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What Are Friends For? (Part Two)
Part Two

After driving some hours on the expressway, the driver turned the car towards the way leading to Abiodun village. The village where Abiodun father and mother live. The journey was not comfortable for Abiodun. He became worried after the driver turned from the main road and was driving towards his village. "This is the way to my village. Finally, I have destroyed myself with my acts. So the operation I taught was smooth and smart has exposed me to the world that I was involved. But for them not to see me was the reason I stayed in the backyard while the other five guys entered the house. With all the masks on our faces, how did they know I was among them?" These and more were what Abiodun was thinking as they were getting closer to his parent's house in the village.

They got to Abiodun parents house in the village. As they were coming down of the car, Abiodun father with two of his friends slowly walked out of the house to meet them. Abiodun was shocked when he saw his father looking dull and regretful. Immediately Abiodun went down on his knees and as he was about to start pleading for forgiveness, his father hugged him and told him his mother was dead.

Abiodun immediately changed his thoughts. He asked Yemi father if the death of his mother was the reason they brought him to the village and he replied it was the reason. Abiodun became relieved after knowing his secret was not exposed but was crying for the loss of his mother. Abiodun saw his siblings and their family members who came to mourn the death of his mother. He asked his father if his mother was sick before her death. Abiodun father explained his mother was not sick before her sudden death. He told Abiodun her mother was shot by robbers. "Robbers? How come?" asked Abiodun. Abiodun father further explained that he with his mother were in Lagos at Yemi father house to collect the money he promised them to assist their farm business. "Suddenly, the robbers came in. They were five in number with masks on their faces. Yemi father didn't argue but cooperated with them. They demanded money and it was given to them but as they were leaving one of them just open fire and shot your mother on her chest. Immediately she fell and died".

After all Abiodun father explained, Abiodun could not say a word. His tension raised and he was shaking. Suddenly, Abiodun shouted and burst into tears. To his father and those around him they thought he was crying for the loss of his mother but to Abiodun it was another thing.

Abiodun went and stay under a tree alone. There he was thinking about everything that happened. "So they opened fire that day upon the warning I gave to them not to harm anyone. If I had known it will result in this way, I would not have suggested robbing Yemi father. So the money we even stole was met for my parent's farm business expansion. Can I ever be forgiven for this? Abiodun asked himself".

Abiodun was asked to stay a week with...