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Chapter 10
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I will bow to you
By women of faith
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      Nwoke sat under the mango shade that stood proudly at the centre of his house ignorant of the fact that everyone had gone inside he was the only man that could dare do things differently from the ways of the community.
He had long been branded as a mad man since the incident that happened to the late pastor Kingsley and the other members of the church who had been wiped out inside the church building by a mighty wind most were lost into the wind while some died tragically, Nwoke happened to have escaped death they faithful day but his life never remained the same again he had single-handed buried the remains of the pastor and the other members and had separated himself from any activities that has to do with oshimiri.
Several times he had been beaten to stupor by the youths ,threatened to be burnt to death with his family or flogged by masquerades in the dream he was one survivor whose life was marred with scars which has left his mind tormented.

Today however seemed to look inauspicious as masquerades danced round the whole community they seemed to be in search of someone, there was a rumor that a stranger entered the sacred river of umumiri and rescued the twins that was taken by the masquerades to be used for sacrifice, this had left the whole community in an uproar as everyone seemed to have locked themselves indoor.

Nwoke however choose to ignore the pleas of his daughter Nnomma as she called out to him from the door step in tears
"Papa you know you are all I have ohh,please come inside"

"Oshimiri cannot harm me Nnomma in physical since they have not succeeded in my dreams " he replied his daughter humming one of his favourite song pastor Kingsley have taught him
π. He arose
He arose
Hallelujah Christ Arose π

"Papa please na,I don't want to loose you too ohhh"

"Go inside my daughter it is well"

Nwoke continued his song ignoring the fact that the masquerades were close he seemed undaunted by the hailing songs of oshimiri or the diabolic drums sounds or the cry of his daughter he believed there was a greater realms where other realms was subdued that there was a divine spirit that protected him from the torments of oshimiri.
"A stubborn goat does not go far at all,Nwoke your end has come"
A voice boomed from across the compound as masquerades approached him with cutlass they were covered with heavy cloaked that looked diabolical with a horn on there head
"I am not afraid of you all or your god " he said courageously but was shaking with fear inside of him the wind had picked silently carrying him off his feet "I am not afraid of you Oshimiri"

The masquerades laughed sadistically as they shaked their heads like snakes but was taken by surprise when a voice spoke with Authority behind them
"In the mighty name of Jesus I rebuke you"
They all turned distracted by the familiar voice it was that same stranger that had left them all in confusion the other night suddenly the wind approached Jesse but he was undeterred by it

"I rebuke you evil wind by the fire of the Holy ghost,I command you that have raised your ugly head against the servant of the most high God to be consumed"Jesse declared as he spoke in a different tongue confusing them all again.

They felt the impact of this divine fire and disappeared into thin air.

Nwoke opened his eyes to see a stranger smiling at him instead of the masquerades that had come to harm him no one had been able to stand against Oshimiri
"Ewoooh...heyyy,I have seen Jesus in my compound compound ohhh" he shouted as he ran out of his compound.

Jesse looked confused watching the man
"Papa" Nnomma called out to her father as she ran out of the house she had witnessed the scene, she took a cautious step towards the stranger suspicious of him for he looked dirty and worn out his face covered with beards.

For a moment Jesse thought he felt his heart fluttered as he watched her
"Hello"
He wondered why she watched him in such manner
"I come in peace don't be frightened "

"I know for certain you are not Jesus,why is my father calling you Jesus" she asked in a cracked voice
"But then you saved my father from those masquerades ,how did you do it"

Jesse gave a light smile as he scratched his head lightly "I am not Jesus but I believe He has sent me here " he turned towards the direction where the old man took while running
"Why did he take off any ways"

Somehow Nnomma found herself caught in between the depths of his beautiful eyes "I...I need to go look for my father before they start calling him a mad man again" she muttered before she walked passed him turning several times to watch him.

Jesse eyes never left her retreating figure
"Wow"
He found it hard to believe in the midst of such a confused crises he was attracted to a girl and that was a first for him
Now he understood the saying if your left eye lead you to sin cut it off.
He walked back to his car and drove out of the compound.

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The old church building that stood out at the peak of the village had been abandoned for a few years now,the building was in need of critical renovation,the few wooden benches left was broken and had termites feeding off them,spiders had already claimed the tattered building as a territory as their thick cobwebs wrangled as much space as  they could contain ,the wooden pew was broken ,sheets of papers littered everywhere ,there was dark spots on the ground ,as if someone body had been rolled in it even the pieces of wornout papers had dark spots.
   
  Jesse bent down to take a close look at the ground
"Could this be blood"
The building reminded him of the temple of the Israelites after the invasion of king Nebuchadnezzar, the young pastor was yet to understand why he stopped in from of an abandoned church  building splattered with blood surrounded with bushes around it.

"Son you are here because this is where I want you to be"
He heard that swift but very Audible voice, a word from the bible came to him suddenly
"Its in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for ,long before we first heard of Christ, got our hopes up ,he had eyes on us ,had designed us for glorious things, part of it all, God is working out in everything and in everyone"
Ephesians 1:11

Jesse was dirty and worn out as the journey was long and filled with spiritual welfares,still he knelt down in front of the ruined building and prayed

"Ohh precious God ,you told me you are sending me back to my root ,you alone know the best for me and the direction you want me to take,take the lead oh Abba father and I will follow you ,don't leave me half way ......

When Jesse was done in pouring his heart out he headed back to his car to get an anointing oil he needed to sanctify the place and here what God has to say for he knew God was ready to work wonders it doesnt  matter  how ugly the building was he was not interested in the ugliness of the building but the heart that are ready to receive him.

Jesse was not thinking of where he would spend the night knowing no where was safe
" I will send you a helper son,do not be afraid for I am with you till the end "
The voice spoke again
Jesse smiled "Thank you lord"




Indeed The just shall live by faith
Romance 8 vs 30
Moreover whom He did  predestinate
Them he also called and whom he called
Them he aso justified and who he justified
Them he also glorified.

In essence no matter what situation you find your self in
When the time is right God will Judge

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π Rock of Ages
   Cleft for me
    Let me hide
    Myself in thee
    You are my shield
     You are my covering
     You are my stability
       You are my foundation..
By ElIJAH OYELADE
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Umumiri

Jesse drove down in to the community dirty and exhausted the twins laid at the back in a deep slumber they looked exhausted from the ordeal they went through,he was lost in thought of how to trace the parents of the boys, he was certain they were grieving for the loss of there children .
 
  It was in the early hours of the morning the sun had already found a place in the cloud to rest ,Jesse was hungry and needed a good sleep looking at the situations of this village he was certain there was no hotel or inn here he looked around the lonely road and houses that looked abandoned he wondered where everyone has gone

  "Stop here son,take the twins home ,preach the good news that the hour of salvation for this community have come"

Jesse heard the silent whisper ,it was calm and clear,it came as swift as a passing breeze
He was about to ask questions when he saw a house in front of him with a woman looking forlorn she looked dirty and didn't seem to care as her husband tried forcing food into her mouth.
"Thank you Jesus"
Jesse spoke great fully recognizing them from the other night he drove his car into their compound drawing there attention as he stepped down with a slight smile he held his bible and walked towards them not minding his dirty state.

   "Peace unto this house" he greeted standing in front of the two couple who looked at him in a strange way and wondered what the purpose of his visit was
  The woman eyes was distant and swollen from tears she looked at him and spat at the ground

"Have you come to mock us stranger, there is no peace in this house"
Ngozi replied him then looked away
The man stood up looking Jesse straight up in the eyes

"who are you and what do you want"
his eyes was swollen he looked really down in the dumps but Afam was trying to be a man for the sake of his wife
  "I am pastor Jesse, am new in this village" he spoke giving his hand out for a hand shake which was ignored
"What do you want " Adam asked bluntly
"I came to tell you about Jesus,A true friend that stays closer than a brother"
 
"Jesus...is it that same Jesus that allowed pastor Kingsley to die in the hands of oshimiri,the one that can't even save my babies after years of barrenness, that Jesus is just a myth that existed in this village but died with that pastor,please leave my house"
Afam shouted  ready to get violet

"That Jesus is Very much Alive ,he conquered death and defeated the forces of darkness,he came for our salvation and freedom that we may have life abundantly,and that Jesus loves you and he is interested in you ,he sent me to preach the good news he has come to restore all the cankerworms had stolen from you" Jesse defended not quite shaken by his violent attitude he was filled with a surge of confidence and power.

"My children that was born last night have been sacrificed to the blood sucking gods of this land, if that Jesus you talk about exist my children wouldn't have died,I don't believe in any god ,they are all evil to me"
Afam broke down in tears not shamed that his fellow man was watching him cry .
 
"Come with me" Jesse smiled as he walked towards his car
Afam stood right where he was as his wife Ngozi  held his hand crying along with him

"Come,your twins are very much alive,it's the dawn of a new day for you" Jesse said again as he opened the back seat of his car the twins were awake one of them opened his mouth and wailed loudly
   The cry of one of the babies was enough for Afam and Ngozi to run towards the car
 
"Heyyy...its our babies ohhhhh" Ngozi shouted bringing them out from the car as she hugged them closely in tears

"How manage " Afam asked looking at his two boys in bafflement then he looked back at Jesse holding him hard on his shoulder
"How manage,this can't be a dream...my boys was taken by oshimiri masquerades before my very eyes"

"Jesus is the most powerful and he saves who he chooses to save,And take who he chooses to,the go you call oshimiri is just a name,it was made by man and can be destroyed,you just need to denounce it and follow the true one who sees all from his throne"
"This your God that saved my children, how do I thank him"Ngozi asked with tears of happiness as she gave one of the twins to her husband dancing with joy
"Submit to him and be saved from the chains of darkness that have held you bound" Jesse smiled at them
"Yes I submit..we submit our self to serve him forever"
It was a thing of joy to see the happy smiles on there face Jesse prayed for them,he blessed the Twins and dedicated them to God the parents choose the name Miracle and Marvelous  as a remembrance of this day the miracle was indeed marvelous and had never been seen or heard of in Umumiri village that there was a God great enough to defeat Oshimiri.
Before Jesse left on his way he sanctified the whole house and compound he burnt down the small cowries that was given to them by the priest of Oshimiri and everything related to Oshimiri  .

Despite the hospitality of the twins parent Jesse felt an urgent need to continue his journey he entered his car and continued on his way ,he had forgotten he was hungry and had not eaten for days neither had he taken a bath ,but he knew now the secrete of his strength.
  The battle was about to begin.

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     Charlie  was seated close to her husband in the city hospital ambulance, she had admitted to the doctor her husband case was a spiritual one which no amount of medical measure can cure and she had divided to take him to his village for solution.

Dr Paul had reluctantly signed his discharge from the hospital but Charlie had to sign an undertaken she would take responsibility if anything happened to him .

The ride to Umumiri was a long one ,they had left in the early hours of the morning now darkness had rested its blanket on the sky no soul was seen on the road ,she had never been to her husband place ,he was the type who didn't like to talk about his place of origin ,he had told her it wasn't something he was proud to talk about.

   Charlie eyes turned to her husband who was carefully confined in the hospital bed ,even in his unconscious slumber tears came down his eyes
"Don't let them take me to umumiri"
Those words played through her mind ,it plagued her conscience.
     "Am so sorry honey,Am doing this for our daughter...I will do anything to protect you both "
Charlie broke down in tears how does she even locate the stranger and her daughter
   Charlie realized she had blindly left the comfort and safety of the city into a strange land her husband dreaded without knowing her fate or what awaits her and her husband.

"  Madam we have just entered Umumiri ,which direction should I take"
The driver asked loudly from the Ambulance he was a youruba man in his late thirties, dark skinned with thick tribal marks marred on his face and a pink lips.
     
  "That's the problem OGA Tope I don't know which direction to take ,am so clueless right now"

       "What do you mean? Madam" the driver questioned confused ,suddenly he brought the Ambulance to a screeching halt as red dust blew everywhere, the wind howled angrily that it shakes the Ambulance
   
"What is happening " charlie asked frightened as she grabbed the the strap close to her to keep her balance.
 
  "Mogbe !I don't know ,something strange is happening ohh" OGA Tope looked frightened too

  "Its like this breeze is trying to stop us from going any further"

"What do you mean? Can't there just be an end to this" charlie feet danced in despair
 
"Madam Charlie ,no worry,na spiritual matter be this, I will show them I am the son of the great juju man in yorubaland" the driver spoke as he stepped down from the Ambulance pulling out a small cowry from his neck ,he ignored charlie .

"Come back here ,OGA Tope don't be stupid ohhh"
The man was too engrossed in his incantations to even pay attention to her ,he held the cowries between his lips chanting on it.
  
Charlie watched the whole scene through the widow of the Ambulance... Before her very eyes Tope was picked by the wind and thrown deep into the into the deep forest in between the road.
 
Charlie screamed knowing he wouldn't survive it ,she screamed loud as the back doors of the Ambulance pulled ferociously out of it hidges and fell to the ground as red dust blew inside it was so mighty that she knew she won't survive it,she was loosing her breath as she tried to cough out the dust that was around her lungs,she tried moving close to hold her husband who laid there unshakingly
   "I am sorry...am so sorry" she whispered before she passed out on the cold hard floor of the Ambulance.
  

So the twins are reunited again with their family

Salvation has come for the people

Is it going to be easy for Jesse?

Tope the driver couldn't have survived been thrown away by the wind
His charmed failed him

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ABUJA

Charlie screamed at the horrible sight that stood opposite the room she couldn't tell if it was a beast or a man for the figures changes at every given moment ...this was a demon a very dirty ugly demon standing before her naked he had horns of a cow face of a human and the .body of an animal the smell around him was so foul that Charlie felt bile rise in her throat.
While she screamed the demon gave a sadistic laugh
"I get that same reaction from every woman"
Then he gave a serious glare that looked murderous and hungry
"Now take off your clothes and come to me"
"What...what are you talking about" she shivered feeling her skin crawl
"Give your womanhood to Otubana and receive his bounties"
He said impatiently as he advanced towards her his hands wrapped over hers like manacles she felt him all over her, Charlie screamed so loud sure she had lost her voice she pushed the beast hard she landed on the floor
"Get away from me you dirty pig"

Struggling to her feet she bolted out of the room.
Out of the thatched house
Out into the bush she ignored Ajoke who called after her ran after her as thorns marked her skin breathing heavily crying in anger and disgust as the memory of the horrible beast was stamped on her head his touch still lingered on her.

"For goodness sake charlie what's wrong with you" Ajoke grabbed her hand forcing her to halt

"You should have told me I was going to offer my body to the most disgusting pig I have ever seen...Jesus I feel so disgusted right now, is that what you are into, you actually let that beast to...oh God I can't even say it" she looked at Ajoke for the first time with judgemental eyes she was running mad

"Oh shut up Charlie" Ajoke said annoyed

"Instead of you rattling about how hypocritical I am or my choice of life you should be greatful I did everything to help you get to the rux of your problems, but now I can see insanity runs in your family" Ajoke snapped

"You are the one insane Ajoke,I feel so disgusted the more I hear you talk"

"Be great full you did not drop dead the instant you ran out of that place,I don't ever want to see your cursed feet around me again,go solve your problems yourself... Nonsense woman...and if you ever mention this to any soul I will show you my true claws,,,Rubbish"
Ajoke matched back to the thatched house

Charlie manages to find her way back home,the gateman Jubril was surprised to see her in such a pathetic state
"Wayo !madam menene"
He inquired looking at her bruised skin and rumbled clothes
She ignored Jubril found her way to her bedroom ,hours spent in the bathroom she knew the whole water in the world was not enough to wash away the dirt she felt inside or the memories that remained thick in her head.

Charlie broke down into tears for the umpteenth time that day she didn't fail to realise she was loosing everyone
Every one so close to her
"Why was I born into this world if negativity was signed into my destiny" she lamented as the running shower poured on her.

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Outskirt of Umumiri

Son wake up,I sent you here to set the captives free and set the bond loose to heal the sick and the Afflicted not to be wasted ,you are my Son in whom I am well pleased you need to exist as a Danger to the devil, i have given you the power to go after the devil break his head and proceed without consequences there is enough power in you to function as though the enemy does not exist

Jesse couldn't tell between which was his subconscious mind and reality he heard different kind of noise the first so calm and clear as it whispered to him it made him feel overwhelmed while the other were incantations as they danced around him he heard the cries of the twins as if they knew their end was near.
The air around him was foul to the nostrils it stench of human blood ,smoke oozed from the calabash
he was tied to a tree with a red cloth tied around his eyes the river made every where chilled
"Oshimiri Oshimiri come and accept this offerings we bring to appease you"

A song he loved to sing came into his mind and he found himself singing it getting lost in the song.
"You are always there to help
You are always there to help me
Even when no one else was there
You are always there for me
Even when I can't see you
Even when I cannot trace you
I still have faith in your word
You are always there for me"
" your end have come stranger,you will make a good meal for Oshimiri" a voice said with a sadistic laugh
"no one dares the Oshimiri and lives to see the dawn a new day"
"You lie ..psalm 105 vs 15 says touch not my anointed and do my prophet no harm"
"I am too ruggedized by the blood of Jesus Christ to be wasted by a manmade god, I render your powers useless I cause confusion in your camp I set myself and those baby loosed and free from your shackles in the name of Jesus "

Jesse felt a surge of power as he spoke in a language strange to the masquerades there was a blinding light that stood as a covering over him and the babies .
They couldn't harm him or the babies there was confusion in the camp of the masquerades as they loosed the bonds and blindfold they used on him
Jesse was amazed as he watch the drama unfolding in his eyes the twins was handed over to him and then he was sent on his way
He hurried out of the river not turning back
Then he heard a whisper in his eyes it was calm and swift like the breeze

"Fear not for what you have seen today is the beginning of what I have planned ahead ,I have given you the power to tread on serpents and scorpions"

Jesse turned around looking for the voice but saw nothing but darkness as he found his way out of the bush the Twins had quieted down as they cuddled close to him hiding away from the night chills they had been deprived of clothes for they had just been born few hours ago.
He hid the twins under his shirt and looked around if he would find the couples but they were no where to be seen .
He thought of what to do ,how he was going to take care of the twins ,look for their parents in a strange land .
"I am with you till the end"
The voice spoke again swift and calm Jesse realized he was not alone or no longer alone everything he does was under the push and direction of the holy spirit.
He entered his car and drove into the village not knowing what to expect or where to go.




Whats the worst that charlie is yet to see

Yes I meant every word of what I said
You have the power to trend ,go after the devil break his head and proceed without consequences
But how?
Through the blood of Jesus

If charlie knew this maybe just maybe she would have won...

Watch out for the next chapter.

Chapter 7

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ABUJA

The darkness that enveloped the thatched house  was so think that charlie could barely make out human figures,she thought it absurd to be all decked up like she was in a special occasion where no one could really see her,though Ajoke her friend sat beside her she could identify the fragrance of her expensive perfume, there were other women also sitted like her,she was certain they held more sophisticated luster and appeals among peers and contemporaries in the society.

They hummed a song only known to them,she was curious as to who or what they were waiting for .
The thatched house where Ajoke had brought her to was spacious though with wooden benches ,there was an inner room in the house covered with a black curtain she could tell from the dim light that shone inside

"What are we waiting for " her curiosity piqued, she whispered impatiently to Ajoke who seem more comfortable with the silence and dark room

"Shh" Ajoke whispered back humming the song along with the bevy of ladies

"Young woman I know why you are here" A voice from the inner room boomed loudly making the women to pause in their ridiculous chanting
Charlie wondered who amongst the women he referred to.

"You seek for answers to your misfortune but" the voice pause with an outrageous laugh making charlie heart skip
"Are you ready to take the steps this women have taken" the voice finally finished waiting for a response
Charlie found her eyes darting round the figures she could make out straining her ears for any kind of response when Ajoke pinched her and whispered

"Say something"

"Ouch"charlie flinched
" ye...yes"she stammered then turned to Ajoke in a low shrill voice that looked frightened
"What is he talking about"
Some one close to her laughed in mockery
"You would soon know my dear"

"I am Otubana the greatest I give wealth protection and solutions but you give to Otubana so you can recieve from him" the voice echoed as sadistic laughter boomed then incantations followed
"Come to Otubana woman...come to me...come"

Charlie stood up from the hard wooden bench she could feel goose pimples rise all over her skin as she slowly walked towards the inner room
The bevy of ladies laughed in chorus,melancholic laughter that resounds from experience
They all knew what awaits her in that room but no one was willing to tell.
It was a mystery she was yet to uncover
She was frightened to her bones but took a step inside the inner room
What she saw made her scream.

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Outskirt of Umumiri

My babies ohhhh...please don't take them away"

That was the cry that made Jesse jet up from his sleep it was the middle of the night he had found some tree where he had parked his car to sleep through the remaining hours of the night .

"Please ...my babies...don't kill my boys please"
It was a woman voice
"Ngozi please let's go back those masquerades will kill us" it was now a male voice
Agony was in the air Jesse sensed as he brought out his bible and annionting he locked his car tracing the voice not too far from where he had parked his car he saw a distant figures covered in outrageous clock moving into another part of the bush as the cries of two babies echoed through the night.
Ngozi rolled down on the ground held by a man who was trying to stop her from going after them

"Nooooh..." She screamed
"Please my dear put your self together ,CHI will give us another one"
"Noooh ...it took me years to have a child..Oshimiri cannot just decide to take both from me"she mourned pushing his hands away wanting to bolt after the masquerades
" Ngozi please,it is our tradition that the birth of twins is sacrilegious and to be offered as sacrifice,let them go"he mourned along with his wife

"Afam nooo...oshimiri cannot take my twins from me oh...they should kill me first...After eight years of barrenness, is there no god,
Is there no god that can save us,where is the CHI that you claims gives children can't he protect what He gives"

Afam had succeeded in restraining his wife as he rocked her and they mourned together for their helplessness and loss he looked around the deserted road how far they had chased the masquerades from the midwife house to the bush that led to Oshimiri stream it was forbidden for any ordinary being to see the rock that decorated the stream except the priest of Oshimiri and his assailants.
Today was meant to be a day of joy for the birth of their child after eight good years of Barrenness ,what else could make a man to break down in grief and cry like a woman ,the gods which his forefathers had dedicated their lives to have brought nothing but miseries upon miseries on them
"Ooh...Oshimiri I curse you...I curse the day I was born into this land"

Jesse ignored the two couples as much as he wanted to console them he followed the cloaked masquerades not knowing where he got the confidence from but he sure wouldn't allow them to harm those babies.
They stopped in a big river where a rock decorated as an alter stood he noticed as they danced round the round in incantations placing the babies on the rock as Thiers cries rang out through the night.
Suddenly the wind picked up around Jesse dancing round him with every dirt he couldn't imagine Jesse held his hand to his eyes
" what was it with this wind"
he thought to him self
But the wind couldn't touch him they only hovered around him he noticed
But something was wrong the masquerades were coming towards him with cutlass maidens too appeared around him with calabash that oozed smoked as they danced round him.
"I warned you to leave this land" A sadistic laugh echoed in the wind as Jesse saw himself knocked down hard to the ground .




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Chalie seems to have forgotten all her husband told her with all this happening to her, if she decide to take her husband to the hospital in india, what becomes of her daughter? As for osita, i thought he had some powers of his own,but alas! Is quite the opposite.. On the cover page, i think u should change the title using something simpler maybe 'ColonnaMT' Thanks op, great story.

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Chapter 6

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Umumiri

The sun had already formed a golden circle in the sky as people of Umumiri community was ready to settle in for the day ,most were thankful death had not come knocking during the day but that was not the case of Mama osita as she ran to the only man who she knew would help her .
    "Papa Nnoma ohhh" she called out tieying her wrapper to her chest "hey my son,my only son Osita"
    She was in despair, her son Osita has not returned from his hunt and no one claimed to have seen him .
Nwoke a manain his late sixties dark skinned slightly robust rushed out of his house on hearing his name
"Nwayioma why have you come here at this hour ,what have gone wrong"
  He asked knowing most people are now locked  in at this hour of the evening not wanting to be used for sacrifice for Oshimiri.
   "Osita has not returned from the bush ohhh"she fell to the ground wailing
" ah ah mama what is it"Nnoma came out to see her soon to be mother in-law on the ground  wailing
"Have you gone to ask his friends or maybe check the market" Nnoma father asked as his daughter tried to help her up
  "Yes ohhh,yes I have ,no one have seen him today"
  "Hmmm...Osita is not one to suddenly go out without informing anyone "Nnoma replied sitting on the ground with the wailing woman now dejected
"I told him not to go ohhhhh" she lamented
"I told him not to go to the bush"
"Mama calm down na , you are scaring me,Osita will come back ,I know he will"
Nnoma couldn't allow herself to give in to fear, her beloved she believed would return soon
  "You women should stop this noise and allow me to think for a minute"
    They all kept silent looking up to Nwoke relying on his words as an assurance
    "Nnoma take her inside to rest she can't return home at this hour for the road must have been deserted, if Osita doesn't return here before tomorrow I will go look for some of our youths if they will not see me as a mad man to go look for him" he replied shaking his head in agony and despair he wandered when this all will end
    "put yourself together woman,if Osita had fallen into the hands of Oshimiri masquerade am sure then he gave them a hard fight before he died"
  That alone was enough to throw the two women into sorrowful morning as they held each other tightly and wept for it was a great loss
  Whether Nnoma father admitted it or not They all  knew deep within them Osita had fallen prey in the hands of the masquerades and was never going to return but they just wanted to hang on to that slim thread of hope .
 
   *****************
ABUJA
      
     Dr Paul led the way to his office as Charlie trailed behind dreading any news the Dr had for her.
    The office was opulently furnished and offered its occupant the luxury of a huge glass wall with the view of the big city ,it still carried the same hospital smell of antiseptic,drugs and so on she distracted herself with the huge human skeleton that stood at the extreme end of the wall a bed which she assumed was used for examination there was a small for adjoined which should be the bathroom.
 
Dr Paul sat down at his seat opposite her as he motioned for Charlie to seat with a grim smile he searched through files on his desk.

"Yes as to why I called you here, I have found a doctor who could help with your husband case"
Charlie allowed herself to breath holding on to a glint of hope .

    "Its a private hospital in India, I have made all the inquiries necessary its a well know medical hospital ,but you could still go on and make your own research to be certain"
He paused to know if he had her attention

"So what do I do Dr" she smiled weakly

He passed her a file which had updates about the hospital and financial updates
"When you are ready let me know let's work on the necessary medical protocols"

"No time madam " he added

"I understand the urgency of it Dr ,can I go see him please"

"Visitors are limited because his case is a fragile one but I will take you to him if you promise to be discrete "

"Yes I will doctor , I understand" Charlie replied with a greatful look

The Dr led her to the private ward where her husband was kept ,she broke into tears her once vibrant husband life is been controlled by beeping monitors and oxygen its been a week but charlie still found it difficult to control her emotions, he looked thin and dead to the world,it was only the ready monitor that showed signs of life .
 
"I will leave you alone with him now " Dr Paul said after checking the drip attached to his veins

  Charlie nodded already seated at the stool close to him

"I have failed you my love... I have failed you,if you were here with me you would have told me what to do...how can I face the harsh trivialities of this world  without you, everything is fallen apart,am at the brink of loosing my mind"
Pouring her heart out she held the cold unmoving hands of her husband

"What do I do now,please I need you to help me scale through this,just wake up from this slumber"

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     There was an unseen force that came with a howling wind dancing round his car suddenly he was pushed by the spirit to pray he started speaking in tongues as the wind carried dust from the red earth around him Jesse coughed gasping for air
 
  "Return back to where you come from or loose your life"
A voice howled angrily in the wind as it squeezed life out of Jesse
 
Jesse was loosing his stance on the ground he felt a surge of power building in him ready to explode

"Now I don't care to know what  powerless tactics you use ,but my Bible tells me though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil for my God is with me his rod and his staff they comfort me  by the power and authority he has given me I rebuke you and send you back to where you have come from"
Suddenly there was silence the wind has ceased ,the night was still ,darkness had already blanketed the earth he wondered what lay ahead of him now he knew the journey ahead was no child's play .

Jesse offered a song of Thanksgiving to God as he walked round the car again to be sure all was well
   He found himself playing a song from his phone
  Still by hill song  a fav on his playlist as he sang along all ready and alert.



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Too much drama for one day

Osita is dead..really sad

Charlie is going through a rough time enough to leave her depressed

Jesse seem to be ready now for the battle ahead

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Chapter 5

         The wind howled angrily Osita felt himself been thrown strongly to the ground,it all happened so fast ,then he saw angry masquerades as they danced around him ,unknown faces with calabash that oozed smoke hummed what is only known to them he had never felt so terrified on his entire life
  "Please don't hurt me" Osita begged in agony
"My poor mother would die of loneliness, I am all she have ohhh"
The young man pleads were to no avail there was no escape for what awaits him ,he screamed at the top of his voice as he was dragged by the masquerades into the realm of the spirits
"Mama ohhhh"
The howling wind seem to be more powerful than the loud cries of Osita,he slowly accepted his fate as he made peace with his maker ,last thought was of his beloved  Nnoma and his mother before he gave up the ghost.

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ABUJA

   "What do you mean, your daughter has disappeared into thin air with a stranger,if this is some kind of joke stop it because am not buying it"
Ajoke spoke with a low shrill voice that didn't sound pleasant and a slight frown etched on her face after listening to Charlie story
  Charlie on the other hand looked restless her feet dancing uncontrollable as she wept  profusely after telling the tales of misfortune that have befallen her to her close friend
"Ohhh...you know me Ajo na I don't make expensive jokes,everything I told you is exactly what happened ,I am just so confused right now somma is my only child ,my husband is there fighting for his life I can't loose them both please help me my friend" she dropped to her knees
"Please get up Charlie " she helped the dejected woman up knowing she was drawing attention from sales girls and customers.

  Ajoke is a business woman who own several boutiques in some areas in Abuja in her late fifties and well to do marriage was just the only thing missing what had drawn Charlie close to the woman when she moved to Abuja was her blatant honesty ,she was the type of woman that held no grudge ,she spoke her mind not minding if your feelings was hurt.
 
  "The only way I can help you is to take you to baba Otubana,the last time I told you about him you renounced me  like I was the most disgusting person to walk the face of this earth" Ajoke whispered  with a frown
"I will go to anywhere you take me to as long as it will bring my daughter back and save my  husband life" charlie spoke desperately
   "You will do anything" Ajoke asked wanting to be sure
  "Anything " Charlie replied vehemently
   "Then go home and prepare yourself I will come pick you up at nightfall"
   "Really, you will do this for me ,thank you ...thank you Ajoke"
"Its alright Charlie go home and rest" Ajoke replied her helping her to her car outside.

Charlie got to her car and was about driving out when she received a call from the hospital in panic she drove speedily to the hospital parking her car rather carelessly some minutes later at the hospital she ran in demanding to see the doctor as if on cue Dr Paul walked into the reception hall with a file in hand he had that frownline permanently stamped on his forehead that you can hardly predict what's going on through his mind
   "Mrs Ikenna" he called
   "Dr Good evening,I  I how is my husband"
   "Good evening madam,can we talk in my office"
He replied her with a pitiful glance

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Jesse found himself driving through a lonely path for several hours ,he only had trees and thick bushes for company ,he wondered why the spirit of God led him down such a path,he hadn't spoken to his family since he embarked on this unknown journey he believed his father had faith in him and was waiting for his own call when he had reached his destination.
 
  Jesse had wondered why they had given him so much love and support, he did nothing to deserve it infact in his school days his grades was the lowest he only graduated with third class by the grace of God, Twenty seven years ago he was picked inside a carton in the bush sick and hungry by this lovely people,they still stood by him when he had scaled through each day with tormenting nightmares where he was been pursued by faceless masquerades that wanted him dead or alive he wasn't sure,there was also a man with a familiar face in agony calling out to him for help,begging to be saved,through the years he had gotten so used to this nightmares that he hadn't considered the possibilities that his destiny  was connected to it all he had prayed for was to be delivered and free but God had a different purpose for him

"The thoughts I have for you are of good and not of evil..."
That thought ran through him to reliven his hope suddenly his car came to a halt

"Oh no not now..not now please"
       
Jesse was in the middle of nowhere the huge golden sun would soon turn to dusk , there would be a blanket of darkness in the sky ,he didn't want to be left stranded in the middle of nowhere certain it wasn't lack of fuel that stopped the car,he stepped down the earth was red and dusty ,each step he took round the car was imprinted on the earth he detected it was not flat tire
"Then what is the problem "
he soliloquies going for the bonnet when he felt he was no longer alone.


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Chapter 4
 
          NWAM why do you insist on going to the farm today,please stay here with me" Mama Osita spoke to her son her mind troubled.
"Mama you and your superstition  again"
Osita chukled
"I am a hunter if I don't go to check my games today they will all rotten or get swollen"
he picked up his gun cleaning it with a pieces of rag getting ready to leave,the smoke that oozed from the kitchen fire has turned mama Osita eyes red and made it watery, she sneezed a time or two as she stared at her son and spoke with a serious tone
   "I had a very strange dream that the Orange tree at our backyard fell flat to the ground"
  "How does that concern my going out to the bush mama,and the Orange tree at our backyard is still standing"
Osita laughed at how ridiculous her story was
  "You planted that tree Osita when you were just a child and you know people are dying any how in this community I don't want you to be used as food for Oshimiri ohhh"
Osita bent down to meet his mother eye level
  "Mama nothing is going to happen to me,if I bring my wife home is that how you will treat me like a tata in front of her,I am a man you will see your son will be back in no time" He tried convincing her
"My blood is too bitter for oshimiri to drink"
  "Okay ohh..biko come back early ohh your life is more important to me than Bush meat"
  "Yes mama,I will be careful, please don't forget to give Nnoma the keg of palm wine to give to her father"
"I won't forget,go well"
"Oohh mama"

      Osita hit the road whistling a song only known to him,thoughts of his wife to be made him grin in less than a week he would go and pay for her bride price,it was this nonsense festival of Oshimiri that HD withheld his plans but he just couldn't wait any longer.
The morning chills frost his feet and palms ,the day was barely young so the path was lonely ,he very much understood that fear had gripped the whole community of umumiri since loved ones had left for the bush or stream and never returned gone were the days when he would run into a palmwine tapper or a farmer or his fellow hunter in the bush it was only the croak of the frogs and cricket in the bush that exchanged pleasantries with him.

   The shrine usually celebrate a big feast which happens once in a blue moon,it was for the coronation of a new chief priest that would take over the shrine and lead the peole, according to tradition the masquerade s of oshimiri would go out to hunt for fresh blood this would go on until he new priest have been coronated it has not happed in years because the community had fervently prayed for long life of the current chief priest because a new festival was always bloody and deadly.

    It took a while for Osita to notice that a strange wind seem to be dancing around him something powerful that insects scuttled to hide in the bush
Osita stopped to take a look around him but couldn't see anything
"Who are you " he shouted to the wind setting his gun like a warrior ready for battle
"Show yourself now" he fired the first shot in the wind and waited the wind stopped
"Tufiakwa" Osita spats and walked quickly as his legs could carry him not wanting to be scared but the words of his mother had taken a toll on him.
 
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"Mama...mama ohhh" Nnoma called out from  outside Osita compound dropping the sack bag she held
Nnoma was a girl in her early twenties dark skinned and in her prime she had faced rejection from the people in her community due to the misfortune that had befallen her family but Osita accepted her for who she was and in a week time they would be man and wife she felt excited and could wait for that day to shame her enemies.
"Ah ah, my Sons wife you came very early" mama Osita emerged out from the backyard carrying a bowl of unpeeled melon seed
  "Good morning mama, I wanted to come help out in the house chores"
  "Ohh nneoma thank you so much"
"No problem ma, I brought some ripe fruits I know Osita likes them" Nnoma replied
  "Hmmm"Mama frowned going to sit down as she looked up the cloud
  " what is it mama"Nnoma asked sensing her change in disposition "where is Osita"
"My heart is restless my daughter, because the clouds don't seem to be bright anymore"
  "Hmmm..mama hope all is well...you speak in riddles" Nnoma looks confused
"Your bethroded has gone to check his games in the bush"
"Then why are you worried mama,I guess he should be back soon" Nnoma replied
  "I pray so too, now you can go keep the fruits and least I forget Osita kept palmwine to be sent to your father"
   She stood up with that and walked  to the  back of the house without turning to watch the confused Nnoma.

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Chapter 3

ABUJA

           ITS BEEN A whole week since Charlie's husband was confined to the hospital bed still in a comatose state.
She had lose weight due to stress,having gone to several places to seek solutions but it had yielded to no avail, her mind was preoccupied she didn't even notice when her daughter Somma had parked the car close to a big mall

"Mum"
Somma tapped her hard on the shoulder which made her jump

"Seriously mom you need to stop doing this,shutting yourself out from reality"

"Am okay dear"

"Daddy is going to be fyn,he has a strong fighting spirit and he won't give up to death that easily,so stop been dead to the world"
Somma held her hand as she spoke softly holding her mothers hand in reassurance.
   
Somma only a girl of twenty two, light skinned like her father with a striking resemblance,she was graceful and had a vision of becoming worlds best surgeon which her father had promised his full support morally and financially, four more years before she graduated from Gordon's medical university in London she still wanted to believe her world was not crumbling.

"Why did we stop anyways " her mother asked

"I need to get some personal stuff from the grocery store"

"Okay don't take too long the night vigil has worn me out"

"I know,I will be back in a jiffy"
  Charlie as her daughter found her way into the mall .
  The early morning sun stood proudly at its peak as hawkers filled the tarred road advertising there wares to slow moving vehicles.
She allowed her eyes to roam round the street and imagined  how beautiful the world would be with no problems,as for problems it was like a glue stucked in her skin a cool wind blew in the car,she decided to step down resting her back to the car she took notice of the things around her,there was a similar bus stop where passengers sat to wait for long buses it reminded her of the first time she met Ike her husband it was more like she been a damsel in distress and he was her knight who came to the rescue.

"I see a dark cloud hovering around you"
A deep voice spoke suddenly from nowhere which made her jump

"Jesus! Who are you"
she screeched seeing a man hagardly dressed looking at her in a strange way

"There is a storm brewing a very heavy one,the wind howls angrily,there is darkness,there is pain,there is agony, I feel so afraid for what I see would become of you,is so terrifying,you will loose the proof of your existence on Earth"

Charlie seems more flummoxed she studied the man trying to make out who he was,he was too thin to have such a heavy voice,maybe he was one of those agbero boys who duped people as a means to make money

"Let your heart not rest for war had been declared.. Run...Run and hide"
he said in  low whispers and walked away not even demanding for money.

Charlie tried to weigh every words the man had spoken there was some truth to it at least there was a dark cloud Hovering

"Hey! Hey you"
she shouted going after the man when her daughter called out running after her

"Mum! mum,what's wrong with you? why are you going after a mad man"

Charlie wanted every reason to believe he was a mad man her inner sense of reasoning thought otherwise.

"That man...that-"she pointed at nothing in particular

" what about that man"Somma asked confused seeing her mother state
Charlie shakes her head confused
"never mind let's just go home"

She purposely sat at the back of her car to avoid her daughter scrutiny, the last thing she want is for her daughter to think she was going bonkers but the words of the stranger keeps on running through her mind she just needed the truth,the truth behind why all this things are happening to her.

   The short ride home has taken a toll on the ladies  as they found there feet on the ground there fatigued self showed they needed a good amount of sleep,Somma helped her mother out of the car as their House help emerged to greet them

"Welcome ma,welcome small madam"comfort greeted them with a weary look

" thank you "Somma answered as her mother only forced a nod

" please help carry the things in the car inside"Somma told her

"Madam sorry ohh one man wey say him be Oga brother is inside"

Charlie stopped in her tracks as she turned to look at comfort
"come again"

"One-" she was hesitant seeing the look on her madams face

"One man come look for oga I swear I pursue him but he say he no go anywhere until him brother follow him even jubril try "
she recounted her encounter with the man

"Ma I dey fear the man well well he look like juju man with the kind eyes he use look us even the way  he dress"

"How could you allow a stranger into my  House"

"Dad never said he had a brother" Somma chirped in

Charlie ignored her daughter as she took a cautious step back into the house now alert.
   Indeed there stood a tall man muscularly broad his light skin had been turned by the sun,his eyes were too dark and looked Evil though he wore a black gown that stopped at his feet his rough Dada was scattered with white cowries his hands and leg included.
He didn't even sit his posture showed he was in an urgent mission
does this things still exist
Somma thought hidding behind her mother
"Who are you" charlie asked alert"what are you doing in my house "

The stranger studied the young girl ignoring the woman  she had a striking resemblance to his brother then he turned to the woman groaning like a beast
"who are you woman"

"This is my husbands house"

"Tah! Tah!You are cursed so I wonder why my brother is with you" his body vibrated in anger

Charlie was frightened at his attitude she thought he was ready to call on thunder to strike her at they moment

"I have come for Ikenna"

"Who the hell are you"Charlie asked courageously

" hahaha"the stranger gave a sadistic laugh

"I am Obike the true son of Ikuku Ike whose father fathers was the great Ikenga that has ruled through Oshimiri dynasties

" okay mum now am really scared "Somma muttered under her breath

" I have come to take the chosen one dead or alive back to where he belongs "

"What are you talking about" Charlie asked confused

"When you spit on the wind it comes back to land on your nose such is the case of Ikenna he must obey the call or he dies like a chicken"

Obike moved as fast as a whirlwind and grabbed Somma from behind

"Mummy" Somma screamed it happened so fast that Charlie thought it was one of those Nollywood movies

"What are you doing let my daughter go"

She had never been so frightened in her entire life as she tried to grab her daughter back but ended up catching thin air
"Ikenna must come back to Umumiri, he must obey the call or she dies"

"Somma....Heyyy...Somma" Charlie shouted
"Comfort has killed me ohh" she shouted as she ran out of the house like she was going bonkers

"Madam wetin happen" Jubril the security guard ran to her

"They have taken my daughter ohh,my only daughter what do I do, did you see them pass the gate"

"No madam" Jubril ran inside to look for Somma finding it hard to believe
Comfort was no were to be found she must have ran away out of fear

'Let your heart not rest for war has been declared...
You will loose the proof of your existence'  the words of the hagard man echoed through her mind
Hey what do I do
What do I do she lamented bitterly.





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Chapter 2

                                                                   LAGOS
     
  JESSE rose up from his bed,hands pressed together on his face trying to rub off sleep from his eyes,the strange nightmares he had this time had kept him up till morning, this nightmares had hunted him ever since he was a child it was something he was still yet to curb after so many  years, gone are the days when he would run to his parents room or lie in his father lap,withe the light switch on he studied his room,it had been as he left it for southAfrica to study and assist in ministry works,he smiled at the book shelves that held old school books and novels, pictures of  his growing up memories with his parents and that of role models and insporators such as Abraham Lincoln, wole Soyinka ,Ronaldino, kano Nwakwo and the likes of them surrounded the walls of his room with a golden boot that hung close  to the portraits he got it as an award in his secondary school days, he had also received several medals and honours as the best footballer in school but failed at his studies he laughed at the  worn out footballboots and the old football as it was wrapped in a transparent wrapper his mum had refused him to take them along to southAfrica.
       
Jesse signed for a while it took his mind off his plight
"it feels good to be home"
he muttered as he watched the golden sun cast its rays through his widow, after a few moment of recession he knelt down to pray again for the third time that morning before he went to freshen up.

"Good morning son"
He heard his mother voice from the door,she squeeked as she came to hug him

"Good morning mum,you look good"
he said as he stared her down she was clad in a long flowing gown and a matching head tie looking radiant

"Why didn't you tell us you are coming back to Nigeria yesterday" her smile warmed its way into his heart.

"Am so sorry mum...yesterday was hectic I rushed in to rest without announcing my arrival,though Prisca told me you and daddy went for a church program"

"Yes,pastor Ashimolowo invited your father for a power packed communion service for  Friday and I felt so blessed "

"That so, I wish I made it in time to partake and I really miss the pastor,its been a while you know"

"Yes son" Mrs Dotun smile "please yell me you slept well"
She asked looking at his baggy eyes which was obvious he barely slept

Jesse shrugged going to the mirror to brush his croppy dark hair
"mummy all is well with God"

"Yes keep that faith a life son ,let's go have breakfast"
she held his hand reassuringly as he followed her downstairs to the living room.

"Where is daddy"

"Just so you know he thinks its absurd you are here in Nigeria instead of overseeing the church branch in Johannesburg"

"That's why I am here to convince daddy that I have my reasons for coming back"he said more to himself 

Pastor Dotun a slightly robust man in his mid sixties with a receding paste of dark hairline which was dusted with salt,he had this aura of warmliness around him,a smiling face and eyes that bore intelligence and wisdom,he was a man who talked only when needed.

Jesse had concluded long ago within himself that his father was more of a teacher than a pastor and wished for such good traits,he had been a backbone,a father and spiritual father.

" aah! You two decided to come down for breakfast" Pastor Dotun frowned already warming his hands together like someone who had been starved for days.

"Good morning daddy" Jesse smiled and bowed his head low

"Welcome home son" the pastor stood up to receive his son into his embrace patting him at the back

"Thank you dad and I know you have  questions to ask but I promise you I left the church at Johannesburg in good hands,pastor Thomas has the calling by the grace of God he will do more efficiently than me"

Pastor Dotun chuckled "ooh Jesse I have questions,but I missed having you here..can we have breakfast as one family"

They all laughed as they sat down to eat
"Please pray for the meal son" Mrs Dotun beamed

"Lord bless this meal we are going to eat
Bless those that don't have
May we eat and be healthy with long life
Amen"
They all chorused "Amen"

An hour later the family was seated in the huge living room,Jesse felt it was time to talk to his family

"Daddy now is a good time I want to talk to you and mom" He spoke confidently calling the attention of this parents

pastor Dotun was engrossed in the daily newspaper but he raised his head to study the young man that sat opposite him,despite the fact they had no facial resemblance ,Jesse reminded him of his boyhood,he had that swagger that made him differ from others, his attitude and will to survive

"Go on son,we are all ears" he turned to stare at his wife and she nodded in approval

Jesse cleared his throat not used to been scrutinized

"Before I left Johannesburg for Nigeria,the spirit of the lord spoke to me in a dream
The voice said 'I know what I am planning for you,I have good plans for you ,not to hurt you ,I will give you hope and a good future'

" Jeremiah 29:11" pastor Dotun quoted smiling

"I have been asking God for direction to reveal his purpose for me,the constant nightmares that torments me and his word came to me saying my place was not in southAfrica,that he is sending me back to my origin he will be with me till the end
He will take me where I would find answers"

"Colossians 1:16  says everything got started in God and finds its purpose in him'
I am nothing but a mere instrument that God had used to reach out to you,though we couldn't conceive a child ,but God gave you to us as a gift ,now he has called you my son go and do the work he has sent you,may God bless you keep you and cause his face to shine upon you"

"Amen" MrsDotun and Jesse  chorused

"Jesse my son always have confidence to approach Gods throne where there is grace ,where we always obtain mercy,there you will find grace when you need it the most" Mrs Dotun advised
They joined hands as a family in agreement and prayed together  committing it all to the hands of God.


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                                                              ABUJA

     CHALIE  who had risen first before her husband walked down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast,she had once thought his disinclined attitude about allowing their maid to prepare a meal for the family was absurd she always grumbled anytime she heard the early morning alarm that woke her up each day.
 
  CHALIE a woman of average height in her late  forties ,darkskinned despite her age there was still some kind of radiance to her beauty that made her look like she was in her thirties,she stopped for a moment to admire the beautiful album that hung at the living room hall she didn't do that every morning as a ritual to admire her beautiful pose or that of her husband or only daughter it only reminded her that she was in reality ,its no dream she is happily married to a man who loves her and  was blessed with an adorable daughter despite her bitter past.
  
Clad in her poker dotted pyjamas she entered the kitchen to make breakfast humming a melody to herself ,she thought it odd Ike had not come downstairs He was an early morning person and left very early for work, despite the fact they were no longer based at lagos Ikenna still prefer to leave for work early.

"What's keeping this man upstairs" charlie thought to herself a like thirty minutes later she was already done with serving breakfast and he was yet to show up she climbed the stairs back to their room with the intention of waking him up.

"Honey"
she called out but got no response her heart skipped for a brief moment when she found him in the same sleeping position she had left him earlier.

"Honey what's wrong, its past seven already" she spoke softly expecting him to jump out of bed but his eyes fluttered a bit,his eye lid dimmed as watery terms slipped down..
Charlie was alarmed now

"C...c...come closer dear"
he whispered softly
She rushed closer to him as a sense of dread washed all over her like she was about to loose someone.

"Ikenna...please you are scaring me " she warned thinking it was all a joke

"Take care of our daughter" he forced the words out as she strained her ears to hear him clearly
"You must be strong for her"

"Honey what are you talking about" she asked all panicky as her hands grabbed both of his cheeks

"Am calling an ambulance now"

"No matter what... don't let them take me to Umumiri..."he stammered the words out

" Ikenna...Honey"

"They have come to take me,don't go with them...Don't go to Umumiri" those were the last words Ike said to her before he passed out.

*************
Charlie cheeks burned as hot liquid ran down slowly forming a curve round the nape of her neck she was way past calm it was almost noon and no one was saying anything about her husband.

The private hospital seemed busy as nurse moved in a quick pace from one place to another they seemed ignorant of the people around them as they only give a discreet smile when a question was thrown at them.
An elderly doctor approached her he cleared his throat to get her attention as he handed a file to a robust nurse that stood at his side

"Please pass this over to the nurse at the desk..thank you"he smile was no comforting as he stared at her

" you are Mrs Ikenna right"

"Yes... yes" she inhaled sharply "where is my husband"she was doing her utmost best to stay calm

" I am Dr Paul in charge of your husband case"
He waited for her to nod in apprehension

"Madam we have run all necessary tests ,but couldn't detect anything...

" what do you mean Dr "she cut him off confused

Dr Paul exhaled slowly
" All am trying to say is in my  twenty five Years as a doctor,I have never seen such a case as this..your husband case is very peculiar"he shakes his head
"we cannot conduct treatment on your husband until we detect the cause of his comatized state"

"Hey...hey" she wailed with her two hands on her head"I can't loose my husband ohhh"

"Madam please put your self together"
The doctor who was now sweating brought out his handkerchief this was the hardest part of his Job having to explain things he preferred been in the theatre than having to stand to explain what why and how the attention it creates is sometimes exhausting.

"Your Husband is in a comatose state and there is a one percent chance he would survive it medically"

"God forbid..my husband will not die ohhh"

"Please I need you to understand what am telling you,we are going to monitor him every given time,we have done our best for him,your husband life is now left in God hands"

"Please Doctor Ike can't die... I have money any amount just keep him alive"
Dr Paul simply walked away giving one of the nurses a sign to help her he had never felt so clueless in his entire life.



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The village Umumiri carried a pregnant silence with ominions dread,the night was cold and still, in the thick dark night not even a single soul was seen left for the croaking of frogs and cricket.
It was already midnight time for the priest ritual the servants clad in black wrapper as dark as the night with black charcoal that dusted their eyes and lips their feet powdered with Nzu,each of them held a calabash of water in which smoke oozed from the center.
A stick torch of flame shone round the shrine as the servants danced round it singing a song only known to them ,they sang loudly and would screech if necessary,maybe that was why everywhere was as still as the night.
The priest garbed in a long flowing black robe which had cowries carefully sewed in it,his dreadlocks was scattered with white and black cowries ,his weak eyes had dark charcoal smeared in it.
After long incantations ,the old priest picked a calabash from a molded statue as he danced round the shrine like a man that have gone mad his servants tagged along,the dancing only ceased when he raised his staff up.

"Oshimiri...Oshimiri, the god of my forefathers the time has come to take a chosen one,my lineage has served you faithfully and never had it been heard in Umumiri existence that any have desist your call"

The priest paused for a while shaking his staff then he raised up a calabash

"Hmmm...Oshimiri Go...Go round the four corners of the earth and bring back the chosen one..for he must serve you"

The howling of a mighty wind seem to send a message to the villagers.

"I see a dark cloud ahead Oshimiri, something beyond my spiritual bound I am too weak to beat it bring back your chosen...go...go...goooo"
A white smoke came out of the calabash and disappeared into thin air,the old priest gave a sadistic laugh that echoed through the night.


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Imabong felt a sense of dread as she entered her compound she saw her father standing at the entrance of the door ,she had a feeling he was waiting for her and whatever was going on through his mind won't be good at all.
"Papa good evening " Ima greeted with a calm resolve .
Her father was clad in nothing but the familiar worn out wrapper he always tied around his waist when he was home
"I hope it is not my house you are planing to enter" Mr Etim asked coming to block her path
"Papa what have I done this time ,please am tired from work and hungry too"
"May thunder fire that your smelling mouth" he cursed loudly
"Since you have decided I will not reap where I have sown then you should take your badluck out of my house"
"Ah ah papa, mbok if I have disrespected you in any way am sorry but I cannot marry Bassey" she said calmly
"Is it because of the money he gives you,papa you can't sell me out for a piece of silver am not marrying that man"
"Sai! " her father gave her a dirty look from his face slapping her hard hitting her hard on the back with the closest stick he could find Ima screamed in pain holding her back she was sure the spinal cord at her back have broken
"Sometimes when I look at you I wonder if the same blood run in our veins"he barked eyeing her furiously
" eh eh papa Ima if you want to say something say it,what is the meaning of that one na"
Mrs Etim came out of the house pushing him aside
"What am trying to say is are you sure this girl is my own daughter that I fathered" he replied facing his wife
"Mbok Mbok don't start with me ohhh if not this house will not contain us...why will you ask me that foolish question na"
She started at her husband
"The girl is tired instead of you to allow her inside so we can talk you chose to wash our dirty laundry outside"
"This girl will not enter this house until she decide to marry Bassey if not she should go,afterall she claims to know more than me"
"Papa why ?" Ima cried with tears
"So madam are you coming inside or I should lock you out with this useless daughter you gave birth to" Mr Etim barked
"You see your life Imabong,you want to shame me what crime did I commit in giving birth to you" Mrs Etim lamented
Ima was in pains but answered back to her mother
"you and your husband cannot force me to marry a man I don't love,if you are so much absurd with Bassey give him your younger sister to marry and count me out "
"My enemies are at work ohh" she wailed as her husband dragged her in locking the door
"Useless girl" he shouted from the door
Ima forced her self to walk to the mango tree close to her compound crying in pains both internal and physical she was not going to beg them they had bitten more than they can chew but she wondered where she would go it was late and NSE house was far from hers
God do I deserve this
What kind of parents did you give me
Ima wept holding herself
Suddenly a strong hand gripped her she was ready to screech when he spoke
"Don't be scared its me,get up " George helped her up
She turned to look at him surprised
"How...how"
"Don't ask,you are coming with me" he said dragging her up again she winced from the pains in her back
"Wait" she tried pulling her hands away
"I can't come with you I don't even know you"
"That again he groaned" I thought we have gotten past that IMA"
"I just can't follow you anywhere" she replied thoughtfully
"Are they really your parents" George asked angrily ignoring her protest to follow him
"They are only angry at me am sure they would open the door soon"
"With what I saw that man is so bent on keeping you locked out and you are in pains let me help you please" he sounded determined to take her home
"You can come back to resolve whatever issues you have with them"
Ima nodded only funny enough she had just met him and she felt safe and comfortable around him could she trust this stranger she needed someone to tell her everything would be alright
"What are you thinking" George asked
"I will go with you"she replied
" I would have never forgiven myself if I left you to the cold hands of the night"
He collected her handbag from the floor and helped her through the street to his friend house.

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