All Chapters of Homicide Squad: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I was pretty much pissed that night. Or maybe with filled mixed feelings. But I knew I was pissed. I was now stuck in the middle of a situation I never wanted. Veronica was bad news and I had that feeling from the beginning but I never pictured having to deal with a dead body afterwards. If only Grace had listened when I told her. I was mad at her for that. Thank God we weren't caught, I thought as June and I trekked to our house that night. We knew our parents would still be at the store by that time so we weren't bothered about having to lie about anything. I didn't know about my friends but I already had my life planned ahead of me. After graduation, I'd leave the town to go study Medicine at UNN and after spending seven years there, go on to further my masters and get my PHD and finally become a certified medical doctor. I couldn't screw it up when I hadn't even barely began. How the hell did we even get here? The girls had bar

  Love. Lies. Deceit.They never saw me coming but I was watching all along... This is just the beginning... They're all pawns in my game... Its just a matter of time... I'll show them... I'll show her... ________ Grace stood in front of Veronica's door later that afternoon contemplating whether to knock or not. On her way over she kept beating herself over everything. It was all her fault. If only she had stayed away from the beginning, if only had kept her stupid fantasies to herself, everything would still be normal.Her friends were no longer speaking to her. They never said any word to each other throughout the school hours till they got home and the same could be said for Veronica who had left her at the lab after she released her without saying a word.She had decided to go over to Veronica's house when she realized she was going crazy over thought of her having kill Raymond. Time was run

_Shut up and dance with me!_The song from the TV screamed at June who sat almost lifeless on the sofa in the living room. She couldn't bring herself to go to school the next day. She had left the house earlier that morning pretending like she was heading for school but stayed out at her late Grandpa's farm then sneaked back after she was sure everyone had left. Joana wasn't speaking to her anymore. She didn't even budge when June tried to apologise later that night, or when she tried to bring up a conversation at all. It was like she became invisible to her. Never had she felt distant from her sister like she did now. At the moment she was trying to find solace in music. It has always been an escape for her. She had learnt that shortly after her grandfather's death. When she was faced with any pain or grief, she would just let herself drown in the beats and rhythm. But it wasn't working as she had thought it would. Rather than taking aw

Dusk was already setting over the evening sky. Crowd of teenagers were starting to gather at Sultan's Hotel. The DJ was starting to hit them with waves of good music. Bright's party had started.The girls walked past the gate with a nauseating feeling in their stomachs. A constant reminder that the night could go either way. Grace would be with Raymond throughout the night then draw him out till there would be alone, giving their killer the opportunity to strike. The rest would watch from a distance while all these played out but would be there to catch him when he appeared.It wasn't hard for them to find Raymond. He was the loudest of all the boys, yelling and jumping in approval at every song the DJ played. He wore baggy shorts and a big vintage shirt, his face cap turned backwards and a bottle of Hennessey in his left hand. "Okay so we all know what to do right?" Veronica tried to confirm one last time. They all nodded in reply.Just then, one o

After the girls had left Grace alone, she had decided the only option was to blend in the crowd so she wouldn't look out of place. Her plan didn't work for long though as Raymond caught her not long after."Gracie!!" He called with his hands up as soon as he sighted her. "I swear I didn't think you'd come." He said as he got closer to her. "Well I'm here, aren't I?""Yeah you are. And you said this night is about bygones, so why are we dulling eh?" He curled up his lips. "I'm almost done with this bottle, it won't do us any good. Let's go to the bar."Not waiting to hear Grace's response, he dragged her towards the bar."Barman, one bottle of Henny please." He ordered as he took a seat. Grace didn't and he noticed."What's up with you?" He asked.'Yeah Grace, what's up with you? You finally found the excitement you were looking for and now you are acting like a baby.' She thought.She gave a slight shrug. Her caution didn

"Okay, Mrs?""Mrs Ajayi." Maryam answered the officer. He had taken her to his desk due to the gravity of her words. He wanted to question her better. He wrote down her name on a paper."Alright, I'm Officer James, you can start from the beginning." He said gesturing with his pen.Maryam took in a deep breath, both her hands on her knees to keep them from shaking. She tried to weigh the situation. Is all of this worth it? What if Margret was right? What if Sylvester actually left her? She slowly let the breath out through her mouth in a whistle. If she was right or wrong, it was already too late for her to turn back now."I got home last week Friday to discover that Sylvester wasn't around--""Is that the man you're talking about?" Officer James asked."Yes.""And you said he's your boyfriend and the father of your child?""Yes."Officer James gave a slight nod. He seemed to write down something on his paper with each

Abike Badmus sat at the edge of the bed as she watched her husband Mike put on his agbada. As she watched, she shook her legs in such a way that showed that something bothered her, and her husband knew that too."If you have something to say you better talk now." He said staring at his reflection from the mirror as he fitted his cap to his head."I'm just wondering the kind of man you are. It's like after all these years I don't know who you are anymore."Mike smiled then turned to face her. He pull back the long yard cloth to prevent them from falling off his arms before he spoke."I'll tell you what kind of man I am. I am the kind that provides the roof you're living under, the kind that provides the soft wide deluxe bed you're sitting on. The kind that provides the elegant meals you eat, the vacation and shopping trips you have with your friends to Dubai. I made all of this happen." He said with satisfaction and gestured with his arms out wide.

School closed early as usual on Friday and the girls decided to head to Grace's home. There, they were going to get ready for Bright's party. Also, that was where they told everyone they would be that evening because they didn't want anyone in on what was going on. Margret, Joana and June told their parents they running a school project at Grace's place. Veronica said the same to Hakim.Grace and Efe lived in the top floor a one-storey building. Their apartment was at the third door to the left. They walked up the stairs to the front of the apartment as Grace brought out her keys to open the door. Just as she struggled with the keys in the key hole, Mama Favour, her neighbor came out from her own apartment."Ah Grace, you don come back?"(1)Grace sighed, her eyes and hands still on the frustrating lock. Here she goes again stating the obvious, she thought. Mama Favour, like most housewives, was one of the few nosy neighbors in the compound, the only one living upst

Dusk was already setting over the evening sky. A crowd of teenagers was starting to gather at Sultan's Hotel. The DJ was starting to hit them with waves of good music. Bright's party had started.The girls walked past the gate with a nauseating feeling in their stomachs. A constant reminder that the night could go either way. According to their plan, Grace would be with Raymond throughout the night then draw him out till there would be alone, giving their killer the opportunity to strike. The rest would watch from a distance while all these played out but would be there to catch him when he appeared.It wasn't hard for them to find Raymond. He was the loudest of all the boys, yelling and jumping in approval at every song the DJ played. He wore baggy shorts and a big vintage shirt, his face cap turned backwards, and a bottle of Hennessey in his left hand. "Okay, so we all know what to do right?" Veronica tried to confirm one last time. They all nodded in reply

After the girls had left Grace alone, she had decided the only option was to blend in the crowd so she wouldn't look out of place. Her plan didn't work for long though as Raymond caught her not long after."Gracie!!" He called with his hands up as soon as he sighted her. "I swear I didn't think you'd come." He said as he got closer to her. "Well am here, aren't I?""Yeah, you are. And you said this night is about bygones, so why are we dulling eh?" He curled up his lips. "Am almost done with this bottle, it won't do us any good. Let's go to the bar."Not waiting to hear Grace's response, he dragged her towards the bar."Barman, one bottle of Henny please." He ordered as he took a seat. Grace didn't and he noticed."What's up with you?" He asked.'Yeah Grace, what's up with you? You finally found the excitement you were looking for and now you are acting like a baby.' She thought.She gave a slight shrug. Her caution didn'