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Episode 12

PREVIOUSLY ON “AN EVENING WITH EVA”:
“This is code Amber. Gather all Super Agents
and the Tactics team at the Watch Tower.

We meet at 21:00 hours.” – Major General.

“This would only hurt just a little.” – Sophia.

“Welcome agents. Our organization has been
infiltrated. This has never happened before.

The threat has been nullified. However, this is
to warn you that you should be on the alert
now than ever before. There could be others
like her as there is also a more desperate
detective who wants to get behind the
situation. Temporary steps have been taken.

Be on the lookout. As from now, you will
resume normal jobs at various offices
assigned to you. You will find a file under your
pillows when you get home. You would be
contacted if we need you. That will be all.

Super Agents wait behind.” – Major General.

“I am coming home. Okay. I am fine. See you
soon.” – Detective Ahmed

“How may I help you Mr. Ahmed?” – Tawo
“Please doctor, where am I? Where are my
phones? How long have I been here?” –
Detective Ahmed

“You have been poking your nose into
business that is bigger than you. The crash
should have killed you. You are lucky to be
alive. Ï just injected you with a form of
Amnesia virus. When you wake up you will
lose all memory of the past five weeks. I was
never here. Good day Ahmed.” – Tawo
“I’m done. Your turn to move.” – Tawo
“Sean, we need to have a small talk” – Sophia

“I am going to ask only one more time. Where
is Eva?” – Thug

“The mouse is in the hole. Your move.” –
Shina

“Put your hands up. Who are you? Show me
your ID card!” – Guard

“It’s in my bag. Can I get it?” – Ambrose
“I’m done. Pick the exhibits at the mansion.”

– Ambrose
“Evening General.” – Sophia
“Initiate Operation Eva” – Major General.

AND NOW.

He gave his opponent a ‘close line’ and his
opponent fell down, knocked out. He looked at
the crowd and waved his hand before his
eyes. The fans shouted, “You can’t see me!!!”

He picked up his opponent and launched his
trade mark finishing move. His opponent lay
on the floor of ring, dazed. Not moving. No
one was yet to survive this deadly finishing
move. The champion went on top of his
opponent and raised the left leg. The referee
rushed to their side, and began hitting the
ring floor:

“One. Two. Three!!!” and the bell rang.

John Cena had just defeated The Undertaker
to retain his crown as the WWE Champion. He
crawled away from the body of his opponent,
stood by the ring side and posed for his fans.

They were chanting his name and raising
placards which had boldly inscribed on them,
“WE LOVE YOU JOHN” “YOU CAN’T SEE ME”

“JOHN CENA, SIMPLY THE BEST.” Sean was
delighted. He had been counting with the
referee and jumped when John Cena won. He
loved wrestling. John Cena was his Idol. What
made it more special for him was that The
Undertaker had previously defeated John Cena
during Royal Rumble when they were the last
two people in the ring. There had been a cheat
when John Cena’s rivals came into the ring
and hit him with an iron chair. This gave the
Undertaker an advantage which gave him the
victory. It was payback time.

He was still basking in the euphoria of this
victory when there was a knock on his door.

He turned down the volume of the plasma
television on the wall and listened again. The
knock came again.

“The door is open.” Sean said as he half
guessed who it was.

“I need some help with the door please.” A
female voice replied.

It was Sophia as he suspected. He got up and
opened the door allowing her to come in with
the tray she had in hand. She dropped the tray
on the small bedside table and opened the
contents of the covered china glass plates. He
closed the door and joined her on the bed
keeping considerable distance.

“I brought dinner Sean. Let’s eat.” Sophia
said. It was more of a command than a
request.

They dug into the Amala and Efo riro eating
the Amala from one huge plate and also the
Efo riro from another huge bowl. After the
meal, they took turns washing hands in the
sink in Sean’s bathroom. Sophia went first.

While Sean was washing, she called someone
to bring them refreshments.

Sean broke the silence.

“How did you know that I like efo riro and
amala?” He asked smiling.

“We know everything about you. We have been watching you for quite a while. Have you read the files I gave to you?” She asked.
“Yes I finished reading last night.” He
answered.

“So you know what you are in for?” She
queried.

“Do I have a choice?” He replied.

“There is actually a choice. You can walk out
that door and call the police. You will not be
alive to finish and drop the call. And they will
never find your body” Sophia said with a
deadly smile.

Sean was scared but did not show it. He had
somehow gotten tougher by all the events that
had happened to him and eventually landed
him here. His next statement was a mistake.

“I know I am supposed to be scared right now.

But the funny thing is, I am not.” Sean
boasted.

Sophia shined her pretty teeth.

“No one is asking you to be afraid boy. You
see in …” Sophia began but was interrupted by
a knock on the door.

A young man came in with a bucket
containing a bottle of McDowells, two bottles
of Vodka and many cans of Power Horse. He
had ice in a smaller bucket. He served the
contents and took away the tray with the
plates of food. He was leaving and almost at
the door when, Sophia called him back.
“Thomas.”

“Yes ma’am” He replied.

In one very quick motion, she pulled her pants
(Trousers) up at the ankles and brought out a
small gold embroidered pistol. From her
sitting position, five meters from where he
stood she pointed the gun at him and pulled
the trigger. Blood splattered on the wall
behind him as he fell down in one heap, the
tray falling from his hands. He was breathing
softly and was in pains. He groaned. Sophia
got up, walked to the body and stood in front
of Thomas, looking at him. She aimed at his
heart and shot him again. He was dead.

Sean was shocked. He had already peed on
himself. He was scared and afraid. He was
shaking visibly. Sophia slowly put her gun
back in the holster strapped to her ankle and
covered it up with her pants. She smiled very
warmly at Sean.

“Lesson number one: Be Ruthless. Be very very
ruthless. Be as gentle as a dove and as
dangerous as a shark. Stop shaking and clean
up this mess. You have two hours to scrub
this room clean and get rid of the body. Chop
it into pieces and feed it to the dogs in the
fortress. Bring the head to me. See you at
11pm.” Sophia finished and walked out of the
room.

Sean was speechless.

Eva woke up in a very strange room. She got
up slowly from the bed as she squinted at the
lights that were almost blinding her. Tzhe
room was painted in white. Everything was
white and clean. The sheets, the bed, the
curtains, and the walls were all white. Was she
dead and in heaven? She thought to herself.

There was a man sitting a few meters away
from her, legs crossed, and watching her. He
was dressed in a black suit, white shirt and a
black tie. He had slippers on. What kind of a
bush man is this one? She thought. The man
was incredibly handsome though. She sat
upright on the bed. She yawned.

“Hello Eva.” Shina greeted
“Where am I? Who are you?” What’s
happening?” Eva asked.

“You have been here for two days. My name is
Shina. You are at The Mansion.” Shina replied.

“A lady took me from the Dinner and Award
party. I want to speak with her. Please.” Eva
begged.

“She’s dead.” Shina replied and got up.

Eva moved into her bed, folded her arms
around her legs and looked scared. What was
happening? She thought to herself. She was
promised a safe return by the woman who
took her away. Now she is dead? He must be
bluffing. As she thought about all these, she
began to recall the events of that evening. She
remembered the woman in the bathroom at
the Hall and how she got out. She
remembered stopping at Law School by the
Lagoon. Then she gasped. Everything was
coming back to her now. She remembered how
Shina had ordered everyone to come down and
how the agent was killed. She remembered
how her body was dumped in the lagoon.

These people were not jokers. Her heart began
to beat fast. Shina walked towards her and sat
at the edge of the bed. He was calm. He
smiled.

“Beauty was a double agent. She was a spy. I
had to take her out. And just so you know, I
was glad to. This is a huge corporation and
we will not allow anyone to foil its operations.

If I got an order to kill you Eva, you would be
dead. I do not know what The General has
planned for you, but I am sure you mean a lot
to him for him to use his Lieutenants in
missions as these. Everything you need has
been provided for. You have everything you
might need in the wardrobe. We got you new
clothes, shoes and underwear from your
favorite store, Kinky Women. We also got you
a pack of Tampon because we know your
period is starting tomorrow. Your special
cream, soap and shaver have also been
provided for. If there’s anything else you need,
just dial *345# for the list agents at your
command and their designations.” Shina said.

“How do you know all these things?” Eva
asked. She was shocked and inwardly
impressed.

“We know everything about you Eva. We do
our homework well.” Shina replied.

“But I have to be at work. My mother would be
worried sick because I see her every day. I
have a fiancé. He would have started a search
party by now.” Eva said.

“Your Boss received your letter of resignation
last night. Your fiancé is out of the country for
4 months. He got a promotion at the Dinner
Ceremony and resumed immediately. Your
mother is safe and taken care of. She has been
getting text messages from you and your
fiancé telling her not to worry and that both of
you are together. We have your phone. We
hacked into Kunle’s phone. Not a big deal. We
have made him so busy; he doesn’t even have
time to suspect a thing. Your mother’s phone
is controlled too. We interrupt her outgoing
and incoming calls to any suspected number.

We are everywhere.”Shina replied.

Eva was shocked. She wanted to speak but
Shina asked her to be quiet. He brought out
his phone and dialed a number. It rang once
and the line clicked. Someone was on the
other line. Shina put the phone on speaker.

“Francis, what’s the target’s status?”

Shina asked.

“She’s preparing Aditan soup in the kitchen.

Wearing a long blue dress over an Ankara
wrapper. She just finished her daily
devotional. She is singing and cooking in the
kitchen.” Francis replied.

“I need visual confirmation. Initiate video.”

Shina commanded.

Shina placed his phone on the bed in front of
Eva as she watched the camera zoom in on
her mother. She was convinced beyond doubt.

She was looking happy and was dancing at
intervals while slicing the Aditan leaves. Tears
welled in her eyes. Shina grabbed the phone
and spoke to Francis.

“Stay alert, Francis. Good job.”

“Oga mi, I want some real action. This woman
is boring. Can I go in and kill her? I really…”

Francis was still speaking when Shina cut him
off.

He smiled at Eva.

“Please I would do anything you want. He
should not harm my mother.” Eva sobbed.

“He won’t touch your mother. No one will.

As long as you behave yourself, everything will be fine.”

Shina assured her. He held her right shoulder and shook her a little.

“Can I speak with her? Please?” Eva begged.

“We have arranged for you to visit her tonight
and spend the night with her. You can
convince her you are travelling or anything.

Just let her know you won’t be seeing her in a
long while. Don’t try anything funny sweety.

We will take you out. Trust me. We have back
up plans just in case you try anything funny. I
won’t think twice about killing your mother
and leaving you in the hands of Francis. He
loves dead pretty women.” Shina said, getting
up from the bed.

“Thank you so much.” Eva replied. Shina
ignored her.

He looked around the room, wore his slippers
and grabbed his ‘panama ‘cap from the chair he was sitting on.

He faced her. She was still sobbing. She will
get over it, he told himself.

“If you need me for anything, just press and
hold 0. It’s my speed dial number.”

Eva nodded.

He was halfway across the room when he
turned.

“One more thing. Breakfast is at 8am.

Someone would like to meet you.” He looked
at his wrist watch and continued, “You have
less than two hours. She hates to be kept
waiting.”

He walked out and shut the door.

Detective Ahmed was woken up by a very loud
bang in his compound. It sounded like a
gunshot. His dogs were barking frantically
and all of a sudden went quiet. He was
automatically alert and reached under the bed
to get his pistol. At the same time, his right
hand traced the wall above him and found the
light switch. He turned it on. There was a
huge white paper on his door with a message
written in red ink:

“BE CAREFUL AHMED. YOU WILL NOT BE
WARNED AGAIN.”

He got up and inspected the ink. It was blood.

He checked the door. It was not forced. It had
been opened from the outside. He got out of
his room and went to the sitting room. He
turned on the lights. The same message was
on the left wall of his sitting room. He smiled.
He went outside and found his two dogs dead.

He was angry. He knelt beside his best friend,
Jimmy. The dog had been with him for 5
years. It was his best friend. He got up. His
eyes were red.

These guys had just messed with the wrong
cop.

He paced for a while, circling his dead dogs.
He moved them beside each other, sat down
on the floor beside his them in a yoga
position and closed his eyes. He put his
hands on his laps and said to himself.

“THIS IS WAR


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