She Did It - Episode 22

"What do I want? Just know one thing. You didn't murder Rowland", Bolanle said and cackled. She thought she had nailed her.

"Yes, I didn't murder Rowland", Sheila said as beam of sweats covered her entire face and neck. Her head spin in a clockwise direction.

"You said? Who murdered him, then?", Bolanle asked inquisitively.

"I'm sorry", Sheila hung the call. She was all confused when Bolanle uttered the statement. She regained her self afterwards. She ran to the bathroom to wash her face. Her eyes seemed clogged. She screeched. She started wondering who that was.

"But, I didn't kill Rowland for sure. He twisted my hands before I heard a gun shot. I couldn't have shot him where he was shot. I corked the gun when he twisted my hands, and again, I never added bullets to the gun. Or did Sheila add the bullets her self before she gave it to me? She only gave me pack of bullets. This can't be", Sheila yelled and cried as she looked at the mirror. She quickly washed her face, took a scarf lying on the window of the bathroom and tied it on her head. She came back to the parlour picked up her phone and it read seven missed call. She heard a knock on her door, she ran to her room, picked up the gun where she kept it and hid it at her back

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. She quickly opened the door and a woman entered her apartment. She strutted and sat on Sheila's sofa. Sheila closed the door and bolted it.

"Nice apartment you have, Sheila", Bolanle said.

"How did you know my name and who are you?", Sheila asked.

"The lady that called you not long ago", Bolanle replied.

"I never killed Rowland, he was my boyfriend and I loved him so dearly. There is no reason to do such", Sheila said quickly. She moved close to sit on another sofa and her gun fell from her back.

"So, much of not killing Rowland?", Bolanle said and stood up immediately. Sheila made to pick up the gun quickly, Bolanle captured her and kicked her off while she fell on the floor, bruised. Bolanle picked up the gun.

"So, this is the gun you used to kill your boyfriend?", Bolanle came close to sheila and bent towards her. Sheila was lying haplessly on the floor.

"I didn't kill him, and you have no evidence against me. I'll call my lawyer. It's not a crime to have a gun and I only brought it out because I thought you were an intruder", Sheila shouted.

"Yes, it's true I don't have an evidence, but the one I have showed Bimpe and Demilade murdered him. You might be an accomplice", Bolanle said and stood angrily.

"Bimpe, Demilade? How come? They were never in my house that day", Sheila said in a shrieked voice.

"That day? I thought you said you never saw him from the report you gave Mr and Mrs Coker. This is getting complicated", Bolanle said as tears dripped from her eyes. John's death made her cried so much always.

"I'll tell you everything with the promise of you telling me how Bimpe and Demilade are involved", Sheila said.

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. Since Sheila wasn't aware about the involvement of the other two, it reassured her that she was never an accomplice of any crime or other crimes. It's either Sheila killed Rowland or they killed Rowland which she doesn't know. Bolanle gave a devilish smile.

"Well, as usual, my boyfriend was beating me, and I ran inside to bring out the gun my friend Sheila gave to me. I pointed it at him and told him I will shoot if he ever beat me again. He started laughing, came close and twisted my hands. Immediately I heard a gunshot", Sheila said and cried.

"You believed you killed him?", Bolanle asked.

"Yes, because, nobody was there with us. But he was making a statement that I can't kill him because he has a witness", Sheila said. 

"So, when you heard the gun shot. Did you stay there throughout and made sure nobody was around?", Bolanle asked.

"No! Immediately, I heard the gun shot, I freaked out, screeched and ran to the bathroom. When I came out, his body was lying on the floor. I was crying, then my two friends Bimpe and Tola barged in", Sheila said.

"But you normally bolt your door? How could they have entered without knocking?", Bolanle asked.

"I never thought of this", Sheila said with her eyes wide open.

"Well, here are my deductions...", Bolanle said and immediately her phone beeped, but it was a text message from her network provider. She ignored.