The devil who loved me - Chapter 94

Though I knew he was dead, I still took him to the hospital. I was met by the guys and it was a sorry sight. Sparrow forced me out of the hospital, back to the house. A lot of people were waiting in the house, down casted and threatening whoever they could. I walked into the room and locked the door. Everywhere still smelled like him. Everything was how we left it, I was just so surreal that he wasn’t going to be coming back home.

I couldn’t sleep; I couldn’t cry…I just stared. There were things I had to do but my life had just crumbled. It would have been nice if Toun was around, but she was on her way to London. I was running mad, his voice was in my head, talking, laughing, joking..i probably shouldn’t have allowed him drop me off..i was dying per second..I called Timi, he was the only friend I had close by..

Timi : Tana, is what I am hearing true?

That was when I started crying, I cried for about a minute…

Me: yes o…they finally killed him..

Timi: I am so sorry…where are you now…how did it happen?

Me: I don’t know…I can’t think…my heard hurts..

Timi: where are you, can I come and see you?

Me: no..i just want to be alone…thanks though…

I hung up..

Tears were choking me up but I had to stop, I was sure Jafar would not want me to cry like this..i braced myself up for the next call I had to make…

Me : hello

Man: Hello

Me: is this Jafar’s father?

Man: yes…

Me: Jafar is dead, died this morning..

Man: who are you?

Me: his girlfriend.

Man: how did he die?

Me: he was murdered…

He kept quiet for a while…

Me : he has to be buried today, if you don’t get here soonest, we will bury him without you..

Man: But I am in Kano

Me: that’s your business!

I hung up…

Me: Uche, how are you?

Uche: Jafar is dead, you came to tell me Jafar is dead…

Me: how….how did you know?

Uche: Orisa just called me, swore he had nothing to do with it, him or his friends..

I walked up to face him, his eyes were red, he had been crying. I hugged him, somehow my floodgates opened…I started crying..

Uche : when I was in 100 Level, I used to go around. Begging from guys, robbing girls at Shokas…obtaining guys..There was this day I went to a bar, Jafar was the only one there, he was drinking…I walked up to him and started threatening him, you see I didn’t know who he was…He didn’t answer me so I punched him on his face…as if on cue, the bar was flooded by his brothers…more than seven guys carried me on top of the table, my hands and legs were held. The owner of the bar ran out as a dagger was produced. I was to be slaughtered. Jafar was in 100level too then, but he pleaded on my behalf.. though he was younger than most of them, they respected him…I was left alone…a few punches on my stomach didn’t count..

Uche started crying again..