Chapter 4

His trembling hand got the door opened, and he crawled out of the car with the parcel in his hand, it was difficult to move his body as he became stiff to the ground where he laid.

It registered in his head that those men were after him and wouldn't spare his life either. His eyes could move but his body was frozen, head down, while the parcel rested on his chest along with his inhaler. Those active ears of his could hear the quacking sounds of shoes approaching him.

Adrian was in a vegetative state of health as any moment, death would be knocking, he had so much to live for but perhaps his luck had decided to walk out of his life.

The shoes his eyes met looked feminine and the skin tight red gown this fellow wore brought up speculations that this female was perhaps a passerby.

This feminine bent slowly and shook his to wake up, the only thing he could see before shutting his eyes was someone taking the parcel from his hand.

AT THE CLINIC

The smell of disinfectant made him sneeze, his eyes fluttered as he let out a cough due to the smell, that made his stomach twitch.

At last those blurry vision of his because clear when he saw someone in white standing adjacent him.

"The parcel!" He yelled and jerked up. It dawn to him that he was in a hospital or probably a clinic. That was one special delivery he needed to care for just as his life.

The nurse in charge of him pointed at the parcel which on a table at a distance from him. He intended to reach out for it but the intravenous fluid fixed on him made him relent.

In her hand was a tray and drugs admitted to the patient who was contemplating over situation at hand.

"How did I get here?" He questioned again and the perplexed nurse narrated that a lady found him by the roadside and decided to give a helping hand.

He sighed briefly, suddenly pulled out the drip from his hand, thank the nurse, took the refilled inhaled he found on the tray in her hands, jogged to the parcel which he carried together with his bag.

Adrian intended to leave when the nurse showed up in front of him and said;

"Sorry, I can't let you leave, your condition is quite complex..."

"Staying back would only kill me, send my regards to the saviour" he concluded referring to whosoever saved him at the point of death.

The nurse wasn't granting permission to leave and he had no choice than to shove her aside just to have his way out.

Like though he knew what awaits him, he could see some men who had attacked him earlier treading towards his ward. Although, he haven't been sighted by them, hence, it gave him a chance to escape.

Adrian figured out a place safer to stay for the meantime while staying alert over who might approach him. The parcel in his had to be opened some day and that day has to be now.

He tore out the seal which bounded the opening of the parcel, and what he found inside made his amused that he made a surprise exclamation.

It was tons of gold that could make him filthy rich. This could help him solve most of his challenges. Howbeit, a thought crossed his mind.

The golds belonged to someone else and taking what doesn't belongs to him wasn't his policies. Nevertheless, whosoever this belongs to shouldn't bother getting it back because Adrian's policies was about to change!

While he was busy thinking of what to do with the gold, his phone unexpectedly beeped. It was an unknown number which he was uncertain if to respond or decline.

He responded haven put in considerations that the call might be useful. The caller's voice was cold and threatening. It muffled the words;

"You're surrounded, hand it over if you want to stay alive"

Adrian closed his eyes in disappointment and kicked against the air. If he hands the parcel over, he was going to die, if he doesn't, he was still going to die.

Nothing was going to favour him and he ramp his brain for quick ideas at this critical condition.

There had to be a way out and besides, running had been a part of him every since he became a delivery agent who transports only special deliveries to the mafias of the city.

If he ever escapes from these people, he was going to live a good life and stay clear of his bad ways although one thing was sure not to leave him. This was vengeance over those that caused the death of his family and made him miserable.

"Let's do this" He told himself while stalking the gold into his bag, the place found himself wasn't isolated and kind of a residential area, though everyone minded their business.

Despite all this, they wouldn't want to cause chaos in the neighborhood just not to drag unnecessary attention.

He thought of another plan to get out of this claws of these men.

His phone rang again which man him shuddered, he responded to the call and told the man that he was coming out willing, that's if they promised not to barge in.

Indeed, he was surrounded, these days, men in black had been attacking him. It was becoming something usually as most of his deliveries were dangerous and often got involved in a chase with the bad guys who didn't want the delivery to reach its owners.

The men were ten in numbers, grouping themselves at every possible corner in which the lad could escape.

A loud sound broke out from the corner of the house and the three which stood guard behind sprint to the area where the noise drew from.

While being distracted by that, Adrian ceased the opportunity to run away and as for the men over there, they would wait till eternity before he comes out.