The CASE The CASE

"Good morning friend,how was your weekend?"Mr Derick (Mr Wahab's colleague greeted).

"Good morning to you,my weekend was all great with the family, How's your family doing?"He replied with a stunning smile.

"We're all good,are you busy now?"Mr Derick asked.

"Hello Men, what's up, blessed morning to you"Mr Samad(colleague greeted).

"Friend, please give me that chair beside you"Derick told Wahab.

"You get me one too"Samad also requested.

"Wait, hope all's good,why are you both about to relax in my office on a Monday morning?"Wahab asked with a low voice.

"There's nothing to do presently,so I'll be here for now, and you know your office is best for comfort"Derick replied seated.

"That's true, and besides let's wine,it's been a while"Samad added.

"Okay Men, it's really been a long while together"Wahab agreed.

"That land I talked about last month, I've purchased it"Samad made them overwhelmed.

"Seriously, that's expensive,or did you later purchase it at a low discount?"Derick asked surprisingly.

"I bought it at that same rate,I just love the location"Samad replied.

"Wow, when was that?"Wahab asked.

"Just last week"He replied.

"How do you even cope with all this, your children's fees, feeding, clothing, and you still have enough money to purchase that very expensive land when we've not been paid for the month"Derick asked.

"I Know you guys are surprised, but this was what happened,I was to handle one case between the Minister and a poor innocent man, before I could do anything after appointing me,the Minister then threatened to destroy I and my family if I don't prove him innocent,He gave me an envelope,I rejected but to my greatest fear,his guards pointed a gun on my forehead and he said"waste him if he tries anything stupid"then I fearfully collected the envelope and went home"Samad narrated his ordeal to his colleagues.

"This is absolutely not fair, you're very wrong,why would you let the law punish the innocent, when you know the fact,am not good at all"Wahab complained bitterly.

"But his life is also at stake,he was choice less,I would surely do the same if I were him, because you only have one option which is your family.The main point some people still don't understand is that in this our country, when you have power on money, you get everything you want,the way you want and the time you want without any questions"Derick added.

"This is pure oppression,we know the truth but we still punish the innocent and free the guilt,if we don't face these so called people in power with courage, it'll remain like this forever and the most painful thing is that your children,my children and our children will be their prey"Wahab lament in pain.

"We know all this,it started since before we were born,if our forefathers could do nothing about it,who are we?,every soul that tried to conquer the wild leaders had their young heads and bodies with unfulfilled dreams covered below the soil"Samad replied in a cold voice.

"Isn't it better to die young and guilt free,than to die old with innocent bloods on your hands, it's not everyone that's given that opportunity to set the innocent free,but whosoever has that opportunity should be wise and positively useful to the society"Wahab added as he stood.

"Look friend, there's nothing you as a person can do about this country,as long as you don't have that amount of wealth and power they acquire,the earlier you get to understand this,the better for you"Derick said.

"That's it, besides, where are you heading to?"Samad asked Wahab.

"Ooh, I'll just walk you both to the door, you can now leave"Wahab said walking gently to the door.

"Are you really chasing us out of your office or what?"Derick asked in surprise.

"No oo,I guess his talking to you not us, because I have something important to discuss with him.See you later barrister Samad"Derick waved at Samad.

"ooh, really, when I said get out,I meant the both of you,I have absolutely nothing to discuss with you, only if you both can reason like men but no, you talk like babies, infact your presence irritates me,just get out!!!"Wahab instructed in anger and pain.

"I pray you don't regret any of your good actions towards others,am your friend and I'll be waiting for you whenever you want someone to talk to"Derick whispered.

"Your thoughts are far away from what reality holds, the earlier you understand, the better for you"Samad said and left.

"Foools!!!"Wahab shouted as he banged the door behind.

Mr Wahab couldn't do anything for that day,he was just seated thinking about the discussion and wishing the powers were in the right hand.

"hey, Maqsud,get me the school uniforms,I want to do the ironing before it's late"Stella said.

"Bro, excluding mine please"Bintu replied.

"All of the uniforms,or you don't want to appear neat at school?"Her mother asked.

"I've always won the award for most clean and decent looking lady in my school,and that's because my dad handles the ironing himself,I don't wanna loose that title now"Bintu replied with a smile.

"Really!!!,why does this little girl always takes my help for granted,I and your dad to you is just like am the bad guy standing beside your dad that's an angel,So you should also tell your dad to start cooking for you, washing your clothes, and every other things I do for you,if you think your dad is the best,then why didn't he nurture you in his tinny tommy for nine months?"Her mother teased.

"I would've done that,but your mom refused after so much argument,she took you out of my six-packs and placed you in her womb"Wahab replied with a serious tune.

"Hear that mom,Dad would've practically nurture me for nine months but you refused, imagine how cool it would've been to spend nine months in dad's six-packs"Bintu said hugging her Dad.

"I wonder why you have always seen your dad as the best in everything but you're blinded to see that your dad is also the world best liar, besides thanks lady for reducing my stress.Best dad,here are the uniforms your daughter wants you to iron"Stella said as she threw the uniforms on both of them and left.

On a sunny Tuesday morning,Mr Wahab didn't go to the office, He looks really disturbed.

"Hello baby, Something doesn't feel right with you,what's wrong?"Stella asked her worried husband.

"It's nothing serious darling (he said as he sat his wife beside him),am really bothered,but worry your head less, I'll be fine"He replied forcing a sigh of relief.

"I guess you've forgotten am your wife,I feel your mood even before you could notice,all isn't well, and you won't be fine if you don't share it.Now you tell me willing or forcefully"She insisted.

"Fine, I've been appointed on a rape case that will be called to court soon"He said and stood up.

"Okay,I guess that's not all, cause if that's it, you should be happy because you've always love to defend abused ladies and you've never loss a case,so what's with the long face?"She asked again.

"yeah, I hate it when a ladies right is abused most especially on sexually, but this one is so touching and complicated.

The Minister of petroleum (Mr Shams DC) is the accused while His cook's daughter (Favour Thomas) is the victim."He replied sitting on the couch.

"Minister!,He had to stoop so low?this is unbelievable,if I may ask,how old is the cook's daughter?She asked in shock.

"hmmm, she's 18, about moving into two hundred level before the announcement of the Nation's Universities strike,Her mom has worked there for good seven years even before the Minister's wife died.

He claimed she drugged him intentionally but the lady explained how he forcefully raped her mercilessly."He replied.

"What a devilish act,I Know the girl isn't lying and his the offender.Honey I feel your pain, but calm down, you can do it, you've always won and forever you will"Stella said patting her husband.

"yeah,I Just feel bad,why do those in authority always use their power to suppress the less privileged, but I'll fight for her right"He concluded.

"Sure,so could you please trash that gloomy face of yours,cause I gat you"Stella whispered in her husband's ear"

They both laughed and embraced each other.