Everyone Dies

Chapter Two

           "You,come here"one of the thugs yelled pointing to the chubby man who feigned ignorance."I'm I not talking to this fatty,if I meet you there your death will be more painful"he threatened with a loud intimidating voice as everyone shivered in fear."Come here my friend"he yelled dragging him out by the collar. This was not the first time this was happening.Every time the thugs came in and dragged someone out that person never returns.Did their families pay their ransom or were they being killed like the thugs had threatened.No one knew and no one cared,they just waited in fear hoping for the best.
             "Are you okay ma"I asked the elderly woman sitting next to me.For two days now I had noticed that she wasn't doing too well.       "I'm fine my dear,I just I'm not good with tight spaces and I have asthma."she said with a smile,trying to hide her pain."What is that,what does it mean."I asked in utter confusion."How do I explain this,okay it's a condition where your airways suddenly narrows."she explained taking deep loud breaths."So it's an illness"I asked with a puzzled look."Yes,and an asthmatic patients can die without their inhaler"she explained with a deep sigh."So where is your inhaler ma".I asked as she gave me a sad look before giving me a container."It's empty"I announced as she gave me a wrinkled smile."I know,do you know what it means?"she asked sternly,her smile had vanished as I stared at her in anticipation."I don't have much time left,if I don't get an inhaler or I'm not able to leave here by noon then I'm going to die here"she said as tears formed in my eyes.My hands suddenly became cold and my legs where as stiff as ice.For a second I could feel my heart stopped beating."God forbid we are all getting out of here alive."I yelled in tears gaining peoples attention."It's okay my dear,I'm old now even if I die I don't have any regrets.Sooner or later this illness was going to take me to an early grave"she said taking unsteady breathes."Sir please help us,someone is dying here."I yelled banging at the door loudly."Can't you hear me,we need an inhaler.Please sir she is going to die,you have to help us."I yelled banging the door even harder,tears rolling down my cheeks freely.My eyes were blood red,my heart was beating faster but I couldn't stop myself from screaming."Madam,madam"a young lady called out in fear as I ran to the woman in tears."I didn't get your name my dear,I would love to know your name before I die my dear".she said with a wide smile."You are not going to die,don't you have a family to go back to.Remember when you asked me if I wanted to survive,let me ask you the same question now.Dont you want to survive?I asked holding her hands firmly."Even if I wanted to,I can't,just look at my condition only a miracle can save me now."she said with a sad look on her face."But you have to"I yelled with shaky voice."My name is Sandra Emeh,and what is your name my dear.I would really love to know before I die."she said wearing her fake smile again."Chimuelem Kasarachi".I said stuttering as I could slowly see her eyes close."Ma!Ma! Open your eyes"I cried out as her hands suddenly became ice cold."She is dead"one of the hostages announced as every one screamed feigning sympathy."Chai that fine woman"one of them praised in a hypocritical manner."May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace"an elderly  looking man dressed in a bishops clothing prayed as they all echoed a big Amen.I was still in disbelieve.After my mother's death I had never witnessed any other deaths so Ma's death came as a really big shock to me.As I used my jacket to cover her face I couldn't help but reflect back to my past.The pains I felt when I lost my mom,I could suddenly feel that same pain.All through that night I couldn't get any sleep,I cried my eyes out,luckily I was really good at crying silently so no one even realised it.The next day two thugs walked in and carried her body away.    "I'm very sure they are going to dump her body somewhere,maybe inside water or near a waste dump"a tall average looking man said in a hush tone.
           Our numbers reduced each day,the ones who were dragged out never returned and the ones who weren't strong enough to drag for food died of starvation."This people are really wicked,they should either kill us or let us go."one of the hostages murmured angrily."Just calm down and wait for your turn,it's very obvious we are all going to die at the end."the skinny lady revealed with sarcasm."How sure are you that those people they took away are being killed,you know nothing about what's going on outside this shallow room.Maybe their relatives came through for them in respect to the ransom money they requested."a man explained sternly.After his speech everyone sat silently in disbelief,one thing they were sure was right about the man's speech was that no one knew what transpired outside those four walls.