Shadows of the Green - Season 1 - Episode 8

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Shadows of the Green - Season 1 - Episode 8

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******************************* The police officers look towards the
direction VC pointed too and found
nothing.

“No one is here,sir.” One of the police
officers said confusingly.

“Here is the young man” The VC repeated
but still the officers could not see anyone.

Gori smirked, he enjoyed the game.

“Can you see that black-leathered chair” VC
asked pointing to the chair Gori occupied,
the officers nodded in affirmation.

“Do you see someone sitting on it?”
“No, this is an empty chair.”
“It is not empty” the two men argued. Gori
was sitting comfortably making fun of the
two old men. One of the officers sat on the
chair Gori was seated, the men saw two
men in one, the officers saw a police
officer sitting on an empty seat. The
policemen left awhile later, urged the men
to see a doctor.

“You think I’m a fool, Mr. VC?” He clapped
and stood up, the men were visibly
shaken.

“We’re sorry” they apologized.
“You have less than twenty-four hours to
meet up” he said as he made for the door,
he opened the door and turned back to
the two men.

“I’m here to haunt and being you down,
I’m going to finish you and you career.” He
said and walked away.

The two men sat in different positions,
each lost in his own thought, they thought
of their life, their children and everything
they had done.

“You brought me into this.” John said
“We were both ambitious.” VC responded
“You initiated me, I’m tired of everything.
We have wasted amenough innocent
souls.”

“Meeting is next weekend, we will table it
in front of everyone.”

*****
TIWATOPE’S LODGE

She heard a knock on the door, it should
be Kay or soshe thought
“Come in” Gori walked in, she stood up
from the bed and was alert. Gori was a
killer, no he was not, she trusted him, he
told her he was not the killer.

“Princess” Gori called out still standing by
the door.

“How did you get here?” She knew she
had never tell him her lodge number.
“I asked a couple of students outside” he
lied. His spiritual instinct brought him
there. Just a thought of where he wanted
to be and he was there. He moved closer
to Tiwa who was still rooted to a spot.
“I’ve missed you, Tiwa.”

“There’s a rumor flying around the school,
Gori. Did you kill him?I heard his body
disappeared from the morgue.”

“Tiwa, I’m here for you. Don’t believe those
scraps.”

“The police are looking for you Gori.” She
announced.

“Princess, I’m aware of that. They are
through with the investigation and they
knew I was innocent”

“Gori, Ken was stabbed.”
“I know, guess what?”
“What? I’m not good at guessing.”

“The VC took special interest in me, he
apologised for the wrong accusations and
he is getting an apartment for me offk.” He
lied.

******

Goriola moved into his new apartment, it
was a four bedroom apartment situated
close to the school small gate, it had a
large compound,the living room was well
furnished so was the master bedroom.

Gori was marvelled when he packed in. He
arranged his little properties. He thought
of what to do with his life, he could not
kept relying on the useless VC. He
remembered Solo, Solomon was Mrs.
James first born, Mrs James was Gori
mother’s friend. Solomon was twenty-two
year old three hundred level student in
Gori’s school and he had built a house for
his parents, bought a car for his father
and had a boutique downtown, it was
rumored that he was a “yahoo” boy.

*****

“I fear when I see your call o, OmoG” Solo
said.

“You just forget me, I’ve never seen you
around school area.”Gori said
” who school epp,?he smiled.”I bin make
money and we bin baling…. Wetin I wan
use school do”he laughed
“Can you teach me yahoo business? He
dropped the bombshell. Solo bursted into
laughter, he laughed so hard that he
choked
” you…. Your mama na deaconess o”
“Your mama nko? Herbalist abi?” Gori eyed
him.

“Seriously, Gori…. Do you think you can do
this? See, your mum is one of those
crucifying my mother o… I don’t want
wahala o.”

“Solo, I’m not a kid.”

“Do you wanna start with your Nokia?”
Solo said mockingly.

“I have a laptop?”

“Laptop? Where you see am?” Solo asked,
a guy came in and greeted them, Solomon
hailed him and introduced him to Gori as
Psalm

“You mean you are the hundred level
Gori?” Psalm asked.

“Oh yes… How do you know me? Moreover,
I may not be the only Gori in hundred
level.” Psalm stepped backward and
exchanged glances with Solo.

“Do you know him?” Solo asked Psalm.

“This is the school most wanted.”

“How do you mean?” Solo asked.

“He killed Ken.” Psalm said scarily. Gori sat
down smiling, Solomon stood up.

“It’s not possible… I know Gori very well,
we grew up together. He is always a
clumsy gentle guy, he cannot kill a hen”
Solo said.

“Anyways, I did not kill Ken, I was his
roommate till his death.”