The office cleaner

EPISODE 9 (THE DETECTIVE’S REVELATION)

“I am sorry everyone. I am not usually like this. But you see this slap, I have been holding it back since I set my eyes on this evil man

He is the reason I am all alone in this world today. This is how Mr Excellent entered my “wanted” list.

My parents gave birth to just two of us. Me and my kid sister Dora. Dora came eight years after I was born.

I was so happy to finally have a baby sister. She was everything to me

We lost our parents in a motor accident two months after I started working with the Criminal Investigation Department.

We were devastated. After my parents were buried, Dora moved in with me. I gave her my everything. She was all I had left

I made sure she lacked nothing. I saw her through school.

Shortly after she graduated, she began to tell me about a man in her life.

No day passed without Dora telling me about her new boyfriend that she loved so much.

I was really happy for her. Dora’s happiness was my number one priority. I couldn’t wait to finally meet the man that made my sister so happy.

One day, Dora came home after hanging out with her boyfriend. Few minutes after she returned, she began to complain of stomach pain.

Initially, I ignored it because she had Ulcer. I told her to take her antacid, which she did. But the pain got worse.

It got to a point; she could no longer sit down. She began to roll on the floor. I was confused.

Suddenly, she began to bleed. It was at this point I rushed her to the hospital. She was admitted into the ICU.

I waited for over two hours before the doctor finally came out and invited me into his office.

He told me that my sister took a harmful substance with the intention of terminating her pregnancy.

I was shocked to the bone. Pregnancy? Was Dora pregnant? Why didn’t she tell me? I asked myself so many qustions

The doctor told me that Dora needed urgent surgery to remove her womb, else she would lose her life. He asked me to give my consent so the surgery could be carried out

I asked for a moment to speak with my sister and he gave me permission.

I entered my sister’s ward. Immediately she saw me, she began to cry. I tried to console her.

What did the doctor say, she asked me in tears

I calmed her down and asked her why she was trying to abort her baby

She was shocked at my question. She denied ever trying to do anything like that.

Dora agreed that she was pregnant for her boyfriend.

“My boyfriend is a married man. It was after I became pregnant, he confessed to being a married man. I didn’t know about it. He told me to do away with the baby but I refused and he became angry. But to my surprise, he invited me out today and told me to keep the baby”, those were my sister’s words

She further explained that he took her out claiming to be celebrating the pregnancy. He then offered her fruit juice which she took alone, while he took malt, claiming he didn’t feel like taking juice.

My sister swore that she never tried to take ab*rt her baby. She said she was only waiting for the right opportunity to tell me.

I asked her of her boyfriend’s name and she told me “EXCELLENT”. I asked her to describe him. She told me to bring her phone from the house so she could show me his picture.

I told her of the doctor’s advice concerning the surgery. She felt bad but accepted and asked me to sign.

I signed. While they were preparing her for the surgery, I rushed back home to get her phone. When I returned, she was still in the theatre.

I had to wait for thirty more minutes before the doctor came out to see me. He asked me to follow him to his office, which I did.

I entered his office. With the look on his face, I knew something was wrong. He told me that the surgery was truly successful but my sister was still bleeding.

Medically, they couldn’t figure out the reason the bleeding has refused to stop despite the removal of the womb.

They had already given her some pints of blood but she was still bleeding. I begged to see my sister and I was allowed into the theatre.

(at this point, Sharon was already cry!ng. some of the staff joined her too)

I saw my sister, looking so pale and helpless. I held her hand and assured her that she would be fine.

She asked me for her phone, asked me to open the gallery which I did. I scrolled through her images and she showed me the pictures of her boyfriend (she pointed at Excellent).

“That’s him”, my sister said with her last strength.

Where can I find him? I asked her, she tried to tell me but couldn’t. I felt her hand go cold. I quickly called

on the doctor who came in with two other doctors.

They sent me out. They battled to save my sister’s life but they couldn’t. She was gone.

(Sharon broke down as a female staff walked up to her, trying to hold her up)

That was how Mr Excellent excellently sent my beloved sister to the great beyond. Now, tell me why I shouldn’t send him to prison for the rest of his life.

I started looking for him since then without success, until I saw him in the picture my boss showed me”

“How can you accuse me in that manner, just because you saw someone that looked like me in a picture? Mr Excellent tried to defend himself.

“I knew you would deny it and I didn’t have enough evidence to prove, that was why I sent the so-called pastor to you”, Sharon replied him.

“Did you not confess to Pastor Nathan?

(Mr Excellent was shocked and wondered how she knew about his confession)

Nathan is not a pastor and his name is not Nathan. He is my colleague. I sent him. Everything you said to him was recorded.

Do you also remember Danjuma (Akpan) claiming to have dreamt of you being chased by Dora? It was all our plan to get you to confess.

You don’t mess with Sharon (Sharon wiped her tears)

I concluded that you are naturally a heart!ess man, because you didn’t feel any remorse when you employed another girl called Dora, the same name as the one you k!lled.

You still wanted to sleep with her. You fired her because she refused to let you have your way.

You shouldn’t be allowed to remain in the society. You might do more harm.

(Sharon turned to face Danjuma) call in those officers, she ordered

(Danjuma went out and came back with two men in uniform. They arrested Mr David, Mr Excellent and Mrs Grace)

“Madam accountant, your offence is that you knew what was going on but didn’t make a report. You are an accomplice”, the chairman told Mrs Grace.

“My job here is done”, Sharon said and left, alongside Danjuma.

“Meeting is ended. You all should go home. This office will be sealed until further notice”, the chairman addressed the rest of his workers

TO BE CONTINUED…