"I didn't do it, I swear on my mother's life, I didn't do it", I kept screaming as the police cuffed my blood-stained hands and took me to their van while a set of paramedics evacuated Rita's lifeless body.
My whole street watched as the police whisked me away.
My whole street watched as the police whisked me away.
Murmurs of how a gentleman like me, who minded his business, was also a silent killer. These rumours were spreading like wildfire.
In no time, I was charged with First Degree Murder. They did a blood test by comparing the blood stains on my hands with that of Ritas'.
In no time, I was charged with First Degree Murder. They did a blood test by comparing the blood stains on my hands with that of Ritas'.
It was no surprise that they matched. I was already on TV as the guy who killed a 21 year old student of Unilag.
Rita was my bestie, why would I kill her? We did everything together. She even slept at my place and I slept at hers without anything happening.
Rita was my bestie, why would I kill her? We did everything together. She even slept at my place and I slept at hers without anything happening.
I was aware she has been unlucky with love in the past years, same with me but I was not bothered. Rita on the other hand was really bothered about not finding love. She felt very lonely.
I've tried to link her up with one or two of my friends as the loneliness got to her,
I've tried to link her up with one or two of my friends as the loneliness got to her,
but the relationship always failed before they even started. There were different times guys tried to speak to her but Rita was never interested, instead she threw passes at me but I always shrugged it off.
Deep down, I knew Rita loved me and I did too but everything just
Deep down, I knew Rita loved me and I did too but everything just
pointed to it being a bad idea. For God's sake, she's my bestie and I did not want to take advantage of that. This did not stop us from playing so much, we would do truth or dare when we were bored. We would dare each other to do silly things such as kissing and the likes, but
it never went beyond Truth or dare. Little did I know she counted those things as something serious and her love for me has grown to become an obsession.
A day before her death, Rita finally gathered the courage to formally profess her love to me, she asked us to be in a
A day before her death, Rita finally gathered the courage to formally profess her love to me, she asked us to be in a
relationship but I turned her down. I told her it was not a good idea and that I started seeing someone else a week ago.
Rita knew I was lying because I always told her everything, if I was really seeing someone new, I would have told her. She felt rejected despite my
Rita knew I was lying because I always told her everything, if I was really seeing someone new, I would have told her. She felt rejected despite my
sweet talks. She cried so much, accused me of lying and then left my place. I called her subsequently but she did not pick my calls. She came to my house the next day without even informing me ahead. Well, I did not mind because it wasn't the first time she did that.
She looked very unkempt, her eyes looked like she's been crying all night. That prompted me to ask what's up?
"I am fine", she responded without even looking at me.
I assumed she was still angry with me but I never thought it was that serious.
"I want to buy food at
"I am fine", she responded without even looking at me.
I assumed she was still angry with me but I never thought it was that serious.
"I want to buy food at
White house, I'd be back in 30 minutes", I said to Rita as I left the house. I never knew our fate would change from that moment. I came back to meet her in a pool of blood.
Rita had stabbed herself right in my flat. I was still trying to figure out what to do, maybe call an
Rita had stabbed herself right in my flat. I was still trying to figure out what to do, maybe call an
ambulance or pull out the knife first when the police broke into my flat. My hands were on the knife Rita used in stabbing herself when I heard "Hands in the air".
"I didn't do it, I swear on my mother's life, I didn't do it", I kept screaming as the police cuffed my
"I didn't do it, I swear on my mother's life, I didn't do it", I kept screaming as the police cuffed my
blood-stained hands and took me to their van while a set of paramedics evacuated Rita's lifeless body.
"Anything you say or do would be used against you in the court of law", a police officer echoed.
I was in my cell waiting to be arraigned when I began to think about how the
"Anything you say or do would be used against you in the court of law", a police officer echoed.
I was in my cell waiting to be arraigned when I began to think about how the
police had known. Apparently, Rita had called informing them about an altercation with her boyfriend and she was scared because he was hitting her. The police had then responded to come rescue her.
"Why would Rita do this to me? Her Bestie? Why? I did not think I was
"Why would Rita do this to me? Her Bestie? Why? I did not think I was
leading her on neither did I make any promise to her.
I was charged to court and sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime I never committed.
The End.
I was charged to court and sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime I never committed.
The End.
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