Night Walk

Episode 1

Leaving the office very late because my boss had some documents I needed to sort out before the next morning. I peered at the road as I drive slowly due to my poor eye sight. Few cars drove pass, I was a bit worried about security. My phone beeped. As I wanted to pick up the phone, it fell. The mini seconds I took to pick it up and look up I saw a woman with a child in the middle of the road. I applied brake immediately and swerved sideways to avoid hitting them. The car stopped and I took a deep breathe, touching my body to make sure I wasn't harmed. I looked outside to see if they were harmed but I found nobody. I stepped down from the car and searched the road but didn't see them. I became scared, I was sure I saw a woman with a child. No cars were passing at that time. I rushed into my car and ignited the engine to drive away, I looked at the rear mirror and I thought I saw them again.

I honked at the gate three times and wonder what is keeping Segun, the gateman. Then I remembered he said he was going to visit his family in the village. How could I forget? I came down and opened the gate, drove in and locked the gate. As I was about to insert the key to my two bedroom apartment, I found out the door was already open. Strange. Probably I didn't lock it properly as I was rushing to work in the morning. In absence of electricity, thanks to NEPA I searched for my phone to use as torch light. As i was undressing I saw a figure move at the corner of my eyes, I turned sharply but didn't see anything. What was that? I thought. I took my shower, wore my silk pajamas and laid on the bed.

You killed my baby and me, the woman screamed. Who are you? What do you want? I asked trembling. She continued screaming and then disappeared. I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned and saw her disfigured face staring at me with blood dripping from her mouth then I screamed like I have never done before. Oh! Thank God it was just a dream, so I said as I woke up. I checked my time and it was 7:35am. Oh my God! Am late, I said. I rushed to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, took a fast shower, dressed up as fast I could and rushed out of the house without even eating. Then I realized I forgot my car key, I ran back into the house. I heard my bathroom tap rushing, I opened the bathroom and the bath tub was filled with blood. I closed the door immediately and opened it again, the tab wasn't even on. My mind is playing me again.

Thirty minutes later I got to work. Luckily, my boss hasn't arrived. Maybe today isn't really going to be a bad day. My first two hours at work was like any other day, a lot of documents to file, boss scolding my colleagues and I, Mr. Jude trying to flirt with me forgetting he's married and Madam K's delicious fries actually spicing up the morning but wait I can't forget fine Mr. Deji's terrible mouth odour how I wish he could stop talking. Then the most fascinating thing happened, a woman walked in with Femi she was looking exactly like the woman in my dream but without the blood. My heart beat raised, a lot of thoughts going through my mind, is this a dream? Can this be real? Am I going insane? Or maybe am hallucinating then I heard it, Shola Shola Shola Shola. It was actually Mr. Femi calling my name then I realized she was as real as Mr. Deji's mouth odour.

They walked towards me, Mr. Femi introduced me to the woman. She said hi, unlike my hallucinations she had a nice voice. I became calm knowing she wasn't really as bad as I imagined but my whole world came to a pause after about twenty-five minutes of our discussion when she told me her and her son were hit by a runaway driver yesterday. Could that be me? How on earth? How come? I thought.