The Truth About Mariam

Chapter 9

Chapter 9†

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I suspected Hillary. I don't know why. There is something strange about him

Maybe I never knew him. Mariam as well. I didnt know any of them well in this school. He acted as if he didn't know me in school at all.

I was reading my Literature note in the class during my free period.

Two boys walked over to my desk, One of them was Hillary and the other was Moses or Jack... I couldn't remember most of my classmate's name.

I didn't have any other friends other than Hillary and Mariam. With Mariam dead and Hillary ignoring me as if i don't exist. I am practically friendless.

"What are you doing?" Moses asks while staring at me.

It was obvious i was reading Literature.

" If you have eyes, see it by your self and leave me alone."

" Feisty huh?" He and Hillary laughed.

"Hahaha, you are so funny, you deserve to be awarded a Grammy in comedy." I mocked.

Hillary's face formed into a frown, he leaned in and whispered into my ear "Listen, don't say a word to anyone about those letters that I give you"

" I wasn't, I thought you told me not to get involved with Mariam's case" I sneered and whispered back.

" Don't, I'm warning you,just don't tell anyone about the letters."

" And if I don't obey you, what would you do?"

"I won't tell. You don't know who you are messing with Arionla." He walked away with his friend, shooting deadly glares at me.

Was he threatening? Was that a freaking threat?

Thank God today was a Friday, I would finally have two days rest before school again.

And by Monday next week, our tests begins.

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My mom was busy, so I was the one to pick up my brother from school. His school wasn't far from our shop, so I walked.

I plugged my ear pieces into my ears as I played Ed sheeran and Taylor Swift - The Joker and the Queen.

My brother's school was at the other side of the street, I crossed the road as I entered my brother's school.

They didnt have secondary, just primary and the kindergarten class.

It wasn't a big school, it even looked like a house.

I waited at the gate for the gate man to appear, he finally did and I told him I was here to pick my little brother, he allowed me in.

I looked around for my brother, he was coming out from one of the classrooms with his bag on his head smiling at me.

" Why is that bag on your head, it's embarrassing,take it off." I smacked his arm.

He removed it from his head and wore his bag the correct way.

I held his hand as we crossed the road and headed back to my house.

I took out the key from my bag as i unlocked the door, but it was already unlocked.

I remember locking it this morning when I left for school.

We entered the house, Dad was on the chair drinking water from a bottle. I greeted him as i kept my shoes at the shoe rack,Rotimi went to the toilet.

"You got home early today"

He set the bottle on the stool beside him " Ahh, I have being promoted and I finished work early."

I just nodded as I tapped my fingers on the chair.

"What about you, how is school?"

"School is fine Dad." It wasn't a lie. School was fine, but I wasn't.

" Mariam was really a pretty girl."

What... I never mentioned Mariam and my Dad calling my friend pretty was making me feel uncomfortable.

"The way she smiles and all that, it's beautiful."

" Why the sudden talk about Mariam?" I questioned him.

" I just remembered her, she is your friend and my boss's friend uncle daughter, he misses her, I really feel sorry for the man. It isn't easy, losing your only child." He laments.

I didn't say a word throughout, I wasn't ready to start talking. I just gave him a tight smile as i went in my room to take a bath.

The detective and the police still haven't found anything incriminating.

I sighed as i combed my thick hair. I haven't permed it yet so it was painful to plait and comb.

I tied my hair into a bond, With the head girl gone, the prefects were just on their own with no head girl.

There was still investigations going on. The girls toilet was restricted, it was closed with tapes and all that. So the girls had to make use of another toilet.
It's still the same thing on the news, ongoing investigations.

The school was shut down for a week during the fresh case of Mariam's death.

I wonder when this would end, when everyone involved in her death would be caught and when would my mind be at rest...

God only knows.