At once I reacted to the sound to the sound of the unexpected voice. I turned around in fright to see who was talking. Much to my astonishment, they were a group of men well-armed. They were about 15 in number. They were doing nothing at the moment rather, they stared at me for as long as they could.

At once, I recalled the words which Mr Jacob told me in the morning. He has warned me continuously about the dangers ahead. Maybe, I was not paying attention to all he was warning me about but now, I'm beginning to understand why he never refrained from telling me to be...