TOJO the jungle LORD
(Lord of the jungle)
Episode 5 & 6
“Talib what is wrong with you am your mother look at me very well” she said in between sob.
“sorry ma’am am not your son and you don’t even look familiar, not even in my dream have l seen this face before” l exclaimed.
“talib stop being dramatic, if this is a prank please stop it cos am fed up already” she said with a flash of triumph in her eyes.
“so who is pranking who?” I asked sincerely.
“I think this should be as a result of the stress he had passed through, let give him enough time to relax and recall his memory” suggested the man who had came with the woman.
“sir l am neither stressed nor lost a memory, not even a byte is missing from the nine hundred and ninety nine gigabyte of my brain memory” l muttered in regards to his suggestion.
“what is wrong with my son?” the woman asked in anxiety.
“please, if you both don’t mind, can I have a word with him?” asked the the friendly police man who had been listening to our conversation.
“sure!” answered the man.They both excused us in about two metres away, while l conversate with the police man.
“sorry what’s your name again” he asked.
“l am Tojo” l answered.
“hope you don’t mind if l call you mr Tojo” he simply asked.
“that’s not a problem”
“well, mr tojo with my observation from your conversations, l think they might be mistaking you for you acclaimed missing twin brother” he stated.
I was immediately brought aback to my senses.
“Thought you said the both of you are identical twins?” he inquired.
“yes we are. You are right sir, l almost forgot the fact that l have an identical twin”.
“but wait how possible is it for a kidnappee to be kidnapped from a kidnapper?” l asked with a bit of confusion.
“l can’t tell how, and at same l dont think this people here are actually the one who kidnapped your brother, but rather adopted him” he pondered.
“The most important thing now is how rescue you brother from current kidnappers” he added.
I sighed frustratedly, “what are we going to do?””Don’t worry leave that for the police, it’s our job” he replied with assurance.
“excuse me” said the police man while we approached them.
“yes! Any vital information? Asked the man.
“well, sorry this young man here happens not to be your son, as he is here for almost the same reason you are here” said the policeman.
“I beg your pardon” the woman exclaimed.
“l don’t understand, what are you saying?” the man asked in disbelieve.
“like l said and would repeat it hundredth more time if it pleases you, this young man is not you son neither does he knows you” the policeman responded.
“what sort of nonsense are you saying” slammed the man.
“young man be mindful of the kind of words you utter here as this is not your house” the policeman fired at him.
“excuse me! l need to see the D.P.O” he fired with a bit of command.
Written by Hassan Abdul-Razacqk
“even if you meet the IG you have no right to claiming parentship of this young man here” the policeman fired back at him.
“well mr. tojo since you are present here why not speak for yourself”the policeman insisted.
“my name is Tojo, l am from the …” l paused in thought.
*flashingback to what my father had told me about disclosing my location.
“tojo as you journey today insearch of your brother please do not forget never to disclose your location to anybody and if you must use that of your uncle” instructed my father.
I was lost in thought before the policeman metioned my name.
“I think he his regaining his memory” said the man.
“ehhm, I am from Idah, l have 5 siblings which am currently insearch of one which is my twin brother” l narrated.
immediately after my narration they both exchange glances at each other in awe.
“what! you are twin?” she asked in exclamation with eye popped open.
“yes l am” l replied.
“how is this possible, are you both identical twins or what?” the man asked in confusion.
“Yes we are”.
“when and how did he get missing?” he asked again.
“he got missing at 5 and he was kidnapped” l responded.
“time is running out and l think you should reserve any more questions for now ” said the policeman.
Just in the man’s phone rang. It was an unknown number. He placed the phone on his ear after connecting it.
“Hello, who please?”.
“you have few more hours from now to pay the ransom else” he hanged.
“it’s them again, they said we have few more hours to pay the ransom else and he disconnected it” the man voiced out to us.
We walked out of the station in company of the policeman after making an official report to the police.
“can l ever see my brother again?” l saught reassurance from the friendly policeman who disclosed his name as Uwais.
“you surely will, man. Relax dear” he reassured me.
The couple insisted l come stay with them while the police go in rescue of my brother. I immediately accepted the offer cos l was downcasted & homeless.
The man drop us at the entrance of a beautiful house and left for a destination unknown to me.
The house was the most beautiful house l have ever seen.
“come with me” she said as she proceeds to open the door.
we walked in as soon as she opened it.Behold the most beautiful place l had ever seen in my life. I was lost in awe that that l didn’t know when l voiced out “wow”.
“have a sit” she ushered pointing toward a very beautiful chair.
“what would you like to have? Any favourite or preference? She queried.
I was lost in admiration.
“Hello Tojo?” l heard all of a sudden.
“sorry ma!” l answered.
“l was asking if you have a favourite? cos your brother selects alot”.
“favourite?” l asked in confusion.
“l mean favourite meal”
“oh food! not at all l don’t. l eat anything edible” l said yawning.
mind you the yawning was not because am hungry but stressed out. l hadn’t slept in 2days.
she came back with a plate of rice, the aroma of the food said it all it’s seems the food was prepare by BELLI the greatest african cook of all time. the aroma alone almost satisfied me.
After the meal she took to a she addressed as my brother room.
“feel at home, you can stay here till your brother returns” she said in a welcome tone.”My husband will be back soon with the ransom as instructed by the police” she added and left.
To be continued….
