The day before

Sounds of celebration of victory was heard and it was recorded by on undisclosed person that Bosun had met with his group to celebrate their victory and that he pointed out that they should all relax and carry on about their business without worry. He also told them plans of how he would bring his first lady (Tolani) home.

Bosun was the target after all. He is the Don of a strong secret cult in the school. He did not know there was going to be another strike as they have been engaged with the other cult members for about another two weeks now. His guys have brought down the Don of Mabacaja and he felt that was all victory he needed. Bosun was sure there was no cause for alarm.

The Mabacaja guys had immediately retreated after experiencing the cold murder of Anyaku their Don. He was tied up like a sacrificial lamb, beaten and was shot severally but his diabolical powers did a lot of good for him. After several attempts to kill him without success, a bottle of acid was forced down his throat the rest was history.

Knowing that anything could happen even when their don had said there was no need for worry; the top guys of the group made it a point of duty to keep an eye on their Don though from a distance.

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Tolani got up, panicking and in disarray, wondering what to do and where to go with all the chaos around, wondering how she can help Bosun. . Just then, she heard the stamping of feet from group of hard and fierce looking young men. She held her breath when she noticed they were with high powered guns and as they got close enough to reach her, she made an attempt to take off but in one single sweep, she and Bosun were swept off and away from the scene by another group.

It was hard for her to comprehend it was like action from a scene in Transporter or The Expendables. . Whatever it was, she was glad it happened; at least she was alive though she was confused as to what would happen next. She could feel herself falling into a deep, deep sleep. But how could this sleep be this overwhelming, she had fainted!

“Boss! Boss! Bossssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!! Don’t do this to us, we need you more now. Boss Boss bossssssssssssssssssss!!!!.” The young lad burst in to hot tears and gave out a loud cry “aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!.” and like a nightmare the downpour of cold water brought Tolani to quickly and suddenly, in the blur of the moment she looked around and thought she was in another world, when the images became clearer she saw that she was surrounded by a group of sweaty, fierce looking young men covered in blood, she fainted a second time; not able to take it all in at a blow, wondering how she got there in those split seconds of consciousness. But this time, she came to herself really quick. It was too much to bear in any other state than being awake to know her fate. A sharp pain from her head quickly reminded her of the events that led her there. She gasped and immediately asked about Bosun, the man that took bullets for her, the man that saved her life at the expense of his.No one answered her, they all stared at her in annoyance and irritation. She only had to look around to notice him lying completely lifeless on a tattered bed, looking dishevelled and cold. . Tolani could not believe that he was dead. She moved closer even though the boys resisted, she was about to place her ear on his chest, she wanted to feel if there was a heartbeat, to really confirm if he was dead when one of the boys pulled her away.

His young hands were shaking, he had been pulled out of his cocoon to come and render whatever help his final year skills could offer the almost dying Bosun, desperate times required desperate measures and as a not-so-active member of the group he had to do something, anything to revive their Don. His hands were still shaking after the examination, and though he smiled, it looked like he was about to burst into tears. Everyone started asking questions all at the same time, Tolani asked in fear mixed with guilt. He told them Bosun may have suffered severe shock which led to his brain shutting down temporarily. As he explained further he noticed the confusion on their facesand explained what he meant “he is in a coma, and he may die if he does not get medical attention in good time, he is losing blood and he is losing it fast” he said still looking scared. He had barely finished his sentence when the guys moved into action.

A hospital was not far off, they were not sure he would be attended to but they decided to take the risk, it was worth it to them all.. Tolani ran after them like a lost person just finding her bearing, she tried to get into the car they were putting Bosun in but was pushed aside by one of the furious young men.

She tried to make out some words but before she could say anything, the car zoomed quickly out of sight raising enough dust to powder her face,. She turned to look at the men left behind. After calculating her moves in her head, she made a failed attempt at running away her efforts were thwarted by one of the young men. He landed a hot slap across her face, telling her how she had brought bad luck to the Don and to all of them; he pushed her back into the room. “Sit down dere you dis small winch” he said. The other guys cautioned by him to stop “you dey craze, na first lady be that o” one of them reminded him. Tolani began to cry and wonder why she was even making attempt to run away.

She felt bad because she felt she was a bit too self consumed . she should be worried about Bosun’s well being rather than trying to escape “How could I be so selfish?” she silently asked herself. she quietly prayed for him hard as she could and then quietly she fell asleep.

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Osayi wondered why he was having this inkling of a feeling. How could he be longing for this? He remembered how sure he was about dropping this way of life and facing his family alone as a priority. Tade stopped by at the bar for some drinks and some catching up with some other friends. They chatted for a long time and Osayi found himself enjoying the gist, before long he chipped in. “Ah! it has been a long time o, it won’t be a bad idea to be doing this once in a while” he thought to himself and he was only half way into this thought when his phone rang. It was his wife. “Hmmmm…” he sighed and quickly moved to a quiet corner outside the bar.

Wife: Osayi,

Osayi: Hey babe

Wife: Where are you now? We are running late for the meeting

Osayi: emh, we we are working a bit late. We we need to finish up a a a document, I I will call you as soooon as we are done.

Wife: Okay, please be fast about it o.


Osayi could not believe what he had just done, he lied, but it wasn’t that he had lied; he just lied like an amateur. He had lost his game like Tade had said over and over. Just then his phone rang again and sprung him back to reality this time it was his pastor “Ah, will I also lie to

Pastor Kola? He asked himself.

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