Old-New Way

Abbey, staggered the way to his door, already dead in the night, hitting his leg against a hard object.

"Aish, light we no get, everything just anyhow" Abbey cursed, and placed his hand on the door knob, and inserted the key in the key hole.

He stop, before turning the key hole the second time and removed his hand from the knob, and moved his hand to the back of his cloth, and mumbled, knowing his gun wasn't with him.

He placed his ear on the door, and moved back, he sighed and with force he jammed his leg against the door, sending it off it's frame.

In the dark, Abbey swiftly grabbed someone's hand, and knocked off the gun from the person hand and used his elbow to smack it's face.

"Aissshh, dude" the person grunted, and walked towards the window, and lifted the blind, allowing moonlight to come in.

"Timi" Abbey called out, and walked forward.

"Am glad you still have that deal in you ".

Abbey scoffed and walked towards the fridge and brought out two liquor bottle and handed one over to Timi.

"The government wants you back, temporarily " Timi said, and leaned on the window.

"No, they want me to do their dirty work, you know I was laid off, dishonored, for speaking for my squad" Abbey said and gulped down his liquor.

He dropped himself into the chair, and laid on it, with the bottle beside him.

"There is a video going round" Timi said and brought out his phone, and played the video, and increased the volume, so Abbey could hear the audio.

"Good, I also received that video, same day my family died" Abbey replied slowly.

Timi heaved and drank from his bottle.

"There is deeper meaning to it, we belief, there is a spy among us, the person who recorded this video is dead, so he or her sent it to you first, before it got circulated"

Abbey groaned and turned around on the chair.

"Whatever meaning it has, I am done with the army, no need to state the briefing, I won't come in"

"It's a lead on why your family was killed, a name General Mustapha Mosato "

Abbey jumped from the chair, knowing the name sounds familiar

"Why does that name sounds familiar?"

Timi nodded his head and clicked his tongue

"What have you been busy with, liquor?, the name is from the video, listen well to the background noise"

Abbey held tight to his head, and heaved.

"Am in"

Abbey followed behind Timi, nothing had really changed in the barrack, everything was still as it was six years ago, when Abbey was dismissed, except for the new faces.

Timi halted as some troop ran by, following the leader, with their guns in their grip.

"Do you still remember this morning drill? " Timi asked, referring to the troop that jogged by.

"You were just lucky to always win" Abbey replied.

Approaching a widely spread tent, the soldiers who guarded the door, saluted Timi, as he entered into the tent.

"That's what I'm telling you, this Waziri vigilante guy has ruined my business in just two days, how do you expect me to cope in three months time? "

Abbey looked with curiosity, to know who was being threatened by his other side.

"Captain" Timi said, getting the attention of the man that spoke, and also that of his boss.

"Haa, Sergeant, you brought him"

Captain Bill, as he was popularly known, was part of the few who stood in defense for Abbey, when he was tried and brought before the military disciplinary committe, although then, there was little he could do.

"Captain " Abbey greeted, bowing his head a bit.

Captain Bill, rised from his seat and adjusted his cloth.

"Senator, we will find solution to it, you can pay little cash to get more men, you know what I mean" Captain Bill said, with a smile on his face.

"I understand, just be quick about it" the senator said and took his leave.

"This Waziri of a guy, is becoming bad for business" Captain bill said arranging the files before him, and when he was done, he looked up and smiled at Abbey.

"Alright, let's get down to business, Abbey, you are the only one capable I could think of, sit, Sergeant, I'll handle it from here"

After Timi was gone, Abbey sat down on the chair, before the table and made himself comfortable, and also Captain Bill also too his seat.

"Alright, the mission is to infiltrate and rescue, and I know that's your speciality, it's also a favour from the government " Captain Bill said and waited for Abbey to reply.

"Who are they? "

"General Mosato's family"

Abbey squinted his eyes, and recalled that was the name Timi gave him as the only lead to the video.

"Alright Sir, when you are ready"

"Good, that's why you're my man, I know you are a one man thing, but here you are going with a team"

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Abbey brought out his phone from his pocket and clicked on the gallery, then played the video, this time willing to watch it closely.

He adjusted himself on his bed, as the video played, for the first time, he saw a torn batch on the ground, close to the leg of the man who was hanged, he zoomed it in and got a clear view of the symbol.