THE TAKEOVER

Nenrot is seated comfortably in Hammad's living room, her legs crossed, and shaking impatiently. Hammad is on his knees, his wife and two children beside him in the same position.

Nenrot and her army had successfully overpowered Hammad's security detail with minimal bloodshed before they surrendered.

Hammad cowers under Nenrot's piercing gaze, "Nenrot, this is between you and me, leave my family out of this. You can do whatever you like to me, but, please, leave them out of it."

Nenrot laughs mirthlessly and walks up to Hammad to slap him. "Your family is all a part of this, don't they spend the proceeds from your illicit drug business with you? You brought them into this, and you must all pay."

"I'm sorry, please. If it's my territory you want, I would gladly give it up to you in exchange for their lives. I can't afford to lose them."

"You should have thought of that before threatening me. I never wanted your territory until you came to threaten me. And now, I badly want it." She motions to one of her men standing guard with a flick of her hand.

The guard produces a typed document and hands it over to Hammad who looks quizzically at it. "If I sign this document, handing over my business, and territory to you, would you leave my family out of this?"

"You are not in a position to make any requests. You are the architect of your current predicament. I just wanted to show you that I don't belong in the kitchen pregnant, and barefooted. How does it feel knowing that a woman is taking over your empire? Sign the document, and we can proceed to the next item."

Hammad quickly signs the document and returns it to the guard. "I have signed it, what next?"

She smiles wickedly and gives a signal to another one of the guards. The guard walks towards her and places a gun in her hands. She pulls the trigger, and shoots Hammad and his wife, once each, placing a perfect dead-on shot at their foreheads. Hammad and his wife are already dead before their bodies hit the floor. The children begin to cry and weep.

"Now, that's done." She walks over to the children, a boy and a girl, and comforts them. "Not to worry, you both will be placed in the care of a very good family. You don't deserve to grow up under s father like Hammad, he's rotten to the core." Turning to her men, "I want Hammad and his wife's bodies to be placed in a very public place. Spread the word that I'm responsible for their death, and let it be known that such fate awaits whoever dares underestimate me. I might be a woman, but I am on the same level as any man in this business."

They all chorus "yes" and bow respectfully.

Nenrot takes a handkerchief to wipe the blood splatter on her body. "Ensure you clean up this place, and leave no evidence behind. Get the children to their new home tonight."

Turning on her feet, she walks out of the house, her head held high.

The men get to work on meticulously cleaning the crime scene amidst cries from the children as they are whisked away.