The next day, I was still in bed when a knock on the door woke me up, I sluggishly went to the door putting on just boxers and asked.

“Who’s that?’’.

“It’s me frozen”. Came a voice that sounded like Esther’s.

I opened the door feeling slightly excited, at least someone I am familiar with is around. I opened the door and found Esther putting on hijab and jalamia. She looked different in the attire. As usual she beamed me a smile and pushed her way in.

“How are you getting along?”. She asked lying on her back on the bed.

I walked towards her aware of my protruded rod, but it was too late to cover up so I ignored it and sat on a chair beside the bed.

“I am getting along okay”. I said.

She sat up with her hands behind her supporting her weight.

“Are you nervous?” . She asked in a caring tone.

I was, but I just smiled and said.

“Not at all”.

She looked at me carefully and said.

“You should be nervous”.

A knock called our attention. I stood up and went to get it, it was Sly, he was already dressed and was shocked to see Esther in my room.

“What are you doing here, aren’t you supposed to be with Jaz?”. Sly asked.

“Why are you asking such question? Please do what you want to do and shut the hell up!”. Esther retorted.

Sly slowly walked into the room. When he was where he felt he wanted to be, which was leaning on the wade rope, he turned to me and said.

“Get ready, we are leaving in 10 minutes.”.

I turned to Esther who nodded her agreement to what Sly said. Then I felt really nervous. So I quickly rushed in to the bathroom and rushed out in less than 5 minutes, got in a cloth and was set to move.

Sly led the way, while Esther followed with me behind. We walked downstairs and got into a red Mercedes Benz 200. A dark man covering his face with a yellow face cap and a dark sunshade drove us through the dusty road. We ended up in a factory, he packed at the parking lot and we alighted. Sly led us through the back door into the workshop with different machines on both sides. As we walked in, the driver who was still on his sunshade and face cap said,

“Let’s wait for them here”.

Sly looked at him and then sat on a machine, while Esther sat on another beside Sly. I and the driver stood leaning on a metal pillar waiting.

Soon after few minutes three guys walked in with Jaz in front. Another guy was behind them, an Arabian man with a beautiful Arabian girl with him. They all came to where we were and Jaz said.

“Frozen and meet Ghost’. Jaz introduced me to a fair athletic built guy with him. “Both of you are the reason we are here”. Then he turned to the guys with me and said. “Rugged is on his way”.

“He is always late!”. Esther said in anger.

“Who is always late?”. A voice came from up the factory startling everyone.

We turned and found Rugged walking down the stairs. When he was downstairs, he said to me and Ghost.

“Frozen, Ghost. You are welcome. Today is your baptism; don’t expect to see water for we are not Christians’. And he laughed, the group laughed followed, and then he continued taking his words slowly. “You have a difficult assignment, that’s your baptism”.

He turned to the Arabian guy, who continued from where he stopped.

“Your pictures and full descriptions has been tipped off to every security personnel in town. They are looking out for you right now”. The Arabian man said.

“Why?’’ Ghost asked in a puzzled expression.

The Arabian man looked at the lady with him, and she brought out two passels wrapped in a brown envelop and she said giving each of us a passel.

“This is cocaine; you must not be caught, if you do, the penalty for drug trafficking here is death. And you must not open this passel, if you do, the person you are to deliver it to will be head you and send your head to your family in your country. You can quit here and now, because once you step out with this passel there’s no turning back”. She paused and looked at us in the eyes, then continued. “Don’t think you can betray us, trust me, the moment you start calling names, that minute you die”. She finished and stepped aside for Rugged to continue.

Rugged walked to us and handed us the address with description of where we were meant to go, then he handed us a bundle of money each and said.

“I wish you guys good luck”.

I and the guy Ghost exchanged glances and started towards the route we came from. I took a quick glance at Esther who smiled and nodded. I and Ghost walked to the main road and Ghost said to me.

“I think we shouldn’t walk together”.

I nodded, and he took the first cab. I waited for another under the burning dry weather. Soon a yellow Volvo was seen approaching. I stopped him and entered, read the address to him, the driver nodded and drove off. As we were going we passed a boutique. A thought crossed my mind, I immediately stopped the driver, he packed and waited for me while I went into the store.

It met with the attendant who was putting on a Jalamia and muffler round his neck, and said to him.

“I want to look like you”.

He smiled and led me through different caftans, Jalamia, mufflers and other kinds of Arabian outfits. I took a white caftan, a green muffler with a transparent glass and a bag to pack my old clothes. I put on the attire and checked myself in the mirror, and what I saw impressed me. I was looking like a real Arabian man coupled with my beards that shot out through my muffler.

I came out and went to my car, the driver hardly recognized me, but after a little briefing he laughed and said I looked different, that was what I wanted to hear. He took me straight to the address given telling me all about their country and how accommodating the people are. Yes, we met at a checkpoint a distance close to my destination. I wanted to get scared but seeing myself from the front mirror of the car, I was reassured.

The police men stopped us and a police officer looked inside the car checking with at a picture in his hand. When he kept a stair at me, I smiled and said with my hear tumbling in fear.

“Any problem officer?’’.

The police man looked at me and the picture, I could see he was trying to compare. I kept on smiling. He suddenly asked me to step down. The driver turned to me and to the police officer, said something in Arabic, but the police replied him insisting I step down.

“Don’t worry, all Is well”. I said to the worried driver.

I alighted feeling sick in my tummy but composed myself smiling. The police man searched me through and the bag I carried. When they found nothing , one of the officers entered the car and searched where I sat. I looked at him in fear, but I tried everything possible not to show it as I kept smiling.

The officer started looking under the seat where I sat, I moved to the door, shoved my head in the car and asked still smiling.

“What are you people looking for? Trying to distract the officer in the car.

He looked at me and the driver who has been talking in Arabic, and stepped out. If only he knew how relieved I was but I hid it all in a smile. The police said something to his colleague who asked us to go, I thanked them and entered the cab. The cab man wasted no time before zooming off.

Prior to the check, I took the package out of the bag and hid it in-between the chair I sat when I spotted the checkpoint . And when I returned to my seat, I didn’t remove it, I left it there.

We arrived my destination in peace, and I retrieved the passel from where I hid it, ignoring the driver’s shocked gaze, and double paid him before stepping out. It’s like the money made him forget all about what he saw me doing as he happily drove off.

I looked at the abandoned building where I was to drop the package, and heaved before going in. Inside the building, I found no one but dirt , dilapidated furniture and broken stuffs on the floor. The roof had a big hole that sent rays of the sun in. I walked in avoiding the dirty moist wall.

After searching the building through, I found no sign of anyone, I began to feel I was in the right address. Soon I heard a cracking sound, and turned immediately towards the sound. I spotted two guys approaching, they where Arabians and rascal looking. So I moved towards them circumspectly.

One of them said something in Arabic, like he was asking me a question. I couldn’t understand him so I shrugged and smiled. He took out an axe slowly and repeated same words. I knew trouble was brooding and prepared myself for it.

The one with the axe rushed at me and swung the axe, I managed to dodge it and sent a straight punch to his nose; he moved back and bent over covering his nose with his hand, looking at me in shock. The other leaped off the ground and gave me a punch on my cheek; I saw stars and staggered backwards, but regained my stamina and spontaneously broke a wood from the furniture and slammed it on the one who bunched me’s face. He fell on the window breaking the woods supporting it. The first guy came again with the axe, swung once and missed, swung again and missed. I quickly threw the wood on me on him and kicked him simultaneously in the tummy. He fell backwards. Before I could gain my stand, his colleague gripped me and pushed me against the wall, I hit my head hard on the wall and sent an elbow on his nose, he moved backwards. I jumped on him lifting my caftan up and gave him a kick on his chest that threw him out of the window. The one with the axe attacked again, this time I was close enough to grab his hand, gave him three straight head buts and he fell and moved backwards, he raised his head, he was bleeding. I picked up the axe and rushed towards him, when he looked at me in horror and ran away.

I felt a wet substance running down my face, thought it was sweat and when I wiped it, I found blood. But that didn’t bother me as I wiped it off with my muffler, picked up my bag and stepped out of the building.

Outside I spotted a green desert jeep coming from a distance rising dust as it approached. I waited for it to get closer, and when it did, it packed in front of the building. Esther, Sly, the Arabian girl and Rugged stepped out. Esther was smiling and Rugged continued clapping.

“you’re a material, I told them, I knew it!”. Rugged said.

Esther hugged me and asked for the package. When I handed it to her, she opened it and poured some in her mouth, turned to the group behind her and asked.

“who want milk?”.

They all rushed towards her and started licking the white substance.

“this is no cocaine my love, it is milk”. Esther said, and they all laughed.

I walked carefully through the busy crew, few bodies from both sides laid around. I was surprised dead bodies meant nothing to me anymore as I crossed over them looking for Sly and Jaz. Then suddenly my eyes caught the lady crying sitting on the floor with her husband’s head on her laps. Soon some group gathered around her, some were sympathetic while others stood in grievous faces.

Some group of guys in lifejackets went in search for the naval officer in a lifeboat. They later returned with his dead body. It was a cold afternoon that day, nobody remembered lunch or breakfast.

I later returned to my cabin and lay on Jaz’s space. I still wondered where he and Sly had gone. i was about dozing off when the big guy and his colleague came in, they are like inseparable duo.

“You’re still alive?”. The big guy asked sitting on his bed.

I didn’t say anything and looked away. His colleague said.

“I believe this is your first experience?’’.

I turned to him and nodded. He laughed and said.

“It is my first. I use to hear of pirates attack, I never knew it’s this bloody”.

“This is less bloody”. Said the big guy, sitting up. “ once, we were attacked and it was a killing spree. At least 10 died”.

“if it wasn’t for the brave intervention of the cook and that officer do you know how many would have died?’’. His colleague added.

“Where are your guys? I haven’t seen them since the attack’’. The big guy asked me.

Before I could think of whether to answer of not, Jaz opened the door and said, with Sly behind him with his backpack on his back.

“Who’s looking for us?’’.

I jumped up and looked surprisingly at them. The big guy turned towards them abruptly, then returned to his bed saying nothing.

Jaz got to his bed and waited for me to leave, while Sly jumped up to his bunk. I slowly moved to my space while he laid heavily on his bed with a loud heave of relief. I wanted to ask them where they went but I couldn’t because of our cabin mates.

The cabin was silent until Jaz said.

“Won’t they give somebody food today?”.

“Not after what happened“. Sly answered.

“I have to get something”. Jaz said and stood up from his bed.

I stood up too, and when Jaz saw me on his tail he said obnoxiously.

“Where the hell do you think you’re going to?”.

I got slighted by his words and replied arrogantly .

“Who the hell do you think you are, talking to everyone as if you’re the boss?’’

The room went cold as everyone fixed their eyes on me. Jaz couldn’t believe his ears as he turned ominously towards me. I didn’t know why I said what said, maybe because I was overwhelmed by the happenings.

“Were you talking to me?’’. Jaz asked.

Sly came down from his bunk and held Jaz on the shoulder gently pushing him out but Jaz resisted him and asked again coming closer to me. I could see the excitement in the big man’s eyes as he watched the drama between us.

“Are you deaf? I thought I asked you a question?”. Jaz repeated.

I then regretted to have shut my mouth. It wasn’t late, at least I wouldn’t say anything anymore to keep from trouble. So I just stood staring at Jaz.

Jaz held me on the neck and slapped me lightly as he spoke.

“Next time, you talk to me like that, I will rip your pretty face with my claws”. And he pushed me and walked away.

I was so vexed that I was shocked to have been able to tame my beast. Sly came to me after Jaz had left and said.

“let’s go get something to eat”.

He retrieved his backpack, hung it on his back and we both set out. We ended up in a store beside the cafeteria, had a bottle of soft drink and snacks. While we were eating, I decided to ask.

“where did you guys go to, I searched everywhere for you guys”.

Sly took a bite and after chewing, drank from the bottle of soft drink before he replied.

“We were making use of the situation”. And he had another bite, looking at the crew moving about.

I reasoned his words and couldn’t make out the meaning. So I asked again.

“how come you guys weren’t caught? They searched everywhere”.

“Not everywhere, if not they would have seen us”. Sly said.

Suddenly there was a commotion, I stood up and asked a guy walking with another.

“ what was going?’’.

He said they found three dead bodies of the bandits in the hold of the ship. I turned to Sly who seemed complacent chewing away his snack and sat beside him with my heart pounding.

“Who killed those guys?” I asked Sly.

He looked at me and shrugged. Then he said after empting the last snack in his hand.

“Next time never leave our sight, do you hear me?’’

I nodded. Then he added.

“That’s all I wanted to tell you”. Then finished the remaining and said. “let’s go”.

We spent a week in peace and finally reached our destination. After we were done with the preliminaries, we met with two Arabian guys who Jaz called. They took instruction from Jaz and we used a car they came in and drove to a hotel. The country is an Arabian country judging by lots of Arabians moving around; Sly never let the bag out of his sight all the way. He hung it on his back.

After we had checked into our separate rooms, I decided to have a fresh bath and rest for the first time in a week. I was about dozing off when a knock woke me up.

“who’s that?”. I asked.

“sly “. Came the voice.

I wondered what he wanted and went to get the door. He walked in and sat on the bed.

“You should be ready Frozen, tomorrow is your baptism”. Sly said and dipped his hand in his pocket, brought out some gold jewelries and dropped it on the bed. “I thought it wise to give this to you”.

I was shocked to see different gold neck chains, wrist chains, and two wrist watches lying on my white bed sheet. I didn’t know when I said.

“are these not the gold those bandits where looking for?”.

Sly didn’t answer, he stood up dropped a passport beside me and said.

“keep your eyes open and your ears on the ground at all times, else you won’t survive a day here”.

And he walked away, leaving me to my worries.

It was very cold that night, and I tried to cover up properly and adjusted to my space on the floor. I woke to make use of the comfy bed of the big guy; I had just adjusted to its warmth when the door swung open. Behold the big guy resurfaced with his colleague behind him. He switched on the light and beamed an ominous stare at me, I needed no explanation to tell what’s coming if I refused to get up immediately. So I gently went over to my humble space feeling horrified at his return.

Anyways, I managed to catch a little sleep but to be awoken by the ship loud horn noise. I woke up and found my colleagues up already.

“What’s that?’’. I asked.

Nobody answered me as they seemed to be reacting to the sound.

“that was five short blast”. The big guy said to his colleague.

And immediately they jerked up and started packing their stuff in order. Jaz and Sly seemed to be quiet on their bed. I knew danger was brooding. Again , the short five horns came again.

“I suspect Pirates”. Jaz said to Sly who was calm on his bed.

“how are you sure?”. Sly asked.

Jaz said nothing, he just came down from his bed and stepped out of our cabin. I stood up and headed for the door.

Outside, the crew onboard had stepped out of their cabins running up and down the little corridor. I followed some people to the deck, the full flash lights were on and there were armed officers running towards the edge of the ship. Suddenly a teargas shot into our deck. I retreated back into our accommodation covering my nose with my shirt. The ship was into frenzy at that time, and it was barely bright as night ate up the brightness of the moon.

When I returned to our cabin, after maneuvering the rush, no one was there. I rushed out looking for them, the teargas had penetrated to where I was . A man came to me and said.

“go to the lower part of the ship!”.

He shouted on top of his voice to everyone,

“Everyone down! Everyone down!”.

In fear, I joined the group running through the stirs to a lower room. Soon there was sound of gunshots, and voices screaming. The gunshots continued for about an hour and there was peace. A young guy stood up and said,

“Someone has to check”.

Two guys agreed to join him and they went out. They had not gone few steps when a voice shouted in a foreign language.

I knew the ship had been taken. The ladies onboard began crying slowly. And the noise started getting up.

“Silence! Quiet please”. I whispered.

I slowly moved to the door and was about opening it when it opened abruptly and hit me on my face and I feel backwards. Two lanky guys holding an AK 47, covering their faces with muffler surfaced looking sharply at us.

I immediately moved backwards when I saw them. One of them said something in a foreign tongue and the other interpreted it.

“no shout. Cool…. No die, okay?”.

The first guy spoke again in a foreign language and his second interpreted.

“Go! Go up”. Pointing at the door.

We all moved to the deck, following their order and joined the group sitting down on the floor which apparently were everyone onbaord.

I looked around for Jaz and Sly, but they were nowhere around my view save for the big guy and his colleague who sat few distance adjacent me. One of the guys pushed me down as I was still looking and shouted something in a foreign tongue. I respected myself and sat slowly.

Four of them came out from our accommodation with a full bag, and the very big muscular one who seems like the commander asked them something in a foreign tongue, they responded in the same. Then he then turned to us and said.

“ I want money, bring money now or die!”. Then turn around and pointed at a man. “You! Bring money, gold, money! I want now!”.

The man looked at him confused and he said something to one of his men, and the man was dragged up and taken in. they took some others and eventually, it was my turn.

I was pushed to my cabin by two slim guys. When they entered, they found the place upside down like someone had ransacked the place. On seeing that, they returned me back to deck. Same was done to everyone. By this time it was morning and Sly and Jaz was nowhere to be found.

The robbers seemed to have looted enough, and their leader shouted something to them, and his men responded. From observation I think they haven’t found what they came for. The leader dragged one of the naval officers up and said.

“Gold, plenty gold….where e go?’’.

“I don’t know, I swear I don’t know”. The naval officer said in fear.

The leader looked at the big blue ocean and then to his men. immediately three of his men gripped the naval officer by his arms and bind up his legs, and hands behind his back and dragged him to the edge of the ship. Then waited for their leaders command.

The leader turned to us and said,

“Gold, or he die! Gold now!”.

The leader waited for a response from us, but no one said anything, we were all petrified seeing so many armed men on board.

He then said regretfully.

“you, you, you, you,”. Pointing randomly at the crowed sitting on the floor. “you kill him, him children, person give him children breast, cry for you”.

Then he nodded to his guys. They raised up the naval officer and threw him overboard. The whole crew yelled in horror and the leader shouted.

“Heyyyyyyyy! No make fim! if you make Fim! You die!”.

And there was a sudden silence. The commander walked to fro in front of us and then stopped in front of lady I believe to be the cook, judging by her apron.

“You!”. He said pointing to her.

She ran back in fear, hiding behind a man who held her in his embrace whispering something to her ear.

The commander looked at his men and they rushed towards the lady and dragged her up while she struggled, screamed and cried. They bind her hands and legs even though she struggled in tears begging from the depth of her heart. And when they were done, they moved back, while the lady sat on her butt crying and begging passionately.

The commander stood in front of her and said to us.

“She breast to children”. One of his men whispered “mother”. He nodded and said. “she be mother. You kill her if you no give I gold!”.

A man stood up and said in a very emotional tone visibly shaken in fear.

“Let…Let her go….please I beg you!”.

The commander looked at him for few second and asked.

“You…. You….”. joining his finger together trying to describe what he wanted to say.

“She’s my wife sir, please let her go, take me instead”.

“oh…you wife?”. The leader asked.

“yes sir, please take me”. The man said almost in tears.

“now hear”. The leader said. “you, bring gold, e go”. Pointing to the lady.

“I don’t have it sir, I am only a cook here, we don’t have any gold sir”. The man said with tears running down his face.

By this time the sun up and burning hot. But the leader seemed not to take notice of it as he continued talking.

“e die, if I get, no gold”.

The man then turn to us and shouted.

“Please, give him the gold! She’s the mother of my three kids, please…”. And he broke down in tears.

The leader waited for awhile and no one made a move, he nodded to his men, and the grabbed the woman up, even as she struggled. Her husband seeing what was about to happen to his wife, rushed the commander and bit him on his throat, the commanders men rushed him and hit him with the butt of their guns on his head, he refused to let go until he ripped open the leaders throat before he dropped on the leader body shaking with his white eyes rolling up.

The leader’s men rushed him and loosen the muffler from his head to tied the cut while he coughed blood . This time the group where disorganized and one brave officer bounced on one of the bandits stabbing him on the neck and retrieving his gun. Then the officer screamed.

‘’All hands on deck! Fight!”.

Others joined in. Guns sporadically shot and I laid flat on the floor. Soon other gallant crew members joined in, using whatsoever they could retrieve as weapon. I managed to hide behind some containers watching from a safe distance. One of the bandits escaped towards my direction and stopped when he saw me, he was going to pull out his gun when I bounced on him . we struggled and struggled, suddenly, he pulled out a knife from his combat pocket and aimed it on my neck. I held his hand dragging with him. Then I used my knee on his rod very hard. He bent over giving me the chance over him. I slammed his head hard on the container and the knife dropped, I quickly picked it and drove it in his tummy several times until he dropped on the floor.

I rushed out with the gun and discovered that the bandits had been overpowered as they flew overboard in escape.

i want to appreciate those of you who called during the weekend. Much thanks bros.

I was scared for the unknown. The threat meant a lot to me but my colleagues reacted casually to it. Sly was snoring and Jaz seemed to be reading an erotic magazine squeezing his crutches . It looked like I was the only one concerned, so I opened candy crush on my phone and knocked myself out with it.

Few hours later the big guy and his colleague both came in looking exhausted. I sat up, searching for any hint of grudges or antagonistic smirk, anything that would be a pointer to what’s coming, but I found absolute peace in the tiredness they show. So I heaved relief sigh and continued my game.

The cabin boy called later and said.

“Lunch is ready”.

Jaz was the first to stand from his bed, he threw the magazine aside and reached for the door, while Sly was still in dream land. I was the one who woke him up, and we both left leaving the two guys behind.

The cafeteria was busy by the time we got there. It was a buffet with about six attendants, all putting a blue apron. I and Sly took turns with me behind, while Jaz was already dealing with a full plate of rice, fried plantain, salad, moimoi, eggs, fish, beef and chicken.

It got to Sly’s turn, he took almost the same as Jaz save for eggs. I was being modest, I had rice, salad, fried plantain and chicken, with a bottled water and joined Sly at his table. We ate silently until two guys we were sharing a table with, but they were seated in front of us putting a yellow overall asked.

“you guys are Biggy?’’.

I did not get what they meant, but looking at Sly who ate silently, I knew they were really referring to us. Sly nodded, swallowed the food in his mouth and answered.

“And what?”. Suddenly looking sternly at them both.

The guys exchanged glances and the one by the left, younger looking compared to the one who spoke earlier said carefully choosing his words.

“Biggy didn’t pay all the crew. They are angry with him”. He paused, then leaned forward a little, whispering this time. “I suggest you settle these guys. They have been talking”.

“Talking?”. Sly asked.

“Yes”. The boy said, and moved back to continue his meal.

“Talking about what”. Sly asked again.

‘’They want to teach Biggy a lesson, using you guys as scapegoats”. The first guy said.

Sly dropped his spoon and took a glance at me, then returned to the guys and asked.

“Were you guys among the ones who benefited?’’.

“No we are not. We know what these guys can do, they’re heartless”. The younger one said.

Sly thanked and promised them a feedback. We finished our meal in silence and returned to our bunks where Jaz was already emptying a bottle of beer.

“Hey guys”. Jaz called and handed us two mini crates of beer.”Knock yourselves out. One of them guys gave me for the road”. He said and emptied the remaining content.

Sly slowly dropped one on his bed and gave me mine. Then said to Jaz who was opening another beer with his teeth.

“Let’s talk outside”.

Jaz stopped what he was doing and examined Sly’s face. He realized it was something serious. He stood up and dropped his bottle in the crate, looked suspiciously at the big guy who was busy with his phone and said to me.

“Don’t allow even fly come close to my drink”.

I nodded and they both walked out of the room. About an hour later, they were back. I wondered what kept them that long; perhaps they went to resolve issues. Sly went up his bunk silently as soon as they returned and Jaz hyper mood was suddenly hampered. He wore a worried face and slowly opened his beer, took everything down his throat in a go, and threw the bottle under the big man’s bunk bed. The big man gave him a warning stare and returned to his phone.

I knew something bigger than my wit could grasp was brooding. I was tired of fights and hard life, I wanted peace for once. All the while I met Esther’s crew; I have been as quiet as ice. I needed to be, so they won’t put me in the front of trouble, though Jaz seem physically fit for any trouble, and Sly...... i am yet to know his worth since he's always the peace maker. Yet, I feared for the unknown.

The evening was cold, even though the ship was hot earlier when we arrived. Again we visited the cafeteria and I had bread and tea coz I wasn’t that hungry. My body had begun to adjust to the sea by this time. The ship was fully lighted and everyone seemed to be having a great time.

A man in uniform, like an officer walked in, in the company of four other guys. They were armed and wasn’t smiling. The man, who is tall, fair with his head void of hair save for his brows stood on a table and shouted in a commanding voice.

“Attention Please!”

The hall fell in total silence, as everyone wondered what he was up to. When he felt he has the floor he began.

“It was brought to my notice, that there is a thief among us. Yes a thief!”. He paused and watched as everyone murmured and then he shouted again.

“Silence!”.

The hall suddenly went graveyard and he continued.

“We have begun a search through every cabin. Those of you here, remain here, nobody moves!”.

A voice came from behind.

“What’s stolen? At least we have the right to know, just in case we saw somebody with it”.

When I turned to see who it was, I was astounded to see our cabin mate, the big man talking with confidence.

“Gold!”. The man said,

There was pandemonium in the hall, as word was mentioned. The man watched everyone silently as they went gaga on the case of the news.

After close to 30 minutes later, the man was still standing. His eyes never left the crowed, it was as if he was studying everyone’s reaction. And suddenly two other security men walked in with a bag that looked familiar, he showed it to the officer standing and whispered something to him. Then the officer smiled, nodded and shouted.

“Who are those in Cabin b11!”.

“That’s our cabin”. I said to Sly, with fear knotting my tummy.

Sly seemed so complacent about it, and was the first to stand. Followed by Jaz who followed Sly’s leading. I refused to join; instead I hid my head on the table, for I knew this was trouble.

“Is that everyone?”. The officer asked in his commanding voice.

“There’s one more here!”. The big man who was standing two seats behind us shouted, pointing at me.

Everyone was alarmed, and was stretching to see clearly what was happening. I slowly stood up , shaking visibly. I don’t know why, but I couldn’t hold the fear.

“All of you come here!”. The officer commanded.

We walked out and went to the front to meet him. The officer looked at me suspiciously and asked.

“Why are you scared?”.

“i….i am….no..not scared”. I stuttered, trying to gain my composure.

The officer looked at one of his colleagues and they brought out the bag I spotted earlier.

“Who owns this bag?”. The officer asked me.

I looked at it and then to Sly and Jaz who were as surprised as I was. Then I said to the officer.

“It’s not my bag”.

The officer looked at us and then stopped at Jaz who was expressionlessly looking at the bag.

“Is it yours?’’.

Jaz looked up to his eyes and smiled without saying anything.

Then he ordered that we should be taken to his office. We walked down the stairs to the next floor and ended up in a small office with books on the table and files on an old cabinet. Three pictures hung up, one was of a well decorated naval officer, the second another less decorated and the third the officer from earlier.

We sat on a long chair for four, and the big man with his colleague sat in front of us. I could see that the big man was restless unlike how he was so excited earlier. Before I could study him further the officer came in and took his seat.

“So no one owns this bag, and I want to know who?”. He asked immediately as he sat.

Then ordered for the bag to be searched for a means of identification. The conventional guy kept looking surprisingly at his colleague who was sweating. Soon a document was found and given to the officer. He put on his glasses and said.

“Who’s Timothy Cropfield ?’’. And he examined us, but when no one spoke up, he repeated keeping a fixed stair at us.

“Who is Timothy Cropfield?”.

“I don’t know how that stuff got into my bag”. The big man said suddenly, engulfed with tension. And he turned to us and said pointing. “They planted it! Officer I swear, they planted it!”.

“Do you have proof?’’. The officer asked.

The big man looked confused around the office and made to say something then hesitated.

“You’re a thief and a liar!”. The officer charged. “First of all you denied ownership of this possession, and now you are accusing someone for something you did?”. Then the officer turned to us and said, you can return to your cabin”.

“I swear, they planted it! They did!”. The big man kept saying amidst tears as we walked away.

I was so shocked that the big guy was a thief. He doesn’t really strike me as one. When we entered our cabin, Sly looked at Jaz who stood waiting for an answer.

“It would have been us. He planted it in your bag”. Sly said.

Jaz smiled and let out a loud laugh. Sly quickly shut his mouth with his palm and said.

“Calm down! They may misunderstand you”.

Jaz smiled and nodded, then happily opened his beer and poured a large quantity in his mouth.

Jaz looked angrily at the big man who was backing him and then to the big man's colleague.

"is your guy mad? is he stupid?".Jaz said to the conventional guy.

"it's your father and mother that are mad! Did you hear me? they're the ones that are mad!". The big man said to Jaz, turning to face him.

Jaz stood up abruptly from his bed and moved aggressively towards the big man, but Sly was quick to intercept him. The big man also stood up to challenge him.

"What do you want to do, em? come on!". The big man yelled.

"calm down Jaz, you what's up right? So calm down". Sly said pushing Jaz back to his bunk.

The big man, smiled and sat on his bed too. The cabin boy stood looking in fear while i sat where i was dealing with my tummy observing by watching.

"Let's go and fix it". I said, when i noticed no one was going to respond to the call.

Sly looked at me in a 'can you do it?' way. And i nodded and slowly stood up and followed the boy, while Sly and Jaz joined in.

We climbed down from the supper structure to the main deck, the containers filled up most of the space. From where i stood, i could see how the blue ocean meets the sky, it worsened my situation and i took my eyes off it and continued following the boy. We passed Men in pink overall moving to fro on the deck, they didn't take notice of us. We moved through the maze and climbed up to an upper deck of the ship where some group of men were drinking and laughing, playing cards. They stopped and looked at us questioningly as we approached.

'Sir, the electrical engineers". The cabin boy said.

"where is Johnbull?". A smallish man with a full mustache said.

"he said these guys can do it". The boy said.

The men scanned through us again and a bald dark older looking asked.

"this is a new uniform, and a different company, who hired you guys".

I was scared and sick. And i noticed one of the men looking at me as if he knew i was sea sick. Before i could adjust myself, the man observing me, an elderly man also, thick with full white Afro asked.

"You!". He called pointing at me.

"Me?''. I asked.

"You look sick, are you okay?". The man asked.

The men exchanged suspicious glances and they all focused on me, waiting a reply. I remembered what Jaz said earlier about them almost being thrown overboard. This made me awaken an inner strength and adjusted to normal.

"am okay, having headache from stress, but am okay".

This statement seem to gown down well with them as they turned to Sly who spoke up for us.

"We're here to do our job okay, Please direct us to where we need to work sirs". Sly said confidently, looking sternly at them one after the other.

The men turned back to their cards and the smallish man stood up and said.

"follow me".

We followed him up to the main mast and he pointed at the light and said.

"That light is not coming up, and it's very important it does". He said, and walked away.

When he left, we looked at each other and Jaz asked.

"who knows anything about this?". He looked at me and said."you know something right?'.

I looked at the big light that was off, and then to the height where we were, coupled with the big sea meeting the horizon. Fear gripped me, i couldn't tell them i couldn't go up to the top to examine the light. Sly could see the dilemma i was in and he said to Jaz.

"This dude knows nothing".

Jaz looked around in confusion and asked.

"does any of you have a tool?".

I and Sly exchanged glances and shrugged. He looked at us angrily and shouted.

"somebody get me a tool!".

Sly slowly climbed down and leaving i and Jaz looking awkwardly at each other. I refused to look down the ocean while i struggled with my tummy.

Few minutes later Sly was back with a tool bag.

"Do you know what you want to do?". He asked Jaz.

Jaz said nothing, collected the bag from him and climbed few steps up. He traced the connection up and down, from where we stood he seem to know what he was doing. Then he came down and said.

"I think one of the wires is burnt".

"Are you sure?". Sly asked.

'do you have any other idea!". Jaz yelled.

He took a wire from the bag and went up. After few connections the light came up. Sly jumped and danced. Jaz came down and danced, while he was dancing the smallish man shouted from the deck.

"I see the light!".

Jaz stopped standing immediately, but kept smiling proudly. We went back to our cabin and discovered the other guys where not in the room.

"where did they go?". Jaz asked Sly.

"I don't know". Sly said, climbing up the bunk.

Soon they returned with two mini crates of beer each. The conventional guy handed Jaz one and went up his bunk. Sly stretched his hand and collected two bottles from Jaz.

"Do you care for one?". The conventional guy asked me.

I shook my head and continued playing game on my phone. Everything seemed to be going well until the cabin boy came in again and said,

"the deck master wants you". looking at Jaz.

Jaz turned to the big man and said.

"It's your turn".

"are you okay? Are you not here to work? We have been doing this job over ten years now and you're complaining". The big man said.

"Now listen". Jaz said sitting up. "if you want to talk to me, stop using insensitive terms okay...."

"Or what?". The big man said, sitting up to face Jaz."or what super man!".

Jaz smiled, turned his face away and returned with a bottle on the man's head. Every one was shocked and reacted to it in surprise. The big man didn't move a muscle, he kept his eyes on Jaz even with particles of bottle on his head. Jaz was already up with the broken bottle dangerously fixed in his hand.

Sly jumped down from his bunk and stood in front of Jaz pushing him backwards. The big man stood up slowly and dust the bottle particles off his head, then fix an ominous stare on Jaz, who was equally jumpy with adrenaline.

The big man made to attack but the conventional guy stopped him and said.

"Bright, calm down. It may cost us our job".

The big man examined his head and discovered there was no blood or injury, even his colleague assisted and reassured him that he had no injury before he sat back on his bed.

The cabin boy was gripped with fear as he stood stiffly beside the door watching the drama with his hands on his mouth. I on my end moved away from harms way, and remained in a safe distance observing in silence.

Jaz sat back still looking at him with the broken bottle in his hand. The big man, then stood up, took his tool bag and said to Jaz in a low threatening tone,

"You'll regret this, i promise you on my father's grave". And he walked away with the cabin boy and his colleague behind him.

Please lets try to avoid abuses. It doesn't tell good of this thread

I was up early the next day to get ready for my undisclosed destination. Esther had already made breakfast; i joined them at the dinning to a plate of cornflakes and milk.

When we were done, I followed the men downstairs. It was just 4:15am and we were already on our way. There was a blue Toyota corolla packed in the compound that was the car we used.

“Frozen”. Esther called. “Keep your ears down and your eyes open okay”. She said to me before she closed the car door.

I nodded, and we were off on our way. We drove in silence until the sun rose and we were still driving. After a long distance drive, we stopped at a filling station for a refill and were soon on our way again. No one said anything to anyone and that felt weird.

Finally we drove into a sea port and packed at the car park. The guy who drove us brought out his phone and called someone.

“We’re here, where are you? …… Okay….. we are waiting”. And he hung up, turned to the guy seated by his side and said. “He’ll be here soon”.

After a while of waiting, a fat bellied man was running towards us, and the guy who drove us opened the car door and said to us.

“He’s coming, let’s get down”.

We all stepped out of the car and waited for the man. When he reached us he was breathing heavily, we patiently waited for him to catch his breath, and when he did, he said.

“Sorry…sorry, I was busy inside. We have to hurry and meet up with the crew”.

“I hope you settled them very well?” The guy who drove us asked suspiciously.

“Of cause I did”. The man said assuredly.

“You know what happened the last time, they almost threw us overboard, I wouldn’t want that”. The guy who drove us said.

“Come on Jaz! You know how those guys can be, greedy fools!” The fat man said. “Come on we are wasting time, they will set off by 9am”. And he started forward.

We followed him to the container terminal and through it to the sea shore. They were done loading the ship and lots of sailors both cadet and captains were seen moving in and out of different ships.

“Where’s our ship?” Jaz asked.

The fat man looked around confused and ran to meet a man standing with note pad taking record of the happenings on a ship bedside us. After talking with him, the man pointed towards a cadet dusting his uniform. And the fat man went to him, they talked for a while and he returned to us and said nervously.

“Em…there’s a problem”.

“What is it?” The other guy with us asked.

“I think the captain on board is not going to allow…..” And the fat man stopped, scratching his head.

“Hey! Don’t get on my nerves, speak up!”. Jaz threatened.

“Look, this is beyond anyone here. I have settled the officers, and the crew, but they changed the captain this morning. He is strict and brutal, everyone is scared of him”. The fat man said.

“Then what are we going the to do now that the container is on board?”. Jaz asked stiffly.

“You have to follow another ship”. The fat man said.

“Follow another ship? I don’t know how you’re going to do it man, we have to be on that ship. Go back there and talk to the crew”. Jaz said. Then turn to the guy with us. “Sly, follow him and hear what they are saying”.

I was just standing watching the drama under the morning sun, no one cared for my opinion, even though I had none; it was as if I was invisible.

The fat man and Sly disappeared into the ship and returned about five minutes later with Sly’s face frowned.

“Can you imagine, this fat fool didn’t settle all the crew. They’re angry with him that’s why they refused to let us in”. Sly said eyeing the fat man angrily.

“Go and fix it! You know me, you know what I can do even right here. You better fix it right now ”. Jaz said in an ominous tone.

The fat man was visibly shaking and he then said.

“I cannot defend myself now because they all call me a cheat. I gave Bobby all the money to settle the crew”.

“Where is Bobby?” Sly asked.

“He’s on leave! And out of the country!” The fat man said raising his voice a little high pitch.

“I did not pay Bobby, I gave you the money. We have to board on that ship, that very ship or prepare to visit your ancestors”. Jaz said in a stiff tone.

The fat man’s face was filled with fear, he was drenched in his own sweat, and was visibly unstable. He turned towards a huge custom officer walking to the ship, and he said abruptly pointing towards the man.

“There! There is Mathew!”

“Who’s Mathew?” Jaz and Sly asked simultaneously.

Before we could say JACK! He was running towards the man, and soon they both were approaching us.

“Good day gentle men”. The custom officer greeted.

We shook hands with the officer while the fat man stood behind him still unstable.

“I understand there’s a complication here. I will see what I can do to resolve it”. The officer said, held the fat man’s hand and they both walked towards the ship.

We waited for them close to thirty minutes before they resurfaced. I could see the fat man smiling walking majestically in front of the officer with him. And when they reached us, the fat man spoke first smiling.

“Resolved!” The fat man said proudly dusting his shoulder. “You guys can board now”.

We boarded as the technical engineering crew. The fat man gave us ID cards; mine was named as John Archers. And how they got my passport was something I couldn’t understand. It was after we boarded that I got to know that only the low paid crew knows about us. The top officers and main crew where completely oblivious of us, hence the reason for the ID cards.

We were led to our cabin, a small room with two small double bunk beds facing each other. I and Sly took the bed by the left with me lying on the top bunker, while Jaz laid on the down bunk of the bed on the right. The ship set sailed after few minutes and that felt like a relief until I started feeling nauseous .

We were just settling in when two guys came in into our cabin. A tall built dark guy, almost as big as Jaz, just that Jaz is slightly bigger, and a fair conventional guy. They exchanged glances in surprise when they saw us and the bigger one said to us.

“We’re not aware that we have company. Who are you guys please?”.

“Sorry for the mix up. We are from Chaco electrical company. We are the electrical crew”. Jaz said standing to face them.

“I am not aware of another company. We have been working with this ship since forever”. The conventional guy said, moving in front of his colleague.

“Am sorry guys, I wasn’t told of another company aside ours”. Jaz said in a daring tone.

“It’s okay; we’re here for a purpose. Perhaps we can manage. There’s no need for a fight”. I found myself saying after waiting forever to say something.

These words seemed to saturate them as they looked at the two beds that were occupied. I stood up and signaled Sly to move over to Jaz’s bed. And so peace reigned, Sly and Jaz stayed on a bed and the guys took the bed by the left. I laid on a heap of cloth at a corner beside the wade rope that faced the entrance door.

An hour or so later, I started feeling sick in my tummy, I quickly took a bucket and emptied everything in my tummy inside. The guys took a glance at me and went back to their rest. I wiped my mouth and sat breathing heavily. The conventional guy came down from his bed and squatted in front of me.

“sea sick right?”. He asked.

I smiled and nodded, not knowing what he meant.

“Very few people feel this way at first. Don’t worry you’ll get use to it”. He said and went back to his bunk.

“Ahoy!” Someone shouted from outside. And there was laughter, then a cabin boy came in and said .” the deck master needs the engineer”.

“Who’s the deck master?”. Asked the big man.

“The supervisor sir”. The cabin boy said.

“These are the engineers”. The big man said pointing to Jaz. “Go and do your job guys”. He added, turned backing us facing the wall.

I was still in bed but half asleep when Sofia came in without knocking. She laid behind me and held me from behind.

“Good morning”. She whispered into my ear.

I didn’t bother to bother because I had already perceived her perfume earlier, and feeling her full boobs on my back, I needed no soothsayer to tell me who it was.

“Good morning”. I replied still lying on my side.

“I couldn’t get you off my mind all through the night. Am glad I had you all to myself”. She said, holding me closely to herself.

I was worried that morning about Ruth and didn’t know why. If Ruth was set free, that means I wouldn’t be hiding anymore, the more I tried to wave it off my mind the more it drained me.

“Can you visit me later today?”. Sofia whispered, interrupting my thinking.

I turned to her and said.

“am I not your friends boyfriend?”.

She giggled and held me even tighter.

“Who are you guys deceiving? You are not her boyfriend, I know. So stop lying to me. I may not have much like Esther does, but I know how to love more than she can ever do”. Sofia said.

She knows nothing about my plans to relocate and I couldn’t tell her. So I turned to face her and she cuddled and lean on my chest. This scared me; she may already have been in lust, or perhaps in love with my bleeping rod.

“Did you sleep well?”. I asked, not knowing what to say.

“How could i? When I was thinking of you all through the night”. Sofia said, and held me even tighter.

“Ruth you are so funny”. I said, and realized my mistake late.

She paused, then looked me in the face and asked in a frown.

“who is Ruth, your girlfriend?”.

‘’Am sorry, she’s my sister, was thinking of her this morning”. I found myself saying.

She looked at me suspiciously for awhile, then started leaving the bed and said .

“I have to help Esther in the kitchen before she meets us here”.

“are you angry?”. I said.

She turned to me, shrugged and said.

“I don’t care if you have a million girlfriends. I wouldn’t believe you if you said you’re single. Are you coming to visit?”. She said, standing at the door.

“I don’t know, I have plans for today”. I said, just because I couldn’t tell her I couldn’t come out freely.

She then moved to the bed cabinet, took a jotter and asked.

“Can I have a pen?”.

I stretched my hand towards a note on a side stool, opened a book I was reading earlier, retrieved a pen in-between and handed it over to her. She took it and penned down her number and said.

“Call me”. And she walked away.

I needed to know what was going on about me and Ruth with the police. Esther had already gone out with her friends and I was alone thinking. I had no phone and there was none in the house. So I made up my mind to visit Ruth.

I took a face cap and made sure my face was completely covered and I stepped out. First I bought a phone, and registered a new sim before going to Ruths place.

Candy was the one who opened the door, and she was so happy to see me. She offered me a cold soft drink even before I sat and took the space beside me.

“where have you been? We have been searching allover for you”. Candy said.

‘’WHERE’S RUTH?”. I asked.

“She went out with Sam”. Candy replied uncomfortably, knowing my history with her sister.

I wasn’t so happy with the news of her and Sam still, but I waved it aside and asked.

“How was she set off the leach?”

“She reported herself with a lawyer, and Sam pushed her case to be investigated. It was later found out that the bullet which killed Sandra was not the same with the one in the gun they found with Ruth. Now the murder case has been lifted, but inspector John still insists on finding you to come and answer for gun. I think you should turn yourself in Mike, let them end this once’’. Candy said with concern in her voice.

“I can’t “. I said, Knowing who the gun belongs to, and that will defiantly resurrect a dead case”.

“Why?’’. Candy asked in shock.

“you won’t understand”. I said.

“Please make me”. She asked holding my hands.

“Candy, I sincerely can’t explain either. Please try and understand”. I said.

She took her hands off mine, turned to the TV in front of her and said.

“Then keep running”.

I looked at her face and it was a sad one. I know she really cares but I couldn’t bring myself to telling her that the gun belongs to Thomas’s police boyfriend, which will implicate Thomas, and the police officer. And Thomas won’t hesitate to bring me in. so I changed the topic by saying.

“Does Sam know about the pregnancy?”.

Candy turned abruptly towards me and kept a stern stare for awhile until I was forced to rephrase my question.

“Has she told him?”.

“she told me, you clearly don’t want to have anything to do with her. Why bothering now?’’.

Candy’s statement sounded so stupid to me. I tried to yell.

“why are you talking like this. You know am responsible for the pregnancy, shouldn’t I be concerned about it?”.

“you’re not concerned about the pregnancy. You want to stop her relationship with Sam”. Candy retorted.

‘’HEY! Who am I taking with? Where’s Candy, is she home?”. I said smiling, looking around, trying very hard to hold back anger.

Candy laughed and said.

“Mike, Sam knows about the pregnancy. He is also aware that it’s yours, yet he’s ready to date her. That’s what love really is Mike. Leave her alone to happiness. She really loved you Mike, and she still does”.

I couldn’t say much after that. Now I have two babies with two ladies, and none want me to father my baby. Anyways, my life was still a mess.

I left Ruth’s place and was heading back to Esther’s place when we met a road block in front. I asked the bike man to reverse, but he refused saying that they will chase after us and that if I had any exhibit, I should dispose it. I told him that I am the exhibit, then the bike man asked me to step down from his bike. I was still arguing with him when a police officer spotted us and ordered the bike man over.

“You see what you’ve caused?”. The bike man said.

“Don’t say anything, I promise to double your price”. I said in panic.

He turned to me and said.

“2000”.

“2000 it is”. I replied.

The police man searched us and when he found nothing, he asked the Mike man.

“what were you people arguing about?”.

“Nothing sir, I dropped my wallet and I was accusing him, but found it”. The bike man said.

The police officer looked at me suspiciously, my tummy knotted in fear. He came closer and removed my cap, looked at me in the eye while I tried to avoid his.

“can I have your ID?’’. THE POLICE MAN ASKED.

I searched my pocket and said.

“I don’t have it sir”.

The police man looked at me suspiciously for a while, then turned to the bike man and said.

“you can go”.

I was so relieved and when the bike man stopped me in front of Esther’s house, I gave him 3000. And he was so happy and gave me his number to call him anytime for any kind of deal or thing. I knew what he meant and I agreed. And so I rode off.

I went in and met Esther with two other guys in the sitting room. They turned to me when I approached.

“where have you been?”. Esther asked.

I shrugged and sat on a chair at the dinning.

“anyways, this is Jaz and Sly. This is Mike”. Esther introduced us. And continued. “Mike, you’ll be leaving with them tomorrow”.

I was surprised at the sudden change of date, but I said nothing because I know I wont get any positive response. So I nodded.

“You’re from henceforth called Frozen”. Esther said.

“Frozen?”. I repeated.

“that’s what you’re going to be addressed as. When you get to the other side, you’ll be baptized. I’ll be there at your baptism. Do you understand Frozen?”. Esther asked.

I nodded.

I had this concern to call Candy just to know about Ruth’s where about but all my contact was on my phone that was confiscated by the police. Why do I still care for Ruth after all I suspected she killed Sandra? But something about me wanted to know how she was, if she was rearrested or set free.

Later in the evening, Esther came in with two girls that looked like whores. Even Esther herself was not exceptional. They were sexually provocatively dressed in skin tight miniskirts that were slit up to their side waist region, baring their thighs, adding to the cleavage baring crop top they wore and rings adoring their faces, not to mention the high hill shoes on their feet and chains around their ankles. This is a real case of birds of a feather.

They came in with cigarettes burning between their fingers and a bottle of whisky, vodka and spirit. Each holding theirs and singing aloud to a god knows awful song. I was lying on the couch in the blue lighted sitting room watching a program on the TV when they came in, none took notice of me as one sat on my face and jumped up in shock.

“Oh! Someone was actually lying here”. The chubby dark lady said laughing, trying to see the face of who it was.

Esther put on the main light and the ladies stared at me as if I was a new toy. I was feeling uncomfortable with this so I stood up and said.

“Hello girls”.

They waved at me still looking, and the chubby one said smiling.

“Please tell me you’re her brother”.

“Hey! He’s my boyfriend! Take your eyes off him”. Esther said and walked into the house.

The other girl, tall and slim, but facially beautiful extended her hand and said.

“My name is Lily”.

I took her hands and replied.

“I am Mike”.

“Esther hasn’t said anything about you to us, and she has such a fine specimen in the house”. Said Lily still holding my hand.

“Don’t mind that snake, she hardly tells anyone anything”. The chubby one added.

“Who’s a snake?”. Esther yelled from inside the house and when she surfaced, you continued. “Do I know your real boyfriend? Who even knows the guy you’re fucking?”.

The girls started an argument and i gently snuck out of their presence and retired to my room.

Later that evening, I went to take a shower before I slept. And while I was on it, the chubby girl barged into the bathroom and when she saw me bathing she closed her mouth in shock. She had already seen my rod before I could close it. She looked at me and said.

“Wow!”.

“leave please”. I said almost in a whisper.

She smiled crookedly and winked at me before she left. I forgot to bolt the door that day, I hardly bolt the bathroom door each time I want to shower.

The night of that day I heard slow moaning from different voices. I knew what was going on and I turned to the other side and forced a sleep. Few minutes into a deep sleep the sound of my door woke me, it was the chubby girl. She was tying a towel around her chest. From the look on her face I knew what she wanted.

“Esther is calling you”. She said, standing at the door.

I slowly stood up and followed her to the room and met Esther banging Lily with a Love Machine strap. She stopped abruptly on seeing me, and I made to retreat but the chubby lady shot the door with her body smiling at me and slowly dropped her towel to expose her full boobs with large nipples and full waist.

“what is the meaning of this Sofia?!”. Esther yelled covering her strap with a bed sheet.

“Fun”. Sofia said holding me around my waist smiling.

I was paralyzed, the chubby lady was so sexually appealing and it made me confused as i stood still while she grabbed my butt.

“No, not him. Mike please leave!”. Esther yelled.

I was about leaving when Sofia stopped me and faced Esther saying.

“can’t we have foursome? You enjoyed two of my boyfriends and Lily’s, why can’t we just have fun?”.

“Esther, come on! We’re really Hot, let us have real fun”. Sofia said caressing Esther’s thigh.

“am sorry girls. Mike please leave. I’ll explain to you why he’s not that type, please understand girls”. Esther said.

I left and returned to my room. I could hear the girls arguing behind me as I walked away. When I was in my room, lying in my bed, I wondered why Esther was like that. She brings in guys, but not me. I took my mind off it even though I was really aroused seeing three sexy girls naked. Anyways, I forced myself to sleep.

I was in a deep sleep when I felt my boxers going off. I jumped up and saw Sofia smiling as she dragged it off and threw it away. She was completely nude. I moved backwards in shock but she pushed my back on the bed and put my rod in her mouth. She did a good job with it and when it was completely hard, she mounted it backwards, facing her big butt on my face as she rode it like she had spring on her waist moaning slowly not to alert Esther . She had gone for 2 minutes when I felt the offload approaching. I gently pushed her off and positioned her in a doggy position on the bed, while I stood outside the bed. I hit my rod on her ass, fingered her gently, just to buy time to get the sensation off. And when I was sure it was off. I slowly banged her, but she hit me with her ass faster than I was given and I felt like it again. I removed my rod abruptly, hit it on her ass to force it back. Then carried her facing me and plunged her from underneath, at least with her weight on me I won’t feel the sensation that early. So I banged and banged until my legs ached. Then I positioned her on a missionary position, I gave it to her several times. Again I felt like it, I removed my rod and stimulated her clitoris with it while fingering her before I pulled her legs on my shoulder and continued, Bam! It was going to shoot out again. I stood up and left the bed pulling her by her hand and balanced her on the wall standing, then took her from behind, while she hung a leg on the bed, and suddenly she started shaking holding her mouth not to scream out, the next thing was water shooting out of her and I allowed mine to come this time, and it was a mixed semen. She went on her knees shaking and lied on her side with me lying behind her as she breath heavily.

When she finally got hold of herself, she slowly sat up and kept looking at me with admiration, and then whispered to my ear.

“This is why Esther is hiding you from us right?”. With that, she stood up and went to shower.

Early the next morning, I was still in bed and Esther came to my room, waking me up with a knock on the door.

“Good morning”. She said, and sat on my bed.

“Good morning”. I returned.

She looked around the room and asked.

‘did you guys do it on this bed?”

I was shocked to hear this, but I kept an expressionless face and asked.

“why are you here?’’.

“I know you bleeped Sofia”. Esther said. “she snuck out and came back after showering, but that’s not why I am here. I don’t care who you Bleep. I just want to tell you that I received a text message about our next job. We’re leaving a day next tomorrow. You may not be retuning for awhile, we will need you to be effective over there, do you understand?”. Esther said.

“Where, how?’’ I asked, feeling completely lost.

“you worry too much Mike. We have gotten an accommodation for you, and every other thing you will need”. Esther said.

“what about my passport?”. I asked.

She looked at me and giggled. Then stood up and said.

“you really wasted your girlfriend last night. She’s still sleeping. You better enjoy her now coz you’re travelling soon. And don’t tell her about your plans of travelling , don’t even by mistake”. She walked away banging the door behind her.

clumsydyna:


I have just seen it but, somehow I want more. It is far better than it was before although, I don't know what that brown roof in front is, the shovel and sand there seems out of place since the house is not under construction, plus I expected to see like a well with the manual lever for pulling water bucket out and probably power generating sets at a corner.
This is completely my own opinion.

it's topher052. i cant assess the mail you sent. Please reply this message so i retrieve your info

The men left the evening of that day. They mentioned nothing about what they do, what role i should play or the name of their group if it's actually a group.

Early the next morning i was still in bed when i felt someone touching my butt. I woke up immediately to find Esther seated by my bed side smiling. I couldn't understand why she was in my room dressed in a milk transparent short night gown. So i asked without thinking.

"what are you doing?".

"Good morning". She said smiling.

I rose up and discovered i was only in my very light short white trunk and i was immediately conscious of my protruded rod. So i covered it up with a pillow and said.

"Good morning". Still feeling odd about her visit.

Esther laid closer to me smiling, looking lustfully at me. Then she said after a brief silence.

"You have a nice ass".

I couldn't make out what my ass has to do with her visit. Could she probably want sex this early? I just decided to wait and hear from her. And so i smiled at her compliment and waited.

She took the pillow off me jokingly and threw it away. I was so shocked at her display. It's just 3:34 am according to the wall clock on my wall.

"let me see how it is?". Esther said giggling.

"see what?''. I asked.

"You know what". She said biting her lips.

I felt embarrassed, so i slowly moved away from her but she came closer to me still smiling.

"Mike, why are you behaving like a kid?''. She said. "Let me see a little please". Reaching for my rod.

I held her hand and said.

"what are you getting at?''.

She looked me in the eyes and blushed. Then moved closer to me. I could make out her huge boobs and nipples from her night gown, and as she moved, she deliberately made sure that her gown rolled up to reveal her full thighs and part of her ass. These sent hot blood to my rod and it got even stronger. She held me by my neck with her eyes in mine and slowly kissed me on the lips, on my cheeks and whispered to my ear.

"Mike, you have a job today".

I moved away from her in shock and she laughed hitting me allover.

"do you think am here to seduce you? Get off your high horse man". She said leaving the bed laughing. And then added. "Get ready, we are leaving by 5 am".

"wait!". I said. "how do you want me to do this? i am still on the run. if i come out i may get arrested".

She looked at me for few seconds and said.

"You worry too much. Just get ready, we'll be back before you know it". And she walked away.

4:30 am, she was already at my door. I was ready though, but scared to my tummy. We went downstairs and walked to the junction where a jeep was waiting for us. We entered and met two guys in, one in front and one behind. Esther greeted them and we drove off.

Soon the car stopped, and Esther came down with the guy behind, of cause i joined them. She handed me a backpack and said.

"all you need is inside. You and this guy will continue". Pointing to the guy beside her.

"To where?". i asked, feeling sick.

"Don't worry". She said before entering the front of the car and they drove off.

I turned to the guy who was waiting for me and asked.

"where are we going to?".

"Don't worry". He said and he moved ahead.

I had no choice but to follow him. We got to where a truck was packed, and we joined the driver and drove to a long distance. I refused to sleep as i awaited for the worse. We stopped at an express way and alighted. I was surprised to see the jeep i drove in with Esther packed at the other side of the road.

The guy with me crossed over to meet them and came back after a while to collect the bag from me, handed it to the driver and we both crossed to join Esther in the jeep and started back to where we came from.

They stopped us at the junction and we both walked down the street. It was about 11 am when we arrived. Now i know where Esther always comes from looking untidy. But what is the aim? That was a puzzle to me.

When we arrived home, Esther handed me an envelop and walked into her room. I opened it and found a 100k. What have i done to deserve this? I wondered. And so i went to meet her in her room, she was laying face down when i entered.

"Hello, i want to ask you something". I said as i walked in.

She turned to me tiredly and said.

"Can we talk later? I want to rest a little". and she laid back.

I returned to the sitting room looking at the envelop in my hand. This is going to be trouble if i just collected a 100k for following a truck. I shoved the envelop in my pocket all the same and dozed off on the couch.

Esther tapped me on my waist several times and when i woke up, she pointed me to the news. It was about the escapees that where assumed kidnapped. Our names where listed on the TV but Ruth wasn't among the list.

"They said you were kidnapped". Esther said.

"That's not true!". I said sitting up properly.

"you're right! that's just a way to hide their inefficiencies". Esther said, changing the channel to musicals.

"what was the money for?". I asked.

She looked at me and said.

"You got paid for your services, why are you complaining?''.

"i didn't do much". I said.

"Then hand the money over to me". Esther said stretching her hand towards me.

I turned from her to the TV. She smiled, stood up and said.

"We're traveling out of the country soon, get prepared".

"You know i can't leave, i got issues with the police". I said.

"who said anything about passing the normal route? we are going to make good money from this trip, trust me". she said and winked at me, before entering the kitchen.

I stayed at Esther's place, eating, sleeping, watching movies and working out. Within two weeks i was back to my normal shape again, my clothes fit normal, but i wasn't really happy cause i was in a kind of prison restricted to the house alone.

In the news i heard a different thing. They said the rebellion group kidnapped most of the prisoners which was very not true. Anyways, at least they didn't mention our escape, but i couldn't bring myself to step out.

Esther on the other hand never mentioned anything about the job, we lived like siblings. Twice the two weeks she brought in a very young guy she should be 9 years older than for sex, and another time, a girl. She would scream so loud anyone few distance away from the house could hear her voice.Everything was fine as long as i didn't intrude into her private life. She never spoke about the sex and i didn't bother to talk about it either. We acted as if nothing happened, even when the girl she brought in walked into the sitting room naked to get water from the dispenser while i was watching the TV. I stumbled into the guy in the kitchen, he greeted me and took food for himself, yet i acted as if they never existed.

We got along pretty well, until one day, while i was asleep i heard voices talking in a low tone. I slowly wen't to the sitting room and eavesdrop to their conversation. Esther was overly pissed with one of the guys and he was begging as if he was going to die. I tried to listen at least to grasp something, but the more i did all i could hear was unclear murmuring. I then decided to lean on the door, unfortunately it gave way and i fell into the sitting room.

The guys stood up abruptly, they were some heavily built guys. I stood up to meet their ominous faces, Esther was just looking at me with anger laden in her eyes.

"who's this?". The very huge one with fat tummy asked.

I greeted them coz i really don't know what to say.

"who's this!". The man yelled, looking at Esther.

"My boyfriend". Esther said in a low tone.

"Sleeky! you know the rules! no one is supposed to be here when we come in!". The man yelled even more at Esther.

"am sorry Rugged, he is my intern. I was going to bring that up after we were done with shark". Esther said.

The man looked at me angrily and ordered me over. I went to him avoiding his piercing eyes.

"what's your name boy". He asked.

"Mike". i replied.

"how much did you hear?". He asked calmly.

"hear? i don't get". i asked taking a glance at his red eyes and taking my eye away immediately, when i met his bloodshot eyes.

"are you mad? do i look like a joker to you?". He said in same calm tone.

No one told what he meant and i said.

"I did not hear anything". i said.

He turned to Esther and said.

"This boy is bloody liar! is this who you want to recruit? We trying to deal with Shark and you are bringing another Shark?".

"Then get it out of him then. I told you Rugged that he is still an intern, if that will satisfy you, get the truth out of him". Esther said and went to sit at the dinning.

The man looked at her walk away, and when she was seated, he turned his attention to me and asked again.

"how much did you hear?".

"I heard nothing". I said feeling odd at what's coming to me.

The man looked at the heavily built guys standing behind him and the swung into action. I moved backwards but they were fast to grip my arms and dragged me to the couch, held me down. I tried to push may way through, but these guys where two times my size each of them. They held my head out of the chair while my body laid on. One went into the house and came out with a bucket of water and piece of clothe.

"You people should not mess my chair up, i can't start carrying out here". Esther yelled from where she sat.

They ignored her and held me down. One placed the clothe over my face and the bucket under me as one took a cup and poured on the my face that was held steady with the clothe over it. I struggled to breathe, taking in water each time i tried and many rushed into my mouth as well. I chocked and felt like i was going to die. And then they removed it and i coughed out water, gasping for air.

When i was done and was breathing okay, the man said again.

'How much did you hear?".

"I swear, you guys where murmuring, i could barely hear anything, believe me please". I begged trying hard to convince him i heard nothing.

When i turned towards Esther, i saw her burying her face in disappointment or shame. I felt i was going through drilling to check my capacity, and so i frowned my face, looked into the man's eyes and said.

"Go ahead and kill me, if that's going to make you happy". And i spat on the floor and looked him into his eyes again steadily.

The man smiled and nodded they should go ahead with the torture. They continued and this time, wasted a little more time for me to almost pass out before they removed it. I had never seen anything like it before, it was like hell and back.

Esther was standing beside me the third time whispering something to the man. He looked at her and asked them to go one more time. This time i felt couldn't take it, i wanted to tell them what they wanted to hear so they could let me go, but somehow i refused to bulge. Instead i turned my frustration into anger and said.

"Is this all you gat? you fat fool! is this all you gat?".

The man seemed impressed with my words as he smiled. And then he said.

"If you wanna give up, just raise two of your fingers and we'll let you go". Then he ordered them to go again.

This time i almost broke out in tears, but i stayed positive, took in some air and exhaled, took in another before they pushed me down and covered my face with water poring on it. This time they refused to stop. I could hear Esther saying.

''Rugged stop this! don't leave a dead body in my house oh, Rugged stop this, you're going to kill him".

Soon i passed out, to wake up on the couch with the men and Esther talking distinctively some distance from me. Esther was the one who saw me first, she moved her head to the others towards my direction and they all smiled to me. I slowly sat up and found Rugged eating at the dinning. He looked at me with his mouth full and said laughing.

"you're up already sleepy head. Your girlfriend thought you were dead".

My nose hurt, and my head ached from taking lots of water. Still felt slightly dizzy, so i rested my back on the backrest and silently looked at them as they were all happy to see me up.

Esther walked to me and sat beside me smiling looking at me. Then she whispered into my ear.

'You almost disappointing me, but you didn't after-all". She stood up and wen't into the house smiling.

Rugged rounded up with his meal and walked towards me.

"Boy, you seem tough". Rugged said when he approached me and stood in front of me.

Then he sat beside me smiling and asked.

"You were scared right?".

"Everyone will die someday". i said.

He smiled and said to me.

'I like you, you're a material. Now tell me". Rugged said, moving closer to me. "what did you hear? it's okay, we're one now. Just tell me".

I looked at him surprised, he smiled and nodded. Then i said.

"To be frank with you, I was telling the truth earlier. I tried to listen but heard nothing. Even if i did, i'll rather die than say i heard anything. Just to be clear, i heard nothing".

Rugged studied me in silence for close to a minute, like he was in a deep thought, all of a sudden he exploded in a loud laughter and said aloud tapping me on the shoulder that shook my whole body and increased the ache in head.

"i like this guy!". He tapped me again and said, "Boy! where did Esther find you! This is what am talking about, a twist!". He shouted and laughed happily.

Esther walked in and asked.

"why are you shouting?".

"He just passed the second test". Rugged said.

Esther looked at me and smiled proudly.

Wow, so that was a test? i said to myself. What if i heard something and opened up, that means i just failed? who are these guys and what do they want from me? i thought, as i watched them drink away the rest of the day.

I, Ruth and the other girl ran until we lost sight of the station. Then we stopped at a kiosk to catch our breaths.

“What have we done Mike?”. Ruth asked still breathing heavily.

“What do you mean what have we done?”. The other girl asked. “ I killed my husband out of anger. Caught him cheating with my best friend, I stabbed the asshole real good and my friend was lucky to survive it. Do you know what they will do to me?”. She added.

Ruth looked at her speechlessly and then turned to me.

“What about us? I didn’t do what they’re accusing me of”. Ruth asked.

“Then who did? By the way, what were you doing with my gun? Why did you take it if you didn’t have an ulterior motive?’’. I said in anger.

Ruth made to hold my hand but I removed her hands off me and moved few steps backwards from her.

“Believe me Mike, I didn’t do such thing. I took the gun because I feared you’ll use it someday out of anger, I wanted to throw it away, but I sincerely don’t know why I kept it”. Ruth said in a remorseful tone.

“let me tell you why you kept it, so that you can ruin my life and kill Sandra your rival!”. I said in rage.

“hey! Hey! I can see what’s going on here. I think I have to find my way from here, goodbye dear, and thanks Mr man”. The lady said and walked into the night.

I returned my attention to Ruth who sat pitifully on a wooden table in front of the kiosk.

“ I don’t know why am not beating the shit out of you right now”. I said feeling overwhelmed with anger.

“ if that’s how you feel, go ahead Mike, since that’s what you know how to do best. At least it will make you feel better right?”. Ruth said standing to face me.

I really felt like slapping thirty demons out of her but something kept refraining me. What if she is innocent? I just turned regretfully and cursed, kicking everything on my way. Ruth suddenly started sobbing, I heard her but pretended as if I didn’t, i sat on a long bench backing her, pacing into the dark with my hands on my jaw.

“Let’s get out of here, it’s not safe”. I finally bring myself to say.

I stood up abruptly and started walking, with Ruth following few steps away from behind. Both of us were not putting on sandals and I was only on singlet and trouser while Ruth was on a jean and spaghetti top.

We walked to the junction and stopped the first bike who increased his speed when he saw both of us. Ruth remained behind me with her face down while I looked out for another. Soon, another bike rode towards us, I moved forward and flagged him. He looked at me suspiciously and stopped. While I was a approaching him, he zoomed off.

“Bleep you!” I yelled behind him.

We waited for an hour yet no sign of bike or taxi. Ruth had sat her butt under a tree along the road. Thank god for the bright moon that gave us light.

I was getting frustrated and tired from standing that long when a Toyota corolla stopped for us. I looked inside and found a young guy alone in the driver seat.

“are you guys stranded?”. He asked.

“yes sir. We were robbed”. I replied.

Ruth gently joined in and stood behind me.

“I suspected, have been in such case before. Please get in”. The young man said.

I immediately whispered to Ruth.

“We were robbed”.

She nodded, and I intentionally opened the back seat for her so I would answer any question from the young man.

“These people are wicked. See how they ripped you guys off everything, even your clothes!”. The guy said driving.

“it was awful”. I said shaking my regretfully.

“last year February I was attacked. It wasn’t a nice thing to experience such. Could you believe after these guys took all my belongings and beat me up, I was left with just my boxers. I tried to stop police on patrol they refused to stop, they just drove pass. I ran after a soldier van, that was the one that scared me to death. Military refused to stop, can you believe that?’’. He said emphasizing on every word. “it was later a good Samaritan stopped for me. Not that he actually stopped, he was in motion and I had to jump into his car and immediately he drove off without waiting for me to close the door. “he laughed and continued. ‘’it was later the man told me that, the boys who rob there were fearless, they rob anyone. That I was lucky to survive”.

The young man continued narrating until his story until we arrived at Ruth’s place. We both alighted and thanked him for his kindness, he was so happy to assist.

“so where are you going to?”. I asked.

“am travelling, I had to be in my destination before morning. My name is Israel”. The young man said.

“I am Gabriel”. I said. Not sure if to tell him my real name cause of the prison break.

We shook hands and he drove off. We knocked several times before someone shouted from inside in a loud intimidating voice.

“who’s that!”

“it’s me uncle Joe”. Ruth shouted back.

“you, who!”. He asked in same tone.

“Ruth, I live downstairs”. Ruth replied.

“oh, Ruth. Where are you coming from by this time?’’. Uncle Joe asked approaching the gate.

“It’s a long story, please open the gate”. Ruth said.

Soon the gate was opened and we greeted the short, chubby middle aged man who was shocked to see us that way and asking lots of questions, which Ruth promised to answer during the day.

We got in after knocking twice. Candy was already awake when we arrived, she received a call about the attack from a friend earlier and has been praying for Ruth’s safety. So seeing her sister alive made her over joy.

I went In, took a shower while the sisters talked silently in Ruth’s room. I retired to the sitting room, where I had a good night rest, zeroing my mind from the previous episode.

The next day, I woke up and was grateful to find some of my clothes I never knew I would ever need. I put it on and went to Ruth’s room to inform her of my departure but she was fast asleep, so Candy took my message and gave me some change for transport.

I didn’t go home straight; I went to Esther’s house. She wasn’t around when I arrived; I had to wait at the stairs.

She walked in looking some 30 minutes later with a nylon bag of food stuffs. When she saw me waiting by her stairs she was surprised and asked.

“Am I safe Mike?”.

“yes you are”. I said.

We both went upstairs and she dropped her stuff in the kitchen and joined me in the sitting room.

“I have been calling you since last night, even checked on you this morning. Is everything okay Mike?”. She asked.

After hesitating, I narrated my arrest, and escape to her. I told her everything, while she listened attentively. When I was done, she said.

“Mike, this is trouble oh. This is real trouble “. She stood up, walked to her window, looked out for few seconds in deep thought and returned to her seat beside me. “Mike, first, you are now a fugitive, even though the account is not grievous because you escaped due to an attack on the prison. But notwithstanding, you were arrested for murder related case. You know how this country treats those with unlawful possession of firearms?’’. Esther asked.

I shook my head and she continued facing me.

“They kill, jail, that’s if your family are broke and you have no one. But since you are a suspect….”.

“I am not, Ruth is, the gun was found with her”. I interrupted.

“Does it matter? You or her, you own the gun she used”. Esther said making a face shrugging. “I have been thinking?”. Esther added.

‘’what are you thinking?’’. I asked with keen interest.

She looked at me and hesitated a little before saying.

“I will help you”.

“how?”. I asked. “do you have connects with police?”.

“no, I don’t. but I can help you get out of this country, if you’ll agree to help me do a little business along the line”. Esther said in a serious face and tone.

I knew she meant business, and I wondered what kind of deal is she talking about. So I asked.

“what kind of business?’’.

“are you in or not is what I want to now?”. Esther asked.

I thought of it and it didn’t go well with my tummy, so I said.

“I have had enough as it is, I don’t know what you want me to do for you. It may be human head you want me to export who knows”.

She exploded in a loud laughter, and when she was done, she stood up and went to the kitchen, returned in a jiffy and asked on her way back.

“So that is how dangerous you assume me to be right? Why are you now my friend, why didn’t you run away like a chicken you are’’. Ruth said sitting beside me again. “Now look here Mike, I am no daughter of the devil, this offer is why I made you my friend, I wanted to study you first before letting you into my business but since you’re in this jam, I am willing to be a friend in need. The benefit includes, 100000 for your first trip. You will stay here with me until the day; you will be rich in no time I promise you”. She added.

“what kind of business?”. I asked again.

“just tell me you’re in, or you’re not and you’ll leave my house this minute and cease to be my friend. Chose”. Esther said looking into my face.

I swallowed hard and nodded.

“What does that mean, say something and stop nodding like a lizard”. Esther said sarcastically.

‘yes!” I said.

She stood up and shook my hands and said smiling.

“Welcome aboard partner”.

THE STORY BEGINS HERE......

I went to Ruth’s cell and found the girls together on one side screaming in fear.

“Ruth! Ruth!”. I called, looking to find her amongst the girls.

“Mike! Is that you”. She called from inside the cell.

The dust in the air and smoke couldn’t allow me see clearly, but at least I could recognize her voice.

“it’s me, come out let’s go!”. I said forcing my head in-between the bar of the cell.

She came out looking circumspectly, and when she was able to recognize me, perhaps noticed I was alone, she rushed towards me and said in a scared tone.

“Mike what’s going on? Get me out of here? Is it another rebellion? Get me out of here please”. She was visibly shaking in fear.

Soon, other girls joined in begging me to open the cell door. I rushed back to find a key coz the padlock was a huge size. I returned with a rock that was used to hold one of the doors steady. I hit it with my all my strength several times and hurt my finger in the process, the rock fell and hit my toes.

“are you okay?’’. Ruth asked.

I nodded after robbing my toes that was hurting really bad.

I went into each offices looking for something else to use, and found a huge metal. On my way back, I found three police men walking into the station. I immediately hid myself behind the door of the office.

“Man! Look at this mess!”. One of the men said in a coaxed voice.

“are you girls okay?” another asked.

No response from the ladies. I heard footstep walking pass the office to where my cell was. And a shout followed with footsteps running towards the cell.

“what is it?’’ asked another voice.

“we are in big soup!”. Said the second voice.

“what soup? Are we supposed to stay and die?”. Said the third voice.

“who were those guys?”. Asked the first voice.

“I think they’re part of the rebellion. That old man is among the top ranking officers of the rebellion”. Said the third.

“Then why bring him to this station? This is not the station to handle such cases “. Yelled the first voice.

“we didn’t know who he was until this evening”. Said the third.

“let’s look around and see if anyone needs help”. Said the second voice.

They walked towards the office, opened the door I was hiding behind, looked into the office and walked pass.

I sneaked out of my hiding and tiptoed towards the entrance and spotted them moving broken things off the way. There was no way out save for the one entrance.

Ruth whistled, and I turned towards her. She pointed me towards the counter. I didn’t get what she meant until she whispered “key”. I could make out what she meant through the movement of her mouth.

“God! Kelly!”. One of the police men shouted.

I turned towards them and found them moving some blocks and dragging a colleague of theirs out of it. The officer looked dead to me, at least their attention was somewhere else, and so I moved carefully, staying out of sight towards where Ruth was pointing. I got there unnoticed and found someone’s leg. And when I traced it to the body, it was a corpse of a police officer. That sent cold chill down my spine as I retreated and hit the counter making a loud noise.

“what’s that?’’. Asked one first voice.

“help us please!”.

One of Ruth’s cellmate shouted from her cell. And the rest followed.

“leave these girls alone please”. Said the second voice.

“hello sir….yes we were badly hit….yes sir….we are still checking sir…..okay sir”. The first voice said.

“who was that”. Said the third voice.

“the DPO”. Said the first voice.

“I hope he sends someone soon”. Said the second voice.

I remained still until they walked away. And when they had gone, Ruth whistled and beckoned me over. I rushed to the cell and tried three keys in tremulous fingers before the forth opened it.

The girls hid behind me as soon as they were out, 5 in number including Ruth. I wasn’t prepared to be a leader in this escape plan, but from the look of things, it was already saddled on me.

I walked carefully to the entrance door and peeped. I could make out the police men in the dark, though they seem to be too occupied moving things to notice.

The station has big compound and the gate was far from it. I beckoned the girls to follow me as I ran towards where they packed confiscated cars and hid behind a dilapidated lorry , the girls joined me. I looked to catch of glimpse of the police men, but they were no longer in sight, and so we ran towards the gate but stopped when I notice spectators and onlookers . And immediately hid behind a car.

“Damn!”. I said breathing heavily.

“Let’s take the other way”. Said one of the girls.

“Which way?” I asked.

“The back exit. Though we have to go through the fence”. Another of the girls added.

“what are we waiting for, let’s go”. I said abruptly.

“what if they see us?”. Ruth asked.

“it’s dark, it should be like mid night they won’t”. I said and stood up. “let’s go”.

As we were running, one of the girls fell. She stumbled over a corpse and let out a little scream, but controlled it in time. That was when I noticed two other corpse lying around.

“let’s go!”. I said and continued running.

We haven’t gone far when the sound of sirens filled the car.

“hurry up!’’ I yelled, as I ran.

We got to the side of the building we were meant to escape from. One of the slim ladies jumped and threw herself over to the other side. Another was struggling with the fence while I assisted Ruth who was sluggish about it, eventually she made it to the other side. I was now left with two ladies, one was extremely fat and the other was short and moderate but clumsy. I helped the clumsy one, giving all my strength to it and that was when the sound of sirens entered the station and footsteps filled the air. I pushed her over and when she was gone, I looked at the fat one who shook her head, meaning “I can’t make it”.

“come on, you have to try”. I said.

“don’t worry, make case is bail able. Go! I’ll be fine, go before they get here”. The fat lady said hurriedly.

I jumped and held the top of the fence, pulled myself up and jumped on the other side. As I was landing I heard.

“who’s there?”.

“it’s me! It’s me! Don’t shoot please”. The fat lady’s voice was heard.

I found only Ruth and another lady waiting for me. Immediately, I dragged Ruth by her wrist and took off while the other lady followed from behind.