Chapter 3 Officer Jimmy met us in the hotel

It was just like a twinkle of an eye, I woke up to see that Aunt Sandra was already sitting on one corner of the bed. I couldn't comprehend what she was doing. She had a pen in her hand. I saw a paper on her lap.

"Good morning mum!" I greeted as usual forgetting that I was with Aunt Sandra and not my mother. The shock she expressed and the way she looked at me reminded me that I made a mistake.

"Aunt Sandra, good morning ma" I then corrected myself. I needed to learn a new way of greeting.

"Good morning Angel Jessy, you're awake!"

"Yes, Aunt. it seems you didn't sleep at all?" I asked as I slept earlier than her and she was still awake when I woke up.

"No. I slept but just woke up a few minutes ago" She replied trying to smile, but it wasn't really from her heart. It ended on her lips.

"Okay," I replied then went to the bathroom.

Kun! Kun!!

someone knocked on our door.

The person couldn't wait to be asked before he said

"This is Officer Pato, the DPO told me to inform you people that he'll be here in the next 30 minutes to take you to where you'll meet the barristers he wants to handle your case. Please you should get yourselves ready."

" Ok, what of the clothes I requested for? Sandra asked

"He said he's coming along with some clothes for you people"

"Okay, thanks" Sandra replied to the man.

As I came out of the bathroom, I saw Sandra reading just a short paper.

"Jessy come!" she ordered me.

I went closer to her.

"Jessy read this," she said while opening the paper for me to see clearly. On the paper, they wrote

"PLEASE BE SMART AND PLAY SMART"

"Jessy, this paper is talking to you in person, remember while narrating to the policeman I called, you said you heard your father mention the name Sam before he was shot. Nothing will make you mention the name again. Pretend like you didn't hear the name. You'll be questioned from all angles to know whether you heard their conversation, but pretend like you heard nothing."

" Aunt Sandra, but I'm not lying. I heard the name" I was just being sincere to Sandra.

" Yes I know u heard the name, but maybe we may meet the Sam where we'll be going, but if you misbehave, what killed your parents may come after you which has never been my prayer," Aunt Sandra said with such stern seriousness on her face

"Ok ma" I had to agree because she was elder than me.

Just within the minutes given to us, we heard another knock.

"Sandra, I'm here"

"Officer Jimmy, you're welcome."

Sandra went and opened the door. The same police officer called after the incident and two other police officers entered the room. Jimmy was carrying a bag.

"These are your clothes your handset is inside," Jimmy said and handed over the bag to Sandra. Then they exited the room for me and Sandra. Thank God we already had our bath. We just wore the cloth and went out to meet with them.

"Sandra, go back and bring all your belongings including hers.

I and Sandra went back to the room and did exactly as we were told. Then we joined them again at the receptionist's office.

"Now, we're going to meet with barristers that may handle this case. What you tell them determines what they'll do, you have to tell them what you saw. No sentiment, no imagination, nothing but the truth" Jimmy announced to me and Sandra. Then we left the receptionist's office. When we were outside, and about to enter his car, he whispered to Sandra

"Hope you got the paper I sent to you through Pato? "

" Yes sir, I received it"

" There's another one in your bag, please you people should be guided"

" Okay sir, Jessy hopes you heard him"

Yes ma, I replied while still nodding.

We then entered the vehicle and left the hotel