Story ••• [All That Glitters] Eps 8&9

Episode 8
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(This is how we roll) (operation 101 continues)
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Muna stretched and yawned out loud
He felt a little tired
On his reading table was materials and pencils
He had been working out all day a map of the school
And also the explanatory details for tje entire squad
He checked the time on his watch
6:30 pm
**alright ,,,they’ll soon be here,,,let me pack up and get ready**
He quickly took his bath
Went to get something to eat on the kitchen
Then he brought out a notebook to scribble down some details
A knock came on the door
He looked at the time again
6:45 pm
**that must be them,,,time to go**
He went towards the door and pushed it open
“Hey you guys took a little-”
He was suprised to see who was at the door
“Hi Muna”
Sonia’s big bright eyes were looking straight at Muna with a cute smile
“Uh I didn’t expect uh-”
“Urh yeah ,,I noticed you came back late today,,,so I brought something for you”
Sonia’s house was just like a few blocks away from muna’s apartment she lives with her mother,,,she hasn’t met her dad since she was a kid,,,
Muna was still standing by the doorpost with her outside
“Aren’t you going to invite me in?” She quizzed him
He revved up
Then looking around in the outside darkness to check if she was being followed
As if anyone would else knew about their plans for the night
He opened the door wide enough for her to come through
Then followed her after closin it
There wasn’t much in muna’s house though
His bedroom was just adjacent to the small space he called a “sitting room”
He wasn’t a flashy show off kinda guy
And moreover cleansweep isn’t that much established for the big life
He motioned her to sit as he tried to switch on the TV
“My mom and I cooked our native porridge barda ,,so I scooped some and brought for you”
She told him as she was unwrapping the flask of sweet smelling barda
The aroma was so enticing but trust Muna to act all macho
He took a sit beside her and said
“There was no neeed for that I don’t feel hungry,,,besides I just ate a packet of noodles”
He said it offhandly as he folded his arms and leaned back on the couch
Sonia seemed distraught
“Are you sure,,,because you seem like you would really enjoy it”
Muna’s jaw tightened
”I said I’m fine ok!,,I don’t need it”
She looked shocked and dissapointed
Slowly she picked up the flask from the table and wrapped it up
“Okay I’ve heard you,,,I’ll be going then”
She stood up from the couch and made for the door
Muna seemed irratated and angry at himself
Sometimes he doesn’t even know why he usually acts like this
He looked at her as she walked away
Something pricked him in his nerves as he watched her figure moving in the faint lightbulb of his room
Out of instinct he stood up and went after her
He held her hands and turned her aroynd
“Hold on ,,,I shouldn’t have spoken look that,,sorry”
She looked suprised but Muna could see a glint of happiness on her face
She smiled a little as she looked up to his face
He took the flask from her and opened it up the stuff smelt so good
“Maybe I’m still a little hungry,,though”
He decided to get a spoon from the kitchen
‘Ill be back ,,” he told her as he dissapeared into the other room
There was only one lightbulb functioning properly in muna’s house so the rest of the other rooms were a little dark
Sonia just stood and watched him try desperately to eat the food she made for him
She had lied when she said it was her mother who made the food,,she prepared it herself to see if she could atleast qin munas heart,,
Or atleast let him know how she felt towards him
She just needed to do something
She couldn’t wait anymore
She has to do something today,,,tonight
She must
“Eh sonia,,how do you open this stew compartment of the flask”
Muna called out from the kitchen
“Hh,,let me help you with it”
She moved to the kitchen to him
It was a little dark so she didn’t notice the small bag on the floor
“Hey careful there is a-”
Before Muna could warn her on time She tripped over the bag
But with sharp reflexes Muna daddled to her side and grabbed her from falling
But in the process he spilled a little stew on his body
“Oh,,oh,, Muna I’m sorry I didn’t know there was anything there,,,ouch,,,the entire thing is on you”
She placed a hand over her mouth
Muna unbottened his shirt to wipe out the liquid entirely
“Its ok sonia ,,I’m fine”
She seemed scared that he might not take it lightly and push her away again
How could she mess up this way
She won’t be able to get another chance
Like this again
She grabbed a paper towel and used it to clean off the stew on his chest
“No its all my fault,,,I’m really sorry Muna,,,I ,,I never meant to”
“I should have been more careful”
She just kept apologising
She was blaming herself thinking she just lost another opportunity
Muna couldn’t bear her thinking like she did something wrong
He sighed then
Then he took hold of her shoulders
And brought her close
He assured her
“Sonia ,,,it is ok,,alright,,,I’m perfectly fine,,,just relax”
Yes he was completely fine,,but she wasn’t ok or fine standing this close to him
It wasn’t okay to be feeling what she felt
Ashis fingers touched her
They’ve never been this close before
Their faces were just a few inches apart
Sonia’s heartbeat seemed to have increased
Yet she didn’t step away
She knew she couldn’t
Muna noticed her countenance
“Are you ok,,,you look shocked”
He asked her in concern
She nodded her head
It was the only thing she could do
She couldn’t speak
Couldn’t move
Her body was vibrating gently as he held her
**no,,somethings not right**
Her gaze lifted up
Muna wasn’t convinced he brought her close to examine her properly
**this girl is asthmatic,,,if she faints here,,,what will I tell her mother**
He touched her forehead to see if she had a temperature,,,
“Sonia!” He yelled her name
“Yesss!” She seemed amused
“I’m still here,,,why are you so loud” she quizzed him
He heaved a sigh of relief
“You’re the one who’s. Trying to give me a heart attack”
He saw as a smile cracked her lips
He didn’t know when he also smiled
Then suddenly
She dropped her gaze and looked to the floor
Muna noticed her sudden behaviour
“What’s wrong,,, do you feel pain anywhere”
He stepped closer to check her well
But she replied him
“No not that,,,I need ,,I need to tell you something”
“,okay,,,let’s hear it” Muna said
All this while munas hands were still holding her shoulders but neither of them noticed
Sonia took a deep breath then started
“Its,,its about um”
She bit her lip and licked it out of nervousness
But that single act sent a rush of adrenaline through Muna ‘s system
He didn’t know ,,but he suddenly
Cupped her face and lifted her head towards his
**was she always this pretty,,,or have I just not noticed it before**
Muna thought
Sonia was shocked at his sudden behaviour
He dropped his hands on her waist and pulled her closer to him
He slowly lowered his head to her
Sonia felt like exploding
Their lips were only a few inches apart
Was this really happening
Is this really Muna or something else
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For a breif second she couldn’t accumulate what was going on
Just as their lips was about to make
Contact
Muna’s phone rang interrupting them from the process
He almost jumped from the interlude
As he released her he took a few steps back and took out his phone
Looking at it the caller iD read Yaro
He picked it up
“He -hello”
“Hey Muna,,,I got those gadgets ”
“Oh ok thanks”
“I’m outside now do you want me to leave it here or should I come in”
Muna almost shouted
“No no no!!, don’t worry um,,just leave it by the door,, I’ll pick it up”
“Okay then”
And he hung up the Phone
He turned to look at sonia,,,she still had surprise written all over her
“Uhm , that was,, iasked him to get some stuff” he stated
As if anyone asked him for an explanation
“Oh,,okay”
Sonia replied him
Not really sure what to say
The embarrased look on his face seemed to explain a lot
“I’ll just , Go and change”
He told her then left to get a new shirt
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“Man,,come on can’t this thing go any faster ” Tobi complained
Mike frowned and replied him
“Look this baby can reach the extreme end of this continent with just one single tank,,,so you better just keep quiet,,I’m moving as fast as I can”
They were on their way to the rendezvous point(which was muna’s house)
Mike was taking Tobi with him on his mini powerbike but they were 30mins
late so Tobi wasn’t comfortable at all
“Gosh its already 7:36,,we were supposed to be there at 7pm sharp,,,drive Mike,,,Drive!!!,,,”
Mike took a sharp turn
“You know this is a residential area,,,I can’t be driving anyhow here like as if its express,,,,the noise the bike is making is enough to cause trouble ”
Tobi widened his eyes and almost screamed
“Who cares if the sultan himself is living here,,,my friend move this thing,,,jam any f**king ,,,goat ,,dog,,fowl even human being,,,just get me there on time!!”
Mike groaned out
“Gosh!,, will you keep quiet,,,we are already there,,,”
He turned left again
This time he slowed down at a small bend then stopped
Muna’s house was just up ahead
Without even waiting for the bike to stop
Tobi jumped of and headed straight for the door
As he was about to reach there he heard his name
“Hold on Tobi”
He looked back and looked carefully into the darkness
He saw two figures moving towards him
It was Dre and john
“What are you guyz doin over there,,,let’s go in now”
Dre placed his finger on his mouth motioning him to be quiet
“Just wait first”
Tobi looked confused
The mischievous look on dre’s face was not entirely clear
After waiting for like 5 mins
Muna’s door opened
And a girl stepped outside
“Hey that’s so-”
Dre grabbed Tobi and pulled him further into the dark
At that moment Mike joined them
Dre waited until sonia had fully entered into her house
Then he released Tobi
John was just chuckling
Tobi just seemed more confused
He opened his mouth to speak
“Look ,,I don Understand what kind of monkey business you guyz are up to”
“But,,,I would like to do this,,,stuff,,,and get back before my uncle realised I snuck out”
Dre just tapped him playfully on the head
“Relax boy ,,,its goin to be a smooth op,,,let’s go in”
They all followed Dre as he approached muna’s door
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The time was exactly 9’o clock
The weather seemed to have gotten cooler
Rand high school was empty except for nightguards roaming inside and outside the school
But as at now,,,not only nightguards were around,,,some other unwanted guests were in the school premises
Cleansweep had sneaked into the school
By scaling the fence of the backyard
They were moving as quietly as professional theifs would
Dressed in all black and gloves,,,
With well fitted face masks
Dre led in front followed by Muna and the rest of the guyz.Mike was at rear
They approached the assembly hall and Dre signaled them to stop
By raising one hand up
He slowly peeked into the hall to see if the coast was clear,,,there was nothing there he could see
But to make sure he motioned for Muna to come forward to take a look
Munas eagle sharp eye can spot a needle in the dark( trust me I’m not exageratting,,,the guy is a freak)
Muna scanned the entire area then spotted something in the far corner
He tturned and faced the guyz
Whispering he told them
“There is a nightguard on a chair there,,,I think he is sleepin”
Dre seemed refocused
“,ok but just to be sure ” he told them
He bent and picked up a sma stone,,he threw it into the hall through the window
They heard grunting noises as the guard adjusted on the chair then settled
His soft snoring was a sighn that he was deep in sleep
Then Dre slowly pushed the window wide enough for him to pass through
He entered it and the guys followed him
They tiptoed silently
They had to get to the hallway through this assembly hall
As they reached the door that led to the staff biulding
Mike stepped forward to work his magic cause it’ll probably be locked
The look on his face changed
“What’s wrong,,,can’t you open it” Dre quizzed him
He looked at them and said
“Its ,,its not locked”
Muna revved up
“That’s not possible,,,the staff block is always locked”he said
“Yeah that’s true they can leave anywhere else unsecured,,,but not here” john added
Dre thought for a while
Tobi retorted”should we just go in and check”
Then Dre finally spoke
“No,,no we can’t,,,we need to get in usin another way,,,this seems suspicious for my liking”
Muna looked at Dre and understood what he meant
He motioned to the guys to follow him
And they followed Muna
They stepped outside and Muna looked up
The staff block was a three storey biuldin and the teachers office was the last one
So in other words they had to climb up
“What!,,up there,,,are you kidding me” Tobi asked disbelievinly
John and Mike exchanged looks
Muna hissed
“Unless you prefer to get caught in a possible trap back there,,,come over let me boost you up ”
Muna placed his two hands forward for them to step on,,,and one by one he pushed them up to the second storey and they continued onwards till the top
Dre soon came out
His countenance seemed strange
“Something doesn’t feel right Muna” he told him
“We won’t find out until we get up there”
he did the same for Dre and helped him up like the others
Since there was no one to boost him up
Muna took stepped back a little
Then he briefly ran towards the wall and with like three steps on the wall he launched himself up towards the second storey window and his fingers gripped it
He held tight
Dre looked back for a while and saw some flashlights headed their way
The gyards were probably coming to check this area
“Quick ,,,climb up ,, move it”
He hurried them up as they reached the teachers office ,,,,,
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episode 9
the fear of guns
(Its not just us)
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Dre hurried them up
They all climbed and reached the balcony of the third floor
Muna was the last one up
As he struggled to pull himself up
Dre reached forward and helped him up
Their heavy grunting seemed a little loud
Tobi hushed them to be qiuet
“Shhhh!”
It seems like he saw something or someone in the staff office
They all pointed their attention towards what he was looking at
He was right
There were people in the office but it was hard to make out who they were
Or how many they were
They crouched low and tiptoed to the wall window to peek through
It was too dark to identify who these guys
Were
“Muna”
Dre called
Muna nodded and came forward
It was a very useful advantage to have that kind of gift
He lifted his head slightly towards the window and peered thru the darkness
After scanning the entire area he moved from the window
And turned to face the guys
“There are 8 guys and it seems like they’re searching for something”
John scrunched his face
“Could it be armed robbers!”
Tobi gave him a slight smack on the hand
“What will armed robbers be looking for here punk”!
From inside the noise the unknown individuals were making seems to have increased
“Just break it open if you can’t find a key,,,search that place too!, ,,hey make sure you cover that area is that clear,,,!!”
Their leader was busy gishing out orders
That voice sounded familiar to Muna
There is no mistaking it
**yes that’s definitely-**
Muna looked at Dre
“They’re not armed robbers,,,but I don’t need nightvision to remember juma’s voice”
All the guys widened their eyes
Why the hell was juma and his boys here
Those guys are just unbearable
Dre mushed in worry
Juma and his boys were reckless individuals
Their presence here could just ruin their plans for the night
“Look whatever it is they r here for is their own business ,,,we ourselves need to focus on why we are here ,,,and that’s getting that permit”
Dre said emphatically
“But they are in mr sams office,,,and his And his office is the last room on this block”
Mike retorted
“Mike is right,,,there is no way we can get to his office without passing through here first” john added
Muna sighed and said
“We ll just wait for them to do whatever it is they want to do”,,,,”when they r done we move in,,,” he sat on the floor and leaned on the wall
“But what do you think this guys are looking for” Tobi quizzed him as he peeped through the window
“I don’t know,,,exam papers,,,text scripts,,,or their life ,,thah one is their own business”
“Well we’ll find out soon” Dre added watching as juma and his boys were already moving out
It seems like they were done and were already making their way outside
Dre and the guys hurried to a corner to hide from being noticed
Juma and his boys stepped out and made way for the stairs
**finally we we’ll be able to do this thing and get out of here** Muna thought
Then just as they were about to start going down the stairs
Out of the blues
Tobis china phone rang out loud with his ringtone being trap queen by fetty wap
/1738/
/I’m like hey wassup hello/
/seen yo pretty as-/
Tobi quickly smashed it on the floor to stop the loud ringing
All the guys had their mouth wide open
As they stared disbelievingly at Tobi
“I dont ,,,,it wasn’t,,,the thing just,,,,”
Tobi couldn’t voice out an explanation
Juma and his boys who were already halfway down the stairs now started going back up
So someone has been there watching them all this while eh
They thought as they went back to face the intruders
Muna could hear their footsteps now
**dammnit,,,**
Juma was not a rational thinker
In a situation like this when everyone is supposed to find a way to escape he would rather pick a fight with the cleansweepers instead of running
“Tobi I told you to put your freaky phone on silent,,,!!!”
Dre shouted at him
“I,,,I did,,its,,,the thing just-”
Tobi tried to speak but then
The school alarm went off
The loud siren could be heard all over the premises
Juma s Topped and looked at his boys
“What did you guys do,,,,!!”
He grabbed one by the collar
“I thought I told you guys not to touch anything without my permission”
“We didn’t ,,,we didn’t touch anything bus” the boy nervously replied
Juma roughened the boy a little but released him as soon as he heard
“The staff block,,,the staff block!!!,, the intruders must be there”
That was the night guards rushing to the biulding
“Sh*t” juma cursed
“Let’s get out of here”
They hurried down the stairs and made away
But back upstairs
Dre and the guys already made into mr samsons “highly secured” office
Thanks to mikes expertise
They took out their permits from his
Locker and replaced it with counterfeits forged documents
Unlike juma and his boys
Dre and and his guys made a smooth OP
And covered their tracks well
The office was like no one ever entered there
But unfortunayely
As they hurried outside
The night guards were already climbing up the stairs
“In the office,,,they are in the office go go!!!”
Flashlighgs and footsteps were already closing in on them
There was nowhere else to get ojt of the office than the stairs
So in other words
They are trapped!!
Tobi started
“Oh no. ,Dre we’re done for,,,what are we going to do ,,,I don’t want to. Go to jail,,,!!, I’m too young,,,Nooooo”,,,”oh God pls I beg you ,,,don’t let me ,,,don’t let my life end up like this,,,,oooh,,,mummy o,,,why me”
“Shut up!!”
Dre slapped some sense into Tobi to make him regain his composure
“Muna ,,,”
Dre called for his input
Muna racked his brain for a while
The guards were already at the staff office
” ahh!! My God oo!!! Maybe if I go out and surrender they will let me go” Tobi announced as he rushed off to the door
Dre nudged Mike and Mike understood
He quckly swerved and sweeped Tobi to the floor before he could reached the door he and john pounced on him to pin him down and stop him from doing something reckless
Dre looked at Muna again
“Come on man,,,anything at all”
Suddenly Mu na widened his eyes as he stared at the office window
**of course,,,at the back of this block is the snooker room,,,we could jump ththrough the window and land on roof**
The idea came through
“Guys put on your mask,,,follow me”
They all wore their masks and got ready to move
By now the guards were already upstairs and banging on mr ss office door
“Open up you burglars,,,open the door and come out in peace!!” They screamed from outside
“Let’s go” Muna stated
They all followed Muna as he did a tiger jump(kung) from the window and landed on the snooker room office
From there to the classroom blocks roof
Then over the mast
And ontop of the bathroom roof
They just kept running and jumping
“On the roof,!!,,they re on the roof!!
The guards announced to themselves
Mike cracked a little smile
He looked at john and said
“This like playing vector or playman extreme in real life ehn”
John summersaulted over a chimney block and replied him
“Except in this one there is no “play again button” if you fall you re finished,,,so you better don’t trip”
They kept moving and reached the last block
“We should climb down to the field and held for the front gate”
They followed Muna and hurried down
“Hey you theifs,,,!! Stop there!!,, ”
Seems like there was a guard who was posted at that spot
“Quick ,,,you guys,,, ,,!!”
Muna hurried them down and went to face the guard
He raised his two hands up in fake surrender
The guard approached Muna and brought out binds to bind his hands
“Good ,,,common theifs should just-”
The guard didn’t finish cus as soon as he was close to Muna,,,Muna grabbed his head and brought his face straight to his knees
Blood dripped from the guards nose
But he was still standing
Muna stepped back a little then gave him a roundhouse kick that sent the man flying towards the field
“What were you saying,,,,Common eh?,,”
He mockingly asked him
The guys were already down
They rushed to the gate and climbed up
Over it
“Stop you burglars,,,!! Stop in the name of the law!!”
More night guards were pouring out from behind them
Whistles were blowing from everyangle
Tobi who was quiet all this while
Suddenly burst out in his running as soon as he heard gunshots
He overtook the other guys and was screaming out
“Emi ke!!!,,,I no use gun play oh!!,,,,out of the way,,,out of my way, oooh!!,,”
He forced himself forward and started running like a madman
I swear if usain bolt and Tobi were in a competition right now bolt would never reach his speed
“Tobi,whah,,,were are you going,,,” john
Tried calling out to him
The madman just kept running
“Johnny,,,I no know o,,,I hear gun o,,,,,man must noh die o,,,its every cleansweeper for himself”
Tobi ran close
And jumped onto the back of a moving truck
The guys saw the vehicle zoom off
“Chai,,,crazy kid” mike stated
“Just keep running ”
Dre ordered
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The entire street was lit with noise
But cleansweep at this point were nowhere to be found
Mike had found were he packed his bike and he and john made a quick escape with it
As for Dre and Muna
Well no one knows the kari streets better
They found a shortcut and made it home
The event was out of 100 ,,,,70% succesful
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Muna jogged a little on reaching his area
He headed for the door and opened it up
As he stepped in
Bills barked a little
” easy boy its just me”
He calmed the dog and petted it
He took of his black jackets,,and placed them on the bed
Including gloves,,facemask e.t.c
He fell faceflat on the bed and took a deep breath
“Pffffah,,, what a crazy day”
He couldn’t believe that such a mis-fortune like juma could befall them
On a day they already planned out
“Well,,,atleast we have it now”
He reached for his back pockets and brought out his permit
It was neatly folded in an envelope
A smile of satisfaction crossed his lips
As usual
His mind wandered through the entire event that occured during the day
He closed his eyes to sleep
But he flipped it open again
He tho Ught about what nearly occured between him and sonia that evening
**no ,,noh,,it was nothing,,,absolutely nothing**
He convinced himself as his eyes dulled again
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“Muna,,,Muna wake up pls help me”
Muna opened his eyes and saw Mike with a pleading face
“Mike, ,whah,,,what’s going on”
Mike held his hands tight
“Help me Muna pls,,,he wants to kill me”
Muna sat up and with a confused face he asked
“Whah,, who wants to kill you”
Mike was almost crying now
“Oooh,,,its mr sam o,,,he is coming for me,,,pls you have to save me Muna ”
With a gruntled face Muna started
“Mike,,,there is no such thing,,,Sammy is not going to-”
Muna couldn’t finish
As he was interrupted by mr Samsons terrible voice
“So you punks thought I wouldn’t find out eh!!!!,,, now enter my points book,,,ENTER!!!! ENTER!!!”
It was as if his hands increased to size of an entire car as Mr Samson stretched to grab them
Muna lokked warily at the entranged creature coming towards them
**how the heck did this thing enter my room** he tried to understand what was going on
“YOU MUST ENTER!!!,”
Mr samson continued as his gigantic hands grabbed Mike and started puling him
“Noo Mike!!” Muna yelled
Mike struggled
“Help me,,,pls save me Muna,,, !!oh dont
Let him take me noo!!,,,Munaa!,,MUNA!!!!”
His hands slipped away as Muna couldn’t hold him anymore and mr samsons book swallowed up Mike
Muna just watched with a hirrified look
He chased after them but they seemed to be dissapearing
Away from existence
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“Muna,,,Muna,,,munachi!!,,,my friend wake up”
Muna opened his eyes
And saw Mike staring at him with an annoyed look
“How can somebody be sleeping and be calling out another persons name” Mike quizzed him
“See if they’ve initiated you tell them you did not see me ,,,must you be calling me to your coven” Mike asked again
Muna sat up and cleaned his eyes
it was such a lucid vision
he looked at the clock
7 :30 am
**so its already morning **
he thought
“Uh ,,,sorry Mike,,,I ,,,I think I was dreaming”
Mike studied him for a moment
Then sighed
” I don’t wanna know about it,,,prepare ,,,we ar E already late,, for school,”
Mike told him and then as Muna stood up to get ready he noticed the keyhole of his door had been tampered with
He shook his head as he looked at Mike who was already stuffing himself in the kitchen
**he will never change**
Muna was already in the bathroom when he heard Mike scream
“,whaaaaat!!”
He rushed off tying a towell
To check what was wrong
**its not possible that mr sam actually came here now**
He pushed open the kitchen door and entered
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to be continued...