episode 3

********Episode 3*****

I jerked down out of sheer impulse,to say the truth I was my tippytoes now,"d--n dat shot could have come from anywhere","what if the shooter was aiming for me???,"thoughts raced through my mind faster than a speeding bullet.I had split seconds to assess the situation,wait!!!,i saw something,there was a flicker of light in the distance,i saw it or at least I was sure I did…preparing myself for the worst.i slipped my cold feet into my trainers and stepped into the forest towards the flicker of light which I had seen earlier…..i had unending shrubs and overhanging branches to deal with."i should have brought a machete" I thought to myself but no!! I was planning to be as discreet as possible to ensure that I didn't alert the shooter of my presence in case he hadn't noticed already…As I approached the flicker of light,i started hearing faint voices...again!!!!,they were unmistakeable,they were the same set of voices I had heard earlier,i was sure this time…..Creeping like a shadow through the bush as expertly as I could I had three things on my mind,such a sophisticated weapon in this bush??,who could the shooter be??,what was the flicker of light doing here!!!!!,why did the shooter shoot??…..Twigs and dry leaves rustled as I inched towards what now appeared to be a large bon-fire.the voices I had heard were now becoming audible enough for me to pick out what was being said...To my dismay,there were a lot more people than I had prepared for judjing from the multitude of voices....very cold chills crept up my spine as I made out a line. from their chants…..Aro mate xxooooo...…to which the others replied "bloody"...this was the initiation ceremony of the dreaded "supreme vikings confraternity"right in my backyard….this apparently was were the gunshot I heard was fired from…..My pistol shook in my hand as I prepared myself for a long night

I had shot people in my life time but I had never killed with the weapon that was clenched tightly in my hands…..i was sweating hard now,"i should have brought more epinephrine",i thought to myself.in my shock I had stepped on a dry twig with a lot of dry leaves on top.As close as I was to the gathering,if I raised my foot,i was bound to be sniffed out by these blood thirsty cultists.from my vantage point,i looked and observed the entirety of the gathering.they were about thirty five(35) able-bodied guys brandishing weapons ranging from guns,cutlasses and menacing clubs…The colours red and black were evident in all corners of their clearing with several skulls and bones hanging above the bon-fire directly.they were singing now in heavy igbo language….

"kama mmiri ga erim ooo…..

Ka m see n'elu ee....

"supreme vikings....

Ka m see n'elu eeee.....

I was visibly shaken beyond reasonable doubt,this wasn't some random child's play,hadn't finished with that thought when they stopped singing abruptly.About ten blindfolded guys were led into the clearing as I could see,each holding a red candle and wearing nothing but their boxers.As I strained my eyes to see more.The twig below my feet cracked,"d--n"I cursed in my mind as three of dem looked in my direction.i could see the three sets of blood shot eyes looking in my direction as more of dem joined shouting "wida the 411"."Now you've really done it blood",i whispered under my breath…..