'Knock, knock'
There was a sharp knock at the door, Rousing Akin who had already fell asleep after watching the game highlight but the Tv was still on the noise blaring in the back ground, Akin groaned at having his sleep disturbed
"I swear if it the Landlord, oh shit am la... He paused and looked at the wall clock that said it was 2:40 am..... "What the fuck it just 2 am can't a man get some sleep" He grumbled but the knocking at the door soon stop and what happened next surprised him as the door was smashed open and Akin quickly laid flat on his stomach barely avoiding the flying fragment of splintered wood from the door.
" Well, well, well Akin it seems we are meeting again" A voice said and a chubby man dressed in an expensive looking Agbada a traditional Yoruba attire and several red beads around his neck and behind him were several tough and dangerous looking men, who had different weapons ranging from guns, machetes, base ball bats and broken bottles.
"Akin, Akin where is my money" The man asked with a smile, Akin hearing the voice immediately regained his senses a look of horror flashing across his eyes, the slight drunkenness he felt before instantly disappeared and cold sweat dropped from his brows, because the man in front of him was Chief Otunba a ruthless loan shark known through out of Lago. Chief Othnba could lend you any amount but you had to pay back plus 25% interes and he didn't ask any questions but he didn't joke when it came to his money and would take his money back with through any means necessary even if it means harvesting your organs.
"Chief Otunba please calm down. I will pay your money you know I don't normally default, just give me two more days for my salary to be paid " Akin said pleadingly while the smile on Chief Otunba's face immediately disappeared replaced by coldness and with a swift gesture of his hands three men immediately stepped forward and two of them held Akin down holding his hands while the last one a burly and muscular man over six feet tall swung a wooden base ball bat with short nails embedded in it at Akin's head.
The bat hit Akin at the side of his temples just a few mili-meters away from his eyes socket sparing him of losing his eyes sight and the nails sunk into his flesh cracking his skull, the impact of the hit sent Akin flying to the side even with two men holding him down. The three men without wasting time rushed towards him and began to beat him mercilessly while Chief Otunba watch the spectacle in with a delighted glint in his eyes as his men continued to pummel Akin using bats and plank that left almost on the brink of death.
"Akin I will be visiting you soon until you pay my money in full I will continue to visit you like this so work hard to pay my money back ok " Chief Otunba said with a smile before leaving with his group of thugs. Akin's eys was blood shot staring at the backs of Otunba and his goons as they left
" I swear if God were to help me survive this predicament I will kill you Chief Otunba"
He said through labored breathing . The thought of reporting Otunba to the police didn't even cross his mind, who doesn't know that Otunba had the police in his pocket.
After a few minutes of laying there trying to recover from the pain.Akin tried to situp but the intense pain in his chest halted his ascent and made him fall back to the floor breathing heavily due to fatigue but his heavy breaths soon turned into wheezing making him cough violently but blood trickled down his chin and his skin had already taken an unhealthy tint of pale bluish colour.
Akin soon realised he was going to die here but he was extremely unwilling. Through out his life on earth he didn't achieve anything noteworthy with his last remaining strength Akin rasped " God please help me, I am not ready to die yet " As tears rolled down his cheeks . His eyes blured and his senses began to swim but just before everything turned dark.
Akin managed to open his eyes as if it was his final struggle against death, suddenly everything seemed to freeze and the the original Chief Otunba who were already at the door stood still as if time itself had stopped and Akin noticed a dark shadow walking towards him it had bright shinning red eyes focused on him as the shadow walked with slow deliberate steps towards him like a monster ready to devour his prey, when the shadow reached him it crouches down to his level and asked "You want revenge don't you" The dark shadow said looking at the retreating Chief Otunba
"Wwwho a_are you" Akin asked with great difficulty, fear written all over his face as his body trembled "are you death? Are you here to take me to hell" He asked
"I am you " It said bringing his face close to Akin's and it looked exactly just like only it was in a dark shadow form" I am your desires, your regrets I am your ego,your pride I am you" It paused as to let his words sink in Don't you want to change things and start a over again " It asked " If you do , take my hands and accept this deal " It said stretching out his hand towards Akin who was lying on the ground barely keeping his eyes open.