Most of the time, I envy people who have the most valuable asset; Time. Sometimes I wonder why there are only 24 hours in a day, cos it’s not just enough. I am
\Josephine Iheme, 31, a business woman and very successful at what I do.
I had just finished from a meeting with potential investors from Beijing who proposed to partner with my company and expand it to china. It was half-past eleven, just \ thirty minutes before Sunday and I had to go home because I had a thanks giving service to attend. So instead of lodging in the hotel opposite my firm like I normally
do when it’s late, I choose to drive home late that night.
The road was clear so I was driving on high speed, about 110km/hr when I noticed a little baby right in the middle of the road. With all the energy I had I stepped on
the brake. It was a miracle my car didn’t climb the baby, so I pulled over, adrenaline pumping heavily into my veins, I was wondering who is the stupid person that
allowed this beautiful baby crawl to this place and by this time.
I was just about to pick the baby up when two men rushed out of the bush, one holding a locally made gun and the other a matchet. “please, just take the money, all I
have with me is in my purse’’ I pleaded. The one with the matchet went to my car and ransacked it taking every valuable he could lay his hands on.
The one holding a gun was now close to me, looking at me in a funny way “open your leg!’’ he shouted at me. I couldn’t believe it! This dirty rag actually wanted to….
‘you no dey hear me?’ he said pointing the gun at me. “I have given you all I have please let me go” he came close me and gave me a thunderous slap. He began to
tear my gown. With the ease he was tearing my cloth and paralyzing my bones, I knew he had done this many times. With my last strength I pushed him, as he
staggered I kicked him on his balls and began to run.
I have never been good at running, even in high school when I represented my school team, I came last. The guy with the matchet was giving me a hot chase. Within
seconds he caught up with me and landed his matchet on my back inflicting on me a deep wound just below my shoulders.
He landed slaps on me, but I was still fighting and kicking. Then the slaps turned to blows which made me unconscious. I gave up; let him do what he wants to,
tomorrow I’ll just pretend like it never happened.
Then from nowhere, there was a bright light and a van was speeding towards us. That was when the bastard left me and started running. With my last strength I
looked up and it was the police, then black out. ************************** Police is your friend, no, police is my best friend. If not for the police, I wouldn’t be writing this story, I probably will be dead or somewhere crying.
It’s quite a happy ending for me, but what about those who have been unlucky?
May God continue to protect us from uncivilized barbarians out there, especially as we don’t go to places or hang out late where we know is not safe.
SOURCE- UMEH OMA;S SHORT STORY GALLERY (WWW. UMEH OMA . COM)
Posted: at 13-07-2013 11:08 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie