Dial - Season 1 - Episode 27

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Dial - Season 1 - Episode 27

They stood looking at me, but I made no attempt to open it.

“We had to open it, you know,” the policeman said. “We had to determine whether she fell by accident or there was more to it. It contains a short note and the ring you gave her. We have now concluded that she might have committed suicide since she wrote to you and her father.”

I could not speak, and so I nodded, and at that moment I felt a lump in my throat. It was a rush of sadness that took me by surprise. The fact that I had betrayed Akos, right here in front of her father, really filled me with uncharacteristic remorse.

“We’ll leave now, Mr. Biko,” the policeman said and smiled. “Thank you for your time.”

He shook my hand, and then I extended my hand to Nana b0s0mba. With a sad smile he took my hand and nodded once.
“Hm, I don’t think we are done yet, Mr. Biko,” Nana b0s0mba said. “I’ll see you tonight, and we’ll conclude our talk.”
I looked at him with both apprehension and surprise.

“Tonight?” I asked and shook my head. “Oh, no. I won’t be available tonight, sir. I have other things planned. We can talk now, if you want, about everything.”
He smiled again and turned toward the door, following the policeman.

The cop went out, but Akos’ father stopped and turned to look at me.
“Tell me, Mr. Biko, if my daughter was just a friend, why is he on your list?” he asked.
This time I gasped loudly with shock, and it was as if the air was s----d right out of me as I took a step back.

“What?” I asked hoarsely, sweat forming on my face. “What are you talking about? What list?”
He smiled again.

“Like I said, Mr. Biko, we’ll talk tonight.”
He turned to leave, and I tried to speak but my voice was gone as desperation raced through me.

The list?

What did he mean?

No one knew about the Dial List. It was my personal secret! Had he been referring to another list, maybe? Something that Akos had told him about? The man had no means to know about my most well-kept secret.

My throat was very dry as I sat down and tore open the envelope.

The ring I had given her tumbled out, and I sat down looking at it for a long time, and then I extracted Akos’ letter.

Hello, Yao.
If you’re reading this, then it means I didn’t make it.
I loved you with my soul, to the very ends of my heart.
Goodbye, and know that I loved you till my final breath.
PS:
I’ve asked my father, as a last wish, not to harm you in any way.
Please, make sure you do everything that he asks, I beg of you.
I sat for a long time, and then I began to weep silently for Akos of Wowo.

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