The devil who loved me - Chapter 72

My phone started ringing again, it was Timi, i wondered if he had gotten to Ijebu-ode so soon. i ignored the calls, and focused on Toun…After the fifth ring, i picked up..

Timi : why didnt you pick?

me : i was with Toun

Timi: please, this is not the time for you not to pick calls.

me: i am sorry..have you arrived?

Timi : Not yet, at the outskirts

Me: told you to call me when you arrived.

Timi : yes i know, something happened…i got a call from school..

Me : People have found out about Abayomi’s death?

Timi : that’s not it..

Me : then what?

Timi : National’s head is infront of the School gate, on a piece of white cloth on the ground, his body is missing..

I was silent..

me : yeah, lemme know when you get to ijebu-ode..

Jafar was calling Eli out, it was War.

I planned to wait for Jafar to come in before I slept. Toun was sleeping innocently, I wished I could just sleep and when I wake, I would realize that the past few hours had been a dream. Apart from the room in which Toun and I were, the entire house was filled up to the brim. I could hear voices, though they were sober.

I wanted to call my dad to tell him about it, but I decided against it. I was wondering about who I could call when I dozed off, because I woke up to the sound of a couple of cars arriving at the apartment. I eavesdropped till I heard Uche’s deep voice. I waited for Jafar’s but didn’t hear him. I waited until I slept off.

Me : How are you feeling?

She didn’t answer me, instead her eyes shone with impending tears.

I excused myself and went to the Living room to see Jafar. I saw Four guys sitting on a brown sofa..

Me : goodmorning bros’es

Guy 1: goodmorning madam…sorry about your friend, we go everly threat those guys fucck up..

I just smiled..

Me : Please is Jafar around?

Guy 1: He left very early…

Me : what of Uche?

Guy 1: he left with him, you have Jafar’s number?

Me : yes

Guy 1: call him…

I walked back to the room to see Toun on the floor. She was singing Yoruba praise songs..I would have joined if I knew the words, but I didn’t so I just called Jafar.

Jafar : Hey

Me : You came in and didn’t bother checking on us?

Jafar : I thought you guys would be asleep..

Me: I was waiting for you..

Jafar : I have to go now, would see you later..

He hung up.

He sound cold, it must be the ish going on, I said to myself. I called Timi..

Timi : baby, how was your night?

Me : I had bad dreams

Timi: I couldn’t sleep. His blood stained by sleeves..

Me: sorry dear..

Timi : How is Toun?

Me : she is not good..

Timi : wow…it’s a terrible thing.

Me: where are you?

Timi : I am in school..news have gone round..

Me: about the deaths?

Timi : yes, the senate has cancelled all electoral activities. Elections have been cancelled. The senate would be meeting by 10am to decide if they should close down the school for a while.

Me: oh..

Timi: I would go to the hotel and pick and and Toun’s things..will bring it over later..

Me : you are a darling, thanks..

Timi: take care..

He hung up..

Toun had stopped singing.

Me: Timi will come see us soon..

Toun started crying, it started with little sobs until she started wailing..

Me : Please stop crying…

Toun: Abayomi is all alone in a mortuary, naked with strangers…and I am here, you say I should not cry?..i keep thinking about the moment he knew he was going to die…he was killed…Abayomi was murdered in cold blood and you say I should stop crying?

She started singing again, it was a Yoruba song about how wonderful God was, and how he wouldn’t fail his children. I couldn’t sing along…but I cried..