Tangle episode 36

'Malllliikkkk' Jeffery screamed as he watched his friend die.
Seeing their leverage gone, Charles' men opened fire at Jeff but he dodged behind a tree while Helen gun them down.
Some men came out of the jungle raining bullets at Jeffery also but he and Helen engaged them. When the fire was too much for them, Jeffery went to get their car while Helen covered him with her shots.
Moments later, he came with the car and Helen jumped in. Jeffery intentionally ran Charles who was trying to shoot them with the car before it speed off.
Inside the car, Helen kept wondering what had happened back at the exchange. Could her team be reponsible for the shooting? No they couldn't have, it’s true she gave them the information about the meeting but the time she gave them was wrong, she had told them the meeting will hold by 3 p.m while it hold at 11am. Even if they had shown up, they have no reason to kill Malik.

Jeffery found it difficult to concentrate on driving, his mind kept flashing back to the horror he had just witnessed. After he almost collide the car with a bus, Helen got the wheel from him and drove them home safely.
When they got home, Jeffery went to their bar and started drinking any alcoholic drinks he laid his hands on. He wept bitterly as he drank.
'Am so sorry Jeff' Helen said in tears.
'He doesn't deserve to die like that, he doesn't deserve to suffer like he did' Jeff sobbed.
'Please take heart' she said
'I can't believe he is dead, I can't believe he is fucking gone' he mourned, drinking terribly.
'I will make sure the bastard responsible for this pay dearly' he swore.
'You have to stop drinking, don't injure yourself' Helen said as he tried to take the bottle of liquor away from him but he didn't allow her.
'I have been injured the moment Malik went down' He said as he continued drinking.
Suddenly Jeffery's phone rang out. He first ignored the call but later took it when it’s noise was unbearable for him.
'Hi Jeff' the chairman greeted.
'Malik is dead' Jeffery announced.
'Am sorry Jeff' the chairman said.
'You aren't surprise? You knew it before? So it was you, wasn't it?' Jeffery questioned.
'Am sorry Jeff, i had no choice' the chairman confessed.
'How could you order his execution despite all what he has done for you?' Jeffery asked.
'You caused it; you left me with no choice when you got too emotional by deciding to trade my hard earn stones for your partner's life' the chairman said.
Jeffery was shocked when he heard what the chairman said. How did he know they were going to trade the diamonds?
'Look Jeff, I know how you feel that’s why am going to ease your pain by increasing your payment to seventy million naira for you and thirty million for the lady, just deliver my diamonds tomorrow' The chairman said.
'Thank so much for your generous offer, but unlike you, I do have a heart and only your blood can ease my pain not your money. Mark my word chairman, am going to have my revenge on you' Jeff threatened.

Written by Oluwafunminiyi Komolafe