Bound by love
EPISODE 20
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INSIDE THE THICK FOREST
(GOLD’S SIDE OF THE STORY)
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Gold and the guy continued walking dee-per and dee-per into the forest with the guy. “Where are we even going?” she asked the guy in fear.
“Just keep quiet and follow me!” the said without turning to look at her.
“I’m tired and I can’t go any further,” She yelled and sort refuge un-der a tree, and after a short pause added, “We’ve been walking for hours now and it’s getting late, I nee-d some rest plea-se.”
The guy muttered something intangible to himself, then walked back to where she sat, “This is what I dislike in women, the get tired so easily, no wonder they are called weaker vessels,” he fussed and sat down too.
Gold choosed to ignore him and leaned her back on the tree. Minutes later, she heard voices and drum beats, then quic-kly stood just in time as the guy also stood up.
“Where are you going?” the guy asked.
“To find out where that noise coming from,” She replied and started moving towards the direction of the drum beats.
“No, you can’t, it’s dangerous,” the guy held her hand.
“You can’t st©p me, I will be back soon,” She said and freed her hand from his hold and started running towards the sound she had heard…
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HEARTLAND UNIVERSITY
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Mr Edwards sat on a chair beside his car discussing with the Army General and the Vice Chancellor.
“Madam, you told me Mr Daniels daughter is missing too, right?” Mr Edwards asked.
“Yes sir,” the vice chancellor replied.
“Now it’s getting more and more complicated,” the General said. “If they can’t be found within three days, then this university will have to be closed down,” he added.
“But sir…” the Vice chancellor started to say.
“I talk and you listen, remember two young lifes are at stake,” Mr Edwards cut her short.
“But sir, didn’t you put any tracking device in any of his stuffs?” the General asked, turning to face Nath’s dad.
Mr Edwards sighed in anger, “I did, I put it in his wrist watch but as it is now, he’s not even with the wrist watch after I had warned him strongly never to pu-ll off the watch except he wants to take his bath,” he replied. Then added, “Sometimes I wonder why that boy doesn’t listen to instructions, When I find him, I will make sure I give him a knock on the head for that.”
“I’m sure we would find him, let’s keep calm and wait,” the General smiled a bit as he tried reducing the tension…
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INSIDE THE FOREST
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The soldiers divided themselves into three groups as the approached the forest.
“This forest is a big one and I know for sure that he and his attackers are here,” One of the soldiers said as they st©pped infront of the forest.
“Yes!” Another soldier concurred. “He is here and we must find him, but remember don’t be quic-k to shoot inorder to avoid shooting the wrong person, now the search continues,” he ordered and ran immediately into the forest and the others followed suite with their boots ma-king noise as the ran into different directions according to how they had divided themselves…
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NATH’S SIDE OF THE STORY
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Nath still stood with a raised hand and a closed eye. It was so obvious that he wasn’t afraid to die.
After waiting for what seemed like a long time to him, he dropped down his hands and opened his eyes but was surprised to see Felix, the guy that c@m£ with him and Joy still standing and staring at him.
“Wow!” Nath laughed and picked up the gun. “You guys wanted me dead but now none of you can kill me, can someone plea-se tell me why?” he asked and started R0m-ncing the gun.
Felix laughed too, “Don’t be so full of yourself because I am capable of killing you right now.”
“Then take the gun, b!ow my br@ins out with it,” Nath said and handed the gun to Felix which he collected. “Kill me now!” he ordered.
Felix smiled and glanced at Joy who nodded that Nath should be killed. Then he moved closer to Nath and said, “Say your last prayer!”
Nath chuckled and knelt down, then raised his hands high in the air, “I Nath Edwards can never be killed, so be prepared to face your doom in the next few minutes,” he smiled broadly, showing his dimples.
Felix laughed and c0cked the gun, then he pointed it at Nath’s forehead, “I’m sorry dear friend but always learn to be careful with people in your next life,” he said and was about to pu-ll the trigger but a gun short was heard.
Nath closed his eyes ti-ght as he heard the gun sh0t but wondered why he wasn’t sh0t. So after few seconds, he opened his eyes to find Felix lying in his pool of blood and Joy kneeling in surrender with the other guy. Then he looked up and his joy knew no bounds as he saw the soldiers who had surrounded them…
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Bound by love
EPISODE 21
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INSIDE THE THICK FOREST
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Nath’s heart was filled with joy as he stood up and greeted the soldiers one after the other, hvgging them briefly.
Minutes later, another group of soldiers walked towards their direction with Jeffrey and the guy he had ran with in the middle.
“Mission accomplished,” One of the soldiers smiled and placed his gun on his right shoulder.
“Yes, we c@m£, saw and conquered,” Another soldier said, then used his gun to hit Joy on the bu-ttocks as she knelt down. “Bad girl, you were s£nt to the university to study but you c@m£ and began chasing after men and carrying guns, at your age,” he added.
“That’s how they go about painting their family name black,” Another soldier said. “Where are others?” he asked and looked around.
“They’ll soon…” Another soldier started to say but the sound from his walkie talkie st©pped him, so he re-moved it and re-ad the message that was s£nt. “Okay, we’ll be there right away,” he spoke into the walkie talkie and turned to the others, “A girl has been caught in the web of ritualists de-ep inside this forest and a fierce battle is about to begin. Nine of you will follow me while ten will wait behind and try to contact Mr Edwards and General, we nee-d help urgently,” he said and turned to leave with the nine soldiers but Nath st©pped him.
“plea-se sirs, can I come with you,” Nath pleaded looking from one soldier to another.
The soldiers looked at each other, then one asked, “Why?”
“I think I might be of help,” Nath replied. Then the soldiers looked at each other again and nodded.
“Alright but you will stay right beside me,” the one who had received the call said to him.
“As you wish sir,” Nath smiled and held his hand.
“Good! Heads high, the search begins,” the soldier who had received the call shouted and ran towards the direction he was told with Nath beside him while the nine others c0cked their guns, raised it high in the air and ran after him…
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HEARTLAND UNIVERSITY
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Mr Edwards, the General and the Vice Chancellor were still discussing when a car quic-kly sped up towards school, then horned loudly at the gate.
After the gate was opened, the car drove in speedily and parked in the same field the cars and hilluxes were parked.
Opening the car door, Mr Daniels got out looking really pissed off, then walked angrily towards the trio without caring to close his car door and re-moved his eyeglas-se.
“Goodafternoon sir,” the Vice chancellor stood up and greeted, likewise the General but Mr Edwards completely ignored him and pretended not to see him.
“Save the greetings to yourself,” Mr Daniels shouted and turned to Mr Edwards who was still seated, looking less concerned. “Mr Edwards, where on earth have you kept my daughter,” he asked in annoyance.
“Excuse you,” Mr Edwards stood up too and also re-moved his glas-ses. “What are you talking about?” he also questioned.
“You heard me, provide my daughter now or I continue from where you st©pped years back,” Mr Daniels fumed.
Mr Edwards chuckled and folded his glas-ses properly, “You are a well respected man in this country and I think you should have learnt how to be mature from the numerous schools you attended or better still from other respected men around,” he said.
“Don’t you dare insult me Edwards,” Mr Daniels shouted.
By that time, students who were pas-sing by had begun to st©p as they watched in amazement wondering why the retired Army General and the most renowned Mr Daniels would be quarreling and exchanging words in public.
“plea-se calm down sir,” the General pleaded and moved closer to Mr Daniels. “The son of the retired General here is also missing and we are waiting for the soldiers that were s£nt out insearch of them to be back.”
“No, allow him to insult me and embarras-s himself in public,” Mr Edwards said angrily.
“plea-se sir, be calm,” the Vice chancellor pleaded.
Just as Mr Daniels was about to speak up, the General’s walkie talkie vibr@ted and he re-moved it and re-ad the message, then turned to Mr Edwards. “We nee-d to be in the forest behind the school now, fierce battle of life and death is ongoing,” he said and hurried to his car while trying to call his driver to bring his jeep to the said location.
Mr Edwards and Mr Daniels wore their glas-ses at the same time and rushed to their car leaving the Vice Chancellor behind who looked confused on what to do…
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To be continued……