CHAPTER EIGHT

They sat down and talked about it. She told them everything and apologized with tears surging from her eyes, promising to execute her mothering duties with openness and consultation henceforth. They forgave her and took it as water under the bridge. It was Jr’s last semester, and they were all excited about it.

He forgave his mother, but he couldn’t forgive Alijha after what he did to his father. The thou of length since visited him more often. Considering t was he the most wanted, Jr the reason helps them to capture or assassinate him. He didn’t care about his final exam. All he wanted was to be done with school and embark on his undertaking. The secret mission, avenging. He lost his father to the pirates some years ago.” He said to Hope in one of their romantic evenings.

“The Somali Pirates,” she asked.

“No, the Alijha Pirates.”

“You finishing in less than two weeks. Getting a job or joining the army.” She asked again.

“I will fly to Spain for three months or so.”

He completed his course on November 25th, while Hope’s last semester was beginning in January of the following year. He wanted to marry Hope immediately after dealing with Alijha. He asked himself a lot of questions, though. Is it g to be that easy to kill Alijha? Because blood is thicker than water, will it not haunt him? How will her mother live with the notion that her son killed her father?

Wil it is easier since he is a trained assassin? He pushed aside his books, he couldn’t read because his mind was occupied with wandering thoughts about his maternal grandfather. He had a little chat with Ninny on his way out to the stream. The moment he got there and lay down under the tree, the old men appeared in the vision.

“He looked into their faces and asked with a remorseful voice, “Why are you angry?”

“Because your father is angry too, his days were cut short unjustly, and he wants to avenge.”

“How is he going to avenge?” He asked confusedly. “Through a peril upon Alijha,” they said then varnished.