THE DARKEST HOUR (Cry of an angel) Episode 29

THE DARKEST HOUR (Cry of an angel)
Episode 29

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Ernest was closer to Mike than David. But all knew each other as
friends. They gazed at David in front of the lecture hall. Other
students could be seen trooping into the hall. Some female
students stopped at the entrance making sure they take a selffie
first.
"What's going on in the village?" David queried his mother on the
phone.
"Some strangers were caught in the dark forest and have been
ordered to be killed" The mother replied.
David provoked. "Mum, how can
educated people like our people still belief and practise such
traditionalism? I mean, when will this undimished enthusiasm for
traditions and customs stop? How can a person turn into a prey
for his fellow human all because of a mare forest?"
Sandra and the other boys drew closer to David when they heard
him speaking unabashedly.
"Son, why speaking grammar for me?" Mrs Robinson asked.
"Who are the persons they want to kill?" David neglected her
question.
"They said their names are Udoka and Monica. They are twins
too"
"Udoka and Monica?!!" David shrieked.
Hearing the name 'Monica' Ernest became more enthusiastic on
the phone call. He drew closer than initial. Meanwhile, David had
ended the call already.
"I'm going to the village now!"
"What happened?" Ernest and Mike asked simultaneously.
"Can you imaging they are about to kill Udoka and her sister
simply because.." David hissed and ran out immediately.
"Guy, I'm following him" Ernest hurried out too.
"I'm not leaving David" Sandra also took on her heels.
"Neither do i" Mike quickened his steps too.
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Chief Dike had a wife who was
pregnant. The pregnancy was at it's due month. Already, he had
grown up children who were in school. Lolo Dike, as the wife was
addressed watched her husband hurried out when the news
reached him about the strangers.
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At the village square, crowd of people followed Udoka and Monica
to where the execution will take place. They kept crying
until they got to the destination. They were made to sit on the
floor still with their hands and legs tied. The crowd gathered
around them murmuring one
thing or the other.
"Quiet!" the king ordered then
everywhere became calm. He looked at the twins. "Who is your
father?"
"He's late" Udoka replied.
"What of your mother?"
"She's Rose Williams"
Hearing that, people began to murmure. Chief Dike could be seen
struggling to meet the king. After he stood beside him, he
shocked for seeing the twins again. "Linda and Hannah?" he
thought.
"Why did you strangers enter our
forest?" the king asked the twins. They kept quiet but Monica was
forced to shout in tears, "We are no strangers of this village!"
Udoka looked at her while noise arose among the villagers. Even
the king and the elders became confused. Chief Dike stared at
them having only one thing in mind: THESE MUST BE MY NIECES.
"We are the daughters of Late Mr
Williams Anochie who married my
mother, Rose from Eziukwu village" Monica added.
"Heeey!" people shouted. Only the old ones knew who the twins
were talking about. By then, chief Dike gesture became real, so he
wore a different face. The king
ordered two guards to go fetch Mrs Rose Williams in Eziukwu
village.
"But, you people are outcast!" elder Onu reminded the twins.
"Yes!" chief Dike exclaimed with other elders.
"Your father died because of what you just did"
"So, you are still regarded as strangers" the king took over from
elder Onu. "But you must tell us why you entered the dark forest
after which you'll be killed"
"Such thing will never happen!!" David rushed out from the crowd
to the open cycle.
"David?" Udoka's hope bounced back.
Mrs Robinson, who was observing all that was happening at a
corner became surprise at her son's intervention. Elders
murmured, likewise the villagers.
"Is that not the only son of Robinson?" one of the elders
whispered rhetorically.
Meanwhile, Ernest, Mike and Sandra stayed among the crowd.
Sandra wondered why David would defend Udoka, a girl she was
staring at. While Ernest stared at Monica piteously too.
"Young man" the king began looking at David. "Don't interfere into
the traditions of this land. These two girls must be killed!"
"Not when I'm still alive!!" Ernest also came out. He glanced at
Monica whose hope also bounced back then faced the king just as
David was facing..
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Back to Eziukwu, Mrs Williams was still crying with Adaku, Faith
and other people beside her when the two guards from Ndiogoro
came. All kept quiet when the sighted them from afar. Mrs
Williams was able to recognise them to be
guards from Ndiogoro. Therefore, she stood up and adjusted her
wrapper.
"Peace be to this house" one of the guards began. "We are here to
fetch Mrs Rose Williams by the order of the king of Ndiogoro"
"It's me. Any pro.."
"It's about your daughters"
"Heeey!" Mrs Williams shouted..
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TBC
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