jilted - Season 1 - Episode 77

4 years ago

jilted - Season 1 - Episode 77

Ambrose POV

That loud cry, it sounds like a cry from a woman who was set on fire. It was loud that people in the fourth house would hear it clearly. My wife is worried about her friend, she haven’t heard anything from her for two years, she’s so sure the boy she saw is Eugene’s son. Then, we need to find her because it’s obvious Haira isn’t giving up. I would get Haira to talk to her friend’s family Tommorow, we would need to know if they have seen her or heard from her in a while. I don’t want to join Haira in concluding that Eugene is in that house.

I la!d on my side backing her, she wasn’t really in a good mood so I allowed her rest while I did same.

Next Day
“Good morning Beatrice” I greeted her, I knelt close to her with a tray of breakfast. She didn’t eat last night so I had to order breakfast before she woke up.

“Lover boy, this is cute” She yawned sitting upright as her duvet fell off her bare chest. Her firm breast pointed in my face and I tried looking away.

She took a bite of the toasted bread and nodded.

“Excellent!” She commented. I held the tray in place as she took two sips from her coffee cup and returned it to the tray.
“Beatrice!” I called softly, she needed to make her call as soon as possible.
“Yes, love” She answered trying not to slit out the break in her mouth.
“Do you have any of Eugene’s family members number?” I asked and she took a pause from chewing. She eventually shook her head in the positive.
“Good, who and who?”
“Apollos and her husband”
“Who’s Apollos?”
“Her sister, Her younger sister”
“You need to make a call straight away, ask about Eugene and mind you, don’t mention you are in Port Elizabeth, be wise in your interrogations” I said and she nodded. Carelessly throwing the half eaten bread into the tray I was holding, she reached for her phone and dialed a number. I stood up from my kneeling position and placed the tray on the floor.

“Apo baby” She shook her body in excitement upon hearing her receiver’s voice.

“Good morning ma” The receiver said from the other end, the phone was on speaker so I could hear her.

“How are you and Eugene now?” She asked and there was total silence.
“Hello” She called out. The receiver busted out crying and I exchanged glance with Haira.
“Are you okay, what’s it?” Haira asked feeling disturbed.

“Mama and Papa are dead, aunty Eugene has refused to come home oo” She cried. Cloud of tears formed in Haira’s eyes and I pulled her into me.

“When was the last time you spoke with Eugene?” Haira asked and the girl inhaled.
“A long time ago, I don’t know her whereabouts, Her husband use to pick her call sometimes ago but now, nothing at all” She complained and I gradually began to agree with Haira that something was fishy. Where’s the poor Eugene for God’s sake?
“I am so sorry, I didn’t hear about your parent’s death, I would check on you soon, I promise” She said into the phone trying to hold back her tears.

“I no longer stay there, they took the house when my parent died, In case you want to see me come to opo malu market” She said and I frowned, she sound so young and her type shouldn’t even be exposed to such rural and dangerous area where thugs rape little girls daily.

“Do you live inside the market?” Haira asked looking at me.

“Yes, I sell meat there and I sleep at the stall over night”

“What?!” I shouted forgetting that the receiver shouldn’t know I was listening to their conversation. Haira ended the call immediately and the room kissed silence.

“Call her husband, ask about her” I said and she nodded. I supported my back with a pillow while she made her call.

It was a big surprise for us when he said she left for Nigeria last month to meet her family. He even added that he talked to her mom this morning, waw!

Haira is roaming so he didn’t get to know she’s calling from South Africa.

“You See, I told you something is wrong somewhere” Haira said as she ended the call. I rub my palms against themselves and breathed in.

“She’s definitely in that house, why is he hiding her?” I asked my wife and she shrugged.

“We would gain access into the house” I told her and her eyes threatened to fall off their socket.

“How? The gateman won’t let that happen” She turned go face me, Her two legs under her butt.

“What’s his full name? I would do some investigation and see how best we can get him” I told her reaching for my laptop.

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