Shade of Lust (Episode 5)

Shade of Lust (Episode 5)

 

She stopped,
turned and faced me.
‘’sharing your feelings, confiding in someone you trust can be
helpful in your present condition. I suggest you talk to me.
Open your heart to me. Share your feelings with me’’ she
demanded soothingly, drawing close to me once again. I bit
my lips and stared at her for some seconds.
‘’You won’t understand how I feel right now’’ I breathed,
staring deep into her eyes.

‘’My dad was murdered. I was told he died in his sleep but
that’s a mystery I’m so eager to unravel. My uncles all teamed
up and organised a quick burial without considering my
feelings with the pretence of cutting costs. My dad was in the
country for a business he told me he was setting up the last
time we talked. He equally had plans of completing his house
in the village and marrying a new wife. No one has been able
to give account of how his money grew winds or why he died
so mysteriously. Now out of nowhere, one of my cousins is
offering to help me stand on my feet. But I don’t trust him. I
feel there is more to his help. I was with him for three weeks
and he taught me stuffs that I never knew were real, Stuffs
that I’m so ashamed to talk about. Here I’m so confused, so
empty and so tired of life’’ I poured out solemnly, covering my
face with my palms. Tracy drew closer, took down my hands
and searched my eyes for a while before surprising me with a
hug. And yes I badly needed the hug.
‘’you have every reason to be suspicious and concerned. You
have every reason to seek for the truth but you are not yet
ready for such because if indeed your dad was murdered, it
means the murderer is still out there observing your
movements. You have to let it go for now at least until you
finish your education’’ she advised softly.

‘’You said your cousin is teaching you stuffs?. What exactly is
he teaching you?’’ she suddenly demanded, throwing me off
balance with her question.
‘’Tracy please don’t ask me that question. I beg of you. Let’s
just forget about all I said to you’’ I begged softly. She stared
at me suspiciously before shrugging with resignation.
‘’you have to be careful Jude. I hope no one is trying to
manipulate or put you in trouble after murdering your father’’
she breathed, leaving the idea embedded in my heart as we
stared at each other.
‘’perhaps Kelvin could really be behind my father’s death’’ I
wondered for the umpteenth time as Tracy’s eyes met mine.
 

Meanwhile @Joe ’s Gym, works layout,
Kelvin’s side of the story continues
(Inside the gym; Kelvin and his friend Joe are seen having a
heated discussion. The two guys have been friends for a long
time)
 

 ‘’so I hope your young cousin is learning very fast?’’ Joe asked
me.
‘’yes the boy is a quick learner. He has the brain. But
seriously I do feel guilty for his father’s death. You can’t
believe the man called me to be with him the day he arrived
town but I couldn’t Honor his invitation because I was busy
with Cynthia. I feel the man was murdered and perhaps I
would have prevented it supposing I honoured his invitation to
be with him’’ I confessed with great guilt.
‘’jeez’’ Joe breathed.
‘’I feel so responsible. You can’t believe that the man’s money
and everything just disappeared without a trace. He confided
in me before coming to the country that he was setting up a
business in Nigeria. I don’t have details of the business or
names of his partners. His death was just so clean and
untraceable’’ I added, shaking my head.
‘’he died in the village?’’ Joe asked. I nodded.
‘’yes and that’s the most confusing thing. The man always
spent the night in the city whenever he was in the country but
I was surprised that he spent the night in his small old house
in the village. You know the old house behind the new
building?’’ I explained to Joe who nodded silently.
‘’whoever killed him will have me to battle. Tomorrow I will be
going to the village to confront my father. I feel he is hiding
something with his brothers’’ I resolved while my friend
shrugged.
‘’you are not good at playing the good guy. I hope you don’t
fail in this new quest of yours’’ he grinned, lighting up a
cigarette as I looked down with great worry.
To be continue...

 

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