Theives? Armed robbers?
We are all lined outside now, our hands on our heads, our phones and accessories taken from us and placed in a bag near the driver’s door. It’s night and we can’t see clearly. It is with the help of the full moon up there in the dark sky that we can see each other, and the seven hefty persons that are standing before us, pistols pointed at us.
Will this night ever end?
Emefile is wincing in pain from the injury in his arm. Arere Doris Elohor is crying. Infact all the ladies are crying, except Oliseyenum Amaka Jennifer who is silently cursing our attackers.
“Itz Elvigo!” One of the men calls.
“Sir!!!!” The smallest among them answers.
“What’s my name?”
“Lejoka Sir!!!”
“What do I do to people?!”
“Steal their goods and kill them Sir?!!”
“Good boy!” The supposed leader, It’z Da Major Lejoka chuckles.
“Christian Ifeanyi!!”
“Sir!”
“It’s your gun loaded?!”
“Aye sir!”
“What is aye sir?! Should I shoot you?!”
“Nay Sir!”
“Goddammit!” Lejoka releases a shot into the air and we all scream.
“Jude Anani!!!”
“Sir!!”
“It’s the cocaine box with you?!”
“Definitely Sir!!”
“Good! Make them snuff it before we kill them?!”
“Yes Sir!!”
“Benson Eguonoo!!!”
“Yes baby!!!”
It’s a girl’s voice. It’s hoarse and deep, but it’s a girl’s voice.
“Are you with the scorpions?!”
“Of course!!”
“Good!” Lejoka then turns to us. “You guys better prepare to go to hell.”
We cry more, fear swimming through our veins.
“Please don’t shoot us. Please… Let’s negotiate.” Zuby Baron begs. Emefile falls to the ground, unable to stand his pain anymore.
Then suddenly, something sweeps one of his men off his feet and begins to swallow him. It’s a huge snake.
Before us, about 8 feet into the air, staring down at us, is the biggest, most monstrous snake we’ve ever seen: an Anaconda!
Armed robbers scream. We scream!!!
Now I know that we are going to die. No argument.
In the distance, the voice of an old woman is singing.
P. S: This series was first written in 2017 and posted on Fortune Aganbi’s facebook wall. For reasons personal to the writer, she has decided to not alter, edit or change anything about the original stories.
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