Tag: The Devil Wears Okirika

Chapter 41    As the elders arrived at the market square, Dé John proceeded to take charge of events, but the ball was already in motion. The tire was set, and the crowd was impatient.   The only reason Bartholomew wasn’t yet a burnt offering was because the fuel was yet to arrive. At this...

Chapter 38    Dé John was the first to speak. He looked confused and a look of disbelief was clearly written on his face.  “Pa Ken, I don’t understand, what is this young boy saying?”  Pa Kenneth was silent. He looked at Jelemba with much hatred on his face. He hated himself for leaving...

Chapter 36    “He’s recovering very swiftly; indeed he’s a strong man,” Nkiru observed as she parted the curtain and ushered Amara and Jelemba inside.  “It’s not by his might, he serves a merciful and powerful God,” Amara muttered in an almost inaudible voice. Osi was fast asleep. He wore the hospital gown, and...

Chapter 34    Sofiri was scared. He fumbled and began stammering as the youths marched round his house, ripping the place inside out.   Benedict glared at him and from the way he held his machete sofiri was scared the butcher was going to use it on him.  “Where is your brother?” Benedict barked.  “I,...

Chapter 32    Dé Nwachukwu shot the powerful beam from the torchlight on his daughter. She looked frightened and her eyes were red and puffy. There was a clear bruise on her cheek from where Batholomew had struck her.  Dé Nwachukwu gritted his teeth in anger. But then he pointed the beam on the...

Chapter 30    There was a knock on the gate and her father called out, “Don’t worry, I’d get it.” He hurried outside and Amara could hear voices from the gate as she set the meal on the table.  She shook Joy gently. “Joy, wake up come and eat.”  Her sister’s eyes fluttered open...

Chapter 28    It took Osi just some seconds to determine that the spot behind the bush had been used as the hiding spot by the attacker.  He couldn’t believe it. The very same spot he had waited for Steve while hiding had been used as an ambush. He couldn’t help but feel guilty...

Chapter 26    Paul sat down on the couch. He looked defeated. He carried the little girl and bounced her on his laps.  Osi sat down without waiting for an invitation.  “You need to promise me you’ll never tell anybody what I’m about to tell you,” Paul said.  “Honestly, I can’t promise you anything,...

Chapter 24    The briefcase contained documents and pictures. Amara was very hasty as she leafed through the contents. The notepad was the first thing she saw but there wasn’t time to go through it. Underneath the notepad were some newspaper clippings. The newspaper was foreign, and she guessed it was from Steve’s country....

Chapter 22    Osi watched the European from his spot in the bush. The man rubbed his hands excitedly as he waited. After some seconds he knocked the gate again.   Osi was suddenly worried. If indeed this man was the killer, then wasn’t it foolish and risky to be leaving him with Amara?  He...