Must Read: The Devil Who Loved Me

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: The Devil Who Loved Me

Toun started pulling her clothes, i wanted to
stop her but decided against it. when she was
stark Unclad, she started cursing
Toun: Eli, wherever you are, you will lack
satisfaction.. you shall drinl water but still be
thirsty, you shall eat but still be hungry. what
you chase you shall not meet, what you search,
you shall not find..



Then she started crying again…i went to hold
her…
Me : please dont cry dear, please…
She pushed me away and lay down on the
floor…My phone rang, it was Timi.
Timi : how are you?
me: i am ok..
Timi : i am on my way to Ijebu-Ode..Ago is not
safe..the school has taken Abayomi’s body to
the mortuary..


me: that is a good idea, please be safe…
Timi : how is Toun?
me: she is devastated…i dont know what to
do…
Timi: i will be with you guys tomorrow.
me: Abayomi was my best friend.
Timi: i know…
Me : let me know when you arrive at Ijebu-Ode..
Toun was on the floor, she had stopped crying,
she was just staring at nothing…then she
started laughing…i became worried..
I went to her side and held her..
she started talking to herself…
Toun: Abayomi, you are wicked oh!, is this how
we planned it?…you said you will not leave me
no matter what..now you have left…
me : Toun, please stop…
Toun : i should stop? they killed my
baby!…ah…what kind of pain is this…Ah…



I picked up my phone to call Jafar, i wanted him
to tell me it woud be ok….he didnt pick… i
thought of Abayomi’s lovely mother…she would
be crushed!…He was her star..
My phone started ringing again, it was Timi, i
wondered if he had gotten to Ijebu-ode so soon.
i ignored the calls, and focused on Toun…After
the fifth ring, i picked up..
Timi : why didnt you pick?
me : i was with Toun
Timi: please, this is not the time for you not to
pick calls.
me: i am sorry..have you arrived?
Timi : Not yet, at the outskirts
Me: told you to call me when you arrived.
Timi : yes i know, something happened…i got a
call from school..
Me : People have found out about Abayomi’s
death?
Timi : that’s not it..
Me : then what?
Timi : National’s head is infront of the School
gate, on a piece of white cloth on the ground,
his body is missing..
I was silent..


me : yeah, lemme know when you get to ijebu-
ode..
Jafar was calling Eli out, it was War.
I planned to wait for Jafar to come in before I
slept. Toun was sleeping innocently, I wished I
could just sleep and when I wake, I would
realize that the past few hours had been a
dream. Apart from the room in which Toun and
I were, the entire house was filled up to the
brim. I could hear voices, though they were
sober.



I wanted to call my dad to tell him about it, but
I decided against it. I was wondering about who
I could call when I dozed off, because I woke up
to the sound of a couple of cars arriving at the
apartment. I eavesdropped till I heard Uche’s
deep voice. I waited for Jafar’s but didn’t hear
him. I waited until I slept off.
When I woke up, Toun’s eyes were staring at
me, she didn’t look happy or sad..she just
stared…


Me : How are you feeling?
She didn’t answer me, instead her eyes shone
with impending tears.



I excused myself and went to the Living room
to see Jafar. I saw Four guys sitting on a brown
sofa..
Me : goodmorning bros’es
Guy 1: goodmorning madam…sorry about your
friend, we go everly threat those guys fucck
up..
I just smiled..
Me : Please is Jafar around?
Guy 1: He left very early…
Me : what of Uche?
Guy 1: he left with him, you have Jafar’s
number?
Me : yes
Guy 1: call him…



I walked back to the room to see Toun on the
floor. She was singing Yoruba praise songs..I
would have joined if I knew the words, but I
didn’t so I just called Jafar.
Jafar : Hey
Me : You came in and didn’t bother checking on
us?
Jafar : I thought you guys would be asleep..
Me: I was waiting for you..
Jafar : I have to go now, would see you later..
He hung up.
He sound cold, it must be the ish going on, I
said to myself. I called Timi..
Timi : baby, how was your night?
Me : I had bad dreams
Timi: I couldn’t sleep. His blood stained by
sleeves..
Me: sorry dear..
Timi : How is Toun?
Me : she is not good..
Timi : wow…it’s a terrible thing.
Me: where are you?
Timi : I am in school..news have gone round..
Me: about the deaths?
Timi : yes, the senate has cancelled all electoral
activities. Elections have been cancelled. The
senate would be meeting by 10am to decide if
they should close down the school for a while.
Me: oh..
Timi: I would go to the hotel and pick and and
Toun’s things..will bring it over later..
Me : you are a darling, thanks..
Timi: take care..
He hung up..



Toun had stopped singing.
Me: Timi will come see us soon..
Toun started crying, it started with little sobs
until she started wailing..
Me : Please stop crying…
Toun: Abayomi is all alone in a mortuary, Unclad
with strangers…and I am here, you say I should
not cry?..i keep thinking about the moment he
knew he was going to die…he was killed…



Abayomi was murdered in cold blood and you
say I should stop crying?
She started singing again, it was a Yoruba song
about how wonderful God was, and how he
wouldn’t fail his children. I couldn’t sing along…


but I cried.