get hurt.My ch

EPISODE FORTY EIGHTTheme: The Arrest           Arike’s POV I couldn’t bear to close my eyes after finding out about what was happening to Adedayo. And when I managed to take a nap around 3:00am, I was already up by 5:00am again as I was really finding it hard to sleep because I couldn’t get my mind off Adedayo’s case. The fact that he was suffering this much bothered me a lot. At exactly 6:34am, I was already fully dressed up to leave home and I impatiently waited for the break of the day. I paced to and fro in the living room, wishing I could fasten the hands of time but It was only a wish that would never come true so I am left with no choice but to wait. “You need to calm down.” Busayomi said. “I can’t calm down..” I paced. “I have some pil

PISODE FIFTYTheme: The brutal police station      Arike’s POVWhen we arrived at Idiagbon police station, there were some representatives from media houses which would make it hard for us to push our way through. Everyone was interested in the case simply because Adedayo Awosika was a wealthy businessman while Shalewa was a popular famous actress.“Omo! All these busy bodies are here again, they don’t get tired of feeding citizens with false news..look at them.” The uber driver scoffed.A man I suspected to be the Assistant Commissioner of Police was talking to the representatives from media houses as they questioned him.I should wait for Bamidele’s arrival, it would be easier to get in with his influences.“Sir do you mind me waiting in your car till my friend comes around? I will pay you an extra fee for waiting.”“Madam that