Mike Watson came into the room where Mitchie and I think
her posse were locked up. He drooped a meal a few distances away from where they sat after which he shut the door behind himself.
Staring for some time, he could read Mitchie's countenance and got that she was set up. Watson walked slowly to
Ritchie picked up an empty chair and sat beside her.
Have you offended anyone before or did you for once quarreling with anyone? Watson whispered.
I don't have any quarrel with anyone", Mitchie
replied with her head down bowed.
I'd like you to think very well if you have once had a
quarrel even though it seems you've reconciled " Watson
progressed for Mitchie to think deeply.
Mitchie tried to recollect and the thought about Ava
sprang up like a mighty roar of water. She had always been the one frustrating her without her knowing what she had done" Mitchie thought.
" Yes I can remember, yes, Ava, she has always been
angry with me without telling me what I have done
"She is also a musician Like you are, isn't it? she got no mother but still has a father and a brother Mateo by name. I don't know if you know all these
about her"
Sure but now did you know him?.
Leave that aside, Watson brought the picture he had
printed out to show Mitchie.
"Do you know this person or have you come across a face like this?"
Mitchie stared at the picture for a while then looked
closely and she flashed back to the nightclub where she
came across a face exactly like the picture.
Yes, I have once met a man in ctly this picture
he called himself Romeo .. Romeo. he didn't tell me his surname.
"Okay that's very good, where have you seen him?"
"In a clubhouse and I guess he often visits the clubhouse
"Okay, can you take me there?
Yes, but how do Romeo and Ava's issues correlate
they have nothing in common and I am very sure they
don't know each other.
Don't worry am in charge of this case and I promise
to get to the root of the matter okay?
" No problem"
Lest I forget your bill has been paid and Mateo is
outside waiting for you and the ladies to join him soonest
"Or so he's back, but how did he know, " Mitchie hard to
herself as she walked out of the detention to meet
Mateo. Angelina, Lily, and Rose were already in the vehicle.
Mateo who was outside beside his car, leaning on it before
Mitchie came out helped Matchless out in opening the vehicle
door. They were mute to each other even till they entered
the vehicle. Mateo tried his best not to start any
discussion in the vehicle. Though he focused on a bus driving
the thought of who could be so heartless to have
done that. His mind took him to Ava's case. But he shunned it telling himself in his mind that Ava could not do that again after he had pleaded for Mitchie.
He soon got to Mitchie's house, swerved right into
the compound parking beside Mitchie's second vehicle in. The ladies also had been mute since Mateo
had taken them from the police custody. They all went
inside except Mateo. when Mitchie noticed it, she turned
back and waved at Mateo ditto Mateo before they finally
went inside the building. Mateo who was also stressed
from the journey embarked on just preferred driving home to have some rest.
***
"Nice Job Romeo my boy. you did a perfect a and
Clean job Ava said as she sipped the benedictine she had
earlier filled her glass cup with from the decanter.
Thank you, babe, am the smartest nigga in this
century said Romeo, he gulped the glass of the benedictine
that Ava had poured for him and he refilled it. Romeo took a puff of his cigar for a long time before he exhale the smoke.
" I'll like to attend that clubhouse tonight," Romeo said, he took a puff again.
"I'll be there also to enjoy my night till dawn. I am sure Mitchie will not be thinking of attending any fuckin night party". Ava let out a witch's laughter.
"And have you made your research to know if she has been jailed?"
"News companies have it published in front of their newspapers, " Ava opened for Romeo a page on her phone. The trending news "Mitchie is in the police detention as Investigation continues about the scenario
which breached the all-music star competition."
Romeo smiled "You're okay about this now, but mind you, she is still in detention and not jail, she could be released and might also. be prosecuted. This implies if she has the opportunity to leave the police the police detention and get to know you're the one behind her being locked up, she would haunt you" Romeo said. Ava thought about that for a while before she could give a response...
" You're having a point but what do you think I can do to stop this impending harm?"
"If you really wanna get out of this, then you'll have to kill her" His voice sounded dangerous. Ava shivered, she looked straight into Romeo's grey eyeballs as the
word " Kill her rang like an angelus bell in her brain.
Ava saw the seriousness in Romeo's face,
she thought of not trying anything that would cause any sort of quarrel between herself and Romeo because Romeo was
capable of killing her. Being surprised l, she still reiterated.
" Did you say kill her?" Ava asked again
because she couldn't believe that someone gave her her such advice
"Yes, " Romeo stood up "But mind you, it's advice that was given to you, either you follow it or not, it's your business. The ball is in your court and what matters now is to get it played. Have a nice day, see ya tonight" Romeo left Ava's house.