Springs of fire - Season 1 - Episode 6

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Springs of fire - Season 1 - Episode 6

Dania Republic…

‘S--t.’ Julia cursed as she dropped the phone in her purse. She was in a terrible mood today. She felt choked by the images of her life in Dania that kept flashing through her mind.

This was not good for the job. She wished she could’ve told the Phoenix about her inability to carry out the job, but that would have meant her death. With the Phoenix, there was no refusal; all you had to do was obey.

She had never experienced any fear whenever she came close to her victims. But something strange happened to her earlier, while she’d shaken hands with her new boss, Gavin Adediran, she had felt a cold s£nsat!on all over her body. That was nothing but fear, raw fear.

There was something strange about the man. She was scared of Gavin Adediran.
‘I need to get my s--t right.’ She murmured as she stared at the bathroom mirror.
She needed to get her act together and study her new environment. First, she would forget everything that would get her distracted, first on that list was Delilah, and her sister…
She took out the picture she had always kept close to her heart, that of her and her sister hugging each other. She walked straight to the nearest open cistern and tossed it in.
‘I am sorry sister, but I have to let you go. I have to get this job done.’ She flushed the toilet hurriedly and returned to her bag.
She took out a vial containing some wraps of cocaine, the drug was her favourite, it calmed her nerves always, made her feel relaxed and on top of the world.
She hummed Kendrick’s B---h don’t kill my vibe before sniffing the white powder into her nostrils. The powder tickled her a bit, then dissolved into her nostrils, melting away into the river of her blood.
A fire started in her brain, an ecstatic feeling waved over her.

As she lifted her eyes to her reflection on the mirror, she met a woman with hollow eyes and a confident smile. This was all she needed to get rid of Gavin Adediran.

She repeated this sniffing process till she was satiated.

Her body stilled as her phone rang, it was The Phoenix.

‘S--t.’ She exhaled sharply and gathered the other paper wraps back into the vial.
‘Master.’ She whispered.
‘How far have you gone?’
‘I’ve gotten a job. I shook hands with him today.’ She replied.
‘Good.’

A portentous silence hung over the phone. Then the master said, ‘Very good. Check your mail, I’ve sent you more details about Gavin. His church, his family and…the dinner.’
‘What dinner master?’ Julia asked.
‘Weeks back, one of your sisters was sent to trail Gavin Adediran. He walked into a bar and spoke with a drunk lady whose phone we tapped. We have been watching these two closely and they would be having dinner tonight.’
‘That’s wonderful.’ Julia smiled, this would make her job easier.
‘Why can’t I just kill him at once?’ She was getting impatient.

‘Be careful, Gavin is a dangerous man. You are the tenth assassin to go after him. The others either ran away or died mysteriously.’ The master warned.

‘You must meet a certain man tomorrow by the Central Dania Park. His name is Paul and he is a master too.’
‘As you wish master,’ Julia held her breath, releasing it immediately the call was over.
She quickly took out her jotter, and scribbled down all the points.

Why did The Phoenix want Gavin Adediran dead? From the little she knew about him, his money was clean, so were his records. The man was not a shady person, so why did the Phoenix want him dead?

She was never told the reason why the organisation wanted a particular person, but she was curious about Gavin, the man seemed really different from the other people she had been assigned to kill.

She couldn’t wait to see him dine with his woman. Maybe she could trail his girlfriend or whoever she was, maybe she could find out more.

Gavin had called Ore ten minutes earlier, asking for her address as he meant to pick her up for their dinner. His mind was troubled still, he had prayed and asked the Holy Spirit to help him understand the vision about the strange man. But there had been no other revelation or answer from him.

‘Be with me tonight Jesus.’ Gavin kissed his mini bible and dropped it in his pocket; he never left home without it.

He was dressed simply in deep blue denim and a black jacket. He couldn’t wait to see Ore again; he was very excited about this dinner.
‘Someone is going on a date.’ Lily who’d been watching a soap opera turned her attention towards him.
‘Seriously?’ He laughed.
‘I can’t wait to tell mum about this, so she could stop fishing for a wife’ Lily winked.
‘By the way, where is mother? I have not set eyes on her the whole of today.’ Gavin asked.
Lily was about to respond when the door flew wide open and their mother walked in with a blazingly attractive light skinned woman.
‘Gavin, please meet Delilah.’ His mother led the lady towards him.

Dania Republic…
Gavin couldn’t take his eyes off the pretty lady. She had a beautiful face and an inviting smile, but the moment he looked into her eyes, he found a well of emptiness and loneliness settling there.
‘Nice to meet you Delilah,’ He tore his eyes away from hers and moved towards her.
Mrs. Adediran was all smiles, she read Gavin’s warm reception of Delilah as progress. She just couldn’t wait to make this girl her daughter- in-law, she was the perfect woman for Gavin.
‘I’ve heard so many things about you too Gavin. You’re such an amazing person.’ Delilah’s voice was excited and full of expectation. She realized the picture of him that his mother had shown him back in the Island of Carida was a lie. Gavin was more handsome in reality.

She took in his leather jacket and his denim, he had a good dress sense too. His sexy black eyes were all consuming, he exuded a kind of energy, an authority that she didn’t understand, yet she yearned to be a part of it.
‘Really? Am I that popular?’ He winked and offered her his hand which she took without hesitation.

Delilah laughed, ‘That would be a story for another day.’
‘I see you two are getting along perfectly, why don’t I make some tea or cabbage soup?’ Mrs. Adediran walked up to them.

Gavin sighed as his eyes fell on the clock; he was already thirty minutes late. Ore would feel bad or think he wouldn’t show up again, but he was determined to see her…to look into her angelic eyes once more.
‘I am sorry mum, I think you should take good care of Delilah, I have an important meeting to get to.’ Gavin apologized, but he was smart not to tell his mother about the nature of this meeting.
‘Oh…’ Delilah arched a brow; she ran her eyes over his clothes once more. Whatever meeting he had was not a business meeting, else he would’ve been dressed formally. Her heart missed a beat as she imagined him being with another woman.

She pushed the thoughts aside as he placed a warm hand on her shoulder, ‘I’ll be back for you Delilah, mum and Lily can take good care of you.’ Gavin said to her.

His words made her feel special. It made her feel like a horse with wings and she would soar in these new skies like the victor that she was. Already, her heart was fastened to Gavin Adediran and nothing was going to tear them apart.

‘Don’t be sad Delilah, Gavin is also a pastor. He is a very busy person, but he keeps to his promise. He would be back soon.’ His mother cut in, feeling confident that her son had accepted her choice for him.
‘Very well then, see you people later.’ Gavin waved at the women before strolling out.
Delilah couldn’t take her eyes off him, she liked him already! She had put Julia behind her and she would move on like nothing ever happened between them.