I heard vans pulling up outside, at the first gate we had passed through and broken down.
“Fuck!” One of my men yelled.
We were surrounded, but I would not yield.
I would not kneel, I would not retreat.
I took the first step and bullets flew, but it wasn’t in our direction. I looked up at the roof where the shooting was coming from and I saw that Wayne had taken over the snippers, he and his team had shot all.
They were now taking positions and shooting the other men coming from the van. I oushe open the heavy doors and went into the house. It was serene and luxurious. All the lights were turned on and my night vision goggles were now useless. I took it off and checked my gun to make sure it was loaded.
I knew the setting of the interior, I didn’t need a blueprint, after years of building and seeing houses, I could tell where the safe room would be located.
I was alone in.
I came across two guards, they were huge and bulky, they opened fire first, they fell last. I took a step towards their bodies that lay motionless on the ground and I felt a sharp pain at my side.
I looked down to see that I had been shot. At the right side of my abdomen. I touched the spot, a jolt of pan tan through me and when I brought my hand to my face, it was smeared with blood.
I hissed and walked past the men, I took their guns and I went down the stairs leading to the basement. I was certain I had come across the safe room when I saw a heavy steel door.
I placed the explosives on the door and I backed away. I pushed the button and the loud explosion deafened me. It shook the ground and the flooring above me. The entire house shook.
The air was heavy with dusts
, I stepped in and felt my way into the safe room, it was empty. There were chairs and tables, even beds but no soul was inside.
At that moment, I became really scared that this was a fool’s mission. I left the safe room and I went upstairs, my men were in the house. Some were bleeding the rest were untouched.
Wayne’s eyes had dimmed, even though he was already exhaust, he would continue working till we get those mother fuckers. It’s been about an hour.
“They’re not here” I told him.
He frowned and opened his mouth to say something but no words came out.
“I got info that he’s in” Wayne said.
I had searched the entire house, this must have been some kind of…
“Wait, the house beside this one” I said walking to the window.
“The neighbours house..” Wayne started saying but I raised a finger and he stopped.
“What if it’s not neighbour’s house, what if it’s just a coy”
“Now sir, I’m very sure that it’s a vacation home for a wealthy family ”
I shook my head.
Look at how all te lights are still turned on”
“Maybe the family came for visit”
I laughed.
“The family came for visit and they heard shooting and they didn’t turn off all their lights and hide. They are trying hard to make the house look normal but it’s too normal Wayne ”
Wayne stood by the window.
“It’s true. Even the curtains are wide open, but the windows and doors are sealed ”
Wayne turned to me and looked as if I was a genius.
“Let’s go” I urged him and the rest followed, newly found determination was brimming on all their faces.
It was a surprise that none of us were already dead, we passed by multitudes of bodies, all were dead because each and every one of us had put a bullet in them. I, on my own, had a bullet in my abdomen.
“The gate is sealed from the outside” Wayne observed. He moved back and I shot it, it didn’t take long before the bolts bursted. I went inside and there were guards standing on alert.
Immediately we stepped in, they opened fire. I pulled the trigger and saw as they fell on by one.
“I’m hit” Wayne said.
I turned to him and there was blood pouring from the side of his neck.
“Fuck” I shouted and ran for him.
I helped him to the ground, my heart was beating fast and blood was pumping in my ears, but immediately I turned his neck, I saw that the bullet had just grazed him, it tore his flesh and he was bleeding, but he would be fine.
“Pussy” I said and he laughed.
“Re look on your face tells me I’ll live”
“It’s only a scratch” I said and laughed.
He scared the fuck out of me and I knew that I need to be careful, I would not loose shy of them today. My men shot down the door and bursted in.
I heard them barking commands.
I walked in and saw that the living room was empty, but voices were coming from the hallway.
I followed the voice but I didn’t need to, my men were already leading the target out.
“On the ground” I told him.
He had a son, about twenty five and a daughter, she was about twenty two.
His wife was crying, his son looked scared with shaky legs but the daughter, her eyes were frosty.
“On the ground, missy” I told her and she spat on my feet.
One of my men charged towards her but I gestured for him to stand back.
He obeyed but watched her keenly. All four of them were on the ground, their hands were handcuffed behind their backs and their faces were pressed to the ground.
“I suppose you know why I’m here, Mr Dimitri?” I asked the man who was responding for plotting Jenna’s…
“Please, not in front of my wife and kids. We can take this somewhere else” he begged.
“I don’t think your son will oppose.. Ivan” I called and his head shot up, he was surprised that I knew his name.
“Do you want to watch or do you want to hide while I do it?”
His throat bobbed as he swallowed but he said nothing.
I raised my gun and pointed at him.
“I’ll watch” he cried.