Story of Douglas

Name: Story of Douglas
Author: Ugochukwu Igwillo

By: Ugochukwu Igwillo

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Story of Douglas is a completed mafia novel by Ugochukwu Igwillo with 11 chapters, available to read online on Daisy Novel. Latest chapter added March 24, 2022.

Synopsis

Story of Douglas is a suspense-laden novel, full of twists and turns, that depicts determination, doggedness and perseverance to succeed. It highlights the role friends and fate play in bridging the gap between the lives of human beings and the actualization of their destinies.

Francis died and Douglas was forced to withdraw from school. While in school, Douglas met a friend, Cliff, who later followed his uncle to the United States to read Medicine. Doris, Douglas’ sister, was taken as a housemaid to Lagos but later became a prostitute. Douglas later joined a gang – no thanks to Jude – where he met a friend called Spider. Spider unknowingly befriended and fell in love with Doris, and was determined to marry her. But it was a different story when Douglas’ sister, Alice, objected to the plan. Nevertheless, Spider eventually married Doris and withdrew from the gang. Douglas tried but was unable to withdraw. He was later apprehended and detained in a police cell. Cliff returned from the United States. On a fateful day, he followed Iyke to a police cell to see Mike, Iyke’s friend. Coincidentally, Douglas was in the same cell with Mike and Cliff bailed both Douglas and Mike. Douglas later became a Tailor and Cliff started to work in a hospital. Douglas later reunited with Scorpion, his former gang member, who also became a Tailor after the gang was dissolved. Douglas finally followed Cliff to the United States. Would Spider and Scorpion eventually reunite with the rest of the ex-gang members? Would Doris reconcile with Gladys? Would Dan ever tell Gladys he met Doris in a brothel? Would Alice ever forgive Spider? Would Bullet, the evil genius, ever be apprehended?

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Chapter 1

On a sunny Monday afternoon, Cliff lay supine on his bed and was reading a newspaper in his dormitory during the siesta when Douglas, his friend, came to see him. Cliff was a tall, gap-toothed, fair-complexioned and handsome boy. Douglas was averagely tall, well-built and dark-complexioned. Cliff and Douglas were boarders and friends. Cliff was in class S.S. 3A while Douglas was in S.S.3B.

“Hi Cliff” Douglas greeted as he entered the dormitory.

“Oh Douglas, you are here” Cliff said folding the newspaper. Douglas looked at him and said, “Yeah, but Cliff you look pale”

“Pale? I look pale?” Cliff asked.

“Yes, you look pale. What’s wrong?”

“Nothing” Cliff hissed tiredly.

“Nothing?”

“Yeah, nothing”

“Are you sure?”

“Look Douglas, I said there’s nothing wrong with me” Cliff said. Douglas grinned and picked a novel beside Cliff’s pillow.

“Cliff, what’s this novel all about?” he asked.

Cliff looked at the novel and said “Well, it is just all about love” “Ah, about love?” Douglas asked excitedly. “Yes, but why the excitement?” Cliff wondered.

“You see, I love to read love novels. In fact, I must read this” Cliff chuckled, while Douglas scanned the novel cursorily.

“Em…. Cliff, is it really about true love or is there a digression from that?” he asked after a

moment of silence.

“What do you mean, Douglas?” Cliff asked.

“I mean does the novel digress from the main thing… you know … you suppose to know what I mean…”

“What do you mean by that? How am I supposed to know?” Cliff asked indifferently. “Wait, wait, wait! What do you mean by what do I mean by that? Are you a kid?”

“Look, Douglas, I am not in the mood to answer your boring questions. Why don’t you read the novel and get the gist yourself? Am I the author of the novel?”

“But you’ve read the novel, haven’t you?” Douglas persisted.

“Well, I haven’t finished reading it”

“From the chapters you’ve read, what can you say about the novel?”

“Douglas!” Cliff shouted. “Please I am not in the mood to answer your questions” “Alright Cliff, I’m sorry” Douglas apologized, “I just want to ginger you up”

After a brief period of silence, Cliff crossed his legs and started to read the newspaper again and Douglas started to read the novel.

“Well, Cliff, I still maintain that there must be something wrong with you today. You facial expression is dull” Douglas persisted, turning a page of the novel.

“Nothing is wrong with me” Cliff said, “have you read today’s newspapers?” he asked purposely in order to change the topic.

“What have they got to offer?” Douglas blurted.

“News, of course”

“Good news or bad news?”

“No news is bad news”

“Lie!”

“What?”

“No news is good news, period!”

“Wrong, that’s a lie”

“I see. How am I sure that the papers are not about the numerous nefarious and brainy swindlers, infernos here and there, bloodbaths everywhere, escalation of fuel prices, rigged elections, bootless and empty political promises, our politicians and looted funds?”

“Don’t insult our politicians or else you will be hanged!” Cliff warned, “Remember, don’t insult the alligator till you’ve crossed the bridge”

“Let them come and hang me, fools!” Douglas retorted angrily.

“Douglas, be warned! Mind your language” Cliff corrected sternly.

Douglas stopped talking and started to read the novel again. Cliff uncrossed his legs, adjusted his head on the pillow, then crossed his legs again, and continued to read the newspaper. After some time, he folded the newspaper, yawned and said:

“Douglas, I’m sick”

“Sick? No, you can’t be sick. There is nothing wrong with you” Douglas said.