Catherine is her daughter?, I thought she
said she had no child; give it up fool, she lied to you, it’s as simple as
that, she lied about everything!!!, my inner mind yelled at me.
"Mum we agreed he was to be killed
immediately after the operation, the operation was successful what is he still
doing here, in our house, mum did you sleep with him?!" Catherine
screamed, feeling uneasy. I watched Catherine’s hands, and her index finger
quiverered at the trigger, it seemed she would pull the trigger at me in any
moment. Though she looked at me, she saw nothing; to her I was already among
the dead.
"Baby relax, don't shoot him just
yet"
"Mum!!! You thought me that the first
step to failure in this business is going back on your word"
"I said hold it!". Rachael yelled
back.
"At least before I die, I deserve an
explanation". I said, virtually sobbing. The proceeding revelations had
broken me and I became not a man but a thin film of despair.
"Enitsua" Rachael started, then
continued "You have been caught in a cross fire between me and the people
that did me wrong, it is unfortunate that you were just a pun in the chess game
of my revenge. Chief Samuel Davies is a devil and a hard hearted criminal, he
instigated my husband, his brother to yield to the business proposals of the
yahoo boys and he also gave the yahoo boys information on how to defraud my
husband, Chief Davies condemned us to a life of penury and scampering"
I watched Rachael as she spoke and I
realized she was determined in whatever she was doing. I knew I was dead for
sure.
"My young handsome Enitsua, your
arrest was just a distraction. I made a deal with two people to ransack
Samuele's house and get his pass book making it look like a robbery, your
arrest was to distract my officer’s attention from the real perpetrators.
Unfortunately I need to silence the robbers, because I have no tolerance for loose
ends. I was to use Samuel’s pass book and bank information, manipulate it and
draw out all his life savings, just like he did to my husband, although
indirectly." She raised her eyebrow in brief remorse, then she proceded
"But then I didn't know a thing about bank frauds, so that's when I
brought in the yahoo boys, exactly the same boys that relieved my husband of
his means of livelihood..."
Rachael moved a way from Catherine, taking
a casual stroll, her gun still focus at my chest. I saw the befuddlement on
Catherine face as she wondered why her mum was saying all these instead of
shooting me, throwing me into a lagoon and forgetting about me.
"So I planted Catherine into their
midst..." She continued " my plan was for them to teach her a few
tricks, set up the stage, then I'l eliminate them, picking up from where they
left off. Everything worked out perfectly that night" Rachael's mouth
opened in a cynical smile as she continued , " Sorry I had to deceive you
with the recording device that was just a techno phone. After I called you
using the walkie talkie application, I was able to drag them out to their
death, leaving Catherine there with their laptops and devices”
"So there you have it, there goes your
complete police story, too bad you won't be around to write it. If you knew
this was going to happen, you should have just omitted the 'Complete' and just
dubbed it, A police story". Rachael said comically.
It was at that moment I realised that I
never knew who Rachael was, I thought I did but I was far from it. Rachael was
as bad as damaged goods. I would never be able to save this woman from herself.
No, only her could save herself.
I just stood there and stared at the two
women pointing their guns at me and I felt something for them, pity. The fear I
once had was suddenly allayed and in a way I embraced the possibility of dying.
I had learnt something from my situation. Life is what you make of it. If you
decide to spend it planning revenge, so will it be, if you spend it trying to
make the world a better place, it will be so.
"You deceived me?" Was all I
could say.
"I was an actress remember"
Rachael replied.
"Can we shoot him now" Catherine
yelled.
There was silence.
I kept silent and looked straight into the
mouth of their guns, waiting for them to fire. A picture of my dad slipped into
my mind and for some reason his laughter and jest meant nothing anymore. I
thought about my friends, my brother, my mum, my businesses and I surprised
myself with a smile.
I had not written this story but I had
lived it. I smiled once again, this time with the countenance of a hero.
"Okay..." Rachael said.
"Its about time". Catherine
blurted as she positioned her gun to fire.
I stayed unmoved, awaiting the inevitable.
Death had become my defeated foe. So i waited for the sound of the gun, I
anticipated it.
"Okay, let him go!" Rachael
blurted out.
"What! Mum are you crazy, do you know
he can go and report us to the authorities" Catherine yelled, frantically.
"No, he won't do that, he is smarter
than that". Rachael responded, looking at me as she completed her
sentence.
"Go before I changed my mind, go
!" Rachael repeated, pointing at the door behind them.
I looked at her for a second and then left
through the door. I thought Catherine would disobey her mother and pull the
trigger but she didn't.
I walked through the door, outside and out
of the compound. Before I left, Rachael said something that touched me. She
said: I am not a bad person, I am a good person in a bad situation.
I checked my watch and it said 7:10am. I
stopped a cab and in less than five minutes I was dropped at my house.
Miraculously I had some money on me, so I paid the driver.
I opened my room window from outside,
jumped into my room, took off my shirt and laid on the bed, covering myself
with a blanket. Barely a second later, my dad opened the door and stuck his
head through.
"Good morning son"
"Good morning dad"
"I didn't see much of you
yesterday"
"Dad I was around, I was writing a
story" I lied, mayb that was the truth.
"Am going to work, no school
today?"
"There is but I'l just rest
today"
"I see"
"Am off to work, take care of the
house" he stopped then looked at me and said "I wish you all the
best".
I saw something in my dad's eye, I saw a
sparkle. The symbol of love. That sparkle I cherished so much, that sparkle I
searched for in the eyes of a damaged woman. I never knew it resided with me
all along, in the apple of my dad's eye. Life is indeed what you make of it.
"Thank you dad" I replied.
I collapsed on my bed and slept off.
........................................
Two weeks had soon passed since my life
changing experience; I still had dreams about that night, the deaths, the
schemes, the betrayal, Rachael. The event opened my eyes to a whole new world
and I couldn't be more grateful for that. My dad and I had become
extraordinarily close, I never used to speak with him, let alone confide in him
but now we were as close as peas in a pod, although I still didn't disclose to him what happened that night. I
looked upon the event of that night as a fictitious novel, though it seemed
real and though evidence could be given to its credence, yet it never happened.
That's what I programmed myself to believe.
I was in school now and I just finished
seeing my supervisor. He just approved the last chapter of my project and I was
overjoyed. My days are numbered in this place. My head was suddenly filled with
images of law school, youth service and the law practice. I beamed with
happiness. The future was indeed bright.
It was a ritual for me to buy the nation
news paper every day. So on my way home , my vendor ran to me and handed me a
paper, I folded it, put it between my arm and paid him.
On reaching home I unfurled the paper and I
saw the front page news.
THE NATION.
VOL.8. NO.
2541 TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013
ZONE 6 D.P.O AND DAUGHTER ARRESTED FOR
BANK FRAUD AND MURDER.
It is ironical that the police who is
supposed to be the custodian of peace and justice, is in fact the perpetrator
of unmitigated evil.
The Deputy police officer of the zone 6
police division, Mrs. Rachael Davies and daughter, were caught red handed as
they tried to use their gadgets to electronically rob Chief Samuel Davies of
several millions of naira. The same criminal duo has been found to indulge in
many other deviant acts, of which murder and armed robbery are among them. In a
statement by Chief Samuel Davies himself, he said "I knew something fishy
was going on, so I decided to employ surveillance to monitor the mother and
daughter and obviously I was right in my suspicion. She is in fact my Sister in
law but I believe she and her satanic little helper should face the full wrath
of the law."
Though the two have employed the help of a
lawyer there is great possibility that they might face a life sentence or
worse, the death penalty.
....................................
Life is what you make of it. If you
decide to spend it planning revenge, so will it be, if you spend it trying to
make the world a better place, it will be so.
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