The Taste Of Revenge - Episode 25

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"I need to go question them now", Cole said firmly in a coarse tone without looking at Agent Dave who was seated in one of the visitor's chair punching the keyboard of a laptop in front of him. 

"You know, Agent Matt is in charge now and am sure he won't appreciate the idea of you questioning them", Agent Dave said in a concerned tone. He abruptly stopped what he was doing and looked up at the distraughted Cole who was pacing the room.

 

"But I got to do what I have to do", Cole said and walked out, heading towards the interrogating rooms.

Agent Dave suddenly sprang up and ran after him but he was long gone and had dashed into the elevator . He could see the elevator going up rapidly at its ascent. He placed his hands on his waist and let out a sigh. 

Cole strode along the hallway with a mean face and a determined mind, walking past junior agents in uniform who never cease to salute him whenever they come in contact. He stopped at a room by his right and impatiently pressed his right thumb against the screen then, it began scanning which afterwards flickered success on the screen. The door slid open and he walked in hurriedly while the door closed behind him. 

"You killed 'em, right?", Cole said with venom in his voice. He stood waiting for a response as he watched the heavily built man staring at him with an indifferent look. 

"You heard me right?"

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. He was loosing his patience and his anger was fast striking high at its peak. Then it hit him. The man's face looked familiar to him. He was pretty sure he had seen the face before. Then, he thought of it. He could remember that he had seen the face on the face defragmentation system which was the result of the finger prints the forensics found on the dead bodies. 

"You guys killed her, didn't you?", he asked again. 

Still, there was no response and that aggravated his anger as he balled his hand into fist. He took tentative steps closer to the man and launched a blow at the man's face. 

"You took her away from me!", he yelled, giving him another blow.

"Stop!", a voice shouted but Cole didn't adhere to the word, he continued throwing his fist as he had allowed the anger take a better part of him.

"I said stop! Stop it now!", Agent Matt suddenly held Cole's hand from behind as he was about to deliver another blow. 

"Leave me alone!", Cole tried to wriggle his hand away but the grip was damn to tight. Realization dawned on him as he turned to look at who held his hands. 

"I'm sorry sir", he apologized feeling remorseful. 

"What has come over you?"

"I'm sorry sir, I over-reacted". 

"Look at what you've caused now", Agent Matt said, pointing at the man. His face was covered by blood as his nose had been bursted open by the unceasing blows delivered to him.

"I'm sorry", Cole apologized again.

"Get your sorry ass out of here now!", Agent Matt yelled at him while Cole walked out reluctantly.

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Time: 7pm.

Location: Rainbow Town.

Amidu fell face flat on the soft bed making him to bounce. He grunted as he lay still thinking of his suspension at work. It was barely two weeks that the case was taken from him and handled by Agent Matt. Now, he was suspended for a trivial thing which should have been overlooked but Agent Matt got his ass spooked. 

"That bastard!", he cursed under his breath. He had been a pain in the neck ever since he joined the DSS to work with them. Amidu could remember his expression when he began dropping his badge and weapons belonging to the DSS. He had a wry, mockery smile plastered on his face which never got to leave his face for once.  

Amidu hissed and sat up on the bed. He realized thinking of it would only put his mind into a state of jeopardy and would make him resent to drinking which he needed to abstain from. Then, his mind drifted to her, Cassandra. A smile slowly curled up his lips as he mentioned the name. Slowly, the image of her beautiful face began to form in his head and he swore, he could see her smile. He picked up his phone on the bedside table and began scrolling through his contact list. He stopped by the name 'Cassandra' and dialed it. His heart began to thump as the phone began to ring at the other end. 

"Hello", an angelic voice answered from the other end. 

Amidu was lost for a moment as he was mesmerized by the voice. 

"Hello, are you there?". 

"Yes, yes. I'm here", Amidu stuttered still basking in the euphoria of the sweet voice.

"Is everything okay?", she asked. 

"Everything is sure okay". Amidu said. "So how have you been doing?", he asked. 

"I've been doing fine".

"Are you busy?". 

"No, why do you ask?".

"I just thought maybe we could go to dinner tonight". 

"Where?", she asked. 

"God's favour restaurant". 

Time: 8pm.

Location: Elekohia 

(God's Favour Restaurant)

Amidu sat opposite to Alexandra with a round table demarcating them. The atmosphere was great at that hour of the day. The environment was serene, and the only sound that could be heard were voices of costumers who came to use the restaurant's services. God's Favour restaurant was one of the most popular restaurants in Port-Harcourt. It was widely known for its provision of high quality drinks and foods, both foreign and local. It was also known for rich curries cooked by established Indian chefs, with generous portions that leave patrons returning for more. The daily set menu and buffet service offer a good variety, and good value for money.

"what would you like to take?", Amidu asked, handling her the menu list on the table. He was clad in a fitted cream button down shirt that hugged his body like a second skin.

Alexandra collected it and skimmed through the list. 

"I just need something light", she said. 

"Sandwiches and chicken wings would do". She handed back the list.

"Uhm... I will go for same thing too", Amidu said and waved a waitress over. 

The waitress came by and took their order and within minutes, she was back, placing down their orders.

"Uhm! Delicious", Alexandra exclaimed as she took a bite of the sandwich.

Amidu smiled broadly, watching her eat slowly and for a moment, he was lost in her beauty. She was clad in a flowing fitted pink gown that showed the curves of her average breast. He noticed her face had a touch of light make up on it which added to the beauty. Her eyelashes were long and her eyes sparkles as she ate peacefully. 

Alexandra subconsciously looked up to meet his gaze strictly fixed on her. 

"Hey Adam. Why staring at me?", she asked, dropping the sandwich back into the plate.

Amidu smiled exuberantly and readjusted himself on the chair he sat on.

"Because you're breathtaking", Amidu simply said.

Alexandra let out a toothy grin.

"Well, you are not bad yourself."

"If you say so, but I know am far from being handsome, right?".

"That's a lie".

"Says who?", Amidu said posing a funny face which made her laugh. 

"Of course, me. You look good".

"Thanks for flattering me, though". 

Alexandra gave a short laugh. 

"You think am flattering you?".

"No, I don't think so, but I know so".

Alexandra shook her head. "Your ideology is wrong, Adam. You have to admit the fact that you're handsome and admirable with a body of an athletic. You love sports, I guess".

At that, Amidu smiled and nodded his head.

"Yeah, i do. Especially football but my dad loves golf best". 

"So, you do play together?".

Amidu nodded. "Yeah but that's in the past now". 

"He has grown too old for that, I guess".

Amidu shook his head and his face suddenly went pale. It seems like she just re-opened the almost healed wound.

"Are you alright?", Alexandra asked when she saw the change in his countenance.

Amidu nodded and forced out a smile. "Yeah", he simply said.

"Then what's that all about?", Alexandra asked inquisitively.

Amidu sighed. "He's dead".

Alexandra gasped, covering her mouth in surprise. 

"Dead?", she muttered but loud enough for Amidu to hear.

"Yeah", he nodded. 

"He was murdered by some unknown gunmen", he said in a cracking voice, trying as much as possible not to break down in tears. Not in front of her nor the public.

"Aww! I'm sorry for your loss". 

"Thank you", he said. "I've gotten over it now".

"Do you know who might have done this?".

"No, I don't", he shook his head. "I have no idea".

Alexandra heaved a sigh and shrugged. She could feel his pain and for a moment, the image of her dying father appeared before her. She could see him groaning, whimpering, yelling as the excruciating pain seeped through him. She couldn't control herself anymore as the pain also coursed through her veins and she immediately shut the image out of her head but, it was replaced by her mother. It began playing in her head like a film strip only that there was no projector. Five men took their turns in making out with her mother after which they shot her in the head and the screams and groans seized as she slowly fell back lifelessly on the table on which she laid. 

"No!", Alexandra screamed, clutching her head tightly as if, it would prevent it from exploding.

Amidu sprung up and ran to her aid.

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. He held her in his arms asking if she was okay. 

Heads had turned to them as they became the center of attraction. People began murmuring, pointing at them wondering why the lady had screamed. 

"Are you okay?", Amidu asked for the umpteenth time but all he got in response was silence and muffled breaths.

Alexandra wheezed, trying hard to breath normally under the arms of Amidu. Amidu's pain of his late father had triggered hers which rekindled the terrible memories. Her eyes were red and bloodshot from the memory and her eyebrows furrowed in despair. She was visibly agitated and her mindset of where she was changed but, the sweet fragrance of Amidu began to waft across her nostrils, inhaling it. Slowly and gradually, it began to calm her down and for a moment, she felt a tickling sensation in her body as her body quavers under the touch of Amidu but Amidu never let go of her, he held her in his arms also feeling the tickling sensation as his heart began to flutter and he closed his eyes, savoring the feeling.

"Is everything alright sir?", someone asked from behind and Amidu was jolted back to reality as he quickly disengaged himself from her and turned to face the waitress who had served them their orders.

"Yeah, we are good", he said, smiling at the waitress while the waitress shrugged and left reluctantly.

Amidu walked back to his seat, he could feel people's gaze on them and it made him more uncomfortable. 

There was an awkward silence as both stared at each other with a thought running through their minds.

However, the silence was soon interrupted by Amidu. 

"I'm sorry", he apologized, still looking at the dazed Alexandra.

Alexandra let out a sigh and shook her head. 

"For what?", she asked.

"For holding you so close".

"It's nothing". 

"Thank you", he said and silence prevails again. 

"I'm also sorry", Alexandra said after a long silence.

"For what?", he asked.

"For screaming so loudly". 

"It's okay". 

Alexandra nodded and closed her eyes briefly. She felt weird with the feeling surging through her. 

"Would you like to talk about it?", Amidu asked. 

Alexandra shook her head. 

"No, some other time".

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Agent Matt was seated in the driver's seat of a rented taxi car which was parked beside the road. He had a face cap on and he dressed casually disguised as a taxi driver. He fixate his gaze at the entrance of God's Favour Restaurant and kept glancing at his wristwatch. 

Soon, his phone rang out loud and he reached for it on the dashboard, checking the caller. It was named 'Boss'. He didn't hesitate before he answered the call. 

"Hello boss", he spoke into the phone. 

"What's the status?", Riggs Alexandra asked over the phone. 

"He's still inside the restaurant with our target", he replied. 

"Good, keep watching and fill me in if they make any movements", she said and the call ended. 

 

To be continued...