Chapter 3

Sarah looked at her guide,a tall muscular man with calm eyes.he threw a jacket to her.

  "Better hurry about it,I wouldn't want to see you waste".

  "Neither would I".she snapped.

He sighed, "the plane leaves soon,we have to hurry".

They were now on the road driving at top speed,Sarah could feel her intestines literally jumping inside of her and with the corners of her eyes she could make out the man casting worried glances at her.she knew any minute she closed her eyes that would be the end so to keep her mind busy she decided to engage him in a conversation on a second thought she decided against it and thought of thinking about her life.

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  "Happy birthday dear"her father's voice boomed happily at the other end.

She could not help but smile "dad,you never forget do you?".

  "How can I forget my daughter's birthday,I just hoped your mom would be alive to see how grown up you are".

She sighed sadly "let's not think about that,so what am I getting as a present?".

  "Uhmmmm…,let's see…,what about a trip to the park?".

She laughed heartily "am no longer a child".

  "But you are my child"he said he pretense surprise.

She giggled "okay then,a trip to the park".

There was commotion in the background,she strained her ear desperately to catch a word. "Dad,is everything all right there?".

  "I will call you back dear"his voice sounded urgent and before she could even say a word there was a click and the line went dead.

She paced anxiously around the office not knowing what to do,not able to wait any longer she grabbed her jacket and ran off.the drive was torturous as there was a terrible hold up,

  "There's a shoot out in front"a lady in panick yelled as she jumped into her car trying to manuveur it out of the hold up.people were thrown into a terrible panic state and there was a stampede as lots of them tried to turn their car around.Sarah abandoned her car and started running in front.

Everything came to a stand still,her father was grappling with a man on the ground trying to disarm him when another man from no where shot him at the back of his head.

  "Papa!!!"she screamed in horror and ran to him.she gathered him in her arms and scanned the crowd quickly but the unknown man was gone "no…,no…,nooo!!!"she screamed.

  "Hey!!..,come on wake up, hey".the man shook her yelling at the top of his voice.

She jumped up with a start looking around her in surprise,she was soaked in her own sweat "were are we"she asked in her confused state of mind

  "At the airport, and we need to get that stuff out of you"he answered while removing her seat belt,then his. "You look like a total wreck,take this".he offered her dark shades.

By now she was shivering and covered in more sweats "how long do we have".

He looked at his watch "just a couple of minutes,it should be easier from here".he mumbled and grabbed her hand pulling her along.

They got to the counter "welcome and thank you for choosing BRICOM airlines,your flight leaves in the next 10minutes".the guard said casting a suspicious glance at Sarah

Ben chuckled softly"my wife,we are going for treatment based on doctor recommendation".

  "Is it not risky for her to travel in that state?he asked

  "No,not at all,she is okay and can manage"he nudged her gently.

Sarah smiled sheepishly "am fine,honey let's go".

He used his hand to support her and gently pulled her along.

  "All passengers for the K2 flight should go onboard"the speaker was announcing.

  "Let's go"Ben muttered pulling her along.

  "Miss"he called out to the kind air hostess "my wife is a bit sick,where can she get to the rest room"he asked looking worried.

  "Over there sir,"she pointed out to them.

He locked the door from inside "hey…,hey look at me,we need to get this stuff out of you".he looked round the rest room worriedly until he spotted something he looked at it "soap,good,so you have to drink this".

  "No..,no"she mumbled but to weak to struggle,the foamy substance was forced into her mouth,she retched and threw up.putting on gloves,Ben sorted out the substance in a bag and put it into a packet of sugar and hid it in the drawer.

The ride back home was uneventful,Sarah looked out of the car window and wondered what she was up against.was she bought just to transport drugs?or maybe he still had plans for her.he looked at the man who had helped her.

  "Thank you"she muttered from the sincerity of her heart.

He looked surprised at first but then he smiled "it's my pleasure miss,do you mind if you tell me your name?".

  "Sarah"she extended her hand for an handshake but slowly took it back.

Ben chuckled heartily,"let's just go home and get you cleaned up.

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Sarah fell on her bed quiet exhausted and with a heavy sigh she just needed to circle her mind on any other thing and concentrate on helping to rig this ring before anything else.she turned her back and fell into a fit full sleep.

The next morning was uneventful,the boss was out on a business trip,the bossy headmaid moved around with her head held high and the guys sat over at a table playing cards.she decided to seize the opportunity to look around the house maybe start with the Masters office.

She turned the lock continuously but it was locked,she looked around cautiously,careful that she might not get caught she pulled out a pin from her hair and inserted it gently through the key hole and the door gave way.

She was standing before a big table and a swivelling chair behind it,even without his presence physically,she could not help but shiver at the mere thought of him sitting down there and giving out orders to his boys,what level of brutality and inhuman had he gone to for him to reach the point he was at now.no time to think she proceeded to survey the content of the office, starting first with the files on the table.

They looked more like ordinary files with few names, numbers and Warehouses,maybe they were just normal business files but in a place like this nothing could be normal so to be on the safe side she tucked it under her shirt.she looked around some more but there was nothing else,her leg kicked against a hard box under the table where she was standing.bending over to check it out but the shuffling feet of a person outside the door made her stop in her tracks.

There was a soft knock"anybody there?"the voice inquired then silence forward.

She could feel the heavy beating of her heart and the thick sweats that wet her brow,her mouth suddenly went dry as she stood there expecting the worst.the receding footsteps of the person calmed her down,she exhaled heavily and only then realized that she had actually held her breath.she decided to give up the search atleast for now and make do with what she found.

Back in her little room,she went to a corner and dug the earth there she pulled out a burner phone and typed quickly sending a message.the opening sound of her door made her jump in fright and she threw the incriminating materials under her bunker.

  "Sarah?".the voice called,it was Ben so she let out a sigh of relief

  "Yeah,what's up".

He looked round suspiciously "what are you doing here".

  "Nothing"she rubbed her palms trying to calm her nerves.

He still did not seem convinced as his eyes rummaged through the room "are you sure you are okay?".

  "Yeah,uhmm am perfectly fine"she answered as her hand went to her disheveled hair and she tried to get them in place.

  "The boss needs you,you look weird so I will advice you better look out".

She chuckled nervously "don't worry,am fine".

He shrugged"if you say so,after you".

He held the door for her and she went through, casting a final glance into the room he shrugged again.

  "There's a message from agent K"The operator announced over his shoulder to the agent who stood a bit off.

He peered at the computer screen "get it on paper,let's see what she's got"

  "Yes sir".his fingers moved briskly over the computer keyboard.

Sarah sat at the table,her fingers interlocked between her knees and her flaming eyes looking at the boss fearlessly.he avoided meeting her eyes but still had his cold expression on.

  "The goods were delivered successfully and that is great,Alex has a business deal to make I need two men to keep an eye on him,he is a scheming cunning bastard"he surveyed the numerous eyes fixed on him and most of them lowered their gaze,his eyes finally met hers "I need you to follow me".

He stood up and she was right behind him on his heels "your name"he inquired finally

  "Sarah"she replied looking around her as they went down a secret underground passage.

  "You will not be going on a mission,I have something better for you".

  "What is that".

She saw that dangerous menacing smile dancing at the corners of his lips "you will see".

They were now in a large room,more like a conference Hall with multiple pictures,old papers and write ups pinned to the wall

  "What are these"she asked running her hand over the wall

He light up his pipe and Drew on it"he controls one of the biggest chain of suppliers,his name is Julian the savage,a dangerous man I must say".

  "Why do you need me".

  "Is just a simple task,he is about to receive one of his large supplies,I need you to spy on him. and let me know where the exchange will take place".

She laughed "that is an expensive joke".

He grit his teeth "I did not buy you to joke around, remember a million naira on your head must be recovered with interest,am a business man".

  "I bet you won't be able to recover a the money or the interest by throwing me into the laws of death"she spat with disgust.

  "I never asked for your opinion,just get ready, tomorrow you will be with him"he knocked out the pipe and moved closer to her,she backed away until her back kissed the wall signaling the end of the space between them.

His hands danced on her neck and her chest as a big knot got a hold on her stomach "you must be a little bunny and do as I say or else I won't hesitate to cut you limb by limb and feed it to the vultures under your very own eyes". He backed away and straightened his shirt "by tomorrow I will get you in,and if you mess around,he won't take it lightly with you".