My wedding night EPISODE 6
"seriously i don't think things that happened when we were dating has anything to do with his death, believe me" i said slowly. The officer simply folded his hands and breathed deeply. "nothing is hidden under the sun for long. Sooner or later i still will find out, so i believe it's in your best interest to tell me all i need to know" he pushed with a smile.
I battled with myself one more time before making up my mind to open up. "Damian was stealing from the company. He was doing it with a colleague in the records department. I found out about the whole deal three weeks into our relationship but couldn't do anything apart from confront him. He ended up convincing me to keep quiet, equally promising to marry and take me to his home country. His plan was to get me established over there. I was a woman in love with a whole lot to gain. Of course i kept quiet and helped him steal more. He kept his word and married me, only to die before fulfilling the last part of his promise. Now what has that got with his death??" i poured out with tears. "and the colleague in question, do you think he has a hand in his death?" he asked curiously. "of course not, they had seperate accounts and divided proceeds evenly. No he is much more valuable alive than dead to the man" i answered seriously. "well in a murder case we don't rule out any possibility until the crime is solved. I admire your honesty. You bravely confessed being an accomplice to another crime. I appreciate and will keep my promise by watching your back. It should interest you to know that your husband might have been murdered in his garden, we saw some drops of blood down there, which now gives us two crime scenes" he said while i gasped with shock. "yea Damian loved smoking and probably went to the garden to heat off while i slept, but how the hell did he get back to the bed, if he was killed in there?" i asked with disbelief. "it's time to go to your cell my dear. I'll permit you to keep your phone. Just pray something new never comes out to incriminate you further, as for now the lastest discovery works on your side" he added with a cold smile, got up and led me to a quiet cell where I had the most terrying night ever. I kept seeing my dead husband all through that night. Oh it was one nasty experience.
Dear friends, I spent the second night after my wedding in a police cell. What can be more horrible than such fate??
To be continue on request......
[ wedding night Episode 7
By 8am the next day, my brother showed up with my old father and detective Jeremiah. They all look very serious and tired. My heart bled as i saw tears form in my old man's eyes. "my darling you shouldn't be here" he breathed painfully. I forced out a smile to assure him that i was alright. "don't worry sir, we are coming close to solving this case. I'm working round the clock to make sure i solve the puzzles in the case. In no time your daughter will be out of here" the detective said to him. "Officer please tell us what you have gotten so far. Tell us how far you have gotten" my brother asked anxiously. "you know it isn't in our conduct to be revealing our investigations to people but nevertheless i will tell you guys how far i have gotten" he answered, while my brother nodded desperately. "i worked on this case all through the night and i came to a conclusion that two people were involved in the murder. Moreover one of the security men in the house admitted seeing a white lady head to the garden at the exact time the crime might have been committed" he revealed while i jumped up hopefully. "you should arrest the lady right away, isn't the testimony enough to vindicate me?" i asked breathlessly. The detective shook his head and looked down. "i'm sorry but it isn't enough. The security man admitted seeing a woman head to the garden. He never said he saw her kill your husband, moreover the knife cut in your husband's chest was strong and deep. I doubt if any lady can strike so hard. A lady equally can't be able to drag your husband's body from the garden to his bedroom unless of course she was assisted. The fracture on his noise equally brought up another fact that the murderer might have sneaked from
behind, strongly cut off his breathe by covering his nose and mouth with one hand while burying the knife in his chest. Something a woman will find very hard to do. Anyway we are still running DNA tests which will help us put more things together" he concluded, while i sighed with desperation. "c'mon can't you just drill the woman that was spotted at the scene instead of wasting the time we don't have. Who is the woman, who is she?" i asked curiously.
The officer shrugged. "the security man unfortunately couldn't identify her. According to him all the white women in the house that night looked the same to him" he answered, shook hands with my brother and left. My father came forward and stared at me for some seconds, tears blinding his vision. "i'm going to the village today. I'm going to visit the only living soothsayer in our clan. He can reveal the murderer for us" he informed me slowly. I couldn't believe my ears. "dad noooo, you can't do that. You can't abandon your Christian believe for my sake. You are a strong catholic dad. It hasn't gotten to that" i pleaded. "i can't sit, watch and do nothing. Your mother barely managed to survive the night. I must do something, i'm still the head and protector of my family" he said strongly. I bit my lips and looked at my brother for support, but all he did was just shrug. It was obvious they had all agreed on it before visiting me.
To be continue...
My wedding night Episode 8
"You have to hold on tight dear, we are getting you out in no time. The detective promised to give you special treatment. So just hold on for a little longer" my brother begged before leaving with my dad.
However my day never had a dull moment because soon after they left, two of my colleagues came to see me as if they cared. I already knew they simply came to confirm things with their eyes, but that's one of the things in life we have no control over. No matter what we do, we must have haters, we must have people who pretend to care and we also must have people whose only motive is to bring you down.
Later in the afternoon, my friend Nancy also came to see me. It really was painful receiving such visits in a police cell. Yea you guys should just for a moment reflect how it feels to be receiving your friends and colleagues, days after your wedding in a police cell. Horrible isn't it??. Nancy shed real tears on seeing me, her face coloured deeply. The shock in her very apparent. "I heard Rumours, I never believed till this very moment" she said quietly. I swallowed hard and nodded.
Nancy was my old time pal. We attended the same university, stayed in the same hostel and did our Nysc the same time, though in different states. Her parents were a bit wealthy and lived in the capital city. She returned to live with them after Nysc while i came over to live with my brother. However i was fortunate to get a good job while she managed a little teaching job in her neighbourhood. We still remained very close even after we disagreed over Damian. She was of the opinion that i was being overly ambitious, insisting that i was throwing away my life for money. I guess she was right?, but she merely objected to my relationship with Damian simply because i dropped my young boyfriend whom she much preferred, in order to move on with Damian.
Yea Justice was the boy's name, we were age mates and equally served {NYSC} the same time. He was a good kid but c'mon i couldn't waste my future by waiting for him. He was even yet to get a job till the very moment i landed in the police cell. Justice had a lot to do before thinking of settling down and i couldn't take the risk of waiting for him. At least i was good enough to keep him till we rounded up with Nysc unlike some of my course mates who dumped their boyfriends to get married in final year.
"Damian brought only trouble just like i feared. My God this is a terrible Nightmare" Nancy sobbed. I simply stared at her, not knowing what to say. But just that exact second, detective Jeremiah showed up with a dark smile "you may not like the news i bear" he announced and came forward while i almost fainted with fear.... I couldn't bear taking another bad news.
To be continue.....
My Wedding Night Episode 9
“officer i’m all ears, tell me the news you bear” i asked with fear. The detective threw a swift look at Nancy who shifted uneasily. “well i don’t think now it’s a good time. It’s something private” he replied, forcing me to smile quickly. “Nancy is like a sister to me. She knows almost everything about me. You can say anything in her presence” i urged him nervously. “Esther Hardey” he instantly called out, searching my face for any reaction. But the name he mentioned only drew me into another pit of confusion. The name sounded so strange and unfamiliar. “i don’t understand, i haven’t heard such name anywhere” i breathed with confusion. “that’s the name of your husband’s fiancee. A white lady he was supposed to Marry. The lady he left to marry you in order to fulfill the promise he made to you” he explained. A cold shiver instantly ran down my spine. “so are you insinuating that Damian married me just to fulfill a promise?” i asked sadly, “well I never knew he was engaged to any woman, seriously i thought all the ladies he played were just flings” I murmured. “that’s not the problem” he continued, breathing deeply. “the lady in question is currently in Nigeria and was among the people that came into the country with your husband’s family and equally was present at the house when the crime was committed” he explained, while i stared at him with a little hope. “that isn’t bad news, is it?. The lady definitely killed him. She had the motive and opportunity. Unbelievable” i poured out desperately but the detective simply shrugged. “yes she has the motive and opportunity, but we can’t just arrest her without strong reason. All i can do is to invite her for a little questioning and equally pray she doesn’t lawyer up” he answered, breaking my worn out spirit. “however we are still matching the DNA stuff we got from the scene and your husband’s body. I believe something positive will come out of it, but my only problem is that my superiors are putting much weight and interest in this case. They are pushing for closure and speedy trial which really will put you up as the scapegoat, if you are to be dragged to court without me finishing my investigations. You really need to pray my dear. You know how bad our Judicial system can be, moreover the Americans wants you to hang” he concluded, while my heart froze. I instantly fell, collapsing on the floor within seconds….
I fainted.
To be continue...
..My Wedding Night. Episode 10
I soon regained myself to see two female police officers and Nancy by my side. Detective Jeremiah stood a distance away, watching me with great interest. “hope you have eaten
today?” one of the female
officers asked me.
“yea” i nodded, breathing
heavily.
“you have to get a grip of
yourself if you ever want
to win this case. You got to
be strong. Esther Hardey
will be here in few minutes
for questioning” the
Detective said to me.
“please i want to be
present when she’s being
questioned. I want to see
her face” i begged weakly.
“no i can’t do that, i have
already broken a lot of
protocols for you” he
answered quickly.
“I beg of you. Remember
we are talking about my
husband’s murder. Help a
widow” i pushed
passionately. He breathed
deeply and shrugged.
“i hope i don’t get fired for
all i’m doing for you. Well
you have to freshen up
first, secondly you must
promise not to say a word
to the lady when you meet
her” he said seriously.
“oh yes, i promise not to
say a word” i answered,
while he smiled and left.
“the detective is a
wonderful man. He will help
you out” the second female
cop said to me, nodding
with a smile.
_______
After freshening up in one
of the bathrooms, i was led
to the detective’s office,
where i sat and waited for
the so called Esther Hardey
to show up.
She showed up precisely
ten minutes later with the
same annoying white
lawyer who threatened my
brother. They all stared at
me with surprise as they
walked into the detective’s
office.
“what is this murderer
doing here?” the lawyer
asked with anger. Detective
Jeremiah smiled and shook
his head.
“As a lawyer, you should
know that no suspect is
guilty until a court of law
gives verdict. She’s a
suspect just like the lady
that brought you along” he
answered the Lawyer who
bit his lips angrily.
“i’m taking none of this shit
any longer. If you can’t do
your job, better resign. My
clients are tired of being
detained in this country for
no justifiable reason. They
all want to go home and i
give you two days to make
it happen, else the fury of
the American government
will be on the whole
Nigerian police force. You
can’t just keep everyone
hostage” he threatened.
“oh i see you are
representing all the
Americans involved in this
case, but i feel that will
change soon” the detective
added quietly.
“what if i tell you, i have
enough evidence to throw
one of your clients in the
cell right now?” he pushed
on.
“Esther Hardey, she was at
the house when the crime
was committed. She was
Damian’s fiancee, am i
wrong?” he asked the
lawyer who kept quiet.
“Esther had the motive and
mindset to commit such
murder and according to
test results we have so far,
she was physically present
in one of the crime scenes
which invariably places her
in a bad position. I pin the
murder charge on her.
Phewwww case closed. I
get promoted” The
detective concluded with a
smile, while the lawyer
instantly grew tense and
stared at Esther with a
coloured face.
Of course the detective had
nothing strong to pin down
the lady, but as a good
officer he pulled a fast one
on the white lawyer who
for the first time looked
beaten. It was time to
prove how good a lawyer
he was….
I prayed silently. I prayed
for the detective’s stunt to
work.
“your client should use this
opportunity to come out
clean or Damian’s mother
won’t like what i plan
telling her” the detective
pushed on, while Esther
coloured up. It was obvious
she was hiding something
“oh Lord, make her to
confess” i prayed.
Did she really did? Watch out for the next episode.
"seriously i don't think things that happened when we were dating has anything to do with his death, believe me" i said slowly. The officer simply folded his hands and breathed deeply. "nothing is hidden under the sun for long. Sooner or later i still will find out, so i believe it's in your best interest to tell me all i need to know" he pushed with a smile.
I battled with myself one more time before making up my mind to open up. "Damian was stealing from the company. He was doing it with a colleague in the records department. I found out about the whole deal three weeks into our relationship but couldn't do anything apart from confront him. He ended up convincing me to keep quiet, equally promising to marry and take me to his home country. His plan was to get me established over there. I was a woman in love with a whole lot to gain. Of course i kept quiet and helped him steal more. He kept his word and married me, only to die before fulfilling the last part of his promise. Now what has that got with his death??" i poured out with tears. "and the colleague in question, do you think he has a hand in his death?" he asked curiously. "of course not, they had seperate accounts and divided proceeds evenly. No he is much more valuable alive than dead to the man" i answered seriously. "well in a murder case we don't rule out any possibility until the crime is solved. I admire your honesty. You bravely confessed being an accomplice to another crime. I appreciate and will keep my promise by watching your back. It should interest you to know that your husband might have been murdered in his garden, we saw some drops of blood down there, which now gives us two crime scenes" he said while i gasped with shock. "yea Damian loved smoking and probably went to the garden to heat off while i slept, but how the hell did he get back to the bed, if he was killed in there?" i asked with disbelief. "it's time to go to your cell my dear. I'll permit you to keep your phone. Just pray something new never comes out to incriminate you further, as for now the lastest discovery works on your side" he added with a cold smile, got up and led me to a quiet cell where I had the most terrying night ever. I kept seeing my dead husband all through that night. Oh it was one nasty experience.
Dear friends, I spent the second night after my wedding in a police cell. What can be more horrible than such fate??
To be continue on request......
[ wedding night Episode 7
By 8am the next day, my brother showed up with my old father and detective Jeremiah. They all look very serious and tired. My heart bled as i saw tears form in my old man's eyes. "my darling you shouldn't be here" he breathed painfully. I forced out a smile to assure him that i was alright. "don't worry sir, we are coming close to solving this case. I'm working round the clock to make sure i solve the puzzles in the case. In no time your daughter will be out of here" the detective said to him. "Officer please tell us what you have gotten so far. Tell us how far you have gotten" my brother asked anxiously. "you know it isn't in our conduct to be revealing our investigations to people but nevertheless i will tell you guys how far i have gotten" he answered, while my brother nodded desperately. "i worked on this case all through the night and i came to a conclusion that two people were involved in the murder. Moreover one of the security men in the house admitted seeing a white lady head to the garden at the exact time the crime might have been committed" he revealed while i jumped up hopefully. "you should arrest the lady right away, isn't the testimony enough to vindicate me?" i asked breathlessly. The detective shook his head and looked down. "i'm sorry but it isn't enough. The security man admitted seeing a woman head to the garden. He never said he saw her kill your husband, moreover the knife cut in your husband's chest was strong and deep. I doubt if any lady can strike so hard. A lady equally can't be able to drag your husband's body from the garden to his bedroom unless of course she was assisted. The fracture on his noise equally brought up another fact that the murderer might have sneaked from
behind, strongly cut off his breathe by covering his nose and mouth with one hand while burying the knife in his chest. Something a woman will find very hard to do. Anyway we are still running DNA tests which will help us put more things together" he concluded, while i sighed with desperation. "c'mon can't you just drill the woman that was spotted at the scene instead of wasting the time we don't have. Who is the woman, who is she?" i asked curiously.
The officer shrugged. "the security man unfortunately couldn't identify her. According to him all the white women in the house that night looked the same to him" he answered, shook hands with my brother and left. My father came forward and stared at me for some seconds, tears blinding his vision. "i'm going to the village today. I'm going to visit the only living soothsayer in our clan. He can reveal the murderer for us" he informed me slowly. I couldn't believe my ears. "dad noooo, you can't do that. You can't abandon your Christian believe for my sake. You are a strong catholic dad. It hasn't gotten to that" i pleaded. "i can't sit, watch and do nothing. Your mother barely managed to survive the night. I must do something, i'm still the head and protector of my family" he said strongly. I bit my lips and looked at my brother for support, but all he did was just shrug. It was obvious they had all agreed on it before visiting me.
To be continue...
My wedding night Episode 8
"You have to hold on tight dear, we are getting you out in no time. The detective promised to give you special treatment. So just hold on for a little longer" my brother begged before leaving with my dad.
However my day never had a dull moment because soon after they left, two of my colleagues came to see me as if they cared. I already knew they simply came to confirm things with their eyes, but that's one of the things in life we have no control over. No matter what we do, we must have haters, we must have people who pretend to care and we also must have people whose only motive is to bring you down.
Later in the afternoon, my friend Nancy also came to see me. It really was painful receiving such visits in a police cell. Yea you guys should just for a moment reflect how it feels to be receiving your friends and colleagues, days after your wedding in a police cell. Horrible isn't it??. Nancy shed real tears on seeing me, her face coloured deeply. The shock in her very apparent. "I heard Rumours, I never believed till this very moment" she said quietly. I swallowed hard and nodded.
Nancy was my old time pal. We attended the same university, stayed in the same hostel and did our Nysc the same time, though in different states. Her parents were a bit wealthy and lived in the capital city. She returned to live with them after Nysc while i came over to live with my brother. However i was fortunate to get a good job while she managed a little teaching job in her neighbourhood. We still remained very close even after we disagreed over Damian. She was of the opinion that i was being overly ambitious, insisting that i was throwing away my life for money. I guess she was right?, but she merely objected to my relationship with Damian simply because i dropped my young boyfriend whom she much preferred, in order to move on with Damian.
Yea Justice was the boy's name, we were age mates and equally served {NYSC} the same time. He was a good kid but c'mon i couldn't waste my future by waiting for him. He was even yet to get a job till the very moment i landed in the police cell. Justice had a lot to do before thinking of settling down and i couldn't take the risk of waiting for him. At least i was good enough to keep him till we rounded up with Nysc unlike some of my course mates who dumped their boyfriends to get married in final year.
"Damian brought only trouble just like i feared. My God this is a terrible Nightmare" Nancy sobbed. I simply stared at her, not knowing what to say. But just that exact second, detective Jeremiah showed up with a dark smile "you may not like the news i bear" he announced and came forward while i almost fainted with fear.... I couldn't bear taking another bad news.
To be continue.....
My Wedding Night Episode 9
“officer i’m all ears, tell me the news you bear” i asked with fear. The detective threw a swift look at Nancy who shifted uneasily. “well i don’t think now it’s a good time. It’s something private” he replied, forcing me to smile quickly. “Nancy is like a sister to me. She knows almost everything about me. You can say anything in her presence” i urged him nervously. “Esther Hardey” he instantly called out, searching my face for any reaction. But the name he mentioned only drew me into another pit of confusion. The name sounded so strange and unfamiliar. “i don’t understand, i haven’t heard such name anywhere” i breathed with confusion. “that’s the name of your husband’s fiancee. A white lady he was supposed to Marry. The lady he left to marry you in order to fulfill the promise he made to you” he explained. A cold shiver instantly ran down my spine. “so are you insinuating that Damian married me just to fulfill a promise?” i asked sadly, “well I never knew he was engaged to any woman, seriously i thought all the ladies he played were just flings” I murmured. “that’s not the problem” he continued, breathing deeply. “the lady in question is currently in Nigeria and was among the people that came into the country with your husband’s family and equally was present at the house when the crime was committed” he explained, while i stared at him with a little hope. “that isn’t bad news, is it?. The lady definitely killed him. She had the motive and opportunity. Unbelievable” i poured out desperately but the detective simply shrugged. “yes she has the motive and opportunity, but we can’t just arrest her without strong reason. All i can do is to invite her for a little questioning and equally pray she doesn’t lawyer up” he answered, breaking my worn out spirit. “however we are still matching the DNA stuff we got from the scene and your husband’s body. I believe something positive will come out of it, but my only problem is that my superiors are putting much weight and interest in this case. They are pushing for closure and speedy trial which really will put you up as the scapegoat, if you are to be dragged to court without me finishing my investigations. You really need to pray my dear. You know how bad our Judicial system can be, moreover the Americans wants you to hang” he concluded, while my heart froze. I instantly fell, collapsing on the floor within seconds….
I fainted.
To be continue...
..My Wedding Night. Episode 10
I soon regained myself to see two female police officers and Nancy by my side. Detective Jeremiah stood a distance away, watching me with great interest. “hope you have eaten
today?” one of the female
officers asked me.
“yea” i nodded, breathing
heavily.
“you have to get a grip of
yourself if you ever want
to win this case. You got to
be strong. Esther Hardey
will be here in few minutes
for questioning” the
Detective said to me.
“please i want to be
present when she’s being
questioned. I want to see
her face” i begged weakly.
“no i can’t do that, i have
already broken a lot of
protocols for you” he
answered quickly.
“I beg of you. Remember
we are talking about my
husband’s murder. Help a
widow” i pushed
passionately. He breathed
deeply and shrugged.
“i hope i don’t get fired for
all i’m doing for you. Well
you have to freshen up
first, secondly you must
promise not to say a word
to the lady when you meet
her” he said seriously.
“oh yes, i promise not to
say a word” i answered,
while he smiled and left.
“the detective is a
wonderful man. He will help
you out” the second female
cop said to me, nodding
with a smile.
_______
After freshening up in one
of the bathrooms, i was led
to the detective’s office,
where i sat and waited for
the so called Esther Hardey
to show up.
She showed up precisely
ten minutes later with the
same annoying white
lawyer who threatened my
brother. They all stared at
me with surprise as they
walked into the detective’s
office.
“what is this murderer
doing here?” the lawyer
asked with anger. Detective
Jeremiah smiled and shook
his head.
“As a lawyer, you should
know that no suspect is
guilty until a court of law
gives verdict. She’s a
suspect just like the lady
that brought you along” he
answered the Lawyer who
bit his lips angrily.
“i’m taking none of this shit
any longer. If you can’t do
your job, better resign. My
clients are tired of being
detained in this country for
no justifiable reason. They
all want to go home and i
give you two days to make
it happen, else the fury of
the American government
will be on the whole
Nigerian police force. You
can’t just keep everyone
hostage” he threatened.
“oh i see you are
representing all the
Americans involved in this
case, but i feel that will
change soon” the detective
added quietly.
“what if i tell you, i have
enough evidence to throw
one of your clients in the
cell right now?” he pushed
on.
“Esther Hardey, she was at
the house when the crime
was committed. She was
Damian’s fiancee, am i
wrong?” he asked the
lawyer who kept quiet.
“Esther had the motive and
mindset to commit such
murder and according to
test results we have so far,
she was physically present
in one of the crime scenes
which invariably places her
in a bad position. I pin the
murder charge on her.
Phewwww case closed. I
get promoted” The
detective concluded with a
smile, while the lawyer
instantly grew tense and
stared at Esther with a
coloured face.
Of course the detective had
nothing strong to pin down
the lady, but as a good
officer he pulled a fast one
on the white lawyer who
for the first time looked
beaten. It was time to
prove how good a lawyer
he was….
I prayed silently. I prayed
for the detective’s stunt to
work.
“your client should use this
opportunity to come out
clean or Damian’s mother
won’t like what i plan
telling her” the detective
pushed on, while Esther
coloured up. It was obvious
she was hiding something
“oh Lord, make her to
confess” i prayed.
Did she really did? Watch out for the next episode.
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