Happy Never After - Episode 20

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ONE million SORRIES EHN, LOL. INSPIRATION JUST VANISHED JARE. COULDN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING UNTIL THIS MORNING. THIS IS MY FIRST MYSTERY NOVEL, UNLIKE ROMANCE. ..SO, NOVEX EHN...

The several days that followed were as if nothing happened. She cooked, they kissed, gisted and acted as if all is well. Yet she knew something was wrong and she desperately wanted to find out soon.

Throughout the two days, he hadn’t mentioned anything as regards the basement and that was where her curiosity lay . She also knew that he hadn’t had any access to Fabian’s phone.
“Baby, you haven’t been working at the basement lately, why?” she asked, looking up from the novel she was reading.

“Well,” he replied, coming over to sit beside her. “I just want to be spending more time with you,” he replied and she smiled.

“Alicia,  did you happen to go to that secret room in the kitchen some days back?”

“Nope,” Alicia replied without flinching. She was surprised that he had asked but she needed to control her emotions. “Why?” she asked. She needed to know if she had left any traces behind.

“Nothing., I just met something there which shouldn’t be there,” he replied.

Alicia thought for a while if she had probably misplaced something in the room. She was certain that she didn’t

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. He was only trying to play on her intelligence. She would need to tell him to back out by doing the same thing.

“Honey, did you go somewhere two nights ago?” she asked and it was his turn to sound surprised.

“Why did you ask?”

“I got up to use the toilet and I couldn’t find you. But then, I thought you went to your beloved basement so I went back to bed.”

“Oh, yes, I was in the basement. I remembered I needed to do something.”

She nodded. “I thought as much.”

“We have a few days left to spend here,” she put in.

“I increased the number of days,” he replied and she frowned.

“You didn’t tell me,” she stated.

Daniel was surprised. “I thought you will be happy.”

“I already told my sister we are coming home soon and now….”

“We are a couple, Alicia, we need to be spending time together. Besides, what do you want to go do at home? I can take care of you, here. You know. I will be with you every time.”

Alicia sighed. She planned to leave the place as soon as possible. She was planning to leave once he left the house but for two days, he had been spending every single moment with her, as if knowing what she was planning. Now, he was going to keep her here?

She forced a smile. “I still wish you have told me this,” she continued. “If I can’t go and visit my sister, can she at least visit?”

“No!”

His reply was so sharp that she almost jumped.

“No?” she asked, looking at him.

“This honeymoon is for both of us alone, three is a crowd.

“But she’s only coming to say hello.”

He smiled and kissed her at the neck. “It’s still no. Now, I will be right back.”

Alicia watched in surprise as he left and disappeared down the corridor. Now, she was becoming more scared. Quickly, she picked up her phone. For days, she had been trying to reach Faith but her number was not reachable. She held her breath, hoping that the phone would at least ring but just as it did, Daniel came back in.

“Honey, I think we should go out together.”

She frowned. “ Out, to where?”

“I need a new charger for my phone.”

She swallowed as she heard this. She knew he needed it for Fabian’s phone.

“What happened to your charger?” she asked.

“It just blew, like right now,” he replied. “Think it was a power surge.”

Alicia looked at the charger in his hand. “Okay. I will just quickly change.”

She stood up and walked to the room. When she got back into the room, she picked up her wallet and her bag. She counted the money in her purse and was satisfied. It should take her as far as she could go. Once they are in the store, she would find a way to run.

She inhaled, hoping that Faith would at least give her a call. Finally, she walked out to meet him.

“Shall we?” he asked, beaming with smiles.

“Yes, love,” she replied.

**

They pulled over in front of the store and he had just climbed out of the car when he turned to her.

“Are you not coming out?”

“I am,” she replied. “I just need to drop some messages for someone.”

He nodded and closed the door.

She fidgeted with her phone as she watched him leaving for the store. She very well knew that Fabian’s phone would be in his pocket and he would need to charge it, to test the charge. She tried to imagine what would happen.

Once he plugs in the charger, he would check for the missed calls, then he would see her number and then would know that she had gone into the room beside the kitchen. Then he would know that she had been snooping around and that she was keeping things from him…

Even though part of herself was asking her to be rational about this, she couldn’t.

How would he explain the suit that had a red-stain? Could that not be blood? What if he said it was tomato sauce?

Okay, what about Fabian’s phone? How did he get it?

What about the man in the hospital? And why did he lie not knowing him? What about the picture that was painted?

She shook her head, she needed to get the hell out of here!

Quickly, she opened the door and looked out for him, she couldn’t see him.

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. He had gone into the store.

A bike passed by and she stopped it.

“Please, take me to the nearest park,” she said, climbing the bike.

“That’s two hundred naira ma’am,” said the man.

“Yes, yes, please….”

The man kick-started the bike and they were on their way. They had just gone half a mile when her phone rang. At first, she ignored it. He must be looking for her.

It wouldn’t stop ringing but she ignored it. She sighed. She was never going back to that house again.

They got to the park some minutes later and she paid. She soon found a bus going to Lagos and it was just two passengers that were left.

She settled in and inhaled. She couldn’t stop her heart that was beating so fast.

“Please, how much is the T-fare?” she asked a woman beside her.

“One-five,” said the woman.

She nodded and muttered a ‘thanks’.

She dipped a hand into her wallet but instead mistakenly pressed her phone so the backlight came on and on the screen was Faith’s message.

“Baby, I have been calling.  My detective called, he thinks Daniel knows about what happened to Fabian. You need to find out. He may still be alive and your husband might be the only one who knows where he is.”

Her heart sank when she heard this. She would have to go back home…

**

 

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  • Destiny Benson picture
    Destiny Benson
    Hmmmmm Tobi am very angry cos I waited for you to post but didn't see any of your post but since you've apologize you are forgiven anyway nice episode keep the story going
  • Emash picture
    Emash
    Go back in? No o,. Tobi let her be safe first. This one Na 9ja, Na oyibo for movies go know say smtn dey front still dey go and be asking, hello! Any here. Abeg o.
  • Peesam picture
    Peesam
    Go back home to do what.. I will not go o. Which kain suicide mission be dat
  • Paloma Asante picture
    Paloma Asante
    backwards never loool
  • Dolapo Oloyede picture
    Dolapo Oloyede
    Never go back to Daniel. Kudos to Tobiloba for well done job
  • Ene Esther picture
    Ene Esther
    Please I don't think you should go back ooo
  • Uwem Udoh picture
    Uwem Udoh
    Go back ke?Not a chance mbok,i'm no detective...let the police do thier job,lol...thanks Tobi, more inspo..
  • Michael winful picture
    Michael winful
    Oya go back & be the hero of the day ( Actor no dey die 4film other wise em go wake Up 4part 2) Lol
  • Delly Soglo picture
    Delly Soglo
    Yaay Tobi finally. I pray inspiration keeps on coming for this story and more stories, thumbs up!!
  • Bintetim Shujaa picture
    Bintetim Shujaa
    Backwards never..forward ever...let her go go go go
  • kadosh Wambua picture
    kadosh Wambua
    Kaaai go n cook jalof rice for your husband naaa ! Gal you no be detective oooo better go back to Lagos when you still can. Thanks for the update Tobi more grace for you
  • Pamela cube picture
    Pamela cube
    She's so busted..how is she gonna explain her disappearance to that mind reading creep.....I'm sure he already knows about her plan to escape...he's always a step ahead of her!
  • Delly Soglo picture
    Delly Soglo
    Yaay Tobi finally. I pray inspiration keeps on coming for this story and more stories, thumbs up!!
  • Tony Presh picture
    Tony Presh
    Shame on all of u that is advising her to run marriage is for better for worst . That's what she signed in for and she must face it. Go back alicia and be with ur husband. If he likes, Let him kill you. Its none of my business. I hate the both of u, I'm only concerned on Fabian . Who knows if he's still alive? U are simply the Best Tobi
  • Modupe Gbolagun-Bello picture
    Modupe Gbolagun-Bello
    Go back girl. Him too must answer questions o. Wat rubbish
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    hEHEH, @Destiny, you cannot vex for me now, our love is Jackie Chan, thanks sis
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    Hahahah@Emash
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    Tobi Loba
    Heheh@Peesam
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    lool@Paloma, forward ever
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    Aww, thanks@Dolapo
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    Hahah@Uwem o,
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    Lmao@Michael, na so
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    Lool@Ene, thanks @Dolly
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    @Delly and @Kadosh, aww, thank you so much, @Tony, Im sure that Fabian is grateful for your concern, lmao
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    Abi@Pamela and Modupe
  • Fabian Ibeh picture
    Fabian Ibeh
    Going back to do what exactly? Force the where about of Fabian from her husband? How is that possible? Anyway, make I just read on who knows what the author is planning.
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    Fabian Ibeh
    @ Toni and Tobi I am so grateful. *Smiling*
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    Hahahah
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    chidiebere praise
    You see what I mean? Now I'm getting scared even for Faith
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