All Chapters of CHOICELESS; I wish I am me: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20
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CHOICELESS; I wish I am me
The next day, Leo couldn't go to the office. He had lost concentration, as the only thing on his mind was to bring Edwin down. He wore an ashed coloured jean trousers and jacket. The colour of the polo he wore inside, was blood and a mixture of the sun. In his spotless canvas, he sat relaxed in his sitting room, gazing at the silver framed rounded wall clock before him. When it was exactly 1pm, he stood up immediately, walked to his car slot, and sped off to Hard Rock Cafe. He arrived there at a half past 1pm. Not having the appetite for anything, he sat down there, waiting patiently for the arrival of Nurse Abigail. Forty-five minutes later, he became restless as there was still no sign of Nurse Abigail coming forth. "Did she just bring me out here to keep me waiting for the whole day?" He asked himself. He then took his mobile phone to call her line, but it wasn't connecting. He became vexed at that moment. His fingers struck lightly on the transparent glass table repeat
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Immediately, the door barged open; as if fate had given her another chance.He quickly navigated the caress into an act of removing what seemed to have entered her eye. Abigail played along immediately; in as much as she would have reported him, she knows the consequences of her actions."What's going on here? Edwin demanded, with a surprised gaze at them."It's nothing sir, I.. I.. only helped her to re..remove what had fallen into her eye." The man stuttered."Yes.. yes," she nodded quickly; "it's not what you are thinking." She fidgeted.Edwin scanned her from head to toe with his eyes in total disgust."Then, why do you look so haggard if nothing had happened?" He questioned.She quickly buttoned up her shirt and pulled down her skirt. "I swear, nothing happened. I was just feeling hot that was why I had to dress this way; I only needed fresh air. We were discussing the upcoming project before an insect flew into my eye; he tried helping me out to remove it before you barged in o
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Getting to Edwin's office, she took a deep breath and gave a gentle pound on the door before walking in.A great silence followed her as she entered. She was bewildered at how they stared quietly at her as she took some steps toward them."Good day, sir; you sent for me." She uttered nervously."You look edgy, hope you are okay?" Dr. Rey asked.She gave a hesitant glance at Edwin; trying to pinpoint if the question was an act of asking her to explain her actions. She had known Edwin to be a disciplined man; he had never hidden any injurious deed from Dr, Rey."Yes sir, I'm okay." She replied after much thought."Alright, you can have a seat then." He offered.Sitting down, she kept contemplating the reason behind her being summoned. She gave another glance at Edwin whose face went cold at eye contact with her."I know you might be wondering why I called you to Dr. Edwin's office instead of mine." Dr. Ray said after a cleared throat.She nodded immediately.Taking his gaze to Edwin, h
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After the day's work, Abigail was on her way leaving when she met Mr. P who was preparing to leave as well. He was rooted at the sight of her coming forward, with his usual saccharine smile. Getting to where he stood, she spoke out; "So, I thought about it; and I have decided to give you what you are asking for." She pouted seductively. He was pleased hearing such from her; "So, what made you change your mind?" She caressed his chest up and down with the car key in her grip as she continued; "Well, I realized that the only way to take you off my neck totally is to give in to your request." "You indeed made the right choice." He said licking his upper lip in a klutzy manner. She gave a regale smile at him, blanketing the nauseation she had felt. "So, where do you want us to meet, then?" He questioned. Crossing her arms all over his shoulders, she replied; "I think your house will do." "Well…, I think it's a nice idea." He said after a little pondering. Shrugging his shoul
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A fist of panic squeezed her inside. She sweated profusely as if she had run a marathon, not having a clue of what to do; She took the pen knife immediately and held it firmly as she tip-toed to the door. She quietly opened the door to stab him, but he swooped backward immediately and ran for his life. Then, it dawned on her that she was in for a deeper predicament. 'He will go and enlighten the corps and they will come after me.' she pondered. Slipping into her car, she sped off Immediately to God knows where; with blood stains plastered all over her. As if she had known, the corps zoomed in after she had left. They phoned the family of Mr. P and informed them about his demise. As sympathizers began mustering around, the corps crossed the compound with a ribbon. They took with them the pen knife, the wine glass; and other pieces of evidence they could lay hold of; including a picture of the scene. They headed straight to the hospital afterward in search of her. Reaching ther
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"What are you doing here?" Mr. Kenneth asked with a thunderous voice.Edwin could see the fire in his eyes. Mr. Kenneth had never liked him, the sight of him around her daughter nauseated him.His gaze was so darkened as if Edwin was the devil himself. His adrenaline surged Immediately."Good day, sir." Edwin greeted."And what is good about the day?" He replied coldly."Where did you hide my daughter, you son of a nobody?"Edwin was bittered at his statement. He could see his heart dropping to the pit of his stomach. The fact that he hurls insults at him due to his financial status made his heart bleed, being much enlightened that his accusation was instigated by Leo. Not knowing what to say to him at the moment, he could feel the wetness of his feet. He wouldn't have visited if he had known that all fingers were at him.'What will I do now to prove my innocence to him?' he thought to himself, biting his lower lip in a pang."I'm innocent of the accusation, sir. You and I know that
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It was a very large dilapidated hall that was stocked with numerous items including barrels of diesel, logs of wood, ancient furniture, and drums of soiled paints. At the several entrances to the large hall stood a rascally dressed man each with their pistol sunk into their back pocket. Their eyes were on alert for any incoming intruder. A sound of panic emanated from Angela and Margaret as they were unblind-folded; their hands and legs were still under the powers of the rope. "Please, do not kill us," Angela pleaded with the scary stature right before her. "You no go keep quiet?" He sounded in a deep tone. "Please sir, we can double the amount of whatever you are being paid for this; just let us go," Margaret promised. "See this ajebo; you think say everything na money, abi ? He replied, lighting the cig that was sung in his mouth. He then blew out a wide smoke, creating a choky ambiance. They coughed at the inhaling of the smoke as he continued; "One thing wey all these rich
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As she struggled for air, she felt a heavy pound on her leg; startling Immediately, she opened her eyes only to realize it had been a dream all along. She then tried calming her still racing heart. But surprisingly to her, they were abducted in reality. The fierce-looking man rooted before her was the same in her dream. She pondered if Leo was the one that had coined their kidnap. They presented meshai and soft drinks to them as breakfast; after which, they were untied to grab a bite. She wasn't able to tell Margaret about her dream at the moment seeing they were still under the watch of two gunmen. Not wanting to eat anything, as she was bothered that her fate of leaving there alive wasn't certain, the worms in her intestine said otherwise. Margaret on the other side never cared, she dived into the food Immediately and encouraged her to eat something; at least, even if they had to die, it shouldn't be on an empty stomach. According to her school of thought, "it is bad to go t
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"Abigail!" Margaret shouted. "Are you surprised to see me?" She replied. "You should be in police custody by now. We have all been looking for you." She added. Angela signaled her to keep her mouth shut at once. "No!, allow her to run her mouth; until I shut it up for her forever." Abigail threatened. "Please Abigail, let us go!" Angela pleaded. "Let you go?" She shook her head as she strolled around; scanning the pistol in her grip, she continued; "You took everything away from me, Angela; Right from our days in the university it has always been you." She took one step at a time towards the window gazing at the cloudy sky. Her eyelids blinked repeatedly, her jaws vibrated as she tried fighting the pool of tears in her eyes. "When I wanted to be SUG secretary, you were chosen over me, when I wanted to be the choir leader in our fellowship, you were the one they all chose; and now, the one man my heart beats for still chose you over me." She turned back, facing them; "you lef
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"Angela..!" He shouted as he ran inside.Seeing an antiquated white fabric in one corner, he took it to shield himself from the heat. As he shouted out their names, there was no response from either Angela or Margaret. He searched tenaciously, being conscious of the burning roof that was falling and the furniture on fire.As he moved nearer to where they were lying, he called unto them again."Help us!" Angela gave an inward shout. She was fading.Siting them, he ran immediately to where they were lying; and gave them leverage from the influence the logs of wood had on them.He helped both of them up as they set to leave.Seeing another archaic bleached fabric nearby, he ran quickly to get it, surrendering the one he was using to them.Ignorantly for Angela, a part of the roof was about to fall at the exact point she stood.Margaret seeing it pushed her away to the ground only for the roof to fall on her instead. She died on the spot and was flamed up immediately.Edwin quickly rushe
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