The masked man was seen looking at his shoulder for any shy followers. Satisfied with his safety, he plunged into the street and walked for some minutes. Then arrived at the shore of Greenwich island, and the light and the humming sound of a speedboat were heard as he stepped closer. After a few minutes of fast stride, he arrived at earshot and instantly announced to the ferryman to be ready to depart. "Death is after me, be quick and ignite your boat for instant departure." "Walk fast, been waiting for you for hours." "I need to wait till darkness descended, so I can be invisible." "You are saved now. No one is after you and we are here alone." "I won't be saved until am out of Greenwich soil. Let's go." He arrived at the boat side, lifted one leg into the boat, and was about to raise the second leg when a gunshot was heard. He wobble for a second, then fell dead instantly. When the ferryman peers into the water and sees the dead man and the crimson colour around him, he leapt
The following morning, the announcement of Banjo as the general of the red witch gang brought instant jubilations to the newly employed mafias, and their satisfaction can be seen as they hugged each other. "All of you are only accountable to him and the royal house. And must henceforth serve as a watchdog over my other section of mafias," El Ramon announced, paused his speech, glared at the men in his front, and resumed after a while, " I expect you to serve and respect him the way you did when he was your leader when you are with my brother." "Yes, your highness." "I hope you are aware that the generational punishment is now signed into law?" "Aye. We know!" "Good. Any actions or reaction that may put the royal house in danger is considered treason, and the punishment is the death of you and your whole family." "Before all gods, we will defend the royal house with our lives." "May the gods strike us to death if we dare betray the trust you have in us?" El Ramon raised his left
The Country P's contract was signed by El Ramon, and with the golden seal of the mafia king, it became legit and was accepted by the royal treasury board of trustees. Days later, the harvesting of opium began on the island, and all the royal planters and foreign planters were as busy as an ant. "Get your fat arse over here and scale these bags of opium." The foreman's voice boomed in the large warehouse, as he scale the bags arranged in his front, stacked them into wheelbarrows, and was pushed out by bare-chested men, then stacked inside the trucks that will be taking them to the seashore. "Have scaled all the bags at my left side, what remains is the ones over there." "Okay boss, my let me quickly scale them." An angry planter walked closer and yelled at the foreman, "why don't you attend to my goods?" "Because your goods are lesser than the minimum kilograms needed. Except you are ready to sell it at a lower price," the foreman answered back with a shrug. "Is there no way you
It was the season of harvesting, and the whole of Greenwich is as busy as a colony of bees. As an island with eight months of the rainy season and four months of the dry season, the rainy season will soon be over, and the planters need to wait for more than four months before the land will be tilled again. As usual, these four months are used to rest, play, and plan for the coming rain. Because the planters won't be making a dime during their involuntary rest, they usually fall back on their savings, and most time, spend all and need to start afresh the following season. So when the royal house promised to be paying them during this dry season, the planters were overwhelmed with happiness, and this may be the reason for the low production among the lazy ones. To their dismay, some guards in the red and black uniforms of proportional numbers drove into the farm and ordered the planters to gather for a brief meeting. "By order of his imperial majesty, prince El Ramon. You are all t
Laughter, they say is the best medicine. Little wonders great men and women are always seen in the company of those who make them happy, and it's common to see a king making his jester his closet buddy. The laughter of the noble mafias inside El Ramon's palace sounded like those of hyenas when the comedian in their front concluded his comedy, bowed and wobbled like a drunkard out of sight.Suddenly, the noise quiet down when Andrea stepped with a guitar into the podium, jerked up the microphone, and began the fable of the tortoise who wants to have all the world's wisdom. A long time ago when animals can talk, reason, and act like humans. A young tortoise decided to gather all the wisdom on earth, so he will be the only wise animal. He stepped out of his comfort zone, travelled all around the world in search of wisdom, and then packed them inside a big calabash that he hung with a rope around his neck. After months of the dangerous journey, the young tortoise had gathered enough wi
The smile on El Ramon's lips froze at the sight of Lady Agatha, and he ignored her, then seat on a chair closer to Andrea. "This is Lady Agatha." "Have seen her." "Hello, My prince." "Huh!" "You never asked of me?" "Tell me why you are here." Lady Agatha breathed out loud, looked at Andrea, and muttered in a whisper, "am here to inform you that am pregnant." "Good news. Congratulations to you and the father of the baby." "Stop being sarcastic, El Ramon. You knew I have never opened my nakedness for any man except you." "The baby is not mine, please go." "Am ready to swear this before all gods. You won't deny your responsibility, will you?" "No I won't, if the baby is truly mine." "There is only one way to find this out. But Lady Agatha must be sure he is responsible or she will lose her baby." "Why will I lie and risk my baby's life?" "Your baby will be tested by the royal physicians, and if the DNA matched the prince's own, then the baby belongs to him, otherwise he or
The newly employed lady of attendance is a lively woman, enthusiastic and charismatic. And her excitement soon earns her the friendship of most of the ladies. Dressed in a blue backless crop top and a white mini skirt, she was seen gossiping with other nudely dressed ladies, when three tall and well muscles men walked inside. "Look at their bags, they are travellers and will be needing accommodation for the night." One of the ladies observed, and they all catwalk toward the incoming men to advertise their merchandise. "Please come to my room and spend your night in my arms, my love." "My mattress is soft, my room is clean and smells nice. Come and enjoy unlimited sex for a penny." The men ignored them, push them feebly off their way, stepped into the main hall, and walked towards the section that is made for liquor drinkers. "Market is dry, I wonder why men no longer crave sex." "Because the weather is hot as rain no longer falls. This season will soon pass away." "Let's go cl
The earth is indeed a beautiful place that shows the creativity of a genius creator. The stars of the night, the clouds before the rain, the rainbow, thunder, lightning, winds, whirlwinds, and gentle breeze.The green grasses, the oceans, deserts, mountains, hills, valleys, and all visible and invisible living things. As above, so below!Everything created is perfectly created, and they are a grand sight to behold.One of the beauties of the world is the pureness of the morning dews on grasses. And the five men on the way to the mafias king's palace, marvel at the sight of them. "Isn't this perfect?" One among them asked with a contented grin." "Aye, unfortunately, most perfect things don't last." "I agreed. It will be dried off as soon as the sun peeked in the sky." "And so we humans. We are just like the dew on the morning grass. Alive in the morning and died in the night." "Then why are the rich and powerful live as if they are immortals when we all have a few minutes to live