Stalked By A Mafia – Episode 20
A story by Tisa Phiri
Scar was still alive but still in a delicate condition. The bullets had gone too deep, cutting through an important vein. The doctor told Sila that Scar would take some time to heal and needed proper care.
She went down the bath tab, feeling the warm water on her body. It had been 4 days since scar was shot. Even if the news of Chile’s death was a bit comforting, the danger was stil there. Though the police had no face to identify Scar by. It was quite a challenge for them to locate him.
Most of Chile’s guys died in the attack as reported by the police and about 6 were arrested. Unfortunately 2 guys from Scar’s group were also killed and the rest managed to escape with minor injuries.
Sila had taken some leave from work and unfortunately Zac stayed out of school. Sila’s brother in-law had called Sila a day after Scar was hurt.
“What do you want now?” Sila had answered him..
“i know your boyfriend might still be alive. I can offer you a deal” he told her,
” tell me where he is now and I will give you one of my flats, fully furnished.”
Sila let out a laugh.
“you can go to hell brother inlaw. I know exactly who you are and if you continue following and calling me around. I will not only tell my sister and everyone in the family but also the police, let’s see what they will say when I tell them you were partners with a mafia.” She giggled.
“Don’t you even dare!” he had threathened her
” or I wil ki*ll you together with that thug who is hosting you. ”
Since then he hadn’t called her, she took almost 30 minutes in the water until it started getting cold.
She walked out to the bedroom, which had now practically become hers.
Scar who was now awake looked at her as she walked in.
“Hey!” he called out.
” you look good in that attire.” she laughed shaking her head.
“really? I will surely wear it more often” she teased.
“yeah” Scar added
” just remove the towel completely though. I like you better without it.” He smiled widely.
she walked to him.
“how are you feeling ?” She asked feeling his temperature, he smilled weakly
” don’t worry I will live, am just bored here. Been in bed for 4 days now. If not for the pain in my leg I could have been out of here already.” He complained.
“The doctor said you don’t have to move until your leg is healed remember.. ?” She sighed
He shook his head
” am not spending years in this bed ”
Zac walked in as they spoke.
“hey uncle how are you?” He greeted Scar.
” am better Big boy” he smiled looking up at him.
” tell me is mom taking care of you?”
” Yes” the boy smilled looking at his mother.
“but I can’t go to school. she stopped me from going to school that my uniforms and books were burnt in our house. I miss my friends” he complained.
“Come near here” he called him.. “now listen Zac. now that am sick you are the man of the house okey? and I promise I will personally take you to school when I stand from this bed, you hear?” Zac nodded …
“good boy, now go and play the game I bought. ” he looked at him as the boy walked out.
“am glad to be part of his life, maybe being in this bed is not so bad at all” he teased.
Sila dressed up and lay besides him. she had not told him about her brother inlaw.
“what is bothering you woman” he asked her?
“I feel something has been bothering you.”
“yes, it’s just that the business man you told me about is my brother inlaw. he’s the husband to my elder sister in Lusaka.”
“What’s that?” Scar asked shocked.
“yes Aaron” she sat up..
“and he knows am here with you, he has been calling me to disclose your where abouts promising to give me a flat and threatening to ki*ll me together with you” she explained.
Scar almost moved to sit and crushed right back moaning with pain.
” damn it that man is crazy, how can he say that to you? you are like family.” Sila sighed.
” he’s always had a dark side” she even told him about how he had sold a house to her and told her to pay in installments. she mentioned how he almost raped her offering her not to pay the balance.
“I thought this thing is over with the death of Chile but it’s like this man wants to make our lives difficult.” Scar shook his head.
“why can’t you offer to take back his things or money if you have sold them.?” She asked him.
” I know the kind of person he’s potrayed to be. He won’t accept those things back, his own is to ensure am burried dead.”
Sila insisted they try calling him and ask him to get his things back.
Sila called her brother inlaw and told him about the offer and he laughed.
“Oh my Sila you are so naive. I don’t just want money and my things back. I also want that thugs head and if he is caught by the police I will ensure he doesn’t last a day in prison alive.” He responded to her.
Sila hang up and shook her head.
” I told you” Scar held her hand. “but I will die first before I let him touch you.”
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A week later Scar had improved generally and Sila helped him walk around the yard. His shoulder wound had improved too. she had just helped him sit on the couch one afternoon and asked him about his mother. He had told her all about his mother and were she lived.
” when I get better I promise to let her see you.” Sila smilled. “unfortunately I can’t do the same for you to my family for now.”
“I understand” he answered.
They had fallen asleep that night and Scar was awakened by a loud sound from outside. He quickly limped to the window and pulled the curtain back a bit. The cops had surrounded them.
“sh*t !” he shouted, He shook sila up
“Sila get the boy and maid we have to go the police are surrounding us someone must have led them here. ”
She quickly pulled on a track bottom and rushed to get Zac and Maria.
Jo who was in the other room quickly ran to Scar’s room
“we are bashed boss, what do we do… ?”
” Come on now Jo get everyone inside the house to the secret passage, now !” he ordered.
Jo went to Sila.
“let’s go there’s a way out of this place.” he led them to the pantry and opened the metal covered with tiles, he gave a flash light to Sila.
” go with them” he said pushing Zac and Maria ahead as he indicated to one of their guys.
“we are behind you.”
“no way, what about Aaron?” she asked looking back.
” am not leaving without him, plus he needs medication too. ”
“Here” Sila gave the touch to another guy with them.
“make sure they are safe.” She quickly kissed her son.
” go on sonny” she told him
“am right behind you.”
She ran back to the room, Scar held his gun ready.
” I thought I told Jo to lead you out of here, they will blow up the door any time soon.”
” well” Sila answered as she went to pack his medication in the small bag.
“you can’t walk properly alone you need someone to help you.” She hurried.
” But Sila come on Jo is here we can hold off the cops and make sure you escape safely. ”
” stop playing hero Aaron!” she scolded him
“you are not well and need to be out of this place or you are going to die in jail. We all need to leave this place” she shouted holding his hand and leading him out.
He limped as she led him to the passage, Jo behind them as soon as they closed the entrance to the passage, the door was blown away creating a loud sound.
As voices of the police shouted.
“search everywhere and bring them out” their commander ordered.
Scar and the rest walked in silence in the passage. The only light was what the flash lights produced. His wounds started bleeding again with the pressure he had put on them they had to stop.
Sila lifted his t-shirt, “we can’t go on i need to look at his wound. ”
” Jo” Scar called him.
” take the boy and maid to a safe place. we can’t risk being caught, this woman won’t leave. ” he shook his head looking at Sila.
She took time dressing the wound as one of Scar’s boys held the flash light.
“You need to be still for a while” she suggested.
“we cannot be here for a long time. We need to get out of this passage and go to a safe place out there.” He argued standing up.
They walked slowly taking almost an hour to reach the small shed on the end of the tunnel meeting up Jo and the others.
“Find a Car boys” he ordered his boys
“we need to get to the warehouse.” Sila helped him sit up and placed his head on herself as Jo disappeared in the thick night.
He was seemingly weak he panted as he put his head on her laps and passed out..
To be continued
