THE GLAMOROUS GIRLS

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE BITTER CONFESSION

Lara and Bello finally regained composure and found themselves in front of a police officer. They were amazed and surprised seeing themselves in this dark cell. The aggressive police officer hit the table hard and shouted, "The two of you look at me, I do not have all day. Who do you work for and why did you kill your boss Miss Amirat". "We do not know what you are talking about", Lara lied. "Shut up you b****y liar, we have the CCTV footage if everything you did, how you collided with your brother disguised as an Hausa man to inherit and take away your boss's properties due to your greed and selfishness..., the officer had not finished talking when he was interrupted by Lara. "Who said we are greedy, who informed you that we are selfish. Amirat got what she deserved and she was meant to die, we only granted her wish", Lara said bitterly. "Shut up, you do not talk when I talk, you stupid ignoramus", shouted Officer Mike.

"Amirat took away our parents, our source of joy and happiness, the ones who brought us into the world, she killed them due to her useless and uncontrollable anger issues, she deserved death", Lara said almost shedding tears.

Back in Henry's house, Ola just finished a sumptuous meal while Henry kept on staring at her and this got her startled. She then said, "Your eyes can rip me off my clothes, please if you want to say something, do so with your mouth, not your eyes", said Ola. Henry replied and said, "It is nothing Ola, you just look so much like my mother, looking at you reminds me of her and by the way she will soon be here any moment from now", Henry said. "Ok, I cannot wait to see her. It had better worth the stare", said Ola jokingly while Henry continued staring.

Lara and Bello told the story of how their parents were killed by Amirat few years back. It happened that Lara's mom used to hawk drinks around the bustling city of Lagos. Amirat was in her early twenties then but had already started her fashion business and was building herself. She used to buy drinks from Lara's mom, but on one fateful day, Amirat was annoyed as her employee spoilt a customer's dress, she mistakenly hit Lara's mom and the hungry woman who hasn't eaten since morning fell down and died. She was rushed to the hospital but declared BID (Brought In Dead). The news of her death reached her husband who was aged, immediately he heard the news, he fell down, broke his neck and died. This left Lara and her brother orphans who later avenged their parents death.

"So, because of your late parents, you killed your boss, your helper and the one who brought you out of poverty. You could have dealt with it the right way, not taking laws into your hands. Now that you killed her, did it miraculously bring back your dead parents. I have nothing else to say to you. I hope the two of you rot in jail and later join your parents who would be so disappointed in you", Officer Mike said and left the room. Lara and Bello were left alone, it was then it dawned on them that they were going to spend the rest of their lives in jail but still they were ready to face whatever comes their way.

It was an emotional moment for Ola and Henry when their mother revealed that they were siblings. The striking resemblance between Ola and Henry's mom Kate and the positive DNA results were all testimonies to that fact. Kate got pregnant at the young age of eighteen and was left to bear the cross alone. On the day of her delivery, she gave birth to twins and fortunately for her, there was an old couple in the hospital that day who were barren. On agreed terms, they took the baby girl and paid Kate heavily and they never heard it saw the couple again.

"I had to take the money to take care of Henry, I am so sorry", Kate said amidst tears. "So you traded me for him, you did not believe in God's goodness and mercy to provide for us. Anyways, every disappointment is a blessing, although, my foster parents ever told me about this, I am grateful for them, they took me kike their own child and gave me everything I could ever ask of, healthy lifestyle, fancy vacations, inculcated discipline, drew me closer to God, I am so grateful for them", Ola said as she embraced her mother.