Despite the fact that Officer Bamidele called Alhaji Musa, he didn't come t the police station. Later, he ignored the call. After lots of waitings abd questionings, Officer Bamidele asked the sergeant to lock Scorpion up into one of the cells.

That wasn't as painful as when Humaira said Zainab won't be coming to the police station. Despite all his efforts to see her since morning, everything failed. Now, it's as if they're sending him to an early grave. The nightmares of the day before was still playing on his mind like flashbacks of an old movie.

"How would I sleep alone and in a terrible place?" He asked himself but didn't argued too much when they took him there.

He complied immediately because he knows, for some reasons, he's paying for the find he'd committed. The sins that wouldn't leave him no matter what. It's just do unfortunate that he was dated to be in that position. Hopefully, tomorrow would be better. He muttered to himself.

***

"Okay guys, that would be all for today Goodnight!" Officer Bamidele announced as her walked out of his office.

"Okay sir. Good night sir!" Other police men answered with a salute as he left.

Walking out if the station, officer Bamidele walked to the parking lot where he packed his black shiny Honda Civic. He gently unlocked the door and swerved to the seat. Turning on the engines, he put on his seatbelt before revising. Tired from all the work, he turned on the air conditioner in his vehicle and wind up all the dark, tinted windows.

Driving our of the station into the streets, Officer Bamidele turned on the radio to listen to news at 9:00 pm. It was the headlines he wouldn't want to miss. At least, till he gets home. Everything went well untill he got to the front of his compound.

His black, shiny Honda Civic slowly pulled down, then pulled over unto the right as he pressed the horn to notify his security guard that he's back.

Pimpiiim! Piimpimpimmmm!!

Wondering what was keeping the gatekeeper and why it was taking the gatekeeper too long, Officer Bamidele slightly poked his head out of the window.

"Kassali! Kassali!" He called out his gatekeeper but there was no reply which was really faustrating. Kassali, his gate keeper usual do this at times, just to piss him up. The elderly man had to come out of his car, hissing like an annoying child.

"I wonder what his work is! I feed, cloth, shelter and still pay him but I do the work myself! Does that even makes sense?!" He cursed under his breath.

Walking to the gate and knocking. Officer Bamidele noticed that the whole place was locked from outside. "What's happening?" He thought, confusion struck on his face. "Where as everyone gone to? Where's Kassali?"

Meanwhile, Mario had cleared everyone inside. He was sitting on a nearby tree, trying to hit his last target for the day. The tree silently cried to Mario's weight but Mario tried not to make a sound else, he would be suspected. He pointed the gun towards officer Bamidele but he missed the opportunity to shoot.

Meanwhile, the innocent Officer walked back into his car to take his phone and probably call his wife to ask where she is and why the gate was locked. Getting to his car, Mario pulled careful the trigger as it zoomed towards Officer Bamidele's arm.

"Ouch!" He cried.

Holding his arm as he he was being stung by a gaint scorpion.

Looking around. The Officer didn't understand who was happening. 'Everywhere id empty and quiet so who just gave shot me?' He thought, bending his head lower, under the steering wheel. Mario fired another shot at him but it it his wing mirror, breaking it into a thousand pieces.

Officer Bamidele attached out his other arm which was bloody but he managed to reach his glove compartment. He quickly opened it and brought out his gun. Trying to get where the bullet and shooting was coming from, Mario pointed his gun at him once more. This time, he got a clear view of part of his hidden body. An evil smirk find its way across Mario's dark, chapped lips. He slowly licked and nibbled on it as he fired. It touched the officer's other arm again as he let out a deep moan.

"Ouuch!! Ah! Ahhh!!!" He noticed where the intruder was shooting from.

Although, the superintendent was in pain and agony, all he wanted was to bring the person down. The person that wants him dead, 'what nerves her has? Shooting at me in my own vicinity?' Officer Bamidele muttered within himself as pointed his gun at him, making sure he has a clear view before pulling the trigger. It hit Mario's leg as he immediately fell off the tree, letting out a deep cry and trying to control his breath.

"Who sent you!" Officer Bamidele asked, still hiding by the door handle.

"I'd keep the secret till my grave, Mr. D.P.O. Say your last words before I burst out your ugly brains out, the way I did to all your family members!!" He groaned, still in pain.

"What? You did w..what???" The elderly man stuttered in confusion. Tears welling out of his eyes in the midst of anger. He couldn't believe what he just heard.

"Yes, you heard me right, Mr. D.P.O! I killed them all!!" Mario let out a loud evil laughter. "What would you do? Kill me as well? You're an old fool!!". He continues his annoying laughter, ending it with a painful groan, finally letting the tranquility of the night play it's role.

"W..why? What have I ever done to you and.... Who are you?" Officer Bamidele asked, dumbfounded.

"You can call me Mario, the sharp shooter!" Mario came out if his hiding place to show himself.

Although, he crawled out if the bush, where he fell. His left leg was dripping from blood, so he held his with his left hand just to move.

"Come out of your hiding place as well!" Mario commanded as he staggered to the side of his car.

The D.P.O, a lion in the field of security has never met someone do heartless and ruthless. He gently opened the door handle and came out. This was the first time he'd ever been attacked like this. Looking at Mario, Officer Bamidele guessed he would be the same age with his third child.

'How unfortunate? How unfortunate it is? The 21st generation is even worse. Children of now days wants to get rich by all means. But what would a young child like this gain from my own death. He's barely up to 25 and now this? Is this even a child?' he cried in his mind, still enduring the pain striking his tired body.

They were standing face to face at each other, as if they've known each other for long but one had to die, definitely. Each face has a lot of expressions but Mario's face was filled with so much hatred and anger. He believed the death of the D.P.O would be his freedom.

As the officer wanted to shoot Mario, Mario whizzed bullets on the D.P.O. The D.P.O too tried to pull a trigger on Mario's head but it was only once. He fell down to the ground, shivering as blood gushed out of his round, plumpy body. In a blink of an eye, officer Bamidele Isaac stopped.

The only thing heard was the quietness of the night as Officer Bamidele passed away and Mario struggled to gasp in air as the ground reeled before his eyes. He fought to remain conscious with his leg bleeding and the crown of his head dripping thick blood. Marios vision turned blurry as he tried to stop himself from sinking into the pit of darkness that was beckoning him in whole.

He felt pain, he regretted every sin he'd ever committed. Every soul he'd ever taking. All he wanted in was to make something out if life. To became someone too in the society. What pleasure does it gives taking someone else life? There's no pleasure in that but maybe it was the end. It was just the end for him but Mario still wanted to life. He had time ahead of him, this was going to be his golden opportunity to success.
'What would happen if I die like this? No... I don't want to die. I want to be rich and famous. I want to be successful like the rest of my mates. Even though I don't make clean money, I won't to leave life to the fullest and pay my parents off their hardwork too. I'm just 24... I don't want to die. Not like this... not right now.' Mario cried to himself mentally as struggled to take one more step bit it was impossible. He feel to the ground like a bag of cement and bent his head to the side. Mario finally dropped his head.

***

Awwwwn... It was sad Mario had to leave us. Too bad, I killed two characters in a day, leaving one to suffer. Scorpion is becoming my favorite character so far? He has revealed the truth and exposed Alhaji Musa. Scorpion get sense Sha, I like him what about you?

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