Your Honor

24

NARRATOR'S POV

"This is very hilarious. In those seven years that you were imprisoned, my life was completely perfect but just your shadow is about to ruin my life. You didn't only steal my house or my profession. You stole my woman." James yelled, as he grabbed a fistful of John's collar.

"Which woman? You broke up with Eniola a few months ago, why are you claiming possession on someone that's not yours?" John asked, folding his arms.

"And you still have the guts to be replying my words, don't you have a shimmer of shame in your life? Eniola was never yours to begin with and she would never be yours." James replied, holding tightly to John's collar.

"You are only bitter because Eniola thought I was you and she fell in love unfortunately." John chuckled as he tried to wriggle free off James's grip.

"Bitter? The only thing that looks bitter is you. What do you think would have happened if you didn't lie to her from the very onset and you told her you were an ex-convict? Would she have liked you for a moment?" James replied, pulling away from John.

"You are trying to rationalize emotions. My past doesn't define who I will be in the future. If truly she's your woman. How come it was so hard for her to realize I wasn't you?" John blurted, chuckling violently.

"That's because you are a cunning brat. Give me my car keys and I don't want to see your face in my house." James retorted, searching John's pockets.

"You are only a jealous child in a man's body." John muttered as James stepped out of the office.

"If not for humanity and the law, I would have slit your throat just to avoid seeing those talkative lips of yours." James replied, bolting the door harshly behind him.

John flopped on the seat and thought intently on what had transpired in the last thirty minutes. He hit his head with his palm and groaned. The door clicked open to receive a smiling Kemi.

"What happened here? This place is a mess." Kemi exclaimed, as she knelt down to pick up a couple of papers scattered on the ground.

"Just clean it up and get back to your desk." John replied as he twirled in the seat.

"Sir, we need to report this to the authorities. Who would create such a catastrophe? We need to tell the security..." Kemi trailed off as she steeped in the bits of glass from the vase.

"I said you should clean it up.Why do you deliberately behave daft? Just stop talking and do as I said." John yelled angrily, banging the table.

"Ok sir. Yes Sir." Kemi stuttered as she set off to look for a broom.

******

The night wasn't young as James knocked violently on Eniola's door.

"Eniola, open up this door now, we need to talk." James yelled, as he shifted closer to the door.

There was no response but James knew she was home as the lights in the house were still on. James continued knocking in an irritating manner till Eniola opened the door angrily and dragged him inside.

"What took you so long to open the door Eni..." James started, but was interrupted by a slap on his cheek.

"What are you doing in my house at this hour? I was trying to sleep." Eniola lied, wearing a frown.

"You and I both know that you can't sleep after everything you witnessed this afternoon." James retorted flopping on a couch.

"And why did you slap me?" James asked, rubbing his cheek in circles.