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Episode 26

Simeon went home as he’d closed from the day’s work.

He drove home with his Bentley.

He dragged his feet lousily as he was burnout from the day’s work.

He opened the entrance door and went in, he met ben sitting down comfortably on the couch and his gaze was on the tv screen.
Simeon thought he was too engrossed in what he was watching not noticing his arrival as it was also late in the night.

Simeon walked over to him, he then realized he was lost in thought though his gaze was on the flat plasma tv screen but his mind was faraway from it.

Simeon wondered what he was thinking about.

He tapped him on his shoulder and he jerked up immediately with shock.
“hey man whats wrong?”
simeon inquired.

Ben took a deep breath and sank into the couch.

“you’re home already?”
ben asked rhetorically avoiding his question.
“nope, am still at work”
simeon replied sarcastically.

“c’mon tell me what’s bothering you man!”
simeon said.

“erhm! Nothing!”
ben replied
“nothing?”
simeon asked surprised.
“yeah. Nothing”
ben replied in the affirmative nodding his head.

“and you want me to buy that?”
simeon asked casting him a questioning look.
“actually, there’s something”
ben replied feeling defeated.
“now, you just talking, so whats that about?.”

simeon asked and sat on the couch adjacent to his.

“i
i
i
i
”
ben stammered and broke down in tears
“what happened?”
simeon asked drawing closer to him.
“i had a terrible dream that nancy is gone”
ben said amidst sobs.

Simeon felt like laughing but he concealed his mouth with his palm, but the expression and tears on his face wasn’t funny.
“a dream?”
simeon asked.

“yes a dream, i saw a lady stabbing nancy in the dream”
ben replied wiping off the tears with the back of his palm.

“a lady stabbing nancy?”
simeon asked
“yes, the lady shown to me in the dream was Alice, one of nancy’s friend in her school days”
ben expatiated.

“Alice, Alice”
simeon mumbled the name trying to recall where he’d heard the name.
“you know her?”
ben asked as he heard him muttering the name.

“yes, yes, yes!”
simeon shouted happily as he remembered the lady that came looking for ben.
“a lady came looking for you, her name was also Alice but i don’t really know if she was the one you saw in your dream”
simeon said.

“she came looking for me?”
ben asked surprised.
“So its all real!”
ben added.

“she might possibly be the one you saw in your dream bcoz, the lady was evil, she was on my neck, she almost ruined things for me, i had to come up with a lie before she could leave me”
simeon said shaking his head.

Ben took a deep sigh, so he still has someone else to deal with, after clara is out of the way.
“lord, whats happening?”
he soliloquized and broke down in another round of tears.

“i don’t even know nancy’s condition at present, i would have to go see her tomorrow”
ben said.

“no.no. You can’t go yet, remember you still have to remain indoors to avoid any impending danger that might be laying in wait for you, and i’m sure, the lady is still on the lookout for you, just be patient, i would find a solution to that”
simeon said thoughtfully.

“but nancy’s life is in danger!, i can’t sit here watching her jeopardizing her life man!.”

ben angrily shouted and stood up.
“hey! Relax. Relax man!”
simeon said and stood up also.
“i cant relax man, i’m gonna go and nothing would stop me!!”

ben barked at him and angrily stormed out of the sitting room.

Simeon stood flabbergasted at ben’s weird behaviour.

He had his reasons for restricting his movements.

But ben wouldn’t listen, he hoped he would reason it with him.

Ben la!d down on the bed.

He was indignant about what simeon had said.
But simeon might be right afterall, Alice might lay in surveillance for him.

But he still needs to see nancy.


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