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Episode 6
” who would do this ? He asked Cara.
” Only a monster, Sir” Cara said admist tears” permission to go-”
” Pull yourself together soldier. Be strong. Cara easy on yourself”
” Permission for what? Special agent Gun-smoke” General Fast Onibajo asked.
” To go after him, sir”
” Have you completed your initial task?”
” Yes sir!” She stood at attention .” He is alive and kicking, sir”
” Take me to him”
” They both left through the back door. A group of soldiers followed the General’s parade . Outside , the wounded received treatments , the dead were covered with nylon bags.
The Enemy soldiers were packed up in a mountain of bodies . Over a hundred of them and counting.
Beside a first aid Kit and armored delarone was James. He helped out with the wounded. One of his patients was the woman who had been shot on the leg earlier. She had survived and James couldn’t be more than happy.
” You will be fine. ” He assured her.
He looked at a little girl who had bruised her arm. ” The war is over now. Everything will be fine. The good guys have taken care of the bad guys…”
The pretty black girl asked ” Can I go back to school now?”
” Yes dearie . After this period of trouble , schools will reopen . Don’t worry . Everything will be fine.”
” Attention! !!!! General Fast ordered his men.
They all stood erect and faced James. James took off his wig to reveal his gray hair. He was about his sixties. He turned to face the soldiers .
” At ease . At ease gallant soldiers” He specifically looked at Cara who was now in a bullet proofed vest upon her casual dress.
He faced General fast, already in his apparel.
” And you , Fast, thank you for saving my life”
” Anything for the country ” he replied ” I hope agent Gun-smoke took good care of you ”
” She was more than a friend and protector. And there was another man.”
” Nino? Cara helped out.
” Yes ” James asked out and searched for him . I don’t see him anywhere.”
She told them that he had disappeared with in the fight. That he had fled the doors with the civilians and that she had hoped to see him outside here with James but unfortunately he was no where near.
” No problem soldier” James assured her.
” Thank you Mr Vice President, Sir” Cara said. ” Permission to fall out sir”
Vice president Jeremiah Aderemi nodded. He had changed his name to James. Had been placed under Cara’s care and presumed MIA by the MuDA forces.
Only top officials in the National Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Forces knew he was alive and within reach. The war is over now , he can act as president to reinstate the nation’s status.
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Cara went back into the Church. She waited for the coast to clear . Then she walked to the altar. She momentarily stopped at the pavilion to looked upon the surface where her uncle had died. She stroke off a tear from her eyes .
She grasped the matchet which Abdul left. Flung her .42 lazer- wizard rifle over her shoulders. In a blink , she escaped through the back door and into the tunnel filled with water to the ankle length.
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Meanwhile…..
At the middle of the tunnel ,myself and Abdul fought fist to fist. Our guns lay bare on the surface. Abdul pounced upon me a panther.He was furious.
I jabbed my fingers into his eyes. he launched a blow, squinted his eyes in pain , I pushed him off.
I coughed. Regained my breathe. Crazy man. He launched again, this time, he was ontop me and I found myself and my head drowning in the water.
My breathe ceased. Come on Nino. Come on.You can do this. Don’t let him get you Down
Die another day. Today is still fresh.
I jabbed my fists into Abdul’s nose and blood splattered everywhere.The effect made him loose grip on my throat.
I staggered up . He spat out blood. Fury. I hated the ugly sight of it. He came again , madder than ever, with his pocket knife this time around.
I found myself drifting backwards. Uncertainty . I knew the taste of it.But it came upon me anyways.
Abdul swung the knife…
