Tiit For Tat - S01 E09

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Tiit For Tat - S01 E09

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9

Note: This is an unusual way of telling a story and this style is rarely use. In this Episode, IMAGINE YOURSELF TO BE MIKE EBUKA.

The first part of the story will be told from your point of view.

Trauma and Anger

[Your Point Of View]

After waiting for hours, You glanced at your wrist watch. The time was 4.30 a.m. You told Rosaline to remain in the ceiling. You opened the ceiling and peeped through it. Everywhere was quiet.

“Brother, can I come with you?” Your sister asked.

“No, just stay up here. I’m coming,” you told her.

Your real intention was to prevent her from watching the horrific scene you suspected existed in the sitting room. You knew if she watched that , she would be traumatised. She’s too young to observe it.Afterall, She was just 14 years then.

You climbed down from the ceiling and rushed to the sitting room.

The horrific sight that greeted you sent cold shivers down your spine and made you develop blur vision. Your mind was struggling to contain the horrific graphics of your brother Charles and your mother,Chioma in a pool of blood, one,murdered as a child.

The other,raped brutally and killed by four lustful,conscience-less thugs.

Not even the sight of the two dead gangs could compensate or ease the pressure in your head. Your head was spinning very fast. You felt like collapsing.

Then you heard your sister’s voice.

She managed to come down.

“Are they dead?” She asked you.

You wanted to speak but your jaw was locked. Suddenly your vision became blur and dark. The last thing you remembered was your sister’s blood curdling scream. You blacked out.

•~~Reddington Hospital~~•

12 Idowu Martins St, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria~•

You woke up in a hospital the next day quite healthy. You don’t know how you got there. When You opened your eyes,You saw a woman in white clothes standing close to you . She looked more like a model than a doctor. Her smiled was lovely and passionate.

She had beautiful eyes,wavy hair and smooth brown skin which perfectly match her voluptuous body. Her mouth was outlined by puffy lips. When she smiled at you ,her well-formed white teeth brighten up her whole face, betraying her dimples which split her face.

“How are you,Son?”she asked you.

“I’m fine” You replied.

“My name is Fathia,Your Doctor.”

I will have to give you some medicines. Just relax.

Being curious you asked her how you got there. She said you were brought there that day around 4.00 a.m by the police. From what she gathered from the police,armed robbers attacked your house but you managed to survive.

She continued, “The police are here for further interrogation. I hope you would cooperate with them.”

As soon as the doctor mentioned “Armed Robbers” the horrors of the previous night crept into your mind.

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In the flashback, You saw yourself telling your mother and siblings, “Run Faster !,faster

!!!,faster !!!! It’s coming. The lion is coming. Hurry up,pleaassss!!!!…

Both of them fell down and the lion pounced on them.

Eventually,You woke up and saw your sister in your room telling you, “Brother Mike. I can’t sleep in my room….

You asked her to sleep by your side. You could also recall the

“Five masked men who invaded your house and captured your mum and younger brother. You heard the gangs voice very well………

“Now listen to me, ….where is your Son,Mike? Tell me or I shoot your boy.”

You remembered how you hide in the ceiling and how you came down to meet the horrific scene of your mother’s death, raped and killed by the hoodlums and your brother Charles also killed in cold blood.

Suddenly your vision became blurred .The last thing You remem

bered was your sister’s scream before your black out.

Then the flashback ended.

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Tears streamed down your cheek. Those horrific scenes made you weak and bitter.

“Don’t cry. Be strong for your younger sister, ” the doctor tried to console you.

The police in came. ASP Peter Onyioma interrogated you and you recounted everything as you have seen it. He promised they would do further investigations in order to bring the perpetrators to book.

You are very angry and bitter. You knew who was behind these senseless massacre as you would like to call it.

You stayed in the hospital for another 12 hours before you were released. Your mother’s Sister Sandra Chinchilla came to the hospital to take you home. She was sorry for your lose. Rivers of anger flew through your body. You knew you were going to face a Behemoth of an enemy- Zolabin.

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//Third Person Viewpoint //

–Zolabin’s Anger —

“We have not seen the boy, Supremo” Roberto,the gang leader told Zolabin. “We searched every _____”

“Kpaaaa!!!!!,”Zolabin slapped him mercilessly.

“All of you are a bunch of fools,” Zolabin thundered in anger, ” I gave you a specific instruction to go and terminate this small boy and you can’t execute this simple assassina

tion plan. How would you be able to take on bigger assignments? I’m highly disappointed in you.”

“I’m sorry boss,” Roberto said,

rubbing his cheeks. The impact of the slap was quite obvious.

“Because of your carelessness, Leonardo and Jadon ended up dead,killed by a woman,” Zolabin continued to lament.

He was burning with anger. Zolabin knew as far as Mike was alive, he couldn’t fully claim ownership of the company he so desired,the reason for which he went the extra mile .

Zolabin didn’t look exactly like an evil person from the outside. He had an innocent and angelic look.

He was dark skinned ,tall, hairy with a round face and a pointed nose. His eyes were quite seductive. He looked athletic

and poised.

His inner self was quite the opposite. He was an iniquitous and vicious man. Looking at his men who had failed him made him more nefarious, even pernicious.

He removed his pistol and aimed it at Roberto saying ,”I pay you good money. I expect results. Unfortuna

tely you have failed to deliver to expectation and the punishment for failure is DEATH. You know our gang code. Isn’t it?

“Erhhh,yes,” Roberto responded.

“Maybe you have forgotten,” Said Zolabin.

He handed over the criminal code to Roberto and Said, ” Now, open to Chapter 9 ,Article 6 clause 3 and read.

Roberto opened the book nervously to the specific part indicated and read,” if a gang leader fail to accomplish his mission ,he would be executed accordingly. This however depends on the circumstances leading to the failure like the intervention of the police or the sudden betrayal of a gang member. ”

You see the code. You deserve to die because your failure is not due to any external interference but pure ineptitude.

Now close your eyes and prepare to die.”

Roberto closed his eyes. Zolabin counted from 10 down to one and “Pftt shhh.bang…bang” he fired the gun. The bullet missed Roberto by half an inch. He missed deliberately. He didn’t really intend to kill him but just to frightened him.

You are lucky I’m in my good mood today. I don’t want to kill you but you have to be stripped off your position as the leader of my gang”. Zolabin turned to the second in command and said,”congratulating Jackson Desgagne,You are now the leader of the “Black Cobra.”

The black Cobra was a multi ethnic criminal organization started by Zolabin a few months after he stole the company from Bill. His reason for establishing it was to protect the company from other criminal groups in the area.

There was another reason for establishing the “Black Cobra.”

It was an issue of supremacy. Zolabin wanted to show he’s superior when it comes to criminal activities. In the underworld,

Zolabin was called “Supremo.”

Crime always amused him back in his school days.Now that he had the money to finance a gang group,he saw it as an opportunity to establish a gang group that would not only protect his stolen business enterprise but also battle with other gangs.

The black Cobra aimed at earning the reputation as the most violent gang in Nigeria in order to get the top spot in Nigeria . Members of the hang were mainly men of Nigeria nationality, but the gang had members from other parts of Africa. There were just 30% of woman in the gang group used to lure or trap big men into the net of the black Cobra as well as satisfy the insatiable sexual needs of gang.

The gang members were required to abide by a strict set of rules or codes. Failure to obey the command or instruction of the gang leader, or show proper respect to a fellow gang member, may result in about 200 lashes or even execution for more serious offenses. The gang had developed a high level of sophistication and organization.

They often identify themselves with the number 06 on their clothing.

The black Cobra also uses symbols of a cobra as their graffiti and tattoos.

The members indulged in all sort of alcoholism, tobacco smoking, firearms and explosives . Cars were stolen and homes were burglarized by the gang routinely.

Within six months of its formation,

the gang had left a bloody trail three times that of many of the city’s most notorious gangs.

While their main source of funding was From Zolabin’s SkyNet Company, they have also been linked to numerous social vices like murders, assaults, arson, extortion, human trafficking, illegal immigra

tion, kidnapping,pimping prostitution, robbery, and weapons trafficking,Drug trafficking, robbery, pandering,money laundering , arms trafficking , theft, racketeering and fraud as well as other crimes.

Now that the leadership of the gang was stripped off Roberto and given to Jackson Desgagne,he knew a heavy load had been placed on his shoulders and he couldn’t joke with that. Though Roberto had escaped execution by Zolabin, Jackson knew he may not be that lucky if he failed.

Though the gang members didn’t say it,they knew the only reason Zolabin didn’t want to execute Roberto was his desire for Roberto’s sister. Zolabin wanted her and he couldn’t afford to kill her brother. Almost immediately,

Jackson began making plans on how to capture Mike.

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