My First Encounter With Him
Camera,this has always been the name of our beautiful town. The reason behind the name is unknown to many but luckily I have a majority phobia. Camera came into existence when it grew as a tiny town where outskirts meet and for a reason or another,a good amount found a soul mate. This was the most amazing thing about Camera that anyone would love to stay behind or rather leave with all the memories either recorded in their minds.
Just like any other place, Camera being a town it has got owners and this are the people believed to be responsible for the activities around. Jaba,this was the solo individual responsible for all this. Any moment I speak about the name alone,my heart trembles in fear.
My admiration for Camera has always been undisputable and passing through every corner has always been a hobby until this one beautiful evening,a memorable one indeed, when I witnessed it all.
I just hoped that my eyes did not lie for what I saw, "it's definitely them." I said as I keenly watched while hiding so that they would not see me.
"Sir, this is the woman you asked for! She is all yours!" The most trusted Jaba's hitman said.
After that I would see a shadow of an interesting fellow in my mind and from that look of a godfather hat and a raincoat there would not be any person to suit the physical personality.
My heart moved even more faster when I came to confirm my thoughts.
"Life is a premature death!"He said as he pointed a gun in front of her and in no second,her quest on Earth was done, poor woman!
After this was done he mobilized his team and in no moment he was completely out of the place and nobody would try to guess what had happened, especially now that he'd put his Monday blues on as the favorite mixtape while rushing out,on his left hand was a briefcase with bundles of money that he would through out at Camera's CBD.Everyone would rush to pick a fortune as if he was a modern day Robinhood, lighting smiles upon their beautiful faces.
Again,am so privileged to be among the least percentage who have come to know his other side before heading to the good ones.
Fortunately or unfortunately,I moved closer to the woman and found out that she was still breathing and this was one assignment that I had understood.
First aid was always a thing for me and this never took enough of her time as we rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately the bleeding was oozing too much and upon our arrival at the hospital,was when we realized that there was more to life than life itself. The news was that she was pregnant and so their lives had to be saved but we unfortunately lost the mother.
What an evening had this turned into.
Luckily all this was done when at the hospital and found an amazing triplets though prematurely develop.
This was too much for the day that I definitely had to find a way of leaving the place,time was moving so fast and maybe I needed to rest my head.
I know life has so much installed and in situations like this am lucky to have that one person whose always for me and through thick and thin,Mary my dream girl would always bring a light on my world.
"Hello my love." She called as she always did. Her voice alone could change my mood.
"Am good dear,how is everything at home?" I pretended to be okay even though she would always know when am not.
I just said that so that I would not hurt her especially in that condition that she was in, besides,we already have been through a lot in as much as we promised to take care of each other.
"We miss you dear, hurry up and come home." She said as she gently touched her pregnant self back and forth while giving a touching smile.
At this point,I had to adjust gear so that I would reach out to my love as early as possible, there was no debate about it, besides I had also missed her too and deep down in my heart the only person I wanted to see was her.
Tears began dropping down when I thought of how bitter life had been on our side in this journey of love. I had to man up a little bit.
Home, definitely is where the heart is and I could never imagine the amount of love that I received whenever I stepped in. This always made me feel loved and appreciated and always gave me a motivation to always work harder so that I would bring a star upon our lives. However,Mary never wanted me out in the fields doing all the toughest jobs for her sake,all she could say was,
"I am already at my peace dear one. You are my star!"
She was a rare kind who would always make me happy too in as much as I already was.
Besides being my happiness,she would notice any slight change in my mood and therefore it didn't take long before she asked,
"What's the problem dear?You are quiet all of a sudden?"
"I don't even know my love," I answered after a thought. My heart was now beating even faster for an unknown cause,
"I had a mysterious encounter with him...I happened feel the taste of Jaba." I said in fear.
"What about him love?What has the man do to you?"
"He is a killer my love,I witnessed him killing a pregnant woman mercylessly and now I am afraid about my own life. What if he saw me or any of his bodyguards noticed me." I was now even more than confused,"For heavens sake the man is more than a killer, maybe he might come after me!!" I added.
I told her that I had just rescued the lives of the poor triplets and now I don't know what step should I take in life. Especially now that my woman is pregnant too, she's been in that condition and in few weeks time we are expecting too a bouncing baby child!!
"Don't you worry love" she held my hands as she looked straight into my eyes and told me that I am a good man and whatever that happens she will always be there right by my side.
This was not the first time she was saying that, sometimes I felt so sorry for the love she had for me was nothing that I had ever seen!
After some few minutes,my heart was now at peace and the paranoia was turned into a hope. Hope that everything no matter what happens life has all the goodness installed for us.
Speaking about goodness,life had never made such a deviation. I had the most impromtu visit of my life,it was none other than the man behind the term,life being a premature death.
Jaba had just made a visit at my doorstep, accompanied by twice as much as hitmen and bodyguards who I had encounter.
The man's pistol was back on his hands.
