SERIES:THE MISSING KEY (EPISODE 7)

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He searched again
and saw a
stick of cigarette.
“You smoke?”
John was visibly
scared. He
remained silent with
his whole
body shivering and
starring at
dad.
Dad looked at him
like he was
seeing John for the
first time.
Dad stormed out of
the room.

I instantly knew that
mum was
going to take the
heat.
I walked towards
the door. I
could hear Ada’s
voice from her
bedroom. I was
sure she was
talking to her good
for nothing
boyfriend.
Dad was just
coming out of
John’s bedroom, so
I waited.
The best thing
anyone should
do today was to
avoid him as
much as
possible.
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Ada was busy
enjoying her call
and laughing out
loud.
He heard Ada’s
laughter from
the corridor that led
to the
three rooms. The
sound even
angered him the
more. He felt
his
children were feeling
unconcerned that he
was in the
brink of losing his
job because
of the household’s
carelessness.
He
thought
everybody’s
behavior
was arrogant. He
felt he had
been working his
butt off,
denying himself the
pleasure of
relaxation for his
household
who didn’t care or
bother to
show concern that
he could lose
all he had ever
worked for
because of
someone’s
carelessness.
Meanwhile John
had even made
matter worse.
He angrily worked
towards Ada’s
room and opened
the door. I
was sure that this
was the first
time he was
entering her room.
Ada was surprised
to see him at
her door. She quickly
dropped the phone
from her ear
as the wide smile
on her face
turned to fear.
“Look at you,
behaving like
someone who has
no training.
You think you are in
the jungle
where people
behave anyhow.
Perhaps I should join
you and
laugh and rejoice
that the key to
the exit door is
missing and I
might be in serious
trouble
in my office.”
She remained silent
and
continued to look at
him in fear.
“Give me that cell
phone. Give it
to me.” He
authoritatively
ordered. She quickly
handed the
phone to him and he
collected
it and headed for his
room.
Mum was lying on
the bed when
he entered. He
didn’t care if she
was asleep or not.
“Did your son also
tell you that
he now smokes and
have sex all
over town with
women? Did he
discuss with you
how he
misses classes and
is surely
going to repeat
class?”
Mum was startled.
At first she
didn’t understand
what he was
talking about, “I
don’t
understand what
you are
saying.”
How can you
understand? I
have come to notice
that you
don’t understand
anything.”He
said angrily'.
“Can you just relax
and talk to
me for once? I am
yet to make
out what you are
saying with
you displaying all
these
tantrums.”
“I will display
anything I want to.
I don’t know how
you expect me
to react upon the
realization
that my little son
has
started smoking
and missing
classes right under
your very
nose. How am I
sure that he
has not started
taking hard
drugs
and mingling with
criminals?” he
was getting more
furious and
obviously now very
prepared to
face it out with
mum.
“What do you mean
by under
my nose? Am I
supposed to
attach myself to
him and follow
him everywhere he
goes?”
“Woman, you have
no excuse
whatsoever for
John’s behavior.
While I work hard
and deny
myself all the
pleasures of life,
the best thing I
expect from you
is to look after the
home and
children but you are
only
concerned with your
boutique
business.''
The cell phone in his
left hand vibrated.
He looked at
it, in his anger he
had forgotten
that he was holding
Ada’s cell
phone. “Look at this,
all your daughter
does is waste
her whole day on
her cell
phone, I wonder if
she finds
time to read her
books.”
Immediately he
finished, the
phone vibrated
again.
He instinctively
checked through
the cell phone and
stopped
short.
It read: My angel,
rmber we’ll
spend d whole day
2day. I’ve a
lot of 1derful stuff
I’ll do 2 ur
body, jst d way u
like it.
Pls come wit d
mony. Patiently
waitin. Love.
The sender’s ID
was Mike.
With shaky hands
he read the
first text message
that came in
before the one he
just read. It
was a message
from Vicky.
It read: if u tink u r
pregnant,
den we must do
somtin about
it. We have to talk
to Mike
immediately
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WATCH OUT FOR
EPISODE 8
AND FIND OUT WHO
TOOK THE
KEY!