"Go! Run!”

I was kind of expecting to hear the classic “Save yourself” but of course, those words never fell from Adekunle’s lips as he put himself between me
and the creature who wanted my life.
Even as I turned to obey, my heart broke. I knew he was no match for him. From the look in his eyes, I think he knew it too. The most he could do was to buy me time. Probably fifteen minutes. I had seen this thing at work, and I knew it. It was deadly. Efficient. Brutal. Unstoppable. It would eventually kill me.

As my feet pounded the ground, I ran for my life. But even the sounds of my footsteps were not enough to quell the sounds of breaking bone as my only friend in the world was practically torn apart by a monster. The screams tortured me and I heard Adekunle, my proud Adekunle, beg and ask for mercy at the top of his voice, pain riding on every syllable. Then, five minutes later, it ceased.

Mercy, of course, did not come.

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