While I was still asleep, I began to hear noises outside of my room, the voices didn't belong to just one person, they could be up to three or even more than that number.
'Who are they? And what are they doing outside my room?' I asked inwardly. At first, I wanted to get up and go to the door but then I chose to pretend to be deep asleep and know what they are up to. So I closed my eyes and patiently waited until they open my door.
In less than a minute, my door which I locked up before going to bed was slowly opened. I slightly opened my eyes, only to see four young men come in.
"It's a young boy!" One of the men whispered in excitement to his companions.
"Just like our boss had said!" Another replied to the first one that spoke.
"Come on! enough of the chit chat and let's get down to business, so we can leave here immediately!" One of them ordered and the other three stopped talking and began to walk toward my bed.
'Who is this boss they are talking about?' I asked myself, seeming confused and curious about the whole thing. 'Could it be the driver?'
"She said he might still have the hundred gold coins with him, so let's be quick and search his clothes!" The same person whispered again.
'She? Who knows about the gold coins if not the old lady?' I asked inwardly. This was getting too confusing for my liking and I no doubt don't like it at all.
The four men scattered around the room, each of them searching every look and corner of the room. They couldn't possibly find it anywhere because I have hidden the money in an odd place.
"Where the hell could he be hiding the money?" The leader asked in frustration.
"We've searched everywhere, even his clothes, yet, we can't find it!"
"Boss, could he be hiding it under the pillow?" One of them suddenly asked, causing all of them to turn their attention to me.
"We should go check it out!"
"No! What if he suddenly wakes up?"
"Then we kill him!"
"Hell no! She said we shouldn't kill the kid!"
"We'll tell her it's by an accident!"
'What! These guys want to kill me and steal my money huh?' I thought to myself. I was beginning to get upset, really!
I watched as they began to approach me slowly and when they got to my bed, one of them searched the other pillow I wasn't using and couldn't find a thing.
How stupid of them to think that I am oblivious to their presence, I mean, who would not be aware that something is actually going on beside them?
"Boss, we should kill him already. We've searched everywhere in this room and the money hasn't been found, it could probably be on him."
Agreeing to what this foolish man had said, the leader took out a dagger from his bag and began to move closer to me. Seeing this, I began to concentrate half of my energy into my fists, when I was done, I waited for him to come nearer.
Just as the dagger neared my chest, I opened my eyes which shocked the hell out of him, he wanted to retract but it was already late for him to do so as I drove my fist right to his chest, sending him flying to the wall.
"Get him!" The leader yelled furiously as he fell to the ground.
At his yell, the three who were still shocked and confused about what was happening quickly woke up and jumped into action, seeing them, I got up as well and prepared to attack them as well.
The first one opened his palm and a ball of flames formed on it, he then shot it towards my direction. I was first taken aback because I had never seen a thing like that in my entire life. That was magic! I thought magic only existed in books and movies, this was all getting interesting.
I quickly dodged the attack and it slammed against the wall, leaving a burnt mark as it dissipated. I then took the opportunity and gave him a kick on his lower belly, he screamed and crouched down.
The other two did what he did and then shot their ball of flames at me, while I was trying to dodge one of the flames, the other one flew past me but it didn't fail to touch my skin. "Damn it?" I mumbled as I felt hot on my right arm, I was injured already but I didn't have the time to take a look at it.
I rushed towards one of them and punched him in the face, as my fist landed on his cheeks, some of his teeth fell off his mouth, followed by a gush of his blood. I did not just stop at that, I added by kicking him on his shaft, causing him to let out an odd cry of pain as he fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
The last man seeing that I was busy with his mate sneakily went behind my back and grabbed the dagger his boss wanted to use on me, he rushed, ready to stab me and I rapidly dodged and knocked away the dagger from his hand, instantly giving him an elbow punch at his jaw.
I picked up the dagger as he staggered backwards and then I dragged him forward and completed my punishment by stabbing him almost close to his heart. He fell to the ground as blood gushed from the wound.
Seeing all four men down, I breathed out and fell butt down on my bed. "Couldn't I even have some rest at all?" I mumbled as I stared at the four wounded men.
"You ought to be thankful to me for not killing any of you!" I said to the one who was their leader. He was still in a good shape to talk though he couldn't get up. "What gave you four men the nerve to come here and steal my hard-earned money?" I asked, glaring at him.
"Sir, w-we are sorry. We came to the wrong place, please forgive us and spare us!" The leader pleaded.
"Tsk! Wrong place you say! Then tell me who sent you! I might consider letting you go," I said. Dealing with these men was important but dealing with their boss was more important. Seeing the situation of these men now, the only way to get what I want is through negotiations. They tell me what I need to know, I let them go.
"Really?" The leader asked, his eyes filled with newfound hope.
"I am a man of my words!" I replied with a wide grin on my face.