Florence ran all the distance to the Naya’s
house. It was some distance away from her friend’s house and normally she would
have taken a bike but today was exceptional, she couldn’t think. She knew she
had issues with Naya but that was not enough to wish her death. She didn’t
believe and she needed to go to her house to find out the truth.
As soon as she got into the compound which was
once where she lived, she saw Maya standing out and making a call. She ran up
to her and hugged her tightly. “Thank goodness is not true, I knew it that
nothing had happened to you. I am sorry for all that happened in your father’s
house. I promise that I would always stay around you in school, in fact if you
want me to move back with you, I will do. We started this academic race
together, please let us complete it together.
Maya was dumbfounded by the sudden show of
emotion. She was shocked when Florence grabbed her in a tight hug, she wanted
to ease herself out of her embrace but she held her tightly. Maya’s heart began
to beat wild, she thought that Florence was going crazy.
Maya: “What are you talking about?”
Florence: “In fact, it will not be well with
all those rumor mongers who said that you are dead”.
“What!” Maya shouted and eased herself out of
her embrace. “They said I am dead?”
Florence: “Yes o, that your body was found this
morning in Philip’s compound”.
Maya: “who is Philip?”
Florence: “Who is Philip? Your Philip now,
listen I know that you two have broken up so I am sorry that I used the word
your Philip. Please open the door let me go inside and rest, this one that you
standing out, are you on your way out? Me I am tired o, do you know that I had
to trek all the way from that my friend’s house to this place?”
Maya: “I don’t have the keys to the house”.
Florence: “What do you mean? Is it that you
lost it or something?”
Maya: “What is going on here? We don’t seem to
be on the same page, Florence. First, you came here talking about some
ridiculous rumor about my death as if anyone knows me in this school. Now you
are asking what I am doing outside my sister’s house”.
Florence: “Ewo, it’s Maya, so this is not
Naya?”
Maya: “of course this is Maya, and yes this is
not Naya as if the two sentences do not mean the same thing to you. I have been
here all morning waiting for my sister to return from wherever it is she went
to”.
Florence: “Ah, there is trouble. That is the
problem with identical twins, one can hardly differentiate them. When I saw
you, I thought it was Naya because I wouldn’t have imagined that you would be
in her house this morning. And this dress you have on, that was what Naya had
on the last time I saw her in school”.
Maya: “Of course we have the same set of
clothes, that is why we are identical twins. I bought this from London for the
both of us. So, do you know where she is and what exactly do you mean by there
is trouble?” she quizzed.
Florence: “Ah, shey you have not been listening
to all that I have been saying since ni? I said that there is a rumour in town
that Naya is dead”.
Maya: “What! Hell no! that is not possible. My
own twin sister dead? How? Why? When? No, there must be a mistake somewhere. It
must be another Naya, not my own sister”.
Florence: “That is what I think too. Let us go
and find out from the place where they said they found the body”.
The two of them ran out of the compound. Even
though Maya had high heels on, she out ran Florence who was on slippers. She
had to slow down for Florence to catch up because she didn’t know the house. As
soon as they got to the street where Philip’s house was located, they saw
people gathered at the entrance of the lodge. As soon as they got close and
student saw Maya, they began to run away, thinking it was Naya. Maya was
surprised but she urged on and came face to face with the Police man who was
standing at the door.
Maya: “I want to go in there and check the
corpse, I don’t understand what I am hearing”.
Policeman: “What exactly is it that you do not
understand?”
Maya: “I heard that my sister’s body was found
dead this morning”.
Policeman: “Wetin come hard to understand
inside that talk? No be university student you be?”
Maya: “I want to see the corpse and identify
it, is that too much to ask for or too big for you to understand?”
Policeman: “Wo, this small girl, no disrespect
me for here o, I look like the age mate of those your yeye sugar daddies wey
dey make your mouth run anyhow like tap? You know see say them don seal this
compound as crime scene? Wetin you wan go find near the body, you be Jesus wey
dey bring the dead back to life?”
Maya: “What the hell is this one saying? What
is wrong with Nigerians for God’s sake? Listen, if you do not allow me in there
right now, I will call my father, Major General Lanre, that name rings a bell
right? I will call him and we will not relent until we strip you of this
uniform that is making you behave like an over grown peacock”.
“This is a ghost, they heard someone scream
from the compound”, the Policeman turned and saw the cleaner shivering.
Policeman: “What is it madam? Looks like we are
acting a movie in this house. Make I do return to my station jeje abeg, hungry
seff don dey catch me”.
Cleaner: “Oga, na the ghost of the aunty wey
they package her body be that.”
“Oh, not again. It is clearly a sin to be an
identical twin in this part of the world”, Maya thought.
Florence: “She no be ghost, na her identical
twin be this. Dey resemble well well, na only their mama know their difference,
even their father no know”.
Cleaner: “Eyya, na so my own twins too for dey
had it been their father people witch no kill them for me. Them for don dey
like twenty years now”, she began to weep. The Policeman hissed, “This one na
Fuji House of commotion we dey”, he said.
Maya was informed that the body had been taken
to the general hospital to be deposited in the mortuary pending when
investigations would be concluded. She picked a cab and together with Florence,
they left for the mortuary.
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The Policeman who was in charge of
investigations concerning Naya’s death knocked on Philip’s door. who was curled
up on his rug weeping opened the door immediately. He was conscious of whatever
he was doing so as not to give himself away.
Policeman: “My friend, I see that the death of
your girlfriend really took you unawares”.
Philip: “I am shocked, she does not deserve to
die now, she was such a sweet girl”.
Policeman: “really? So, who deserves to die?
You or me?” he smiled mischievously.
Philip: “sir?”
Policeman: “Oh, never mind. I was just joking.
You appear tensed, I had to make that joke to crack you up”.
“What a silly joke, Philip thought”.
Policeman: “You said she was such a sweet girl?
What do you mean by that? You mean she was very good in bedmatics? You young
men of nowadays, we know what you like”.
Philip: “erm, yes, no, I mean I don’t know”.
Policeman: “You don’t know that she is sweet
and yet you said she is sweet?”
Philip: “I don’t know how good she is in bed,
we never had sex”.
Policeman: “I see, a celibate relationship
then, very rare among students. So, is it because she didn’t give you visa into
the promise land that you killed her last night and dumped her body under the
stairs?”
Philip: “What! Me kill Naya? I would never have
thought of that. I loved her so much and I was wiling to wait for her till she
is ready to give it to me”.
Policeman: “Okay, so you raped her and when you
thought she will have you arrested, suffocated her in her sleep and dragged her
body out right?”
Philip: “Hell no, I never said that”.
Policeman: “Wait a minute, what is that I am seeing
at the corner of your bed?” Philip’s heart flew to his mouth.
Question: What do you think the Police man saw?
Will the Police believe him if he tells them the truth?
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