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Kate: Are you all right? Did they do anything to you? Oh, Goddy!
(She buries her face in her hands.)

Godwin (grimacing): It's nothing too serious. Just a few bruises here
and there. I'll survive. (Gets to his feet.) Wow - I don't know what
happened there, but I felt something very strange when you were
shouting at those guys!

Kate: (starts to sob harder)

Godwin: Sorry, dear, it's over now.

By the way, how did you get in? I'm sure that this useless man
(indicates to the shop assistant who is cowering in a corner)
has locked the door.

Kate: (looks up) I don't know. I guess it wasn't properly locked, but I did feel
something strange as I shook it open.

Godwin (Turning to the shop assistant again): Don't think you have
heard the last of this. Shameless thief, I'll surely come back to ,

Kate (turning him away): Godwin, I think the trouble of today has proven
to be enough. Let's go home now so that I can attend to your wounds.

Godwin (wearily): Yeah, today's shopping experience will last me for
a very long time.
(They walk out of the shop) Although I can't believe I heard you say that.

Kate: Say what?

Godwin: Those magic words - "Let's go home now". Are you sure you
don't want to look around yet another shop?

How many people want the rest of the story? Just two?

(In the meantime, Kate is wandering round the shopping centre looking
for a computer shop.)

Kate (thinking to herself): He seemed a bit upset when I called
earlier, I hope he isn't upset because I took a just a bit longer
than I thought. (Suddenly she notices a computer shop.)
"Computashop", ah, this must be the one. I hope he's still here.

(Kate tries to open the door of the shop, but it appears to be locked.)

Kate (raising her voice): Is anyone in here? (There is no response.
Kate is worried now. She shakes the door harder and raises her voice.)
Hello?? Hello!?!?

(Suddenly, Kate feels a strange sensation, as though she knows for sure
that Godwin is here, even though there is no indication of this. She
begins to shake the door even harder and it effortlessly flies open.
She steps in to see Godwin on the floor with )

Kate (in horror): Goddy! Oh, Goddy!!

First Man (confused): Who allowed you in?

Second Man (to the shop assistant): Fool! I thought you locked the
door.

Kate (terrified and shouting now): Oh my God! Please, whoever you are
leave him alone! (She feels the same sensation as before, and raises
her voice and screams.) I said, leave him alone! Get out of here!!

*** chapter 4 ***

(The men continue to advance on Godwin, who keeps on backing away.
Meanwhile, the shop assistant locks the door to prevent anyone from
entering.)

Godwin: OK, look,  let's settle this matter without fuss. How much is
the CD even?

Shop assistant: 1,000 naira.

Godwin: What! 1,000 naira for a CD? (One of the men grunts
menacingly.) OK, OK,  hold on, let me see what I have. (He brings out
a bill of notes and starts to count.)

(The men observe him with growing interest. One of them motions the others
to a corner and they confer in whispers.)

First Man: It seems this guy has plenty of money o! From the money he
was counting from, I could see up to 100 grand!

Second Man: Hm! Our luck has landed today. Oya, let us chance the guy.

Shop assistant: Ah,  I don't think I can be part of this o.

Second Man: Shut up! Who is even including you? Abeg, go and sit down
there!

First Man: OK, let us move now.

Shop assistant: I won't advise it o,  I think his girlfriend already
knows where he is.

Second Man: Hm,  maybe we should just collect the CD money and let him
go quickly before his girlfriend comes.

First Man: No! If we move quickly, we can collect everything before she
comes.

(Both men stop whispering and advance towards Godwin.)

Godwin: OK, here is the 1,000 naira your assistant was asking for.

First Man: No - we can't accept that anymore. You have wasted our
time, so we are taking 50,000 naira instead.

Godwin: What? You're definitely joking.

Second Man (in a menacing tone): My friend, this is not a matter of
whether you want to pay or not. You pay - or we deal with you.
(Brings out a knife and slaps it on his palm).

First Man (pointing his finger at Godwin): You better co-operate now.
There is a small basement in this shop where we can put your body after
we have dealt with you if you want to cause trouble.

Godwin (shouting now): No! Help! He,  aaaagghh!! (He is cut short as
the first man hits him in the stomach and kicks him as he falls to the
floor. The second man grabs him by the neck with one arm and puts the
knife close to his face.)

Second Man: Are you stupid? You think we are joking? Let me tell you,
this is serious business! And the door is locked, so nobody will
disturb our business!