Steemit Challenge s26wk2- Mysterious Roommate

Timothy is a very simple man who stays alone in his little small rented one room. His life was just very simple— work, home and sleep.No noise. Just peace.

Then Ronnie came...

Ronnie was different. He spoke well, dressed neatly, and had a confident way of talking to someone. Ronnie explain to Timothy that he really came down to the city to start an export and import business for the mean time. He needed a place to stay for a few months while he settled himself. Timothy didn’t know him, but Ronnie seemed more honest. So he agreed to let him stay.

At first, things were fine.They talked about football, works and life in general. Ronnie asked many questions about the city—how to register a business, where to buy cheap goods, and which banks were more safer. Timothy answered everything all.

Everything was fine until one evening. Timothy came home very early from work. Ronnie didn’t notice his present. He was kneeling beside the bed, crosschecking and packing things inside a black bag ready for the night. Timothy saw tools—iron cutters, pliers, screwdrivers, a small torchlight, and a little black gun.

Timothy’s heart beat so fast,full of confusion and afraid. “Oh!! My God!!!! Ronnie… what are these things? Are they yours!?”

Hearing his voice,Ronnie trembled in shocked ,he zipped the bag slowly. “Hmmm!!! I.....'t....s....Just toolssss. I use them sometimes.”

“For what?” Timothy asked being afraid and curious. “You said you’re into business.”

Ronnie looked up calmly. “Well....Some things are better not explained.Let me come back first."

He left out without coming back that night.

That night, Timothy couldn’t sleep at all. He kept thinking—what kind of businessman needs a gun? Sometimes his clothes were stained with blood on returning. Once, he had a cut on his hand. He never explained. All these on Timothy's mind.

Timothy began to notice small mistakes and confusion in Ronnie’s lifes. He once said he had no siblings nor child, but Timothy saw a photo of him with a boy who looked just like him in his bag.This made Timothy started to feel uneasy.

Then the next day, Ronnie came home very early in the morning. The room was still dark. Timothy was pretending to be really asleep.So this made Ronnie quietly placed his phone and wallet on the table and walked into the bathroom.

Then suddenly, the phone buzzed.

And Timothy opened his eyes.

"₦1,500,000$received – Job complete. Await next task." Says the message.

Timothy being shocked and confused,stared at the phone screen. 1.5 million dollars Job!!!?? How? What job?. Timothy mind was really full of questions because Ronnie had told him earlier that he was really broke.

He opened Ronnie’s wallet. Inside was a folded photo. A man in a suit standing beside a black car. On the back, it said: “Target. 17th August. No mistakes.”

Timothy felt cold. Was Ronnie a thief? A spy? A killer?

Ronnie opened the bathroom door. Timothy quickly closed the wallet and pretend to be sleeping.

“You didn’t sleep,” Ronnie said.

Timothy didn’t reply.

“You looked at my phone.”

Timothy nodded slowly. “Ronnie I'm confused,I don’t know who you are anymore.”

Ronnie sat down calmly. “That’s good. You’re not supposed to know.”

Timothy’s voice shook. “Hmm!!!, seriously!?? So You lied to me!?.”

“However,I didn’t lie,” Ronnie said. “I just didn’t tell you everything.”

“Then tell me now.” Timothy said in a serious tone.

Ronnie looked at him for a long time. “If I tell you, you’ll never feel safe again.”

Timothy stood up. “So what are you? tell me... what do you want from me?”

Ronnie smiled. “I’m someone who does things quietly. Things that help people, but can’t be explained. I don’t steal. I don’t kill. But I do what others are afraid to do.”

Timothy was really confused at these point “That doesn’t make any sense to me.”

“It’s not supposed to,” Ronnie said. “Just know I never meant to hurt you.”

After dressing up in black dress,he picked up his bag and walked to the door. “You’ll hear about me soon. But not from me.”

Then he left.

At that moment timothy didn’t know the right thing to do.He just took the remote and turned on the TV, thinking to forget the incident. But what he saw made him more shocked.

“Breaking News: Anonymous tip leads to recovery of stolen government files. Suspect vanished before arrest."

The camera caught only a side glimpse of his face shown on the tv—but Timothy knew that jawline.

It was Ronnie.

Suddenly, everything made sense to Timothy now. The tools. The silence. The photo marked “Target.” Ronnie wasn’t just a criminal. He was a Ghost Agent.

Timothy knew he’d never forget the man who came in quietly, changed everything, and left like a shadow.

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to participate.

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