MY WEDDING NIGHT

EPISODE 6

Anyways, we are still running DNA tests which will help us put more things together" he concluded, while I sighed with desperation.
"C'mon can't you just drill the woman that was spotted at the scene instead of wasting the time
we don't have. Who is the woman, who is she?" I asked curiously. The officer shrugged.
"the security man, unfortunately, couldn't identify her. According to him all the white women in the
house that night looked the same to him" he answered, shook hands with my brother & left.
My father came forward & stared at me for some seconds, tears blinding his vision
"I'm going to the village today. I'm going to visit the only living soothsayer in our clan. He can
reveal the murderer for us" he informed me slowly. I couldn't believe my ears.
"dad no! you can't do that. You can't abandon your Christian belief for my sake. You are a strong Catholic dad. It hasn't gotten to that" I pleaded.
"I can't sit, watch & do nothing. Your mother barely managed to survive the night. I must do
something, I'm still the head & protector of my family" he said strongly. I bit my lips & looked
at my brother for support, but all he did was just shrug.

It was obvious they had all agreed on it before visiting me.

"You have to hold on tight dear, we are getting you out in no time. The detective promised to give you special treatment. So just hold on for a little longer" my brother begged before leaving with my dad.

However, my day never had a dull moment because soon after they left, two of my colleagues came to see me as if they cared. I already knew they simply came to confirm things with their eyes, but that's one of the things in life we have no control over. No matter what we do, we must have haters, we must have people who pretend to care & we also must have people whose only motive is to bring you down.

Later in the afternoon, my friend Nancy also came to see me. It really was painful receiving such visits in a police cell.

Yea you guys should just for a moment reflect how it feels to be receiving your friends &colleagues, days after your wedding in a police cell. Horrible isn't it??.

Nancy shed real tears on seeing me, her face colored deeply. The shock in her very apparent.

"I heard Rumours, I never believed until this very moment," she said quietly. I swallowed hard and

nodded.

Nancy was my old time pal. We attended the same university, stayed in the same hostel and
did our Nysc the same time, though in different states.
Her parents were a bit wealthy and lived in the capital city. She returned to live with them
after Nysc while I came over to live with my brother. However, I was fortunate to get a good
job while she managed a little teaching job in her neighborhood. We still remained very close even after we disagreed over Damian. She was of the opinion that I was being overly ambitious, insisting that I was throwing away my life for
money. I guess she was right? but she merely objected to my relationship with Damian simply
because I dropped my young boyfriend whom she much preferred, in order to move on with Damian.
Yeah, Justice was the boy's name, we were age mates and equally served {NYSC} the same time.
He was a good kid but C'mon I couldn't waste my future by waiting for him. He was even yet to get a job until the very moment I landed in the police cell.
Justice had a lot to do before thinking of settling down and I couldn't take the risk of waiting for him. At least I was good enough to keep him till
we rounded up with NYSC unlike some of my course mates who dumped their boyfriends to
get married in their final year.
"Damian brought only trouble just like I feared. My God this is a terrible Nightmare" Nancy
sobbed. I simply stared at her, not knowing what to say. But just that exact second, Detective Jeremiah showed up with a dark smile.
"You may not like the news I bear" he announced and came forward while I almost fainted with fear.... I couldn't bear taking another bad news.
"officer I'm all ears, tell me the news you bear," I asked with fear. The detective threw a swift look
at Nancy who shifted uneasily.
"Well I don't think now it's a good time. It's something private" he replied, forcing me to smile quickly.
"Nancy is like a sister to me. She knows almost everything about me. You can say anything in her presence" I urged him nervously.
"Esther Hardey" he instantly called out, searching my face for any reaction. But the name he mentioned only drew me into another pit of confusion. The name sounded so strange and
unfamiliar.
"I don't understand, I haven't heard such name anywhere" I breathed with confusion.
"that's the name of your husband's fiancee. A white lady he was supposed to marry. The lady
he left to marry you in order to fulfill the promise he made to you" he explained. A cold shiver
instantly ran down my spine.
"so are you insinuating that Damian married me just to fulfill a promise?" I asked sadly,

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