THE TATTOO – EPISODE 2

If you miss the first part, you can read it here.

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_{Image gotten from Pixabay and edited by me.}

The noise emitting from the main building woke Kendrick up. He couldn’t believe he had slept off. After putting a call to Samuel some hours ago, he assured himself of staying awake throughout the night. Samuel had spent twenty minutes praying for him over the phone. For the first time since he became born again, he doubted if those prayers will be answered.

His boss was shouting at the top of his voice, he could hear other voices calming him down too. He was about peeping through the office window when the front door was opened. Two giant guys came out, went straight to the gate and brought a lifeless body. It was 5;30 AM, the surroundings was still dark but Kendrick was still able to recognize the body dropped at the front door. .

“I swear whoever did this must pay, I swear with every goddam thing I have.” The boss lamented.

“The only family I’ve got and someone had the effrontery to kill him?”

The “family” his boss mentioned made Kendrick doubted who he thinks owns the body. He could have swear it was Ryan. He wasn’t convinced yet and he decided to take a closer look. He left the window and roamed round the garden hoping to come straight to where the men were.

Triumph Company has only one entrance into the main building, there are gardens at both side of the building, each garden having a two-storey building built in it. The buildings are meant for the junior staffs. Kendrick's office was in the left building, so it made it easier for him to peep through the window at the left side of the main building. He was whistling as he was approaching the men at the front door.

“You don’t need to confirm if he’s the one. Yes! That’s Ryan.” He heard his boss say.

Kendrick practically turned back to confirm if the message was for him before replying his boss.

“Errrrrrm, Sir? Are you talking to me?”

“Take him to my chambers upstairs, I’ll meet you all there, I need to take care of some things.” Serpent replied facing Scott (one of the giant men).

Kendrick was now very sure he’s the serpent Simon told him about. He could see the tattoo clearly now, the sky was getting brighter and the it shone brightly on serpent’s back. It was exactly like his.

Scott lifted him up like he weighed nothing and within seconds, Kendrick found himself in a very large room. The room has no window, none that Kendrick could see but it wasn't hot inside. He spent more than three minutes looking for where the fan or air conditioner was located and couldn’t find any. The only thing in the room was six office chairs arranged in a circular form with a big table at the middle. The paintings on the wall was the most amazing thing Kendrick ever saw and he could tell how rich his boss was.

“Take off your shirt, you need to take your bath and freshen up before the boss comes back. One thing he hates is dirtiness and you stink right now.” Scott said handing him a towel and a cloth he can change into.

“And where am I going to take my bath? Here? See, you don’t need to …..” Kendrick was cut shut by the opening of the wall facing him.

Scott had pressed a button on the remote he was holding. What Kendrick saw at the other side of the wall dropped his jaw. Everywhere was white including the sponge hanged on the entrance. The bathroom has a mini pool at the left hand side. He could see himself immediately he stepped in, the walls were mirrors. Kendrick and her sister spent millions of naira building their house in Festac but the worth of his boss’ bathroom alone could amount to that house. The wall closed on him when he got to the bathroom and it opened when he was done. He wondered how they knew he was done bathing.

The serpent was back, he sat down on one of the chairs typing away on his laptop. He looked at Kendrick and signaled him to have a seat.

“Scott, you’ve always asked me why I employed him, you will find out today. Pull your shirt Kendrick!” The serpent asked in a commanding tone.

“And why should I?” Kendrick was finally getting back to his real self since he became a Christian.

“Look around Kendrick, you don’t have a choice you know.”

The serpent stood up, took a remote out of his pocket and pressed a button on it. The wall facing Kendrick’s back opened. He could hear the sound and he turned back. What he saw made him feared for his life. There were all kinds of guns at the other side, even the ones he had always wanted to touch.

_Pixabay

He finally removed his shirt. He was asked to turn around which he did. This made Scott and Gerrard placed their hands on their head.

“How did you get that tattoo boy?” Gerrard asked.

“You should ask your boss how he got his.” Kendrick replied.

“And don’t you ever call me a boy.” He added.

Gerrard left his spot, he was moving closer to Kendrick but was stopped by his Boss wicked stare.

“How we got the tattoo doesn’t matter now. My brother is dead and revenge is all I seek, and you will be doing just that for me Kendrick.” Serpent said.

“Why should I be the one killing who killed your brother?”

“Because he died trying to save you. You got a text from the hoodlums that attacked last night, didn’t you?”

What his boss said baffled Kendrick and he was forced to ask.

“How did you know? And who are we killing?”

“Sarah, your sister.” His boss remarked.

To be continued....

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