"She –"
"You must be insane. I didn't do it. Believe me, he is telling lies." Lina cut Kelvin off shortly as the tears trickled down her eyes.
"There will be a short break. We will all come back in after 20 minutes of break." The judge announced as he banged the big wooden.
"Could Brad information be wrong? What if she didn't –"
"Akila," I looked towards Lina's direction. She placed her head on the wooden door. I was sure she was shedding tears right there. I turned back to Akila, placed my palm on her cheek as I smiled. "Do not trust that tears. That tears can kill us girl."
"Ahh!" She gasped.
"Confused again?" I nodded my head a little.
"She would have gave in since if she was the one. Don't you think?" She whispered to make sure I was the only one that heard that.
"Let me talk to the lawyer. I will be right back." I made to
Eagerness was written on everyone's face. The sound of their resit on the chair enveloped the court room. Lina never stopped crying. Not even a single tears on Kelvin's eye. I couldn't see Brad's face as his eyes was on his toe."My son doesn't deserve all this. This girl has been after him since the beginning of his life. He said he didn't do it." Kelvin's mother voice took over the silence.When would this drama stop, and the judgment should be pass already."Hey! Woman!" The officers moved down to her. Everywhere became silence again.The judge shifted his glass as he stared into his book before him. He raised his head now. "Mr. Ugawadu kelvin, 24 years of man was find guilty of rape and abduction to a young girl of 13 years of age which is find as a criminal offenses in the court of law. Part 1 of article 282 allows sentencing kidnappers to maximum imprisonment of 8 years,"Th
A I's P O V."Babe babe babe!" Akila rushed into the class looking so stressed out. She had a physics text book on her hand with a pen on the second."What is wrong?""This physics class test is freaking, gosh girl! Am I going to pass this exam? I am not sure." She threw herself on the chair in front of me.I giggled out loudly. "Are you serious? Physics is making you feel this way.""Babe, it is not funny. I have been on it for the past one hour now. The teachers now left us to prepare for one –" she rolled her eyes. "Fucking annoying!""I could help.""Hmm hmm!"That was Daniel. He fucked up, now he was trying to get her back."Ai, you don't trust me. I could –""How is Art connected to science. Hmm, tell me." I teased when I knew very well what he wante
"My child, go meet Brad in his room." She said in a more requested tone, with a slight must do voice."But –""There is something between he and his father that haven't been sorted out up until now. I don't want him to have such feelings of sadness about his father anymore." She had my hand on hers with her eyes fixed on it."Okay, I will go ma'am." I smiled in a tight lips then she did the same with a small of her teeth exposed out.I watched my steps carefully as I moved up the stairs like they told me not to put my foot on ground. There was only one room with a black door at the right hand of the corridor. I opened up the door slightly and peeped into the room after a little dramatic action – my fingers on my head then my left and right chest.So boring! Guys don't fantasize their interior decor like we girls. I love it colorful but it wasn't that
I and my family having dinner at the dining table as my mind trailed off to the conversation I had with Brad.How can he expect me to fix his broken hearts while I have mine too?It was so much to ask for."Is this about Lina or your neurologist?" Mum brought me back to life."Huhn!""You have been toying with your food since. Why aren't you eating?" Mum said in a mouthful food.I looked down at the rice and plantain that was dished in front of me."What happened dear? Are you okay?" Dad gained my attention to him."Do you have your past too dad? And," I shook the meal with my spoon. "Does it still haunt you?""Why are you asking such questions?" Dad reached for the glass of chilled water in front of him."I just wanna know. Why must everyone has a past? Can't we just live a happy life without no
Dad moved out of his room as I was about walking out of the house to school. Our eyes on each other. His sympathy gaze caught my attention, calling for forgiveness. I still can't help to think of it, that my dad was actually responsible for my mum misfortune."Hi love!"I nodded my head and stared at him with strong gaze. "I wouldn't want to be late for school dad. See you later.""I know my Ai didn't care if she got late to school or not. She just wanna avoid her irresponsible father."The word struck my hearts. My father was never irresponsible in his duties as a father. Why didn't I got the fact that all was in the past now, and my mum was finally happy."What if she is just acting like she is happy," I raised my glare at him. "Dad, I know mum said she is happy, but deep inside, what if – what if she is never happy. Dad, did you think I will forever be happy for what has b
I staggered down to the living room in aimed to go into my room as I was saved by my dad from falling. I looked into his eyes and tears escaped from my eyes."Are you okay love? What happened?"I cried out then I quickly embraced him. "I am sorry dad, and I miss you," I whimpered. "I am sorry. I have made a mistake. I committed an unforgiving crime dad.""You haven't committed a crime my dear and you deserve to be angry at me. I am sorry love. Just have it in mind that I love you and your mother a whole lot." He stuck my head on his shoulder."Dad, I – I was never raped. I am still a virgin. It was confirmed by a doctor dad. I –""Are you serious?" He disengaged from me to stare into my guilty eyes. He smiled and embraced me back just again. "You should be happy love. You don't deserve that punishment.""But dad, Lina and Kelvin?""They are in
I lifted up my head to let the liquid stayed in my eyelids. I turned back to him as he stared at me curiously. I looked down to the floor than back to him."Brad,""Yes. I am listening.""I – I was never –""Children, Brayd! Ai!" Brad's mum distracted with her call on us. "Come down and eat. I prepared something.""We should go to your mum now." I said as I stretched my thumb to the door."No! I want you to talk to me first. Is it about what happened to you or there is more to it?" He held up my chin, made sure his eyes was directly into mine."Will you still love a liar like me?" The tears flipped down my eyes unknowingly."Ai, you are scaring me right now. Liar? How?" He quickly pulled me into a hug, and rubbed down my hair."I was never raped Brad. It all lies. He never dig the strange thing in, but he never stops – stops scratc
A I's P O V."Do you wanna talk to me about your father?" I looked back to his eyes which suddenly filled with sour. "If you wanna forget your whole past then you have to let it out.""You are right Ai, but I don't even know what to talk to you about than to let you know the wicked of a father I have.""His action could be of the past. Why don't you just make a good relationship with him and forget it ever happened."The journey was a silent one with little breeze hovering the little dirt around."I wish I could but he is not even ready to accept his past mistakes. He never sees it as one. My mum still have yo beg my father for love. I just want him gone forever.""Why would you say such?""I am already used to living without him before he came around to add more salt to the wound. I wouldn't have allowed him back in our li