EPISODE SIXTEEN: FINAL EPISODE
Cassandra stood at the doorway, watching me as dangerously as a cobra. The knife gleamed against the sunlight, dripping with Zach’s blood.
I felt nausea feeling gushing up from my guts.
” Are you done with your calls?” Cassandra repeated.
” Yes, I have,” i didn’t recognized my voice. It sounded like a dying toad.
” Hand over the phone,” she stretched forth her hands.
I tossed it to her, scared she’d slash me with the knife. Then to my horror, she smashed the phone to the ground and crushed it with her feet.
” You’re not going anywhere, Boris,” she said, eyeing me as she stepped fully into the room. ” You thought you could escape, didn’t you? I told you before, you’re not leaving this place without my say-so.”
” I know what you told me,” I gritted at her. I didn’t know where the anger and courage came from but I knew I’ve had just about enough with this woman. This was the last straw. I ain’t taking any more sh*t from her.
Zach’s murder decided me. Now was the time to step up.
” You knew yet you went against our deal. A deal is a deal, Boris. You stay here for two weeks. That was the deal.”
” That’s human abuse!” I yelled. ” In two weeks I’d be dead. Do you have any idea what it means to sleep with you every night? I get drained and tired and extremely weak. I can’t continue like this. I’m a dead man if I go on with that stupid deal!”
Cassandra smirked. ” You called it stupid but weren’t you the one who sneaked into my convent to catch some fun with my nuns?”
” I’m done with that!” I retorted. ” I’m not going to make that same mistake again. Let me go. I’m done. Just let me go.”
Cassandra shooked her head. ” I’m not going to do that. I’d rather kill you than let you leave this convent.”
There it was. I saw that coming didn’t I? She was approaching me with the knife. I haven’t gotten in a knife fight before but I was certain she was skillful in killing. The room just wasn’t enough for me to maneuver.
” If you step any closer, I’d scream!” I said.
” Then scream,” she said. ” Scream the entire place down and I’d tell them you were responsible for those young nuns pregnancy. I’d also tell them you and Zach were imposters and were trying to rape me when I killed him. Trust me, Boris, they’d believe my words against yours.”
I knew it! This woman was just too clever.
Time for plan B. But I had no plan B
My mind began working fast. I haven’t thought this quick the way I was thinking now. This was a matter of life and death. I had to find a way out of this mess.
Suddenly, a clever idea strucked me.
Cassandra had the door locked. It was just her and me with Zach’s corpse. My hand went to my pillow and I gripped it.
Cassandra watched me closely and laughed. ” What do you think you are doing?”
I didn’t answer her. Instead I threw the pillow outside the window. I grabbed the bedsheets and threw them outside the window.
I became berserk as I started throwing things outside the window in a frenzy. Cassandra’s eyes grew as she suddenly realized what I was doing.
With one swift jerk, she threw the knife at me but I dodged miraculously. The knife whizzed past my shoulder and hung to the wall.
This was my chance. I gripped the knife and poked my head outside the window. To my delight, a crowd has already gathered. Young girls in black and white gown clustered the area outside my window.
Their eyes took in the many things I’ve thrown then they rose their head to stare at me.
I waved at them and shouted urgently while I raised the knife. ” Help, your Abbess is about to kill me.”
I didn’t know how long I kept shouting. My entire attention was on the girls below. I’ve completely forgotten about Cassandra.
From the corner of my eyes, I saw her charging at me with my wooden chair.
Before I could move a muscle, the chair slammed hard against my head, sending me into unconsciousness.
I fell.
I fell from the window with the knife in my hand. I fell down and down and down towards the ground.
A floor high from my window, I fell and the last thing I remembered was crashing loudly to the ground with the screams of many girls blocking my ears till I fade into darkness.
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The first person I saw when I woke up was a police sergeant in uniform, sitting over me.
The rest of the place was as white as snow.
” My, thank goodness you’re awake,” he said, standing to his feet as he picked up a receiver and dialed some numbers.
I felt a painful banging in my forehead. I couldn’t remember what happened to me. My head hurts Soo badly and my vision were as bad as a mole.
The next thing I knew,a man in white coat ran up to me from outside, smiling broadly as he took up my hands and felt my pulse.
A doctor? That means I was in a hospital.
” He’s doing great,” the doctor said to the sergeant. ” But I don’t think it’s about time you interrogate him. He’s not fit to talk.”
The sergeant was an impatient man. ” Come on, doctor. I’m in a haste today. I’ve got to clear this situation up. It’s been in the news for two days now. If we don’t get his words before Friday, the trial wouldn’t be favorable to him.”
My mind woke up. ” Trial, what trial?”
They both looked at me. I was straining to sit up. ” Talk to me, Sergeant. What trial are you talking about?”
” Easy, Boris,” the doctor came over to me. ” You are not entire well. Don’t strain yourself that hard.”
” Can I at least talk to him?” The sergeant asked. ” I would be quick. I promise.”
And that was how I was being interrogated by a police officer. It was my first time actually.
” Alright,” he said. ” Now let’s take this from the top. What Happened to you? I want you to tell me all that you can remember.”
I told him everything. I held nothing back from him. After listening to me without interruption, he nodded them shooked his head.
” You are one lucky fellow,” he began. ” Cassandra would’ve killed you if you hadn’t taken action. It might surprise you but you are not the first man Cassandra had intentions of killing. Besides Zach, about five dead men bodies had been exhumed by our policemen today at the former convent where she was before she was transferred here. And she confessed that they were her lovers.”
” Wait a minute,” I was confused. ” What happened? A few moments ago, I thought I was going to die. Why I’m I not dead yet? What’s going on here? What happened before I ended up here.”
The sergeant took his time to explain everything to me.
Turns out when I had crashed to the ground with the knife, there had been a scramble. Cassandra tried to lie to the older nuns. She told them Zach and I were imposters and had tried to rape her when she defended herself. The older nuns weren’t satisfied with that story so the police got involved.
Cassandra wasn’t as smart as she thought she was. The knife had both her finger prints and mine. The police also grilled the eleven pregnant nuns and they confessed that Zach was the father of their babies. That day, the police ransacked the entire place and found the underground room which turned out to be the legendary love nest of Cassandra.
If I was an imposter, then why had Cassandra brought me to live in a convent in the disguise of a priest for two weeks?
” She’s in detention now, Boris. The convent isn’t pressing charges but that doesn’t mean we would let you go Scot free. It’s a miracle you’re still alive. We hope to see you in court to defend yourself on Friday.”
” I’ll make it,” I said because there was obviously nothing else to say.
The sergeant crossed his legs as he took note of all what we’ve said today. ” So what do you have to say for yourself?”
I bowed my head in shame. ” I’m sorry for everything.”
” You don’t have to tell me sorry. The Covent won’t press charges against you but they do hope you’ve learned a lesson,” the sergeant said.
” Yes,” I said. ” Never get into a Covent again.”
” That’s one lesson,” he said with a sly smile. ” But bros I no go lie you ehh, you enjoy life small Sha.”
*****
Cassandra was sentence to life imprisonment while I stayed a month at the hospital before I was told to return home. Jide was waiting for me in the car when I came out.
He let me in and as we drove home, he kept throwing all sorts of questions.
” Jide,” I said. ” Till I die I no go ever f**k woman ever again.”
Jide laughed. ” I feel bad for Cassandra. Life sentence is not child’s play.”
I scoffed. ” They should have persecuted her. For crying out loud, she killed six men.”
Jide shrugged. ” And so did the former Abbess of blue sister’s convent. I can’t believe women are this crazy about sex.”
I rolled my eyes. ” Yeah tell me about it.”
” If I’d known she was a sex freak, I would’ve….”
” Don’t even try it,” i said. ” You’ve been a dead man by now.”
” Taaaaa,” Jide barked. ” If that kind opportunity comes my way again, omo I no go pity the woman ooo.”
I screwed my face in disgust. ” You go die young be dat.”
” But bros ehh, you get mind ooo,” Jide laughed. ” Sex for two weeks? Free Toto and you come de run! Boris, you are not a man.”
If only he knew…..I shooked my head sadly. If only he knew what late Zach and I went through.
This idiot wouldn’t have said what he just said.
Well, I guess this is the end. I’ve learnt a very bitter lesson. Yeah I’ve achieved my goal but then again, reflecting all over it,I guess it was all stupid.
I fear woman.
I nearly lost my life because of a woman. Sex is good but when it comes in too much doses, it’s destruction.
That was one lesson learnt. The next time I see a nun, I go commot my shoes pick race. So help me God.
Amen.
The End🔞
