NOT HER REFLECTION By Sobowale OluwafunkeFinal Episode 10b

Edwin's side of the story

"So what are you saying? You were not the one that killed Shina" One of the officers asked

"I didn't kill him, Ife, I wanted you to be my girlfriend but I've never thought of killing anyone, the Doctor you were squatting with, wanted me to kill you, and he tried giving me some money  but I didn't accept it" I said

"Then why did you try to run?" A man called Biyi asked.

"Who's  is he? Ife's boyfriend? When I get out of here I'll deal with him" I thought

"Answer him" A soldier slapped me

"I I I  I" I stammered

I was beaten, hot iron was placed on my lap.

"I wasn't the one, I am not a murderer". I screamed

The man that was in front of me was so tough, he was a soldier, he spat on me and used a table knife to slice my smallest finger.

" I am innocent, I am not a killer"I screamed

The man placed the iron inside a fire and  placed it on my private part.

Ahhhhhhhh!!!!¡!I screamed

"Yes,I killed that bastard, I killed him and I am prepared to kill any other person, yes, I wanted to kill Tofunmi at first but she was lucky, I told Doctor Daniel to kill her but fortunately it was a different Doctor that treated her when she was in the hospital, I wanted Ife and her siblings to suffer, I told Daniel to accommodate them and I wanted them to be prostitutes so that I can deal with them, but Shina was like a barrier, he insulted me". I poured out

Did I just confess? Damn it

" So you and Brut killed Shina".Sergeant Bello said

"No, I didn't know when Edwin shot Shina" Brut betrayed me

"So, Edwin, You said Daniel tried to kill me, like Daniel was also an accomplice". Tofunmi said looking confuse.

I couldn't even say anything, it seems like I lost. Game over

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*Tofunmi's side of the story*

Daniel? But I didn't offend Daniel, why did he try to kill me?

" Ife! Sister Ife!!! "I called my sister..

"Tofunmi, I am not in the mood to talk till I set my eyes on that Daniel" Ife said

She must be really hurt, she was crushing on Daniel, I was also crushing on him but not up to hers, she thought Daniel was her world. Well, let's wait and hear what Daniel will say. This world is scary.

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Some weeks before
Now Ife

Do you still want to know the unknown caller?

Hahahahahahaha

Hmmm, here was our conversation

"Hello dear" the unknown caller greeted

"Hi, who am I talking to?" I said.

"It's your daddy" the person said

"Oh, good afternoon sir" I said

"How are your younger ones?" He asked

"Oh! Now you care, do you really want to know how they are?" I asked

"Ife, calm down, I am sorry for how I mistreated you, please forgive me, I am still your blood father no matter what" Mr. Olanrewaju said

"Where do you stay? I want to visit you" Mr olanrewaju asked

I gave him my home address and he was at my gate in less than a hour

When he got to my sitting room, he was admiring my room

"You're really my daughter,I'm proud to be your father, I saw your pictures on different magazines" Mr Olanrewaju smiled

"Okay, so what do you want?" I asked

"Where's Tofunmi and Shina?" He asked

I stood up and faced him

"Oh, your son Shina is dead". I said

" What? Oh no, I I "He stammered

" Now that you've heard, please leave my house". I said

"Ife, please forgive me, please, what killed him?"

"I'm not ready to say anything now just leave". I said

He left.

Mr.Olanrewaju called me days after to give him some money, he was sacked at work and he had to sell his house to pay debts and my step siblings dropped out of school, his wife came over to kneel down and beg me. Well, I am not that wicked, I gave them #100k and I cut all ties with them.

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Daniel was brought to the station for questioning

" Ife, are you telling me that you can't recognize my face right before we met at the hospital again?"Daniel asked

"Who are you?" I asked

"My name is Olanrewaju Wale, I'm surprised that you couldn't recognize me". Wale who was Daniel said

Oh no!! Wale is my cousin, My father brother's son, we hadn't heard from him after his mother's accident

"My mother died because of you, well I suceedeed in killing your mother, but the hatred I have for you and your siblings is much". Wale said

" Wale, what are you talking about?" I asked

"Wait, I am lost here, who's he to us?" Tofunmi asked

You can't know him.

"Tell her everything, how you and your badluck mother destroyed my family" Wale said while the officers dragged him outside.

I was shocked, so Daniel is actually Wale, oh no.

"Are you okay?" Biyi asked

"Ife, you're not explaining anything, who's he?" Tofunmi asked

"He's our cousin, when I was 6years old, I accidentally had their house on fire because I was playing with the gas in the kitchen, his mother and father were in the house, his mother tried to save me, well, she saved me but couldn't save herself, she suffocated and died in the fire while I ran outside, Wale was 13years old, since then he got missing and it seems that he was the Doctor in charge of mom's treatment so he killed her and covered it  up that it was Tuberculosis, I didn't mean to kill his parents". I explained

"He must be stupid, I I dont even know what to say, so why did he hate mom". Tofunmi asked

" Mom tried covering up for me, she didn't want people to talk bad about me" I cried

"Calm down, you were a child then, you didn't kill them" Biyi said

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In the court

Edwin was sentenced to death by hanging after 15years imprisonment of hard labour
Daniel was sentenced to life imprisonment
Brut was sentenced fr 10years
Biggy was sentenced for 5years because he raped me and the other guys.

Lol..I'm not through

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Biyi proposed to me, our engagement and wedding was a big one.
I went to The polytechnic, Ibadan and Burtwood University, USA
I have two masters now and I'm a popular model
I'm also an ambassador
I have three children
Two boys and a girl

Now I am Adebowale Ifeoluwa(née Olanrewaju)

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Tofunmi studied law in UK
She has two masters too
She's a lawyer
She married a professor
She has two children
A boy and a girl

Ibikunle Tofunmi(née Olanrewaju)

Life goes on.

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