In less than twenty minutes, Ini arrived at Rosa International Hotel along Saro Road. She looked towards the gate and
noticed there was a big padlock used to lock up the place. She
quickly parked beside the fence and came down to inspect.
She brought out her phone and dialled the number with which Nike called . It was switched off. She stood with her hands on her waist, confused of what to do.
"Excuse me sir" She called to a man who was passing by. "Good afternoon, please what about this hotel? Don't try function anymore"
"No madam, dem no dey open here again" the man replied, "e be like say the man wey get am owe bank money and dem don come lock am since last month"
"Okay, thank you sir" she said and walked back into her car. She rested her head as she sat on the driver's seat in confusion.
She had been fooled to come there, but who could have fooled her and why would the person do so?
For some reasons, she picked up her phone and clicked on the whatsapp notification icon. She opened all her unread messages without reading them just to clear them from the notifications.
She opened her conversation with Sandra and was about to close it without reading but the pictures caught her attention. There was Amarachi and Kelvin standing close to each other at a place she recognised to be Tribet Shopping Complex.
Was it possible that Amarachi and Kelvin had truly spent time with each other in the Tribet garden? Amarachi and Kelvin must be able to explain the pictures.
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Bola hugged Frank tightly as she opened the door for him. She had been excited since she received a call from him that he was coming to her place.
"What a surprise visit Frank, you're welcome" she smiled happily as she led Frank into her sitting room. "What can I offer you?"
"Nothing" Frank replied with a serious face, "I came to discuss something important with you"
"What's that? Why are you looking so serious?"
"I've come to..."
"Shhh..." Bola interrupted, "Your Friend Kelvin and Amarachi have been caught cheating red handed"
"Red handed? What do you mean by that?"
"Come with me" she picked her car key and walked towards the door.
"Where to?"
"Just come with me" she said, reassuring him with the look in her eyes.
He followed her, temporarily forgetting the real reason he came.
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Ini stormed out of her car immediately she parked the car. She was impatient to get an explanation of the picture from Amarachi.
As she opened the door, she suddenly stopped on noticing aa guy's shoe at the door. She wondered why it was pulled in a scattered way with socks all over the ground. She surged forward on remembering that Kelvin was supposed to be present already.
She got to the living room and met a bag on the table, she ignored it and looked around for Kelvin. After calling his name and getting no response, she proceeded to Amarachi's room to demand an explanation for the pictures.
She paused suddenly as she got close to the door to Amarachi's room, there was a trouser dropped carelessly on the floor. As she got to the front of the door, she found a shirt on the floor too. Her heartbeat speed inceased by almost 800%, several thoughts ran through her mind.
The door was opened, she walked in quietly to confirm her greatest fear.
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"Where are we going to?" Frank asked for the fifth time since Bola started driving.
"Haba! Won't you allow me concentrate? You've been asking since, or are you scared I can kidnap you" she asked jokingly.
"Listen Bola, what I came o discuss with you is serious, you might not like it. So its better you allow us discuss now, so you'll forget it quickly"
"I won't like it?" She asked mockingly, "it must be a very bad news. Well, I think you should hold it first"
She parked the car just beside a fenced building and put off the car engine. She came out of the car and removed her sunshade from her eyes stylishly.
"Won't you come down? This is our destination"
"What have we come to do here?" He came down and asked angrily.
"Oh! Be patient boy" she taunted him. "We've only come for my friend, Ini's birthday party. Didn't Kelvin invite you for the party?"
"What party? He said there wasn't going to be any party"
"He lied boy, he lied. He went to get things needed for the birthday party yesterday, he was assisted by someone"
"Come on, stop playing tricks and let's get away from here" he said placing one leg inside the car and his arms on the door.
"Okay, here was who helped him" she brought out her iPad from the car and showed something on it to him.
"Amarachi and Kelvin went to get the party things? But he said there won't be any party"
"Just follow me" she closed the door to the driver's seat and walked towards the gate. Frank reluctantly followed.
As they got into the compound and got a clear view of the entrance to Ini's apartment, they saw the backside of Ini putting on her shoes.
"Oh! Happy birthday dearie" Bola rushed to her, attempting to hug her.
She stopped as Ini finished with her shoes and turned back. Ini's eyes were full of tears, she looked devastated.
"What's the problem?" Bola asked in shock, with deep concern in her voice.
Ini gave no reply, but pushed her aside. She walked towards the gate, ignoring Frank who tried to stop her. She opened the gate and walked back to her car, she drove out of the compound immediately , ignoring Bola's call and leaving the gate widely opened.
"What's the matter with her?" Frank walked up to Bola and asked.
"I don't know, lets check inside first. The cause of her cry must be inside"
They both walked in through the door which was left opened by Ini. Bola walked around the living room, trying to find if there was anyone around. She walked towards where the rooms were located and was followed by Frank.
They saw the trouser on the floor, creating a lead to the opened room.
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"Whaaaaat? " Bola shouted as they got inside the room. "Oh My God!"
There was Amarachi laid Unclad except for her panties on Kelvin who was in his boxer shorts, and her breasts laying bare on him.
The shout jeered Kelvin up, he opened his eyes and yawned. He felt like and hammer was being used to hit his head. He pushed away Amarachi who was still asleep and glanced in confusion at Amarachi who was just struggling to wake up.
He stared at Frank and Bola both in shock and in confusion. He didn't know whether to demand for an explanation or to just keep shut as that would sound silly. It was clear, he was on the same bed, Unclad, with Amarachi.
Amarachi on opening her eyes and discovering the situation picked up the blanket to cover herself,
"Oh God! Kelvin, what have you done to me? You drugged me" she cried.
"No... I don't..." Kelvin tried to talk but was interrupted by Frank who had been watching in uttermost disgust and disappointment.
"You guys are a bunch of shameless fools" He said and stormed out angrily followed closely by Bola who eyed the duo wickedly before leaving.
"Oh my God! I'm done for" Amarachi wailed, " I'm done for"
"I don't... don't understand what's going on here"
"Shut up " Ama screamed and got off the bed, still covered with the blanket. "You don't understand what?"
"How did ..."
"How did what? You drugged my tea and had your way with me. You're a shameless he goat"
"I didn't..."
"Get out!" She screamed.
"My shirt, my ..."
"Get out now or I'll hit this mirror on your head"
"It's okay, I'm leaving"
He walked out of the room immediately, he picked his shirt and trouser on the way. He hurriedly wore his trouser before getting out of the house and wore his shirt as he got into the compound and headed for the gate.
Ama broke down on her knees. Ini had done a lot for her and didn't deserve to be paid this way. She thought of how Ini would feel when she finds out, not knowing Ini had returned earlier . She also wept as she thought of how evil Bola would increase Ini's pains with her discovery.
She wept bitterly, thinking of how wicked Kelvin had drugged her even when she believed with no doubt that Kelvin truly loved her friend.
She remembered the disappointment and hurt she found in Frank's eyes before he storned out of the room. The disappointment and hurt that Ini would feel will be nothing compared to his, it will be far greater.
But why did she always have to hurt those who loved her? Why did she always have to disappoint them? How was she silly enough to take the juice? Now with this incident, she would hurt not only Ini and Frank, but Dennis and even her parents would be highly disappointed in her.
She suddenly stood up and walked into the kitchen. She looked around searching for an object with tears in eyes.
After a moment of sobbing around meaninglessly, she finally found the knife.
TBC.....
