Funke was in the room, weeping profusely. She was unhappy that Raymond left like that, though it wasn’t his fault. Gloria was out then, she went out to get a cup of sugar, not quite long after she arrived, Tony got to their place.
He was moody, with an angry look. He got in as usual, the gate was opened. He called on the two friends to come out to see him. Gloria rushed out while Funke walked outside also moody. She was angry to see him, as his friend. “Although, his girlfriend has been snatched.” She thought.
‘I’m sorry to bother you. I officially came here to apologize to you about all that happened. Please, I don’t want you to disclose all what you heard to anyone.’ He begged.
‘What we heard? Disclose?’ Gloria repeated.
Funke was leaning against the wall, just staring at him.
‘I’m sure you guys heard about the incidence of Damilola, please, don’t tell anyone. And, she knows you guys heard all we discussed, she might be trailing us. I don’t know how you’ll do it now but its dangerous staying here. He explained.
“It doesn’t concern you….”
Some hefty guys came in and carried Tony in the presence of the two friends. Gloria and Funke took to their heels.
The white Toyota bus was on a great speed along an express way that leads to a village in Oyo state. They’ve already left the Kingdom with Tony and drugged him that he didn’t know what he was doing any longer and his image has blurred.
The five guys including the driver was laughing inside the car there. They were happy they got that kind of job that will replenish their pockets. They all got ready, they were very close to a village and around a stony area with a continuous great speed, they managed to stand up and threw Tony out of the car on great speed, he hit his head on some stones.
That was the way they usually use to eliminate anyone, they don’t use guns, just drugs.
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THE AKINOLA FAMILY, a family blessed with money and children. They have a big building and boys’ quarters in that house. The man and his wife blessed with two children. Three female children and a male child. The mother works and the father works likewise, Mr Akinola was a tough and a no-nonsense man, he doesn’t pity anyone no matter who you are.
••••
Raymond was already forgetting his pasts with Funke, at keast he had no choice and had always hated two wives, whereas his father even married just a wife despite all what happened. He started living happily with his new wife, Dami.
Gloria and Funke left the village the exact day they witness what happened to Tony to prevent them dying. The neglected their parents to save their own lives and moved to a far village from the exact one they were in.
They had no place to go to, no food to eat. Although its better that way, Damilola had started looking for them in the village and her friend. Their parents went so worried about there whereabouts and wellness, its something that will be forgotten soon.
The two ladies where assisted by an old woman in the village they just go to, she provided them with all what they’d need, although old. They started wondering on how she was able to get food and everything she needed.
••••
Deolu was on a normal speed. The driver for the Akinola, he noticed a body lying beside the road but neglected him. He drove Mr Akinola to that village to check on some amenities regarding the work he’s into.
‘Wait.’ He ordered the driver and stared at Tony where he was dropped.
He came down from the car and called the driver to follow him and assisted him inside his car.
The guys Damilola sent returned to the normal place they do meet and called her to tell her about their moves. She got there few minutes after she received the call with her friend, Dolapo. They met the guys smoking cigarette as usual and taking alcoholic drinks. One of them stood up and talked on seeing them walking in.
‘We’ve searched everywhere, those girls aren’t longer in this Kingdom’ he uttered.
‘No.. You can’t tell me that. They must be hiding somewhere, you can’t tell me that you can’t find them. I’m not safe.’ She replied.
‘Yes now.’ Dolapo added.
“Na true talk we talk for here oh. We don check the entire Kingdom and Villages under it, we no see them.” Another uttered with a bushy hair on him.
‘Do you guys really mean this?’ Dami asked again.
‘Why we go lie! Madam, waka this place jere.’ A guys said from the back.
••••
Tony was rushed to the hospital, he was totally unconscious, despite Mr Akinola wasn’t nice and was difficult, he helped Tony on the way. The hospital attended to him immediately and was admitted. Mr Akinola cancelled where he was going to, and went back home so he would come back to check on him later.
He got home and changed his clothing, he took a nap while the driver was outside with the gate keeper gisting. Grace Akinola, the wife was already at work then, the children were not around, each had gone to school.
He got up some hours later and headed to the hospital, the Doctor told him Tony was still unconscious, and asked for his relationship with him.
••••
It was 5:49am the following morning, Tony coughed from the sick bed, he opened his eyes but his head hurts. The Doctor was alerted to check on him, he was examined by the happy Doctor who was happy to see him alive. “What is your name?” The Doctor asked him smiling.
‘Name? I don’t know my name.’ He replied slowly, looking around him.
‘Huh?’ The doctor stared at the Nurse beside him.
‘Amnesia?’ The Doctor asked himself.
“Where are you from?” He asked him.
‘Me?’ Tony asked again, his voice wasn’t that strong to be questioned.
“I can’t remember.” He replied.
‘Erh….’
To be continued
