PART 11
” RECKLESS REKKY”
©️Opeyemi O. Akintunde
Osmond held his breath, it was obvious the driver of the car was after him.
“ Sir, I believe the central lock is active?” Osmond asked the cab driver
“ Yes sir! but I think we should leave, since it is obvious the person is after us.” The cab driver said
“ No! We stay! He will be confused. He won’t know what we are upto. He will realize we know he is after us!”
“ Ok sir! I have a gun ” the cab driver said
“ You have a gun?” Osmond asked
“ Yes… as a cab driver. There are lots of terrible people who use cab drivers for rituals these days so I got a gun to protect myself. It is licensed.” The Cab driver said
“ Great! Can you fire a shot in the air to scare the man.!” Osmond said
“ Sure!” The cab man replied
The Cab driver brought out his gun from underneath his seat. He fired a shot in the air…
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Mayor sat watching the car. He could tell Osmond was aware he was pursuing him. Mayor knew he was very obvious but he didn’t care. His aim was
Sure… He had to kill Osmond to save his son.
He heard the sudden gunshot…
“ What the f…k?” Mayor cursed
Mayor knew at that moment, this was no child’s play. He brought out his gun from underneath his seat as well. He wore his protective bead as well.
He fired a reply shot in the air…
“ Your Father!” Mayor cursed
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“ He has a gun too!” Osmond said
“ And that sounds harder than ours! Boss I am sorry, you need to get down from my car!” The cab driver said
“ What do you mean?” Osmond said
“ I believe the man is after you not me!”
“ How do you know that?”
“ I don’t have enemies!”
“ Who says I have?”
“ So why is he following us?”
“ Maybe he is a car hijacker!” Osmond said
“ Car Hijacker! Have you seen the car he is driving, it can buy two of my cars!” The cab driver said
“ Hey Brother! We are in this together! Start the vehicle and let’s escape. If you can’t drive fast, I can!” Osmond said
“I can’t drive fast… When I am tensed!” The cab driver said as he was obviously shivering .
“ Move!” Osmond said to the driver. Nothing was going to stop him from finishing his ritual that night!
The cab driver moved to the passenger seat while Osmond took the driver’s seat.
Osmond engaged the drive gear and with top speed he sped off…
Mayor saw the move and followed him…
Mayor started firing shots at the car tyres…
The Cab driver responded by firing directly at Mayor. He kept shooting at the windscreen.
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The Cab driver noticed the gun was hitting Mayor but it had not effect…
“ The gun is not having effect on the driver…” The Cab driver said
“ You are not aiming well! Stop acting like A woman or a chicken!” Osmond screamed as he drove recklessly to save his life.
“ What do you mean? Don’t insult me! I am aiming at his face. It seems the guy is diabolical!” The Cab driver screamed
Mayor didn’t want to fire back at the cab driver. He didn’t want another blood on his hand. Mayor wanted to tell the cab driver to stop wasting his bullets. He had been fortified by Moko, no gunshots could penetrate in to his body once he had the protective bead on…
Mayor drove to the side of the car…
“ Stop wasting your bullets! I am not after you! Tell him to pull over. Don’t let me be forced to kill you! I have no business with you!” Mayor screamed at the cab driver.
Osmond saw the look on the driver’s face, he could tell the man was going to give him up. Osmond drove the car suddenly to the side hitting Mayor’s car and throwing the cab driver off balance. Simultaneously, he grabbed the gun from his hand….
“ What are you doing?” The Cab driver said as he saw Osmond pointing the gun at him…
“ I am sorry brother, Life is not fair! If I don’t kill you, you will get me killed!” Osmond said as he shot the Cab driver.
The Cab driver died instantly….
Mayor saw what Osmond did and that got him mad.
Mayor drove harder hitting Osmond’s car. Osmond tried shooting at Mayor but it was all in vain…
They both heard the approaching Police Siren at the same time.
Mayor had two thoughts….
Mayor knew Osmond had incriminated himself by killing the Cab driver in his car. That way the approaching Police van would have him arrested and that way, he won’t be able to go the herbalist’s place.
He just had to stop the chase and take another route.
The second option was not to take chances, but to kill him right away and escape.
As Mayor was thinking through his decision, he saw Osmond opening the passenger seat door and pushing the cab driver out of the car even while on top speed.
“ He has discarded the evidence… F…k this guy… I didn’t want to have another blood on my hands but I guess that’s your destiny.” Mayor said
With all the strength Mayor had, he pursued hotly after Osmond till he was side by side with him. Mayor was a good shooter. He shot at Osmond at close range and hit the center of his head the moment Osmond looked sideways.
Osmond lost the control of the steering as he died instantly.Mayor watched as he swerved off into a parked Fuel truck. The moment Osmond hit the truck, there was an explosion. The car caught fire and like a scene from a movie, about five other cars close by caught fire…
The Fire explosion made every one driving from behind including the police van halt thereby making Mayor go scotfree.
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The herbalist saw the sign. He rose up and rushed to his Enquiry mirror. He said some incantations and immediately the mirror opened to reveal Osmond burning.
“ Aiye oooo, and the witches of this boy’s family eventually did not make him see the riches he had worked hard for.” The herbalist said…
“ Well, if it doesn’t go bad for one person, it can never be good for another! ….Ifatoyinbo! Come here!” The herbalist said
“ My father!” Ifatoyinbo answered
“ You are about to reap the hard work and labour of another person.!” The herbalist said
“ How My father?” Ifatoyinbo answered
“ You know the boy we have been preparing all these for!”
“ Yes, oga Osmond!”
“ He has died! The forces that do not want him rich has ended his life!”
“ Ha! “
“ So, you will use the concoction and reap the reward of his labour!”
“ My father! Thank you! Thank you!” Ifatoyinbo said. His dream of traveling to the United States to study Medicine was about to be achieved.
To be continued….
