The Voice - Episode 17

 

Emily sat on a settee in the sitting room, she had her gaze fixed on the TV screen but her mind was far from it. There was a program going on that she usually loves to watch and she rarely miss it but today was just exceptional. She wasn’t in the mood at all, the program usually interest her but instead, it bored her. Emily couldn’t think straight, she had varieties of thoughts ranging from her kidnap to her husband and to her work . She took the remote control from a low stool which was in front of her and switched off the TV, it wasn’t helping matters instead it got her incensed. She sank into the settee as her thoughts wandered off in wonder land.
Is five years of marriage not enough to bore a child?
Is my husband impotent?

No, she dare not say he is impotent. They’ve done several medical checkups which proved that he really was okay but yet the solution to their problem never surfaced.
Emily knew too well that her husband could marry a second wife all because she bore him no child, and she doesn’t want that. She posses all the qualities a wife supposed to have but one thing is just not right with her, which was the ability of making babies.
Although, Nora is yet to bore Cole a child too but it was just two years of their marriage and they don’t seem to be ready for it, her thoughts was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell and she immediately sprung up and went for it.
She opened the metal door wide enough to accommodate her head as she peered outside. A smile quickly crept over the frown on her face as she continued to stare at the handsome man standing before her.

“Are you gonna use a decade staring at me?” Ben asked with a smile, his hands at akimbo.

“Oh! am sorry honey” Emily said and embraced him tightly

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. They disengaged, and both walked into the house.

“Its good to be back, sweetest home” Ben said as he fell heavily on one of the couch and heaved a sigh of relief.

“How's work?” Emily asked settling down beside him, staring keenly at him.

“Work is fine and tiresome”

“I hope you back for real”

“Am back baby, honey wants to take a cold shower", Ben said as she caressed Emily soft skin and kissed her on the lips while Emily giggled.

“Alright honey, am gonna prepare you lunch”
Emily watched as Ben climbed the stairs, the smile still flourishing on her face. She loved Ben with all her heart could muster but the funniest thing is that she had never set her eyes on his parents ever since the day they wedded as couple, she had always pestered him about it but he would always say she can’t see his parents if she doesn’t have a child to show off but then what could she do?, she only had to keep mute and wait for God’s intervention.
She heard sounds of steps coming downstairs and she immediately sprung up to her feet and ran to the kitchen. She had to prepare his best food, pounded yam and egusi soup which would take her time and energy but she was less perturbed.

“Work calls baby!” Emily heard Ben’s voice shrieked from the sitting room. She suddenly stopped what she was doing and headed for the sitting room.

“Work?” Emily asked surprised.

“Yeah baby it’s urgent, I have to ship in a car which would be an hour time.”

“Oh No” Emily stamped her feet on the tiled floor almost closed to tears.

“You just came in here which is not up to an hour and you already going back”

“Am sorry baby, I just have to go and I will be back soon” Ben said and pecked her on the cheeks.

“Soon?” Emily asked bewildered..

“Do you know your soon?, your soon is probably three months or if not more”

“No I won’t take that long baby” Ben said as he adjusted his tie properly, he took his briefcase and made to leave but Emily stopped him.

“No I won’t allow it, not again” she held unto him tightly in such a way that Ben couldn’t move. even if he did, she would get hurt and she knew too well that he wouldn’t allow it.

“Ben it’s been six months you last walked in here, six months Ben and all your excuses is work, so you chose work over me… huh?” Emily lamented obviously in a loud pitched voice.

“No baby, its not like that …”

“Its like what?” she objected.

“keep your voice down Emily, shouting won’t get you anywhere__”

“And lying won’t get you anywhere too!”

“Sorry, I have to go”_ Ben said and slightly pushed her away but she held his shirt strongly.

“You ain’t going anywhere Ben” Ben heaved a sigh of frustration, he never knew she would be a hard nut to crack. He gave in, and relaxed back on the couch with a pensive mood.

“Alright accepted, am not going anymore” he said without looking at her.

“Oh yes, you just talking” Emily smiled.

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Cole was in the pool with Nora, both enjoying the bliss of the moment, the water was cold and it suit the evening atmosphere. Cole couldn’t believe he could use the whole week with Nora not even stepping a foot outside. He smiled, he doesn’t even care about his job anymore, nothing on earth gives him much happiness as Nora does.

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. Now that he reasoned it, he would love to spend more time with Nora than solving a mysterious case.
Nora threw a ball at Cole, Cole saw it coming and he caught it with both hands. He threw it back at her, Nora tried to catch it but she wasn’t a good catcher, it hit her on the head. She lost control and sank into the pool. Cole saw her drowning and gasping for breath, he raced there with a professional front stroke but she was already down.
Cole’s heart skipped several beats, he searched frantically for her with his hands but he couldn’t reach her. He quickly breathed in and out immersing himself in the pool, he got to the bottom and stood for a few seconds. Cole tried opening his eyes, but he couldn’t even if he did, his vision would be blurred and vague. He swarm up fighting for his life as he struggled to catch his breath. Just then he saw her, Nora was up, she grinned at him, her trick had worked and she won this time.
Cole smiled too, he was fooled and he was happy he fell for it.

“My problems are over now”
Cole heard his phone ring, he swarm up and stepped out of the pool. He took a towel, wiped his face and picked up the phone. He checked the caller, there was no number.
Probably it was a mistake, so he thought but the phone reverberated for the third time indicating that the call was on purpose.
He answered it fearfully and pressed the phone to his ear without muttering a word.

“Hello detective” a customized computer voice said.

“I see you’re really enjoying yourself in the pool, I bet you do miss me and the troubles I make but its not my fault, the monster made me do it and I won’t stop until I have my revenge.” the voice stopped and laughed for a while.

Cole’s mind wandered off, different thoughts running through his mind.
“Your end is near detective, believe me you will surely pay for this” the voice said and the call ended.

Cole opened his mouth in bewilderment and trepidation. Fear engulfed him at the threat, he glanced back at Nora who was still in the pool, their gaze met.
Nora still had a smile on her face but Cole’s smile had varnished since a while ago.

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