Tiit For Tat - S01 E22

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Tiit For Tat - S01 E22

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 22

Plan B

Evils are not caused by God; rather, that they are a part of the nature of matter and of mankind; that the period of mortal life is the same from beginning to end, and that because things happen in cycles, what is happening now — evils that is — happened before and will happen again.

~Celsus

There was the familiar unbolting sound that came from the lock, crac, crac. Calculla eased down the door handle and the door shifted gently inwards and then____appeared to wedge on something. He pushed a little harder but the door resisted. Then a powerful alarm reverberated throughout the house.

Calculla and Razak were taken aback. They turned and ran towards the wall and in a couple of seconds flew over the spike wall and in the process tearing their skin. ughhh.

Some people in the neighbourhood were awoken by the alarm. They opened their windows to peep. Quickly The thugs entered their car and sped off.

“What happened?” Jackson asked Calculla crossly.

The damned flat is equipped with burglar alarm. I turned the thing on and everyone popped out of their windows to see what’s going on.

Jackson hit the headrest with a thud, shit!!!! How come we didn’t see it in advance?”calculla

and Razak didn’t answer.

Disgust and disappointment etched into the lines of his face.

~~At Cassandra’s Residence~~

[Mike’s Viewpoint ]

I was suddenly awoken by a loud sound. I nearly jumped out of my skin. Cassandra was already awake. We looked at each other, shock expressions wove lines on our faces. We rushed towards the sitting room. The door at the far right was slightly ajar, held firmly by a door or security chain.

The security door chain consists of a small chain attached to the door frame, which attaches to a track on the door for security purposes.

Nobody needn’t to tell us what happened. Some intruders try to enter the room but ended up triggering the alarm embedded or wired to the door chain. I knew these intruders were no other persons than Zolabin’s men.

“Relax dear, they can’t get us” Cassandra tried to give me hope.

” what of if they were to disable the alarm?” I asked.

That alarm was designed in such a way that it will take at least three hours for them to do that. Besides the bedroom door is burglar proof. They can’t break it easily. I believe the CCTV cameras in the house captured them. The police can use the footage to track them using the facial recognition software.”

“I see,”I said. But don’t trust Nigeria police. They are more corrupt than the word corrupt itself.”

Cassandra responded, it’s true but there are few good ones among them. Don’t draw a quick conclusion on the police service. Some do serve with integrity.”

I gazed at Cassandra. I decided to ask her the question that kept nagging at me.

“Dear ?”

“Yes?”

“How did you built a house like this?”

Cassandra smiled and said,

“I robbed a bank.”

“WHAAAAT?” I exclaimed.

“Mike, don’t be silly. Do you actually believe that?”

“N-n-not really,” I said.

Ok. My father gave it to me.

He’s an

architect. He hardly stay in one state. Today he’s in Abia state, the next day he’s in Delta state.

The following week he’s in Plateau state or cross river state.”

•~~One week later~~ •

For about a week, nothing happened. Mike began to relax at Cassandra’s Residence, additional security features were added. Mike realised Cassandra was such a lovely lady.

“Don’t you feel lonely in this big house?” I asked Cassandra.

Not really, most of the time I’m at workplace and during my off day’s I visit my _____”

“Your what?” Boyfriend?asked very curious.

“Brother!!” She said.

Cassandra asked me, How old are you?

“I’m now 18 years old.”

“Me too,” said Cassandra. “But you look 20.”

“Hmmm, appearance can be deceptive, ” I said.

“I know, “said Cassandra.

“Don’t you have a boyfriend?” I asked.

I ____”

Suddenly my phone Beeped. It was becoming apparent that the beeping of my phone is analogous to danger.

I saw a message on my screen’s notification panel. I got curious and took my phone to open the message. I forgot about Cassandra and her relationship status.

I reached my inbox and open the message. When I saw the message, Goose pimples materialized on my skin immediately and my heart beat furiously.

The message reads……..

***

” We have gotten your Friend Tife.

If you want him alive,then come out from your net. One of your father’s house document is missing. We believe it’s in your possession. Bring it along or else your friend will die.

You have exactly one hour to come Follow the location below.

“13A/B Walter Carrington Cres, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.”

Note: Come alone. Any wrong move will result in Tife’s death.

***

I was immediately confused. How did they get hold of Tife in the first place ? Now they are using him to get to me. It was obvious I couldn’t let Tife die but that house was the only legacy still in my hands.

Surely this decision would be a difficult one.

“What is it ,dear?” Cassandra asked me.

“You would not believe what I’m about to tell you”

“Mike ,Talk to me!”

“Tife has been kidnapped by the gang who threatened you with a gun,” I said.

Cassandra’s eyes widened in shock. “My God,how did this happen?”

“I don’t know,” dear.

She gazed at me wordlessly. She was stunned.

Sadly I began to search for the house document in my bag. It didn’t take long before I saw it at the extreme corner. I told Cassandra I was ready to go.

Then she said, ” how are you sure they will let Tife go after you give them the house document. Can you imagine what they will do to you if they grab you?

Tife saved my life from the clutches of those criminals. I must exchange his life with the required document. Yes, I must. Cassandra gazed at me sadly. She was deep in thought.

***

Prior to sending Mike that message ,Jackson realised they had obviously underestimated Mike’s ability to outwit them.

After the alarm blew in Cassandra’s Residence, he knew they will be extra careful and even anticipated they will come again.

He realised Mike, though a teenager was a hard nut for him to crack . Supremo was getting disappointed in him.

He didn’t tell him but it was showing on his face. He needed to capture Mike. Then a thought occurred to him.

They could make Gina their informant in that hospital. She could feed them with information on Cassandra and Mike.

Their plan A was to capture Cassandra and used her to get Mike. Plan B was to Capture Tife and use him to get Mike.

Jackson went back to the hospital in disguise and met Gina, the nurse who told them about Tife and Mike’s hideout . She was quite co-operative.

After promising her a large sum of money, She promised to contact him if she suspected something fishy or got a new information on Mike and Cassandra.

Gina the nurse, made Jackson

aware that Tife’s ‘father’ Lucas came to the hospital requesting for the transfer of his son to St. Nicholas Hospital.

Quickly Jackson called his Colleagues and they headed towards the hospital.

If they could capture Tife, they could use him to get to Mike. Initially they captured Mike’s sister Rosaline, to be used as a bait to lure Mike but Supremo had suddenly develop an affection for the young girl,who was barely 17 years old now that he won’t use Rosaline as a bait.

In fact Zolabin’s weakness was women, just like a lot of men.

Jackson remembered reading in a newspaper a few days ago how

A twenty-one year old girl made a 61 year old billionaire bankrupt by wiping his account clean ,all because the billionaire cannot resist her feminine charm.

The lady used her irresistible attraction to make the man bought her a mansion,three cars including a Lamborghini ,filled her account with more than 20 million Dollars,sent her to Paris,

changed her wardrobe every week.

In less than Six months,the billionaire went bankrupt and then she abandoned him,leaving him still lusting for her flesh.

No sooner had they arrived at the Hospital to keep surveillance over Tife than they saw a strange car moving out of St. Nicholas Hospital yard. The car matched the description given to them by Gina. St Nicholas Hospital Hospital was

located on Victoria Island. It boasts of modern and state-of-the-art equipment and first-class equipment in the various fields of Medicine – Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Ophthalmology, Electro Encephalography (EEG), Endoscopy, CT-Scanning, Radio-diagnosis, Radiotherapy and Effective Investigative Laboratory.

***

Within that week, Tife was released from hospital , the wound has healed lightly. His ‘father’ came with a car and took him away. They were told to come back in three days’ time for medical examination.

The gang followed Tife’s Car until they reached a secluded spot surrounded by thick buses. They then overtook the car with speed and blocked its route by quickly entering into its lane and applying the brakes.

The driver swerved to avoid the blockage but not in time to prevent the car from entering into the bushes and locking its front tyre in a ditch.

Before the driver could react, all the occupants of the car were surrounded by masked men.

After they capture Tife, he was put into the gang’s van and the Van sped off leaving leaving the driver and Tife’s ‘father’ Lucas stunned in the bush.

It was at that time that they sent a message to Mike to bring his father’s house document in exchange of his friend’s life.

***

Will Mike surrender the house documents?

Will Tife be released?

Where is Rosaline and what is happening to her?

***