Jude was a ten year old boy when he lost his father to a strange ailment. His father was his mentor and role model in life, so the event really shook him up. He lived with his grandmother and his widowed mother before his uncle came to take her and his sisters to the city, leaving him alone with his grandmother. When that happened Jude knew he was alone in the world.
He lived in the village with his grandmother, till he was 25 years of age. Growing up wasn't so easy for Jude, but he just had to fight through. While growing up in the crazy streets of his village, Jude witnessed a lot of ugly events, like robberies and jungle justice. These experiences made him hate the idea of injustice and thieves leading the society. He hated the fact that he was a first class civil engineer who was jobless and irrelevant to the society, but others who steal and manipulate still controlled and sat at the top. That was when he made the decision to go to the city and look for his mother and uncle.
Jude was 26 when he landed in the city. He had no idea he had just stepped into a no man's land. Upon his arrival at the bus park, he was robbed of all his belongings, and left to trek to his destination. He definitely learnt a lesson there. But when he got to his destination, what he saw was nothing compared to the pain he felt earlier that day. He found out that his mother had gotten married to his uncle without his consent, In fact they had three extra children together and they sent all of them including his baby sisters to the United states. Jude got so furious, he couldn't even look his mom in the face. He felt so betrayed, it almost seemed like it was all planned. He stormed out of the house that afternoon angrily, he went in search of an old friend of his named Prince. Prince was his long-time classmate in the university, and he lived with his little sister in the city. They were both so happy to see him, except that there was a little trouble. Prince owed some really bad people a huge amount of money, and now they were after him and his family.
Jude was so furious with his mother and uncle, he didn't know when he suggested to Prince that they should both rob them, he knew his uncle always liked to keep large amounts of money at home. Ngozi, Prince's little sister tried to talk them out of the crazy plan, but they didn't mind her. They both made up their minds to do the heist. That night they got into Judes uncle's house without any trouble. The robbery was going smoothly before Judes mother recognized his voice. She didn't believe her son had turned into an armed robber, she forcefully tried to pull off his mask, revealing his face and identity. Tears rolled down Judes eyes as he asked his mother to tell him the reason why she killed his father. "Was it all to get your way with this old man? !", Jude screamed. " It's not how it happened my son, your uncle made me do it, he impregnated me and I simply never knew how to tell your father, it was the only way out!", Judes mom replied with tears rolling down her eyes. Jude's uncle, Chief Eze, just stood aside, trying to get closer to his weapon, but unfortunately before he did Prince saw him and the rest was history.
The following week was an emotional one for Jude, he lost both his mother and uncle on the same day. He also found out that three of his sisters were not actually his biological sisters, it was really a painful experience for him. But with the support of Ngozi and his best friend Prince, he got over it with time.
That was when Jude came up with the "Strangers", it was an idea for organized intelligent heists, one to be conducted without any bloodshed. It was a perfect plan. They employed two more hands, a hacker and an ex soldier. Within months they had robbed 5 corrupt politicians and distributed the money to the less privileged. It was a new life for Jude and his friends, perhaps they were the new Robin hoods in town. He got married to Ngozi and after 5 years they all relocated abroad where they lived happily ever after.
The End..
