Skip to main content

The Unfinished Story


He stood on the rocks waiting. The water flowed smoothly and he could make out shadows of fish looking for a meal or swimming against the current.
Thoughts raced his mind like a bugatti at 407 miles per hour. He was scared that their plan might have backfired.
"Was he caught? What about the money? Did he sell me out?"
Tension built between him running to save his skin or waiting for him to arrive.
Suddenly he heard the bush behind him move. He was startled and he cocked his gun ready to fire. He tried to breathe slowly because he knew if he was uneasy it would be hard to aim.
A beautiful lady emerged with a pot singing to herself. He hid his gun and said halo
"Haloo"
"Halo, what are you doing by the stream alone?"
"Just thinking. Being a man requires one to meditate on how to move on in life. I am sorry if I scared you"
"Not at all. I have never seen you before? Are you from around here?"
"No. I have just come here to clear my mind."
"Well you better be careful. I have heard on the radio some thugs stole money in the near bank and are hiding......"
She froze. He could see she was shivering.
"I see you made a new friend"
He turned to see Rocky pointing his pistol at the lady. He tried to smile but failed miserably.
"Rocky relax, she is just a local girl trying to fetch water. She means us no harm."
"Really? You already love her? Well am sorry, but in our line of work one does not get friendly. She might report us."
"No please. I just came to fetch water. Please let me go. I promise to stay quiet"
"Am sorry, you have already seen us, you have no leverage for us to cut you loose. Please have a seat while my business  partner and I have a meeting. Please don't try to escape and I will give you candy."
She hesitantly sat shivering in the blazing heat of afternoon sun. Rocky sat close to her, gun to her head, finger on the trigger.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why an antagonist is important to a story

  (Made on Canva) Who is an antagonist? An antagonist is the villain of a story. It can be a human being, a natural phenomenon like a hurricane, a disease, an animal, an idea or a fictional character like a dinosaur. The aim of the antagonist is to create chaos and wreak havoc while creating obstacles for the protagonist (hero). The protagonist has to find a solution to the uncomfortable situation caused by the antagonist. In story-telling, the antagonist propels the story forward by creating an inciting incident that forces the protagonist to go on a journey to remedy the situation and restore balance. In the Dark Knight (2008), the Joker creates chaotic situations in the city of Gotham with the aim of killing the Batman. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thanos is looking for rings that will give him ultimate power and make him the supreme being of the universe. Why are antagonists not popular? Being an antagonist is not very appealing, especially in the acting business b...
Post a Comment
Read more

Long Way from home

(Photo Source: Common dreams website) Jadim is a refugee. That is what the international organizations call her. The country hosting her is expected to feed her, protect her and make sure she is comfortable until her home country has some amount of peace. She gets ‘aid’ in terms of food, clothes, a blanket and a shelter. She has a right to get them. Moreover she is now pregnant, so she is feeding for two people. She sees people coming in and out, she heard they are called donors. Every time she sees the stream of vehicles she has to ensure her shelter is clean and she puts on a smile. They are the ones responsible for her stay there and they need to feel they are doing something. It also means extra rations that day, so of course she will put on her best smile. Jadim has lived in the camp for 2 years now.  Despite  all the niceties mentioned above, she constantly feels she was better at home, but since she lost her husband and two children to the war, she decid...
Post a Comment
Read more

Blame the media?

(All photos courtesy of google.co.ke) Ever since 2013, the world has been taking a spiral downfall to an abyss of where children as young as 12 to 13 years of age are drinking alcohol, men are becoming useless and full time drinkers of alcohol, girls are growing up wanting to be socialites, racism is still prevalent, terrorism, social media vices, and general pollution of morals and values. This is according to my opinion and experiences. To me, this generation is lost and we need a revolution to wake us up. In my home country looks to me as the worst hit. We are all fighting illegal and second generation alcohol, and yet on Monday night clubs are open in Nairobi and people are drinking till the next Monday. Promotions and events are being held by alcoholic making companies and nobody is asking how they affect us. An event was cancelled because there was no alcoholic drink. I believe if we were to look at the budgets of people, almost 60 percent is going to alcohol, which ...
Post a Comment
Read more