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As soon as Avie heard the sound of Heena shutting the gate, she came outside. Heena's leftover meal was still hanging on the table. She left in a hurry, she unintentionally neglected such a small matter.Avie saw Shawn pressing his phone, he sat on one of the chairs in the dining. She snubbed him and went to the kitchen. She saw the wrapped package in the cabinet. First, she looked inside the trash can, she saw two rough packages without the content, this gave her the clue that the wrapped one belonged to her.She opened the package, it was chicken and waffles, the same as what the others got. She placed them on the tray with water and was moving to the dining centre, her phone chimed.She immediately put the tray on the table and scrolled through her message. A picture was sent to her from the same unknown number. The anonymous person captured the moment when Heena was laughing with her dad at the police station a while ago. She became so enraged."Shawn, did you have some free time,
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Avie could not believe her ears when Shawn quoted a while ago that he regretted bringing her to the station. "Shawn you don't mean what you said earlier right?" She consulted while Shawn on the other hand held her mute.He wanted her to feel awful, so she could suffer what others go through any time she nailed them to the cross with her utterances. Besides he has not done anything wrong that would make their mom yell at him because of Avie. The tranquillity between the duo can be likened to that of a cemetery. Shawn is not ready yet to break the silence between them at all.After about forty minutes, they arrived at their house, and Shawn switched off the engine. As soon as Avie got down from the car to open the gate, he started the engine and zoomed off.He drove very fast for about ten minutes, he packed the car by the roadside, let down the glass, and screamed "God why!!!". He was about to resume driving before a call came in. "Hello, meet me in my office," the caller said and hun
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Heena was enmeshed between saving her dad and being an obedient daughter. Roy forwarded to her an attorney contact. Now that Heena knew that no lawyer is keen to take up her dad's case, she wanted to reach out to Roy's family lawyer. But, then she thought back to her dad who kicked against the idea. She was excessively vulnerable, she just wished for the trial to be over and done with.She agreed on having a dialogue with Roy and learning what his opinion would be. If he was in her shoes right now, what would he do?Ring! Ring!! Ring!!! Roy's phone rang twice before he picked it up."Hi, babe," Heena spoke without life in her."My shawty! What's up?" Roy raised a question."I am fine," she lied."You didn't sound like it. Did you get the number that I sent to you?" Roy asked."Yes, but I am yet to reach him out""Watchu waiting for girlie? Time is not on our side. Call him and fix an appointment with him. I have already briefed him and he has agreed to take the case…" Roy expressing h
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On Monday morning Mr. Ro'Sau was taken to court for a hearing. All his family members were present including Avie. But lawyer Shen was nowhere to be seen within the court premises. Though the hearing time was 10 AM and the time is quarter to ten.Heena started to panic. She thought that he canceled on her at the last minute. An hour ago, she spoke with him and gave her his word that he would be there.The court clerk announced the next case. Mr. Ro'Sau took his stand, and from nowhere did lawyer Shen appear, Heena was happy. The courtroom was silent as everyone took their position.The judge proceeds with the hearing. "Mr. Ro'Sau, you are been accused of molesting and assaulting ladies, especially the married one, are you guilty or not?""Your honor, I am not guilty," Mr. Ro'Sau replied confidently."We have some women here, who lend their strength to one another to charge you of this crime. For married women to appear in court with a case like this, we believe is a strong one," the j
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An hour later they gathered back in the courtroom. Doing the one-hour break, Mr. Ro'Sau was too ashamed to face his family. He pinned his hope on the judge's final say, then will he have the courage to face everybody."I have verified the video with Mr. Ofuje and that of the CCTV of the Venushoods organisation, they are both the same, before the session ends, I will play them for everyone's eyes," the judge publicly said."How well did you trust the I.T. guys in your company?" Shen asked Ro'Sau."As it is I do not trust anyone anymore," Ro'Sau replied."Within your organization, did you have a conflict with anyone recently?" Shen brought in another question."I know you are doing your job as my attorney, but believe me on this, as far as I know, there's no one at all. Both within my organisation and outside. I am surprised with everything that's happening right now, it seems like a movie to me." Ro'Sau gave a response to lawyer Shen."I also wish it's a movie, at least I can assist yo
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Despite all the shreds of evidence presented in the court, Heena and Shawn still believed that their dad was innocent. Their dad gives more attention to moral values than anything else. How could such a person be found wanting for an illicit act? This is a question that is worth asking.Ro'Sau was led out of the courtroom by a few guards, heading to the bus that will take him and other criminals to the prison.Heena ran as fast as she could to her dad. She was crying and shouting "dad! I know you are innocent. We will fight this till the end." Her cry almost made her dad tear up, as the man that he is, he had to control his emotions. Shawn also walked up to his dad and hugged him tightly. The guards understood so they gave them time to say goodbye to each other. Avie stand aloof, she doesn't know if she should cry or scream, but she did wear a sad look. Trisi went to see her husband briefly before he was taken away."Please look after the family well for me," Ro'Sau confessed to Tris
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They drove for about one hour from the court to their house not a single word was heard from one another. It was an abrupt silence, and Trisi was driven with resentment. If not for the fact that the road was less busy, another headline would have surfaced in the news. Immediately they got to the house, it was a busy day for them, they all went to their room, they were all acting up like they had lost a dear one to untimely death. Yes! Prison is not a home to dwell in for anyone, but as long as there is life, there is always hope.Heena spent thirty minutes in her room before she rushed out of the house without a word as others were in their room respectfully. She called Leah on the phone to meet her up somewhere far from her house. In less than thirty minutes Leah showed up."Hey! What's wrong?" Leah asked"Nothing, I needed someone to escort me to the prison," Heena answered back."Oh my! You scared me on the phone with the way you sounded," Leah confessed."Sorry about that, I was
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The guard glanced at the $100 in his hand carefully, the silence was already killing Heena. She couldn't resist the temptation of not seeing her dad, so she tried to barge in if it could work as the guards are busy sending secret codes to each other."You only have 5 min in there," said one of the guards seated by the corner of the gate.Heena nodded her head in affirmation, and she took a few steps forward to proceed into gaining access to the main building."Where did you think you were going?" A thick voice asked from behind.Heena was terrified by the question and she lost her balance in a split second, she almost reached for the ground, but the empty chair beside her helped her to be on her toes.She was still in a daze. A single question made all her limbs weak, she was standing in the midst of the guards and Leah, however, she was seeing a different thing in her mind."Young lady, I don't mean to frighten you away, wait right here for my return," the thick voice guard said to H
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