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Story by Olalekan Adeola<br />
i had just made it halfway down<br />
a quiet street in Lekki when<br />
something caught my eyes. A<br />
Mercedes C300 stood few<br />
blocks away. I moved closer as<br />
it beckoned. A mischievous<br />
smile creeps through the<br />
corner of my lips as I peeped<br />
through the glass. How lucky<br />
could I get? I sighted the car<br />
key firmly seated in the ignition.<br />
"What a careless owner, it's my<br />
lucky day. This would be my<br />
easiest car theft ever." I thought<br />
to myself.<br />
I took a quick glance around to<br />
be sure no one was in sight. I<br />
hopped into the car and started<br />
the engine. Almost as the<br />
engine came alive, the car<br />
audio system turned up<br />
automatically. "Hello Marcus, I<br />
see you have arrived. Check<br />
the brown envelope on the<br />
back seat for the location of<br />
your next target. I am<br />
mornitoring your every move",<br />
the thick male voice said.<br />
Before I could find my voice the<br />
audio system turned off.<br />
For a moment it felt like I just<br />
woke up from a nightmare. I<br />
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turned to the back seat, reached<br />
out for the brown envelope<br />
placed beside a briefcase. The<br />
content of the envelope was a<br />
picture of a middle-aged innocent<br />
looking lady. On the other side of<br />
the picture was written "Gloria<br />
Adams". I dragged the suitcase<br />
closer and opened. Fear gripped<br />
me to the bones as I saw a well<br />
arranged set of pistol and<br />
silencer.<br />
With the speed of 'bolt', I dashed<br />
out of the vehicle without even<br />
turning o ffthe engine. That<br />
afternoon I made my fastest run<br />
ever. Into one corner I veered,<br />
then I stopped behind a fence to<br />
take time out to breath. I<br />
wondered who the lady was and<br />
why they wanted her dead. I<br />
opened the Facebook app on my<br />
phone to search for her name.<br />
Luckily I found a profile with the<br />
picture matching the one I saw.<br />
Dropping a message was a<br />
waste of time because her last<br />
post was about 4 months ago. I<br />
found her phone number from<br />
the 'about' section and dialed.<br />
The calls were connecting, but<br />
she wasn't picking up. I peeped<br />
from behind the fence and the<br />
car was gone. My heart skipped<br />
a beat. Again and again I dialed.<br />
...to be continued<br />
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