The Wishing Well – Episode 5
EPISODE 5
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WRITTEN BY NATHANIEL ANUMA
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Even a ghost can swear never to comprehend his actions. Nobody knows if he sees in spirit or gets his facts through observation and analysis. He walks like a snale without tentacles, hence, taking precaution of anybody and anything that flies around him. He might look neat physically but mentally tattered. That was Judge. One could see him walking into one of the buildings, glancing up and down and sideways like a mad man who sees the unseen. He occasionally waved his palms in the air like one trying to catch a mosquito.
Meanwhile, under the mango tree, the three students had been quiet, not only staring at Judge but also wondering their next move coz they had several secrets to keep: First, they must not let anybody know about their presence at the wishing well neither must anybody know their wishes. Secondly, They must keep Nancy’s disappearance confidential otherwise the death of those who died due to her wish would be traced to her and eventually to them thereby blowing their secret up like the wind blowing the buttocks of a fowl open for everything that has eyes to see what lies in it.
“How are we gonna bring Nancy back from wherever she is?” Kiana cleared the air.
“That’s not important now” Anderson replied, looking at Judge like a hunter monitoring his next meat to shoot. “We have to take care of that moron before he becomes more pedantry”
“And how are we gonna do that coz we can’t possibly Kill him?” Juel demanded.
“Watch me!” Anderson left them angrily, going to meet Judge. All effort Kiana and Juel made to stop him proved abortive. Therefore they ran after him.
His steps was like that of a soldier in a battle field. The Timber-land shoes on his feet could vividly explain that coz there were perfect description of his movement. He grabbed Judge on the neck in a way he staggered like a flexible wire until both
entered into Kiana’s control room. He hit him on the wall that had papers falling from it again.
“Now speak; how did you figure out the cause of the fallen rocks?!” the sound of his voice came simultaneously with the sound of a slap he gave the poor psychopath. “Tell me!!” he wanted to hit him hard, but Juel and Kiana rushed inside.
“Anderson, let him be!” Juel shrieked thereby hanging Anderson’s punching hand in the air.
However, Kiana had held her chest as if the poor psychopath was about to be killed.
On the other hand, Judge looked terrified as he stared at the punching hand, wondering where exactly it would land on his face.
“Now listen,” Anderson began with a deadly voice of a weed smoker. “If I see you talking to anybody about us or pointing fingers at any of us, I’ll kill you!!” he pushed him totally on the floor.
Judge, staggered up. He nearly fell down a desktop on his way out of the room.
Kiana exhaled deeply.
Juel glanced at her. “Hope you’re fine”
She nodded her head and began to pick up the fallen papers. While Anderson left angrily.
“You know you can follow me out tonight to ease the fear and tension” Juel added, hoping she agrees in order to be the first move of winning her heart.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea, Juel” she replied without looking at him.
He became disappointed. “Is okay..” he swallowed hard. “But just know that I’m here if you need anybody to be with”
Kiana didn’t say anything neither did she look at the young man’s face as she was trying to paste the papers back on the wall. Juel began to walk out. Just at the door, Kiana turned and said to him. “Thank you, Juel”
Both stared at each other for some seconds before Juel clutched the doorknob and
left without saying a word.
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Not withstanding, Cletus, the astronomer, had been working tirelessly to find out the very person Judge refered as the cause of the falling rocks. One could see him entering a particular hall that was always void without a single seat. Only Judge, the psychopath, was always there alone. Cletus sighted him seated on the flood in a way he laid his back on the wall. In his hands was a large paper where he kept drawing a human being.
“Hey, my friend, Judge” Cletus squats down to behold the drawing. First, he deepened his hand inside the inner pocket of his suit and brought out a snack which he gave to him. “Who’s this?” he glanced at the drawing to see the image having a total resemblance of Dr Danny. So he became shocked.
“Do you.. know..know..know him?” Judge stammered fearfully, grabbing his shirt with a hand while another held the snack tightly.
“Yes, i do know him. What about him?”
Hearing that, Judge rushed up and ran to a distance like one pursued by a ghost. Cletus stood up too at the strange reaction. “Tell me, Judge, what is wrong with this man you’ve drawn?”
“He is dead!” Judge shrieked in a way his voice echoed inside the empty hall.
“No, Judge. This man is not dead” Cletus walked towards him.
“I’m telling you he’s dead!!”
“Okay, calm down. What or who killed him?”
“If I tell you they will kill me too!”
“They? Who are they?”
Judge became mute, while Cletus took another step forward, hearing the echo of his own shoes.
“Tell me, Judge. Who killed Dr Danny?”
“The school press” he replied as an after thought.
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“Kiana?”
He nodded his head.
Cletus looked at the image again in his hands then wrapped the paper. When he
walked out of the hall, Judge gradually sat on the floor, squeezing his body
fearfully like sexually abused teenager.
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Kiana startled at the sound of her door when Cletus opened it with a force. She was actually typing news on a computer before the terrifying interruption.
“Excuse me sir, i don’t like the way you come into my office these days. I have showed you all my female friends. What else do you want from me?”
Cletus closed the door behind him with the paper in his hands. “You showed me all except one?”
“Who?”
“Kiana, four of you made it out from that accident without a scratch, and one of them who is a female has reportedly been absent for a whole week ever since the falling of the flaming rocks.”
Kiana stood up. “Well, i don’t know. Moreover, Nancy Williams is not even my friend” she defended, hopping the man buys the idea.
Cletus had a deadly smile, cleared his throat and opened Judge’s drawing to her saying, “Do you know this man?”
Kiana looked from the drawing to the man’s face. “That’s my HOD, Dr Danny” she replied.
“Judge, the psychopath, who said your friend caused the falling of the rocks, also drew this man and said to me that he’s dead. And that you, the school press, killed him.”
Kiana chuckled in disbelief. “Why are you always taking what that moron says seriously?! Of course Dr Danny isn’t dead!”
“Judge only spoke in past tense because he has already seen it. That is to say, in no time, Dr Danny will die and you will be the one to kill him.
“Watch your words, mister Cletus coz it might put you in trouble. I won’t hesitate to sue you in the court of law!”
He walked very closer to her in a way he glared into her eyes. “I know you are keeping a secret as dark as a charcoal, but trust me, sooner or later, i must find out”
“There is nothing to find out, mister!” Kiana returned the glare unabashedly.
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Dr Danny quickly stood up from the expensive seat in his office when he saw the very person that entered. The person wore a white garment without footwear. On his head was also a white barrette and in his hands was a holy bible.
“My prophet, seat down” Dr Danny said in a hurry.
The prophet raised his head up. “I didn’t come to seat neither did I come to stand.”
“For what did you come?”
“I came to warn you to be prayerful and careful coz I sense death around you” the man walked out immediately. Just before Dr Danny sat back on his seat, Cletus entered too.
“Good day sir. Who was that?” he glanced at the door.
“That was my prophet. He came telling me that he sense death around me” Dr Danny collapsed on the chair.
“That’s a bad news.” Cletus sat down opposite him. “I came for the same purpose” he opened the drawing on his table.
Dr. Danny glanced at him before looking at his image. “Who drew this?”
“The psychopath. He said you are dead”
“Oh my God!” Dr. Danny exclaimed and stood up. “So this could be true”
“I told you that the words of such people shouldn’t be taken for granted. And do you know who he said that killed you?”
Dr. Danny widens his eyes in anticipation.
“Kiana, the school press” Cletus announced.
“Unbelievable!”
“Sir, there is something going on with that girl and the three other students that survived the accident.” Cletus leaned forward then continued. “One of them who is a female had suddenly disappeared after the falling of the rocks, and i believe she’s the one Judge pointed out as the cause of that disaster. We need to find out from this children what they are hiding”
Dr. Danny did not only become confused but also speechless.
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She fastened her footsteps, wearing a black plain trouser over a white shirt and a black jacket. On her feet were black flat shoes too. Her appearance was like that of a banker. In his hands were books which indicated that she was heading to a lecture.
“Hey, Kiana!” someone called her from a distance. She looked at the direction to see Juel and Anderson coming. They were also heading to the same lecture.
“Where have you two been all day?” she asked them with a worried face.
“What’s the problem?” Juel asked.
“Problem seems to be germinating from the ground each day”
“Hey” Juel touched her on the shoulder to stop walking which she did likewise Anderson. “Talk to us”
Kiana exhaled. “Judge is at it again”
“Judge?” Anderson drew closer.
“Yes, he told the astronomer that Dr Danny is dead and I’m the one that killed him”
The two guys glanced at each other while Kiana continued.
“The moron is seeing something. Remember he’s right about Nancy.”
“Are you saying that Dr Danny will be one of the people who will die for your wish to be granted?” Anderson asked.
“I guess so. I think that’s what the moron meant” Kiana replied, feeling her heartbeat.
“This is bad!” Juel whispered. Just then, Mr Chuks passed. He had his eyes on them as they greeted him.
“Miss Desmond, you look beautiful on your outfit” Mr Chuks complimented her.
“Thank you sir” Kiana smiled.
“I noticed you have not been wearing that your golden necklace these days” he pushed further coz he always admired the necklace whenever she wore it.
Kiana touched her chest. “I lost it during the accident, sir”
“Oh, so sorry dear” Mr Chuks left like a good gentleman.
“Sorry too” Juel added as they began to walk again.
“No problem. It’s just a necklace given to me by someone” she replied. Juel
couldn’t help it but thought, may be, her boyfriend gave her the necklace.
Therefore he felt very jealous.
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Inside Mr Chuks office, two policemen entered to see him operating on his laptop.
He was surprised to see them in uniform.
“Good day sir. Are you Mr Chuks Vincent?” One of the policemen asked.
“Yes?” he replied curiously.
“We are investigating on the death of Mekus Israel and we learnt he visited you here in school before he died few days later”
“Exactly”
The policeman brought out a golden necklace with a pendant attached to it. Mr Chuks remembered it as Kiana’s. “We found this necklace inside Mekus pocket, and behind the pendant is a name.More interesting stories @ generalloaded.com
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Mr Chuks collected the gold, read the name behind the pendant thus: Kingsley Peter. He shook his head. “I don’t know anything about this” he handed it back to them. Of course he knew it was Kiana’s but pretended.
“Okay, thank you sir” the policemen left.
Just outside, Kiana was returning from lecture with Juel and Anderson when a young handsome man walked up to them. He had attractive beards and hung a bag behind him. Kiana shouted when she saw him. “Kingsley!” she hugged him.
Juel and Anderson glanced at each other.
Kiana turned to them. “Hey, guys, this is Kingsley, my boyfriend”
“Kiana, where is your necklace?” Kingsley didn’t even look at the two guys.
Kiana frowned. “I lost it during the accident”
“You what?!” he shrieked to the amazement of the guys, even to some students that were passing by.
Juel wanted to go calm Kingsley down coz he saw anger in his eyes, but Anderson drew him back in a way that shows: DON’T INTERFERE.
“Don’t tell me you value the necklace more than my life!” Kiana fired back.
“It’s not just a necklace, Kiana. It’s a golden one” Kingsley insisted. Just then, the policemen came out. The necklace could be seen dangling in the hand of one of them. Unfortunately for Kiana, Kingsley turned to see it.
“Wait, that looks like the necklace” He began to walk to the policemen as all
watched him…..
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TO BE CONTINUED
