SEVEN
1602 Words
~7~
"so Lisa you didn't get it when I said you shouldn't tell anyone about my place, it's not legal you know,why would you bring an intruder with you?" Mike asks me immediately he starts the car and I'm quick to save my brother, he's innocent despite the fact that he insisted to accompany me, he's still innocent and i believe he has a right to know my whereabouts, i was only going to feel secure if any of my family members was around and glad Roy showed up.
"Well this intruder, is my loving little brother, so you don't have to worry about him, he's here to accompany me" i say while patting my brother's shoulder and he only nods in agreement
"Ooh you didn't tell me about that, I'm sorry, but don't bring any other person"
"Got that copied, so what happened yesterday by the way, heard gunshots and at one point saw you running into the bush, who was that guy firing back at you?"
"Just some guy who are after me, i still believe that guy is following you around, maybe he's a stalker who knows, i don't why he would fire at me though, that's why we need to get done with this gun shooting training, it's for your own good, your safety too" he says as he takes another route to his place and my brother clears his throat
"So sis you mean,someone is after your life and you haven't even stayed here for a month? That's insane"
"Whoever that person is, i believe he's being sent by his boss, he doesn't work alone, he's working for someone, and that someone might be my enemy, so i should always be cautious from now henceforth" i say while scratching my chin thoughtfully
"That's advisable, so you mean you don't know how to handle a gun sis?"
"Do you?"
"Of course I do, Ken taught me" my brother says boastfully
"Well i think you share so much with this Ken, and that's why I'm having Mike with me, he's gonna teach me how to go about it"
"Well I'll be glad to give a hand too"Roy says
"Thanks man, well we're here" Mike says and we both alight from the car.
I realise this is not the place we were the previously day and that raises my curiosity
"This is not the place we were yesterday, what happened?"
"Well i thought I'll bring you here today, for security purposes, I still believe the person that was shooting at me yesterday is still following me around, i have a feeling he was following us, so for security reasons , we going to use this place until I'm sure no one is on our back again, with that we're gonna resume our previous place, i hope you okay with that?"
"Of course i have no problem with that, so long as our program is running smoothly, i have no problem" i say
"Okay let's get in first, we need to get some things set before we leave for the session" he says and motions us in.
The house is not in a bad state, but it's a wooden house, very beautiful inside than i thought, he ushers us in and tells us to make ourselves comfortable.
After around five minutes he comes back with two heavy bags, i guess they carrying the guns we going to use. He hands Roy one and asks him to help him carry it to the car.
After around two minutes the duo is back and Mike vanishes in the other room, comes out moments later and asks us if we ready.
We hop in the backseat and he takes the driver's seat, he drives at a moderate speed and takes the forest way.
"Wait are we going deep into the forest?" I ask alarmed and i see him smile though the rear mirror
"Yeah that's where we do our gun shooting sessions, but don't worry nothing's gonna harm you, everything will be fine, despite, you have to strong men around you, so your protection is guaranteed" he says and my brother agrees with him
"You don't have to worry sis most of the gun training and shooting sessions are done deep into the forest, we don't want police arresting us and ambushing us, that is the only safe place to do all these without being interrupted or ambushed"
"Oooh okay now i know"
We drive for close to twenty minutes before we come to an open place, deep into the forest, it's a nice place, you can't even believe it's deep into the forest
"Well we're here, how do you see this place?" Mike asks
"It's a nice place quite unbelievable though"
"How so?"
"Because it's a cool nice place, but deep into the forest, i was expecting to see a bunch of wild animals, but only to see a cool place like this"
"Well our expectations are sometimes not guaranteed" he says and i shrug my shoulders
"Well i think we should start by giving you a little gun tips and a little bit of information about guns before we embark on the shooting sessions" Mike says as he throws gloves to both of us and I'm quick to grab mine, i put it own and so does Roy.
Mike goes on to give me names of different types of guns, the names and bullets according to sizes and by the way some of the things he says are not important, all this time, Roy is doing some inspections around the place, he's holding a gun in his other hand while the other hand is pocketed, mike and i are seated on the car trunk,the bag of guns is open and there are different types of guns laying in it.
"Well i think that enough for today, let's embark on the main program now" Mike says and i sigh in relief i was really wishing for this time. I hop off the trunk and start walking towards where Roy is standing, there are different glasses placed on the bench in front of him, a rounded placard with a compass direction neatly drawn on it.
"I'm guessing those are the shooting targets right?" I ask Roy
"Well your guess is right"
Mike later joins us, I'm taken into the first sessions of how to hold a gun, I'm taught how to shoot and I'm given the task of shooting the glass just a few metres away from us, all this while Roy is seated on the bench just besides us. I miss the first two shots but end up shooting the glass on the third trial, I can't hide my joy, i end up hugging Michael and he just stands there confused.
"Uuh I'm sorry ,i was just overwhelmed and excited that i managed to shoot the target" i stutter and move back ashamed of my act
"No it's okay u understand" Mike says and i sigh in relief.
"Wait did you hear that?" Roy asks and we both turn and give him a questioning glance
"There's Someone in that bush, i just heard the sound of footsteps and the cracking of dry leaves" he says and we both turn to where he is, we are all silent waiting for the intruder to make a other move.
Suddenly we hear a gun shot and i don't know how first my brother jumps in front of me and shouts back, Mike is already behind the car shooting back at the intruder.
"Stay behind me okay?" Roy says and i nod, my heart is racing and i can feel a thin sweat trickling down from my armpits, to say I'm scared is an understatement.
I hear the sound of glasses shuttering, Roy drags me along side him and tells me to stay behind the car until he comes for me.
There are sounds of gunshots for around five minutes until I hear the sound of a man groaning in pain.
"f**k man! Why did you shoot my leg?"
"Well i should be asking you the same, why are you stalking us?" Mike asks him and he only groans in pain
I raise my head and see Roy and Mike surrounding a guy, i walk towards where they are and that's when my eyes meet the intruder's, we bore into each other's eyes until when turn to face the other side, the man had the prettiest eyes i have ever seen, he looks like a god.
"I'm not going to ask you again, who sent you?" Mike ask and shoots him on the other leg and the guy groans in pain
"The f**k man, stop it!"
"I'll only stop if you answer my goddamn question, so I'll ask again who sent you? And who are you?" The guy doesn't respond he only groans further in pain, and Roy hits him hard on his head which earns another groan from him
"Okay okay, stop I'll answer your questions you gonna kill me" he pleads
"Good so who sent you?"
"I don't know her name, we only talk through the phone and through our bosses i swear i know nothing about her"
When he says his boss is a she, the only name that rings in my mind is Amanda, might she have known i faked my own death, but how did she know? That's the only question on my mind as I watch Roy and Mike carry the guy and place him in the boot of the car, his hands and legs are tied so he can't escape.
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