We all went to prison the following day. The family and I drove in my car while Barrister and Adeoti followed us in their car. As soon as we got to the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, we all alighted from the car and walked into the building. When we got to the second gate, the officer manning the gate wanted to deny us access to the gate but Barrister Adeoti quickly came to our aid by introducing himself as Dennis's lawyer and us as his family. He told him we were there to say goodbye to him and maybe pay him our last respects. After the conversation between the lawyer and the officers, we were allowed to enter the prison.
At the counter, Barrister Adeoti introduced us again and told the officers there the name of the person we were there to see. Both officers' faces turned sad when we mentioned Dennis's name. I quickly asked why they were both looking down and one of them told us he was dead that morning. He committed suicide by slitting his throat with the plate that was used to serve him food and before they could rescue him, he was already dead. The officer mentioned that only God knows how he was able to achieve that.
The news of his death shocked everyone and we all broke down. I cried uncontrollably. I already expected that and prepared my mind to accept his death since he was going to eventually die the same day but the news of him killing himself hit me differently. I couldn't hold my tears for a long time. Denis is gone and gone forever.
The lawyer asked if we could see his body to pay our last respects but they refused claiming it was against the law of the land. Since he is a prisoner, his body is the property of the government and is going to be buried by the government. Thats shows he wouldn't get a decent burial. what a way to end one's life. I straightened up myself and told everyone that it was time to leave.
As we all approach the door, an officer called out my name, I walked back to him and he handed me a letter. He also asked me to sign on a particular book, I did and he handed me a sealed leather bag labeled Dennis. I asked what that was and he told me that those were his clothes and accessories. Tears ran down my cheek. I thanked the officer and went to join others outside. They waited by the car park for me. It was a really sad moment for all of us.
We drove home silently. I went to drop Beatrice and her children in Magodo and also gave them some money to hold onto in case they need anything before they sort out the bank issue. Then, I drove back to my house. Mum saw the sadness on my face when I got in, she tried to console me as I cried uncontrollably in her arms. At some point, tears also run down her cheeks. We were in each other arms for a while before I stood up and walked to my room. None of us had dinner that day. Dennis was a lovable person, very kind and cheerful. He was a complete gentleman except for the greed that the devil cursed him with.
I woke up with a splitting headache and an empty stomach. I observed my morning prayer, quickly had my bath, and went to the kitchen to prepare something to eat. After breakfast, I took some painkillers and went back to sleep.
I felt better when I woke up. Then, I took out the letter the officer gave me the previous day. It was written by Dennis and addressed to me. I tore the letter and it read thus;
Dear Tiny Jojo
I appreciate you for being a good friend to me even in times of trouble. Thank you for loving and caring for me since childhood. I am older but you've always performed the duties of big sister for me. Thank you for scolding me when necessary and for trying to reshape me. I'm grateful for all you've done and still doing for me.
It is a pity I have to say my goodbye this way. It is a pity I won't see your beautiful face anymore before I face death. I know you've been busy with the assignment I gave you, that is why you haven't come to see me. Please, Jojo, make sure you find my late brother's family and help them acquire all that is theirs and also accept them as your family. I know you have the most accommodating and caring mother in the world. She would accept them as well.
Henceforth, All that belongs to me is now yours. I have a house I newly acquired in Lekki before my arrest and there is a vault in the master's bedroom where I keep my money. I have two cars parked in the garage. The documents for both the house and the cars are in my room in Magodo. You will also find the key to the house there. Also, Take my phone from the and contact my account officer. The password is "NO99BLE01" He will help you earn access to all my bank accounts. I pray that won't be difficult to pull through.
I am sorry for choosing the kind of life I lived. Tell your mum, I am sorry too. Had I known, I would have chosen a decent way of life and been less greedy, I would have listened to you and your family, I would have followed Mum to Enugu, I would have allowed mum sold the house, I would have listened to my dad about learning a trade or furthering my education, I would have listened to Sir Jones and get a decent job, I would have read the letter and quit MBC, I would have listened to my guys and terminate the operation. I have a lot of regrets than success in my life because life gave me many opportunities to repent and live a better life but I blew it all up.
Almost all the choices I made in my lifetime were wrong ones. I know better now and I have learned my lessons. In my next life, I will choose a decent way of life and I will not let greed get a better part of me. I will also learn to make good choices for myself.
In all of this, I'm glad I made only one right choice and that is you. I bless the day I met you in the neighborhood. I thank you for being friends with me. I will miss you so much my tiny Jojo. Please continue to be the good girl you are. May the Lord bless you with a good husband and good children in the future.
It is a pity I will be leaving this world on my birthday. This is how great of a calamity I brought upon myself through my Insatiable Quest For Money and Affluence
In my next life, I wish to have you as my friend and I promise to be a better person then. Thank you and goodbye my tiny JoJo. See you on the other side.
I felt so down reading the letter but I couldn't cry anymore. At the moment, I wish so badly that he had for once in his life made a decision that would have saved him from the miserable death he died but it is too late to cry when the head is already chopped off.
I knelt beside my bed and prayed for him that God would forgive and erase all his mistakes. May his soul rest in peace.
Barrister Adeoti invited me to his office. I went there and he told me to take over the real estate company since I was the only family Dennis had. I agreed and he gave me the document and the paper for the transfer of ownership.
One year later, we had a party for Sir Jones and Dennis's memorial, and that marked the end of the memory I had of him.
Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord Dear friend..........THE END
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