Peace And Rose

Episode 7 years ago

Peace And Rose

Raymond had been beaten mercilessly. His friends tried to help but the guys scared them back.
“Raymond!” Cynthia kept shouting his name from the car she had been pushed into.

Raymond’s dress had turned dirty like a bricklayer’s who had worked all day.
All his friends were after was for him to recover fully, it seemed he had started remembering things, they hoped beating him wouldn’t add salt to the injury.

After he had been beaten to the guys’ satisfaction, he was left in the pool of blood, his cloth was soaked with blood and dirty. His friends then approached him and helped him up.
They kept repeating his name as they watched the vehicle that took Cynthia away.

“Let’s follow them..” Raymond struggled to speak as he rested his back in Ismail’s hands.

“Right now!” Ismail affirmed and helped him to the car, together with Paul, Lawrence and Ayomide.

“Let me drive..” Ayomide said and approached the driver’s seat. He used the seat belt and sped after the car. Maria was still in the house, dressing up when they left.
*****

Ayomide’s eyes were unblinking as he drove before the car, their thought was that those guys were kidnappers. But If they really were, she shouldn’t be the only one kidnapped, Raymond had thought.

He held on to his left chest, he had been punched severely. His lips were bleeding, as well as his lower abdomen. He was breathing so fast like a cheetah that just completed a race,
“just go after them.” He kept repeating.
From his words, it seemed he hadn’t forgotten Cynthia, despite the severe discipline.

“Be careful AY, hope they aren’t watching us.” Lawrence said. He was sitting on the passenger’s seat beside Ayo.

“I know, I’ve been dodging too.” He replied.

“Raymond, how are you now?” Lawrence asked.

“I’m good, just go after that vehicle.” He replied him.
*****

IBADAN.
RAYMOND la!d his on the sofa. He and his friends made sure they traced the guys who carried Cynthia till he discovered she was carried to her father’s house. Remembering her had started making some things familiar to him, he had been thinking on some other things about her, then remembered the gifts he gave her for her birthday gift.

He closed his eyes, deep in thought. He kept remembering how she came to his office to appreciate the gifts.
“Cynthia.” He muttered. He reconnected his friends dealt with him earlier on his birthday.
He was trying to figure out their faces when he remembered April guys. He opened his eyes at once and sat up, he glanced at his friends and exhaled deeply. Everything wasn’t that easy to be remembered.
*******

“You think you’ve escaped right?” Daniel growled.

“Dad, I can’t actually believe you sent some guys to be watching after me, I have my life to live dad!” She snapped back at him.

Daniel chuckled. “So, you have the audacity to run away, your wish was to embarrass me right?”

“Dad, if you don’t listen to what I’ve told you too, you’ll definitely be embarrassed.” She replied.

“You dare talk back at me? I’m your father and I want the best for you, I want you to get married to Donald, he’s a guy with bright future and has thay strong affection for you.” He spoke, drawling the sentence.

“Really? Dad, really? If you really want the best for me, you won’t be forcing me on him.”

Daniel was silent for a while and replied her.
“This is not an imposition, it’s just a mere way for you to love him!”

“Dad, this is not love!” She squeaked.
“Keep your voice down before I help you!”
“One thing I know for sure is that even if you force me to marry him, you will come back kneeling for me to divorce him.”

Daniel laughed mischievously. “Stop ranting nonsense, my dear daughter.”
“Alright, let’s wait and see. Can I leave now?
“For where? So that you can run away right?” He questioned.
“So if I don’t leave, where do you expect me to stay?”

“You aren’t leaving at all, you will be here until the introduction ceremony is completed.”
“What?”

To Be Continued…