TARASHA
EPISODE 21A
pumped in his heart abnormal at a speed faster
than that of Usain Bolt. The first time he ever
had a nightmare was in his University days,
when a dreaded cult group was after his life
because of a girl that was in love with him.
This time around, he dreamt that he was being
given a hot chase by the Rivers State
Governor’s body guards. He outsmarted them
and hid in an uncompleted building where he
slept off for hours, only for him to open his eyes
and find several guns pointed at him by a group
of policemen.
He glanced at Benny who was sleeping
peacefully on the left side of the bed despite
the hot condition of the room. He took off his
wet shirt and proceeded out of the room bare
chested, using the shirt to fan himself. He first
headed into the kitchen to quench his thirst
after which he proceeded out of the house with
an extra cup of water to seek fresh air in the
compound.
He got a little surprised when he met the door
unlocked but he shook off his fears, his mind
suggesting to him that Tarasha must be the one
outside
He was right! There in the middle of the
compound was a female figure lying flat on the
long bench that used to be at the verandah, she
seemed to be busy with something and didn’t
notice his presence. He tiptoed carefully
towards her, trying his possible best not to
announce his presence.
He stopped halfway when he saw her insert a
magazine into the revolver she was playing with,
she seemed to also halt with his movement. He
was contemplating whether to turn back or not
when his name was called.
‘Cole’ he quivered at the sound of his name, still
on the same spot, he watched her unload the
gun before he proceeded further.
She rose from her sleeping position and sat up,
smiling at Cole who stared at her funnily.
‘Why were you scared?’ She asked mockingly.
‘You loaded your gun like you wanted to aim at
something, I was scared that you didn’t know I
was the one coming’ he answered, feeling
slightly embarrassed.
‘I knew it was you and I wasn’t planning to
shoot’ she collected the cup of water from him
and drank slowly.
Cole watched her taking in the water, like a kid
who was already dying of thirst. He had the
opportunity to notice her very young face, she
looked like an innocent girl in her early twenties.
Her face was the youngest he had ever seen
involved in the assassination business, several
of her mates he has seen involving themselves
in crime only participated in petty robbery and
as informants.
‘Cole’ she startled him, his eyes was still
hovering round her body in awe.
‘Boss’ he called back, scratching his head as he
looked away.
‘Why are you staring at me like that?’ She
asked.
‘No, nothing. I was just wondering what you
were doing outside here’
‘What else should I be doing? I was sleeping’
she answered.
‘Sleeping? How? I saw you awake when I came
out of the house’
‘You woke me up, I was asleep before you came
out’ she insisted.
‘Asleep? How?’ He looked bewildered. ‘No one
can sleep here with all the mosquitoes around,’
‘Forget about me Cole, you should tell me why
you are awake’ she looked sternly at his face.
‘I couldn’t sleep, my mind has been occupied
with all we did yesterday’ Cole explained his
woe. ‘I can’t seem to figure out how we’ll be
able to accomplish our task here’
‘That’s for me to worry about. I give the plan,
all you need to do is to follow’
He looked at her face in an awkward manner as
if to ask why she way arrogant, or why she
thought she knew everything.
‘Young girl like you, who made you a devil? I
could kill you now if I want to’ He said in his
mind.
‘The greatest mistake you’ll ever make is
dealing with me like the ordinary person my
face projects’ she cautioned immediately add if
she heard his thoughts. ‘You may lose your life
the next time you think that way’
‘Hu..uh’ he stammered and got up shakily from
the bench.
‘Come on, go inside now’ she said in a
command tone. Flinging the cup away, she
returned to her former position on the bench.
Cole hurriedly returned into the house, scared to look back until he entered and closed the door.
He paused to think for a while leaving his back on the door, the sound of his heartbeat echoed in his ears.
Maybe she was more than who he thought she was. She is probably an adult hiding under a younger body or a young girl endowed with diabolical powers.
He tried to calm himself and wave off his thoughts as ridiculous, she wasn't a super human, she was only good at playing smart with their emotions. He decided to put up a bold response if there was a next time, why would he be scared of her anyway? He had worked with several male assassins and none made his heart filled with fear like this.
'Go and sleep Cole, we've a lot to do tomorrow' her voice jerked him into action again, he proceeded to his room with no further delay.
To be continued....
Previously on Tarasha Season1 Episode20c
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