The Wishing Well – Season 2 Episode 6
SEASON 2
EPISODE 6
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WRITING BY NATHANIEL ANUMA
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Anderson had to look at his friends after Prisca entered into the dark room. They all hesitated for some seconds in order to assimilate Anderson’s endless suspicions about Prisca. They didnt have a choice, so all began to walk into the dark room. Juel could feel Kiana’s hand, grabbing his tightly like an amoeba, engulfing its prey. Anderson called back Nancy while Juel and Kiana entered into the room.
Nancy met his eyes. “What is it?”
He swallowed hard. “I want to clear my conscience and make sure that you’re not upset with me in any way”
She folded her arms, waiting for him to let the cat out of the bag.
“Nancy, I hope you’re not upset to see me early this morning in such juxtaposition with you”
She smiled. “Anderson, it’s nothing. You worry a lot. Our position was as a result of sleepiness.”
Anderson remained quiet.
“Do you have any other thing to say?” she unfolded her arms.
“No” the young man shook his head.
She turned to make a move, but Anderson held her back saying, “What if I’m right about this girl?” he gestured at the dark room.
“Do we have a choice? There is no harm in trial” she stretched her hand to him like a mother to her child. “Come, together we can conquer this”
Though the young girl had nothing in mind, but Anderson took her statement as the most romantic thing a girl had ever said to him. Therefore, he began to see her differently. He took her hand, then both walked into the room like a couple with hope and mutuality.Kindly share out more interesting stories from generalloaded.com using the floating social media icon button below.
All circulated the well like children about to commence ‘Hide and seek.’ The only difference was that none of them put a smile on their faces, making use of their eyes as the common means of communication. Though they looked into the well to see nothing but darkness too. Kiana’s hand became more tight with Juel’s. To their very sight, Prisca reached an old bucket that hung on the wall, deep her hand inside it and brought out a long rope which she began to lower into the well.
“What are you doing?” Anderson broke the silence.
She didn’t respond as she kept lowering the rope. The students looked at one another. Just then, Prisca tied the last part of the rope on a metal object.
“You have to enter into the well through the rope” she said.
“Enter?” Nancy asked. “I thought you said we only gonna make a wish”
“You make the wish by entering into the well first” she retorted. Whereas, whosoever that enters into the well will never come out alive.
“I don’t believe you!” Anderson looked at his friends. “We should leave here now!” he grabbed Nancy’s hand to walk out but Priaca’s voice stopped him.
“Any of you who steps out of this room dies! I need your blood to reawaken this well”
The students became quiet once more to comprehend her statement. Juel directed his eyes to her saying with a low voice, “What’s going on, Prisca?”
“So my suspicion was correct” Anderson began. “You didn’t bring us here to save our lives rather to kill us”
“What difference does it make since you still gonna die for turning back the hands of the clock?” Prisca replied.
Hearing that, Kiana broke down in tears like a frustrated widow.
Anderson continued. “Point of correction, i didn’t turn back the hands of the clock!”
Juel got angry with his statement. Therefore he left Kiana and glared at him saying, “What exactly do you mean by that?”
“Your girlfriend is the cause of all this! She should have made a simple wish like everyone else not some kind of turning back the hands of the clock!”
“How would she had known the consequences of her wish!?”
“Because she thinks she’s always right not knowing that she’s a fool!”
“I won’t take that from you, Anderson” Juel approached him as if to start up a fight.
He stood his ground and returned the glare. “And what will you do, Juel?”
“Both of you, stop!” Nancy shouted in tears, but was pushed away. With the same obsession, Anderson also pushed Juel towards another direction where Prisca stood. He used that opportunity to kick her down, give her a powerful blow before Anderson brought out the rope and tied it round Prisca’s neck and hands like one about to die by hanging. The two men pushed her towards the edge of the well, while the girls became surprised for they thought they were about to fight not knowing that they used it as a distraction to get the evil girl. One could see blood gushing out from Prisca’s mouth.
“You will still die even though you kill me” she spat out blood. Nobody knew she was getting her hands loosed from the rope.
“At least you’ll go and wait for us in hell before we come” Anderson replied her. “Reawake your well by your own blood, Prisca” as he tried to push her into the well, she grabbed Juel along with her in a way both fell inside the deep dark well.
“Noo!” Kiana shrieked, looking inside the well. “Juel!” she glared at Anderson. “What have you done?!”
“I.. I don’t know!” he stammered.
Just then, the room began to quiver like an earthquake.
“We need to get out now!” Nancy dodged from falling bricks.
“How about going outside and die?” Anderson met her.
“I don’t think she meant what she said!” she looked at Kiana. “We have to leave now, Ana!”
“I’m not leaving without Juel!” she cried. A brick fell on her head at the moment and she loss consciousness. Anderson carried her like a baby then both rushed out of the room only to be blinded by the tornado that had covered everywhere with withered leaves and dry sticks. Even tall tress danced to its tone.
“Nancy, i can’t see!”
“Just, follow me!”
Not that Anderson saw her, but he followed the direction of her voice with Kiana in his hand. They skaled through from the land of Iduala after which Kiana regained consciousness. She found herself on the ground with the two friends, staring at her.
“What happened?” she asked but nobody responded. “Where is Juel!?” she broke down in tears and ran out of the arena.
“Ana!” Anderson shouted her name. She heard but kept running.
“I’m approaching Mr Chuks” Nancy also hurried out.
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Kiana ran through the big school gate. Anyone who tried to stop her received a pushing force from her. Tears never dried from her eyes. She wanted to run into the vice chancellor’s office, but security stopped her. “Let me go! I want to see the vc!” she cried.
The noise attracted the vc, so he ordered to have the young lady in his office.
Kiana entered with tears while Dr. Ade locked the door.
“Sir, I’m ready to tell you everything” she began with tears and twisting her fingers. “It’s all started from when the accident occured..”
“What accident?” Dr Ade was still standing up.
“Sir, an accident happened when Mr Chuks to us to an excursion and students die..”
“No accident happened, Miss Desmond. Your students came back successfully. What are you talking about?” he reached to his chair, while Kiana became tired without knowing how to explain to the old man their predicament. . :
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On the other hand, Nancy forcefully wanted to barge into Mr Chuks office but found it locked. Anderson arrived at the same time. Both looked devastated.
“He’s not in?” Anderson asked her.
“Yes” Nancy wanted to leave in a hurry again but Anderson drew her back “What?” she asked him.
He stared at her neck to see the image of a human skull; the death mark from the wishing well. “Nancy, you’ve gotten the mark” he said calmly.
“What?” she touched her neck and located the nearest reflective glass window
where she confirmed it, then turned to Anderson with tears in her eyes. “Does that
mean I’m the next to die?” she asked….
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TO BE CONTINUED
