THE KILL JOB

THE KILL JOB EPISODE TEN

The words from Peterson sounded in my head like a bell. What had my wife been up to and who had she been screwing for over nine years?

Peterson seemed to be having fun with whatever was going on but however angry I was, I had to listen to the rest of the story before I decided on what to do with both of them.

Me: what are you insinuating?

Peterson: am not insinuating anything. Your wife is a cheat and your son is not your son. He is my brother's.

Me: your brother shot Brandon a while a go and that is one of the reasons he told me to go after you.

Peterson: I don't know of anyone who would kill their own son.

Quarter past one pm I got a call from Tom asking me if I had killed Peterson since he couldn't reach him on phone and I told him I did and when he started praising me for the job well done i switched the phone to loud speaker.

Tom: how did you do it?

Me: I shot him then burned the house down.

Tom: you have proof of that?

Me: sending the video.

I sent him the video in between the conversation and after he received the file he started telling me how much of a nuisance his brother had become and taking him out of the picture meant a lot of inheritance from Doka oilers company and taking over Peterson's company too.

Me: before I killed Peterson he told me a lot of stuff.

Tom: stuff like what?

Me: he told me how both of you had set me up to murder James, that he wasn't the target all along.

Tom: yes, James was a problem but what my brother never knew was that I really wanted him gone too just that he never knew my plans. Listen I can not argue with the results. You have done a good job and therefore earned your freedom.

Me: does that mean I can have my wife back?

Tom: yes. Tomorrow at 9:00pm. I will let you know where to pick her up from.

I hanged up then for a moment enjoyed the look on Peterson's face.

Me: how does it feel to be betrayed by your own flesh and blood huh?

He didn't respond but was quiet for the better part of the night. Sabina had already fallen asleep so after taping Peterson's mouth again I got to bed so that I could rest my head a bit before the morning came.

Sometimes it's crazy how secrets reveal themselves. Betty had been acting strange for a long time and i couldn't tell the reason for her change in behavior especially after she gave life to Brandon. When I met Betty she was working as a receptionist in some company and I liked her so I asked for her number and we would talk for hours and meet on dates and as far as I knew she loved me too. That time I had just started reforming from my activities and even though I told her about my crime life at some point, she said what mattered was that I was no longer that person and i was working towards it.

Betty and I got married and had our first baby a year later. Aliyah was my copyright so I couldn't doubt that she was my kid but I couldn't say the same for Brandon. I knew Betty cheated on me sometime but after having a serious discussion about it she promised never to do it again. I loved her and would do anything for her so after hearing everything Peterson and Sabina said, I don't understand why she would hurt me like that.

Am a man who don't make rush decisions, despite being angry, I like to get to the bottom of things so like I told Tom, I would pick up my wife and maybe she would tell me where i went wrong as a man.

At around 5:00pm I got a text from kepha telling me his wife was breathing fire so I needed to get rid of the two guests before she went confirming that there was no one in the house.

Having been the last one to use kepha's car I had remained with his keys so I got out checked around and made sure no one was awake so I grabbed Peterson's arm and led him to the car and put him in the trunk. Then got Sabina and lay her on the back seat of the car and taped her legs so that she couldn't make any crazy movements.

I went back to the Servant quarter, cleaned it up and washed off all the blood stains from the floor and when the house was spotless clean I went back to bed. "Situation taken care of" I texted kepha before taking nap.

At around 8:00pm I heard a knock on the door and jumped out of the bed to go and open it only to find Angie there. Kepha was right. Her suspicion would not let her sleep in peace.

Angie: good morning Henry?

Me: good morning Angie.

Angie: I hope I didn't wake you up, breakfast is ready so I thought you could join kepha inside as I change your bedsheets so that the lady who is coming to do the laundry can wash them.

Me: no problem Angie, thank you for the hospitality.

Angie: you are welcome. Kepha's guest is my guest too.

I left her there and went to the main house where kepha was already having breakfast.

I saw kepha and smiled as I approached the table.

Me: man, your wife is something else.

Kepha: I talked last night till my mouth went dry. I don't think she bought our story. So where are our guests?

Me: in the car. I shifted them there very early in the morning.

Kepha: that was a smart move. So what's the plan?

Me: you won't believe what I found out.

Kepha put his cup of tea on the table and looked at me surprised even before I said what i wanted to say.

Me: it turns out that my wife had an affair with the Tom guy and together they have a son.

Kepha: Brandon?

I nodded.

Me: I can't believe it happened right under my nose. How could I be so blind?

Kepha was speechless for a moment.

Me: then there is something else. Tom really wanted his brother dead so that he could take over of both his company and Doka oilers.

Kepha: you are joking.

Me: it's not funny buddy this guy is twisted.

Kepha: what was Peterson's reaction?

Me: I don't know if he suffered a heart attack but he has not spoken a word since he heard his brother confess all his plans to me after i lied fo him that Peterson was dead..

Kepha took a sip of his tea shaking his head unbelievably.

A few minutes later Angie joined us on the table and we cut the conversation short.

ELSEWHERE

Tom had believed the video he saw and even confirmed it when he watched the news as everyone thought Peterson had died in that fire. The reporters from different media houses had camped at his home and office taking to the employees just trying to find out the type of man Tom was.

Betty: so what does this mean?

She said hugging Tom from behind before he brought her to the front and had her sit on his lap and kissed her.

Tom: it means I take over everything. His business and all the money in it.

Betty: but why would you do that to your brother?

Tom: I don't consider him my brother. I was adopted by their father and he impregnated my mum and threw her out in the cold. She was a maid working for them at that time and after my mother gave birth to me, he adopted me and warned my mother to stay away from me.

I grew up lonely because the two boys never accepted me as their brother neither did their mother. She bought them new clothes while she gave me their old clothes. She bought them toys that i would never touch and whenever I did, she would beat me up and locked me in a room. That woman was so mean to me.

The two boys were taken to the best schools and I went to a public school and my performance was very poor given the things I was going through at that time.

I grew up hating them and wanting to revenge for the hell they put me through. Later in when our father died, they started recognizing me as a son of the family because our father included me in his will. We started getting along and making plans but I never forgot. I had been waiting for the day i would defeat them one by one.

Betty: so where does that leave us?

Tom: I built an Empire and your seat will always be waiting for you to come and sit on it. You are the one who is stuck with a man you don't love.

Betty: Henry has been good to me and the kids.

Tom: but that's not reason enough where is your heart, ?

Betty: right here with you baby but I just can't leave him like that, i need a good reason.

Tom: make up your mind, I will be waiting. Your husband called.

Betty: and?

Tom: he will be picking you and Brandon up today.

Betty: I will miss you you know..

Tom: we will figure out something just like we have been doing.

They kisses again and this time Brandon walked in on them.

Brandon: mum!

She got up from Tom's lap and followed him as Brandon had walked out of the room.

We finished breakfast and I asked kepha to drop me off to wherever I was going as I didn't want Angie getting suspicious again and he agreed. We said goodbye to Angie and left.

Kepha: where are we headed?

Me: to my former house. We need to figure out what to do with this two and we need an abandoned place maybe, somewhere that no one goes to.

What I wanted was to hear from Peterson and know his plans after setting him free because I was not going to kill him despite out differences. From what I gathered he was also a victim of circumstances and we had a common enemy. The question is was he going to stay dead like everyone thought he was, was he going to retaliate and fight back?

Half an hour later we got to my former house and even though the place had burned down there were rooms that were still standing.

Kepha drove into the compound then helped get our friends out of the car. We untied them and set them free. Sabina was still in pain as her arm had swollen from the bullet but that was honestly the least of my problems at the moment.

Peterson even after untapping his mouth had nothing to say, maybe it was the shock or whatever it was I had no idea and I didn't want to be a part of it.

Me: I was ordered to kill you but I did you a favor, I let you live so it's up to you to figure out the rest.

Peterson: can I ask you something?

Me: sure

Peterson: why didn't you kill me like you were asked to even when you knew your family's life was on the line?

Me: I didn't know about you playing me but you and i had a good working relationship. You were more like a big brother to me. Not killing you was as a result of some weakness but I hope i didn't make a mistake.

Peterson: thank you.

Me: find your way out of here. At least you know the type of a man your brother is. He will stop at nothing to get what he wants. I wonder what will happen when he finds out you are alive.

Kepha and I left both of them there. On my way out I walked into Aliyah's room then all over sudden alot of memories came flashing by. Her room was still intact with everything else having burned to ashes.

"Let's go man" kepha said parting my shoulder.

We left that place and kepha drove me around as we looked for a nother house to rent and this time we found a very nice two bedroomed house with a balcony and I liked the house.

I paid and had someone clean it as we were going to move in that very day..

Later that day I gave Tom a call and he told me where to pick up my wife and son and kepha offered to drive me there just in case I needed backup.

We got to the place at around 4:00pm and three cars were already parked there waiting.

Kepha: are you sure about this?

Me: no. I smell danger. Why come with three vehicles if it's just dropping off my wife?

I called Tom asking him to let my wife go and join me in the car and even before we finished the conversation, he signalled his guys who started raining bullets on us.

Kepha stepped on the gas reversing the car with our heads down and drove off like he had never driven before.

Tom had set us up. He was never really going to let my wife go, or maybe she never wanted to come back given the history they had....