3RD OCTOBER 1997
EP 13
How strong are you, how hardworking and proactive are you, no matter your strength, sense and wisdom, you can’t subdue the universe. Instead of trying to own everything and controls everything, you should put a leash on yourself and control your insatiable desires. The deeper your desires, the quicker you’re going to sink into nothingness like a buffalo into a quicksand. Knowing that Samuel, the son of the late Idoko was alive and had returned, Mr Jege became disturbed. The very day he found out about Samuel’s presence in the country, he lost sleep, his bloodd pressure increased drastically and his heart felt a certain unexplainable excruciating pains. He asked himself continually if Samuel was privy to the identity of who brutally killeed his parents. The truth was, Samuel presence was a threat and too much of a combustible product to be kept alive. Whether Samuel knew the truth or not, Mr Jege believed that the safest way to keep himself, his family and the future of the family in their control was to eliminate Samuel. “He shouldn’t have returned from wherever he had been living all this years” Mr Jege said rhetorically as he placed a call to the leader of his loyal gang men. “Rest assured sir!” The man replied after Mr Jege made a huge mouth watering promise to him..
Samuel knew the consequences of him been discovered but he was too tired of living in the dark. Many times Samuel felt the urge to personally pulled a gunn over Mr Jege’s head but he always restricted himself. He wanted to make him gradually disappear into thin air through great pains, he wants him to watch helplessly as the company he desires so much get taken away from him. Samuel was filled with anger, hatredd and bitternesss towards Mr Jege but he never allowed such bitternesss to override his sense of what’s more important.
It had been three weeks since Mr Jege openly discovered the existence of Samuel, since that very day, all he wanted was to eliminate him from the surface of the earth. He finds his existence a burden, nauseating, a threat and undeserving. One evening after having his dinner, he was having a family cheerful talks with his children when his phone rang the first time. “Don’t worry” he told his daughter Clara who reminded him about his phone ringing. After the third ringing, he finally answered and his countenance changed immediately from a cheerful father chattering with his children into a cobra-like creature. He staggered to his feet supported by his walking stick and excused himself while the kids continued their chatting. “Brother, when are you going to announce the wedding date ?” Clara asked Donald. Though it hadn’t spread round the company but it was already a done deal between Rose and Donald family regarding their union. Since Rose claimed to have no relatives anywhere, Mr Jege had accepted her wholeheartedly because of her hardworking personality. He deemed her a suitable wife for his son in the future when he will eventually take over the mantle of the BEICO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED chairmanships position. Even in the company, it was already gradually becoming an open secret that Rose and Donald were in a possible marriage relationship.
“I repeat, they must be no mistakes whatsoever. Complete that task cleanly and i promise you a huge pay aside your fee” Mr Jege whispered silently to the person on the other side of the telephone. He wanted Samuel deafd, he wanted no mistakes in that regards. Three days before this decision, the detective he delegated the duty of finding Samuel had briefed him about Samuel’s whereabouts. The information he found about Samuel was overwhelming and threateningg, to Mr Jege the best thing to do to feel safe and secured was to eliminate such a giant stubborn weed that was likely to disrupt his great farming.
Rose had just taken her bath and was coming out of the bathroom when his phone rang, with fluttering heart and expectations thinking it was Donald, the love of her life. Her happy mood changed drastically when it was Samuel calling. This is one of the greatest problem with humanity, when they’re eating from a plate, even if it is a broken plate, they do cherish and protect it but once they’re done eating, they always become careless about the good help the plate had once rendered to them. Sometimes, i wish i could be an alien, living in no stupidity of humanity but then after a minute of regurgitation, i think alien too have their woes.
“Why have you been avoiding me Rose?” Samuel asked after Rose greeted him. For some weeks now since she had her first sexuall encounters with Donald, she hardly answered Samuel’s call on a first or second ringing and each tasks she was been put in charge of, she never brought any profitable information. “Ssssss—ir! I’m not avoiding you sir, it is work, i have been very choked up with work activities ” she defended but Samuel didn’t show his discontent. “Rose, they is nothing wrong when a human decide to change a lane when driving but guess what’s wrong?” Samuel asked and Rose heart pumped astronomically to a disturbing level, it was beating so bad that she had to pressed her chest with her palm to feel calm before answering Samuel. “Sir, i — i don’t understand what you mean sir!” She replied and Samuel smirked before giving her a response. “To change lane when driving is fine but trying to keep the two lane because the driver thinks he’s smart or great in driving will get him killedd faster than it can get him to his destination!!” Samuel said and Rose became worried. She worried about herself, she worried about Donald and he wondered about what Samuel might know already.
Samuel was at hotel lounge when he noticed two strange men lurking around his presence. For few days now, he had been feeling shadows tracing him, it made him troubled but he wasn’t too surprised since he intentionally exposed himself. He knew Mr Jege won’t spared his life if he finds out about him. Since the day he visited the gravesite, he had noticed been marked and he was been extra careful but this early morning at the hotel lounge. The two gangsterss had outsmarted him, as he sat down taking his breakfast, his heart beats dangerously. His intuition told him they came for him but he was lost of any ideas at that very second. He looked back at intervals but the two guys were still there after he intentionally waited for an hour more. He composed himself and walked out and the men in hoods walked out behind him. He knew that making a call might provoked them to fire at him without thinking of the consequences. As he walked to towards the hotel pool, he brought out his phone and quickly sent a coded message to Nickolas. “Two cakes, giant size with no sugar. Possibly, deliver them yourself with two toppings in waiting” his message was clean but it already passed the message of his dangerously situation.
“If you don’t want to be shot on the head right now, quietly follow us to the car outside”one of the men spoke in a deep sonorous tone as he showed Samuel his hidden gunn. The second man snatched his phone and immediately checked his last message after he forced Samuel to unlocked the phone. When he didn’t find any suspicious message or recent calls, he returned his phone as he was quietly escorted to the car parked outside.
Nickolas needed no interpretations immediately he received Samuel’s message. *Two cakes, giant size with no sugar* means. Two rough guys behind me with gunss i guess. *Possibly, deliver them yourself with two toppings in waiting* means come immediately prepared, station two or more boys disguised on the next junction to my location. Nickolas jumped into action immediately as he made calls for the rescue. He prayed silently that he wouldn’t be late when he gets to Samuel.
TBC
