Betrayer in disguise episode 7 & 8

BETRAYER IN DISGUISE??
Episode 7.

My legs were shaking and my hands shivering as the man brou-ght out his phone. I almost fainted with anxiousness and the man shook his head,
“Joan put yourself together. This is the conversation when we initially questioned her with the other girls, the man said and pla-yed the recording.

“So you are among the girls who served drinks in the p@rty right? A man asked.
“Yes, I heard Favour replied.

“Okay, and I was told a strange girl was with you, who is she? A man asked.
“She wanted help and was expecting to have little cash when I get paid. So I agreed that she should hang around with me to serve while I pour in the drinks for her because I was tuto-red before the p@rty, she replied.

“So can you explain to me how that Man died? Because the lady with him said he didn’t taste any food there, that he fell after drinking from what you girls served him, a man asked.
“Ahh sir I never served, I only gave the tray to the girl which other glas-ses was in there, I can’t kill even a fly, she replied.

“Shut up then who did! If everyone is saying its not me then who did! A man angrily shouted.
“Sir I don’t know how to say this, Favour said.

“You Better start saying what you know, the man said.
“Sir… Sir ermmm though i was not sure but I think I saw Joan putting something in a glas-s. She said.

“Who’s Joan? The girl? The man replied.
“Yes, but she told me she wanted taking something from the glas-s that an insect fell in or something, she replied.

“I see and what did you do? The man asked.
“I never thought she could do such a thing sir, I wasn’t expecting it, she replied.

“Really? What was her reaction when he fell? He asked.
“She was shaking and hurriedly went home without waiting to get the pay. Besides her phone was constantly ringing which I don’t know who was calling, but she left immediately the bouncers cleared the area, she replied.

“Why should we believe what you’re saying? The man asked.
“Because its the truth, I never trust that girl but I only wanted to help though I didn’t know she will do such a thing. Maybe she had an intention alre-ady about that man that she used me to get in so she will carry out her evil act. She’s fond of sugar daddies, who knows what he did to her, Favour replied.

“We are still waiting for the CCTV footage and if there’s no truth in what you said, you all will be back here. But for now i nee-d her address, the man said and Favour quic-kly called it out.

“plea-se punish her for her doings, don’t let her get away with it maybe it will teach her some lessons. Ahhhh Joan, why did you do this to me? I heard Favour said and began to cry.
“Its okay, will you be bold enough to testify this in court? The man asked.

‘Of course why not? Joan is a runs girl, and she is capable of doing this. If the CCTV turns out to be what I just said, then I will testify, she replied.
There I broke down in tears that the late man wife held me from falling off from the chair.

“plea-se I don’t want to hear anymore, plea-se I don’t want to hear anymore, I cried on the woman and the man ended the recording.
“I’m sorry Joan, the man said.

“I cant believe this, we pl@ytogether, we eat together, we share things together and this is what i get? Where did I go wrong? What did i do? I asked.
“What will you say if i pla-yed the recording Prisca gave to me? Do you know this bruise on your face was not an accident? It was a deliberate b!ow Favour gave targeting your eyes after all it would have been called accident, but God was loving enough to safe you. That’s the friend you were proud of, I’m sorry Joan, the man said and i was finding it difficult to breathe.

“Joan just st©p okay, I know its painful but I think its for the best. You don’t trust people that much these days because we don’t know the content of people hearts. Also you don’t nee-d to quarrel or do anyone wrong for the person to hate or harm you, humans sometimes are just naturally wicked that we have to be careful, the woman said.

“What is going to happen now? Is she the killer? I asked.
“Tomorrow morning you’ll be re-leased, I’ll call your parents to come pick you up and Favour will take your place instead. She is going to vomit the truth in the ha-rd way, don’t worry about it, the man replied and i nodded.

“Can you plea-se do me a favour? I asked.
“Anything, the man replied.

“plea-se I want to be there when she will be talking, I just want to see that betrayal face of hers, I said.
“Are you sure about that? The woman asked.

“Yes plea-se, I replied.
“You know what Joan, go take your rest and worry no more. You’ve been freed, I’ll call your parents and drop every charges, the woman said.

“Thank you so much ma, thank you, I said and she tapped me as i slowly left the room back to the cell.

I la-id on the foam crying bitterly as everything I shared with my best friend c@m£ pla-ying.
I had her back now and then, and without her in school my day is ruined.
“How could you do this to me! How could you Favour! I screamed throwing anything I saw hitting my self on the wall that the officers c@m£ running to open the Gate.

I was alre-ady bleeding on my arm but it could not be compared to the one in my heart, why is it always my friends hurting me?

The only friend I had then before meeting Favour pretended to be ill and i took her home during the break period.
I was so scared and worried for her and left to get her some tablets from the chemist.

Getting home she was not where i left her, suddenly a man entered and closed the door.
I was shocked and asked about my friend, not worried for myself.

But he told me to look for him instead and worry not for my friend for she has excused us so we can have fun.
I thought he was joking and attem-pted to leave, but he held me just to f0rç£ me on be-d.

I was just in my junior secondary 2 so very young. I screamed with every voice in me struggling with a man old enough to birth me.
Luckily a neighbor walked in and heard my screams and began hitting the door.

I was alre-ady undressed despite the ha-rd time I gave him and he knew he couldn’t do anything, he escaped throu-gh the other door and I opened up.

The woman walked in and helped me dressed and my b©dy was reddish with scratches and how ha-rd he pinned his fists on me.
Esther planned all along to give me out to her lvstful neighbor for 3,000 naira.

My parents made sure they made them pay and changed me from the school, that’s how i met Favour.
Though that experience with Esther made me not to interact closely with anyb©dy, but some how Favour pla-yed her way throu-gh me and i embr@ced her as a friend and a sister i never had despite my mom didn’t like the idea of having a best friend.

But that same friend wanted putting me in jail for a crime i didn’t commit. I was treated as a criminal, separated from my parents and school just because of Favour.
The pains in my heart was just too much as i was held down so my arm can be treated.

No wonder David said in the bible,

“For it is not an enemy who reproaches and taunts me–then I might bear it; nor is it one who has hated me who insolently vaunts himself against me–then I might hide from him.
But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my familiar friend”

“Ahh mom you were so very correct, I’m sorry mom, I weakly said………

BETRAYER IN DISGUISE??
Episode 8

The late man wife wanted taking me away from the cell but I refused telling her I’ll be fine,
“Are you sure about that? Hope you won’t hurt yourself again? I’ve alre-ady called your parents to come tomorrow, the woman said.
“I’ll be fine ma, I’ll just take my rest now, I calmly replied and she looked at the officer kind of scared.

“Don’t worry ma, we’ll keep our eyes on her, the officer said and she nodded and left.
I la-id down on the foam and picked a novel to take me off my mood and it worked, eventually I sle-pt off……..

The next morning I was still de-eply asleep when I heard a little hit on the gate and I woke up to see the officers looking at me.
“Time to go, your parents are here, the officer said and I got up immediately as he opened the gate and I fled at once and gave my mom a ti-ght hvg and didn’t know when I began to cry.

“Honey what’s going on? Why are you crying? Why did they ask to see us? Dear talk to us na st©p ma-king us scared, my mom kept asking but I couldn’t say anything.
The woman c@m£ in and my mom quic-kly attacked her,
“What did you do my daughter! She shouted holding her go-wn that we had to separate them.

“Calm down mom st©p It, I said going in the middle again.
“Joan get out of her let her face me, my mom said taking me away from where i stood.
“What did you do to my daughter?, tell me! My mom shouted still insisting for a fight but I held her away.

“I’m so sorry ma, I apologized to the woman who was calm but she nodded giving a little smile.
“Can someone tell me what’s going on here? My dad asked and Favour walked in.

“Oh Joan! She shouted and hvgged me before I could say a word.
“Thank God i was finally allowed to see you, I’ve missed you so much, how are you faring here? Favour said tou-ching me with an innocent face and i slowly kept her hands down.

“Whats wrong Joan? Are you angry i couldn’t visit you here? No one was allowed to see you believe me, She said when I was trying ha-rd to control my anger as I slowly went backwards like I just met the devil. Everyone there looked at us, especially my family who couldn’t un-derstand my reaction. Favour was also confused as she attem-pted to come close to me, probably to tell me more of her lies that if I didn’t know the real her, I would have easily believed.

“Don’t you there make a step you low budget hypocrite! Do you really care about me? Did you really miss me huh? Oh I’m sure you planned of telling me how much you love and miss in court, it would have been a ro-mantic one from a best friend! I shouted that made Favour turned round looking at the officers.

The late Man wife gave a smile watching us,
“Joan what are you trying to say? My mom asked.
“She wasn’t a friend, and mom you were right, I should have listened to you, I replied and Favour was gradually going back but an officer violently held her.

“plea-se let me go, I don’t know what she’s talking about, she’s probably not in a good mood, Favour said.
“Really? So are you going to tell us the one who poisoned my husband or should we take it the other way? The woman asked.

“What are you saying? I told you all i knew about that day didn’t i? Favour replied and an officer looked her straight in the eye with a stern look,
“You should be happy we honorably invited you over here with no handcuffs, don’t push us to the wall. Now Who poisoned him! The officer shouted and Favour fearfully looked at me.

“Speak! Another officer shouted and she closed her eyes trembling.
“Not me plea-se! Not me! She replied.

“Then who! They barked.
“My cousin, my cousin, plea-se I didn’t want to do this plea-se, Favour replied and my mom screamed and bounced on her.

I simply leaned on the way to gain balance as I felt like fainting.
“So when I saw her cousin at the counter, that was when she did the evil after all Favour was in charge of the drinks right? I asked myself remembering last Friday as h0t tears streamed down my eyes.

My brother approached me and hvgged me where I stood while my dad and the officers were still holding my mom who practically was tearing Favour the way I wanted to.
“Its over now okay, its over now, my brother kept saying.

“Uhmm i want to apologize for everything your family went throu-gh. I actually did what anyone could have done and I’m re-ady to compensate you with anything you want, The woman said.
“What about the charges? My dad asked.

“Is dropped, your daughter is innocent right? The woman replied.
“We only have one compensation you can give to us, and that is to make that idiot and her cousin pay for everything they did to my sister, don’t let them escape, my brother said.

“Sure, she still have a lot to tell us, we will take over from here, the officer said.
“plea-se Joan! Ahh plea-se I didn’t do it, I’m sorry, plea-se help me! Favour shouted going on her knees.

“plea-se take her out of my sight! The woman shouted and Favour was dragged in as she screamed loud begging just the way i did.
I walked up to my mom and hvgged her as my dad and brother were talking to the officers there.

“Are you sure you’re okay? My mom asked and saw the wound and the scratches I gave myself.
“Mom its nothing, right now i nee-d a warm bath and my be-d to sleep, I replied and my dad turned and looked at us.

We slowly went to them and i thanked the woman and the officer again,
“Sorry Joan and be careful next time. Just imagine if I didn’t give you a listening ear, what would have been your fate? The woman asked.
“I don’t know ma, but I’m grateful you did, I replied and an officer phone began to ring.

“I’m sorry I acted rashly, I was so frustrated to see my daughter this way, my mom apologized.
“Its okay, I’m a mother too and I un-derstand better, the woman said and my mom smiled and hvgged her.

“The full tape from the p@rty is seen, the video we saw was the corrupted one, the officer whose phone rang reported.
“I thought as much, wise bit**hes, my brother angrily said.

“Okay,thanks and sorry for everything. I’ll be giving you upd@t£ about this case from time to time, the woman said and we greeted them happily and left.

When i got home, I went straight to my room and la-id down on my be-d, then i remembered the terrible nights i la-id on the dirty floor of the cell like a criminal. My back and everything fought to adjust to my current situation, something i won’t want to experience ever again.

The door opened and my mom walked in smiling at me and I sat up, then I saw she held a first aid box. I bur-st out laughing at that as she sat down beside me,
“Mom why didn’t you study Medicine? I asked.
“Because i know you will, so can your doctor treat your wounds now? She asked back.

“Okay mom but first I nee-d to take my bath first, my b©dy hurts, I replied and she sadly nodded.
“This will never happen again I promise you, she said.

“Yes mom, I’ve learnt my lessons and i have my own experience now, i said.
“Okay, I’ll go prepare something for you to eat while you take your bath, she said.

“Thanks mom, let me enjoy my be-d for now, I missed it, I said falling back on it and she smiled and left.

I c@m£ out to the Dinning and ate breakfast with my family as we chatted and laughed like nothing happened…. In my stay in prison, i imagined this moments with them and was scared it may not happen again.

I was having my nap when I heard noises downstairs, I stood up and peeped again like i did when the cops c@m£, and it was my clas-s mates visiting.
I ran down Immediately so happy as we hvgged ti-ght,
“We heard what happened Joan, who would have though your best friend can do that to you? One asked.

“I’m not surprised though, I never trusted that Favour when i heard her talking with a girl from the Art section about you. She said you’re claiming to be beautiful because you’re fair skinned when she’s more beautiful with her black skin. She was jealous when you were made the school girl’s prefect, she even said you sle-pt with teaches to get the position, I mean is that a friend? Prisca asked.

“God forbid! A girl exclaimed.
“I’m so shocked right now, it was ha-rd to believe, another said.

“And you couldn’t tell me this Prisca? I asked.
“oh so easy to say now its expo-sed you have a friendenemy. Did you care to hear anything concerning your royal best friend? A guy asked and I heaved bowing my head.

“I didn’t know how to tell you then, because you wouldn’t have believed me. But I’m glad you’re okay now, Prisca said and i nodded.
“its okay, such is life anyway. I hope the school is not aware about this? I asked and they all exchanged glances and began to laugh.

“Did i ask any thing bad? I asked confused.
“Of course yes, you think we are the only ones who knows? Favour practically testified to everyone how God saved her from the trouble you wanted heaping on her head, a girl replied and i scoffed.

‘I didn’t notice Favour had some mental issues, or did she? I asked.
“Probably she showed you the signs but you laughed it off, a girl replied and they laughed.

“Joan don’t think about it anymore, I brou-ght notes for you, Prisca said and i gave a little smile as we talked and had fun before they left after i promised them I’ll be resuming school soon………….

TBC

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