Tic-tock, Tic-tock the Clock is Ticking
At around 9 in the morning, Rere sits down on a cushion inside an office waiting patiently when the door opens and senator Nnukwu comes in
Rere: good morning senator
Chike: (turns to Rere with a surprise look on his face) how did you get in here?
Rere: (smiling) through the door
Chike: (moves towards his table) I am calling the security (picks the telephone on the table)
Rere: (stands up) yes do that and I will call EFCC next
Chike: (confuse) what are you talking about?
Rere: (moves toward him and gives him the file that she brought out of her hand bag) how about you drop that phone and you read what is in that
Chike: (opening the file) what is this?
Rere: (pacing around the office) that is me saving the president’s sinking ship. (Chike starts reading the file and his expression turns from anger to shock. Rere smiles to herself as she sees the look on his face) you embezzled the money given to you by the Federal Government to construct good roads and build good schools in your Constituency and you have the gut to open your mouth yesterday to tell me that you care about the people. You are not just a human dog but also a terrible thief
Chike: (shaking with fear) how did you get this?
Rere: I don’t think you should concern yourself with how I got that information but rather, what I am going to do with that information if you don’t do what I want
Chike: is this about the president’s bill?
Rere: (smiling) yes, it is. You are going to get the senate to vote in favour of the bill
Chike: you are blackmailing me
Rere: I won’t say blackmail because it was what I ask you to do for me yesterday, the good thing I asked you to do and you refused. The difference now is that, that information you are holding will give you the motivation and the drive to do the right thing
Chike: it is still blackmail
Rere: (becoming upset) blackmail, extortion, call it whatever you want senator. You are going to get the senators that are under your leadership to vote in favour of the bill
Chike: how on earth can I do that? The Senate will be sitting in two hour
Rere: I don’t care how you do it Senator but you are going to do it or this information will be release
Chike: it is impossible.
Rere: (smiling brightly) ooohh Senator, in my line of work nothing is impossible and you should have done it yesterday when I asked you nicely
Chike: I am not going to bow to the likes of you, I am not going to vote for the bill
Rere: (smiling as she goes to pick her bag that is on the cushion) then don’t vote for the bill (turns to him with a smug look on her face) don’t vote for the bill Senator. The worst that can happen is that the Senate will revoke the bill and the president goes to the court to have it unrevoked but for you, if this information see the light of the day, you are never leaving the cell of EFCC (she chuckles softly and starts walking toward the door) tic-tock, tic-tock the clock is ticking, you should get started
Chike: so you think you can walk in here and blackmail me then get to leave here alive
Rere: (turn back to him in anger) what are you going to do senator? Strangle me in your office or better still, hire assassins to kill me. (smiling with annoyance) just so we are clear Senator, anything happens to me, that information in your hand will be released and if I find out that you are trying do something stupid, I will bury you alive.
Chike: what can you do when you are died?
Rere: try something stupid, then you will know that I am a bigger bitch than your mother (she leaves)
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