Ghost-full Episode 27 author: slickest Moments passed and we were already in dead of the night, the old mans presence brought me a feel of protection and comfort, a sense of belonging even if we were not conversing the way we should, I liked him already and that smile on his face still lingers till today. He looked at me and said son!! We need to go.. as he stood and took his bending position, but am hungry I replied, I gave you a stone to get your meal, I made you fire to cook your meal......things are always in place for us to make use....nothing happens by accident, the reason is what makes it a mystery.... So son we have to go, the squirrel will not wait to be a meal and the fire will not burn forever.. He said, at this time the little camp fire was already cooling off, I could still hold the hunger till daybreak so I followed him as we both walked towards the open field. Where are we going?.. I asked as we tilted from the open fields back in to the jungle, do u want to die here son? He replied.... Now whose answering with questions, huh! I said smiling behind him.... Two wrongs dont make a right but two odds makes it even.. He replied laughing.. I got angry but couldnt do anything about it, for Im mind now Im dey spit wise words I said in the depth of my heart. We walked the jungle till we got to the river of stories once again, this time there was a boat waiting at the shore, the man paddling sat facing his destination which is at the other side of the jungle, the old man asked us to get on the boat before anything funny happened, my heart while on the boat was banging I thought the world could hear it. The boat paddler never said a word nor looked back till we got to the other side of the river, I told the old man about my ordeal on this side of the jungle, I narrated how I was almost killed and how it landed me on that part of the jungle, then we need to leave this place as soon as possible he said as he moved his shaky legs fast, I smiled and looked behind me but the boat man was gone, the boat is gone! How would you find your way back? I asked, lets get you out of here first he replied, why dont you come with me? You cant stay there alone, ur too old for all these... I lamented, son, u still havent learnt, you just cant read the lines he looked at me as he smiled. We climbed the sloppy grounds as silent as we could not to attract the hefty men and moreover I could not even point out where the underground was so being careful was the only available option , we got close to the road but the old man said he couldnt proceed, my back aches ...I need to rest here he pleaded, I accepted and stood beside him, he sat down leaning his back on a tree, I also sat beside him doing the same..... U know son, somethings happen to us and all we do is ask the question why me..instead of we being proactive we spend most times asking questions.. He said, I heard what he said but I was already dozing off, y..y...yess ...yess ...you are right I said as I scratched my exposed arms, I was wearing my white vest which happened to be my favourite, it was stained with different substances and colour. Its the priests grand son...I know him very well, is he dead?...... those were part of the mutters I heard deep in my sleep, cars sped off on the highway I felt peoples foot steps all around me, I slowly opened my eyes and saw it was dawn, the sun had risen, few people surrounded me with no one making an attempt to touch me, quickly I stood up and looked behind me where I and the old man rested a little........he was gone... I looked amidst the people gathered but he wasnt among them, he was gone....all I could see from where I stood was the stone he gave to me to kill my meal.............. Watch out for episode 28 after 10 likes
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:42:16 +0000
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