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Murdered By Benn Ik

Murdered is a fictional story by Benn Ik an award winning poet and novelist. Author of the award winning novel THE TRUTH and many other short stories and poems like the anthology of poems "Poems from the cloud of reality published on Amazon. He has also been published and featured in many magazines and blogazines both local and internationally. He was the secetary of the Nigerian Young Writers Association.

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CHAPTER 1

Today was indeed going to be the best day of my life, and as well the most stressful day. What am I even saying; Okay, maybe I should start by introducing myself. I am Noye Okoro, I hail from the south eastern part of Nigeria, and I am about to tell you a story of the worst moment of my life; No, it was actually the luckiest moment of my life. 

Now it was a really pleasant morning, welcomed by an angry sun, probably wasn’t ready to get back to work. I woke up excited because finally I am going to a university; located in Bayelsa State, after four years of waiting to be admitted. 

Quickly I picked up my phone and called Peter “Hello Pete I want to take my bath and start coming oh, how will I meet you" ? I said in excitement, “Okay oh, when you get to the school gate call me; I will come pick you up" he responded in a rush, perhaps he is hurrying to a class or something.  

You see, Peter is a friend I met online; in one of the aspirants group of Federal University Otuoke, and since we have been chatting, he has really been helpful in getting me informations, regarding resumption of newly admitted students like me. So, I had drawn close to him, hence, we have become fond of each other, no day passes that we don’t get to talk, he is a very wonderful personality.

Hours later, I was all dressed up; ready to embark on the journey to Bayelsa State, as I bade my family goodbye, and left the house to the park. 

The journey was indeed a long one but finally we arrived Bayelsa, and I took a bus heading to Otuoke. Minutes later we were there, the whole town was filled with students; either rushing to one lecture or the other, and like me, a lot of new intakes arriving from their various location, looking confused and others excited like I was.

“Hello Pete I am at the school gate now," He respond but this time  not in a rush but he was so calm “Oh really, okay stay where you are! am coming out now.” I assumed he was in a class, but hoped I don't get to wait so long.