BEYOND LOVE

BEYOND LOVE-EPISODE 3

BEYOND LOVE

EPISODE 3

Today makes it a week since I last chatted with Maya. God knows have not been myself since then but I try as much as possible to remain calm which am not succeeding with. Since she went missing, I have become more religious than I have ever been in the entire 26 years of my life. Karl Marx said “Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrence it cannot understand” and I guess such is the case for me. Have never been this closer to God in my entire life. Have made many promises with God that if he made Maya return to me unscratched, I would never sin again my life; as if it possible. But my desperation didn’t even allow me to think of what possible or not. Have promised so many things if God can just let her returns to me. Even things I know am not capable of doing but I guess such is desperation. When you are desperate you can even promise God heaven.

Since two weeks of her assumed kidn*pped case, have spent almost a million naira on charity giving different man of God to pray for her return. I did not know what to do. Yoruba said “ones child that died is better than the one missing” no hope for the dead one but the missing one might even sends one into depression. Things would have been better if at all the kidnappers contact me and demand for ransom but none of such call was received concerning

her. I don’t even know if she is alive.

But, am certain it not an accident. Her last message said there are people in front of them. If at all it an accident, those people would have rescue them to the nearest hospital and the hospital management would have find a way to contact her family member.

Going to the police station has become a daily routine for me. However the police hasn’t made any development on the case but still I made sure to visit there every day and even tip the officers with some little amount. I am the kind of person that against tipping officers. I believes they are doing their duties but in this situation I had to compromise my principle, all that matters is Maya returning.

Hi, whats’up. My best friend, Jay said as he entered my house. You didn’t tell me you are coming. I said. I went to your office but your workers told me it already 5 days since you last been to work. He said.

Have been busy. I replied. Are you now working from home? He asked. No, but you can call it so. I replied. Guy, you know staying at home alone won’t help matter. You might even fall into depression because am certain you will be thinking at home. You have to go out and mix with some people. With such, you can even lessen your sorrow and stop felling guilty. There is a Spanish poem by Doris Day which chorus goes thus

Que sera, sera

Whatever will be, will be

The future not ours to see

Que sera, sera

Whatever will be, will be.

No matter how you try; what will happen will sure happen. He encouraged. It seem as if this guy isn’t normal, am here thinking about Maya but all he do is to remind me of a song which is about 200 years. Jay, I called. You know if only I had given her the flight ticket; none of this would have happened.

Guy, you can’t blame yourself for that. Do you know such thing will happen? I know you would have pay for her ticket if not for the project your pumped money into. He said to make me feel less guilty.

Still, I can afford the ticket any day, it just that I didn’t want to pay for it so I can fornicate. I intentional wants her to arrive late so that I can invite Vivian over before maya arrives here back. My thought was the flight will arrive early so I won’t be able to enjoy my time with Vivian but if she takes the bus, I would have about three hours more to spend with Vivian. I confessed.

Ola, jay called, surprised with my outburst.You dey craze. You no try at all. I thought you promised to cut every tie with Vivian the last

time Maya caught you guys. He said.

I actually wants to cut tie with her. We just decided to have like goodbye s*x. Since Maya isn’t at home. Jay look at me disgustingly. If there is one that I admire about him is his commitment. The guy never cheated on any of his partner. He is a lover boy tha

t will do anything for the one he loves.

You see where it landed you now, because of your stup!d goodbye s*x. See what it caused. I hope nothing happened to Maya and she return safely. The Private investigator you said was introduced to you last time. What with him? he asked, trying not to dwell on my cheating case so not to make feels much guilty about Maya. Jay is that kind of friend that will support you in any situation even though if you make a mistake. He will let you know that he is surely

there for you and never disappoint.

Ohh, that one. I hired him 4 days ago, have even deposited 80% of

his charges. I’m supposed to visit him yesterday but I couldn’t. Let go together. I suggested which he agreed to.

Jay and I just arrive at the man’s office but the place is closed. Have actually tried calling his line number of times but it was not going

through.

We are still at the entrance of his office when his Secretary arrived. Good afternoon. She greeted us.

Good afternoon. We have been trying to contact investigator Lanre but all in vain. What happened? I asked impatiently.

Two days, he told me he got a lead about the location of your girlfriend and had to check it out but have not hear from him since then. She responded.

You mean he didn’t come to office since two days ago neither does he contact you? I asked

Yes. She responded while nodding her head affirmatively.

She opened the door of the office and went in. Investigator Lanre seat looked neatly arranged and there seem to be nothing amiss with the setting of the place as I scanned around to see any changes in the room because my first guess is that perhaps, he use my money japa that is what many are after this days.

What of his family members? Have you contact any of them? I asked his secretary not convinced with her explanation.

I don’t know anybody to contact. She replied. I actually know don’t know any of his family member. The only person I know was his former girlfriend and they broke up last month. She added.

Let contact his girlfriend. Jay suggested after keeping quite all this while. She left the country three weeks ago. She replied.

Do you perhaps have any idea about the lead he talked about. Jay asked her.

He supposed to register the lead but said he had to check it out and will record it later when he got back.