Rose comes out of her bedroom with her robe on. She then picks up her phone from the bed and then scrolls through her contacts as she leaves her room. She places a call through to the number she intends to then places the phone on the kitchen counter and puts it on speaker before she opens her fridge.
"what?" the person answers over the phone.
"even at night you are rude Jude. See what I did there" Rose said then wiggled her brows, even though she knew Jude couldn't see her do it.
"isn't it time for your night patrol. Or men have finished in Lagos" Jude said to her, clearly not having time for any conversation with her, especially not this late at night.
"hey don't insult me" Rose said as she closed her fridge and held in hand a can of drink.
"you are the one who called. Look, if you don't have anything important to do, I do. So, I'm hanging up" Jude said, but Rose rushed in to stop him from hanging up.
"wait, you always have an attitude. Well I just called to tell you I saw your so called fiancée with another man today, at the mall" Rose said then opened the can and drinks from it.
"that's not possible" Jude said with every sense of certainty.
"even if I was blind, I will still be able to spot Leah in a crowd of a million people. It was her okay" Rose said.
"like I said it's not possible, because Leah is not in Lagos. And even if she were, she wouldn't be in a place where they have things like malls. I know that for sure" Jude said as Rose was sending him a picture.
"I just sent you a picture" Rose said. There was silence between them as Jude looked at the pictures. "now how sure is your "for sure". I couldn't get the front view, but you and I know that's her. Your fiancée locking hands with another man while he takes her shopping. I guess you know how to pick them hoes right" she said and Jude cuts the line.
"Jude? Hello? Huh" Rose said then laughed sarcastically.
As Jude ends the call with Rose, he places a call to another number. After a few rings, the person picks up.
"hello, who be this? You no know say na night be this?" the man on the other end of the call answered.
"Tony if you ask me that question again, I will slap the living daylights out of you over this phone" Jude said with so much distaste.
"oh, bros J. No vex, I no know say na you" Tony said.
"you no know say na me? What's that supposed to mean, better still what is this crap I hear about Leah being seen, in Lagos for that matter?" Jude asked, completely irritated by Tony. He had one job to do and he couldn't do it!
"I no get" Tony said.
"what don't you get? The person that is supposed to be dead is seen walking the streets of Lagos. Shopping even. Tony, you told me you had handled this" Jude said.
"ehn I been handle am…" Tony was saying but Jude cut in.
"then why is she still breathing? Tell me Tony, why is Leah still breathing!" Jude shouted.
"see bros J night don reach no dey shout na" Tony said.
"I would bloody shout all the hell I want because I can" Jude said.
"ahn, wetin con make you dey curse join na. Bros J dey calm down o" Tony said.
"Tony do you think this is a joke? It's funny na, let's all laugh" Jude said.
"no be like that. See, the thing be say, as the babe no show, I con think say something don already don happen to the babe, no why I tell you say everything don settle" Tony said.
"well nothing has settled, nothing settled Tony. That girl is still floating on land, breathing fresh air, when she is supposed to be six feet under, suffocating. I paid for a service Tony and I want full delivery. Find her and get the job done, or else I swear…" Jude was saying but was cut short by Tony.
"um, you too dey swear too much. I don tell you. I go find am, no fear, no fear. But wait, come bros J, abeg, you fit send me the babe picture again because e be like say I don misplace am oo. You know as case close, matter don finish na. so I no know where I drop am" Tony said, expecting a positive answer from Jude.
"Tony, you must be mad. Better go and find the picture I gave you from whatever rat hold you have been in these days. If you like go and kill someone else's child that's your problem. You are very stupid" Jude said and ended the call angrily then throws the phone on his table in the same manner. He hisses and insults Tony one more time before he takes a deep breath and gets back to the papers in front of him.