The passage at the back of the house was usually isolated so she went through the back passing through a small gate that separated their compound from the street behind them. Carefully, she wheeled the corpse in the barrow, like Jeff usually did with the trash every weekend all the way down the deserted road till she reached the nearby uncompleted building,where they usually dumped their trash.
After looking round to be sure no one was near, she emptied the corpse onto the ground and took time to tear his shirt and entangle Lola’s bracelet at the sleeves to create the impression that there was somestruggle before the murder.When her mission was completed, she went back to her hotel room on the outskirts of town and waited to hear news of his death.There was no night that went by without her having nightmares about that horrible day, she regretted losing control of her emotions and vowed to make sure Lola went to prison for tearing her family apart. The nightmares were so embarrassing that she would wake up screaming sometimes. It was one of the main reasons she had to leave Aunty Fanny’s place before she started to get suspicious.
Eventually it became apparent that she was going through a period of post-traumatic stress disorder, an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful or frightening events such as witnessing violent deaths, being a victim of robbery, kidnap, terrorist attacks, natural disasters etc .Post-traumatic stress disorder usually results in nightmares and flashbacks of such events, feeling of irritability, guilt and sometimes insomnia. It can happen immediately after experiencing such events or weeks, months or even years after.
It is a mental disorder that can be treated with psychotherapy and anti-depressant drugs, if the victim does not recover on his own after a period of time.Thoughts of Jeff gasping for air with blood on her hands flashed through her mind and she screamed, the terrible flashbacks were becoming too frequent.
“I can’t stand this anymore” she thought toherself, “I need a change of environment” she muttered thinking of what to do next, “Yesss! I know what to do” she suddenly shouted having a eureka moment, “I’ll go to Ghana. Yes Ghana. It’s the best option for now” she convinced herself, “I’ll pick Jojo from Aunty Fanny’s tomorrow and take the last flight to Ghana to start a new life
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