Jamaica

Chapter 52

Tony was hesitant to go to the Sheraton after Jamaica had told him that they should meet there by eight. He didn't know what she had in mind but he wasn't expecting anything good from her.

He reluctantly made his way to the appointment by driving at a steady speed. So many thoughts rushed through his worried mind. He had until now lived a life that was far from upright and as he reminisced over Jamaica's last words, he realized that perhaps he was fast approaching his demise.

He wondered why Alex, who was in a position to tell him what was going on, had never told him anything. But as he kept driving, he thought about the conversation that he had had with Alex. After he had taken out Alfred, he had called Alex to inform him about the completion of the job. He remembered the way Alex had shouted at him over the phone, telling him that orders were not given to go after Alfred a second time.

Thinking about that conversation, and after Alex had told him that he would fix the problem by talking to his employers, he never got any feedback from Alex again. All Alex had told him was that a decision had not yet been taken. As he kept driving and thinking about how his meeting with Jamaica would go, he received a text message. It was her.

'Room 201,' she wrote. Tony sighed as he slowly approached the Sheraton unable to believe that he was coming here to relive the events of the past in a different light. He was agitated as he stopped, parked his car and came down. As a man who was used to being aware and alert of his surroundings, he realized that for once he was afraid to meet Jamaica.

But poised to get more information from her about who might be after him, he waited and played around with his phone. He waited in apprehension and then decided to make a phone call to his wife. He dialed her number and waited.

"Hello, Tony, are you on your way home? Food is almost ready." Tony sighed knowing that he would have to tell her that he was going to come home late. He wasn't even sure if he was going to see her and the kids again. But he had to give her the hope that everything was fine.

" I'll be coming back a bit late. Hope you don't mind?"

" Oh, no. I don't mind. The kids are okay just before you ask after them."

" And what about you?" Tony said in a sullen voice.
" I'm fine. Just don't keep me waiting."
"Okay." Tony hang up, shook his head and put his phone back into his trouser pocket. He made his way into the hotel and then went up to the reception.

" Hello, I booked room 201." He said. The receptionist dialed the number and after a brief talk with the person at the other end of the line, she hang up and told Tony to go up. Tony went up to room number 201, knocked and then waited.

He waited and got upset that Jamaica wasn't opening the door. Two men in black suits came out of one of the opposite rooms to his left. They came out and were heading towards him, talking insignificantly. As they approached him the door to room 201 opened. In that instant, the two men stopped walking, stood behind him and held both his arms.

One of the men placed the palm of his right hand over Tony's head and pushed him forward. Together he and the other man pushed Tony inside the room and made him sit down on a chair. They tied both his hands behind the chair, and nodded to the man that had opened the door for them.

" He's all yours, sir." Said one of the men.
"Thank you. Wait outside till I call you." The men nodded and left the room and stood outside while Tony stared at the man who had opened the door for all three of them.

"Do you know who I am?" The man immediately lit a cigar while waiting for Tony's response. Tony wasn't expecting to be apprehended like this and felt this was a set up. So, Agnes this is what you meant by saying we should meet here, abi? He thought. Sitting down with his hands tied, there was nothing he could do except respond to the man's question.