Must Read: Cyber lover - Season 1 - Episode 49

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Must Read: Cyber lover - Season 1 - Episode 49

“Don‟t tell me your memory of me is not
enough to help you carry on with your day‟s
activities,” she teased. “The memory is there
but it seems to be fading if I don‟t call you
now and then!” he joked. “I just need more of
you to achieve the same effect.” “Alright, I will
be there for you, no matter how much you
need me.” “How is your day going?” he asked.
“As busy as usual,” she replied. “I am equally
having a busy day. How is Brenda doing?”
Jane suddenly remembered the other day‟s
event! Brenda had woken up feeling very weak
that morning. She couldn‟t reasonably explain
why she had restlessly stirred about without
cause the day before, but seemed perfectly
alright that morning. “She is alright. It was
good that I stayed with her yesterday; she
only complained about being weak for a while,
but stabilized after a few minutes. She was
okay when I left the house this morning.”
“That‟s good to hear.
Did Michael come around yesterday?” “No, but
he called a couple of times.” “Okay. Let me
allow you to do your work, promise me you
won‟t overwork yourself?” “I won‟t. Be careful,
too.” She dropped the phone and continued
with her work. She worked for the next two
hours with just little interruption from her
colleagues. Her legs started to feel numb so
she decided to take a break. She was just
about to stand when her cell phone vibrated
again. It was Brenda. She had actually been
expecting Brenda‟s call. Brenda was supposed
to call her once she received feedback from
the airline company concerning the test and
interview she‟d gone for the week before. “I
got the Job!!” Brenda shouted into the phone
before Jane could say a word.

Jane had to restrain herself from shouting
too. “This is great, Brenda!” she rather said. “I
don‟t know how to express my joy. Where are
you?” “I am still at the headquarters of the
airline company. I am trying to sort some
things out. After here, I will buy recharge card
and call my parents. Oh, Jane I am so happy!
I have to call Michael now.” Jane was glad
that Brenda felt that Michael was important
enough to be notified of the good news. So
far, her friend had failed to tell her what had
happened between her and Michael the other
day. “Alright Brenda, take your time. I will
come home early so that we can do a little
celebration!” “We will meet at home then. I will
hang around a while so that I can get myself
acquainted with my new working environment!
See ya!” “Alright. Bye!” Jane dropped the
phone. She couldn‟t contain her excitement.

Her co-workers couldn‟t wait to hear the good
news, so she quickly told them what the
excitement was all about. Then she left to buy
some snacks at the Bank‟s canteen. When
Jane came back, she heard two male co-
workers in her office discussing a murder case
they had read about in the morning papers.
One was holding the paper in his hands as
they talked. “His wife must have known about
it. If I were the police I will thoroughly
investigate her,” the darker of the two men
said. “How can you suspect her? She lost her
husband and you are suspecting her; don‟t
you have human feelings?” the other man with
the paper said. “What is it all about?” Jane
asked. “A man of thirty-one was brutally
murdered in his family home yesterday
evening,” narrated one of them. “He was found
by his wife who told the press that she was
planning to go out for dinner with her
husband before the incident.”
“What incident?” Jane was now as inquisitive
as the little group of workers who had
gathered around the two men. “She said her
husband had forgotten his car key when they
were about going out that evening and had
hurried back into the house to get it. She
heard him scream briefly afterwards and
rushed in to check what was wrong only to be
confronted with his mutilated body!” “What?”
Jane was surprised at this. “How?” Murmuring
broke out from amongst those gathered
around her. “The deceased, who was identified
as Benjamin Frost, was cut up beyond
recognition, leaving a sight so repulsive for
observers to behold,” the man with the paper
read out aloud. “Benjamin what?” Jane asked.
Could this be the same Benjamin that once
dated Brenda? She took the paper and looked
at the page.

Her mouth suddenly tasted bitter. The caption
stated, “MYSTERY MURDER IN CAPE CITY.”
Cape City was not more than seventeen
kilometers from Lupe. It was Benjamin, all
right. His handsome image was placed at the
right top of the page that carried the news.
She and Brenda knew that he relocated to
Cape City with the lady he had impregnated
while dating Brenda. “Why would anyone one
want to murder Benjamin?” she asked herself,
handing the paper back to the owner. “Do you
know him?” her co-worker asked her. “Yes,”
she replied. “He used to date my roommate.”
“Well, they say it is a big mystery!” continued
the woman. “I keep wondering how anyone
could have possibly mutilated him so brazenly
like that in just a short period of time!” “What
is the police saying?” she asked the news
bearers, still shocked by the news.
“Nothing much, they are still investigating the
murder,” replied one. He opened the paper and
went through it for a while. “It says here that
the victim‟s blood was used to paint the walls
of the room!” Jane was horrified.

She couldn‟t still believe it. She wondered how
Brenda would handle the news. As the day
went by, she tried not to allow the mysterious
news to affect her concentration on her work,
although she soon sent one of the bank
messengers to buy the paper bearing it for
her. She would like to take her time to read
the news and have evidence of what she was
saying when she confronted Brenda with the
sordid news that evening. Brenda‟s new
appointment was the only motivation she had
for the rest of the day. On her way home, she
read the news again. The paper described
Benjamin‟s murderer as a horrific psychopath,
saying that nobody in his right senses would
have carried out such a gruesome act. Brenda
actually mentioned something about Benjamin
that morning, but Jane had not paid any
attention to what her friend had been saying
then. Wow! So this was how Benjamin Frost‟s
life had ended after treating Brenda so
cruelly? Probably his murderer was some girl
he had hurt and she couldn‟t take the pain.

Did he deserve such a horrible death? Well, he
was gone and gone forever; there was nothing
anybody could do about it.
Brenda was already waiting for her at the door
when she got home. She looked like a kid who
had just been given a desirable present. She
hugged Jane as she opened the door. “Oh,
Jane, I am so happy!” This while collecting
Jane‟s small bag from her. She had
impatiently waited all day for her friend to
come back, and was so glad when Jane
walked in by 4:30 p.m., which was much
earlier than her usual return time. “Today is
the happiest day of my life!” “It should be;
people don‟t get jobs every day. How is the
terms of service for the job?”
“The pay is excellent!” quipped her friend. “I
will be given accommodation, transport and
clothing allowances. The working terms are
perfectly suitable for me and the environment
is very friendly.” “So, when will you start
work?” “In two weeks time, but I will be
starting a two-week orientation tomorrow.”
“How did your parents take the news?” “What?
They were so delighted! I could visualize my
mother dancing, really!” “And Michael?” Jane
asked. A sweet smile appeared on Brenda‟s
face. “I have not called Michael yet. You see,
I‟m saving that for last!” “Why? Am I sensing
something here? Is Michael that special?” “I
don‟t know; I just see him as special. I guess I
am beginning to appreciate him even though I
am not fully conscious of it.” Jane suddenly
remembered the news about Benjamin, but felt
that then was not the right time to tell her
friend.

She didn‟t want to spoil the good mood
Brenda was in at the moment. “Well, let‟s
change into something nice for the evening.
We are going to have a wonderful time
tonight!” she quipped. But Brenda had noticed
the newspaper when she was about to enter
her room. Jane did not buy newspapers, so
she asked, “What‟s up with the paper? Are you
expecting any news?” What the heck? Jane
thought, perhaps she should just tell her.
“There is something in there that I would like
you to know.” “What?” “Benjamin was brutally
murdered in his house yesterday. There are no
suspects yet. I brought the paper home so you
could read it for yourself.” Brenda had
stopped in her tracks. “Benjamin murdered?
Why would anybody do that? He couldn‟t hurt
anyone!” “He hurt you, remember?” “Yes, but
that is not enough for someone to murder him,
is it?”