CHAPTER LIX

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Mansir straightened his shirt then blew out a quiet breath before he opens the door. At first, he acted confused upon seeing two police officer together with his brother, sadiq

" Hello Officers?" he said more like a question. He then looked at Sadiq "what is this all about ? " he asked pointing at the officers

" They're here to question you" sadiq answered with folded arms.

" excuse me? What offence have I committed ? Haven't you done enough? "

The officers moved forward when things was about to get heated

" Mr ringim, we know this is a sudden visit for you but we're only here to do our job"

" Really " he folded his arms " what might that job be? "

"we're here to question you concerning his fiancee who met with an accident" one of the officers explained

Mansir cocked a brow " and how is that my business? "

" officer I told you he is the one,see how he is behaving. Arrest him" sadiq said angrily

" you need to calm down sir, we can't just arrest him without any evidence "said the officer , he then turn round to mansir " may we come in? "

" sure" he moved away so they could all enter. Mansir stride to sit on one of the chairs, followed by the officers and sadiq.

" Do you care for a drink? "

" No, we're ok" they rejected " let's begin. "

" OK. Go ahead" he nodded

" Where were you around 4pm yesterday? "

" I was in the office of course. Where would I be? Or did you think I hit rahama? " he scoffed

" No sir ,don't put words into our mouth. We're only doing out job. " they said and carry on " who is your witness ? Who is this particular individual that saw you in your office? "

" my dad" he said like a Matter of fact " you can ask him if you don't believe me ".

" Where is he right now ?"

" at the office "

" What are you even doing at home today when you're suppose to be at the office. I'm sure you stayed home just to cover all your tracks. I'm very sure that it's you who hit rahama. You're jealous because you can't have her and you've always being jealous of me "

" SHUT UP!. You can have her for all I care, I don't give a damn anymore. Stay out of my life and business. Take your officers out of my house "

" your house?" sadiq mocked " or have you forgotten that this house also belongs to me!. I have access to this house as much as you do so don't stand here and tell me what to do in my own father's house"

" so now he is your father? Have you forgotten that you yourself disowned him as your father? "

" That's before I knew the truth about you and your mother's wicked act. I wonder which kind of soul you have "

Mansir glared at him " don't talk about my mother like that "

" what will you do? Oh, are you also going to hit me with a car same as you did with rahama? "

" JUST SHUT UP, SHUT UP"

" Gentle men please you need to calm down"

" officer listen to me. This man standing here is a murderer. You need to arrest him. I'm very sure he's the culprit " sadiq said, pointing at mansir

Mansir snickered " you better go and do a recheck on yourself. Who know, you might have other enemies that are after you but here you're blaming me because you don't know who to blame. Shame on you "

" Mr mansir, we've been so kind with you with this questioning and we can see that you're taking it for granted. I'll like to inform you that you'll be escorted to police station to continue this investigation "

" excuse me? Why would I go with you? I didn't do it "

" if you didn't do it then prove it when you get to the station .I just texted dad asking him whether you were at the office at around 4 o'clock and his answer was totally different from yours. He said throughout yesterday you didn't enter the company so tell me mansir, where have you been? " sadiq smirk loving the look on Mansir's face.

" i-i-i

" i-i what? Cat got your tongue? " sadiq tsked. " you just got yourself into alot deeper trouble than you're already in. Officers arrest him "

" I didn't do it. Please believe me officers. Fine I lied that I went to the company yesterday but that doesn't mean that I hit rahama with a car. I'm not the one "

The office brought out an ID card " you have the right to remain silent ,Anything you say will be use against you in the court of law, move "

" Please believe me "

" I said move "

" Don't talk to me like that. Don't you know who I'm? "

" You better move if you don't want to be in more trouble. I'll make sure you rot in jail" sadiq promised him

" I hate you so much sadiq, I hate you with passion "

" The feeling is mutual, brother"

" MOVE"

***

Sakeena was sat on the bed beside rahama. She broke down when she saw the cuts on rahama's body. She is going to be scarred for life.

" bestie, I know you can do this. Please keep fighting so you can finally come back to us. We love you so so much " she held her hand .

It's been two days now since the accident and rahama hasn't woken up yet. The doctor also have nothing to say, all they say is that they should pray for miracles.

" badiyya is always blaming herself. Please wake up and tell her that she isn't at fault at all. She miss you so much, I also miss you of course. We all do. "

" You remember that time when you always advise me to fight for what I want, that was back then at the University. Now, same applies to you too. I'm also telling you to fight this, please come back to us" she wiped her tears.

" please don't cry anymore " kamila stood up to console sakeena" she is strong and I'm very sure she heard all what you said "

" I just can't help seeing her like this. Why does bad things always have to happen?. The last time I saw her smile was when she told us she was going downstairs to bring in the makeup artist. I can't believe that this was going to happen to her after that. " she sobbed

" Then let's pray for her instead of crying. I believe that everything will come back to normal soon "

" I hope so" sakeena sighed " have you given badiyya a call? "

" yeah, I texted her. She told me she has something important to deal with and that was it "

" what could be so important? " sakeena wondered

" I don't know" Kamila shrugged

***

Badiyya angrily waited in the visiting room. She came to give mansir a visit since he is still locked up until the investigation is over. Quite alright, they haven't found any proof against him yet which means he might likely be innocent.

He was escorted by a police officer. For someone in jail, he looked well fed.

" badiyya?." he said surprised "Are you also here to blame me?"

" How could you do that to her ya Mansir? You're so wicked! " she yelled

" You're all the same. I thought you're here to help me out but now I see that you also have turned your back against me! "

" why wouldn't I? Tell me. Your actions and everything about you made everyone turn their backs against you"

He let out a loud breath " OK fine, I agree, I haven't been the best brother to you or to sadiq but I swear I didn't hit rahama with a car. I'm innocent, please believe me " he was desperate. He wanted her to believe him but she didn't.

" I don't know what to think anymore yaya. If truly you're innocent then I'm very sure you'll be out of here and if you're not, trust me you'll rot here. Sadiq isn't going to let you go freely if you're found guilty. "

" please believe me "

" Goodbye yaya" she gave him one last room then walked out of the station.

"ahhhhhh" he yelled out of frustration

***

" Son, how sure are you that mansir is the culprit? I've talked to him but he sound so innocent " alhaji ringim told sadiq

" Dad, isn't that how they all do. That's how wicked people like him behave when they're caught. He is only acting and I'll make sure to put an end to that" sadiq said then went back to reading the newspaper. The two were both in the hospital to visit rahama. Because of the room was crowded, the two then came to the reception side of the company to talk.

" I know, but it's written all over his eyes. I've never seen mansir behave so desperate and dejected like that. Let's not forget that they saw no trace that led to him. He might be innocent "

" Really dad" he couldn't believe his father " I thought you're on my side "

" ofcourse I am. I'm always on your side but there are times where we might be wrong too. Let's give this a deeper thoughts. Try to think about it, if mansir was the culprit, don't you think he would have run out of the country because he knew he will be the first suspect but he didn't. "

Sadiq wasn't having any of it " We'll keep investigating. If he isn't the one then he will be free"

" OK . Have you contacted that Sameer guy? "

" yes, he told me he is also keeping a watch. He promise to contact me if they find anything suspicious or if they find that car. Atleast we now know the plate number of the car ,all thanks to hamisu"

" Alhamdulillah.How is alhaji dabo fairing? "

" He is holding up"

" I think I should check on him at his house "

" you should, he really need someone to talk to"

***

Sameer stretched out of bed. He took a nap after all the stress at work. He checked his watched and was surprised to see that it was already 3pm. He quickly took a kettle filled with water and went to the toilet outside his compound. He came out few minutes later.

He then decided to just stroll round the area maybe he can find another job more better that a driver. He greeted people he know on the way. He look left and right to see if there was a coming vehicle before he could cross but luckily there was non. He saw a bench not far from a tree and then went to sit down for some fresh air.

Different types of cars passed by but the one which got his attention was a particular ash Toyota parked on the road side. The car has been parked even before he got here and there was someone in it . Sameer got suspicious then quietly walk to the car from the back and then boom realisation dawn on him immediately he saw the plate number.

It was the same car that hit rahama

But how was he going to expose him?

He quickly hid behind a tree when he saw a man walking directly to the car. The man entered into the car and few seconds later the car drove off.

Sameer wasn't going to give up. He decided to trail the car. He stopped a passing bike man and told the man to follow the car in their front.

The hunt began

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