TARASHA
EPISODE 42A
‘BN 10354’ Henry read aloud to himself as he
studied the makeup of a particular chip on his
laptop. He took a deep breath he cleared his
throat. This code number was a strange one.
‘ Encrypt XL
<< — t.a.r– n.e.f — >>
Run script = enter ‘
His laptop screen displayed the above in a pop
up window. He quickly wrote them in a jotter.
What the codes meant was a mystery to him
but he was sure that the key words, ‘TAR’ and
‘NEF’ referred to something very important that
would be of use in his research.
He took a sip of wine from his glass cup and
relaxed back into his seat to think deeply. This
method of encrypting used by the manufacturer
of the blog was more tedious to read than the
computer machine language. He wondered
where a criminal could have gotten such level
of technological knowledge from. He was sure
that the person was highly educated and not
just a petty app developer, he was also certain
that the person did not get his or her education
in Nigeria. What baffled him was the fact that
someone with so much intelligence and
knowledge had decided to use it negatively.
Such great knowledge could have been used to
improve the country and the information
technology world at large, instead of it being
used to carry out assassinations.
He got up and stretched himself, he walked to
the window and opened the curtains, it was
evening and the sun was gradually setting. He
had worked all day without even remembering
to take his lunch. It was time to take a little
break, he decided to take a stroll round the
street but then remembered that he also
needed to get something from the office.
He hurriedly put on his football jersey and
pocketed his car key, setting out to kill two
birds with a stone.
………..
‘D--n it!’ Don cursed scattering the books on
his table angrily. He took another look at the
newspaper lying on the floor again, his picture
was printed boldly on it with the word
“WANTED” written boldly below it. A
compensation of three million naira was also
promised to anyone who had information about
him.
He was not really angry or scared about t the
police’s search for him. His domain was enough
for him to hide for several years without them
getting any clue of his location. His anger was
based on the fact that their search for him
would dissuade his clients from associating and
bringing jobs to him.
He picked up the newspaper again. “Wanted:
Daniel Ogbighe. Criminal: suspected to be in
Samantha Osman and Aisha Bello’s gang” he
slammed it on the floor. He paced about
angrily.
When he released the information on Aisha’s
location to the police, he didn’t think that it
could backfire like this. He had forgotten of his
escapades with Aisha right from the polytechnic
and when they had both dropped out. He never
imagined that she could ever be traced to him.
He was also confused about how the police
connected Aisha Bello’s case to Franca who he
had recently murdered. Franca had been one of
his secret informant and s-x partner for years
after they met with each other in a night club.
Things had gone bad between them when
Sandra began to demand for more money from
him. The rest is history.
‘Stone’ he spoke into his phone. ‘I’m coming
over to Cameroon tomorrow’
‘You sound tensed. What’s wrong Don?’ A faint
voice asked from the other end.
‘I’ll explain to you later’ Don replied. ‘I have to
leave this country for a while.
‘You can’t get me to start arranging for you
without giving me a valid reason’ the voice
replied more confidently.
‘What the hell is wrong with you Stone?’ Don
replied in an angry tone.
‘Tell me what the matter is’ Stone replied,
unperturbed.
‘Okay, I’m wanted in this country now. My
pictures and names are all over the media. Do
you get it?’ Don said in a firm voice.
Stone laughed. ‘Is that’s what’s sending you out
of the country?’ He said in a mocking manner.
‘What do you mean?’
‘See, if you don’t have anything to say other
than this joke, allow me go and do something
better’
‘D--n! I’m serious man'
'You can't be serious man, you mean you are running away from your domain just because the police declared you wanted? Haven't your influence grown atall?'
'You don't get it' Don scratched his head. 'I want to see you for some other things too, I need you to help me against an enemy'
'Okay' Stone voice sounded more considerate.
'Who is this enemy that's getting you on your toes'
'Tarasha' Don let out a deep breath as he mentioned the name.
'She's really a pain in my butt'
'Tarasha?? A she? I never heard that name before' Stone said half laughing. 'Is she one of these new amateur assassin?'
'No, she's different.. ...' Don gave a quick reply but was cut short by Stone.
tbc.. ...
previously on Tarasha Season1 Episode41c
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