The Wishing Well – Episode 4
EPISODE 4
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WRITTEN BY NATHANIEL ANUMA
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He did not only run like a hare but also had his shoes grasping the sandy soil like the claws of squirrel on a tree. He suddenly lowered his pace when he saw dead students being carried into an ambulance. The school environment was totally
messed up by the fallen flaming rocks. He also saw students, coming out gradually from halls to behold the strange situation which had never happened before in the city. Just as he fed his eyes, a voice came beside him, “What do you think that happened, Juel?”
He glanced at the person, “I don’t know, Anderson” he replied.
They remained quiet to see policemen drawing boundaries at the affected areas.
On the other hand inside the control room, Kiana walked pass Nancy saying, “Nancy, i don’t know what your wish is neither do I want to know.” she opened a drawer then pick up her camera. “I’m just gonna go out there to do my work and pretend like I don’t know what happened” she looked at the door of the room to see Juel and Anderson who just entered. “Thank God you guys are here. Please, listen to Nancy. She has an explanation to make” she hurried towards the door with the camera, a pen and a jotter.
“What do you mean? Where is she?” Anderson asked.
“Look at her” Kiana turned but never saw Nancy again. She became surprise, looking at the two guys. “She was standing right there!” she pointed at a distant. Yet, the guys didn’t say anything, but moped at her as if she was crazy.
Kiana noticed the look, briskly walked to the door, locked it and turned to them with a mean face. “Stop looking at me as if I’m crazy or hallucinating. I know who I have been standing here with and it was Nancy!”
“Then where is she?” Anderson asked again.
“I don’t know!” she hurried to the inner part of the room, just at the spot Nancy was standing. “There is no way she must had left this room except she disappeared”
Juel glanced at Andersen then moved forward. “Alright, we believe you. Tell us the explanation she needed to make”
“She ran in here immediately after the raining of the flaming rocks and said she was the cause”
“What?!” Anderson drew closer in amazement.
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“Yes!” Kiana flung her hands in the air. “She said is a sign of her wish”
“What’s her wish?” Juel queried.
“I don’t know. How could she tell me? We all know the consequences”
They became mute for a while to use their heads instead of their mouths. They could hear chattering of students from outside and even police siren. Juel spoke up, sounding very scared. His mouth quivered like one suffering from freezing cold. “Could her wish be having the school destroyed and disappears?”
“What type of stupid wish is that?” Anderson objected.
“Guys!” Kiana held her forehead like one suffering from a sever headache. “Nancy just made this whole thing look more scary! She also said Judge figured out that she’s the cause of this present disaster”
“How?” Juel asked.
“We really need to shut that moron up” Anderson suggested, while Kiana began to walk out. They followed her immediately. :
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An astronomer could be seen checking the rocks with some lecturers. Of course Mr Chuks and Dr. Danny were present too. The astronomer had his whole body covered for safety precautions. He took a piece of the rock and examined it. “These rocks aren’t from the face of the earth. There are from space or rather from another planet” he said.
“What could be the cause of it falling right in my school?” the vice chancellor asked.
“It’s strange.”
“How can my students had accident two days ago which caused the death of nine of them and today five are dead from strange rocks from wherever!” He spoke with bitterness and anger. “Please, gather enough information. We need to know the cause of this disaster.” he walked out, so as other lecturers except Dr. Danny. Just then, they heard Judge’s voice shouting, “She’s the cause! She’s the cause of all this!!”
Dr. Danny and the astronomer directed their eyes to him like every other students. Dr. Danny smiled. “Forget him, sir. He has a psychological problem”
The man also smiled. “Such people normally make sense too, doc”
“Somebody can’t possibility be the cause of rocks from another planet, can it?”
“Though I’m a scientist in astronomy but I also believe in things that are not scientifically proven”
“Like spiritism and its powers?”
“Exactly”
Both remained quiet for a while. “Just leave the psychopath for me.” the astronomer said.
“I’ll love to have a feed back, sir” Dr. Danny gave him his card then walked out while the man began to approach yelling Judge. He told the police that wanted to prevent him to let the poor boy be.
Meanwhile, Juel and others stood from afar, monitoring what was happening. They could see how the astronomer questioned Judge who pointed a finger at them.
“Problem is coming” Juel said.
“Please, I’m gonna go take pictures and do my job” Kiana left them.
“Come on, Juel. Let’s get out of here before that man comes to interrogate us” Anderson tapped him. They began to walk out of the premises like criminals.
However, Judge was still pointing fingers at Kiana in particular. Therefore the astronomer met her where she was taking pictures of some of the rocks.
“Hey, I’m Cletus, an astronomer”
“Hey, I’m Kiana, the school press”
Cletus nodded. “You know that boy over there?” he pointed at Judge.
“Who doesn’t know him?” Kiana paid attention.
“He said your female friend is the cause of this disaster. Just that he doesn’t know her name”
Hearing that, Kiana laughed pretentiously. “You believe him?”
Cletus smiled. “I believe the unbelievable, young lady”
“Well, Judge is psychologically imbalance, so..”
“Listen, Kiana” Cletus interrupted her. “Though I’m an astronomer but i still believe in fetishism and spiritism”
“Well, we scientists don’t do that. We only believe anything that is scientifically proven using the various scientific methodology” Kiana challenged.
Cletus smiled. “I’ll like to meet all your female friends” he walked out. Kiana could
see him so mean regardless the smiling face he showed her. That was another
problem to them because if Nancy isn’t found in few days to come, people like
Cletus and Dr. Danny will become suspicious and inquisitive. She exhaled then
continued her job.
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The next day at Touch-Hill, Nancy had not been found but nobody knew about her disappearance except Kiana and co.
Inside Mr Chuks office, he was reading the school newspaper when Kiana knocked and entered. He was surprise coz that was the very first time she came to his office. She greeted, standing behind the visitors’ chair.
“To what do I owe this visit, miss Desmond” the man dropped the newspaper after referring her by her surname. “By the way, you’re doing a good job in the Touch”
“Thank you, sir” she smiled while the man waited for her to state her purpose. Kiana handed him the picture with him and Mekus shaking hands. “Sir, I’m wondering if you know that man you’re…”
“Mr Mekus Israel” Mr Chuks interrupted her then looked at her in surprise. “He was just reported dead last two days”
“What killed him?”
“Nobody knows. He was found dead on the road”
Kiana swallowed hard.
“What do you have with him, miss Desmon?” Mr Chuks leaned forward from his seat. “Let me guess, he disturbed you sexually because he asked about you the day you took this picture ”
Kiana was surprise. “He did?” she asked.
“Yes, he had his eyes on you. He made me tell him your name.” He paused then asked with much concern “What is this all about?”
“It’s all about what you just said, sir. Thank you” Kiana wanted to hurry out of the office but the man called her back and handed the picture back to her. :
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Under a mango tree inside the school compound, Juel, Anderson and Kiana could be seen in a mutual position. Regardless of the incident that happened the previous day, students could still be seen walking to their various classes.
Kiana looked at the two guys. “Why did you call me here?”
“We saw you going to Mr Chuks office. What for?” Juel asked.
“I went to inquire about Mekus” she saw the look of disappointment on their faces. “I know. I’m sorry. I was just curious, and guess what? Mr Chuks has nothing to do with the accident. He only told Mekus my name. You know, as guys do when they see a girl…”
“Was that how Mekus knew you?” Anderson asked.
“I think so. But Mr Chuks said his dead body was found on the road”
“How possible? Who carried him from the well to the main road?”
“I don’t know!”
They became quite to make use of their heads again. But they couldn’t come up with anything. Suddenly, Juel brought out a written note from his pocket. “I saw this in my bag last night”
“What’s that?” Kiana asked curiously.
“A written note from Nancy” he read it aloud thus: “You guys should try to bring me back from my wish when it’s granted without me being dead. I’ll be waiting.. Nancy”
The three students looked at one another.
“Who knows what her wish was and where she’s waiting?” Kiana asked. Just then a young guy came to them under the tree. He dressed neat and looked matured. They could see a painted image of life outside the earth in his hands.
“Hey, I’m Henry. I’m looking for one Nancy Williams from the department of biochemistry” the young man said.
“And who are you to her?” Anderson asked him.
Henry smiled. “I’m her date”
They directed him to their department to go check her there, but before he left, Kiana asked him, “What up with your painting?”
Henry looked at the image in his hands with a smile. “I painted it for Nancy. She has always wanted to see life outside the earth”
“Wow” Kiana smiled. “It’s romantic”
“Thanks” the young man left, while Kiana’s smiling face changed to a mean one.
“I guess I have figured out Nancy’s wish and where she is” she began. “Nancy wished to go see life beyond the earth and she’s there now”
“Oh my God!” Anderson exclaimed.
“She knew that if she leaves there back to earth, she will die coz our wish must not leave us. That’s why she wrote the note” Juel clarified.
“Exactly” Kiana replied, then exhaled heavily just like others coz the load was
heavy on them..
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TO BE CONTINUED
