??THE LAST SURVIVOR ?
?Chapter 27
They all began to run back following behind Austin. “Austin how will you find the hospital where they are?” asked Verah. “A doctor there has described it to me on the phone”.
The hospital was swarming with policemen who had come out hoping to arrest suspected armed robbers.
Fortunately for Melinda, the officer who led the policemen to the hospital was her classmate. When he arrived at the hospital and Doctor Emeka pointed at Melinda as a member of the suspected armed robbery group, the officer began to laugh, instead of arresting Melinda, he hugged her and pecked her on the cheek before explaining to Doctor Emeka that Melinda was a friend of his and a responsible citizen.
“Doc you shouldn’t worry about this woman, have you heard about Acorn?” Doctor Emeka nodded in the affirmative.
“She has worked for them for years now, and only recently she came back to Nigeria from London. This doctor sef, so you no dey know butter pickin when you see one? This babe no fit kill fly na”..
The officer took Melinda to one corner of the hospital and asked her, “Who cut you up like this? What is going on?”
“Are you going to arrest me?”
“On what ground would I possibly arrest you? I was sent here though to arrest you and one other guy whom I was told has his arm chopped off………………”
“He is alseep I think Doctor Emeka had to put him to sleep so he could get some rest or possibly so you could catch us”.
“I came down here to arrest you, but now I think I have to protect you from whatever or whoever did this to you? Was is the guy? Did you chop off his arm for doing this to you?”
“Look JEFF, the kind of stuff after me and my friends is not the kind of things you are trained to stop. I will be glad if you walk away; I wouldn’t want to put you in harm’s way”.
“I don’t understand you Melinda, since when did you become a tough lady? What is after you, tell me?” “Do you remember Michael?”
“Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmh no; I don’t”. “Do you remember the guy who was often with me at the time you were in police college?” “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! I remember him! If he is your problem then let’s go and arrest him. Where is he at this moment?”
“Dead! Jeff he is dead and somehow he keeps coming back to life. Do you remember my friends Lanre, Obiorah and Angelique?” Jeff nodded, “They are all dead! Michael killed them in the most gruesome manner. Right now he and his occult group are after me, my fiance, Simon, Verah and a few other persons you haven’t met”.
“Verah! The serious church girl I was going to date?” “Yes Jeff!”
“I am sorry Melinda, I can’t help you. This is not my kind of work as a policeman. What exactly does this Michael wants? What did you and your friends do to him?”
“He offered a sacrifice with my friends, we found out and destoryed it, now he is mad at us”.
While they spoke, Austin and the others entered the hospital. Austin came over and hugged Melinda, “I am glad you are alive. Thank God! Austin this is Jeff the policeman sent to arrest me and Ochuma. He was a classmate of mine. Jeff this is my fiance Austin”.
The two men shook hands and greeted each other. “You all look like sht, have you had anything to eat all day?” asked Jeff.
“No”, replied Melinda.
“I may not be able to arrest a ghost, but I think I can get you food”.
“please get us lots of food, at least enough to feed five hungry adults”, said Melinda.
Jeff began to walk away and then came back to Austin and Melinda and said, “I am going to leave some of my boys here, I shall give them an order to shoot at any thing that moves like a ghost, make sure you don’t move like a ghost”. Austin and Melinda laughed and assured him they won’t act like ghosts.
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