MELODY 2

Sunkanmi received a call from Rita asking him to meet her at the police station, she told him how to get there over the phone but didn’t give him a clue of what the problem was, she sounded so disturbed so he left what he was doing at that moment and went to the station.

“What’s up, Are you okay? Why did you have to tell me to come all the way here? Where’s Melody?” He asked her as soon as he saw her when he got to the station

“Please calm down, I need to tell you something, but you need to be calm, Melody is missing”

“I don’t get you, what do you mean by Melody is missing” He raised his voice at her and she began to shiver

“I went out to make my hair and I couldn’t leave Melody all alone in the house so I decided to take her with me, I don’t even know how it happened, I just noticed that she wasn’t where I told her to seat”

“You didn’t notice she wasn’t with you anymore, are you sure you okay”

“I’m sorry Sunkanmi, but that’s just the way things turned out to be, I’ve reported to the police and the promised they will find her, just calm down”

“How on earth do you want me to calm down, you allowed Melody to get missing and you are telling me to calm down, you are not going to find it funny if Melody is lost for real”

“Hey, come on, let’s be positive okay, after all, it’s not my fault, Melody never listens to instruction, I told her to seat and don’t move, but she didn’t listen, she made this happen to her”

Sunkanmi scornfully looked at her, he was really pissed, and He held her arms tightly as she groaned in pain “You just pray she is found, or else….or else….” He let go of her hands and walked into the police station while Rita nursed her arm and then followed him.

Two days passed and still Melody was yet to be found, this affected Sunkanmi.

He was so devastated that he refused to eat or get busy with his artistry works, he also refused to see anybody especially Rita, even though she was his girlfriend, he couldn’t bear to see her as she was the reason Melody was missing, he blamed himself for trusting Rita in keeping Melody safe, he frequently communicated with the officers, so he would be aware of the progress they’ve made so far and the officers kept assuring him that in a matter of time Melody will be found.

Meanwhile, Toke was showing much love to Melody, she made sure she was comfortable at all cost, Toke saw her to be a sweet little girl, only that she was dumb, Toke never considered her disability and loved her regardless, Melody was happy to be with her knowingly fully well that she will be going to meet her dad very soon.

Toke didn’t mind taking her to the exotic boutique she owned in town, she wanted her to be around her always to avoid anything that will cause further problems with the police officers. Toke was with Melody when her attendants came to inform her that she had a visitor, she told her to let the person into her office, she ended up displeased when she saw Uche walk into her office with her attendant, she asked Melody to go with the attendant so she can be alone with her uninvited guest who was holding a fancy bag that contained an item he bought for her

“What do you want Uche?” She asked him when they were eventually alone

“You were no longer picking my calls, and I needed to see you”

“What for? You don’t just show up here without telling me first”

“You weren’t picking my calls Toke”

“What do you want?”

“Toke, I wonder why you do avoid me, I really want you to have a date with me”

“Uche, I don’t have time for that”

“Come on, that’s a lie, it’s just dinner, that’s all I’m asking of you”

“Okay, I’ll call you to tell you when I want it to be”

“You always say that, and you never do”

“I promise, this time around I will call okay, just go, I’ll call you when I get home” Uche wasn’t convinced so he stood and stared at her “I promise I will call you”

“Alright, I’ll choose to believe you, I know you’re busy right now, I’ll be expecting your call” he moved closer to her and handed the fancy bag over to her “I got you this for you, I hope you’d like it”

“Thanks” she collected it from him

“Take care Toke, I hope to hear from you this evening” He said again and she nodded, he then turned around and took his leave.

Toke felt relieved at his exit, she checked what was in the bag and saw a very beautiful neck chain, which obviously must have cost a lot, she tried it on and liked how it looked on her. It was a beautiful gift that came from someone who wasn’t her favorite person.