Retribution

He was walking home after his usual evening tea at the cafe. His phone beeped and he quickly answered his call. "Hi Tapper, how are you?" he asked the caller. "Am doing great. Are you home now? I wanna come over" "Am on my way home now.." he sighed heavily. "What's wrong? Why are you so down?" "The deal I made with the Douglas family was nullified after much efforts and my time. Am just a bit depressed right now" he said. "Ugh - how is that possible? You were close to finalizing it" "I think someone is pulling the strings on me and my company. I just can't get it right" "What about the manager? Did he give you any reason for terminating the deal?" The creepy noise in the twigs by his right unnerved him. It was deafening. With one hand placed on the cellphone, he stopped to watch the twigs carefully. The noise quietened. Placing the phone back to his ears, he felt someone brush past him. As he gently turned, something struck his head and the shout he gave was the only thing he heard as the darkness faded and his eyes gently closed. Tenny! Tenny! What's wrong? Are you OK? The caller shouted from the cellphone. The figure that had struck him picked the cellphone and spoke to the caller. "He's your past now..."