Tarasha - Season 5 - Episode 98

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Tarasha - Season 5 - Episode 98

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‘Good morning,’ Tarasha smiled as she sat in the bed beside Madam Atinuke.
‘Good morning, you must be Samantha Osman.’ Madam Atinuke smiled back at her. ‘Thank you for taking care of my daughter and for willing to help us fight my husbands killers.’
Tarasha smiled in reply. She wasn’t sure of what to say.
‘She also saved me from a rapist some time ago,’ Stephanie said as she approached them from the door.
Tarasha glanced at Stephanie and forced a smile on, even though she felt uncomfortable with the praises.
‘Thank you for all that you do for our family,’ Madam Atinuke thanked again.
‘You’re welcome,’ Tarasha replied, almost in whispers. She wasn’t feeling shy or timid before the woman but it just felt strange sitting in her presence.

There was silence for while.
Stephanie joined in the bed but sat behind, resting her back against the headboard while Tarasha and Madam Atinuke were seated in front close to the corner at the edges.
Madam Atinuke kept her gaze on Tarasha’s face without taking it off while Tarasha stared at the wall in front.
‘Samantha, how old are you?’ Madam Atinuke asked.

The question came unexpected to Tarasha. For a moment, she did not know what age to reply with, whether her age according to the Nefary Clan or her age according to her mother’s diary.

Before she could come up with a reply, someone interrupted with a knock at the door.
‘Who is that?’ Stephanie replied, staring at the door from where she was seated.
They heard Doctor Ekwueme’s voice.
‘Please come in Doctor,’ Stephanie said.
The door opened slowly and the doctor stepped in. He walked in closer and stopped in front of Tarasha and the woman. They exchanged greetings and the doctor asked about the woman’s health.
‘How are you doing Madam?’
‘Fine,’ she replied.
‘I can see,’ the doctor said with a discontented look. From the weakness of her voice, he could tell that she was gradually getting back to the previous condition of her health before she was taken out of the special care center. She was sounding a little bit stronger because of the effect of the boosters which were mixed with her drugs.

The doctor glanced at Tarasha. ‘Thanks, the drugs have been gotten for me.’
‘You’re welcome,’ Tarasha replied with an expressionless look.

There was silence for the next one minute. The doctor located the sofa in the room and sat on it.

‘Dr Ekwu…eme,’ Madam Atinuke said stuttering as she peered at the standing doctor.
The doctor smiled, ‘You finally recognized me.’

The woman’s mouth was left agape, ‘What are you doing here?’
The doctor laughed at the question. ‘Treating you, and living my life.’
‘How is your family and where are they?’
‘They’re perfectly fine in Anambra State,’ the doctor replied.
A phone began to ring, even though the ringtone wasn’t loud, everyone still looked towards Tarasha in whose pocket it was ringing from.

‘Please, excuse me,’ she said as she got up from the bed and took out the phone. ‘Henry, you’re ready?’ she said into the phone as she approached the door.
They watched her open the door and step out.
‘I think I know her,’ Madam Atinuke said aloud about two minutes after Tara left.
The doctor took a quick glance at her. He squinted at her for a while, ‘Where do you know her from?’

‘I can’t remember,’ the woman replied.
‘You can’t, why don’t you try remember?’

The woman squinted for a while and then closed her eyes.
Stephanie and Doctor Ekwueme stared at her expectantly for over a minute but then she surprised them by an unexpected outburst.
‘They took everything I have, my husband, my children and they want to kill me. I would not allow them, I would not let them go scotfree with their crimes,’ the woman suddenly got up and began to shout, with her hands at the neck region of her cloth as she attempted to rip it off.

The doctor was shocked. He had never seen her that way and wasn’t expecting it at that time but Stephanie was proactive.
‘Doctor Ekwueme,’ Stephanie said as she sprang out of bed. ‘Please get out of this place immediately.’

The doctor looked at the young woman and then got up hurriedly. He proceeded towards the door as fast as his legs could carry him. Stephanie also joined him but stopped behind the opened door.

‘Mum please, calm down.’ Stephanie said in a pleading tone.

The woman who was displaying on her own had her attention gotten by Stephanie. Her blouse was already torn almost halfway, revealing her underwear partially.

The woman stopped her violent attitude for a moment, she turned to Stephanie and squinted at her like she was trying to recognize who it was. Suddenly she opened her eyes wide again and then pointed a finger at Stephanie.

‘You,’ she said in an angry voice and began to rush towards the girl.
Stephanie hurried out and locked the door with the key from behind. She dropped to her knees and began to sob

The doctor was still there, he was resting against the wall in front of the door. He heaved a sigh as he saw the look of disappointment on the young lady’s face.
He tried to imagine what could have triggered the ill mental condition in the woman. There was nothing else he could think of than the request he made of her to try remember where she knew Samantha Osman from.
He waited for a minute and then flashed a glance at Stephanie to see if she was calmer now.

‘Steph, have you ever seen your mother like this?’ Dr Ekwueme asked, even though he was sure that the answer was yes.
‘Yes, it’s not the first time but I was hoping that it won’t happen again.’ Stephanie replied.

‘Get up, we need to talk about it, we could find a way to control it.’ The doctor urged.
‘Is everything okay?’ another voice joined them.

They both looked towards the entrance of the passage area and saw Tomi standing there, with her eyebrows raised in a questioning mood.

‘No problem nurse,’ the doctor replied. He turned briefly to Stephanie and motioned for her to get up. ‘What of Samantha?’ the doctor turned back to the nurse.
‘She’s gone out with Henry already,’ Tomi answered.

‘Cole?’
‘He’s gone out, at the same time with them but to a different place I believe.’
‘Okay,’ the doctor said. He then turned to Stephanie, ‘Let’s go, we need to talk about your mother.’
Stephanie continued staring at the door for a while, she could still hear noises from the room and was reluctant to leave her mother suffering alone.


‘Let’s go now,’ the doctor encouraged.
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10:53AM
‘I served the Inspector General myself,’ Nicholas said as he followed Cole from the car garage towards the main building.
‘So all hostages have been fed and you’re still the only one who knows that we have the IG here?’ Cole asked in low tones, being conscious of the environment.
‘Yes boss, I’m the only one who knows. And I’ve got the keys with me alone,’ Nicholas replied with the same low tones.
‘What about the drugged guy, is he awake now?’ Cole asked about Rex.
‘Yes, he is but should be asleep again.’
‘We have to wake him up now,’ Cole said as they climbed up the balcony.
His phone began to ring as they stepped into the first room. He stopped to take it out of his pocket and checked the screen, Patricia was the caller.

‘Hey Pat!’
‘Victor, our flight landed some few minutes ago.’

‘Wow!’ He smiled. ‘I’m glad to hear that.’

‘So when are we seeing?’ she asked.
‘When will it be convenient for you?’
‘Well, I won’t be so busy today until tomorrow, I only have to wait for them to get us to the hotel we are going to be lodged first.’

‘Okay, call me after and tell me what time would be good for us to hang out.’
‘Okay dear.’

‘Alright, I will be expecting your call.’
Cole smiled as the call ended. He put the phone back into his pocket and proceeded quickly to join Nicholas.
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In a dark tinted Venza Jeep. Lizzy was seated at alone the backseat, dressed in a black trouser suits and white inner shirt. She looked smart and ready for a corporate activity. The driver of the vehicle sat at the front alone. He was also dressed corporately and he had dark eyeglasses on.

They had been driving in silence for about thirty minutes from the airport. They drove into an IT company and waited in the car garage for five minutes. Two people joined them in the vehicle, one at the front seat and the other with Lizzy at the back. They drove out of the company and continued the journey.
‘How was the flight?’ the person seated beside Lizzy asked.

‘Great,’ she replied without giving the person a look.

‘Yea, I know it was great.’ The person replied with a smile. ‘We were on the same flight, I know you didn’t see us. So what’s our first move?’

‘We have to wait until I make my own moves first,’ Lizzy replied confidently, not intimidated by the confidence of the one talking to her.

‘Do make quick moves, we can’t wait to deliver.’

‘The moves would continue after you fulfill your first part of the deal.’

The person beside her chuckled, ‘I’ll make the first payment right away.’

A device was taken out. After a minute of working on the device, a beep sounded on Lizzy’s phone. She took it out to check and confirmed the transaction.
‘Received,’ she said with a straight face.
‘Yea,’ the reply came with another chuckle.

They drove and discussed for some more minutes until they got close to a bus stop. The vehicle parked and the two people who joined them alighted. Lizzy’s car drove off.
The two watched as the car drove out of sight before they crossed to the other side of the road and got into a blue rover parked there.
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