THE KILL JOB

THE KILL JOB EPISODE SIX

I drove all the way to Nairobi that evening and got to my home at around 8:00pm. My wife and son were not at home for various reasons so I settled down before checking up on them via a phone call like we always did when we were away from each other.

Betty was so devastated and i could tell she was avoiding me because she knew I blamed her for Aliyah's death. If only she had listened to me, my daughter would still be alive. I was mad at her and mad at myself too.

After the drive and making sure Betty and Brandon were okay, I took a quick shower then prepared some coffee as I sat down to write a resignation letter for there was no way I was going back to work given all the things that were happening. It was a hard letter to write as I didn't even have a good reason for resigning. I sat there staring at it before finally hitting the send button.

Being back was nothing like it had always been without anyone around and especially Aliyah. The house seemed cold and empty and after finishing everything that i had to do for the better part of that evening, i grabbed a blanket and leaned back on the sofa watching TV and it gad barely been a minute when I heard something outside and the first thing i did was switch off the light. I jumped out if the sofa and when I peeped out the window I saw a guy jump over the perimeter wall amf i knew there was something going on. I left the tv on to provide the little light as I rushed to my room to find a weapon. Inside my closet there always lay a box that remained closed with a padlock on it because that is where i stored the guns i used in my previous job. I tried opening the box but the key dropped after hearing a gun shot and my guess was that whoever was in was trying to find their way in.

Shit! I said trying to find the keys with my hands but I couldn't reach it so I got in the bag I had travelled with, chucked the two guns which barely had bullets and waited upstairs for whoever was coming in.

I was a little scared given the number of bullets I had in the guns and I didn't even know how many guys were there.

"Living room clear," I heard the guy who was already in the house say and from the questions he was answering, he did not know who he would find in fhe house. The guy on the other end must have asked if he saw my wife and son because his response was confirming that they were not on sight.

I stood in the corner of my bedroom door wondering who the target was because clearly it's like whoever ordered the kill job on my wife and son did not know that i was back.

The guy climbed the stairs checking the kids room and I took that time to get out of my room and race down the stairs and that must have freaked out the gun guy because he shot severally not sure of what he was shooting at.

When I got down I hid just below the steps and waited for the guy to come down and as he went down the steps I grabbed his foot and he went rolling down the stairs and I got out of my holding place shooting him in the back and taking his gun.

I turned him over and without asking questions I shot him in the face. I wanted to know who he was working for but speaking to him meant selling myself out as whatever device they were communicating with was still on. I searched him but found nothing on him so I slowly walked towards the door and peeped outside and saw a guy who was trying to go up the wall the same way he had come in and I shot him on the butt and he fell over.

I checked around if I could see someone else but I didn't and that's when I figured out that the two of them were working together and he was running off after realizing that his partner was down.

I got back to him and grabbed him by his shirt.

Me: why are you here?

He didn't say a thing and I thought that maybe that was a stupid question as it was obvious that he was there to kill whoever he found in so maybe I needed to ask something different.

Me: I will ask this one more time and if you love your life, you better speak. Who are you working for?

The guy did not respond again and i felt like I was wasting my time on him so I shot him dead then searched him to see of there was a thing on him that could give me answers and he had nothing else but his phone which i took. Before anything else, I checked the call log and noticed a number that had no identification but had called severally. I called the number and when it was picked I heard "Did you clear them both?" I didn't respond but ended the call then smashed it down. The person on the other end was Tom and it was obvious that after the threat, he had come to finish the work he didn't when he killed my daughter.

After killing the two guys, I couldn't call the police as I had no license to the guns i was having and I didn't want to land in jail. If the police knew I was back in business they would hunt me down and this time take me six feet under..

I got back to the house, dragged the body that was in the house outside and stuffed both of them inside my car. I got my phone and called kepha. Kepha was one of my guys back then and he always had my back. We committed a lot of crime together and went underground after his house was set on fire as a warning to keep off the gangster business and having been warned too, we laid off and decided to get different jobs and settled down. It seemed impossible by then but we eventually did.

Kepha: Bro!

Me: yes my brother, what's up, are you around town?

Kepha: yeah, we need to hook up and talk business.

Me: that's not a bad idea. I need to see you right now, I need help cleaning some mess.

Kepha: nooo, don't tell me you iced someone..

Me: it's not just a person but people. They attacked me in my home and you know I can't call the police. I need a cover story and you are the only one who can help me figure it out.

Kepha: where are we meeting?

I picked a place that I knew had no many activities going on and when i was done talking with kepha I got in my car and drove off. It was late and it was the right time to take care of this business.

While driving, I got a call from Peterson and knowing exactly what he wanted to tell me, I gnored his call. I wasn't going to go back to work even with a salary raise.

A few minutes later I was at the spot where kepha and I were to meet and I had to wait since I got there ahead of him.

A few minutes of getting worried that kepha could have played me, I saw his car approach and he parked a metre away from me then got out and joined me in my car.

Me: I thought you were not coming?

Kepha: who did you kill this time?

Me: two men who was sent to kill my family because I failed to kill a target.

Kepha: what happened to we are laying low?

Me: that was the deal untill this guy approached me with a mission to kill my boss and promising to kill my family if I failed. They killed my daughter.

Kepha: what, Aliyah is dead?

I nodded trying so hard not to think about it.

Me: they killed Aliyah and today they were going for Betty and Brandon.

Kepha: where are the two guys?

Me: in the trunk

We got out and went with kepha to the back and after he Saw one of the guys he looked away and shut the boot.

Kepha: man, you have not changed. You are so ruthless.

As we were still talking someone shot at us and by chance, the bullet missed and hit the car and that's when we realized that one of us had been followed. Kepha and I got by the side of the car as we got our guns and fired back.

Me: did you see anyone?

Kepha: No, but they should be close,

On an attemp to get up from where I was hiding a few bullets were sprayed on the car and I could tell that it was one person shooting at us.

Me: cover me!

I said as I found my way towards kepha's car because whoever was shooting was within that range. I got closer to kephas car and the guy must have run out of bullets as i heard his gun make that funny sound so I saw him running and took off after him with kepha running behind us. The guy was fast something that made me think I needed to get back to a routine and keep fit.

We raced down that street as he dodged us by taking one corner of the other, I shot at him but the bullets didn't get him. When he noticed we were getting close, he started shouting claiming he was being killed and Kepha having been fast enough, he passed me and shot him on the back then pounced on him like some wild animal and they both fell. That was quite a chase. A few People who had heard him shout came out to check what was happening and we did not hesitate to take them out. The last thing we needed was witnesses giving testimonies on how they saw us murder someone.

Kepha shot the guy dead and since we did not have time for questioning we took off heading back to where we had come from. That area was a bit dark with a lot of crime taking place every now and then so the residents knew better by getting home early and staying indoors.

We got to kephas car and he took out gas from his car and came to where my car was. He had me take out all the important things in it then poured the gas on it and put it to flames.

Me: what the hell, that's my car!

Kepha: let's get out of here before the police catch up with us.

This dude was not even sorry for setting my car on fire.

Kepha: i had to do that. There's no where we could have dumped the bodies at this time.

Kepha drove me home and when we got to the gate he parked and we sat in his car for a while as I told him my new task and I needed him since I couldn't go after Tom alone.

Kepha: the Henry i knew was not scared of anything and now one man freaks you out?

Me: it's not me am worried about, it's Betty and Brandon. Betty screwed up but am still her husband and I need to protect her.

Kepha: I don't know man, I don't know of a ready to toss back to that business. You know should we get on the wrong side of the law, this time we will not get spared.

Me: I know, and that's my worry too. It's a one time job, we kill Tom and his crew and everyone walks free.

He looked at me and made a sigh..

Kepha: just one mission right?

Me: right. Just on mission, i promise.

Kepha: no strike team?

Me: I would like to keep it as quite as possible. We can't just pick anyone as we don't know who they are working with.

Kepha and I agreed to take Tom down and after I visit Aliyah at the morgue the following day, we were going to attack Tom's territory...