Chapter 127: Chapter 127

Chapter 127

~Tony’s revenge~

The blow Eva gave Tony on the head some months ago had healed and left on him a maddening scar that ran across the lower side of the rear skull. Every day when he saw the twilight at dawn, his mind would shift to the scar and he would appear before the mirror to stroke and behold the lasting scar a girl , a total stranger inflicted on him just because he was trying to discipline his girlfriend, Kate. Prior to the healing of the scar, he had two thick bandages round his head, which restricted him most of the time from his normal drug pushing on the street and personal activities around the country. Upon sight, with the bandage round his head, he easily court the attention of friends and sympathizers whom he usually told a lie whenever they threw him questions about the bandage round his head. In no distance time the news making the round was that Tony narrowly survived an auto-crash.

Only Eva and Kate knew the actual accident that happened to Tony and most of the time on the street when they ran into him, they would make jest of his bandage-held head and call him;

Adult with the fragile head

He never for once fancied their intimidation; this had made him not to walk on foot but always cruising in his car, even if it be that his destination was less farther than a stone throw.

The days ahead, Tony had sook for his means of revenge upon these girls. Worst of it, he least expected Kate loving, and nurturing soft spot for Eva; that pretty little thing. He thought Kate was lost between him and Brian. With her love rump with Eva, he had come to realize that he knew nothing about Kate and he wouldn’t be awed in the nearest future if Kate should do the unthinkable.

“You girls must suffer,” he groaned, before the mirror, stroking his hair which had become bushy just for the sake of covering the scar from onlookers. He had the urge and plans to plait his hair in the spring fall but with the scar he wasn’t going to plait it again; an Afro with a tint of blonde touch would do. “I must avenge this scar,” he said within himself, picked up his car key and left for the barber’s shop to tint his hair.

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Tony was not only blood-tinted on his hair, he was also well-shaven as he beheld in the mirror, the heavy features on his face while he drove home after visiting the barber’s shop. Having a fresh new look was one of his ideas of getting back at Kate and Eva; so that should they see his new hair style they would definitely know that what they did to him didn’t actually mar him for real. Although he took what they did to him in good fate, he was never going to let go. The scar they inflicted on him he would inflict on them in hundred folds and there was no stopping him.

He had come to be the most dreaded drug kingpin on the street that only few men could stand his audacity, let alone girls ; his teeth gritted as he thought , driving home. He would make them understand why he was nicknamed the most dreaded.

He could see a band of youth set against a young boy just by the corner of the road. He reduced his speed and started cruising so he could get a glimpse of what was happening; it was actually a mob set against the boy. Already they were beating him to a pop and the victim was on the ground writhing in pain and wailing at the top of his voice. Tony wasn’t going to allow them murder the boy.

“Heh fellas,” he called as soon as he stepped out of his car.

Once they heard his voice the mob stopped beating up the boy.

“It is time to let go,” that was all he said, and the mob murmured and dispersed. And he walked to the boy on the ground who was already bleeding through his nostrils and writhing in pain. “I know you are not innocent but next time your ass is in trouble just mention Tony and no finger will come upon you. I am Tony, the most dreaded drug kingpin on the street.”

“Yes boss,” the boy replied.

And Tony jerked his head, fondled his hand into his pocket, slid out a wad of dollars and threw it at him.

“Go and treat yourself,” he groaned.

The boy made after the money, collected it, raised up his hands in appreciation and respect and walked away in pain.

Tony had suddenly become a bad jerk whose name courted respect and honor and he loved it. It was his success; his break through; something he had looked out for as a teenager. He was not only glad that he was revered as the dreaded bad boy but that at the mention of his name someone could earn a pass or a save.

He hopped into his Chevrolet Muscle car, twitched on the ignition to return home – that was when he saw this woman, standing by her car which parked on the road side. He had watched as the woman struggled to fix the car. Just with a swift turn, he drove in her direction and halted at once.

Peering through the window he asked, “is anything the problem, ma’am?” he asked, feeling to be of help to the woman at that moment without any string attached. Helping people, especially strangers had helped him earn honor and respect amongst members o f the public.

“I don’t just know what happened to my car. Everything was fine and rosy until I drove to this spot and it waggled and stopped,” she wailed, her face looking drawn and walked up.

Tony was already out of his car to render help and make her smile again.

“Ok, you hold on while I get in your car to turn on the engine,” he sounded and the woman shook her head in affirmation and stepped aside.

Once Tony hopped into her car, a sizeable picture on the dashboard caught his attention; it was a picture of the woman and Eva smiling stilly. He grabbed the picture in shock and turned the rear view and saw a nicely written note

MUM AND DAUGHTER

And he had goose bumps galvanize all over his body before he smiled rudely; a huge contagious smile that showed he was already considering a change of plan; his actual revenge just begun, and Eva’s mother was going to be his specimen. He smiled on. He wasn’t called the most dreaded drug kingpin for nothing; bad boy syndrome ran in his veins.

In this revenge of his, Eva and Kate were on the verge of getting the shock of their lives.

He smiled wickedly and rolled his eyes at the woman…

Something was about to happen…