King

Chapter 3

It was another beautiful day in the village of Okippa. The sun had come up, the birds were chirping, the people of the village had already gotten up to commence their various activities for the day. The noise of their movements was what gave noise to the entire village, at the various corners you could find people, save for those who were keen on starting their day with very loud music from their shops or homes. Everything was in order, though the weather was cold, as cold as the look on King's face as Joe sat before him with a small smile plastered on his face. Standing behind King to his right was his most trusted man, T and standing in the same vein behind Joe was also his right hand man, Scorpion.

"King, your boys been beat my boys yesterday. Wetin dey sup na?" Joe asked. King smirked as he was looking at him, before he answered.

"my boys no be dogs, wetin your boys do?" King asked.

"nothing o, nothing. I no go fit come here if something sup na, I sabi the rules. Na wetin con make me dey wonder say why your boys come touch my boys, because everybody sabi the rules" Joe replied. King stared at him for a while before he speaks.

"T?" King called.

"boss" T answered.

"una touch him boys?" King asked.

"yes boss, we..." T was answering but got cut short by Joe.

"see. I told you. All these things are not right King and you know that we have been through a lot together for us to be going down this road, and all this..." Joe was saying then King cut him short.

"wetin you want?" King asked and Joe gives him a knowing look, suggesting that King already knew what he wanted. "I go send you compensation. Anything else?" King asked.

"that will be all for now. Enjoy your day" Joe said then paused shortly before he completed his sentence. "King". He smiled as he stood up and left with Scorpion following behind him.

"nigbati o ba de owo, ohun orin rẹ yoo yipada. Were aṣiwere" (when it comes to money, his English will change. His speech will be longer and more foolish. Idiot. Crazy fool). T said, his distaste for Joe, evident in his tone. This caused King to chuckle.

"man made money, money made mama Mary marry mad man" King said.

"and na the mad man wey born that good for nothing" T said, his anger still evident. King smiled and said,

"evidence that money is the root of all evil".

"why you give am money?" T questioned.

"why you no tell me wetin sup yesterday. If you been tell me before hand, I for address the whole matter" King said he got up from his chair and was leaving the room, with T following him behind.

"you been dey sleep. And also, the case na serious matter. Them be hold one girl for bush" T said which caused King to immediately stop in his tracks. He turns back to look at T.

"why are you just telling me this?" King asked.

"no vex, but the matter get as e be. Nah Joe's boys we catch, but no be only Joe's boys wey dey there. When we reach there, the boys wey won do am run go, leave two of Joe's boys. Nah the girl tell us say, Joe's boys dey help the boys who won rape her, catch her. But we no say, if we no dey there, them for also join body" T said. King looked away from him and started into space.

"you sabi the babe?" King asked.

"yes" T replied.

"gather package go give her" King said. "Then get me those boys" King added.