The key turned in its lock; they were back.
Sandra was the first to enter. She was beautiful despite the fact she never wore makeup.
“Hi, hope you’re feeling better” she said as she walked towards her.
“A little headache but I feel much better than I felt this morning” she replied and noticed how tired Sandra looked. “Did Grumpy overstress you?” she tried to sound funny and succeeded in making Sandra chuckle.
“Sandra, make the call I asked you to make” they heard him order from the door and exchanged glances before Sandra got up and left the room to make the call.
As Nonso walked towards the bed, Ify felt her heart beat faster. He noticed and smiled within him. He sat on the bed and watched her shift immediately. He removed the laptop from the bag Sandra had come in with and after booting the system, he plugged in a modem and sent a picture of a man in a suit with glasses tipped by his hand to the rim of his nose to an email address.
“Have you sent it?” Sandra asked from the doorway as he nodded. “He just sent it…remember, full background” she said and hung up.
Ifeoma felt curious and decided to ask what was going on. She felt she had a right to know; if he wanted to keep her away from her family and wreak vengeance on her, she could as well say whatever she wished to say. Nothing would change the fact he would kill her soon.
“What happened today?” she asked in a tone that surprised her. She had expected it to be shaky but it was firm and straight; as if she had a right to know.
The voice also surprised Sandra and she prepared herself to defend Ify if Nonso tried to lay a finger on her.
“Something big” he replied to their surprise.
Ify turned to face him to be sure he was really speaking to her.
“You know Ikenna, my in-law?” he made it sound like a question.
“He killed your girlfriend too?” she asked before she could stop the words from coming out. “Sorry” she said immediately she felt his eyes on her.
“He’s into some shady deals and Sandra and I want to nail him and get him arrested. He’s known as the dealer but never does the negotiation physically” he clicked on a photo in the laptop and showed her a group of men in black suits with serious looking faces. “All the CCTV cameras in the different exchange venues made us find out something” he explained and began to click on different pictures. “All the faces in each venue changed except –”
“ –that of the guy in the middle” Ify cut in and turned to see him glaring at her.
“Did I ask for your opinion?” he asked in an unfriendly voice as she shook her head immediately and apologized. “So I just sent his photo so we can find out who he really is…he’s our only possible lead to the dealer”
“So you’re not even sure Ikenna is the dealer” she stated as Nonso clenched his fist and bit his lip.
“Shut your trap” he ordered as she looked down immediately and Sandra’s phone rang making Nonso open his email with a smile.
“Thanks dear, that was quick” she said and hung up.
She walked closer to the duo whose eyes were fixed on the screen of the laptop. There were different snapshots from when he was really young and then slowly, as the shots changed, so did his face; beards, moustache, hair and finally a scar that made Ify gasp in horror.
“Scarface” she whispered as Sandra nodded.
“He escaped from prison five years ago” Sandra told her with her eyes still on the screen.
“No parents…no family members…no address. There’s no way we can find this guy” Nonso almost yelled in frustration as Ify thought for a while.
She tried to imagine she was her husband. What would he do if he was faced with such a situation?
Think Ify think.
“I got it” she said as they turned to her. His first crime, how old was he?”
“Nineteen” Sandra replied not knowing what she was driving at. Nonso’s eyes were also fixed on her.
“That means he was granted bail…we need to find out who got him out” she said as Nonso and Sandra exchanged glances but he said nothing and turned to the screen likewise Sandra.
“That would take time” Sandra said as Ify thought of something.
“David was in charge of the last case concerning Scarface before his escape…he was the one that had put him in there” she paused and looked at Nonso. “All I’m saying is that he probably has all the records of Scarface” she concluded as he scoffed.
“Is this a trick to get you to your house? You think they’re there?” he did not wait for her reply. “She has access to police files” he said and gave Sandra the laptop.
He kept his eyes on her; her eyes were filled with so much pain that it thrilled him. She was trying to hold back tears and he could not suppress a smile. He had so much in store for her.
“Jennifer Green, from Bonny in Rivers State” she said as Nonso turned to her. “I’ve sent her name to Johnny and he just replied” she paused and scrolled down the work. “She’s twenty three…they were dating then” she scrolled down and a smile crossed her lips. “There’s good news, she lives here in Abuja”
“What!” Ify exclaimed and rose to her feet. “We’re in Abuja?” she made it sound like a question.
“Yes” he replied and looked up at her. “The last place the police will try to search for your corpse” he smiled wickedly as she lunged angrily at him and grabbed his collar much to Sandra’s surprise.
“Kill me now you bastard”
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