The b©dyguard – Episode 31
By Tisa Phiri
George and his gang c@m£ in and they got some bags from the corner in a rush.
” hey you remain here and watch them” he spoke to one of the guys.
“we have to distract the cops and make sure they dont find this place. I will be back soon” he added as they ran out.
I looked at Paula and then the guy on guard, she shook her head in fear as I pushed myself up the pole.
The man guarding us turned towards me and c@m£ shouting.
“sit down!” But I stood straight without moving.
He c@m£ closer to hit me but this time he got it wrong I was re-ady for him. I kicked him on his groins and he fall down wincing in pain.
With another kick I hit him again and he stood staggering, the third hit took him down and he was silent in seconds. He was one of the people I fought earlier so he aleady had some planted b!ows in him.
I moved down a bit and gr@bb£d him with my legs, my hands still tied up. He had a dagga which was still in his hand as he l@ythere motionless. I had to be fast before he woke up.
With so much f0rç£ I pu-ll-ed the dagga towards myself and lifted it with my shoes, the ha-rd p@rt was getting it to cut my hands.
“Paula!” I called her out she was looking at the guy her eyes wi-de open.
“Come on, I nee-d your help” I told her.
“your hands are tied around that metal but the good p@rt is it’s moveable I want you to try pushing yourself towards me so I cut loose your hands” I instructed.
She moved a bit but st©pped.
“I can’t it’s heavy” she cried..
“Yes you can Paula, plea-se try ha-rder” I encouraged.
After so much effort the wrecked p@rt moved a bit forward. I had to extend my legs further my tied hands made it difficult to move freely.
Finally I was close enough and I started moving the dagga cutting her ropes loose, after I warned her to stay still. we heard foot steps as soon as she was loose.
quic-kly she c@m£ behind me and cut off the ropes around my hands. “let’s go!” I took her hand as we ran back to the metals piled across.
We hid as George and his crew rushed in.
“Damn you!” he cursed kicking the guy who was just waking up from his unconcious.
” where are they? I nee-d them dead before the police get here.”
The guy just looked about lost.
They scattered around the warehouse searching. I had to find us a way out. Paula was shaking in fear and I had to let her stay back down. Slowly, I walked out and gr@bb£d the guy who was coming my direction holding a gun before he could see me.
I turned it and sh0t him in his leg. George ran to us and before he could realise it was me who sh0t, I fired at him the bullet heading right on his shoulder. I surely had a good aim and if I had wanted to I could have killed the idiot. But no way. I thought death would be too easy the purnishment for him he was to save a jail s£ntence .
Other guys ran out as They saw their boss fall. I ran after them like a mad person. I nee-ded all of them down. Paula ran after me..
“Ackim st©p!” she screamed
“don’t go out there they are many ” she cried out.
“Stay back I will be okey!” I shouted without st©pping as I pursued the thvgs.
I ran fas-ter and flashes of my memory started coming, With every step I remembered my whole life in seconds up to the time of the accident.
I recalled the vehicle ban-ging from behind and as I turned to look at what was happening I saw a large tin of petrol thrown at us followed by a ton-g of fire.
I pushed Paula out of the car as it over turned before the blast which blackened my sight. I remembered jumping out heading to the slope.
In confusion, I crawed farther away from the burning car. I managed to stand as i saw blood all over my legs, p@rt of my clothes were burning. I managed to wipe the flames from my shi-t and ran as fast as i could but I wasn’t myself after covering some meters. my vision blurred and I fall down. The rest was dark until I woke up in the hospital.
All this recovery happened as I ran after some guy. I fired a gun in his leg and he fall down with a loud shout.
My strenght was gone as I felt a light head. I held my head as the pain wors£ned with the coming of the memory. Struggling to keep balance as the images before me bec@m£ blurry. Luckil, Paula was there right before I could fall to the ground. She must have held me before I could get to the ground.
I moved some minutes later and the whole place was crowded with police officers with their flash lights. It was dark outside but some light inside the warehouse lit the area around.
George and the guys I gunned down were all hand cuffed and covered in blood.
“Well done soldier!” I heard someone say. I looked at the direction of the voice, it was Paula’s father..
“Mr Benson” I called out.
“good to see you.” I tried to smile.
“What?” Paula asked, she was holding me on her l@ps.
” you remember him? ”
“Yes my Paula” I smiled at her ” i remember everything now. It’s all back my love, I missed you.”
“Wow! ” she screamed her eyes tearly .
” oh my God, this is so wonderful am so overwhelmed with joy right now” she chuckled holding me ti-ghter being so close to her felt so good. But the pains in my b©dy were great too I winced in pain she quic-kly loos£ned her grip.
They put me on the vehicle to the hospital as the officer in charge told me I had to give my statement after I was attended to. Paula stayed close to me and k!$$£d myl-ips lightly as the vehicles moved back to the city..
“Am glad to have you back my soldier” she k!$$£d my hands.
” I really missed you” she added happily.
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Days latter i was well, my mother was treated as well and she went back to the farm. We took her there and she invited all my siblings and we had a happy reunion. I was glad to see everyone though my father was no more.
Mr Benson approved our relationsh!pand offered me some of his businesses that I ran them. p@rtly as appreciation for what I did to save him and his daughters life. I agreed to take over the running of the lodges all over copperbelt.
Dr Mwaba and her family remained close to us and I considered them p@rt of my family. I had found another p@rt to my family and I could not appreciate them more for what they did for me. Maya’s dream was fulfilled I was with Paula, she told me so.
Shila was reported killed at some bar. rummor had it she was caught with another man by George and was stabbe-d to death.
I managed to report back at the barracks and was told the government would take up the issue as it involved two states and caught the attention of the t©p guys in the government. I was told months later that the air f0rç£ took out general Loco’s hide out in the forests of Congo and the rebel group was no more.
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“My b©dyguard! ” Paula called me out, I sat on the bench near the dams at Nsobe Camp. She always wanted us to go there once in a while and she was right, the place was wonderful and serene.
She was heavily pregnant with our twins then and everyday that past I fall in love with her. She was everything and more than I ever dreamed of her being.
“Yes my love” i answered smiling at her as she dragged herself towards me.
I stood and held her w@!st gently. “you look cute with this bu-mp” I tea-sed, k!ss!ngher n£¢k .
She shivered slightly, I smiled my mouth still planted on her n£¢k.
“Am glad I still make you shiver” I whispered in her ears.
“Yeah unfortunately for me” she joked holding my hands.
“Tou always get the best of my b©dy Ackim.”
“Yeah, its because I love you so much” I acknowledged…
“And I want to marry you as soon as our boys are out of you, you are too heavy for me to lift in a wedding dress.” I tea-sed her further.
She held my n£¢k and k!$$£d me pas-sionately.
“I accept your proposal my b©dy guard” she whispered..
“anytime, anywhere.”
I was so gone. She made my blood run . I always wanted more and more of her sweetnesss. She was the one for me and my b©dy could not resist her.
“Well, let the honey moon begin then.” I smiled lifting her to our Chalet.
“I can still go inside you before these guys come out” I tea-sed her laying her on the be-d and brushing her hair from her face with my f!ngers
” I love you Paula” I told her as I lifted her on t©p of myself.
“I will live to love you and protect you till my last breath”
She closed her eyes and m0@n ed in plea-sure driving me insane with pas-sion.
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