A blank car drove inside the hospital’s compound and parked beside a white car there, the door at the driver side opened and the laundry guy got down from the car. He was wearing their club’s uniform (Amontekun) which was somehow reddish in colour including the beret and the boots that he was putting on, everything was reddish in colour.
There was two ropes at the shoulders of the uniform and using a blank belt on top of it, and also keeping gun inside the pocket at the back of the trouser. His dressing was so different today, even his look. He was looking so serious and not smiling at all just like a soldier; well! Amontekun were law enforcement agencies and received training like soldier just that they were local and just belong to Yoruba communities only.
The guy looked around him, took his right leg to the front and started going inside. The door opened automatically for him and entered into the hospital, not looking around just focused to where he was going to.
“Good morning Sir! How can we help you Sir!” The hospital’s receptionist got up as she saw him entering and it was because of the uniform that he was putting on; Amontekun too were respected as other army forces.
“It’s me!” He said with low voice and removed the beret for her to recognize him.
“Oh! Okay!” The lady said with low voice as she was looking him and surprised with his dressing; the guy used the beret back and going to the ward that Ibrahim was.
Somia was packing her things inside her handbag and arranging them very well inside it, Semirat was sitting on the chair beside Ibrahim and it was the laundry guy that they were waiting for as he called that he had been on his way. Somia zipped the bag, carried it and wanted to sit down on the chair when the door opened and closed and the guy entered.
“Good morning Ma! And morning to others” He greeted Somia’s mother and extend his greetings to others that were in the room.
“Morning my son, how are you?” Somia’s mother asked.
“It’s you that we have been waiting for, it’s the traffic that will delayed you because since six clock that you have called that you have been on your way” Somia said with low voice.
“Yes, it was the traffic. As I tired to afford it, but still I still entered it” The guy replied.
“Lagos’s traffic! Let’s start going” Semirat got up as Somia said so.
“Semirat! You can’t go with your car, three of us have to be in one car because anything can happened and many people know you as Somia’s friend so we have to be smart. This is not about protecting Somia only but anyone that is close to her” the guy said.
“No problem then! I will it at the hospital, so let us go” Semirat said as she passed beside the guy, and wanted to be going out.
“Wait! Few minutes please!” The guy stopped them, put his hand inside his pocket and brought out a small it.
“Take!” He said with low voice and gave it to Somia, Somia tore the leather and opened it.
“Eye contact! What should I do with it?” Somia asked and looking at it as she was holding it.
“its not really an eye contact, just use one and gives one to Semirat too” he said with low voice and like command. Somia took one and gave the case to Semirat, two of them put it in their eyes and using their phone to look at it maybe it fit them.
“Good!” The guy said as he was pressing the screen of the smart wristwatch in his hand and watching Semirat and Somia inside it like he was watching movie.
“It’s from this smart watch I will be watching you and able to know if anything want to happen, because I won’t want people to know that I am your bodyguard. So you are cool now” Somia and Semirat looked at him.
“Oh! So you will be watching us as along as the eye contact is in our eye” Somia said.
“Yes! After we have done with this mission, you will remove it”
“Now that you said that you will be watching our activities, what if we are inside the bathroom taking our bath” Semirat said.
“Ah! You know what, remove it and when you are done put it back if that it’s import than your life!” Somia said and laughing loudly.
“I will off it!” The guy replied.
“Don’t reply her! He will leave it and watching you, I beg lets us go” Somia said with low voice.
“I have to ask now, because my body is special to me than anything!” Semirat said with smiles.
“Sorry! Mom bye, and Ibrahim take care okay!” Somia greeted, and others too greeted Somia’s mother, Ibrahim and Nibia.
“Alright my children! Go safety!” Somia’s mother said, and sound of the door opened and closed.
Three of them got down to the compound and going to where he parked the car; the guy unlocked the doors as they had been walking close to the car. He opened the driver side and entered into the car, Somia sat beside him at the front and when Semirat sat at the back.
He started the car and driving out from the hospital.
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One of the female workers at Iqmat’s house was outside sweeping the compound and all of them were at their posts doing their morning duty as they used to. She was bending down sweeping when she saw a car driving inside compound and parked beside her, she stopped sweeping and looking into the car.
Iqmat’s Californian boyfriend got down from the car, looking gentle and walking closed to the lady. The name of the guy was Ramal, he met Iqmat in a mall in California and became friends on that faithful day.
“Foreigner! Good morning Sir” The lady said with low voice and with smiles, it was all of them that saw him on that day.
“Sister Iqmat hasn’t open her door yet since that day” The girl said.
“I am here to see her mother, can I please!” Ramal said with low voice and the lady looked at him.
“Madam! Ah—come first, I know what to do” The lady said and so nice to him.
“Thank you!” Ramal said and going after the lady.
The lady told him to stop as they got to the entrance and she entered. Sound of the door closed, she met Iqmat’s mother in the living room sitting down and pealing apples that she wanted to go and give to Iqmat and to see maybe she would open the door.
“Ma! Ma!! Well done Ma” The lady said and didn’t know how to say it that Ramal was here to see her.
“What is it? Talk if you want to talk” Iqmat’s mother said with low voice.
“This uncle that sister Iqmat called her boyfriend is here, and he wants to see you Ma!” She was scared and talking one after the other.
“Sorry Ma! He—“She said as Iqmat’s mother looked at her.
“Let's him in!” Iqmat’s mother said and continued with what she was doing.
“Yes ma!” The lady said and ran to open the door. Sound of the door opened and Ramal only entered, walking inside and the door closed from his behind.
“Good morning ma!” Ramal said with low voice, and standing. He was acting like someone that people didn't want to see but forced to show up.
“Have your seat!” Iqmat’s mother said with low voice.
“Thank you Ma! Thank you” He said with loud voice, and sat down on a chair and facing her.
“I maybe an intruder here, but that is not why I am here. I am here because of Iqmat, she sent a very scary message to me and I know that she can do it”
“She sent a message to you, and what is that?” Iqmat’s mother dropped the knife and the apple and faced Ramal.
“She said that ‘I love you and I know that you love me too, but my happiness doesn’t count and my parents don’t really care about me. I know that they won’t want to change their mind, but for me to get marry to another man I will rather die. My love! In case if anything happens to me, I want you to know that I love you with all my heart’ that is all Ma!” Iqmat’s mother breathe in as Ramal finished reading the text message.
“What is your name young man?” Iqmat’s mother asked after few minutes.
“Ramal Ma!” He replied with low voice.
“Please Ma! Let’s us try and do something, I don’t want anything to happen to her. I am sorry to say this Ma, I love Iqmat and I don’t want her dead because I too won’t survived it” Ramal said with low voice.
“We too don’t want her dead as well, and that is why her father is trying all the possible ways to solve this. But Iqmat is unable to hear anything, she is not picking up her calls not talk of opening her door for anybody even for the maids” Iqmat’s mother said with low voice.
“I am scared! I am really scared, you are just looking at me sitting down here but my mind and my sprit are with Iqmat upstairs. Just praying that she shouldn’t injured herself” Ramal looked at Iqmat’s mother with his gentle look.
“My son! Can you come with me, let’s go upstairs together maybe she will open the door if she heard your voice” Iqmat’s mother suggested.
“Alright Ma! Anything you said Ma!” Ramal said with loud voice and so happy.
“Come with me then!” Iqmat’s mother got up at the same time with Ramal and going upstairs.
Two of them got to Iqmat’s room, standing at the entrance and Iqmat’s mother started knocking at the door.
“Iqmat! Iqmat!! Please open the door, everyone is worried about you!” Iqmat was on the bed and under the blanket, she used the blanket to cover her face and kept silent.
“Iqmat! Iqmat!! Please open the door” She didn’t reply her mother just kept silent.
“Try!” Iqmat’s mother said silent to Ramal.
“Iqmat! This is Ramal, Ramal! Please open the door” Iqmat removed the blanket as she heard Ramal’s voice.
“It’s me Ramal! Iqmat, please open the door” Ramal had got scared.
“She is not responding, hope she hasn’t injured herself. Oh my God---“Iqmat’s mother shouted and she had got scared.
“Is that you Ramal?” they heard Iqmat said with low voice from inside.
“Yes! Yes!! It’s me Iqmat, please open this door!” Ramal replied with loud voice.
“I am coming!” Iqmat jumped down from the bed with the blanket, drew the blanket off from her body, and dropped it on the floor and running to the door.
She started turning the key in the door and unlocking the door.
“Thank God!” Iqmat’s mother said as they were hearing the sound of the key. Sound of the door opening gently, two of them were standing at where they were and waiting for her to open the door properly.
“Ah! Ramal!” Iqmat said with full excitement and jumped on him, putting her two hands across his neck and she was so happy that her mother allowed him in.