STALKED BY A MAFIA
Chapter 17
Scar looked at his boys. He glanced at them
for some time without saying a word.
“Boss ” one of them spoke up.
“We have never seen you like this, this is
really getting to you. Just say the word and
we will do whatever you want to avenge
your woman`s loss”
” yeah” the other guy added.
” lets go and destroy Chile alre-ady. we have
the guys and we can hire others if nee-d be.”
Jo who was seated opposite Scar spoke up
too.
“we all saw what happened this morning on
the news and am sorry to tell you guys that
we have some more bad news for all of us.”
He started.
“That business man we robbe-d the gen sets
and Jeep has teamed up with Chile. we don`t
know how but he`s in kabwe and right as
we speak he`s funding Chile. he wants us all
dead.”
” what? ” all the guys in the room asked as
everyone shook their heads and all this time
Scar was quite.
“what now? Are we going to sit and wait
for them to come get us” They all looked at
Scar.
He cleared his throat..
“you know what guys? i have never asked
anything rather than loyalty and none of you
has ever disappointed me. Now listen to me.
we all knew that our lives were not so much
as-sured in this job, we all signed in knowing
the danger involved. I know some of you
have families and people to take care of,
that`s why i will not ask any of you to put
your lives on the line for me anymore.
You all have a choice, either to be with me
on this or not. I will not f0rç£ anyone to be
on this war.
what is coming is big and very personal, its
probably going to change all our lives. so
decide now. Before we start anything” he
sighed closely staring at them all.
It was quite for a while and then Ken spoke
first..
“boss” he said.
“. you are right we have always done what
you said and all of us are loyal to you and i
for one is not leaving you alone to face this
war. we worked and fought ha-rd to be
were we now and i will fight with you till
the end. Thanks to you my family has a
better life and they will inherit a good
fortune too if anything happens to me, am
with you Boss all the way.” He raised his
hand.
one by one all the guys decided to stay with
Scar. Jo was the last to speak.
“Scar, you are more than a friend to me
boss. You have been with me and taught me
more than stealing cars and machines man,
am not going to let you in this alone. we are
brothers man. I have known you when you
were still Aaron and i was the one who
pushed you to this years back. So am not
going to abandon you brother to the death
we fight together!” He shouted looking at
Scar who nodded gently.
“Thank you all guys for all this and your
words, nothing will give me so much
courage than knowing you my brothers are
besides me as i fight my enemy. I am not a
believer in God, but if any of you is, pray that
this battle favours us. we have to hit before
Chile does and as we finish planning here
this evening i want you to promise me one
thing, anyone who will make it out alive.
Make sure you keep an eye on my son and
my woman. ” they all nodded in agreement
before they went in plotting and sketching
their plans to attack Chile.
Scar drove home to his mother after taking
and planning with his boys. They would
attack Chile`s hideout the following night. He
parked outside his mother`s house and
stood by his car for a while. He had no idea
why he was even there. After almost 10
minutes of standing outside, he knocked on
the door and his mother opened for him..
“Aaron” she called him.
” what are you doing here this time? i mean
you never visit me in the night.” She asked
concerned. He went and sat down on a sofa.
” mom,” he started.
“I want you to know i love you very much
and if anything was to happen to me. i want
you to live on and continue in happiness. I
want you to know its not your fault i lived
my life the way people will say. It was all my
doing and you never failed me. Life had its
turns on me and all my decisions were mine
alone.”
His mother looked at him surprised
“My son, i don`t un-derstand you. you are a
ha-rd working person and you have made it
in life with your ha-rd work. what will people
say about you? ”
he smiled at her..
“you always say the sweetest words mom”
he smiled.
” yes.” she told him..
” you deserve that my son and more. ” he
laughed.
“you are the best mom in the world mother
” he said k!ss!nghis mother on her
forehead.
“I got to go mother” he said standing up to
leave.
“wait a moment” his mother st©pped him.
she went to the kitchen and brou-ght a plate
of food.
” I prepared your favorite meal this evening
like i knew you would come.” She handed
him a plate.
He smiled
“oh mother! sweet potatoes with
groundnuts? this is good thank you.”
He ate as his mother watched him.
she could feel it in her heart something was
wrong with him but Scar had always kept to
himself. He never expressed his feelings
since he was a child and his mother always
had a ha-rd time getting him to open up. He
hvgged her good bye as he went out.
“I put something in the account mom did
you see it?” he asked as they walked to his
car.
“No” she smiled
” i will check my phone later. Maybe the
message c@m£ i didn’t see it.”
” okay good night mom” he said as he
started the car engine.
“Good night Aaron and God bless you.” She
smiled as she waved at him.
********
He reached home and found Sila and Zac in
the sitting room. Zac was watching cartoons
as Sila looked at nothing in p@rticular.
“Hey guys! ” he called out.
“Hey!” Sila said looking at him. Zac greeted
him as well his eyes still glued to the TV. Scar
sat quietly looking at Zac and later stood.
“am going to be-d now.” he said patting Zac
on his shoulders,
” good night big boy” he told him.
“Good night” Zac answered without looking
away from the TV.
Sila followed him the moment he closed shut
the be-droom door.
” anything new?” she asked him. :you don`t
look good at all. would you mind to tell me
what happened? ”
“Sit here” he patted the be-d besides him. Sila
sat next to him.
“I don’t have good news unfortunately. Chile
has teamed up with a big business man
from Lusaka and their mission is to hunt me
down and kill me. He doesn’t only want
what i stole from him. He wants my head on
the platter as well.” He sighed
“Oh Aron that sounds bad i don’t know
what to tell you. what are you going to do
now?” she asked concerned..
“I don’t know yet Sila. but i have planned to
attack before they do, then i might stand a
chance to beat them.,”
Sila shook her head.
“does it ever end Aaron? this your fighting
and killing each other like animals is this
what you people live for? ”
” life is a battle Sila” he responded his eyes
on her.
“i really wish i met you way back.
You know what?” he smiled.
” you are the light that has shined in my
dark life and with you besides me right now
is more than what i would ask for. promise
me you will be a strong woman and fight
ha-rd and protect our Son. He doesn’t know
me and i think he should never know his
father was a common thief if anything
happened to me.”
Sila looked up at him.
“don’t speak like you are saying good bye
Aaron don’t you dare. no one is dying
tomorrow or anytime soon.”
He smiled as he held her w@!st,
” this my dear woman is what i choose
years back and the price of what i have
done. I can not promise you more than
today because my tomorrow is not certain.”
“but…” Sila almost talked..
“shshshshsh” he whispered to her.
“i don’t want you to be sad, on the contrary
you deserve a better man and a good life. I
am not certain about my life tomorrow but,
but i am certain of one thing. I love you with
all my Mafia being” he smiled as he k!$$£d
her.
” Allow me to enjoy being with you tonight.
Let me have some piece of happiness again”
she smiled and held him close relaxing in his
arms feeling his steady pulse from his che-st
as he stro-ke her back gently.
“whatever you say Boss” she whispered.
He smiled and closed his eyes burying his
head in her che-st.