Mirage - Episode 15

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Minerva I just can't believe it.

Dad. A drug lord.

That's just insane. Am fuming mad as our gate is buzzed open for me.

He expects me to believe him and he couldn't even tell me his real name.

I don't believe his bullsh-t one bit! He might be a serial killer or an assasin sent after my dad.

I can't believe I gave him an in into our house.

I can't let anything happen to my dad because of me.

I take the stairs two at a time as I head to dad's office.

I must warn dad about this guy.

I reach his office and I knock twice.

I get antsy when there's no answer from inside and twist the handle of the door. The door click open and I walk in.

"Dad?"

I call out as I enter his office.

It's spacious and the table in the middle is damn big.

I look around the room and find it empty of people.

Dad must have gone out for a while but why would he leave his door open.

I haven't even been in this room before.

Even before Mom died, he would always tell me not to go into his office.

Noah's voice about my dad being a drug lord ring in my ears.

I shake it off immediately.

The bastard have gotten into my head.

I can't believe I thought he was my soul mate.

He must have been using me to get close to my dad.

A dull ache start in my chest.

I trusted him and all along he has been lying to me.

Listening to my dad's conversations! Where could he have hidden the listening device he said he put in here? I look around the spacious room for any thing suspicious.

I can't point anything of that such.

Where would someone hide such a device? My phone start ringing and I pull it out to see unknown number.

I quickly connect the call . "You didn't show up" the voice says from the other side of the phone.

I scrunch my nose in confusion.

Wasn't she the one on the roof that saved me from falling over?

"I was there

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. I saw the phone you left. You saved me from falling off the roof top remember?"

I say

"What the heck are you talking about, Eva? Yes, I left you a phone on the roof but when you didn't show up on time, I left"

the voice answers and it is so familiar.

It's definitely a female.

Who could it be? I didn't know the woman on the roof but I have a feeling I know this woman.

That's probably the reason she doesn't want me to see her.

She just called me Eva and only my close friends which I have few of right now calls me that.

"Just tell me who the man on the roof top was that day"

I plead into the phone.

"Listen Eva, I don't want to put ideas into your head. I only know what happened on that rooftop but her murder happened at home. Your memory is the key to how he murdered her. You are searching the right place right now though. Think hard on the incident on the rooftop and what happened when you and your mother got home. Know this, your enemy is closer than you think."

The voice says then the line goes dead.

My enemy is closer than I think.

I am racking my brain but it keeps getting stuck on the incident on the roof and the man threatening my mom not to say anything to the police.

God, I Need more clues.

What else did she say? I am searching the right place? What does that mean? Wait a minute, could she be watching me right now? A cold shiver runs down my spine and I wrap my arms around my self.

The right place? Dad's office? Could dad be the man on the rooftop?

No no no.

Can't be.

I might not remember a lot but I remember dad doting on my mother.

They were in love.

Right?

The thought of being watched by someone I don't know give me the creeps.

This could be mom's murderer.

She could be working with Noah! They just want to frame dad.

First drugs now they want ME to believe he killed my mother?

Those hidden cameras and listening devices they planted in here, I have to find them.

I move books and files on my dad's table but can't find anything out of place.

I pull drawers out and search inside.

I only see more papers and books.

Nothing suspicious until I pull out the last drawer.

A gun.

My trembling fingers enter the drawer and I pull the gun out.

Its probably for security reasons.

Yes, that's it.

I shouldnt be ransacking my dad's things.

I should put this back where I found it.

My heart is beating hard against my rib cage and I feel light headed.

The gun slip out of my buttery fingers and I collapse on the ground with it.

My head ache is intensifying.

I look down at the gun which landed on the ground.

I stretch my hand to grab it but end up pushing it far away from me.

It slides under one of the two chairs in front of dad's table.

I crawl on hands and knees to where the gun lies then slip my hands under the chair to grab it.

I feel around with my hand but can't grab the gun so I push the chair backwards so I can see under the chair and that's when my eyes catch a tiny red light blinking off and on.

I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't looked intently. What could it be? I grab the tiny device and put it inside my pocket before grabbing the gun. "What are you doing in here, Eva"

my dad's voice boom behind me and I startle.

I dont know why but those words echo in my head.

I remember this same scene happening years ago.

Its just a flash of my memory but I am sure that the day mom died, I came into this office and dad caught me.

I am suddenly shaking more than usual.

Something tells me I should be scared.

I hide the gun behind me and stand to my feet.

"Nothing dad. I was looking for you earlier and thought I would find you in here"

I say, my voice waivering.

"You know you shouldn't be mendling right?"

he ask and I nod.

"If you do, why did you go to that rooftop Eva? Everything was fine when you didn't meddle again"

he says.

His eyes looks dead.

What's wrong with him? When did I ever meddle?

"You know what happened the last time you meddled right honey?"

he continues and I shake my head no.

This seems to get him angry.

"Shut the f-ck up Eva! You think I am stupid? You would not go up to that roof if you haven't gotten your memories back!"

he barks at me.

My hands grip the gun tighter.

"What are you talking about dad? I don't___"

"I said be quiet! Its your fault. You caused it. You had to come in here and see what you weren't supposed to see, then you went ahead to tell your mother. And the b-tch had the nerve to work with the NDLEA to get me behind bars!"

he roars.

He looks crazed right now as he stalk the door of his office while recapping the story.

"Dad"

I sob out.

He doesn't even look at me.

He looks lost in memory lane.

"I actually thought she was having an affair when she became secretive and started meeting that man! Yes that man. I killed him. I pushed him off the roof! Yes I did it. I don't regret anything except the fact that he was an NDLEA agent. Your mother was working with him to get me down."

I walk closer to the door he's blocking.

I have to get out.

For my life.

"Dad. Pleas"

his hand land on my cheek before I get the word out.

"I said shut up!"

he bellows and I burst into tears.

"I told your mother not to tell the police or else I will kill you. I thought we could go back to our lives. I went home believing it was over. She wasn't cheating on me. We could have made this work but that night, I caught you searching my office. Just as you were doing just now. You always meddle, you brat. I was going to end you right there so your mother and I could be happy but you slipped through my hands and ran to her."

By now we are both crying.

I remember now.

I just wanted to protect the world from my father and I came here for evidence.

He caught me.

He was pissed drunk and I managed to run away from him into mom's room.

That was my biggest mistake.

My mom just wanted to protect me.

She hid me under her bed.

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. I can remember my dad asking for me.

He threatened to kill her and I couldn't let that happen.

I came out of hiding trying to beg him. His gun was pointed at me.

There was a loud gun shot. There was blood everywhere and my mother was limp in my arms.

I held her hands until life left her while my dad kept screaming'you killed your mother.

Its all your fault.' Yes, I killed my mother. I remember. I am the murderer.

"This is the last time you are going to meddle. its time for you to be useful."

I hear my dad say in the present. I see him land a blow to my head with the gun I was hiding but I don't feel it. I feel nothing right now. I am a murderer. I deserve this. This is the last thought in my head before I go unconscious.

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  • Benedicta Osei Arhin picture
    Benedicta Osei Arhin
    Is this present day or memories? Kind of lost dear
  • Ameh juliet picture
    Ameh juliet
    Chief just caught her searching his office. He knows she went to the rooftop and thinks she has regained her memory. He talk about how he caught minerva searching his office on d night he killed his wife n minerva's memories come back. Chief just kidnapped his daughter tho. In d present. Hope u understand now
  • Ojulari Adebowale picture
  • Ameh juliet picture
    Ameh juliet
    Thanks ojulari
  • Cutedreamer picture
    Cutedreamer
    But how come Eva forgot everything? What did her do to blocks the memories
  • Ameh juliet picture
    Ameh juliet
    Sweetheart sometimes our brain block memories too painful for us to handle @ cutedreamer
  • Rita picture
    Rita
    Nawa oooo wat a terrible father.
  • Oluwakemi Oluwatoyin picture
    Oluwakemi Oluwatoyin
    Dis father self @juliet thumb up
  • Ameh juliet picture
    Ameh juliet
    Thanks kemi
  • Ameh juliet picture
    Ameh juliet
    yea very terrible @ rita
  • Ucheoma Rufus picture
    Ucheoma Rufus
    Bad men can do anything just to hide their evil deeds, when it comes to this their families don't even count. Nice story
  • orjioderaa1@gmail.com picture
    [email protected]
    the beans has been spilled
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