Jamaica

Chapter 6

Abisola was preparing for work when her phone beeped to the sound of an incoming message. As she was in a hurry to go out, she ignored the message. Then the phone rang and her boyfriend, Femi, stretched his hands to pick it up from her bedside. He looked at the display to see who the caller was.

"Abisola, who is Agnes?" Abisola stared surprisingly at her boyfriend. She knew Jamaica calling her was perhaps to share some rumors with her. She quickly took the phone from him and went into the bathroom.

"Agnes, I'm in a hurry to go out..."
"Is it true that a man with connections to Mr. Sambo was found dead in a taxi in front of the Federal Secretariat building?" Abisola took a deep breath without replying. She went out of the bathroom and switched on the TV. The news was on but no mention was made of someone being killed. She went back into the bathroom again.

"Agnes there's nothing on the news."

"I overheard someone saying that both of them are linked to a company called Sambo Constructions. Have you heard of anything like that?"

"Ah, Agnes where are you getting all these rumors from?"

"Just people talking, maybe it's all fake news."

"Anyway I'm off to work. I'll call and tell you if I hear anything okay?"

"Catch you at our usual joint later?"

"Okay, work permitting." Abisola ended the call and read the message. It was her colleague Ojo.

'Be in the studios in half an hour. Something came up and needs to be put out, immediately." Abisola had some idea what it was about. She knew Jamaica asking her about the death of a man in a taxi meant the information could possibly be true. She quickly finished dressing much to the surprise of her boyfriend.

"Ah Abisola is it that call that is having this effect on you?"
"What are you talking about?"

"Look at how you are rushing..."
"I have to be at work and fast. Something just came up." She interrupted.

"Okay o. See you when you get back." Abisola gave him a strange stare. She wasn't happy seeing him in the house all day. And she was beginning to get fed up.

"Femi, make sure I don't see you in this house when I come back, okay?"

"Abisola, what did you just say?!" Femi got up from the bed and stood in front of her enraged. "Abisola are you mad? Wetin dey worry you, sef?!" He shouted.

"Femi, I am on my way to work and I don't want any of this wahala to start my day, okay?!"
"Then you better know how you address me!" Abisola cast a threatening stare at him and left the house. The moment she left Femi took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello sir, she has just left the house."
"Any updates?"
"So far nothing much. She received a phone call a few minutes ago from one Agnes and went into the bathroom to answer the call. When she came out She left the house in a hurry."

"Okay, see where it leads to and also get more  information on Agnes."
"Okay sir. But if I may ask..."
"What is it?"
"Ehm I wanted to know, ehm.. why am I keeping an eye on her?"

"Young man you are paid to do a specific job. Don't be asking unnecessary questions, okay?"

"Sorry sir, I just wanted to have more details so I will do my job better." The man sighed and told Femi,

"The lady you are sleeping with works at NMC news. Now NMC over the past few days has been releasing up-to-date news. All the information they put out is correct. What we don't know is who is supplying them that information. Do you understand now?"