Capital crime episode 3

Capital Crime
Episode Three
48 hours Ago
RAY
My name is Raymond Ajayi. 37years old and currently serving a lifetime improsonment in White House Corrections Centre Benin City. It’s a Friday here and the sun is hot, very hot this afternoon. Being outside in the courtyard doesn’t change anything about my anger towards the world. I’m just pissed off at everyone. And I won’t mince words in telling you why.
It had been a year since I was convicted for being the Mastermind of an attack upon the federal government and the leader of the defunct kvng gang. The Kvng Nazis.
However, the prison had eventually turned my playground where I reassembled a new gang. Two of a group of five whom where new members. Jerry Osas had been a terrible mistake of my life in terms of trust. In effect, amongst these, non was my favorite.
First , I got myself the muscle bag: Biggy, a randomly fat but agile man. He too was acquainted with Jerry. He was convicted for bank robbery and his lifestyle ever since became worse. He could not wait to get out of here. But he’d have to wait, Even if he wasn’t so sure of it.
“We need to get back into the h0le, if we are to continue the format” I said drawing the attention of the men. Surely I displayed confidence and they revered me as a god but sometimes, I had bouts of doubts.
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KELLY GREEN
The media have always told silly tales about me. Once they said : “For a lady in her prime and social circle, she somehow, well , preferred dark shades.”
I wont blame them because that one silly story remains true about me. I was still adjusting to the popularity. And to cap it all, my father is a renowned honourable. So much for the hate of of public life. Ahhhh!! Am I being too dramatic?
Well,he had remarried and divorced the same lady within two years, actually a year back now, after they adopted a son- a white son- I never worried.
Maybe , dad couldn’t move on yet. It meant nothing to me. Besides, I was Black and both of my parents were Whites. Everything, to me seemed under perfect control. I have always had the notion that things would work out fine. No matter how bad or rough it gets , wait till the end of the tunnel, its usually brighter and better.
I sat down comfortably in the lounge.
“ Please be careful with that” I beckoned on a man who held a brief case.
“No problems Ma” The agent said.
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RAY
Secondly, I got myself the fresh blood. John Okah, young and wild. The lad tugged at his shirt while paying attention. He was convicted for burglary and infliction of mortal injury. He knew Jerry too; was in jail with him for three days- that’s a year ago.
“ To do that, we need an upsteer, a riot preferably” I continued.
The six of us sat round a wooden table sitting on a set of wooden bleachers.
I sniffed. Again and said“ Still the only way. Gather here” He drew their attention even more.
“ Once we start, you know how it goes. We always end up in the h0le. ” I said reassuringly,“ By now everyone of you knows what to do. So it’s not a new game ”
They concurred.
I said “Remember, Comptroller Ahmed won’t cease to be himself.”
Comptroller Ahmed was the head of prisons – He gave me everything that was approved off my sponsors outside the confines of the walls. Everything: Luxury down to kingly treatments except freedom. And freedom was what I craved so dearly.
Freedom to revenge on everyone that fuvcked me up, starting with Mathew and that boy: Jerry Osas.
Convicted to life imprisonment, the judge that handled my case had no other options. The odds had been against me.
A sting in my gut bit hærd as I thought about my predicaments. Time was not my best buddy now. I had to take the bull by the horn like always or die trying.
On this courtyard that had a very rough and hærd concrete turf, there were over two hundred inmates scattered around in groups, but when I whistled, it got to it’s destination. The man was waiting for it. Patiently.
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SETH
I had hoped that everything will go as planned but unfortunately three senators were included in the detail.
They had been on a representative mission to the States. And now they were back into the country. I thought they said it was just the girl. To me, it felt like extra luggage.
I had been waiting with my immediate superior at the Murtala Mohammed airport to pick up the young daughter of the ambassador of the United States in Nigeria.
“ Drop it here please’ Kelly’ s voice brought me back to the environment” How soon before we leave for the capital? She asked.
“ You will have to discuss that with my superior . Ma! I said.
She enquired whom I referred to.
“ By the way, why couldn’t the jet head straight to the capital from New York?
“ Security reasons, Ma!’ I replied mindlessly.
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RAY
Thirdly, I reunited with my old brothers from my defunct gang. The three of them stood by me when I was captured in my pharmacy at the heart of Ring Road in Benin City. They would lay down their lives for me. Yet I still dont trust any.
They were only unfortunate to have been in the building during the thunderstorm that night.
My attention returned to the approaching man.
The warder walked leisurely to the corner where the we sat. He paced round the square of the court. Repeatedly walking to and fro before making a right turn and strolled towards my direction. All along, he never left the sides of the wall. As tall as they were.
Even the snipers on the wall saw him but played blind to his motions. Someone else saw him. People always do. Someone was always angry with it. That was the plan.
In the continuous motion, the guard circled the table but at a far reduced speed. He tapped his button on his left palm while humming a melody.
“ Do you have it? I said.
“ I guess I do, but surely it will cost you” he blurted outrightly .
“Damn you! I know it always does. How about your head this time for a change? Huh?
“ Do you fuvking have it or not? I spat out.
The warder paced behind me. To and fro.
I observed an inmate from a distance. I knew the foolish man would come and interfere now: soon.
I observed as the man watched and yes , oh yes ! The fool bulged. He was accompanied by his gang as he came unware to the slaughter.
“ Finally! I muttered and thanked my demons.
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SETH
I raised my head and lo! My boss already strolled into the lounge. I returned my gaze towards Kelly. Somehow I had seen her somewhere before now. She looked exactly like a young lady I knew of almost the same features. Or did I mistake her for someone else?
The three senators where growing fat. They had enjoyed their visit to the States. Spending the taxpayers money however they deemed it necessary.
The man that approached regarded them. He was dressed in a dark blazer suits, a blue tie and Italian shoes to match the suits. Almost the same with every agent except the color of the tie, and the shoes, especially the shoes.
“ Good morning Miss. I’m Mr Aremu Johnson. I’m in charge of your security detail.”
Kelly shook hands with him.
“ Nice meeting someone in charge”
“ Welcome to Nigeria. The land of possibilities” He smiled at it and she did same“ Miss, I presume” he continued “you’d had a smooth flight and as well been acquainted with my second in command? Yes?
A.J referred to Me.
Kelly acknowledged this fact with a brief smile. She returned her eyes to AJ’s shoes.
Aremu John marveled at not only this young lady’s beauty but her achievements so far. He had read her file : She finished college at sixteen. Grad school by eighteen and one year later she was already a renowned public figure at nineteen. And now she is twenty and still achieving feats that are too good to be true.
He had told me a few hours before this job that it seemed so funny, to think that when he was her age, he had a wine bibber for a father. He had hustled to train himself in school and came out with a third class in philosophy. The useless drunkard of a father passed on four years later and he never bothered to even attend the old man’s funeral.
“ Pathetic!” He had hissed quietly.
Sometimes I pity my superiors. All the suit and style but with a background so hostile and unstable.
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RAY
Retracting my mind to the warder I said “ The drugs. Stupid!”
“ The mountain has put up sanctions on distillation of hærd drugs into the yard” The warder was cautious this time around.
“ I will settle scores with the mountain later. Right now, I want the drugs and you are a valley to me. Guess what happens to you if the mountain found out? Huh? Your balls for dinner, maybe?
The mountain was comptroller Ahmed. A tall ,stout and devoted Muslim.
As I was waiting for a reply, the man slipped a syringe box( metal) into my pocket from behind. I did not bother to look back, my eyes were glued to the fool that approached.
Biggy fickled a hanky into the warder’s palm carefully and he made way to disappear.
“ I would not be so fast to leave now. If I were you” Skipper said.“ Stay please. Mr warder , stay put. Please stay!”
Meet Skipper , a fat, old man, has been in and out of White House maximum corrections since nineteen years of age. Now he was probably 58. Who knows? He is the fool I’ve been starting at, all these while.
His ishh with me was the preferential treatment I got from everyone in the heirachy of the officers. To him, it was outrageous! Very .
What was so special about this “ Ray’ of a human being. He wanted to find out.
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AJ
I looked at her again. I knew someone else with the same physical features as her. The only difference knew
“When’s the jet taking off? Kelly dragged me out of my thoughts.
“Thirty minutes. E.T.D One hour.”
I carefully sat close to her while she put a book she had been reading in between us. She probably didn’t want me closer than the book.
My detective instincts took charge as I quickly bruised her hair. A little stroke and complimented her.
Kelly did not like this. She however said “ Thank you. It’s a natural gift from God.’
“ If you will excuse me” I said while rising to my feet “ Lady and gentlemen. “Taking a glance at everyone“ I have a security detail to inspect”
With that , I turned and made way to the glass entrance . An envelope appeared from my wa-ist coat and I slid in a strand of hair which I had surreptitiously plucked off Kelly’s hair. I tucked the envelope safely into the suite, where the been all these while. Many people consider me aloof and proud, well I consider myself all that and more. Who cares?
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RAY
“ Stay away, now. Don’t do this, Skipper ” the warder said .
He stepped in between the gangs. Eyes were already staring down different others
It was obvious there’s a battle in the corner looming silently towards the surface.
“ Not until I get what you gave him. Now!”
“ It’s nothing. Just forget it.”
“ Who cares. I bet it’s something, else he would not have gotten any. “ I saw you giving him something. I want mine.”
“ Trust me – hold up Biggy” I said and stood up, drew Biggy from the charge. “ Let me talk to him. Skip, you don’t want to have what I’ve got. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.”
“ Who fuvking cares? My head is heavy already from curiosity”
I declined his request, pointing out to what happened to the cat due to curiosity.
At the moment , most cliques in the court had turned their attention to our corner.
Anytime now. I thought. The snipers would never shoot real bullets except life is threatened- that being their colleagues. They wouldn’t even dare shoot at me with any form of tranquilizers either.
Skipper, seeing no one gave him a reply after my utterance of rubbish, became very curious and incredibly furious .
“ I said give me- ” he launched upon me
I retreated. And laughed. “ whoa… whoa… wait… Wait…hold up man…marafaucker… Easy man…whoa”
“ You baby devil” Skipper yelled“ wait till I lay my hands on you. I’ll rip that smile off your face”.
My brothers, the warder, all held Skipper. A very huge man indeed, tall and fat.
“ Baby devil!” He cried out again.
He had always referred to me as the “ Baby devil” because of my number tag “ 606”. He thought another figure six instead of the zero, would make me an Antichrist.
Right now, I couldn’t help but beam with devilish smiles, ferocious and evil contempt. I was mad. Lunaticly enraged. Skipper had triggered the demons I was taming for a while now.
Skipper would be so sorry.
Indeed here comes the devil’s baby.
On impulse, I injected the the serum into my veins. It was a mixture of cocaine and tramadol. A flush of energetic glow travelled throughout my system.
Biggy held Skipper. The warder tried to prevent another brawl in the Bronx. Too late. I sliced through both men and gripped Skipper by the collar. The warder grabbed my’ shirt. Some one pounded on him and he fell to the concrete from the blow’s impact.
“ Here’s your share!” I said violently, jabbing my right knuckle into his left jaw. Another metal like knuckle clouded Skip’s vision from below. Again, it came. This time painfully.
I gave Skipper a dreadful head butt. It left his teeth trembling .
John Okah landed a massive punch upon Skip’s right hand man. Fight ensued. My three other brothers took turns in panel beating who ever wasn’t a member of our brotherhood.
Skipper tried to regain strength when something painful stabbed into his abdomen. The syringe drove itself home , deep into skippers’s fat stomach as I angrily slammed my fist on it.
“ Arrgghh- ” was the scre-m that blanketed the entire yard amidst the riot and upsteer.
“ Shhhh…Don’t make a sound” I admonished the old man and squeezed his right arm backwards. “ Relax. I’m a doctor. I’ve got this under perfect control.”
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KELLY GREEN
Hours later. AJ came back in to the lounge. He looked so worried and asked Seth Devin what was the cause of the delay. He had left everything in Devin’s care.
“ Change of plans. Plan B is taking effect” Seth Devin replied dragging AJ to a corner “ Make the call. Sir”
AJ made a brief call.
Plan B took immediate effect as ten agents who had been stationed outside the airport terminal came walking into the lounge.
“ Gentlemen, ” Devin began” Lady. There has been a report of mechanical issues with the jet. It’s not in a perfect condition to make the trip. Security demands we do not allow you board commercial airliners. Paramount security, If you don’t mind!“ His deep voice was evidently commanding.
His eyes went to a silver ring on one of the senators’ finger. I saw this and waved it as his own bid of diengaging eye contact with me. Could prolly be!
I looked at AJ. He was silent . I wondered what this meant. The stubborn type , although refusing to show discomfort early, I felt something very wrong somewhere.
I missed New York at that instance, yet I’ve wanted to see her dad. It’s been ages since we last saw each other. I checked the time. It was late.
Our party came through the open half of the terminal, breezed past immigration and customs officers and soon we were on board black limousines and Tundra Jeeps. Again I caught Seth Devin starting at the briefcase and the senator’s silver ring. When he noticed this, he displayed nonchalance and simply looked away after a calm nod.
Tbc