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2024-10-29 19:42:56Down the dark side
Osun State
10/4/2030
Noon
“What do you want?” The man addressed them. He towered over them with his tall and muscular figure. The man had two huge scars running down his left eye. What was more disgusting about his left eye socket? It held no eye!
The large red rifle hanging from a belt on his hip helped increase his discomfort. Grateful for the table between them, the boy leaned back in his creaky black and wooden seat. The small store appeared clean except for the peeling paint on the walls, the handy tools and the rolls of black wires. Elijah fought the urge to swallow the lump in his throat. He could believe he thought Ire was the harbinger of bad ideas. It surprised him to see Temi took the helm.
Shivers rippled down his spine. Taking a gamble with a dealer of illegal trade is a sure way to suicide. They could go to a pawnshop, but
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