Episode 2
The two men succeeded in entering into the building making sure the red
candles were not fallen by their breath because their breathing rate alone
can cause a heavy storm . They could see more red candle-light inside the
house hanging on the walls and illuminating at a very close range. Nothing
could be found there except the candles.
โHello!โ Lucky shouted, but the echo of his voice was the only thing heard
in return sounding repeatedly until it totally died down.
โAre you sure we are at the right place?โ Fred asked looking around the
horrible sanctum.
โIโm sure, this is the placeโ
โThen where is the spiritualist?โ
All of a sudden, a woman in red robe came out from one of the dark places.
Her face wasnโt visible neither can any of her body parts be seen. The two
men stepped backward when they saw her. Their actions werenโt as a result
of fear but was as a result of caution and precautions.
โI see blood in your hands โ the woman said walking to the windowside. She
looked through it to see Regina holding Charles very well in a way her face
rested on his chest. She was very scared. Immediately Charles directed his
eyes to the window, she left. โWhose blood am I seeing in your hands?
People like you shouldnโt be here coz its a holy placeโ she repeated.
Fred and Lucky glanced at each other wondering what she meant by her
interrogation.
โWe came as a result of our missing wivesโ Fred said while Lucky nodded in
agreement.
โThatโs not an answer to my question. The disappearance of your wives is as
a result of the blood in your hands. You,โ she pointed at Lucky. โyou
killed your mother while the man standing beside you killed your fatherโ
โI donโt get itโ Lucky stepped forward looking confused. โMy father was
shut dead by an arm robber approximately seventeen years agoโ
โThis man standing beside you was the arm robberโ the woman began while
Lucky took a glance at Fred who buried his face on the floor. โYour past
are the ones after you now through your wives. You have to journey to get
them back. Thatโs your punishmentโ she turned to leave but Fredโs voice
interrupted her.
โWhere are we making our journey to?โ
โI believe you have an answer to the question youโve askedโ she finally
vanished into the darkness.
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Outside the house, Regina disengaged from Charlse when they saw their
fathers coming out like angry soldiers who were about to engage in a
serious fight. To their surprise, Lucky gave a heavy punch to Fred. He
wanted to continue with another hand but Fredโs blocked it and returned the
punch .
โDad!โ Regina ran to them while Charles stayed back because he had a
glimpse of the cause of the fight. Regina stood in between the two men
wanting to become inquisitive but they left her without saying a word.
Charles meet her. โCome on, Regina, we have to follow themโ he held her
hand as they hurried after their fathers.
โWhat has come over them!?โ Regina lamented.
They all entered into the car taking their initial positions before Lucky
set it in motion. The speed in which he drove out was another signal that
there was a big problem. None of them said anything until Charles broke the
silence from the back seat where he sat with Regina.
โDad, what happened in there, and why are both of you behaving like James
Bond?โ
Fred didnโt reply his son rather touched the corner of his mouth where the
punch landed. Charles also didnโt need to push further with questions coz
he knew his Dad would never respond to him judging from the expression on
his face which he saw through the side mirror of the car after stretching
his head.
On the other hand, Lucky glanced at the centre mirror to see his daughter
also staring at him through the same mirror.
โAre you okay, Regina?โ he asked.
โI should be asking you that!โ she replied harshly. The father exhaled then
added another gear, yet, never responded to the daughter. The interior part
of the vehicle remained as quiet as a grave yard until they arrived to
Luckyโs residence except the sound of the car engine which was barely
heard. The house was a bungalow with flowers circulating it. One has to
climb three stairs before opening the first door which also leads to the
sitting room.
When all came out from the car, Fred and Lucky said to their children at
the same time, โGo inside the houseโ
โWhat?โ Charles hesitated. โIโm going nowhere from you, Dadโ he added.
Already, Regina was on her way inside.
โI said enter into the house!โ Fred had to bark like a dog before the son
reluctantly entered using his back.
The two men glared at each other after they had gone inside. Of course, as
adults, they had an idea that their children would be somewhere watching
them. Therefore, they maintained.
โI canโt believe you were the very young arm robber that killed my father
after robbing us in our family house . I feel like squeezing you with my
hands!โ Lucky shrieked glaring into his eyes at a very close range.
Fred stepped backward. โIโm so sorry, man. I did what I did in order to
make sure my love remain with me forever. You need to forgive me. We should
work together to see that we bring back the one we love and let the past be
pastโ
โI loved my father more than anything in this world, so I donโt think Iโm
gonna work with the person who murdered him in cold bloodโ he stepped out
walking into the house.
โLucky!โ Fred called him before he stopped. โYou have no choice. Remember,
this is our punishment which I donโt know if we gonna survive it. Our past
has visited us, so we need not only to accept it but to face it tooโ he
walked closer to him then asked with a very low voice. โYou killed your own
mother, can you tell me why?โ
โItโs none of your businessโ Lucky finally went inside followed by Fed.
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Without time wastage, the two men set for another quest without their
children this time. They wanted to know the exact place to find their
missing wives. The children remained at home sitting opposite each other
from different cushion in the living room. They have not been told by their
fathers the outcome of the first quest they made but believed everything
would be fine. As both occasionally glanced at each other, Charles stood up
walking the direction of a television-stan
d where the picture of Reginaโs mother rested on the base of the wall. He
picked it up then turned.
โThatโs my mumโ Regina broke the silence.
โSheโs beautifulโ Charles smiled. โYour Dad must have sacrificed a lot to
have herโ he kept it back, walked and sat beside her.
โWhat do you mean?โ she looked at him with a worried face.
โYou know, when you love someone, it requires a lot of sacrifices. But can
you kill or commit a crime because of the one you love?โ
โWell, I love my mum so much that I can do anything within my power to make
sure sheโs safeโ
โWhat about your boyfriend?โ
Regina twisting her mouth. โIโm not in the mood to talk about thatโ she
said.
โAnd what makes you think Iโm so much in the mood to talk about it?โ
Charles stared at her the same way she never averted her eyes from him.
โI think Iโll be in my room nowโ she stood up and flung her butt into her
room as Charles fed his eyes with her beauty.
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Fred and Lucky met a man who had knowledge about maps . He was an old man
with gray hair all over his head and jaw. He sat in his office wearing a
white robe like doctors. On his face was a small pair of eyeglasses . The
two men sat opposite him after handing the papers gotten from their wives
to him. A table full of voluminous books and lamp demarcated them from the
man, and on the walls were maps of the worlds and other geographical areas.
After taking a look at it, he removed his eyeglasses.
โYoung men, may I know why you want to embark on a journey to this
dangerous place?โ
โHum.. Itโs personalโ Fred replied.
โJust tell us where the place is and how we can get thereโ Lucky added.
โItโs located at South East, sixty degrees North in the forest of Hoomโ
โWell, we donโt know the placeโ Fred said.
โBut I just told you the placeโ the man laid back on his chair swinging it
gently in a hammonic motion.
โWait!โ Lucky shouted then all eyes went to him. โI once heard my parents
talking about Hoom when I was little. I guess the place has to do with
spiritismโ
The man sat up. โWere your parents involved in some secret society?โ he
asked.
โIโm not sureโ he placed his hands on the table. โPlease, tell us how we
can get thereโ he requested pitifullyโฆ
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The next day, the man did not only show them the way to Hoom but also gave
them chopper (Helicopter ) with two pilots, male and female.
Fred set to leave without his son but that was like a war between Spartans
and Persians right in the living room. He quietly met him standing and
boiling in eagerness. He placed his two hands on his shoulder like the
father he was and said, โListen son, Your mum will be back but if I donโt
come back alive, remind her that I did what I did for the love I have for
her. Make her understand that I love her so much, and I love you tooโ
โI must go with you, Dad! Never will I let you out of my sight!โ Charles
sparked with tears in his eyes. He disengaged the fatherโs hands from his
shoulder then walked towards the door.
โItโs a dangerous journey, son!โ
โI donโt care!โ
โI wonโt forgive myself if anything happen to youโ
โNeither will I forgive myself if I see you no moreโ he turned looking at
the father. โI told you Iโm with you, Dad, no matter what. We are on this
together and we gonna finish it..โ
โYou got it all wrong, sonโ the father interrupted taking a few steps
forward. โThis is as a result of the mistakes I made in the past, this is
the bell of the past ringing now, so itโs my cross to carryโ
โMy fatherโs cross is my crossโ Charles concluded.
Fred had no choice but to let him go with him, so as Lucky to his daughter.
All went inside the chopper and were set to fly.
โWelcome onboard, Iโm Agatha, and this is my co-pilot, Samโ the pilots
introduced then began the journey. Charles and Regina looked at each other
in the chopper with much concentration and observation. After an hour of
flying in the sky, the helicopter crashed and fell right inside the forest
of Hoom but the distance from there to their destination was something one
cannot write home aboutโฆ
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TO BE CONTINUED
