Must Read: A man

7 years ago

Must Read: A man

What would Richard do? She didn’t know him
really but she could read it in him that he was
about to do something annoying. Richard on
the other hand didn’t know how to start with
himself. He had been thinking if he should
stab himself or maybe drink something
poisonous.

“Christie! Oh no!” He wept more as he stared
at her picture and made up his mind. “Why
would I fear death? That man they call God
too is a wicked man, even if I kill myself or he
kills me, I’ll still surely die. Christie, wait, we
are going to see that man together.” He said
as he rushed to his feet and ran to the
kitchen. “Stabbing myself is the quickest way.”

He nodded as he picked up the knife as stared
at it for a while.

He didn’t know how to apply it, death too isn’t that easy, is it? He placed it on his neck and shook his head continuously, that would be a very bad place to die. He remembered the
smiles on her sister’s face, the tears, the
affable characters and words of advice.
“Christie!” He shouted and stabbed his belly
and went down instantly.

****

“Boss, it’s done already.” Lawrence’s guys approached him, smiling.

Lawrence’s eyes widened as he stared at
them. That wasn’t enough, he had to stand up
from the exhilaration reclining sofa in the
living room. “Are you serious? Are you guys
real?” He asked as fast as he could to express
his utmost surprise and happiness.

“Yes sir, she has sent her address.”

“That can’t be real, I don’t… just like that?
Thank God for this diary!” He grinned.

“It seems they were so close when they were in school, she was fluent with us. But one thing
is about the voice, she didn’t recognize the
voice but I think her ecstasy has caused this.”

“That’s her own business, the only thing is
just that mission accomplished! Then, we
move to stage two.” He grinned for a while
and ended the grin with a frown. “We have to
get to the study, I have some plans to work
out. The work must start as early as
possible.” He shook his head continuously.

“But Boss, that girl… she must not live too.”

One of them said.

“None of them will live, by the time I’m
through with them.” He laughed monstrously.

****

“I see trouble.” Pemisire said as she peeped
through the gate. She didn’t know what to do,
she was short of ideas at that time. “God,
why?” She hissed dryly and sighed.

She rushed back to the junction and mounted
on a motorcycle as quick as she could. She
wasn’t familiar with that place but knew the
motorcyclist would locate the hospital again.

Immediately she rushed down from the
motorcycle and paid he driver, she ran inside
the hospital to check on the Doctor if she
could be of help.

She hadn’t met Uche and Jay so she didn’t
know how to approach them until the Doctor
got the guys and took her along to get
Richard from the house.

Pemisire was sweating. She was wondering
how it happened, it was just like twenty four
hours that she met Richard already and now
she was running around to save him.

****

Jay and Uche rushed inside the house as
Pemisire stood by the gate and watched until
she heard the guys shout. She was filled with
tension instantly, what was going on?
She was still wondering until the guys brought
Richard out of the house, all panting and
crying along. “What?” She asked them, the
rate of her pulse was on a very high speed.

“He stabbed himself.. just get that gate
opened.”

“Stabbed?” Pemisire rushed to the gate but
couldn’t get how it was being opened. Uche
joined her and opened the gate.

They flew to the hospital.