episode 51
**6.30pm**
Oj appeared from behind the tree, he took off his sunshade and stared around the place, searching for signs of Rough. There was no one in sight, neither was there any bird or lizard who dared to pass. The school compound was totally empty and silent, even the security officials who were supposed to secure and maintain the place were always hiding in their offices and quarters especially when sounds of gunshots and violence were heard around the vicinity.
Oj closed his eyes and took in a deep long breath of the fresh air, he shivered uncomfortably after, like a little boy who had been severely beaten by his parents and was still crying. The grief of his family’s death was still in his heart and it would remain as long as he lived. He looked around once again, he hoped that Rough had not called him to play a fast one on him. She dared not, he had his boys surrounding everywhere.
After ten minutes, he saw Rough walking towards him from the other end, alone. He straightened himself and waited for her patiently.
‘Ojo,’ Rough called as she got to his front, she dipped her hands into the pockets of her trousers and stood with her legs apart.
‘Rough,’ he called back in the same manner, twitching his lips as he stared into her eyes. ‘What took you so long?’
‘Hmm…’ Rough chuckled, ‘Slimmy had to go back.’
‘Huh? He was coming with you before?’
‘Yes,’ Rough answered.
‘D--n! Then why did he go back?’
‘Because he saw your men gathered around,’ Rough replied, she took one hand out of her pocket and took two steps closer to Oj.
‘The fool is a coward, why didn’t he come and face me?’
‘Slimmy is not a coward, he didn’t want to fight else he would have easily dropped all of your men that were standing stupidly around.’ Rough retorted in a serious tone. ‘Is that how to lay ambush? Especially for someone as trained as Slimmy? Gosh! Even the girls that I trained knows how to position themselves better.’
Oj felt stupid at that point, he stared around wondering at what manner his boys who were supposed to be hidden positioned himself that Slimmy was able see them, they must have really been standing stupidly around.
‘We have more tactics man,’ Rough continued speaking, she took the other hand out of the pocket and began to walk around Oj in circles. ‘We could have wiped you all out if not for those other people you called to join you.’ Rough paused at Oj’s front and stood still, she stared into his face. ‘Who were those people?’
Oj stared in silence for a while, he had always known Rough to be rough and tough but he had never seen her exhibit her qualities to him like this. She was talking to him like a man with confidence even though she knew she was surrounded by his men. His heart was troubled as he began to think that it was possible that the Arch Angels had another plan in mind.
‘Stop thinking too much man,’ Rough said as if she could read his mind. Even though she was still emotionally down because of Gentle’s death and her sister’s kidnap, she still had to keep a strong face and mind to pull through. She was also determined to lay her hands on Kong and melt to him the right punishment for a betrayer. ‘Who were those people?’ She repeated.
‘It’s none of your business, tell me the reason why you are here.’ Oj barked, disgusted by Rough’s confident demeanor. He was really determined to wipe out the Arch Angels but with the men he had and lack of technical intelligence like the Arch Angels, he began to wonder if it was possible to get them. Well, except for the help of the mercenaries brought by Hercules.
‘Those people, do you even know them?’ Rough asked, cutting into his thoughts again. She continued to walk in a circle around him.
Truly Oj did not know who the mercenaries were, he only knew that it was Hercules who sought for their assistance. Even where Hercules had gotten them from, he did not know.
‘You don’t know,’ Rough continued. ‘Well they might just be the ones playing around with us,’ she said and stopped at his front again. ‘Recently we found out that someone broke into our store of weapons, we saw some of those weapons with your invited guys. Now think of it, how did our weapons get into your friends’ hands? It means that someone in our team must be with them.’
Oj remained in silence and continued to ponder on Rough’s words. Could she be right? Was the Arch Angels system also disorganized like theirs was? If the Arch Angels also had cases of stolen weapons, then it meant that the stolen weapons case wasn’t peculiar to them alone.
‘Here,’ Rough took out one of the White Tigers’ handkerchief from the back pocket of her trouser, she handed it over to Oj who began to feel the texture of the piece of clothing in his palms. ‘Isn’t that your property?’ Rough asked.
Oj had no answer to the question, the texture and size of the handkerchief was exactly correct. It wasn’t something that was customized by a stranger or anyone who tried to guess their specifications of the measurements of the material, it was theirs; the White Tigers’ property.
‘It’s yours,’ Rough continued speaking, ‘your silence confirms it. Well, it was found in my house today, after my sisters were kidnapped.’ Rough said and broke down in tears. She couldn’t pretend to be strong anymore. She couldn’t imagine what could have happened to her sisters or where they were at the moment. What would she tell her parents and Hadijat’s? How would she explain their abduction to them?
‘They were kidnapped truly?’ Oj finally spoke after a long time of silence. He was surprised at Rough’s outburst, he actually thought that Slimmy was only lying when he was told of the abduction.
‘Your handkerchiefs were found in my house tied to their already packed luggage.’ Rough wiped her tears and spoke. ‘Did you kidnap them?’ She asked in a rhetorical way.
Oj widened his eyes, he took in a deep breath and stepped forward, closer to Rough. He placed a hand on her shoulder as if to pacify her and tell her that he now understood. He took out his phone and dialed Small’s number.
‘Hello Small, are you still around?’
‘Yes,’ Small replied from the other end.
‘Who did we leave behind when we went to mama’s place?’
‘Ermm… Hercules and some boys.’
‘Where is Hercules now?’
“I hope you have told your friend who killed his brother” Malia asked as she rested on her make up table with her right hand while she had her left hand holding her phone to ear, facing the large mirror fixed to the wall behind the table.
“Yeah I did already and am sure they should be on his trail right now” Roy replied on the other end of the line.
“Sometimes I just wish he doesn’t get killed but most times now I wish death upon him, he is nothing but a beast” Malia started crying again.
“How did you end up with a guy like that in the first instance”
“He used to be the sweetest of them all, we met a very long time ago, that was when we were running our pre degree program”
“Hnmmm”
“We fell in love and it felt magical, he was still sweet to me until all these recent happenings, until he became a serial killer”
“Did he even tell you why he killed Gentle” Roy asked again.
“Not really but he said something about wanting to use the avenue to take over the fraternity” Malia noticed something reflecting in the mirror, she turned around and there he was standing right in front of her, he motioned for her to continue talking but gradually Malia cut the call and dropped her phone.
“Why did you cut the call my love” Said Kong “You have not gotten to the sweet part yet” Kong walked closer to where Malia was standing.
“I am sorry Kolawole”
“Sorry, for what exactly. I am the one that is sorry right now, I should have allowed you to tell him the part where I killed you” He turned her around back to the position she was before and made her bent slightly like he wanted to hit her from the back but at that moment his phone started ringing.
“Yeah” he said into the phone.
“Baba wahala dey oo, e be like say breeze don blow oo” the caller sounded rather scared.
“Will you calm down and talk to me” Kong barked.
“Oj just had a meeting with Rough of the arch angels and immediately after the meeting he has been searching round for Hercules” the caller explained.
“Sh.t menh, has anyone of you tried calling Hercules”
“No baba, his first number is not going through and all of us don’t have the other one”
“I do have it, I will alert him don’t worry. You all should act well ooh, don’t let them find out anything” Kong ordered and dropped the call, he stared at Malia through the mirror and drew her hair closer, placing his arms round his neck “Normally, as a traitor I am supposed to give you a slow death and to also kill all your family members along with you but my love I will never hurt your family because of the love I have for you”
Kong still had his arms around his neck as he began kissing all over her face, Malia began moaning but suddenly Kong hardened his grip on her neck, he choked her and she tried to fight for her life but Kong was more stronger, in a matter of minutes he was done strangling her, Malia laid on the ground lifelessly.
“And I didn’t give you a slow death because I loved you” Kong said to himself as he walked away from the dead body. He brought out his phone and was about to dial Hercules but then decided against it.
“Why should I call Hercules to stop him from walking into death if I am still going to kill him at the end” he dialled another number instead and had his phone pressed to his ear with his shoulder as he packed some of his clothes into his box.
“Hello” He said “Take those girls to that place I told you about and make it discreet.
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Hercules was walking down the road that leads to Oj’s place when he saw some guys from afar following him, he saw them clearly thanks to the street lights flooding the area, immediately he increased his walking speed and the guys did the same thing, he started running while the guys chased him down, he saw the green clothes on them and was sure it was the arch angels, he ran so fast, faster than he ever imagined he could run, as he got closer to Oj’s house and saw a car parked outside with some guys standing around the car, he immediately recognised the guys as his co members.
“Incoming Incoming” he shouted and the guys standing by the car all raised their weapons at alert ready to fire at the intruders, the intruders slowed down as they saw guns been aimed at them but they didn’t stop. They kept on walking towards them, Hercules was still panting heavily.
“What are you guys waiting for” Hercules shouted “Fire them, kill them all”
All of them corked their guns, hands on trigger ready to fire as the intruders were now some feet away. The door of the tinted glass car opened and Small dropped from the car leaving the door to the car opened, he also corked his gun as he dropped and aimed it at the incoming intruders, Few seconds later Oj too dropped with 9mm in both his hands, aiming at the intruders too.
“Get me a weapon” Hercules ordered one of the boys standing around but before the boy could respond, someone else stepped out of the car, Hercules wondered who it was, at what he first saw was the person’s shoes, before he could say jack, everyone pointed their guns at him and then he saw the face of the person that just dropped from the car.
“Rough” Hercules muttered.
Rofiat held onto the door as another person alighted from her car, his legs first and then he came out completely and Hercules saw his face.
tbc
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