A GUNSHOT WAS HEARD.
••••
Since the incidence of the acid has happened, Daniel had been following Darasimi around the school with the help of one of his room mates. They both sat to discuss ways of saving her from problem. Emmanuel, his room mate brought different ideas of knowing who the people had been trailing her and the ways to deal with them all. They’ve started going around with camera to record and take pictures as their evidence. Daniel had gone back to the palace too to pick the car that was brought for him by the King in case something will happen.
“Guy, are you this crazy for love?”
Emmanuel asked him wondering as he
got down from the parked car.
‘Sure, but you’ll help me a lot..’ He
uttered.
“Sure now, I’ve started helping you.”
Emmanuel replied.
‘Not only that, I want you to help me to
be sleeping behind her hostel for like a
month.’ He uttered.
‘What! Na me dey date her!’ Emmanuel
shouted.
“We’ll be sleeping in my car, no
problem.” He replied.
‘No.. I still don’t want that. Its not ideal,
if you die because of her, who told you
she won’t marry again!’ Emmanuel
convinced.
“I know but I must still protect her.” He
replied.
‘We both know that the security of the
hostel is now tough, if at all anyone
wants to catch her, it should be in the
afternoon and we’ll always follow her.’
Emmanuel said.
‘But this work will be tiresome. We won’t
have rest?’ Dan laughed.
“Na you wey wan protect now.” Emma
laughed.
…
It was Monday morning, Darasimi was
off to the lecture hall, dressed in a pencil
jeans and fitted blouse. She had her
handbag on her and was looking
beautiful. Everywhere was quiet and
people were scanty. The guys got down
from the car and drugged her into the
car and ran off.
They were behind the hostel as quick as
possible and had been following her till
they saw what happened. They zoomed
off after the car immediately, looking so
afraid. “Should we call the police?”
Emmanuel asked.
‘No..’
‘Why not the policemen?’ He asked
trembling with fear.
” I don’t have any number that leads
there now! They’ll be late sef. You know
too, we don’t know what they’d have
done before those useless policemen
arrive! Are those stuffs in the booth?” He
shouted reducing his speed so that he
won’t be suspected.
‘Yes. Stop shouting jurh, I’m dead afraid,
running after hired killers with just siren
radio and bangers.’ He shivered.
…
They got her to an uncompleted building
as wished and tied her with a rope
against a
pillar at the second floor. They got a
place
that was very quiet and no one will ever
believe some one was there.
The princess and her friends were already
gathered there also and rounded her up,
staring at her angrily. The boss of the
hired
assassins already stood at Dara’s from
laughing wickedly, Darasimi’s vision was
blurred then and couldn’t see properly.
Daniel and Emmanuel were by the bush
side. “I guess they want to kill her now!”
Emmanuel shivered.
They lighted a banger stick with them
and threw if further. The radio siren was
also gotten and everything turned out to
be as if the policemen were around.
A GUNSHOT WAS HEARD.
It was a banger sound but everyone
dismissed immediately and on hearing
the siren, they didn’t wait but all ran
away. Emmanuel was busy recording and
taking pictures from where they were so
as to use as an evidence for the
policemen.
They waited for a little time and could
see from where they were hiding that
everyone had ran away, they ran up and
untied her, straight to the hospital and
picked things that can serve as their
evidences.
••••
Emmanuel and Daniel were at the
reception discussing about all that
happened that day.
“But you are rather brave and strong. For
us to have followed and use bangers as
our gun and dismiss them all. But I’m
still eager about something. Do you think
the policemen would listen to this?”
Emmanuel asked
‘Why won’t they? We have our evidences.
The pictures, video, the handbag of the
princess we met at the scene too.’ He
replied.
“But, we might have died if not for God’s
mercy, using a banger and trailing hired-
killers.” Emmanuel said still shivering.
‘Its God’s mercy. I don’t have any
policeman’s number and before we start
describing everything, and before they’d
get there the man at her front might
have killed her, she might have died if
we’d not been following her!’ He uttered,
his heartbeat still beating at a fast rate.
The Doctor came out to them. Both stood
up at him immediately. “Was she
drugged?” The Doctor asked.
‘Yes ma, she was.’ Dan quickly replied.
‘Hmmn..’ The Doctor sighed.
“Can I see her parents?” She asked.
‘You can tell us anything.’ Emmanuel
said.
‘I’m sorry..’
‘I’m sorry, I must see her parents.’ The
Doctor uttered.
“We don’t know her parents, we saw her
lying on the floor and decided to help
her.” Emmanuel said.
‘I’m only curious about how you’re going
to pay for her bills. She’s now okay.’ The
Doctor replied.
Dan laughed. “That’s simple, I’ll go pay
to the cashier right away.” Daniel replied.
‘Okay, the cashier will tell you the
amount that should be paid.’ She said
and left.
••••
Daniel took Darasimi home and headed
to the police station with Emmanuel.
They reported the case and involved the
policemen immediately who also started
their investigations about the case.
The policemen got to the princess’ place
and got them all arrested. They were
detained while the King was called about
his daughter’s case. The evidences were
all dropped and the case began.
Winnie, the Doctor, Philosopher and Tony
all got on their way to the Kingdom that
same day. They got to the Kingdom and
started asking of places till they got to
the Palace. They didn’t meet the King
and decided to wait a little longer.
The King was in the Police station with
the D.P.O. The Queen was also present
there with the King sorting out the issue
of their daughter and her friends. Daniel
was there with them seated with his
friend and smiling.
to be continued
