Martin Nkematabong
8 July 2009
The mugger claimed his uncle caused his repatriation.
It was a seismic dawn yesterday. The cock had not yet crowed. The most assiduous of catechists had not even stroke the church bell. Darkness and light had just partially separated, while rain drops pounced and banged on every roof. Thousands still hugged their pillows, waiting for the rain to cease. Then, the sounds of fright rattled. Dozens of voices wailed in agony. The wailers were not far. They were screaming from the neighbourhood of Shell New Bell. Something dreadful had happened.
Hundreds threw off their blankets, despised the rain, and rushed to the scene. It was a sorry sight. The wailers wept over a man of ripped age, who gasped and kicked in a dish of blood. Part of his intestines dangled over his navel. Claude, as he was called, panted between life and death. A ruddy lad, seemingly less than 40, posed among the weepers, swearing with a penknife clutched between his fingers. It's Charlie, who had just driven the penknife into the belly of his uncle. Charlie attacked Claude's residence as early as 4a.m, giving the catholic Christian no chance to say his morning prayers.
Anonymous family members say the rancour started last Sunday when Charlie, who was recently deported from Belgium, sought the help of a soothsayer. The conjuror claimed that Claude had stood on Charlie's way from childhood, igniting the latter's malaise in Belgium. The diviner, after a feat of incarnation, also weaned a lizard from Charlie's chest and a chunk of pins and wires from his waist, attributing the malignant items to the handiworks of Claude. Charlie trembled and wobbled home, cursing and swearing revenge. His act showered fear down the spine of every onlooker. At press time, the victim had been rushed to hospital, while validity of the divinity hinged on a string of doubt.
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How sad, Charlie's mindset is misleading him. He should have given it a careful thought before taken the law into his own hands, no one has the right to kill or attempt to kill another human being. A gentleman does not believe in superstitious stories instead, will try to turn all negatives to positives. Hope Charlie will be brought to justice. Regarding the writer of this story, a straight forward simple and direct to the point English (basic) would have been preferable in my view. Not every reader did Shakespeare at school.