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HUNTED
An Mma Moses mindset
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Rita was begging me not to let those police men take her away. But, how can I? She's the one who has caused I and my family pains for morethan a year now. I'm not sure of Mr. Francis ooo but you see Rita, I can beat my chest that she was the traitor. If not, how does these laters get into our house? Rita is the only person who has access to all corners of our house. I suspect she knows all the blind spots of the cameras that's why she delivers the bloody laters successfully. It has to be Rita and no one else.
2 hours after Rita was taken away. Her children, just like swam of bees landed in my house wailing and begging me to have mercy on their mom. But, my mind was made up. She needs to face the music. He who dances surugede does not know that surugede is the dance of the spirits. I ordered my officers to throw them out of my house, and they did, in a brutal way.
Later that day when Ini returned, my joy was complete.
We slept peacefully and woke up to no drama. We searched the house to be sure that there was no laters and truly, we were finally free from Rita and whoever was fanning her mission.
I needed to be in the shop to take stock so that I know what I have in stock before replacing Rita. Truth is Rita was very reliable and sincere. She also attracts money because she made so much money for me that I wondered if she withdraws from somewhere and adds to it.
I know i can never get anyone like Rita again but I wish she dies for daring me. I called the officer in charge of the case and requested that he tortures Rita until she confesses. Mr. Francis too should smell his anus.
I got to the shop and just the way we left it Thursday night, it was securely locked. I opened the shop and the song of praise I had begun to sing in Thanksgiving died prematurely on my lips. A dog had been brutally butchered and it's blood sprinkled all over the place. The body of the dog was lying bare. "Jesus!" I shouted as I ran back. I gazed further into my shop and saw where the blood of the dog was used to write 'YOUR DEATH GO SWEET ME DIE' on my wall. I began to shake and vomit. I let out a loud scream and people rushed in.
My next door neighbor offered to take me home. While he was driving me home, I was shaking and weeping. That dog was murdered this morning, everything looks fresh like something done not more than 1hr before I got to the shop. Only I and Rita has access to that shop and Rita is cooling off in the cell so how come?
With shakky hands I called the officer and asked if they released Rita, he laughed and told me that he just finished torturing Rita, yet he didn't get any confession off her
"go back and check if she's there"
"ah ah... Madam I"
"go back and check my friend... Also check on Mr. Francis. Infact I want to hear their voices"
Few minutes later. I heard him telling someone to take the phone, the person refused, I don't know what he did to her and she screamed. Cursing me. Yes, it was Rita. She was safe maybe not so sound in the cell. He went to Mr. Francis too and I heard him telling me how whatever is after me won't stop because I deserved every single horror in my life.
Hiiaan! If these two people are in custody. Who then? Who then? Who then? I was sweating profusely under the AC as I thought of who. There was no suspect in mind.
I snapped out of my thought when our car pulled to a stop in front of my gate. Basey and Ini were outside, including few of my workers, panic written all over them. Some of my workers were not there anyways. When Basey and Ini saw me trembling they ran to me and held me.
"what happened Ima?"
I ignored Basey. I needed to know what happened in my home first.
"Ima why are you all outside?"
Basey looked away. I saw tears built up like storm in his eyes. Ini was trembling too and weeping. My workers were standing in twos discussing inaudibly. I knew that whatever had happened was the biggest of the show.
I slid out of my husbands grasp and ran into the compound. My husband and daughter followed me. I opened the main entrance door to see a full cow slaughtered in the middle of our parlor. There were so many inscriptions on the wall with blood.
'FOR YOUR SAKE, YOUR HUSBAND WILL DIE'
'FOR YOUR SAKE, YOUR WIFE WILL DIE'
'FOR YOUR SAKE, YOUR DAUGHTER WILL DIE'
'THIS IS THE LAST ANIMAL THAT WILL GO DOWN FOR YOU'
'YOU THINK YOU'RE CRYING NOW? WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE CORPSE OF YOUR DAUGHTER INI'
'PREMIUM TEARS LOADING'
Those are the few I can remember.
This isn't just a threat. This is real, happening to me, not a movie, not a dream. My life is about to end, my world is about to crumble and right before my eyes, I watch on. If they could get in to do this without anyone noticing them, they would have killed us if they wanted to and they've never made any empty threats before. So, if they said Ini was next, then Ini was truly next. The thought of loosing my only child brought absolute darkness to my eyes and my weak spirit gave way.
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BASEY'S POV
I have searched myself and searched myself. Aside my late boss, Edidiong who used me to achieve his selfish evil gains, I have never been involved in any shady deals.
My worry is my daughter and wife, I cannot live without them. I fear greatly for our lives. Don't think that I kept calm as a man ooo. I have gone to so many babas and mama's and they have told me that our past is hunting us.
I know our past is hunting us, that's why I came Abby? Why are you telling me something I already know. This is what I always tell them. But then they will say, it's a price we must pay.
Hmmmm.
What about church? We have gone to so many churches. So many fake prophets has fed fat with our money.
What about the authorities? This case has gone to 5 police stations. They have been investigating all to no avail.
The only thing our CCTV catches is us and never the criminal.
The next thing that is remaining now is to run, and run we must! But wait ooo... I am clean, looking back, I know I've made mistakes, snatched my nigga's babes. Broken few hearts here and there. Fought in the streets just like every other young nigga. But, that's not enough for anyone to still hold grudges and start tormenting me almost after 25years that I left the streets and it's Runnings. I suspect Enem. She was way too wild, to the extent that she slept with bro Francis and that evil Mr. Uche. Who even knows if Mr. Uche isn't the one behind all of this. He's too diabolical to my liking. But wait ooo... Why am I now suspecting my own wife. Hiiaan! These people have succeeded in putting fear in me. But I'm a man. I must do whatever I can to save my family first.
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Few hours later I woke up in the hospital. I feel better now buy still broken. I began to think.
Do you know the most annoying thing? No one knows which one of us is being hunted. I or Basey or are they hunting us as a couple?
I have searched myself. I know i slept on so many beds, in so many houses and hotels. But, is that enough for me and my family to be hunted down? I have only broken few hearts in the past, who I'm sure have moved on. Left few broke guys, who I'm sure don't even still remember me. Hopped on the available mugu money spenders (MMS) but that's what most women do in their prime, right?, especially hot university girls. I haven't killed anyone before? I admit that I must have broken few homes in the past. But, those women doesn't even know me well. I don't even live in the same area for almost 20years now. So, I'm clean. I haven't done anything worth this horror. I suspect Basey. He was a world class fvckboy and his shady deals as a contractor. I now feel he's the one putting us in this unfortunate situation. On a second thought, has it gotten to where I now suspect my own husband?
I don't know what to do anymore. I give up.
"how are you feeling now Ima?" Basey asked. He too looks sick.
"where's Ini?"
"recently, you've inculcated the habit of answering questions with another question. Ini is in another ward receiving treatment"
"I don't want to stay here again. Let's go home"
Basey sat besides my bed and held my hands.
"Ima mi. There's no home to go back to. That place reeks of death and blood and... And... And fear. If we still value our lives and wants to have our daughter alive, we better run"
"run!, to where?" I screamed, he used his palm to cover my mouth.
"to where?" I asked almost in a whisper.
"I have called my aunt. And we are moving to Ikot Abasi, where no one could ever imagine we went to. We will stay there until this whole thing dies down"
I sat up. When did Basey have time to think about all these.
"what happens to our mansion. Cars, Ini's school, my shop, infact what happens to our lives. I say we stand and fight"
He laughed.
"he who fights and runs, lives to fight another day Enem. No be person wey dey alive dey fight? This case has no direction so we do not know where to tackle it from. Did you forget that they threatened that Ini would be the next to die?"
"God forbid"
"God will only forbid it, if we too forbid it. About our house. I have called the DPO and we have a perfect plan on how to secure it. I don't want us to go to Ikot ekpene because we are both from there and could easily be traced to that place. That's why we will go to Ikot Abasi without informing anyone"
He made a lot of sense and I buy this idea. We could make use of some peace and quiet.
"so when are we leaving and whose place is that?"
"we are leaving now and don't border about the place you will get to know when we reach there"
"call Ini for me, Let's go and pack"
"you're not getting it woman. We leave from here and we leave now. I'm going to settle the bills now so we can go before it gets dark. Please you have to find a way to explain all these to Ini because I know she will have a lot of questions to ask and we better be ready with answers"
My people, that was how we flee from our lives and luxury and everything we stood for to Ikot Abasi.
For me, this is a new beginning. I'm very sure we are safe now. We will return when everything settles.
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