HEARTLESS
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Episode 14
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“That is a good idea, but be careful in everything you do. I wish you good luck. anyways I’m off to my workshop and I will be back on weekend, do take care of yourself and the house“ Ayo said and left
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Meanwhile as all this was going on, everybody thought that Raphael was dead, including his father in the village. He mourned for his son and wished for them to bring Raphael’s corpse so that he can bury him.
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The next day, Raphael put on a female cloth, wig, he also applied some make-up so that people won’t recognize him, even though he hasn’t fully recovered from the gun shot he had on his chest. After he finished applying make-up, he put on a flat female shoe and left the house to the MTN office to get a new line.
On getting to the bus stop, he took a bike that would take him there, when the bike dropped him, he came down and crossed to the other lane because the office was across the road. He wanted to enter the MTN office, and mistakely bumped into somebody, on raising his head up to apologize, he was shocked to see who the person is. To his surprise, it was no other person but the boss lady, Mrs Victoria.
Immediately he saw her, his heart skipped, Victoria on the other hand just stood there staring at him because the face look very much familiar, but due to the fact that he disguised himself into a female, she wasn’t able to notice that it was Raphael.
“Sorry, have we met before? Victoria asked confusedly
“No! I don’t think so ma’am” Raphael replied with a female voice
”Because your face look like someone I know but the difference between the two of you is your gender, but both of you really look very much alike. Sorry to ask you my dear, are you a twin? Victoria asked still staring at his face
“No ma’am, I’m not a twin, I’m the only daughter and child of my parents “Raphael lied
“I’m sorry to ask you all this my dear, hope you are not angry? Victoria asked
“No ma’am, I understand because people do look alike at times “Raphael replied with a tiny tone
“Thank you once again, please take care of yourself” Victoria said finally and left while Raphael sighed heavily
“That was so close, thank God she wasn’t able to recognize me“ Raphael said and went inside the MTN office to get a new sim
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Victoria got home and began to think because she wasn’t comfortable of the face she saw
“That face I saw today look exactly like Raphael’s face, but the only difference between them is their gender, are you sure Raphael is not a twin?“
As she was still in thought, Charles came in but his mother didn’t notice his presence
“Mom! mom!! What is the matter? He asked but got no response because his mother was in a deep thought, so he tapped her and that brought her out of her thoughts
“Oh Charles you are here? Victoria asked
“Yes, have been here for over 15mins calling you but you didn’t notice my present, what is it mom? Charles asked
“Hmmm! My son, today I went to MTN office because I wanted to transfer all Raphael’s money into your account as we planned but find out that the line was blocked, so I went to the office to know if they can unblock the line for me, and they told me to bring the Sim pack before they can unblock it for me, though I lied to them that the line belongs to my late son, and they told me to bring the Sim pack and I promise to bring it for them any day“ Victoria explained but still looking worried
“But is that the reason why you are worried? That shouldn’t be a problem, we will look for the Sim pack, I know it will be inside this house, we will look for it because I really need all that money in his account“ Charles said
“I know we will look for it, but that is not why I’m worried, something happened when I was coming out from the MTN office“ Victoria said
“What happened mom? Charles asked curiously
“As I was coming out from the MTN office, I bumped into a girl and she look so much like Raphael but the only difference about them is their gender and voice. Do you have an idea if Raphael was a twin? Victoria asked trying to be sure
“No mom, Raphael is not a twin, have you forgotten that he was the only child of his parents and besides I don’t see any reason why you should be worried about the girl you saw today“ Charles said
“No you will not understand son. Immediately I set my eyes on that girl, I saw Raphael in her, I have this feeling that he’s alive somewhere.
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TBC
