FACELESS?
DEMON?
(A Life For A Life)
By Chidimma Christine✍️
EPISODE 38?
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“Wow…. That was a jack pot dude, I never thought it would work out…” Siddarth commented after I told him how I worked it all.
“Am sorry about the bruises, I had to make it look real….” I apologized, his face was covered with bruise from the incident.
“Its fine…. Besides it for the best” He said tou-ching it. “I alre-ady bought some drugs so don’t worry about me”
“Who said I was worried….” I joked and we bur-st into laughter.
“Anyways…. The video footage, did you come with” He asked.
“Yes… I rushed back to get it before coming over” I said handing it over to him.
“Hmm… Let’s see” he said and inser-ted into his l@pt©p.
Video ? Footage began to pla-y
“The drug van would be arriving in two days time…. Hope everything is set” Varma asked
“yes chief……, The sto-re room is re-ady and the buyers too are re-ady”
“Nas-ser…. When will the kids arrive” Varma asked.
“I made inquires…. In two weeks time, we would be changing the pr©st!tût£then….”
“Move them to the south and maybe sell them off… Rhea remains unharmed”
“Rhea???” I said
“Is anything the matter……” Siddarth asked staring at me.
“Varma knows where Rhea is….., he took my sister” I screamed, thanks goodness we were watching the video in Siddarth’s car, if not am sure everyone at the restaurant would be wondering what was actually wrong with me.
Siddarth was confuse, he kept staring at me as I boiled in anger
“gosh I wish he was here, I would have punched his ugly face and make it even more ugly….”
“Varma has your sister…. Why??” Siddarth asked.
“The girl I asked you to get her detail… Did you speak to her directly” I asked ignoring his question
“No…. She seems to be a VIP girl and I have the amount to see her”
“Then Sasha is my sister…. She has to be the one…., she looks so much like Rhea” I thought.
“Calm down and explain to me…. What’s wrong”
“There is only one way to find out… Rhea has a cut on her wrist…. I just nee-d to get a hold of Sasha’s wrist” I thought.
“Rocky am talking to you man… What’s wrong” Siddarth said tou-ching me.
“Am fine I just nee-d to be alone….” I said and alighted from his car….. I walked towards the other guy Did gave me
I entered it and zoomed off……
CEE-C WRITES✍️
Emperor Bhalladev’s word was law… No one try question his authority…
Prince Amerenda was happy… He was going to be the premier of Malawi un-der his fathers directive..
The news alre-ady traveled to Malawi and the villagers was shivering in fear getting themselves re-ady to welcome their new premier.
Whom doesn’t know prince Amerenda, he is worst than his father… A beast whom should be castrated away from normal people.
Enough guards has been carefully selected to fellow him to his new home, likewise some unlucky slaves.
The dungeon door cracked open and Emperor Bhalladev walked in together with six other guards
They were carrying the torturing equipment, they walking towards the other end of the dungeon and began to arrange the equipment.
“Bawa!!!!” Emperor Bhalladev yelled, Bawa didn’t make a move neither did he talk…. His two hands were tied with a chain and his leg wasn’t tou-ching the floor
His face was lowered to the ground and blood from his injuries dripping
“You really do have the guts, I hope you know you are at my kingdom and I can always kill you anytime I wish”
Bawa scoffed, “Do you have the courage to do that” he asked.
“What…. You ask if I have the courage to kill you, really…. Should I show you how much of the courage I do have”
“I would love to see you try” Emperor Bhalladev got angry and drew the sword of the closest guard to him
“Before that….” Bawa stooped him
“I would want to remind you that you helped raised the warrior in Shiva, you should have killed him when you had the opportunity…. Trust me Bhalladev, you will never find him but he would find you”
“Shiva will come back for you and whether am alive or dead…. You death news will be a celebr@tion and your son would be a subject to your evil deeds”
“Now… You are free to proceed” he said
Emperor Bhalladev dropped the sword and yelled so ha-rd , his eyes were red… Bawa’s word win-ked de-ep into his head and it s£nt fear to him.
“Truly he has lost the opportunity he had in killing D, he raised him a warrior”
“Make his punishment severe….” Emperor Bhalladev ordered and left.
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The whole village as-sembled to welcome the new premier, both old and young, sick and healthy no one was at home…. They were standing infront of the palace waiting for Prince Amerenda to arrive.
The royal trumpet blew…. His was here, everyone bec@m£ scared, those at the front wanted to come to the back but it was impossible.
Prince Amerenda rode in his c@m£l while the rest was on feet, he was dressed in a royal ornament.
“Bow at the premier’s feet…..” One of the guards shouting and everyone knelt down bowing as he rode in with his c@m£l.
He entered the palace and went up to the big purdiom.
“Rise….” he said setting on the throne, every one got up and faced him.
He signaled one of his guard, whom brou-ght out a long scroll and faced the villagers.
“Order from Emperor Bhalladev…. Hear and obey…… Prince Amerenda is now the new premier, any one who disobeys him will face the death penalty….”
“Twenty concubines would be selected for the premier….. Every week, each household must pay a tax of fifty thousand paisa to the royal treasure”
“For celebr@tion… Each household must provide twenty paisa and a farmland for the premier….”
Everywhere was filled with silence as he kept listing the items…., no one can provide any of the things that was listed but who will talk….. They were all afraid.
“Failure to comply will lead to slavery” he paused for a bit to observe their faces.
“You just have two weeks to submit the items” he added
Premier Amerenda stood up and left, his guards followed suite leaving the villagers in the mystery of their own fate.
?D?
I packed f0rç£fully, my head was filled with alot of things…. The memories of my childhood experience with Rhea kept storming my head and it was ma-king me lose control.
The image of my parents were forever in my head…. Its as if am seeing them.
My phone ringed again, it has been ringing since I left Siddarth and am sure he was the one calling.
I picked up my phone and answered it without looking at the screen.
“I decided to call since you were calling…” I heard that familiar voice.
I withdrawed the phone from my ear and looked at the screen, it was an unsaved number.
“I believe you know whom is speaking” He asked.
Even in my dreams, I would always wake up if I hear your voice… It has been recordered in the de-epest p@rt of my br@in and I can never forget.
Your voice is like a spear in my heart and that’s the last thing I want to hear now.
But wait…. How did he get my number?”
FACELESS?
DEMON?
(A Life For A Life)
By Chidimma Christine✍️
EPISODE 39?
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“Chief Varma….” I called surprise, how did he get my number…
“That’s right, you are really smart…. Anyways I would be expecting you tomorrow, don’t be late” He said.
“Yeah… Sure, but how did you manage to get my number”
He chuckled…. “Am Chief Kumara Varma… Nothing is impossible for me, you have nothing to be scared of Rocky…..” He said and the line went off.
“Gosh…. This man is unbelievable, nothing is impossible for him”
I suddenly bec@m£ scared, what if he is actually following me and knowns about my plan too…….
I looked around to check if someone was spying on me but no one was spying on me.
My phone ranged again… This time, I looked properly before answering the phone…. It was Siddarth.
“Hey man, why did you run off that way” he asked.
“Am fine now…. I received a call from Varma”
“That’s good news… Our plan did work”
“No Sid, I never gave him my contact, and I don’t know how he got it” I said.
“Wow…. that’s a problem, don’t worry I would fix that…. Don’t let it bother you”
“I hope it doesn’t…. Am feeling insecure”
“Don’t say that…. Anyways what did he say”
“Oh… Just a reminder that I should visit him tomorrow” I said.
“Make no mistakes, and be careful….” he said.
“Thanks Siddarth……” I said and the line went off.
I alighted from the car and headed to my ap@rtment, I have heard enough for the day… I just nee-d to rest.
“Huh….. Did you buy a car” Shaina asked…. I turned, she was holding a shopping bag.
“Not really…” I said not willing to start a conversation with her.
“We nee-d to celebr@te this…. Gosh this is a hvge success, I guess your job is really paying well……” She kept blabbering
Gosh she is such a talkative, she never gets tired….. I opened the door and walked in ban-ging the door after me.
“Really….” I heard her scream, I guess the door might have have hitted her.
“Didn’t you see me or are you suddenly blind” She asked standing infront of me with her hand crossed.
“I pay the rent here, remember so I have the right to do whatever I want” I said.
“Oh you think because you pay rent you can treat people as piece of trash…..”
“I guess…. I remember giving rules, so study it and obey them” I said
She scoffed, “Rules my foot…..” She muttered.
I headed to the bathroom to have a shower
?SHAINA?
I watched him as she head for the bathroom…. He is damn lucky we don’t hurt humans if not he would be in the hospital by now.
I glanced at the foodstuffs I bought…. Arrgh to think I actually bought food stuff to cook for him
I felt like trashing everything but Nelly’s word kept echoing in my head.
I dragged the stuffs into the kitchen f0rç£fully. I had earlier bought some kitchen utensil.
I brou-ght out the cooking book I also bought to guilde me.
Don’t give me such looks…. I can’t cook and you won’t blame me for that either…… I died when I was seven years old and ever since then I have never seen the four corners of a kitchen talk more of cooking.
My previous missions didn’t involve much of a domestic work, but this…. Gosh, am in for alot of work.
I fl!pthrou-gh the pages looking for what to make, something simply….. “Hmm I think pasta would be better, I doesn’t seem to be difficult to prepare….” I said re-ading the instructions.
“You can’t cook…..” He asked, I ignored him pretending I didn’t hear what he said.
I began to hear footsteps, no doubt he was coming towards me
“You Can’t cook???” he asked again..
“As you can see….” I snapped, he chuckled shaking his head negatively.
“If only you had told the man that wants to marry you that you can’t cook, am certain you won’t be here by now…..” He said.
“No doubt……” I said feeling so embr@ced , gosh who knows what he would be thinking of me now…. A spoilt br@t of course.
His phone beeped, he stared at it for a while before he left the kitchen…..
Nelly’s plan kept echoing in my head again…. I just hope it works.
I began to prepare the pasta following the instructions closely.
?D?
I sat on the be-d, my eyes buried on the video Siddarth s£nt me….. It was a video of Varma killing one of government minister whom actually refuse to join them.
All this happened today at the h0tel, Goosebu-mps covered my b©dy as I watched the poor man bleed slowly to death.
A text message followed the video, I quic-kly opened it
?“Be careful Rocky…. I won’t be contacting you using this number again…. Its risky, I investigated how Varma got your contact but didn’t see anything reasonable….. I even went back to the h0tel but no one agreed to have given out any number to him…. I would find a more safer means….. Be sure you delete all our conversation likewise my contact number before going to Varma’s house…. He might go further in accessing your phone….
Let’s meet at The park down street 8:00pm tomorrow….. I must have found another communication means before then.
As for minister Shawn’s death… It was ruled as an attack from his competitors and there would be no court seating for it….. Varma sure has his way of escaping from crimes he committed.
We have one evidence against it…. I would hold unto it until we find more… Be careful OK”?
I exhaled de-eply as I re-ad the message within me…. It s£nt cold chills down my b©dy….. Varma is really dangerous.
He killed a poor man and its now an attack from his competitors and no court seating for him…. Gosh he is such a devil.
The kitchen door cracked open and Clumsy walked in carrying a tray of food.
“Yours is in the kitchen” she said rudely.
I stared at her for a while before heading to the kitchen to carry the nons-en-se she prepared.
?SHAINA?
“He nee-ds just four spoon of the food and he would be fast asleep” I recalled Nelly say.
I glanced at Rocky, he has taken more than four spoon yet he isn’t feeling dizzy talk more of sleepy.
Did I get the right measurement of the slee-ping pills…. Nelly said two teaspoon and I added exactly that on his food.
Bhavna was right after all…. Nelly would jeopardize my mission… I can see that now.
I stared at Rocky, whom was busy enjoying his meal…..
“Nelly is so dead tomorrow…..” I thought
Rocky belched out loud…. My anger increa-sed, I cooked to make him fell asleep yet nothing is happening, he is even enjoying the meal.
He stood up and made to head to the kitchen but st©pped.
He shaked his head vigorously, blinking his eyes.
I smiled, it finally got him…. He stood there for a while, his plate suddenly fell from his hand likewise his spoon….
He staggered back to his be-d and slumped.
To Be Continued…..