A/N: hey guys, the photo above 👆 is of Femi Omashola and this chapter will be written in his and Chioma's POV.

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Femi's POV.

The doctor sat down on his chair and I sat down at the chair opposite his. He itched his bald head a little before clearing his throat to talk.

Soon, a knock was heard and he replied with a "come in" and then the door flung open to reveal Dante and his mom walking into the office. I got up as a sign of respect to Kunmi's  mom and she sent me a small smile. She sat down on the chair which I was previously sitting on and Dante sat on the other one next to hers, I decided to just sit at the one next to Dante's.

"Doctor, how is she? I hope there's nothing too serious" she asked, haste evident in her voice.

"Well, there is bad news concerning her health" the doctor said and Dante was the first to ask the next question.

"And that is?" He asked.

"She fractured her leg and that means that she won't be able to walk with them for a while. We will put a cast on her leg and then assign her a pair of crutches that she'll be using in the mean time to walk around. And then she sustained a little head injury but it's not too serious though" he informed and Kunmi's mothers eyes grew as big as saucers.

"Eh?! My daughter using crutches?!" She practically screamed. Typical Yoruba woman of course.

"Mom, please if that is the only option for her, then why not? Or do you want her to remain crippled for the rest of her life?" Dante asked, obviously pissed at the way his mom was raising her voice.

"God forbid!" She said, clicking her fingers at the ground.

"As I was saying," the doctor said, bringing all our attention back to him "we'll also need you guys to get some drugs for her and then I'll give you a list of things to get her from the pharmacy, including the crutches. That will be all for now" he said, scribbling down the items on a piece of paper.

"Thank you, doc" Dante said, shaking hands with the doctor who in turn smiled at him. I also shook hands with him and then left with Dante to go get the items while Kunmi's mom went ahead to wait at the waiting room.

I was on my way there, with Dante beside me, when I received a text from my mother.

Mom- Son, I heard what happened to Kunmi. Which hospital are you guys at? I'd like to come and see how she's doing

-1:02pm

I sighed and replied her text, I knew that once she gets here, she'll do the exact same thing that Kunmi's mother did which is shouting.

Me- mom, we are at St John hospital. You don't need to come over, Kunmi needs to rest and besides, I'm already heading back to work.

-Just Now

I was about getting into the pharmacy when my phone beeped again and I saw another message from my mother.

Mom- don't worry, I'll just see her while you take your leave. Okay?

-1:10pm

Me- okay. I'm leaving, I'll talk to you later.

-Just Now

With that I bade Dante goodbye and left the hospital, heading off to work and silently praying that Kunmi will be alright and get well soon.

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Chioma's POV.

I grabbed my purse, put on my black butterfly patterned flip flops, packed my long braids up in messy bun and then grabbed my phone from my bed. I decided to report to the police about all I saw, maybe they'll be able to apprehend those goons.

"And where are you off to?" Dad asked and I turned around to see him reading a newspaper with a cup of --whatever he was drinking-- in hand.

"Oh, afternoon dad. I was just going to meet a friend of mine" I lied...I didn't actually lie after all  the police are our friends, aren't they? They said so...okay, I'm being stupid right now.

"Afternoon," dad said, putting down his newspaper "so you're going out to meet a friend, right?" He asked.

"Yes dad, why are you asking?" I asked because usually I go out without being asked too many questions. That's why I was kinda amazed that he was even asking me where I was going off to.

"I wanted to speak to you about something really important. I wanted to talk to you about it last week but I was busy with work and stuff. So when you get back, we'll talk about it" he said, picking up his newspaper again.

"Sure, dad. Bye" I said and with that, I left the house.

"Seb, take me to the police station close to this area" I said, once we were in the car.

"Yes ma'am" he replied and soon we were off to the police station.

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I walked into the police station and I kept wondering how I got myself into this. I was so nervous and also scared at the same time. I don't really care about someone that made me really angry but I guess it was my guilty conscience that kept pricking me into coming here, and now I'm here. I might be selfish, rude, bossy, obnoxious or whatever word you'd like to describe me as, but I'm definitely not heartless. My heart still works, okay?

"Officer, I'd like to talk to you about something really important" I said, grabbing a seat opposite his desk.

"Sure. I'm all ears" he replied and then I started talking. I told him the time it all happened but didn't disclose the real reason I was there in the first place. Instead I lied that I was just visiting a friend. The officer nodded and took down some important details and then I immediately ended my narration.

"Well then ma'am. It's good that you came here to report this case. We'll see to it that the culprits are brought into light...but first, do you know this girl's name or whereabouts?" He asked and I shook my head.

"No I don't"

"Then, I don't know how we'll be able to go through with this case. Someone would have to file a report about it and also give us a valuable detail about__"

"So you're saying that all I just said is useless? I was wasting my time, right?" I asked, cutting him off.

"No, but I need to hear from the victim, that's why" he explained and I shrugged.

"Well, I don't know her. I just witnessed what happened to her and came here to report the case to you, in the faith that you'd actually do something about it. Guess I was wrong" I said, getting up from my seat and grabbing my hand bag which I had earlier kept on his desk.

"Bye sir" I said and walked out. I wasn't angry, no I wasn't. I was in fact relieved of the fact that I had not done anything to help that girl. Now, the life of that girl is in the hands of the police now and God...not mine. I have no business with her and definitely have no need to worry about her.

I was about walking towards my car when someone, very hastily, bumped into me. It's a good thing that I had a firm stamina else I would have fallen down. But my handbag came falling to the ground. I grumbled before picking it up and turning to the retreating image of the moron who bumped into me.

"Can't you watch where you're going?!" I screamed. But the person was long gone, and all I could see was his back view. Yes, it was a man, he looked familiar though but I was too angry to care about who exactly he was.

Rude! How dare he bump into me and not say sorry?!

I was about turning towards my car when I heard someone call out to me, the voice sounded too familiar to go unnoticed. I sighed as I reluctantly turned around to see who it was. Once my eyes met with his, I almost felt like giving him a slap. I was so furious to see the idiot in front of me. It took the grace of God not to give him a dirty slap.

"I'm really sorry for bumping into you. I was in a hurry" the simpleton, said to me.

I turned around immediately, with a hiss, about to walk towards my car but then he pulled me back by my arm and that single act alone was enough for me to give him the slap that I had been trying to suppress. I matched his gaze, staring daggers at him and gritting my teeth in anger.

"Never lay your filthy hands on me ever again!" I warned, swatting his hand away from mine.

"I_"

"Ebuka, I have warned you already" I warned again, cutting him off...

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Hi guys!

How was this chapter? Ebuka has returned again oh, I have a question though.

If you were Chioma, what would you have done when you see someone like Ebuka who had hurt you so much?

As for me, if I'm being honest, I'd freak. I think I'd just walk away to avoid excess drama. But I don't think Chioma would do the same, after all, she is a drama queen😂

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