THE DARKEST HOUR (Cry of an angel) Episode 32 - Sat Oct 07, 2017 9:50 pm
#Season 1
#Episode 32
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FLASH BACK
After Dike left the resident of his brother without sleeping with the
wife, he got angry and went to the farm where Williams was.
One could see him walking like a mad warrior. His chest bounced
up and down with the heartbeat. Grasses flung on his legs making
intersecting movements. Immediately he met the brother at the
farm, he face changed.
"Hi, brother"
"Dike.." Williams straightened up. He had a hoe in his hand and a
hat on his head. "What are you doing here?"
"I went to check my trap so i
decided to check on you too" Dike replied moving towards a
gallon of water.
"But who told you i'm in the farm?"
"Oh, your wife did after i visited the twins"
"Alright"
"Let me drink some of your water"
"Go ahead" Williams bent down to work again..
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CONTINUITY
Chief Dike continued confessing with the Ofo in his hand while
everybody listened to him. "After drinking the water, i poisoned it
with a sleeping medicine with the hope that after my brother
drinks it, he would fall into a deep sleep. I left the farm, came back
an hour later just to see Williams deep in sleep. I carried him to
the dark forest.."
"Heeey!" the villagers interrupted.
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FLASH BACK
Williams work up after few hours and found himself in the dark
forest of Ndiogoro. He took off his hat and dusted dead grasses
from his body. "What am i doing here?" he looked around. Due to
the
darkness of the forest, he was able to predict his position. "What..
how.. what am i doing in the dark forest of our land?" he
stammered. Just as he wanted
to run out, group of boys caught him.
"Abomination! Williams, what are you doing in the dark forest
when you know that it's an abomination for the father of twins to
enter there?" one of them asked.
"I don't know how i got there oh"
Williams' voice frightened.
"Lair!" the boys grabbed him. As they beat and dragged him to
the village square, others joined. They wounded him with sharp
object, stones and sticks. Blood gushed out from his nose, mouth
and other part of his body. He couldn't
talk anymore for there was no strength remaining in him thereby
causing his lips to vibrate until he was stoned to death...
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CONTINUITY
Already, Udoka and Monica were in tears likewise their mother
and other people like Faith and Adaku. Tears could also be seen in
the eyes of chief Dike.
"You bastard!" Mrs Williams wanted to attack him but David and
Ernest prevented her. "Leave me alone!" she struggled.
The king ordered the twins to be untied. They ran to their mother
and hugged her. Everybody was waiting for the final judgement
from the king. Already, some were criticising and plotting their
own judgement thereby arising a soliloquy among them.
"My people of Ndiogoro!" the king
began then all kept quiet. "The evil men do lives with them.
History cannot not be forgotten and there is nothing hidden under
the sun. This issue is a serious one. First, i have to declare the
family of Williams Anochie free from outcast and urge chief Dike
to give back all he took from the family. These people should see
me in the palace for further issues"
Everybody began to disappear one after the other. Instantly,
Sandra met David who was staring at Udoka. She held his hand
without minding the crowd.
Monica disengaged from her mother and hugged Ernest who
stood beside David.
"Thank you" she said.
"Welcome" Ernest reciprocated.
Udoka turned to do the same but the presence of Sandra
prevented her. So she just waved at David who also waved at
him with a smile. Sandra disdained them.
"I'll see you before i go back to school" Ernest told Monica who
nodded her head and left immediately.
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At the resident of Nneowa, the
grandmother of David, Sandra, Mike, Ernest, David and the
mother were all in the sittingroom. David knew very well
that he was about to face questions, not only from his mother
and grandmother but Sandra too.
"What happened today is remarkable" Nneowa began. "Though i
wasn't there but i saw and heard everything"
"How, granny?" David queried.
"What an elder sees seating down, even if a child climb the
highest mountain, he won't see it"
All smiled at the riddle except Mrs
Robinson who adjusted on her seat. Seeing Sandra beside David
doubled the number of her inquisition.
"David" she began.
"Mum" David got prepared.
"Why did u travel all the way from school to this village?"
"Because of the bloody tradition that wanted to take place"
"Do you know those twins?"
"Yes"
"Since when?"
"Not too long"
"Do you have anything doing with one of them?"
"Some thing like?"
"You know what I'm talking about!"
"I don't know what you are talking about, mum!" David provoked.
"Fine, one of them is a girl whom i love. I have a
relationship with her"
David words sent an impression of heartbreak and
disappointment to Sandra.
"Oh, that's why u came back to inquire about Mr Williams history"
the grandmother said..
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TBC