CHAPTER FIVE

EPISODE FIVE

I WISH YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN MY MIND

Faith and John had became best friends despite the fact that John was just a security. They two guys can't do without seeing themselves in a day and Mrs WK wasn't against this.

On a Saturday afternoon, John and Faith were together. John was free that afternoon because Mrs WK asked him to use that day for resting, although John didn't want to accept but due to, MRS WK insisted on John having that day to rest he agreed to accept the off. Faith was also less busy that afternoon so she decided to go out with John, they both went to a zoological garden as suggested by Faith. She had wanted to visit the zoo since she came back from overseas.

They both walk round the zoo to see different animals, but when they got to the birds house John drag Faith in gently and took her to the Parrot cage, there were many Parrot there. Then he told her his love for Parrot since childhood, that he has always wanted to have one of this creatures. Faith told him she likes Monkey so they went to see the monkeys, on their way they bought some bananas but they were not allowed to give the animals food. This is because some wicked heart men, usually come with a poisoned food, and this had made the zoo loose some awesome animals, like a monkey called Lizy that is almost a woman in behavior, this monkey then was the major reason most people visit the zoo.

They both snapped pictures at the zoo and later went to the ice cream joint, where they had ice cream. Before going back home.

On their was home, some hoodlums stopped their car and told them they have something on their car they need to remove before they are allowed to go, this wasn't clear to both Faith and John. They came out of the car and Faith asked them to repeat what they said.

Hoodlums: oga you no fit pass if you no remove this thing.

Faith: what?

Hoodlum1: the party sticker wey dey your car body, we supposed beat you for passing this side with motor wey get AHP sticker, na good angel dey with us today, make you just remove am and go.

Faith got angry with the statement the guy uttered

Faith : sorry man, is this your car, or where in the Constitution was it stated that, I cannot paste the sticker of my party on my vehicle.

John: young guys, please we are late just allow us to go

Faith: you guys should free the road now or else I will get you arrested.

One of the hoodlums took a bottle broke it and threatened to spoil Faith's face if she did not remove the sticker at the count of four. Faith got scared this time but John used his hand to rub his chest down, signalling Faith to calm down, then he intervened and told the guy to do his worse.

The guy counted from one to four raised the bottle to stab Faith, but whiiiim John collected the bottle from him and stabbed him on him left arm( I have only seen such skill in movies). They rest of the hoodlums ( they were ten in number) saw what happened and started picking bottles, plank etc. John signaled Faith who was already shivering to get into the car, and he brought out a pistol from his pocket, on seeing the pistol the hoodlums ran away leaving the one that was stabbed who happens to be their leader.

John moved closer to the hoodlum who was left last, the guy had already knelt down and started begging John to spare his life. Liquid can be seen on his trouser showing that he has urinated on his body out of fear.

John moved closer to him and said, " should I spear a man who wants to spoil my girlfriend's face no, say your last prayer" he shouted and the guy was shivering, wishing the earth can open and swallow him, or the angle should blow the final trumpet. John placed the gun on his head and pulled the trigger. " Oroooooo" the guy shouted it took him 30 minutes before he realized he's still alive, he opened his eyes saw John and wanted to run away but John quickly told him to sit down.

John: if I have a bullet in my gun you would have been dead by now.

Hoodlum: yes sir ( he said shivering)

John: and the children of the man whom you're doing this for will, still be alive, infact enjoying, and he would not even know someone died because of him. This bad politicians are the ones behind the reason why we are poor, uneducated and all other issues we face, yet we helped them in achieving their aim of making us suffer.

Hoodlum: that's true o( feeling relaxed)

John : so all you want to do is die for the man behind your predicament, who's children are overseas enjoying their lives. Guy you better think we'll. ( He stood up and went to the car.

Faith had just been watching since morning the whole drama. As John entered the car Faith clapped and said " James bond 2" they both smilled.

Faith: I was scared

John : you Know my job

Faith: but why don't you shoot that guy.

John: sometimes your enemy don't have understanding that's why they are your enemy, so you need to make them understand.

Faith : hmmmm. Wow! If not for the shock I had, I would have filmed this event and showed to Mum

John: she had witnessed events worse than this

Faith: really!. James bond! ( She said shaking his arms)

John: let's move we can't tell, this guy's may come back with great force.

Faith: don't tell me you're scared

John: security conscious.

John drove her home, and Faith couldn't keep quiet but talked about the incident as John was driving.

Getting home Faith narrated the whole story to Mrs WK, but Mrs WK doesn't seems to be surprised as she also narrated what she as also witnessed, then told Faith to be more careful.

The second day after coming back from church Faith was opportuned to see John less busy again, they discussed about the accident that happened the day before and as they were talking Faith said

Faith: I think I heard you telling the guy am your girlfriend yesterday.

John: yes

Faith: why, am I your girlfriend.

John: I just said it

Faith: man you better tell me your mind( she said jocking)

John: na you Sabi. I just said it to make the whole film more interesting.

Faith: ok

Faith went into her room having series of thought in her mind,

Does this guy like me and he doesn't know how to tell me

Faith: Or is it what he said, can I tell him what I also feel, would I not look cheap if I do, what should I do, I am madly in love. I am in love with you John she said softly in her room.

Suddenly a voice shouted thank you Jesus! The voice came from Mrs WK's room, Faith quickly ran to Mrs WK'S room, she met P.A, and John on the way, getting to her room they say Mrs WK kneeling down, waving her hands and saying " thank you Jesus". They asked her what happened then she told them, " he can again" . I was praying then I have a feeling that someone entered my room, couldn't stop praying so when I finished praying, I tried to check who it was but I didn't see anybody. Later I saw a shadow, this one was bigger he moved near me then I picked the land stand as he was moving closer I started hitting him with the lamp stand. It managed to move closer to me and as he wanted to grab my neck a man appeared, the shadow turned to this man and they started wrestling, they exchanged punchs but after 15 minutes the man was able to lift the shadow up and gave it a smackdown, immidiately, the shadow disappeared, the moved moved close to me and said it is over. That was why I shouted.

The next day Faith woke up excited, what excite he was the fact that she's suspecting John also liked her.

At evening she saw John again but the more she tried to push to John's mouth so that he would just tell her he loves her, the more John seems not to have such a thing in mind.

Faith promised herself she would do anything to have John, because she's so much in love with him, she persuade John to take her to his parents place one day.

At John parents place, John introduced Faith to them as his boss daughter but the parents seems to like Faith to be his wife than just a friend or his boss daughter, in front of Faith they told John to get a wife and have a family. His mother even said jocking you " I would be happy if this my beautiful lady could be your wife". When Faith heard this she smiled and also said in her mind " I wish too, but I don't know why your son is like this. But John didn't seems to be interested in a relationship .

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