Shade of Lust (Episode 49 & 50)

She nodded slowly
‘’yes I won’t mind telling the police all I know but I
don’t want
to be involved in the case. Just find a way to keep
me off it. I
beg of you. Now is time to prove that you really
love me’’ she
suddenly demanded, taking me aback with her
demand.
‘’Yes I really don’t want to be involved in any of it.
Remember I
kept quiet and believed you after finding out the
kind of life
you have been living?. I believed you because I love
you. I
hope you will reciprocate by protecting me?’’ she
asked,
leaving me stunned and a bit uncomfortable.
‘’since you are innocent, you have nothing to fear’’ I
muttered
weakly.
‘’you don’t understand how this country works. I’m a
very
wealthy young lady. The police can easily bring up a
theory
and rope me in with motive. I want none of it and
you have to
protect me. I didn’t kill the man. I have no reason
to’’ she
pushed on, leaving me totally confused and
speechless..
‘’I will see what I can do’’ I weakly promised.
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I headed back to my house after a quiet dinner with
Jessica.
Of course I had a lot to figure out. I had a decision
to make.
She sounded so convincing and innocent but then
deep down I
felt she was still hiding something. I felt she didn’t
tell me all
she knew about my uncle. Perhaps she wasn’t
directly
responsible but could know what really led to the
man’s
death. Unfortunately I knew I had no choice than to
find a way
to conclude my investigation without involving the
police or
telling Jude everything I knew.
It was something I had to do, not because of my
strong
feelings towards Jessica but as a leverage to
protect myself.
Yes she knew a lot about my criminal life and if
things go
wrongly could drag me down with her.
There wasn’t any doubt Jude’s father was murdered
but
supposing Jessica was actually telling the truth, it
then meant
that my uncle’s murderer was still free out there.
——
I returned to my house around 8pm, to see Cynthia
waiting for
me. I was so surprised to see her in my house by
that hour. I
equally haven’t seen her in a long while and her
presence kind
of left me totally shocked.
‘’What the hell!’’ I exclaimed as my eyes fell on her
abdomen
which really was bigger than it used to be. I could
help but
have silly ideas in my head as I faced her.
‘’aren’t you happy to see me?’’ she asked with a
calm
disgusting smile.
‘’what the hell are you doing here by this hour?’’ I
managed to
ask as my eyes fell on her abdomen. She shrugged
and
smiled.
‘’I guess you aren’t happy to see me after such a
long while?’’
she breathed, drawing closer to me. I took a step
backwards
as if I was scared of her touching me.
‘’I can’t believe you had to mind to avoid me for
almost a
month. You never bothered to call or even to leave
a text
message’’ she complained softly.
‘’I have been very busy lately. As you can see I just
came back
from a very tight schedule and please you can come
over
tomorrow. I’m tired’’ I breathed a bit coldly. She
shook her
head bitterly.
‘’I’m pregnant. Three months pregnant’’ she
suddenly
muttered, leaving me speechless for a while. I
couldn’t believe
my ears. I felt like killing her that moment but as a
cool guy, I
held my temper and smiled.
‘’congrats. When the baby is out, kindly inform me’’
I replied
and took a step towards my room. She quickly
grabbed my
left hand, stopping me.
‘’so that’s all you have to say huh?. You are so
despicable.
You have no atom of human feeling in you’’ she
breathed
fiercely, getting me angrier.
‘’we never planned a baby together. You made the
decision
yourself. So if you feel like you can tie me down or
make me
marry you with this scam of yours then you need to
have a
brain check.


Episode 50
This is the era of baby mamas and it really will fit
you’’ I said coldly.
‘’how dare you?’’ she shouted, slapping me with
great force. I
staggered back with surprise while she pounced on
me like a
wild cat she was, hitting my chest with great fury.
‘’I’m not going anywhere. We did this together and
we have to
stick with each other. If you think you can dump me
for a
corporate w---e then you must high on weed. I have
been with
you all through these while, helping you build your
life and
keeping your secrets. I can’t allow another woman
to enjoy
my sweat. I rather die’’ she poured out angrily as
she hit me.
I just didn’t know what to do that moment. Cynthia
wasn’t like
every other girl in the street. She was a wild cat
capable of
doing anything to survive. And I knew I was in for a
tough ride
with her.
The silly girl waited for some months before
breaking the
pregnancy news to me because she knew having an
abortion
in that stage was practically impossible. I was lost,
confused
and totally hopeless. The last thing I wanted was
her being the
mother of my child. She had none of the qualities
every decent
man would want in a wife. I could help but wonder
the kind of
gene our child was going to have.
‘’you should please go home, tomorrow we will talk
things
through’’ I finally begged calmly but she simply
refused. She
was just so adamant on spending the night in my
house.
‘’I’m not leaving. I’m not going anywhere’’ she
breathed
furiously.
‘’then I will have to drag you out’’ I threatened,
grasped her
hand tried dragging her out to the gate but she
fought back.
She struggled and bit my hands, almost tearing out
my skin.
I lost it that moment. I lost control of my temper
and lashed
out a slap on her face.
The impact of my slap left her stunned for a while.
She simply
froze for some seconds before attacking me once
again with
great energy. I slapped her again and again.
This time she fell and laid still on the floor, losing
consciousness.
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Jude’s side of the story continues
—
Tracy was discharged from the hospital later in the
evening
after all the necessary treatment and scans had
been done.
My girl was simply close to tears as she managed
to walk to
the car with my assistance. I couldn’t help but
notice that the
accident affected her leg more than I was made to
believe.
‘’ Just look at me. I’m now a limping girl’’ she
breathed
sorrowfully. I smiled reassuringly.
‘’it’s just a matter of days before you start walking
properly
again. That’s what your doctor said. You just have
to calm
down and be strong’’ I said softly.
‘’I’m so scared. I really don’t believe what the
doctor said.
Maybe he said those words just to make me happy.
I’m now
an adult and I fear it won’t completely heal’’ she
replied with
tears in her eyes.
‘’you worry over nothing my dear. Just be strong.
Moreover
you wouldn’t have been discharged so soon
supposing it was
a serious injury’’ I said intelligently.
‘’I really hope so. Thanks for being by my side’’ she
added
softly, dropping her wondrous eyes. I swallowed
hard with
great pain. I kind of felt responsible for her injury
without
knowing the reason I felt that way..