Chapter 66a

CHAPTER 66a

(Amode smiles at Andy as he stands at the door....)

AMODE : won't you invite me in?....(Stepping into the room without being invited, leaving the door open)...
ANDY : what the hell are you doing here? How the hell did you know I'm here?...(Looking behind Amode) And I thought Imoru was the one...
AMODE : (cuts in)...why do you still ask questions Andy, have you forgotten that I seem to be getting things done in such an amazing way these days?
ANDY : to what do I owe this visit of yours then?...(Thinking he needs to escape from here immediately after talking to Amode)...
AMODE : Silva...I've brought you some gifts, to calm you down for the remaining days you have left...
ANDY : what gift can you ex-convict possibly give me? That you have that rich Tunji Adebayo as your friend doesn't make you rich, Amode...
AMODE : I totally agree with you...yes it doesn't make me rich, but it makes me have an edge over you...(chuckles scornfully)...
ANDY : what is so amusing?
AMODE : okay let's not waste our time here. I'll introduce your gifts to you...but first I'll give you a briefing...these gifts are a group of people who have one thing or the other against you...oh except for one person...Barrister Charles!...(Pointing at a figure who shows up at the door)...
CHARLES : (walking towards Andy)...morning Andy Silva
ANDY : (surprised to see who Amode is referring to)...you must be out of your mind Amode. That's not Charles Unicorn or whatever you called it, that's the Bastard that said he wants to sponsor me but ended up betraying me...his name is Tunji Adebayo not...
AMODE : (cuts in)...oh Andy, you got it all wrong...why don't you just calm down and listen to all we have to say before jumping into conclusion, hmm....? As I was saying before you foolishly interrupted me....this is Charles Unigbe...
CHARLES : Nice to meet you Mr. Andy...I'll introduce myself better....I am the Attorney working for Mr. Achibong on Carol's murder...remember Carol?(Goes to take his seat)....
ANDY : hey what gave you the right to sit on my property?...and who the hell is Carol?
CHARLES : (cuts in)....I thought as much. I know you won't remember her...well, I'll remind you, Carol is the girl your son Andrew raped and murdered...
ANDY : (turns to the first man)....Amode, what have you got to do with all that?...so you've started interfering in other people's lives...I can see that's the height of your idleness...oh...I forgot, you're an ex-convict, you can't possibly get a job....
AMODE : (smiling)...you're very right...so back to the girl your son killed...Charles here is ready to take it up...
ANDY : (laughing)...take it up? When there's no proof...(Looks around to make sure he's not recorded)
AMODE : hmm...(smiles)...you'll soon find out...now, next is Tade Aleshinloye...remember him? The man who's daughter your son raped and denied...
TADE : (walking in)...Andy Silva, can you remember me? I was the one you gave money to bring the evidence against your son, myself and Sunkanmi Alder...(Taking his seat)...oh less I forget, the evidence we gave you, it was fake...I actually bought a new shoe and stained it with chicken blood...(Laughing)...can you imagine?
ANDY : what? You mean you fooled me and collected twenty million naira from me?
TADE : yes...because the original evidence was with Barrister Charles here...(Pointing at him)...Sunkanmi Alder here can attest to that...(Pointing at another personality walking in)...
SK : (walking in)....yes that’s true...
ANDY : (now wondering how they all got to know he was there)…what nonsense is this?...where are you all coming from?
SK : (walking towards Andy Silva)...I am also the one whose sister you killed with her two kids you...
ANDY : (cuts in)…you must be out of your mind? I don't know any of your family member, so how dare you accuse me of killing your sister?
SK : you'll soon find out...(Takes his seat)

(Andy started getting angry with the way the men enter into his house and take their seats without being invited, but he decides to hold his peace…)

AMODE : next is the main crew behind your down fall...
ANDY : (the words seem strange to him)….what do you mean by that?
AMODE : I mean those that set this whole thing up, you know, the TV broadcast setting and the rest...first is Stanley Achibong...(Pointing)....Carol's Brother...
STAN : (walking in)....nice to finally see your defeated face...my father sends his curses!
AMODE : and Kola Olafioye....
KOLA : (walks in)...nice to finally see your rotten face, you Bastard!
ANDY : (shocked at the way Kola addressed him)...who the hell is this brat hurling insults at me?
AMODE : that is Teluwo's only son.
ANDY : that is a bloody lie! Teluwo never had a child...
AMODE : (cuts in)...with his wife, yes...but Yetunde got pregnant from the little affair they had, meeting in his guest house...remember Teluwo sent her abroad few years before you murdered him? She was pregnant and had him in the US...
ANDY : (looks at Kola)...oh you're just exactly what you called me...a Bastard...
AMODE : no, he's someone you deprived the pleasure of spending time with his father...(Remembers the rest)...next is an intelligent boy, someone you decided to blame for the crime your useless son committed years ago....Jide Akande...
KURT : (walking in, he walks up to them)...good afternoon sir...
ANDY : I thought this one was supposed to be in jail, how did he get out?
AMODE : I can see you're not informed at all....well, he came out of jail over 6 years ago, the same time I got out. We actually met there...
ANDY : (cuts in)....and conspired against me...
AMODE : we'll come to that...you know what you did to this boy? Because of what you accused him of, both his parents died untimely. You made him an orphan....well, the good news is, he's so rich now, he's worth over a hundred billion dollars thanks to you...
ANDY : oh...at least I did one good thing...(Not knowing exactly what Amode is talking about)...
AMODE : now here comes the last but not the least...someone you brutally murdered his wife and two kids, due to your selfish reasons... Lekan Davies...(Pointing at Lekan who shows up at the door)
ANDY : (cuts in as he recalls Lekan's face)...that Bastard!
LEKAN : (walking towards him)....Andy Silva...you're sure going to pay for what you did to my family...
ANDY : where's my money you Bastard!
LEKAN : oh about your money....I'm sure you didn't understand when he was telling you about the only good thing you did....
AMODE : the same thing that ended up destroying you…
ANDY : (looks at both of them)...what are you talking about?
LEKAN : the money you stole from the NNPC of course...that same money was used to establish the TV station that brought about your doom.
AMODE : it was from that same money your supposed sponsor gave you for your campaign.
LEKAN : the same money that was used to train the boy you once sent to jail, making him more enlightened on how to go about destroying you...
AMODE : so you see, that's the only good thing you ever did in your life...(Laughing)...destroying yourself with your own hands...imagine what money can do, it can make you and destroy you...
ANDY : (turns to Charles)...you Bastard! So it was my money you were giving me...while using a fake name, you coward!
AMODE : well, we had to use a neutral name...(Smiling)
LEKAN : you still don't get it, do you?...what we're saying is that, it’s this little boy...(Pointing at Jide)... that brought you down....
AMODE : can you see that you're a very senseless nitwit? ...This little boy, your son's age mate was the one that messed you up this way....
ANDY : you Bastards!...(Looking at all of them as they are all now standing, surrounding him)
AMODE : are you wondering how we know your whereabouts?....I'll tell you...you don't know you're being followed since the day your secret was revealed on TV...we got some people to follow you and guess what? We're paying them with the same money you stole...
KOLA : you can imagine how the work of your hands are paying off, don't you?
ANDY : (turns to look at Kola)...will you shut up? Adults are talking and you dare barge in...
KOLA : oh please...I owe you no iota of respect after you deprived me the joy of growing up with a father....
ANDY : just shut up you Bastard!
LEKAN : Andy Silva, I'd longed for this day you know, after you brutally murdered my wife and kids...
ANDY : that's the price you pay for stealing from someone...
LEKAN : I see...
KURT : (breaks his long silence and cuts in)…so what price do you and your son pay for sending my parents to an early grave?
ANDY : (laughs)...you were the stupid one...you were so stupid you walked into the crime scene at the right time, my son was only being smart. Smarter than you.
KURT : (chuckles)...we'll see about that.
ANDY : how...(Laughs)...he's far away in a place you can't get him...
STAN : so you think....you know he also has his dues to pay for killing my sister, he doesn't just answer to Jide but to me also. And I promise you this...you'll soon hear the good news...
LEKAN : Charles, its time...
(Charles moves to a side bringing out his phone to dial...)
ANDY : time for what?...(confused, wondering what they are going to do to him)…What are you up to?...what do you want to do to me?
AMODE : you'll soon find out....but let's keep entertaining ourselves...(Turns to the gate keeper)... Hey you! Go get us some drinks, let's celebrate your Boss' future...
GK : em..?(Looking at Andy for an approval)
TOM : hey, do as you're told...let's go...(He leads the gate keeper straight into the kitchen to get some bottles of wine)...
AMODE : Jide, why don't you tell him what's going to happen next?
KURT : yes...the police will be here soon to take you away. As for your son, he will join you in jail.
ANDY : (laughing)...look, if you say I will go to jail, okay...but my son? You must be out of your mind...
KURT : okay. I will not argue with you over that. But once it happens, you’ll remember this very day.
ANDY : well, you all should leave now...
AMODE : you really think we'll leave before the police gets here?
KOLA : nah...I won't miss it for the world...

(Unknown to Andy that the police had been alerted even before the ‘Squad’ came over to his place. And some TV crew had been waiting outside for the arrival of the police.

To be continued....