The Serpentes Veil (3)

  Sorry Miss Yeti,I was finishing up in the children's church'

"Oh okay,I hope you can still make it to my place on Tuesday since its a public holiday"

"To help you check your gas connection, okay I will be there"

Tade happened  to be that all rounder guy  in church,that seemed to be in every department  until they are turned  to handy man for some members.

Miss Yeti lived in Lubola estate in the government reservation area of the town,her house was the last house in the estate close to the perimeter fence ,a walk through mini gate led from the estate in to the forest reserve .Most fitness junkies  jog through the woods in the cool of the evenings because of the serenity.

Tade got to her house on time and she led him straight to the kitchen  to show him what he needed to do, he did not fail to take in the grandeur of the duplex,the decor was quaint. Miss Yeti worked in one of the big companies in the central business district and he remembered giving her his C.V some months before.

"Thank you again Bro Tade,how long will this take you?

" No problem,I should say 15 minutes maximum "

"Okay then I...." Her phone rang. She excused herself to talk on the phone for some seconds, she hung up and turned to Tade.

"So ,I will leave you to work your magic,I am expecting a business partner,you can also let yourself out through this kitchen back door when you are done,will call later''

"Magic indeed,okay I will do just that" Tade smiled

 Tade got down to business ,he moved the new gas cylinder out of the kitchen,brought out the rubber tubing ,measured it ,cut it and passed it through the kitchen window.He was about to couple the regulator when he heard the door bell rang.

"Must be her visitor'   Tade thought as he continued his work. He heard Sister Yeti attending to the visitor and then both of them  proceeded upstairs .

Tade rounded off his work,he ran a test for the installation, satisfied that there was no leak,he picked up his tools and let himself out of the back door. He decided to take a walk through the woods since it was a shorter route to his place, he was half way through when he thought he should have sent a text to Miss Yeti on instructions on how to use the newly installed regulator.

"Oh my gosh,forgot my phone on the sink" Tade hissed knowing he had to go all the way back to Miss Yeti' house

" I am sure the back door will still be opened, I will just sneak in and pick my phone, in and out  in a jiffy"Tade thought

He turned around and broke into a jog trot so he could get to the house faster. He was in luck the back door was still opened,Miss Yeti had not locked up yet. He opened quietly and saw his phone still lying where he dropped it. He picked it up and started to turn around until some guttural grunts stopped him in his track.

The sounds were coming from upstairs, Tade did not want to believe what he was hearing, the sounds were more of moans.

 Tade was in shock,his legs automatically began to draw him towards the sound ,he began to climb the stairs so stealthily that a cat would be envious.

Then he saw them........

The Serpentes Veil (2)

It took the police 3 days to find her body,well what was left of ''her'' ,some wild animals had done justice to the corpse and it was barely recognizable. Now the heat will be on,the police have to raise against time to solve this gruesome crime,it was an election year and the police knew solving the case quickly would launder their image for the  next government and might even mean additional funds for policing. Miss Yeti was not just an ordinary citizen ,she was one of the community leaders and also the president of the women fellowship in church,though not married, she was an icon in the society. Was she killed or attacked by wild animals? The police had these questions to answer.
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He got home later that night ,he went straight to where he kept the murder weapon ,seeing the caked blood on the blade of the axe sent a rush of adrenaline to his veins. He picked it up and felt the balance of the weight  .He couldn't wait for the service to be over ,it was unusually long and he had to really muster his full patience not to storm out and get home. He stood for a while trying to decide whether to clean the axe or not,he decided not to,it would be a collectors delight to add to his next victim. He took his blood stained clothes went to the backyard ,poured some petrol and watched    it burn .
*
''The only thing I know is that I know nothing'' Tade  smiled as he remembered the qoute from Plato Socrates ,he was a graduate of physiology and an ardent researcher in this regard ,he believed that you can find peace in the midst of chaos. Going to church gave him a good cover even though he was a pathological liar and a psychotic schizophrenia. Along the way he got religion mixed up in his demented fantasy and now he believed that you don't have to wait for the chaos to start when you can start one.
*What better way to start one than by eliminating unworthy people, at least this will justify the chaos,choose one,judge and execute. Miss Yeti failed the test and she paid with her life, she deserved it, her facade did not fool him,he was the only one that saw through her ,saw her sins and her weakness, such people are virus , cut them before they multiply. people in church did not know what he knew about her,they all thought she was an icon to emulate,well not him,he couldn't be fooled .
It all started about 3 months ago when she bumped into him in church.
''Haa brother Tade,I have been looking for you since we finished choir practice......

The Serpentes Veil (1)

The trees were bent at an  angle as the wind whistled harder, the more the trees tried to stand up straight,the more awkward they looked.

 The 'dying' sun picked an eerie silhouette of a figure ,the figure that has been standing still between the trees for over an hour. Patience was not a virtue to him,it was rather more of a tool. He believed that a patient person could achieve anything and he sometimes believed that patience could kill.

A smirk appeared on his dead pan face thinking of that phrase ,he raised up his head and he could see the figure jogging towards him,he knew exactly the number of jogs that would  take the figure to where he was hiding,he knew this because he had been stalking Miss Yeti for weeks,he knew her routine like he knew his Bible verses. He couldn't wait to complete this task of his and head up back to church,he wouldn't want to miss the evening service.

He was jolted back from his reverie as the figure inched closer,his muscles tensed,he had only one chance,if he missed her there was no chance of chasing her down,he had seen her running and there was no way he could catch her.
*

He waited for that one  chance,the jogger was oblivious of the danger and this must have stemmed from the fact that she had been running  through these woods for years and most probably normalized the risks.

She heard a sound and  turned half way before  the axe landed on the base of her skull,metal met meat and bones , it was devastating .

She yelled and while  falling she turned to see who or what,she never got the chance as the dark figure landed a second fatal blow on her neck,it nearly severed from her body from the force of the strike .

For a moment the attacker was still ,he never estimated so much blood, the body was writhing as her lungs struggled to suck in the last breath.

He breathed in the cool air, now he could relax,he didn't need to hide the body,he needed the body to be found , he wanted to make a statement, he was the judge , jury and the executioner He left the scene in a hurry through the woods ,avoiding the footpath.

He got home on time,had his bath and changed his blood stained clothes , he picked his bag and headed out to church.
*
"Haaa Welcome brother Tade,we almost started the service without you".........