Voice From The Past - S01 E05 (Story Episode)

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Voice From The Past - S01 E05 (Story Episode)

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 5

Helen was at the hospital on a bed rest, and the doctor had given instruction that no cell phone should be allowed into the room. Kelvin was on the corridor pacing to and fro, he was confused, and he didn’t know what he can do. Who was the caller, he continued to ask himself. Joan was also in the Hospital with Mike as they were trying to calm Kelvin down from thinking too much about the incident. He tried calling the number that had called earlier but it was not reachable
But as this was going on, Helen was trying to identify who the caller was as she was lying on the bed. She said to herself, “Is he not dead, who owns that voice”. She was lost in thought when she suddenly became dizzy and fell asleep.
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Joan was in her house when Monica walked in to her, all bright and full of smiles. Joan was not expecting any visitor that day as she had planned to use it to rest from all the troubles she had passed through as a result of Helen.

Joan : What brings you here, madame.

Monica: Hmmm, don’t tell me you have not heard.

Joan: That what? She asked a little bit disturbed.

Monica: That Helen has been given bed rest and no one allowed to see her.

Joan: I know, dear, is that the news that brought you from your place to this place.

Monica: Laughing, not only that, there are more gist, which I will tell you as time goes by.

Joan: Mrs gist carrier, can’t you just find a work to keep yourself busy.

Monica: Feeling insulted, You should find one for me, the employer of labour.

Joan : Okay, don’t be annoyed but you know am not in for this useless gist, I had three days without sleeping.

Monica: Mocking her, wow you are such a good friend my dear. But you know what, don’t you feel jealous and env1ous of Helen, she was a Run$ girl that we are aware of, she once had a baby that we don’t know where she had kept it, now she is hiding a secret that no one knows what it was all about.

Joan: Hmmm, what is there to be je@lous about dear?

Monica: I think you are not getting my point, can’t you see she is lucky, inspite of all the ugly past she is having, she is about to be married to the gentle, cool and loving spouse.

Joan: Ahhn ahhn, Monica and you call yourself her friend, I thought I was the only one that was interested in having Kelvin by my side, I never knew you are in love with him also or let me say Lu$t.

Monica: Woman, you can’t understand, I just want the best for Kelvin, he is such a darling and I would not like him to have any regrets in his home. It is painful to see a handsome, caring hardworking man like that to fall into the pit of love of one useless girl.

Joan: Stop that Monica, I will not take that from you, you can’t stay here and be insulting our friend , it is nonsense.

Monica: Ohh, I see, so am not part of you guys again.

Joan: Hissed, when all you say is irrelevant.

Monica: But, Joan , you don’t even have a man that you can call yours neither do I all the guys coming after us are just taking advantage and leaving us. Also, coming back to the issue of Helen, don’t you see the way she was in shock and collapsed when the caller called. It seems she is hiding a secret from us and brother Kelvin is bl!nd in love that he didn’t see these things.

Joan: Woman, who told you. I am seeing someone of recent but I want to prove his love toward me if it is genuine. As for Helen, It is true that there might some secrets she is trying to hid from us but everyone has a secret now.

Monica: But not the one that would cause damage to ones health.

Joan: Okay, so what do you want Kelvin to do about it. Hmmm I see, I know why you didn’t want the wedding to take place, you were the one who informed John about it .

Monica: How can you point an accusing finger at me, we all that the wedding was all over the social media and probably that is where John had seen it and made use of the opportunity to get back at Helen.

Joan: Ohh, I see. But why are you always after her matter.

Monica: That one is for you to decide.

Joan: To be sincere, Kelvin is the type of man I love and I need, he makes me think of cheating on my new boyfriend but am finding it hard to restrain myself.

Monica: Laughing, but you were proving hard lady the other time.

Joan: But you see, there is nothing to worry about that, since our friend is lucky, I think we should be happy for her.

Monica: Okay oooo, she sighs. So any news from John again and how did Helen later resolve the issues with him ,did she agree to be sleeping with him or what was the other way out.

Joan: Aunty, please, I think you should be going now, how on earth will I know, since she came back she was behaving strangely and now calls from different quarters, who knows what might have happened there.

Monica: Okay madam, no problem, I will mind my business.

Monica and John had been a secret lover once when Monica was still into Run$ girl business, she had used John to dupe many clients and enriched herself through that. Although, Helen and Joan were not aware of this, she had kept it from them , all they believe is the she was a daughter of a rich man. It was during an outing that Monica had met John who introduced her into cyber cr!me and he advised her to stop the run$ business she was into and that he would date her provided she give up the job but one thing led to another, John could not fulfil the promise of dating her but they had several $3x together until he became tired of her. Nevertheless they had stick together and still maintained being a close friend and met secretly, she was aware of the meeting of John and Helen, and was even the master mind behind the various options that John was giving to Helen in order to destroy her marriage so as to get close to Kelvin her dreamed man.
****************************************************************** At the hospital, Kelvin and Mike were chatting when a young girl approached them with an envelope. They inquired from the little girl where she has seen it but she told them a man had asked her to give them. She pointed to his direction only to find no one there.

Mike was eager to know what was in the envelope and opened it….immediately he opened the envelope, there was a blank picture in there, there was no image but a little sentence was written in another small sheet which reads “ Five million naira or say goodbye”…… Immediately the two friends were anxious as they looked into the envelope to know if there are other content but only saw the necklace which Kelvin had gifted Helen on the bachelor’s night of their wedding.

Kelvin: What is the meaning of this?

Mike : I am surprised just like you now.

Kelvin: Who is after my life and that of my wife?

Mike: I think we have to take action now, or else we are going to be framed up.

Kelvin: But I need to question Helen first about this necklace and how she lost it.

Mike: No need for the stress now, let her be, don’t show her any other thing that would make her B.P to rise again, you know the Doctor has warned against such.

Kelvin;I know, but only she has the answer to this riddle.

Mike: You know what, just calm down and lets think about the way out to resolve this matter.

As the two were still discussing , Kelvin phone rang and he picked.

Kelvin: Who is on the line.

Voice: You see that envelope and the paper with the necklace, that is just tip of what I have in my possession, if you don’t want me to destroy your life…send that money, I will communicate where you should put it once you are ready. Don’t bother to track this line.

Kelvin: But what do you want.

Voice: I already told you.

Kelvin: But this is a woman’s voice, and a man dropped this package.

Voice : It is not your to tell which voice, is speaking with you all I know is that you should pay that money.

Kelvin: Already shaking, what will you do.

Voice: You live at 3 Avenue, banana Island, Lagos. Your parents are both business folks.

You own two other houses, and you use range rover 2018 model.

Kelvin: shaking, who are you?

Voice: Ask your wife, Ahhhhhhh….he quits the call.
As they were talking, Helen was at his back hearing all that was said. Kelvin turned back and finds her, who is that person…
Helen ; he is …..Mike caught in, please let her rest…..He led her into the ward…

Kelvin stood there with his hands akibo.