THE DARKEST HOUR (Cry of an angel) Season 1 Episode 4

THE DARKEST HOUR (Cry of an angel)
Season 1
Episode 4
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Mrs Williams became surprise to
hear Udoka demanding to know
what Monica had also been asking
her. Even Monica looked at her sister
surprisingly for having the same
question in mind. So their mother
tried to ignore the question and said
to Udoka, "I heard you went to look
for a job"
"Mother, that's not what i said you
should tell us. I said tell us why we
have not been to our father's land
for twenty good years!" Udoka said
with all seriousness. She crossed her
legs and folded her hands putting
her face away from her mother.
"Mother, please, tell us" Monica's
voice was calmed and melodious as
she stared at her mother in the eyes.
Mrs Williams knew she couldn't
withheld the truth from them
anymore coz they had come of age,
she bent her head sorrowfully and
began. "Williams your father was
the only man i ever knew and loved
years ago. With the small he had, he
married me to his land, Ndigoro.
The land has a tradition that states:
no man with twins enters a
particular forest called The Dark
Forest. It was believed that the forest
contains the secret success of the
land and any man whose wife bears
twins doesn't enter there.."
Listening to Mrs Williams, Monica
glanced at her sister remembering
her dreams.
The mother continued, "By then i
had given birth to both of you. But
one day, your father began to have
feelings and strange dreams about
the forest which i think you have
started having too" she looked at
Monica in tears and continued. "Your
father wanted to know more about
the forest to satisfy his curiosity by
entering it but he was caught and
killed. They sent us away from the
land never to return or have
anything to do with my husband's
family who also supported that we
leave because they never wanted
me to marry your father.."" she
paused drying her tears with a
wrapper. Tears could also be seen
on the childrens' eyes especially
Monica's.
"So, what you are saying is that i will
never step feet into my father's land"
Udoka said but the mother remained
quiet.
"Is the tradition still real?" Monica
began. "I mean does it still in
existence coz i must get to that
forest too"
"Shut up your mouth!!" the mother
rebuked her aggressively. Monica
startled at the tune of her voice with
a frowned face and rested on the
back-rest of the cushion. "If i hear
that from you again I'll make sure i
squeeze out your mouth!" the
mother added.
Suddenly, a hard knock came from
the door three times and all stared at
the direction...
**
David got to their house with the
paper. He met his father in the
sittingroom then handed the paper
to him. Mr Robinson, the father
collected it and began to scan
through them one by one. He was
on a black plain trouser and singlet.
On his feet were black stockings. He
could be regarded as a rich man coz
he had a good house, a car, wife
and two children-David and
Ugonma the younger sister who
had the same age with Monica and
her twin. But she was in the
university.
"Alright.." Mr Robinson kept those
papers on the centre table before
him. He looked at David and said,
"When is your school calling off the
strike?"
"I don't know, dad" David replied.
"Alright, go to my room, you'll see a
notebook, pick it up, type everything
inside it into your system then go
back to the cyber caffe on Monday
and print them out"
"Yes, dad" David did as he said.
Immediately he entered his room,
open his laptop, he remember the
girl he met at the Caffe-Udoka.
**
Mrs Williams had a clue who the
person knocking at the door was, so
her heart sank into her stomach.
Udoka noticed it and was wise
enough to know it was their
Landlord. As the mother wanted to
stand up to open the door, she said,
"Sit down mother, let me get it" she
walked and opened the door to
behold the Landlord standing with a
file.
"Good day sir"
"Is your mother in?"
"Yes, I'm here! Good day sir!" Mrs
Williams' voice sounded from inside.
"Good day, madam!" the Landlord
replied. Monica opened the door
widely for him to enter but he didn't
rather gave her a paper to pass to
her mother. "Alright, have a nice
day" he concluded and walked out.
Udoka gave her mother the paper
then went back to her initial position.
Silence took over as the mother read
her house bill and date to pay it. She
didn't want her daughters to worry
about it, so she folded it and said,
"Okay, it's nothing." But the children
stared at her silently.
"I've gotten a job at a cyber caffe"
Udoka said. "And will be paid 15
thousand naira each month" she
added.
"Really?"
"Yes"
"That's good. When are u starting?"
"On Monday"
"Alright" the mother struggled up.
**
MONDAY
Throughout the weekend, Udoka
had been thinking on how she'll
cope with her job. As she thought,
the short conversation she had with
David flashed into her mind.
On the other hand, David hopped to
see her again at the caffe. So as he
was dressing to go, so as Udoka
was already on her way there..
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TBC
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