FOLA

FOLA: EPISODE 8

MICHAEL

    Seeing Fola running to the elevator almost gave me a heart attack. I have never felt such fear in my life before. I thought she had finally realized that I am not good for her. All I'll do is give her heartache and pain. But I have fallen in love with her and she is the only woman on earth that I have ever loved. Well, except my mother.

You see my dad Mr. Jackson Smith killed my mum, it's hard to believe but yes, he did. He swore he didn't do it. But how can he say he didn't when I saw him on the floor with my mum in his arms covered in her blood holding the murder weapon which was a knife. He was right there, covered in her blood and all he could was that he saw her like that?

Liar, big, fat, ugly liar. That's who he is. And I hate him so much. Now he's in jail, paying for what he did. His younger brother Mr. Lucas Smith was convinced that my dad killed my mum. He said he was there when it happened but as expected my dad denied it.

You see my dad was a wife beater, his life was so miserable that all he did was smoke and drink. Once he was done smoking and drinking, he would come home to beat up my mum over silly things. My mum (God bless her soul) would take the beating and insults thrown at her by my dad. I kept wondering why she would still be with a guy like my father, but I later realized that she did it all for me and my younger brother. She didn't want to leave me to grow up to be like my dad so she would advise me never to beat a girl no matter what. She would say I should try all my best never to become like my dad.

My dad was in charge of a construction company. Yes, he was a millionaire. He was so rich he didn't know what to do with his money. So he spent it on drugs and women. And my mum ignored everything.

He and his brother always fought and his brother's friend Mr. Jacob was always the one to separate them. Mr. Jacob was my dad's friend also. So I guess he was the one to stop my dad and his brother from killing each other.

Ever since my dad went to jail I have been in charge of his company but at the same time, I wanted something for myself. That's why I decided to go into the army when I was 20 years old, I spent five years there in the army, then came back to Lagos to start my security company. And it's doing well so far. Everything that belongs to my dad is mine, as long as he rots in jail. I hope he never gets out. He has to pay for what he did.

So seeing Fola run away got me really scared because ever since my mum, no one has ever made me happy. But she shouldn't have left the safety of my house. Someone wants her dead, but still, she left. I was so mad when I saw her in my office, cause I felt she had no value for her life, but god she looked so good. In her jeans and shirt, everything fits her so nicely. Fola has no idea how beautiful she is, she is like a goddess, my goddess of beauty. I have to protect her. She is the one for me. So I will do everything in my power to keep her safe.

Running into the elevator after it finally opened with Bello behind me, I called Jenny the receptionist downstairs to stop Fola. Then I called Becky, I really don't know why she keeps that her afro with the red design on it, but anyway I called her and told her to tell John in the control room to make sure he doesn't open the gate for Fola.

The elevator finally stopped and I ran out like my butt was on fire. I needed to get to Fola immediately. I got to the reception area and looked at Jenny, but all she said was that she was sorry, she couldn't stop Fola. I left her where she was and ran out of the building, screaming for Fola to stop, I know she heard me, cause she was running out of the gate, and we were not really far from each other. But then something caught my eye, I stopped to look, and what the hell? Whose car is that? And why is it heading towards Fola?. I thought it was going to hit her, but instead, they did something even more frightening.