Compulsory Marriage - S02 E25

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Compulsory Marriage - S02 E25

Read Story: SEASON 2 EPISODE 25

My parent went to sleep in a hotel while Biola
was with me at the hospital; It was not until
around 10am when police came to the
hospital, we were taken to the station where
we met the DPO, statement was taken, it was
a delight when they brought in SK, her arm
was bandaged, she was looking a bit innocent
and scared at the same time as she does not
know what has been happening, the DPO
asked “is she the one”?
I stood up and gave her a passionate hug, her
reaction shows she was surprise

DPO: Is she the one?

Me: Yes…..they kidnapped us together in the
same room, what happened to me Simbiat?

How did i end up at the bush?
SK: I guess you were unconscious, so one of
them checked you out and convince them that
you were dead, and since their plan was to kill
you before so they decided to go and throw
you away, it was a serious argument between
them because the one that certified that you
are dead convinced them beyond reasonable
doubt and there was no need to shoot you
again but the flat one among them still
maintained that they will still shoot you once
they drop you…

Me: That is serious…

SK: They decided that i must follow them too
so that i won’t run away, it was on our way
going that they didn’t know there was robbery
on the highway earlier so, police stopped their
car but they didn’t wait…..they started
chasing them until they find their way to the
bush and thought they have escaped the
police, immediately they brough you down
from the booth, i shouted “snake, Snake” so i
believe that was what caught the attention of
the police that has been trailing them silently
and they started shooting, i ran for my life as i
saw that as opportunity to run away for my
life

Me: Thank God for our lives ooooo………I never
thought we will make it alive

SK: I thank God………..My parent thought i was
in school for my clearance not knowing that
have passed through death in the last one
month

Me: Sir, can we go home together? (Facing
the DPO)

DPO: Yes of course, we will continue with our
own investigation..since you guys are in
Lagos, you will still need to report to the state
command and return whenever we need you
guys because our investigation will still
continue

Me: No Problem sir..

SK: We will always be available
After spending more than two hours at the
station, we submitted our statement, signed
some document and told that we are free to
go. My dad was the one driving, mum was
beside her while the remaining 3 of us was
behind. I introduce Biola to Simbiat but i
didn’t say much to her…
We got to Lagos by around 5pm, my mum
took SK in to take her bath, Biola gave her
new cloth to wear while i saw her off around
6pm

Me: Thanks so much SK

SK: Thanks to you too…i should be the one
thanking you for saving my life

Me: How did i save your life? You did for me
now

SK: what would have happened if you tell the
police i was one of them? That means i will be
the one to suffer for all our crimes

Me: What would have happened if you didn’t
drug me?

SK: Well, we thank God for sparing our lives

Me: I was so glad i make it out alive

SK: Am so happy God is giving me a second
chance…….I will never attempt bad behaviour
in my life agai?

Me: Will you be able to pull out now?

SK: yes..its so easy now, Mary and Opa has
been the one forcing me all this while

Me: see the way they ended their lives

SK: what would have happened to me if the
bullet met me in another part of my body

Me: Uhmmmmm…i believe God spare your life
for a purpose, but how did it happened?

SK: It happened just exactly the same way i
explained at the hospital, I tried to convince
them that you are dead that we shouldn’t gun
you there as it will call people’s attention. The
initial plan was to take you to a bush, push
you out of the car then gun you but flaky still
insisted that we gun you even when i
confirmed to them that you are dead….

I was scared on our way going but so happy
when we saw police at the check point, i was
even the one that told Opa not to wait for
them so that they can chase us which they
eventually did, there was no snake bite, i had
to shout so that police will locate us, i
thought girls will surrender so that even if
they arrest us, some of our baba alaye will
come and bail us out until girls started
shooting at the police and there was exchange
of bullet here and there…..Girls were gone
instantly

Me: waoh..that is serious

SK: I told the police that i was kidnapped by
the ladies on our way going, i told them you
are still lying in the bush and not dead but
just unconscious, told them you need serious
medical attention to revive you even though i
needed urgent medical attention myself but
your own life was so special because you
don’t deserve to die like that

Me: But why didn’t you involve some of your
baba alaye’s when they took you to the
station?

SK: remember i told you i want to be free and
opt out, i thought they will release me when i
told them i was kidnapped but they said they
still need to establish the truth as i was the
only lead, they asked me for the house but i
told them i don’t know the location because
once i take them there, they might want to ask
the locals if they know me and what will
happen if those ones started telling them they
always see me in company of my friends in
the town most especially if they show them
their pictures or they get to the house, laid
their hands on some incrimating evidence that
will implicate me

Me: waoh…you are too smart

SK: It was a relief when you told them that we
were both kidnapped, i was so happy….i know
news would have filtered everywhere now that
girls have been killed so people might think
have been killed too, i will just be on a low
key, find a trusted ally to help me with my
final clearance and mobilization then go for
my NYSC

Me: That is very good dear, you can see that
bad company doesn’t pay

SK: have learnt my lessons ooo

Biola: Uhmmmmmm…..so, this is what
happened

Me: When did you come behind us? So, you
have been hearing us

Biola: So, you are one of those girls abi..you
are one of them (Raising her voice)

Me: Stop it now..she is the good one among
them and if not for her, do you think you will
see your husband alive? She was the one that
drug me so that i can be unconscious and for
them not to kill me..Thank God you heard
most of our discussion..she is someone you
should be thanking, i had to safe her from the
police too since she risked her life to safe
mine too..do you know that if her friends knew
she gave me a drug to be unconscious, they
will kill her even before killing me

Biola: Have heard you…bye bye aunty, thanks
for what you have done, i just hope we are
safe from your hand now and you won’t send
your people to us again…

Me: stop it now Biola…..Dad, gave you some
cash SK, i believe it will be enough to take you
home, say me well to everybody when you get
home please..I hope we can get to see again

SK: If God says so…Thank you very much
Snakie

Me:Thanks to you too

Biola: Its okay, lets go inside….people that
came to greet you are inside and you are
outside here talking to a killer

Me: Please now Biola, lets this be between us
abeg you for God sake…

Biola: We will still discuss this later

Me: No problem
Biola drag me inside, the look on her face was
not the same again, i knew she had a lot of
questions to ask me and i was not ready to lie
to her either
It was late in the night when all visitors had
gone, my parent had gone to bed, me and
Biola were in the visitors room, i wanted to
sleep but she wouldn’t allow me

Biola: so, what were the other things that
happened there that you wouldn’t tell
anybody…don’t lie to me because i know there
were so many things

Me: Things like what? There was nothing
baby…You have heard it all

Biola: heard what all? The same way i heard
your discussion with Simbiat that she was one
of the kidnappers

Me: ahn..Ahn…baby

Biola: so, i need to know other things that
happened and don’t lie to me

Me: Why should i lie to you….nothing again
really happened baby

Biola: what were the little things that
remained? Did you have sex with her too

Me: yes baby because i had no choice, it was
at gun point

Biola: I guess she enjoyed you and fell in love
with you that was why she had to risk
everything to safe your life so that she can be
with you after all have been resolved

Me: ahn..ahn baby

Biola: Don’t baby me abeg……was that not the
reason? That was why you had to defend her,
lied to the police so that she won’t go to jail
abi

Me:Not like that baby, I just felt that was the
only thing i could do for her since she risked
her own life too to safe mine

Biola: What if her other gang member started
following you guys up knowing fully well she is
not dead…..that means my own life is at risk,
our life is at risk

Me: i trust her..she is going on a low key

Biola: you trust a killer? I think i should start
watching my own back too

Me: believe me baby..its nothing, we are safe,
nothing will happen to us again

Biola: You know you caused all this, all this is
happening because of you

Me: Am very sorry for all the pain have made
you pass through baby…please am very sorry,
please forgive me

Biola: I just hope you are considering my
safety sha
We argued about so many things that night,
Biola was so particular about SK, i still tried
to convince him there was no cause for alarm
and begged her not to tell anybody even
though she was not okay with it, she said she
wouldn’t want anything to happen again and
people will start saying why didn’t she say
something at the initial stage.