BELINA (Tender Beauty) SEASON 1
*****EPISODE 25*****
Richard sat down on his seat fighting an inner battle. He had avoided the second floor
throughout last week like a plague when all he wanted to do was go there even if it would be just for a minute. He hadn’t thought about Tonia at all throughout last week. His attention had been seriously divided last week and
Tony had noticed and commented on it but he had made up excuses. He had promised Tonia not to have anything to do with the opposite sex but here he was having his thoughts bugged by one woman as if she had bewitched him. His eyes went to the roof imagining what was in the next floor and what might be going on there.
The they next thing he knew was that he was already at d door heading towards the place he had been avoiding.
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The court appearance of Mr Badmus was two days away and yet he had not admitted to being guilty. He had been tortured terribly but he kept on repeating.
“I am innocent”. The police station still remained d same with five police men at the counter waiting desperately for
someone to come with one complaint or the other. They looked hungry and even though
the “police is your friend” slogan was typed boldly on an A4 paper and was pasted on and wall behind the counter, no one seemed to be visiting their ‘friend’ today, but all of a sudden, a tattered looking man who
looked like a candidate for the prison cell walked into the police station and asked the police men, “can I see the police?”
One of the police men answered annoyingly, “you dey craze? The people way you dey
see so no resemble police?
“Oh, sorry, I wan drop one evidence o, the evidence show the person wey kill Deputy Governor pikin”
The police men laughed him to scorn, “what do you know about that? You don’t even know that
the murderer has been found.
Abeg leave this place and let better human beings come in jare”, another officer said.
Just then, inspector Sule came out of one of the offices and asked what was happening.
“oga, no mind this idiot o, hin talk sey he get evidence for Tunji murder case”.
“Just shut up there” he said and faced the guy, “sorry for that, where is the evidence?” he asked
The guy brought out his phone and gave it to him. He led the guy to a quiet room and he
played the video recording on the phone. The conversation was
between he and Tolu who had been drunk enough to spill the beans.
It so happened that Tolu had gone to the bar to celebrate and after he had ordered drinks
for everyone in the bar at his expense, he had drank and drank enough alcohol that his mouth was all over the place.
His friend, the guy with inspector Sule, knowing the way his friend normally was whenever he was drunk, positioned his phone somewhere which could capture both his face and his words. He wanted to use it to make jest of him after he was sober as was their normal custom but when he started saying things about
Nigerian police being stupid and how they had escaped him and taken someone else for a crime he committed, he knew the recording would be an asset.
“Wooow”, the inspector said when the recording ended. “Can you lead us to the place he stays?
The guy grinned, “Yes, if I would get something in return, free lunch no dey anywhere o”
The inspector got the message,
“No problem, I assure you that you would be rewarded by MrJames himself”, he said.
“Ok, but make una no use that una siren o and you go follow me enter the house but no wear
uniform o” he said standing up
Everything was made ready and within 5mins, they were on the road.
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“I said, what are you doing in my office?” I yelled the 2nd time at Kelvin who stood speechless before me.
He stammered,
“I… I came to see y… u”.
I laughed sarcastically, “Yeah right and how did you know that I work here in the first place?” I
asked trying all I can to calm my nerves.
“I made some findings”, he said.
I clapped, “that is good of you, now, leave my office” I said icily
“No please, I came to beg you for all I have done, I… I am so sorry.
I was so stupid. My friends pushed
me into doing what I did that-”
“Hey, would you just save it?” I cut in. “I am not interested in your fairy tale so please spare me the trouble of gazing at your
irritating sight. Leave” I said pointing at the door.
He went on his knees, “Please Belina,
I have not been able to live a meaningful life since that day.
You are the only one who could make my life meaningful again
please…” he was saying but I was beyond hearing as my anger was
beginning to rise to a dangerous level.
I left my place behind the table,stood b4 him and pointed at the door, “leave now” but he
would not stand up from d floor.
“I said leave now, leave me
alone”, I yelled and just then, the door opened and there stood the guy from last week and my
secretary, looking from me to the man on his knees.
What is going on here”, he asked
“Please… tell this man to leave” I hadn’t noticed that I was crying until then and I wiped my face dry and glared at the bastard in front of me
“Hello man, please leave now”, the guy said looking as if he would plough him to death if he refused to obey.
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