One day a rich businessman was leaving his office. As he walked towards his chauffeur driven car, he brushed against a tall figure in a hooded cloak. The rich man glanced round in irritation and saw the hooded figure looking at him in surprise. The rich mans irritation turned to horror, for he realized that he was staring into the face of the person everyone would love to avoid; the face of death. The rich man realized that if he did not escape now and then, he would die.

He ran to his car and told the surprised chauffeur to drive as fast as possible to the airport. There he charted a jet. The jet flew all night and the very moment it landed, the businessman ordered a helicopter to take him deep into the mountains. Finally, he hired a guide to lead him to a distant valley and as the sun came up, he crawled into the darkness of a cave. 'Death would never find me here' he thought and began to relax. Just then, a bony finger tapped him form behind on the shoulder.

'Congratulations', said a cold voice. 'We were destined to meet here in this cave at dawn today. That is why I was surprised to see you on the other side of the world last night. But you made it - dead on time'


- ROTIMI ALAGBE