Tiit for tat - S02 E36

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Tiit for tat - S02 E36

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 36

An Inch Closer To Revenge

[Mike’s Point Of view ]

Now it’s time to seek my revenge.

I promised on my father’s grave that I will kill Zolabin and spit on his dead corpse. I was poised for action.

I secretly Tiptoed upstairs. The target was the man who killed my Father and facilitated the rape of my mother.

Bitterness was eating deep in me. The room was dark and cold.

Despite my bravado , I was a bit nervous. The man was a dangerous man . He won’t hesitate to put a bullet in my skull.

Now that I was close to killing my enemy, the slightest noise even made me nervous. The dead of night had arrive and evil had begun manifesting again.

As I remained calm in the darkness, I could hear a weird sound getting closer to me.

The time was 12.05 a.m (midnight), I heard a strange clanging sound but saw no one. My eyes enlarged and the hair on the nape of my neck diminished. A gaggle of goose pimples surrounded my skin.Slow and deliberate, I turned the door handle and heard a creak.

My heart beat become intermittent. The clanging sound diminished in the thick blanket of darkness. My gang members were not close. They seemed to desert me but it didn’t scare me one bit.

Then I gain some courage and tip- toed into his bedroom.I pressed on the switch button. There he was- asleep. He seemed oblivious of the impending danger.

I shouted” ZOLABIN” and aimed my gun at his head.He tried to shout but no word came out of his mouth. It was as if he had retreated inside himself, with his brain cells totally disconnected. He was clammy and there was a glisten of cold sweat all over him.

I think his Heart was warring inside him, in sync with his brain which had suddenly malfunctioned Trapped in his own psychosis, a living nightmare for him, being worsened by the black out in his mind. He couldn’t rise to his feet as he shook like a malaria patients.

I smiled wickedly and redirected the gun at his forehead to shoot him at point blank .

I said ,”YOU KILLED MY FATHER AND MADE YOUR MEN RAPED MY MOTHER. YOU MUST DIE.” IT’S TIIT FOR TAT TIME.

A wicked smile curled up my mouth. Killing a known assassin prove much more tougher than I thought. I struggled with my own inner conflict and the moral consciousness that revenge is a dangerous game.

I saw myself in my church with my pastor preaching on revenge. Suddenly, his words came flooding my brain.

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The pastor said, “When someone hurts or betrays you, you might feel the urge to cause them distress in return, but take it from us – that is never a good idea. Here are 7 reasons why seeking revenge is a bad idea.

One, it won’t make you feel any better.

It was Shakespeare that said, “If you p---k us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?” Revenge might seem like a logical – even inevitable reaction. You might be thinking that it will also provide great relief from the pain that you are feeling or some sort of satisfaction.

Sadly, evidence shows that people who seek revenge instead of forgiving or letting go, tend to feel worse in the long run. You are much better off channelling your energy into moving forward positively with your life.”

I reflected on his words but wasn’t really convinced then.

He continued, “in fact, it might make you feel worse.

I hate to break it to you, but if you consider yourself to be a decent human being, causing someone else distress or pain (whether you think they are deserving of it or not) might not put the smile on your face you were hoping for. In fact, it might make you feel worse; you might feel guilty, upset, regretful – and these kinds of feelings tend to linger and weigh heavy on your conscience.”

“While you might feel hurt or betrayed right now, eventually you will be able to put those feelings behind you, but if you burden your conscience with guilt, you are more likely to ruminate over your actions – this makes moving on much harder and only puts your life on hold.”

His sermon was beginning to bore me but then he said something that caught my attention.

The pastor said, Revenge could backfire.Gandhi once said, “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” Think about the repercussions of your actions – you might end up in trouble for seeking revenge.

What can really be gained? It is far better to save yourself from the possibility of further trauma. Focus on the good things in your life and look at how you can move forward, putting the person who hurt you firmly in the past.

Whether you believe in it or not, karma makes a much better friend than a foe – make sure to keep on the right side of it when you revenge.”

The pastor said, “two wrongs don’t make a right. Seeking revenge isn’t going to undo the actions of the person who has wronged you. So do the right thing, be the bigger person – you will be glad you did so in the long run.”

He finished the sermon with another powerful message, you could get caught in an endless revenge loop.”

“So, you seek revenge on the person who hurt you. They then take revenge on your revenge…and the cycle continues. Make sure you don’t get caught in a loop, it will only cause you further pain and hurt. Try and leave negativity and people who bring you down in the past. They are not worth your time and energy.”

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I discarded the pastor’s sermon and my own moral recrimination and choose to seek my own justice.

Before I could pull my trigger I heard the word ” FREEZE,

I turned round and saw the one person I didn’t expect to be there. He wasTIFE!!!

He said,”I can’t allow you to KILL HIM , MIKE!!”

“WHAT??!!”

“Tife, you can’t be serious. You are my second in command. You should be in this operation, not the other side.!!!

I’m sorry, MIKE but you can’t kill him. Now put your gun down.!”

I was shocked!!

I ignored Tife and wanted to shot Zolabin but Tife was quicker and fired his gun towards my hand ! It hit my hands and the gun dropped from my hands.

Then the police came in with guns .

“HANDS UP!!” The five of us were arrested.

I turned round to see Zolabin. He was smiling. His laughter burnt into my soul. I was so close to exactingmy revenge but that opportunity was denied me by a traitor I thought was my friend.

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What happened Next . ?