DON'T CHOKE ME

DARK TUNNEL

hey! don't play dumb, is this not your phone?, he ask. yes, it is, but..... but .... that's not my bank details, in fact I can show you my account balance I said, knowing it a lose, lose, for me: except, God intervene, so... Mr Steve you still don't want to admit. look my friend. I know how all this works, i am not a novice. I have been an officer of the law, for a long time, you better confess, and let me help you he said, I don't know anything about this, I swear on my life, I said half crying, so you mean to tell me you don't know how you dupe a white lady of about 58,000 USD which u converted to your account, he burst into laughter. it seems ur memory need resetting he said, KY land am one(KY slap him), a hot slap landed on my face, sending me to the floor with my palm on my cheek, tears pouring out my eyes.... please! leave him alone Vivian pleaded, holding the so called KY from sending more slaps to my already reddish face. Now hope you remember, D.P.O ask, I tried to speak but my tongue failed to form words, I tried again still yet nothing came out of my dripping mouth, lord: please! take my life, where the thought that ran through my head, you see, D.P.O said pointing his lanky fingers at me, your boyfriend could not deny the obvious truth. take him to his cell he commanded , Mr KY did his bidding ....

I was brought back to my cell drenched in my own sweat. I knew with the way things are going, I will never be able to come out of this situation alive, I could literally feeling life gradually leaving me, or would I say hope of life, even if I did survive this dilemma, would the world believe my story, won't they write me off as a fiction with emotion, a story well told, won't they use me as an example to their children, will my lecturers believe my story and have pity, would they pardon me. With each thought, striking like lightning, straight to my fragile heart, accompany with balls of rolled tears falling on my lap. please !!! I beg! never say it just a fiction when it as never happened to you, just this moment I Knew my life have taken a new path, a path that will forever shape my future, either in this life or the next, my thought became my solely companion, a trusted friend that will not betray, and alliance that would never be broken .... a place were my sanity would be safe. With days passing by ... today making it the fourth day of my imprisonment, this left me thinking how many more days will I spend, these thought crossing through my mind, only to be brought back by the only friendly voice I knew made sense in that senseless place, Steve she called, someone is here to help, pointing to an advance man, maybe in his early 50s, on a well fitted suit, this must be a lawyer I thought to my self, with a smile of hope on my face, Good day sir I quickly greeted, Good day he replied, your friend here told me you needed help getting out of here he ask, yes sir I quickly replied, I could literally feel my heart beat racing with joy, I have never been this happy in a while now, so I am going to ask you some few question to know the way forward with your case, and please be sincere with your answer, I would not want to be caught in your web, he said, yes sir I replied, what did the police say was your offence?, FRAUD I replied, are you guilty? No! I am not .... good that would not be an issue, I can get you out of here in no time he said, I burst out in joy, thank you sir,.... I said trying to hold Vivian through the gate. so how much do u have on ground he said, those words brought me back to reality .... but .... but ... I thought you were doing it from your heart I said trying my best to sound polite, oh!! do you think I go about fighting cases for free he said angrily, look my friend, I came here for a client, I don't normally do anything outside my schedule, especially a case like yours, if not for this lady here, referring to Vivian, that begged me to consider helping you, I would not be here. so you better start speaking my language, he said switching his suitcase from one hand to another, OK how much will you charge I ask, praying it an amount I can afford, he look at me as if trying to size the amount i can bring, a 100,000 thousand will do. What!! a hundred! please sir I can't afford that I knelt down on my kneels with Vivian doing the same, please sir help us Vivian begged, look my friend, let leave it at 50 thousand, look I am trying to help you here and you are wasting my time, sorry sir I apologize, not to get him piss off, please sir; have mercy on me, I don't have a father, neither is my mom well to do, please! help me sir, he look at me down to the other Inmate watching the little drama. So how much do you have he ask, 30 thousand naira sir I humbly reply, praying God should touch his heart, look I am doing this because I want to help you ooh!! he stressed, may God bless you Vivian prayed, were is the money he ask, please sir get me out first, then I will give you your money, oh! so you want me to get you out, then you will now start telling me your life history, no sir, I swear to God I won't, in fact I swear on my unborn children, trying my best to look more convincing, look my friend I don't have time for such drama, money in hand before work, sir I have the money I said, then were is it he ask, with my mother I replied, does she lives around here he ask, No she is in Benin, but as soon as I am release, i will call her to bring it sir. Do I look like a child to you he poured out, oh! you think I am Santa Claus, that will suddenly make your wish come true. Good luck getting out of here he said walking out of the premises, with Vivian on his tail pleading.

just when I thought my life was over, D.P.O walked in, looking at me with a wicked smile, I knew I was done for, he definitely heard my conversation with the lawyer, officer KY, he called, sir!!!! the officer replied running in... prepared this young man for torture, I think he is ready to confess his sins.......