It was those lonely days when the Cruel-man met me in the wasteland.
By then I was used to the regular routine, the one my Last- born brother showed me when the warehouse was still the Old man scientist`s laboratory.
He met me in a spot my brother once took me to. He caught me crying, crying because I couldn’t hold onto reality.
The streets were full of blood, people were fighting for their needs and wants and I couldn’t do anything about it yet I wanted to save the world and its people.
“Every time we meet, there should be tears on your face. What`s the matter, young man?” asked the Cruel-man.
“Nothing I can`t handle, sir.”
“Don’t act tough, young man." he said, "Talk to me.”
“Says a person who left me to death when I was weak and unable to act tough”, I said with attitude.
“I don’t care how you feel about me. What I know is that you currently need someone to talk to. You must thank God he brought you me.” He sai
A few weeks later, when I came back from the underground, I thought everything had been laid to rest. The first group I visited was the victorious Family. When I got there, I found them wasting money like dust yet I didn’t get my cut- that hurts, but I was cool with it, or so they thought. When I got to the notorious Autocracy, I found them still ire and ready for war. They knew who attacked and stole their money. And they knew how they were going to attack their opponents, it was all planned- through me; without my consent. “Is it necessary to retaliate though?” I asked. “We lost soldiers, Mastermind. Never mind our money, I almost died!” said the Wise-thug. “But how will we get our money back if we attack to kill? Unless you know where it`s kept, do you?” “Do you have a better plan?” “How about a fake alert? Instead of us attacking, the police will do”. “Try another one”, said a member. “When the police get th
As I was sleeping after I had tried to study when I got back from the safe house, I had this nightmare- a bad dream, if you may say.In this dream, it was after school on my way to the Corner- Store when I got a message from the group leader demanding an urgent meeting. I decided not to go and instead went to the Corner store as planned.When I was getting close to the store, I heard gunshots coming from the store. I ran to see who was doing the robbery, instead, it wasn’t a robbery but a gunfight. I saw my brother and his girlfriend lying on the ground- shot, and the Wise- thug crying out loud for his sister. Dead as my brother was, the Wise- thug shot him two more times then fled the scene.In the morning, I didn’t tell anyone about my dream. After eating breakfast, I went to school without saying “Goodbye”. I was stressed. The dream was all over my mind.I wonder how I even got to school with that sta
I went to the warehouse to check on my friend. I wanted to verify what the cruel man told me- that the book is cursed and once you read it you are in for good. “My friend, I know you once read this book, that’s if you don’t now. That’s why you are here, right? Because of the book.” “Get to the point, I don’t have all day.” “Please help me make sense of the book.” “I can do that in a condition, my friend.” Said the Wise- thug, “Let me handle the past alone, you can take control of the Family just until I`ve killed all those who killed our future.” I wonder what the past holds for me that my friend doesn’t want me to know off- it made him kill Black Jesus for no reason, now his sacrificing power for a secret. Clearly, there`s more than my brother`s death, no wonder why he took too long to admit that he killed him. I agreed to take control of The Family since the Cruel- man recommended I combine the 2
At school, my friend visited me in class during lunchtime. I thought our friendship had ended due to what I did to us. “How are you, my friend?” he asked, “It`s been a while since we last spoke, are we cool?” “If there is nothing to say, please leave my sight.” “I know it will take time for you to accept the situation.” “What are you?” I asked, “A therapist? Psychiatrist?” “No!” he said, “But you seem to forget that I also lost a sister and I was in this kind of a situation.” “Which situation?” I asked, “Being blamed for your sister`s death? Being convinced that you did something you didn’t do? I didn’t kill my brother, you killed him, you even killed your sister. I did nothing but to help you kill them because by then you didn’t have balls to face your opponents, your testosterone was weak.” “You are losing it, mastermind.” He said, “You were right, I should leave you alone.” “Can you leave me in peace now?” “A
A few days before I could do back to school, I got arrested for a murder that happened 2weeks ago. That’s when I saw that my mom really loves me. But I didn’t feel pity for her because it`s her responsibility to be there for me in everything I do. What I was worried about was that I would never set my feet out of prison this time; I once sued the state, they`ll make sure I go behind bars this time. What have you done, Mastermind! I was surprised to hear that my family didn’t get me a lawyer, even the Wise-thug didn’t. The case was of a murder that happened 2weeks ago at the Corner store. A murder that happened right in my eyes. I didn’t kill her, and I don’t know who did. It wasn’t even my friends for sure. I just didn’t see who pulled the trigger that night. If I say I wasn’t there when it all happened, who would I use as an alibi to back me up? I refused to take the state attorney and pleaded innocent at the bail hearing. I am not a f
Sometimes it’s not a bad thing to lie for good reasons, but lately, it seems like everyone is lying because it’s a usual thing to do.In the morning, my mom and I went to school. We went to tell the Principal about my absence after my suspension. The man knew more than we knew.“What pleasure do we you, Ma`am?” he said.“To apologize for my absence of the past few weeks, sir!”“Oh, you are the serial- killer who has been trending for the past few weeks?”“A serial- killer?” asked mom, “Mr. Principal, what are you talking about?”“Wait, aren’t you the boy who`s been arrested?”“We hear that from you, sir.”“Alright, where have you been then?”“My child was kidnapped by whatever monster it was. They threatened us with his life so we could give them the ransomed.” She cried.“I`m so sorr
When the court day came, I got worried about this newly found evidence regarding my case and if new witnesses came to light.“All rise!”The audience went up as the Magistrate came in.“You may sit!”“Previously, the defendant was given bail and further investigation was made regarding the case. Fortunately, new evidence came to light and was sent to the lab. Hopefully, we will receive the results later on.” He said, “The defendant, you may take the stand.”“I greet you all, protocol may be observed. Ladies and Gentlemen, would you disagree if I said every story has 3sides- what actually happened, how it happened and why it happened. But with this case, we`ve only heard about the ‘actually happened’, never mind the predictions of ‘why it happened', but what happened to the ‘how it happened? My lord, it would be only fair if the defendant gave out his side of the story so
The Cruel- man`s myth made me believe that I was really framed, but I wasn’t. Nonetheless, I told myself that I will haunt whoever is behind this and the person I could use for help was my dearest friend- The Wise- thug. I went to my friend and told him that my case was getting worse and I believe that someone is framing me. “And how can I be of help, my friend?” he asked. “I need you to help me find and kill him.” “NO!” He said, "I can`t be of any help, my friend.” I got shocked to hear him turn me down on something that has to do with murder. I thought he was joking. “Then I want everything that belongs to me back.” “You mean everything you refused long ago? Now they belong to me; they are mine!” “My friend, What`s up with you? You never say no to me, worse, to adventures like this.” “You only know me when you need my help. Are you aware?” “We not friends, you killed my brother. I own your life, rememb