DON'T CRIPPLE MY WINGS

Chapter Five

Cold World

Aliya
My throat hurts as I swallow my saliva to quench my thirst rather it become more bittered, I stood up from the bed and headed downstairs directly to the kitchen, it was kinda of late; past 10 the wall clock says, I walked straight to the kitchen and drank some water.

Just then I heard a gun shot....Who could that be? I tiptoe out of the kitchen crawling I concealed myself beneath the dinning desk peeping to look who shot the gun.

They were three hefty guys who came with guns they were all masked, mum and dad were kneeling why Aliyu was laying flat at the floor.

Please don't shoot him, my mum pleaded

Go in and search the house well bring all of us you discover here one of the guys advised.

Hunn...They may be looking for me, I hid myself properly praying earnestly they do not locate me

Who sent you, I will you triple of the money you are paid for please let my family live my dad stated

Assassination is my job, I am not a cheater, a scammer and a thief..I do the activity I am being paid for so keep your fucking money, he yelled

No one sir,the man searching returned pronouncing.

Good then!

Is it pragya ? My mum said

"What"? You assume this is zee world film..he set up his gun and shot Aliyu directly up

My son, Aliyu my mum said crying

I comprehend it's Alhaji Jega who sent you, he stated it and he did it my dad said

Who was he speaking about? I contemplated

Shut up right now, and say your last prayer

Gbooah! Gbooah!! I heard the gun shot twice...

I peeped to see what happened, I noticed my dad and mom lying in a pool of blood.

I wanted to come out of where I was hiding, but I knew this might not work...I can be lifeless too, but what's the essence of living if those who're dear to me are gone I crawled out of the dinning room still in my hideout, I saw the man who shot them removed his masks, he was wearing a frightening face,I have never seen him in my life but his face was registered in my head...

Confirm dead, the opposite man announced after checking their pulse...

Let's go, he stated and they left the building.

I stood up from where I was hiding and moved to where my own family dead bodies where , indeed it's a cold world.

Why has life determined to deal with me in this manner, I sat down crying and weeping.

I cried my eyes out until Ino tears was dropping I was totally drench in the pool of their bloods.

5:30am
She barged into the residence like someone who just misplaced her way, I knew who she is besides, she was my mum's sister and my aunt.

She noticed my nighties drenched in blood and she couldn't make a move, she ought call the police or ambulance however she simply stopped gasping, I stared at her like I have lost hope in life, she kept on reversing her steps until the end she stepped out of the house and ran away like a maniac.

I did not even bother about her reaction, of course she is bowled over to see the complete situation.

The police arrived immediately, the DPO took me with him inorder to interrogate me of what occurred in the incident.

Young lady, do you know who must have murdered your family?

Where exactly where you when the incident happen he asked again...

however I do not have an answer to his questions.
My mouth is heavy and I can not circulate my tongue, the scene of how my mom and dad was shot maintains re-occuring.

Good day DPO I am right here, the person said as he came in

She hasn't been talking recently, I don't know what is wrong the DPO stated

It's okay, I will take it from here, the man said and he nodded affrimately to the DPO

Hi, young lady; I am barrister Johnson I am your dad's private lawyer he stated

I gave him a dead glare just then I recall his face vividly, he had come to the residence more than once or twice I cannot really say, I turned back to the direction I was facing.... staring to the air

Aliya, I know you're deeply hurt with what happened to your parents and brother so do I, it was a shocking news to me as well, your parents are such a pleasant people I have to say, but maintaining quite wouldn't assist, the most effective way we can deliver justice to their death is truly investigating and catching the perpetrator, so tell me what genuinely happened that night time he requested

I gave him a dead glare before turning to my direction.

Hmmmm.... He sigh

He picked up his phone and dailed a certain number and talked via the phone.
Yes Doctor Alex, please I need your attention.
Ok I will meet you at the office right away he stated and left..

I placed my head again at the desk as he left.