Once upon a time 32

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PART 32
" ONCE UPON A TIME "
©️Opeyemi Akintunde.

Unperturbed was the look Kamal had on his face as Rogers  watched in horror how the man who Kamal had taken him to for fortification was aggressively and horrendously rending a live chicken apart.

Rogers had cringed in fear hiding behind Kamal...

" Kamal... I am not interested again ooo, Let's get out of here" Rogers had whispered in fear

" Calm down...we are almost through!" Kamal assured him

" Come Closer!" The Fortification man had said looking at Rogers. 

" Me?" Rogers  had asked in fear

" No me... " The man replied sarcastically with an obvious impatient countenance. "Are you not the one who came for protection? Kamal...Wetin dey work your friend? ( Kamal, what is wrong with your friend?) He said

" What is he going to use the chicken to do on me? Brother, at this point , I am not interested in any Fortification...You go ahead! just see me as the person who only tagged along ooo" Rogers said visibly shaken

" Egbon, please give me few minutes?" Kamal said to the man

Kamal pushed Rogers aside for tête-à-tête....

" Guy wetin dey work you ? ( Guy what is wrong with you?) I told you I was bringing you to a place where they will fortify you so all these sharp objects will stop penetrating into your body.." Kamal said rushing

" And that involves me watching a live chicken being shredded to pieces while still alive?  Who knows what next.... maybe the animal will be given to me bury ...because I don't know why the man is asking me to come closer...I have told you, I don't have the heart for murder...." Roger's said in fear

" Rogers... We are here and there is no turning back. All you need to do is drink the blood of the animal , which is just the phase one of the ritual... We will do more three weeks from now" Kamal said stone faced 

" Wha...t...t are you saying? You are talking off point... Me drink blood of chicken and somehow this is just phase One.. Who knows if your phase two may be killing a human being"

" Exactly... Stage two is killing a man, While Stage three is killing a woman" Kamal said with all seriousness to his look and tone.

" You are serious?" Roger's asked with disbelief. " You are not playing with me, Right?"

" Will I bring you 2 hours away from our school to play with you in this place?" Kamal stressed raising his right brow sarcastically...

" Why?" Rogers asked with a plea in his eyes " Brother, I didn't ask for this"

" What is happening? The blood is drying out!" The Fortification man shouted at Kamal and Rogers...

" You have to do it... Just close your eyes and Imagine it is something else and not blood. When I did mine, I imagined I was having Ice cream?"

" Blood and Ice cream? How it take resemble?" Rogers said shaking his head in regret.

Kamal had dragged him towards the chicken...

Kamal remembered how he had assisted him into drinking the blood....

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The journey back to the school was the most quiet  Kamal had ever seen Rogers...

On getting back to room, Rogers fell to his bed, hoping Kamal would take the cue and leave his room, but Kamal knew he had to clear the air...

" 100 million Naira for your thoughts!" Kamal remembered saying to Rogers

Rogers didn't give a response.

" Brother, you don't think I have 100 million Right? That's why you are turning down my offer of N100 million for your thoughts..." Kamal joked but Rogers was not in the mood for that...

" I am sorry Guy, check my intentions,  it was for your good, I don't want you dropping dead beside me some day and then I will be filled with the guilt of knowing I could have saved you..."

" Guy this nonsense we just did, how can that save us from death...Everyone's going to die someday!"

" Yeah! Everyone is going to die, but we can elongate our lives by shortening the lives of others... Trade by barter brother...Also the Logic of killing one Male and One Female is to do a charm that will make it impossible for any man or woman to kill you...The use of the Chicken is to ensure no animal can kill you either...."

" Guy, I never wanted to go this deep... Las Las Somebody will still die."

" But let us enjoy this life before Baba God kill us..." Kamal had said giving him a punch...

If only he had not shown him that path, he won't be where he was today... The young boy he thought he was training became his Nemesis.....

To be continued

NOTE: This piece was written with the intention of touching lives, feel free to share but please be mindful of the writer by not erasing her credits and that of the HolySpirit who Inspires her.  For more on this series, follow the author on Facebook @Opeyemi Akintunde Tv and Instagram @opeyemiakintunde. God bless you

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INSPIRED BY THE LIVING WORD 
Written by Opeyemi Akintunde 
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