Whispers (Part 2)
“Chief Chief!” A woman said as she entered the sitting room where Chief Onyegun reclined, waiting.
He stood up respectfully, smiling, as she took a seat, adjusting her buba to contain her voluptuousness.
“Ób’ókhían. Welcome”
“Ù rú èsé”
She smiled, revealing a gap-toothed smile ensconced within luscious lips.
Her eyes twinkled as she saw his eyes go over her in admiration.
“This one wey you just come like this. I renren wahala abi? Tell Mama Efosa what it is.”
Chief Onyegun nodded to his lone security guard standing behind him and he left the room after giving a sharp salute.
“Mama, my garden dey talk for night since two weeks. And i suspect na pesin wey wan harm my family and me. I sure say na incantation.”
She was silent, arms crossed on her ample breasts, eyes hooded, listening with rapt attention.
Chief Praise swallowed.
“I suspect say na Badmus.”
With that, Mama Efosa sat up.
“Badmus Akheneva.”
He nodded.
That had been his folly.
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(1 week ago)
A week away from home was enough to make him forget about his ‘garden problem’.
The cruel reminder came when at exactly 1:15am, the whispers came back. He silently cursed his light sleeping habits as he moved his robust frame, to stand sentry at his window.
‘I really should get light installed at this window’ he thought but knew that would not solve the problem.
Should he order the garden destroyed?
‘No. That would make whoever is behind this think I’m scared.’
He ran his hand across his bearded face.
‘Ogagena! Ira vha la neni vha me!’ (God! I must get them before they get me!)
Predictably, after a few minutes, the whispers stopped.
Chief picked up his special phone from underneath the pillow and left the room to his noisy sleeper of a wife.
He dialled a number.
“Yes Spartan, make preparations for us to see Mama Efosa soonest. Also, get Cobra on the ready.”
With an acknowledged “Yes Sir!” squeaking from the speaker he disconnected the call.
“A ma zẹ azẹ ne ọbo emianmwẹn I fo” ( Without paying the doctor’s fees, sickness will not heal.)
He was ready to pay whatever price it would take to get rid of the ant that thought itself big enough to bother the elephant.
He smiled to himself as he walked back to his marital bedroom.
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“You sure?” she whispered eerily. “You sure say na Badmus? Because remember say Mama Efosa no dey ‘off’ persin like that. Remember say na you go take punishment if no be Badmus. You sure?”
He licked his lips, suddenly nervous.
Was he sure?
He rubbed his huge stomach subconsciously.
His guts told him it was Badmus. Why else would they churn whenever his name was mentioned in his presence?
“Yes Mama. I sure.”
She nodded and made a hand signal for him to wait as she went into one of the doors.
Five minutes later, she came back with a black nylon bag and handed it over to him.
He opened it and inside, was one bullet.
“Badmus protection dey strong. Ordinary bullet no go touch am. That bullet wey you see so no be ordinary one. Make de persin wey go use am use am well because na de only one I fit give.”
Chief nodded, getting up.
“Ù rú èsé íyé”
“Eh Chief no forget to bring your yearly òkhùo you hear?”
“Yes ma” he said, choosing in his mind, which buxom companion of his would be his sacrifice.
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He struggled to breathe; struggled to tap his deep sleeping wife.
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Saturday evening, after a visit to the family of the deceased, the Chief entered his car.
He gazed unseeing, as they cruised past Ring Road, by the Oba’s Palace and into the Motel Benin plaza road.
“Oga, Ofure hotels?” His driver asked.
“No. Home”
He did not have strength to perform with the girls tonight.
There was always a tomorrow.
He got home and after dinner and a kiss from his wife, he retired to bed.
After weeks of fear, he was sure to get proper sleep!
Or so he thought.
At 1:15am the whispers began and Chief woke up, knowing he was finished.
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He struggled to breathe; struggled to tap his deep sleeping wife.
Before she could wakeup, before she could get help, he died.
“Praise oooooooooo”
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Mr. Uwa Idehosa could not believe his change of fortune.
He went to bed a deputy, and woke up, the Acting Governor.
He wasn’t sorry for the demise of Chief. Contrary to what they thought, he knew what had gone on between him and his wife. He allowed the stupid woman go on with her delusion of having fooled him
He would get her surely.
Uwa thanked God, who fought his battle for him and killed his enemy without him resorting to any diabolical means.
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Gladys admired the purple hibiscus blooming from her late father’s prize garden sadly.
‘He always liked aesthetic beauty’
She sighed and made to move on when she noticed something hidden beneath the bushes.
Curious, she picked it up.
It was a Blackberry phone.
“Oh wow! My phone! Must have fallen when I was here with James.”
She switched it on.
“Battery red. I guess being off kept it alive this long sha.”
She winced guiltily as she remembered how she blamed the house help Ekaete for its theft.
Later that night at 1:15am, whispers woke her up.
She located where it came from.
Phone alarm.
She picked it up from her bedside where it was charging.
‘Why did i set an alarm for 1.15am again?’ she wondered groggy from sleep.
She clicked ‘Dismiss’ and The Whisper song by Ying yang twins died.
She went back to sleep, oblivious to the fact that she had unwittingly caused her father’s death.
The End.
PS: Happy Birthday Uberbetty :). Enjoy.
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i so dnt lyk u ryt now
1st
2nd position isnt all dat bad…bac to d post
Toyin! my gawd!
Dang!!!
yaayyy! 5th
First 5!
Blackberry?????? Why dint the chief just search first? Fear has torments indeed!
LOLLLL. Killed by the 'Ying Yang' twins.. The irony of it all. Nice story
Clowning much!
Lol!!!
Great ending!!!
rotfl omg it was jst a fone…nyc twist Tula, i wld neva av guessed :)
hahahahaha!!!! Ying yang whisper song? i wasn't expecting that.
chai!!!he could have just checked o!he just killed hyimself because of a blackberry..smh!
LOL! Knew this was gawna have a twisted ending.
Correct! Ignorance isn't bliss n he who has clean hands sleeps without fear. #NuffSaid!
Buahahahahahaha. I totally agree with this story. Yes. The wicked flee when no man pursueth. Nice one.
Nyc story!
hahhahahahahaha… This is just so funny
Lmao…good for him. having someone else killed on a mere hunch?? haha :p
Oh my..oh my.!!!!! :(
hahahahahaha…….chief was whispered to death ..lmaoooo…..
Hahaha… Smh
LOL *slaps head*….wow!! Ying Yang twins killed Chief o…all the way from the Yanks
Hehehehehe, this ending is jst hilarious tho. 2 lives wasted cos of a song???
A great twist though, wasn't expecting it. Nice nice
I knew those Bini airforce are up to no good.
old ppl n superstition self. nyc ending
Buahahahaha!!!! ying yang twins!!Nice read
"Uwa thanked God, who fought his battle for him and killed his enemy without him resorting to any diabolical means."
This made me laugh for some reason…really enjoyed the story. Lol @ 'Bini airforce'
Looooool. Really. It was a phone. Truly truly No sleep for the wicked..
Nice story. Quite enjoyable.
Could have been told in one post though. The first part was quite boring and unnecessary.
Lwkmd! This was such a hilarious twist, my friends think I've gone mad now cos I can't stop =DTheº˚˚°º≈laffº˚˚°º≈deº˚˚°º≈scatterº˚˚°º≈myº˚˚°º≈nigerianº˚˚°º≈hairº˚˚°º≈ehº˚˚°º≈=))..
hahhahaahaha… so funny…. death by whispers!!!
lwkm…tehhhheheeehehehehe
to think i wasn enjoyin readin d story
but the ending..was worth it all..
Good Job!!:D
looool…i really enjoyed this. I hated the first part yesterday but dang this part just made the story great. Great read :)
Chief is jst an Ode!!!!
Paranoia!!!!!
Where's PM ooooo??????
nicely done
Choi! Omg! Rotflmao….noice!!!!
Totally awesome!! Lol
Wow…great story!!