A New Creation episode 25
A New Creation
Chapter 25A
Oj and the rest of the guys drove in their house and alighted one by one, the mercenaries that helped them in the gun battle had departed immediately Slimmy and his guys made away. They all noticed the awkward silence in,side the house, they still walked in,side with Oj right in front of them, they all halted as they saw Oj stopped. Oj had a bad feeling and decided to slow down his speed, just as he opened the main door he saw four of his boys lying down in pool of their own blood. Oj was still trying to comprehend what had just happened when his phone began to ring, he picked up immediately thinking it was Slimmy that was calling to mock him but the voice he heard shocked him more.
“Hello Booda Ojo, dem don kill Mama and Akinsola ooh”
“Whaaaaaat” Oj scre-med “Who, when”
“Oga na some people come with gun oh, them say na you first find their trouble, them kan Kill your Mama and your brother”
Oj fell down on his kneels immediately, he tried to scre-m but he couldn’t.
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Kolawole was about to leave Malia’s place after they just had one of their numerous arguments but he was stopped in his track by his ringing phone.
“Hello” he said “I have been calling you guys since, why didn’t any of you pick up”
“Boss, we were busy with the tasks you gave us”
“So whats up, how did the tasks go”
“Easier than we expected boss”
“Both tasks? He asked.
“Yes boss”
“Okay good, just stick to the plan. I will be there as soon as I get the chance” Kolawole dropped the call and was about to step out when Malia obstructed him.
“Kolawole what have you done this time” Malia asked.
“Malia, stay out of this, it’s none of your Effing business” Kolawole scre-med at Malia.
“Why have you suddenly turned into a beast, you are scheming people’s death, causing fights between people” Malia
“Maybe I have always been a beast, maybe you were a fool not to realise it” Kolawole replied.
“True, I was a fool to have fallen in love with you but tell me, why are you doing all of these evil acts”
“Because I want to own it all, I want to wipe out one Fraternity with the other and then I will take over the wh0le campus. I shall be the god of this campus, I shall rule over everyone” He paused and his body vibrated “Ohh Malia, just the mere thoughts of having it all is giving me goose bumps”
“You are an animal Kolawole” Malia scre-med as Kolawole flung her out of his way and walked away. She cried for a while and then walked back to the bed to pick up her phone and dialled a number.
“Hello Roy” Malia said after the call was picked.
“Yea, who is this” Roy asked calmly.
“This is Malia”
“Malia?” Roy’s mind drifted back to the events that happened the day Gentle died and remembered meeting Malia before everything went wrong “Ohh Malia, it’s you. But this is not your number and I don’t remember giving you my own number”
“Yeah this is my other line and yes you beeped my number when I gave you mine so I saved it up” Malia explained
“Ohh so what’s up” Roy asked.
“Where are you, we need to talk” Malia said.
“Am out of town right now”
“You ran away”
“Excuse me, what do you mean by I ran away” Roy was surprised.
“You ran away because of your friend’s death yeah”
“And how the hell did you know that” Roy more surprised.
“Am sorry Roy, I was told to distract you so those guys can successfully carry out that operation but they didn’t tell me they were gonna kill anyone, they only said they wanted to steal something from your place” Malia.
“Woow” Roy was short for words “So why are you telling me all of this now”
“Because my conscience is disturbing me and am afraid the guy that lead the attack on your friend still wants to cause more havoc”
“The guy, you mean you know this particular guy”
“Yes I do”
“Who is he”
“His name is Kolawole”
“Kolawole?” Roy called out slowly.
“Yes that’s his real name but he is popularly known as Kong”
“Kong” Roy scre-med.
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“Guys please let me just quickly pick up something from my house before we go for our next target” Rofiat told the guys in,side her car as she parked in front of her house while they all just nodded.
“Rough abeg no tey ooh, make the target no go escape like that previous one” one of the guys in the car said.
“I dey come now now” Rofiat dropped from the car and walked towards the gate only to notice that the gate was widely opened. She slowed down and stayed alert as she realised something was not right and that there was danger looming. First she saw the gates padlock broken on the ground and then she saw a bullet casing, she then ran back to the car to call on the guys. They all armed them selves with guns and they all tiptoed in to the house. The main door was opened also, broken actually, fear gripped Rofiat as they ransacked the wh0le house but couldn’t find Hadijat or Halimat. She got back to the lounge and was dialling Slimmy’s number when one of the boys with her brought her attention to an handkerchief laying on the ground, she walked towards the handkerchief and picked it up.
“Hello boss”
“Yeah Rough whats up ” Slimmy replied.
“They have been kidnapped”
“Who”
“Hadijat and Halimat”
Slimmy took a deep breath before responding.
“Have you confirmed who took them”
“Yes, I just saw their handkerchief. It’s the White tigers”
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As soon as Rofiat dropped the call, Slimmy’s phone began ringing again but he cut the call after seeing the caller. Roy had been calling him for some time now but he had refused to pick, in as much as he tries to believe that Roy had no hand in Gentle’s death, he still didn’t want to lower his guard around him, he still doesn’t want to trust him blindly
Chapter 25B
OJ shirt was soaked in tears, he couldn’t hold himself even though Small was beside him trying to pacify him. He was in his mother’s house, her dead body and his only brother’s own laid right in front of him.
They were all that he hustled for in life, he was struggling to give them a better life. After his father’s death, their mother had gone through a lot to bring up him and his brother as a single mother. She hawked cooked food during the day and sold roasted corn at their Street junction in the evening. His only younger brother was a bright boy of nineteen years old with a promising future, he had just gained admission into the University to study medicine and was preparing to resume the next semester.
He held his late mother and brother’s hand for the last time, still sobbing, his l-ips and teeth vibrating. He remembered the promise he made to his mother the last time they visited his father’s grave. He promised to do everything that their father failed to do due to the cold hands of death that snatched him away and his mother had hugged him and replied him saying that he should continue his education and per time job faithfully, praying for increased grace upon his life, she also warned him to desist from bad friends and gangs who could have an ill influence on him, oblivious of her son’s involvement in a cult already. Only Tade his brother was aware of his involvement in the cult but kept mute about the matter and even lied to cover up for his brother on several occasions.
Small finally succeeded in pulling Oj away from the corpses and allow for them to be moved away. Oj buried his face in his palms as he was led outside to the balcony.
His phone rang as they stepped down the stairs. He pulled it out of his pocket but Small took it from him and checked the screen to see the caller. Small let out a deep breath and stared at Oj’s face before answering the call.
‘Congrats Bruv, you succeeded in killing his family.’ Small said as he stepped away from Oj. ‘You killed his mother and his only brother.’
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Slimmy stood still in shock of what he heard over the phone. He remained in silence for a while, trying to process it in his brain. He took off his phone from his ear and checked the screen to confirm if he called the right number.
‘Let me talk to Oj,’ Slimmy finally spoke.
‘He can’t…’ He heard the voice begin aggressively but was disrupted by Oj’s voice underground. ‘Give me the phone.’ He heard Oj say and he could hear a little bit of dragging.
‘Nice one Slimmy, I saw your signatures all over my mother and brother’s faces. Thanks for killing them.’ Oj said from the other end. Slimmy could hear the pain and deep hurt from his voice.
‘No Oj,’ Slimmy tried to speak but the call was terminated.
He stared at his phone for a while and bit his l-ips in confusion. Hadijat and Halimat was missing, the White Tiger’s handkerchiefs were found there, Oj’s mother and only younger brother are also dead and the Arch Angels signatures were found on their corpses too. Somebody must definitely be playing a game with them.
He paced around the lounge for some minutes, thinking of what could be happening. The person or group playing the game must be very close to the Whiite Tigers and also to the Arch Angels.
He took out his phone again and dialed Rofiat’s number.
‘Boss,’ Rofiat answered the call in an aggrieved tone.
‘Rough,’ Slimmy called in stern voice. He smacked his l-ips and took in a deep breath before he continued. ‘Are you sure you saw the Tigers handkerchief there?’
‘Yes Boss.’
‘Check well, check the materials of the handkerchiefs. It’s not the White Tigers, something is definitely wrong somewhere.’
‘Okay, let us check.’
Slimmy took in another long deep breath after the call ended, he stared at his phone’s screen again, then he searched for Kong’s number. He was about to dial when a call came in, from Roy.
He answered the call and placed it on his ear remaining quiet.
‘Slimmy,’ he could hear Roy call but gave no response. ‘Slimmy, Slimmy.’ Roy called again but he still did not answer.
‘Slimmy, I know you’re listening.’ Roy continued, he seemed excited about what he wanted to discuss. ‘I know who killed Gentle now.’
Slimmy eyes w¡dened and the tension in his heart increased as he heard Roy’s last words. ‘What did you say?’ He finally spoke.
‘Yes, I know who killed Gentle.’
‘Then spill it out and stop wasting my precious time.’
‘Kong killed Gentle.’
‘Kong?’ Slimmy heart skipped a beat. He wanted to argue but he remembered the missing weapons and also Kong’s absence on the day of Gentle’s death.
‘Yes, Kong.’
‘Are you sure of what you’re saying?’
‘Yes, I was called today by someone he sent to distract me on that day and she confessed everything to me.’
In shock, Slimmy slowly dropped the phone from his ear. His breaths became heavy and slow, his eyes were bloodshot and his forehead hot.
The phone rang again, he checked the screen. ‘Rough,’ he called.
‘Boss, I’ve confirmed. It’s the White Tigers handkerchief.’
‘Come over with all the men Rough, don’t attack anyone except you’re attacked first.’
‘Ehn?’
‘You heard me right,’ Slimmy said and cut the call. He thought for some seconds, if the Tigers handkerchiefs found were really authentic, then it meant that there was also a mole amongst the Tigers. He dialed Oj’s number.
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Oj remained in silence, staring at the old houses on the streets as they rode back to the quarters in their car. His mind was full of thoughts and questions. Even though he was ready to kill thousands of people in vengeance, he couldn’t figure out how the Arch Angels who were outnumbered and had to retreat from their attack were able to come and attack his home. It could have only been a more org-nized group or maybe the Arch Angels had called on other mercenaries too.
The Arch Angels signature were well signed on the corpses, it could only have been signed by a trained member of the Arch Angels and that meant that at least one of the Angels top leaders was there to kill his brother and mother.
‘It must be them,’ he muttered under his breath. Right there, he made up his mind that he would do everything possible to wipe out the wh0le of the Angels without leaving any single person. The only reason he wasn’t ready to die yet for the cause was because he still had Halimat on his mind.
His phone rang and his thoughts were distracted. He checked the screen and answered.
‘Oj, someone close to us is playing a game with us. Hadijat and Halimat have been kidnapped this evening and your handkerchiefs were found there.’
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