AS NARRATED BY DARLINGTON
IT is the seventh bottle, what a nice way to start your day. I stared at the bottles of alcoholic drinks which I had bought from the local market about two days before today, sorry, I actually bought 20 bottles, drank some the previous day. I live alone in a wild and dangerous jungle, I dont actually live alone, I live with my friends, brothers and enemies, the wild animals of the jungle. I love the wild cats and the wild dogs, but I hate those wolves. I fight them almost everyday. I live in a hut in the jungle, hey I didn't build the hut, my master built it, master Okwe, may his soul rest in peace. You might be wondering how a guy like me living alone in the jungle is able to purchase 20 bottles of alcoholic drinks, its not a hard thing , i steal money from the local market and buy from the local market. I took into drinking after master okwe died, I drink in memory of him. Master Okwe is the man I grew up to know as my father, he told me my parents died in a car accident and I had been displaced into his jungle. He use to be a karate fighter whose life got useless due to excessive drinking, I dont pray to be like him because am already like him, I live a useless life, a more useless life like that of master Okwe, he is a god in drinking. One good thing he did for me was that he taught some principles of martial art, thank you master Okwe for that. I am a young guy of 25 years, I spent 25 years of my life in the jungle drinking and fighting wolves, I live by stealing from the local market just a stone throw from the jungle, a skill I learnt from master Okwe, thanks master, you made me useless. I get my meat from the wolves I kill, there is no other source of meat for me. I have a small dirty stream behind my hut beside my small farm, at least I gat to eat. " woooooooow" they are here, the wolves, my friends.
AS NARRATED BY TONIA
I stared at the mirror for the fifth time, I was looking horrible in my long British suit. I had moved away from the jungle of Newriton to a one room apartment provided for me by sir Ajan. It isn't a well furnished room but manageable , it has a toilet and kitchen with food supplied from Newriton. One good thing about this is that, I would be the first student going on a mission without completing your six years training course, I think that is record breaking. I stared at the picture of Christiana and took a shot of it with my phone. A phone given to me in Newriton, I alone have access to the phone. I dipped it into my pocket and stared at myself one more time in the mirror, the cloth was still looking horrible on me. I opened my small drawer and brought out my small pistol, I secured somewhere in my trouser. I walked towards the door to make sure I left nothing, I then went out to the open deserted area. " Hey Tonia" I heard the voice from the tiny earpiece in my ear, " Gwen" I replied, Gwen is the name of our computer operator at Newriton, I heard the previous one was a betrayal, I heard , I dont know. " Just spotted your target , she is at the local airport, a twenty minutes ride east of where you are" she told me while I nodded, " Copied" I smiled as I jumped into the old old school car Sir Ajan big head gave me to use.
The airport wasn't far from where I was, thank God for the tracker in the car, it gave me the direction to the airport, thanks to Gwen also. " What is she doing at the airport? " I asked myself, " Gwen" I called silently, " Yes , am still here" She replied. " What is she doing in the airport?" I asked her, " Last time I checked, this was your mission, I have brought you to where she is, now do the rest " She answered and my earpiece got disconnected. " I hate Newriton" I murmured to myself as I brought out my phone and took one more look at her picture before getting out of the old old school car. The airport was busy and I know it would take me a hell of time trying to fish her out among this crowd but nevertheless, I have to do it or I stand the chance of being sent out of Newriton. " Hey watch where you are going to " I heard a guy say as he hit my shoulder, " You are the one not watching" I said to him angrily and made to move on but he drew me back. " Hey, bold country girl" He smiled at me, a mischievous smile. " please leave me alone" I begged, I know fighting them might bring an end to my mission, " No, we dont leave girls alone" I heard another voice from behind , it was another guy, wearing exactly the same shirt as the first guy. " Am sorry" I apologized , " Guess what" one of them said to me, " What?" I asked him, " I hate apologies" he said and landed me a punch on my mouth, it started bleeding immediately, the second carried me from behind and threw me away backwards, I landed on the floor heavily and my phone fell off my pocket. I tried getting up but received a kick to my side, I fell back to the ground , the kick pushed me and I used that as an opportunity to pick up my phone. " God what's this? " I asked myself as I tried getting up again, one of them came to me and dragged my hair. " One thing I hate, a guy touching a woman's hair" I heard a voice from behind, I turned and it was my target, Christiana. She immediately did a flying kick and hit the first one, he fell down heavily, without wasting time she gave a face sweeping kick to the second and he staggered backwards, she went closer and threw a punch which he weaved by bending down, he gave her a return punch to her face. " Nice counter" she smiled and gave him a double kick which sent him heavily to the ground, " Sweet" she smiled and walked to me, " Hope you are fine?" She asked me and I nodded, " Thank you" I appreciated and she also nodded and walked out towards the exit, almost immediately my earpiece got connected, it wasn't Gwen's voice this time , it was Sir Ajan "Does that Make things easier for you? I sent them, the boys" he said , I stared at the boys and I saw one of them smiling as he got up, he adjusted his long sleeve shirt and revealed the mark Newriton on his wrist, I smiled back. " Thank You" I said, " Dont thank us, run after your target" the other one said as I immediately ran out towards the exit, " hey, you didn't thank me" I heard sir Ajan's voice from the earpiece, " Thank you sir , you are the best" I smiled as I came out from the airport, Christiana just boarded a bus, I hopped into my old old school car ready to trail her.
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I woke up with a slight headache, my surroundings seem strange to me and It took me no time to realize that I was in a hospital. I sat upright on the hospital bed trying to remember how I got there, I then remembered my wife has been kidnapped. I jumped down from the bed and walked out of the ward, I stumbled on the doctor outside the ward. "Wow you are awake?" She smiled, " Yes, thank you" I said as I pushed her off and went towards the exit, " Sir you aren't fine yet" she shouted , I only smiled and left the hospital. I brought out my phone and saw that I had a missed calls from Alvana and israel, it was even a new day. " Hello Alvana" I said as my call got connected, " Gabi, where the hell did…" I interrupted him, " Alvana, my wife have been kidnapped" I said to him, " Dont tell me, Morgana too is being held captive by some people I dont know" he shouted. " Just dress up and come over, israel is here with me,he has the same problem, we are going over to Newriton" He told me. " Okay, will be there in about two hours time" I assured him . I took a cab home, freshened up and dressed up in a black suit, I then took my hidden briefcase containing my weapons. I took the smallest of my car and rode up to Alvana's house , I was just the replica of a gentleman.
UMBAGU VILLAGE, 2018
The village of umbagu is a small village located somewhere in the south region of the country, the occupation of the people here is mostly farming and fishing, it isn't a civilized village. Chief Calistus, the father of Matt has the most beautiful house in the village, all thanks to his son. His house is a green bungalow, the only house having a borehole in the entire village. He lives with his wife and his two local dogs . " Matt just sent money" Chief calistus told his mid age wife that hot afternoon, the sun seem to be at it brightest, it shone without pity. " Hmm, the one he sent before isn't finished now, may God bless the work of his hand" Mrs Ngozi prayed smiling, they had never lacked anything ever since Matt went to the city about 10 years ago, he started by sending them minute amount of money, but now he sends money in millions all thanks to mama's prayer. " Hmm" her husband sighed, "Dont ask me what sort of work our son is doing, the last time he came home, he told you he was a bank manager" Ngozi put in before her husband would say anything, he was always bothered about where matt got his wealth from. " Even Bank owners don't sent this huge amount of money to their parent" Calistus said , " Honey, count your blessings name them one by one " his wife smiled, he only shook his head and hissed. " Just give me the money if you don't want to spend it, our son is doing well in the city, be happy for him" his wife clapped her hands in a mockery manner. " Am happy he is doing well, but…" His wife interrupted him, " No but, he is doing well" she said and he kept quiet. " Pound yam for…" Chief calistus was saying before his door flung open, " Who are you?" He asked the three masked men who had barged into his house, fear was obviously now visible on him," Meehnn, this village is casted, a hidden village" one of the mask men told him, "Anyways, we came for your wife" The mask man added, " My wife? What for?" The old man asked getting up on his feet, " To kidnap her now, what else?" The masked man advanced forward and held Ngozi's hand, " My son, please don't do this to me, she is all I have" the old man begged holding the masked man cloth " I understand man, we just have to take her" The mask man said and pushed Ngozi to the other two masked men, " please, leave me alone" Ngozi continued to shout, " Take her to the car" he ordered them and they left immediately. " Call your son" The masked man turned to crying calistus, calistus answered immediately as he brought out his phone and dialed his son's number, " Hello papa" Matt happy voice could be heard at the other end of the phone, the masked man dragged the phone from him immediately. " Matt hardy" the mask man smiled, " Who is this?" Matt asked from the other end, " Your Mon has been kidnapped" the masked man smiled again and put an end to the call. " Goodnight old man" The masked man said and left Chief calistus apartment .