SHADOW OF THE PAST

23 True Identity

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Fashola had been spying secretly on the laboratory scientist Olanrewaju had employed. He felt they were developing drugs that might be illegal, and he doesn't want to tell Femi yet about his discovery. He wanted to be sure if his suspicions about them were right or wrong before informing his friend.

He had been noticing that one of the trucks that usually convey the drugs that were produced in the company to their various destination, usually head out at night.

That night, he was so curious and determined to put a trail on the particular truck that usually moves at night. He secretly drove after the truck and put a tail on it.

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Tomisin and Udoh were in charge of the preparation of the meal sold during the day, including the food to be served for Banji's birthday party. It was used to honor the celebrant.  The interior decor was top-notch. One of Banji’s church members had volunteered to decorate the restaurant as a birthday gift to him, and Banji loved it.

The time scheduled for the party was 8 pm. Bianca was the first to arrive at the restaurant alongside her colleague friend. Other guests started trooping in a few minutes after Bianca's arrival.

Femi also arrived with Zoe. As they both stepped out of the car, Zoe purposely held Femi's hand as they sauntered into the restaurant.

“Welcome, Mr. Femi.” Tomisin walked up to them and ushered the two guests to a vacant seat. She noticed how Zoe held Femi's hand so tight, but choose to ignore it, as it was none of her concern whether they were dating or not.

Udoh was the Master of Ceremony for Banji’s day. He welcomed the guests cheerfully and called upon Femi to give the opening prayer. When Femi was done praying, he cracked a little joke to cheer the guest up.

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Zara pulled over in front of FOOD&MORE.

“Here's the restaurant,” she announced retrieving the car key from the ignition switch and stepping out of the car.

“Wow! This is lovely. I can't wait to taste the meal from this restaurant.” Diana said after she stepped out of the car, admiring the restaurant.

“Told you...” Zara said stepping out of the car.

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Olanrewaju had arrived at FOOD&MORE to spy on Tomisin. Still thinking Diana was Tomisin, he was too scared to enter the restaurant as he wasn't sure if Tomisin had planned with the detectives to arrest him.

He only parked his car a few meters away and saw how Tomisin had been going up and down since evening when he had arrived. Each time Tomisin stepped out of the restaurant to get one or two things, he felt there were a lot of physical changes in the Tomisin he had encountered weeks ago.

This Tomisin looks so real more than the one at the old factory. She had no piercings on her nose and she plaited her natural hair all back, unlike the one with the piercings on her nose and ears.

“What's going on?” he muttered to himself.

He remained seated in his car till night spying on Tomisin. He was there when the party started, still seated in his car observing the restaurant. He also saw when Zoe and Femi arrived at the restaurant. In no time, he knew that there was a party going on. He didn't notice any traces of Police Officers around the vicinity. But he was still scared to approach the restaurant.

An hour later, after observing and thinking of solutions to the mess on the ground, he saw his girlfriend's car approaching the restaurant.

“What's Zara doing here?” he muttered. He saw that she also had a company, and wanted to find out who her company was. He picked up his phone and dialed her mobile number….