Georgian was more of an estate than a street, a gate with the inscription "Welcome to Georgian" above it led into a collection of neatly arranged buildings with almost building design and pattern. The blocks of building were arranged into three different classes, the Top class, the middle class and the lower class. It was very clear and they seemed divided by invisible demarcations. At the gate which led into a neatly tarred road stood a security house which is always manned by two gun wielding thugs, new cars and strange faces are scrutinized before entry is allowed.

Joseph slowed down to a stop a little distance away from the gate and the three guys with them dropped.
"Wait for 5 minutes before coming down" he said, looking from the first man to the last.
"Sure boss"
"Drop down any obstacle and make sure it doesn't stand up again "
"Sure boss".
He nodded and drove further down to the gate. One of the guards at the gate looked up as the car approached.
"Scott, look who's early today" he said to his companion who also looked up.
"Kingsley". Scott said and smiled at the car. Joseph beeped the horn at them and they waved, he drove pass them at great speed to avoid the risk of them discovering who was on the wheel. He drove straight through the well tarred streets and stopped at a gate with the number 13th Inscribed in shinning figures on its pillar. He beeped the horn three times and the gate opened slowly and behind it was an old man dragging it along to allow the car entry.
"Hmmm, nice house, looks like paradise" Joseph said looking through the windscreen into the house and Lugo nodded. The house, a duplex, painted white just like every other house around it reeked of class. In the middle of the compound stood a fountain constructed in the form of a dolphin standing on its tail in a pool of water and spitting out water which went back into the pool.
"Aha, our friend" he said, nodding towards Frederick who was leaning on the balcony of the top floor, peeping through the rim of his glasses into a newspaper he held in his hand, his hair was nearly parted at the side and he still wore his pajamas and on the balcony hand rail stood a glass of wine. Joseph made a head count of five men at strategic points patrolling the compound, their hips bulging from the shape of guns beneath their shirts. The old man got through with the rigorous job of sliding the gate open. Joseph drove in on the tarmac floor at an unusual speed which earned him stares from the people around, Frederick also looked up with a frown.
"Wait" Joseph said as Lugo made to open the door. They sat in the car quietly observing the house from inside the car, the tinted glasses gave them a perfect cover. From the balcony, Frederick stared at the car, trying to make out who was on the wheels.
"Kingsley?" he shouted while trying to peep into the car through the windscreen. Joseph quietly picked his Ak47 from the floor and motioned Lugo to be ready for movement. Frederick from his position saw Joseph drop the Ak on his laps.
"That's not Kingsley, get him" he said to the guards on the floor and ran into the house. Joseph quickly restarted the car, shifting the gear to reserve, he spun the steering wheel furiously and reversed, aiming for one of the guards, he knocked him right into the fountain and the car came to a halt.
"Duck!" he yelled and bent his head below the steering wheel, Lugo filled suit and in a quick succession, the guards opened fire on the car.
The guards at the gate heard the sound of gunshots and quickly picked their own guns, they ran slowly in the direction of the sound, behind them, the three men approached unknown to them with their weapons aimed directly at their backs.
"Hey!" one of them called out to the two guards and they turned, before they could steady their guns for defense, they had been shot down.

Joseph and Lugo held their head down while the bullets rained on the car, shattered glasses fell on them as they shook and gritted their teeth. The deafening sounds of the gun only added to their misery, their hands held tight to their ears wasn't enough to keep the nerve wrecking sound out. A bullet Pierced through the strong metal body of the car and into Joseph's right lap.
"Arrgh!" he screamed and tightened his face as the pain hit him.
"What? " Lugo yelled.
"My leg, I have been hit" he shouted clutching his bleeding laps.
"We should start shooting"
"No, wait a little, and where the Bleep is Spencer and others? " Joseph asked.
"They should be here by now". Joseph said and they both became silent again,Joseph bit his lips from the pain that stung his right leg.

"Stop!!" one of the guards yelled and the others stopped shooting.
"Check if they are still breathing" he said and the five of walked towards the smoking car slowly. A millisecond of silence followed and then Joseph brought his head up, grabbing his Ak47, the men saw him immediately and held up their guns at him.
"Drop it and come out now, both of you" the guard said, Joseph gave him a blood shot look and raised his middle finger at him.
"Bleep you" he mouthed.
"Oh no, it's Bleep you now, cause you are the one trapped here" he said with a wicked grin on his face. Joseph looked at him with mad hatred in his eyes, the guard caressed his trigger and shook his head at him.
"No way out man, come out of the car".
"Go to hell" Joseph said and with speed and agility, he pulled his pistol from his waist, before he could steady it in his hand and take an aim, gunshot sounds came from outside.

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The man fell before Joseph could ready his hand to pull the trigger. All their gazes turned in the direction of the gunshots, they each had their last looks before falling after each other. Everywhere became silent again after the last of the guard had been killed. Spencer snuck gently to the car while others followed behind.
"Joseph" he called and Joseph faced him, still clutching his pistol.
"Spencer, damn, impeccable timing" Joseph said through clenched teeth. Spencer grabbed his door and jacked it open while Lugo jumped off the other side.
"You are bleeding" Spencer said observing Joseph's laps soaked in blood.
"Yes, I was hit" he said limping to the ground.
"We should get you out of here" Lugo said.
"No, we are here already, I want to see Frederick's obituary in the papers tomorrow"
"So where is he?" Spencer asked looking around the compound and the dead bodies.
"He ran inside the house, let's get him" Joseph replied and led the front, dragging his right leg while others followed behind. Stepping into the front door that led into the house, the came into a big lavishly furnished sitting room, at the extreme end was a stylish step that curved up to meet a balcony.
"Spencer, 3 of you should look up this floor while we check out upstairs" Joseph whispered and Spencer nodded. They parted, Spencer and his team combing the down floor while Joseph and Lugo climbed the stairs. Slowly, they came to a closed door facing the balcony. With their backs on the wall, they crept closer to the door, Joseph slowly turned the door knob and banged it open, he followed up immediately and pointed his gun in the direction of the open door. He was met by a dark corridor which had 3 rooms facing each other. He walked in stealthily with Lugo on his trail.
"Check this door, while I check the other " he whispered and they both took to either side of the corridor, on his count, they gently opened each door and found each room empty. The wardrobes were ajar and clothes littered the entire room. Leaving the doors open, they moved on to the second door and it was equally empty. Moving on to the last door, Joseph grabbed the knob and heaved on it, the door scarcely moved. Lugo grabbed his and it gave way. Joseph smiled and pointed his gun at the door.
"Locked" he whispered and Lugo nodded.
"I would have kicked it open but I'm a little bit kind of one legged at the moment " he said smiling and throwing Lugo a suggestive look. Lugo smiled and moved back a little, raising his feet, he kicked hard at the door and it gave way. The shrill cry of a woman rented the air as Joseph and Lugo hid at either side of the door. The cry ended abruptly. Joseph took a peek inside the room, staring back at him was Frederick with his gun pointed in his direction, he quickly withdrew his head as hot bullets raced after it only missing him by an inch. Joseph crouched lower and swerved into the open door firing at the point Frederick once stood, the shrill cry came up again and Joseph saw a little too late, Jacquie fall on the ground, her hands on her bleeding stomach.
"Shit" Joseph yelled and limped into the room, walking over the dead woman, he moved to the window which had its glass broken. He looked down at the ground only to dodge shots from Frederick who stood waiting for him to show up.
"Bleep" he muttered and took cover against the wall, motioning Lugo to stand where he was.
"Spencer, go out the front, he is headed there!" He yelled and was replied by the sound of running feet below them. Frederick broke into a run, making for a car parked in the compound, he got to it in time before Spencer and the others got out. In a frenzy, he ignited the engine and did a mad reverse, aiming for Spencer and missing. Pushing the gas to the floor, he headed for the gate which was locked, doubling his speed, he rammed the car into the gate crashing it open, the car skidded to a stop on impact with the it. Spencer ran with the others towards the car with their fingers on the trigger, Joseph and Lugo came out the front door and moved in the direction of the car.
Inside the car, Frederick made efforts to reignite the engine and failed, frustrated, he banged his fists on the steering, kicking and swearing at his fate.
"Frederick, come down man" Joseph said staring at him through the window with a triumphant grin on his face. Frederick took a look around the car and knew the game was up, slowly he opened the door and came out, his hands in the air.
"You thought you were going to get away with the murder of my parents?" Joseph asked looking him in the face. Frederick smiled at him, infuriated, Joseph threw him a punch on his stomach, he crouched from the pain and he landed him another blow on the back with the butt of his gun, he staggered and crashed to the ground, his back against the car. Joseph cringed and came face to face with him.
"Why did you kill my parents? What was in it for you?"
"You Could have asked your brother that " he replied smiling into his face. Joseph gave him a stunned look and squeezed his face.
" My brother? "
" Yes, Williams, your brother"
"You are a pathetic liar, you shouldn't have called his name" Joseph said and stood up and directed his gun on Frederick's head.
"One last chance to come clean"
"You think I'm kidding? Williams...... "
Joseph couldn't wait to hear more, he squeezed the trigger and Frederick's brain matter splashed all over the body of the car.
In the distance, police siren wailed and the men exchanged looks.
" We should leave here" Lugo said and Joseph nodded. They picked another car from the compound. Got it working and drove off the compound into the tarred streets.

Lugo drove casually through the road that led into St Mathews from Georgian. Everywhere was quiet apart from the soft music that played on the cars stereo system. Joseph's leg had bled to its limit and his soaked trouser was getting caked with blood. He had lost enough blood and was feeling feeble. He took a glance at Lugo who was driving and fell back into his seat.
"Hey, that thing he said about William, did you believe him?" he asked looking at Lugo who shook his head.
"I don't know for sure, maybe we should have forced it out of him you know"
"Well, Bleep it, William is dead, he too is dead, so Bleep it all" he said and went mute again. A little close to St Mathews, the police siren came up again. They all turned back to take a look, a little far from them, a police car was advancing towards their car.
"Shit, this is not good" Joseph said grabbing his AK47.
"Do you think its wise engaging them" Lugo asked casting him a worried glance. The others at the back just readied their guns for action.
"Do you have any other idea?"
"None for now"
"Do you suppose we should walk up to them with a smile on our faces and explain we are just coming back from Fredrick's place where we went to settle our scores?". He asked and Lugo nodded with a smile on his face.
"You my friend, are a mad man"

"Hello, this is the police, I need you to clear your car by the road side for inspection" the loudspeaker from the police vehicle blared.
"Do you plan on stopping? " Joseph asked and Lugo shook his head.
" Good, now i suppose this car has a sunroof" he said looking up at the roof of the car and tugging at the sunroof.
"Maybe you should let me do it, you are wounded" Spencer said.
"No no, do not worry about me, worry about the families that are going to lose a cop father or husband or whatever".
He dragged the sunroof open, threw his gun out of it and climbed out after it, his trunk out on the roof and his feet inside the car, he smiled and waved at the police vehicle, they watched him pick up his gun, released the safety catch and balanced it on his hands.
"Roy, the bastard's trying to fire at us" the driver shouted to his partner.
"I can see that" Roy said pulling his gun from its strap. He aimed at the tire of the car from his window and took a shot before Joseph was ready. The tyre made a loud busting sound and the car swerved clear from the road and the gun fell off Joseph's hand, Roy took another shot and the second tyre got peeled off the wheel, Lugo lost control of the car and it ran straight into the bush, Joseph fell off the roof and hit the ground with a thud and slowly, he blacked out. Climbing mounds and huge stones, the car tilted to its side and dragged along the rough ground before coming to a stop against a tree. Everywhere became quiet. The police vehicle parked at the side of the road, the two cops called for backup over their two way radio and then preceded slowly into the bush to the point of the clash.
The car lay on its side, totally wrecked. Lugo lay half way out of the drivers door, his gun by his side, the rest still inside the car were dead, their heads shattered beyond recognition.
"Check if this one's still alive" Roy said to his partner, nodding towards Lugo. He moved closer to the car, Lugo coughed and blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, he turned his burning head to the left, his blurred vision only showed him a little detail of his surrounding. He turned right and observed a figure coming close to him, his hand felt too heavy for him, he lifted it uneasily and it found its way to the gun at his side, before he could get a firm grip, he was shot, three times on his stomach, he stretched out and his head fell to the side while his eyes shut slowly.
"Let's wait for backup" Roy said, strapping back his gun. His partner walked to him and they watched the car from where they stood like it was some mystery object.

"Hey". Someone called from their back and they turned immediately to face Joseph, the left side of his face soaked with blood and through the blood, the rage in his eyes could not be unnoticed. In his hands was his infamous Ak47, pointed in the direction of the two policemen.
"Now, drop that gun and we can settle this here, right now" Roy said and Joseph smiled at him.
"Yea right, we shall settle it here" he said and gave out a dry laughter before grabbing the trigger, he sprayed the bullets at the police men and never stopped even after they have fallen. He reduced them to a piece of tattered flesh and dropped his empty gun beside their body. He walked past their mutilated body and the car wreckage and staggered deep into the bush.

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The time was 6pm and the darkness was creeping in, people still moved about the neighborhood as night could hardly be differentiated from day in Fifth Avenue save for the entry and exit of the sun. The smell of weed, burning meat and cooking supper filled the air. Once in a while, the sound of gunshots would be heard from a distance, nobody bordered since it was a normal occurrence.
"Why is Joseph not yet back?" Maria asked looking down at Jaycee who was on a game of cards with Nancy. On the couch lay August, sleeping peacefully.
"I don't know, he said he will be back soon"
"And where did he go?"
"I don't know too, he wouldn't say".
None of them wanted her to know that Joseph had gone to pay Frederick a visit, they were concerned it would just freak her out the more.
"How could he leave without telling anyone, now I'm really worried"
"Chill Sis, Joseph can always take care of himself... And check up" he said and smiled at Nancy who was receiving her 5th trashing in the game.
"I'm done, you are cheating " Nancy grumbled and got up From where she sat.
" Jeez, I wasn't cheating, just admit I'm better" Jaycee said packing up the cards. "Hmmm, I smell Joseph" he said and sniffed. Nancy and Maria smiled.
"How can you smell someone?" Nancy asked
"Because I use his perfume and I'm serious, I can smell him". He said and almost immediately, Joseph came into the house and dropped on the single settee in the sitting room.
"Joseph!" Maria screamed and ran to him, her apprehension increased when she saw the blood on his face.
"Sup bro, what happened? Where's Lugo and Spencer and others?"Jaycee asked looking him all over.
"Dead, all of them, Just get your things ready, we are leaving here now" he said and dragged himself up from the chair.
"What happened Joseph? Where the hell are you coming from?" Maria asked.
"Hell, not now sis, I will explain later, Just get baby ready and lets ball out of here, Nancy grab me the first aid kit" he said and pulled off his shirt. In 20 minutes, everyone was set, Joseph had managed to treat himself to an extent and had gotten rid of the blood that painted him red, only scratches and patches were left but he still limped.
"So where are we going?" Maria asked Joseph as they got into the low rider.
"We will drive through out the night, I don't know anywhere yet"
"So why are we leaving and what happened to you?"
"An accident, the police shot us up in our car and we had an accident, Lugo's dead"
"Why would the police want to shoot you guys?"
"Because we killed the murderers of our parents, that's why".
Maria went mute and they all got into the car, Joseph took over the wheels. His phone rang as he was trying to start the car, he took a look at the screen and it displayed Stanley.
"Sup Stan?"
"Cool, heard about everything that happened today, from Frederick down to Lugo, hope you are doing fine?"
"Sure, I'll live"
"So where are you now?"
"I'm bailing out of town, Leaving St Mathews"
"Where would you be going?"
"Dunno for now, somewhere new maybe"
"How's Maria holding up? Can I talk to her?"
"Sure".
He handed the phone over to Maria, they conversed in low tones for about 2 minutes before she dropped the call. Joseph ignited the car and with Jaycee seated besides him, Maria and Nancy at the back, holding onto August who was nodding from sleep. He pulled the car out into the road with a reverse and soon they were on their way out of Fifth Avenue. The clock on the car's dashboard ticked 7:30 pm. Everywhere had gone dark and car traffic reduced considerably. They drove in silence for a while, the passengers at the back were already fast asleep, only Joseph and Jaycee were wide awake.
"So what do we do now?, how do we start over?" Jaycee asked staring at the empty space ahead of him.
"I don't know, I guess we would just have to survive, we always do, don't we?".
Jaycee nodded and bent his head.
"This is all crazy, everything happening to us, things have never been this bad, Moms and Dad gone, Williams pulling off that crazy stunt and Lugo too, this is real crazy"
"Yea, but then, we have to move on, that's what makes us who we are, moving on through all them crazy shits".
"Yea" Jaycee said and nodded. Another minutes of silence followed and from behind, through the mist of darkness, two white streams of headlights shot out and was closing up on them at great speed.
"That's some crazy driver" Joseph said observing the oncoming car from his side mirror. He moved a little out of the way for the car to pass. The car, a black Mercedes Benz pulled up to their side maintaining the same speed with them. Joseph and Jaycee took a look at the car, the driver's side glass rolled down slowly.
"Mercedes Benz " Jaycee whispered.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Joseph asked grabbing his gun from his foot mat. Jaycee shook his head and pulled his own gun from his waist.
"Put your head down!!" Joseph yelled and marched on the brake. Jaycee squeezed his head under the dashboard, the cackling sound of an UZI hit the car followed by crashing of glasses and screams from Nancy and Maria. Joseph slowed down and swerved the car to the left, the other car slowed down too. Jaycee fired at the car through his window and was replied by superior gunfire that brought down the windshield of the low rider, missing its occupants by an inch, Joseph lost control and the car skidded off the road.
"Brace yourselves" he yelled as the car ran a few meters on dirt track and tumbled into a ditch, crashing to a stop after 5 somersaults.

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A thick cloud of dust surrounded the area where the car crashed. The noise made by the crash was followed up by deep silence and the only noise was incessant noise from night insects. Joseph kicked his door open and dragged himself sluggishly from the wreck. For a few seconds, he stood staring at the wreck with hot tears in his eyes, confused on what to do next. Bracing against the car, he heaved at it in a frantic effort to turn it over, the car barely shook and fell back to its position, he kicked at it out of frustration. The kick was replied by a cough from inside the car, he ran around the car to meet Jaycee struggling to get his door open. He pulled at the door from outside and yanked it off the car, outstretching his hands, Jaycee grabbed it and he pulled him out.
"You alright?" he asked and Jaycee nodded.
"Lets get the back door".
They grabbed the back door and a little pull, the door opened and August crawled out of it pushed by Maria. Her left foot was trapped inside the car, they held onto her and slowly tried to get her out also trying to avoid breaking unbroken bones.
"How much stuck is it? " Joseph asked.
" I don't know, I can't move it" she cried.
"Don't worry, be strong babe, we will get you out of here" Joseph reassured her and she nodded. The pain was visible in her pretty face and it got to Joseph and Jaycee.
"What about Nancy?" Jaycee asked
"She's not moving"
"Lets lull you out first, then go for her".
They worked around the car for some minutes before they heard footsteps and noises from a distance above them. They stopped and listened.
"Is that friendly?" Jaycee asked and Joseph shook his head
"I don't think so"
"You guys should go with August and leave me here" Maria cried out.
"No, we are all leaving here together" Joseph replied, searching for his gun and picking it up. Jaycee picked his and held it firmly. Voices came up from that direction again, from what they heard, the guys were splitting up in search for them.
"Go please" Nancy cried again and was ignored.
"Jaycee, try pulling her out, I will be back" Joseph said and stood up.
"Yea".
He moved up silently in the direction where the voice came from.
"I think its the seat that's holding my leg" Nancy whispered.
"Ok, I'm going to try and lift the seat then you try to pull yourself out". Joseph said and Pushed at the seat with all his strength. Nancy pulled at her legs and they moved slowly, with little effort, she pulled her leg from the rubble and got out of the car. She hugged Jaycee with hot tears streaming from her eyes and then grabbed August, checking him all over for injuries.
"Nancy!!" Jaycee called out, crawling into the car to where she lay. He got to her and pulled at her.
"Nancy wake up" he yelled, slapping her at the cheek. She neither woke up nor moved.
"Nancy please, let's get going" he pleaded at the still body.
"Baby, we got to get out of here".
He was crying and shaking her body. Maria came from the other end and observed her.
"Let's pull her out" she said to a sobbing Jaycee. They both held her and slowly dragged her out. She lay on the ground and no part of her moved except the blood trickling down her nose and mouth. Jaycee held her up to his knees and looked down at her, through the darkness, he could only see the outline of her face and faint features of it but still, they looked beautiful to him, like a bolt to the heart, it hurt him and he cried. Maria held him by the shoulder and she too cried but not as much as Jaycee.
In the distance, Joseph trudged on in full anger, his gun ready in his hand. A few meters from where he stood, he saw a man approaching. He laid down gently on the ground covered by dried grass. The man man got to where he lay, before he could see Joseph on the ground, he had been kicked down, he fell on his knees first, his gun falling off his hand and rolled a little distance down the slope. Joseph got up and ran down to him,he hit him on the head with the butt of his gun and he passed out. He searched him and pulled out a dagger from him. Not wanting to leave anything to chances, he stabbed him 3 times on the chest and got up. He tried turning around to continue upwards but was landed a stunning blow to the side of his face. He fell facedown, reducing the impact with his hands and rolled sideways dodging the bullets rained on him in time. From the ground, he kicked his assailant on the feet, this threw him off guard and he fell face down beside him, he got up immediately and pounced on him before he could make any move, Joseph grabbed him by the neck and squeezed with all his might, in few seconds, he strangled the man and did a perfect finishing to him with the dagger. Breathing heavily, he fell flat on his back out of exhaustion and watched the star lit sky. He was jostled back to reality by the sound of a car stopping at the road. He got up, picked his gun and ran down the slope to meet his siblings. He met them still looking over the Nancy. None of them moved or looked at him as he approached.
"What's wrong? Is she alright?"
"She's dead" Jaycee answered looking at her but not seeing her "Dead" he whispered and sobbed.
"That's not good but still we have to move now" Joseph said and grabbed August.
"What do we do to her? " Jaycee asked.
" Nothing, we leave her here, I don't think we can do more without getting killed too". Joseph replied making his way to the boot of the car and grabbing more fire arms.
Reluctantly, Jaycee got up and adjusted her body to a decent posture, together, they went deeper into the bushes with five gun wielding assassins on their trail.

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The bush led into a pathway that sloped deeper into a body of flowing water. They got to the water and discovered there was no way they could make it across. They stuck to walking along the edge of the water. Jaycee leading the front, Maria and August in the middle and an observant Joseph limped closely behind. The full moon in the sky provided enough light for them not to trip to the ground.
"I am tired" August complained and was reassured by Maria.
"We will rest soon baby" she said with a shaky voice that suggested she had been crying. Jaycee trudged on in silence, a cold silence that showed no emotions, he was there with them but he was still far away from them. In his heart, he felt regrets for ever knowing Nancy, he believed she had died because she was with him and the thought only made him more angry, angry at himself, angry at the people that had put them where they were, angry at his parents for bringing them into that shithole called St Mathews and angry that he never got the last chance to reassure Nancy of his undying love for her. As these thoughts run through his mind, his heart grew colder and his grip on his gun tightened. Joseph had no chance to think of anything, he just wanted to make it out of their present location and lead his siblings into safety.
In the distance, the five assassins stalked behind, tracking them by their footprints, they too kept to the edge of the water, moving silently in the dark at a high pace. They didn't walk for long before they saw the 4 of Jaycee, Maria, August and Joseph moving away from them in the distance. Reducing their pace, they cocked their guns and moved in on their targets like a bunch of predators.
Joseph was able to make out the sound of footsteps different from theirs. He took a look around saw nothing through the darkness. They continued and were approaching abandoned farm houses when he heard the sound of guns being cocked behind them, he took a look and saw the five armed men.
"Run!!" he yelled and they broke into a run, making their way to the farm houses. The assassins too ran after them.
"Jaycee, you and Maria should hide in that house while I go over there" Joseph said handing over a pump action to him and Jaycee nodded.
"Be careful" Maria said and hugged him. They split and Joseph ran into a house facing the direction they had come from. Joseph, Maria and August ran into a hut a little far from where Joseph was. They waited in silence as the five assailants approached slowly. Joseph opened a window and through it observed the entrance into the premises. He waited patiently with his finger on the trigger, ready to pull. One after the other, the men came in, spreading out and trying to surround the premises. Joseph took an aim at the first man and then the second man, satisfied with the notion that he could take them out simultaneously and faster, he took a shot and the first man fell, he quickly switched to the next man before he could duck, he fired at him and he too fell. The rest dropped to the ground and started shooting in Joseph's direction. He had expected it and had moved away from the window in time. The bullets poured in blazing and shattering the house into bits. Joseph lay on the ground, his hands held tight over his ear and gritting his teeth. Silence fell again after about 40 seconds. He waited again for 10 seconds before picked his guns and moving slowly through the rubbles made by the guns. He came outside to meet the men getting up from the ground. One of them fired at him and he took cover behind a pillar supporting the roof of the building. The bullet got deflected by the pillar, he ducked and flipped 180 degrees around, he fired at the shooter and missed when he shifted. From the other end of the premises, he heard a loud shot and saw one of the assassins fall. Attributing it to Jaycee, he nodded and smiled.
"That's my boy".
He ran round the house to the back and one of the two remaining men followed him. The other moved back, reeasing shots into the hut where Jaycee and Maria crouched. Maria held onto a shaking August and you could easily see the fear in her eyes as the hut was being raided with bullets. The assaulter ran out of bullets and stopped shooting, he moved quickly away from where he stood with another mag in his hand, switching it with the empty one as he ran. In the distance, they heard someone scream and Jaycee stood up. Pulling his .34, handed it over to Maria.
"Here, this is the trigger, that's where you pull to kill someone"
"I know how to shoot a gun" she said taking the gun from him.
"Good, I will go check up on Joseph"
"Okay, please be careful"
He nodded and ran outside with Maria and August watching him leave. Seconds later, they saw a man run after him, Maria grabbed August and moved out of the hut in a bid to save his brother, they walked in the darkness towards the house Joseph had moved into, Maria holding the gun like it was heavy. They walked slowly in tiptoes and silence. They stopped when they heard the sound of footsteps, before Maria could turn to look around, She was grabbed from the back by strong hands which circled around her neck, squeezing the life out of her body. Her gun had fallen out of her hand and she yelled at August to run. The man squeezed harder and the blood started coming up to her eyes. With the little strength she could gather, she moved her left hand up and jabbed her elbow against the man's stomach, he winced and continued working on her. Determined, she grabbed his hands and with all her strength, moved it up to her teeth and gave him a deadly bite that tore off part of his skin, he screamed and released her, she spat out the flesh from her mouth and kicked him in the crotch, he staggered back and came on her again with mad pain and hatred in his eyes. He pulled her closer to him and gave her a heavy punch on the cheek, she staggered back and fell to the ground, he moved in again and grabbed her by the neck, squeezing harder than before, slowly, she felt the life fleeing from her body, she felt so weak and gave up fighting back, her vision slowly turned blurry and there, all she could see was her family, in the distance she hard two gunshots, the hands holding her withdrew and through the blurs, she saw the man fall and two more shorts followed. Slowly, her eyes cleared and she coughed violently. She looked up from where she lay and saw August holding the .34. She jumped up and ran to him.
"It's okay baby, it's okay" she said cuddling him and taking the gun from him. In the distance, they heard the sound of police siren.
"Thank God, police" she muttered and took August by the hand, they walked slowly together, the man coughed where he lay on the ground, Maria looked back and saw him pointing his gun at them, she fell in between him and August, shielding him from the gun, the man fired once, the bullet hit Maria on the chest, she gasped and fell to the ground pushing August far away from her.
"Noooo!!" August yelled and rushed the gun where Maria dropped it, he picked it and shot the man 3 times on the head. He ran back to his sister where she lay gasping for breath.
"Baby, go" she said in between coughs.
"Jaycee!!" August cried out. Jaycee ran to where they were and cried out on seeing Maria.
"Maria!" he shouted and ran to her.
"Jay" she smiled and coughed out blood.
"Sis, don't die on us"
"Please, take care of August" she begged and Jaycee nodded furiously as drops of tears flew off his eyes.
"Please we need you" he pleaded, looking all over her, not knowing what to do. Joseph ran to them from the back of the house and fell to his knees beside his young sister.
"Baby, what happened? Who did this?" he yelled as the tears streamed down his face. Maria smiled up to him and held her hand up to his cheek.
"I love you bro, I love you all" she cried and shut her eyes. Just then, a police car pulled in. Joseph grabbed Maria and heaved her up to his shoulder.
"Run with August" he said to Jaycee. He grabbed August and ran in the opposite direction of the approaching car. Joseph dragged along behind them until he couldn't move again. The strong headlamps of the car beamed on him. He dropped Maria's body slowly to the ground and cocked his gun. Filled with rage and the memory of all he had lost, his parents, William, Lugo and maria, tears streaming down his eyes, he shot sporadically at the car, shattering glasses and the lights that came from the car. The police men retaliated and fired back at him. The bullets from them tore at him all over his body, the impacts shook him and he staggered back.
"I am Joseph Donati, yes, Joseph Donati, Bleep you all" he yelled and pointed his gun at them again, oblivious of the bullet holes all over his body. Behind the car, Chief Jamie heard the name, the name of the man he had been looking for. Without remorse or pity, he aimed at Joseph and continued shooting. Joseph fell with both hands spread wide. He fell beside Maria and clutched her hands, with a broad smile on his face and wet eyes, he shut his eyes.
Jaime approached him with with alert and observed his body.
"Let's find the rest" he said and his 3 companions followed him.
Joseph and August had gotten to the water when the heard the firefights. Something told him that no matter what, if Joseph fought back, he was going to get killed. He was torn between running with August to safety and going back to help his brother. Whatever decision he took, he took it too late, Jaime and his men were already on him before he made any move. He saw their flashlights as they approached, he was terrified and that made him stronger, the thought that they couldn't have gotten to him if Joseph stilled lived made him more bitter than he was, the thought of losing everyone he loved killed him more.
"Run!" he whispered to August and shoved him away. August moved a little far away and stared at his brother with tears all over his face. Jaycee cocked his gun and raised it, he pulled the trigger before the police could make him out, the gun clicked and there was no sound, it was empty. He cried and watched as they saw him. In self defense, Jaime shot him 3 times on his hands, stomach and leg as August watched silently in anger. He staggered and fell back into the water. August held up the .34 and shot blindly at Jaime, the bullet caught him in the leg and he fell.
"No, wait!" Jaime yelled as his men tried to shoot at August "he is just a boy". He dragged himself off the ground and limped towards August, holding out his hand, his men pointed their guns at August waiting to shoot at any wrong move.
"Come on now boy, I don't want to hurt you, just hand over the gun" he said with reassurance. August looked at him and around at the men, he moved back and dropped the gun to the ground. Jaime pulled him closer and together they walked back to the car to wait for more backup.

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Back to my notepad to scribble down more update. See y'all when I have another five updates ready.

I swear u're the best bro....ur story dey moze me abeg..

thumbs up jareh

i like ur blog to...bt i cant drop a comment bt no fear i'll keep trying...u're too good at wat u do sha

tears roll down my eyes. sometime revenge might be more disastrous.....

everyone has been wiped out only August remainin.please dont tell me this is the end of the story

Interesting and intriguing.
But i can bet this is not the original plot.

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