¤Episode 53.
I stood transfixed at a spot with my mouth wide open and Isabella last word on repeat in my head
while waiting for her reply which she was battling to utter out of her mouth but I stood fixed with so
much interest to hear it.
“they can only touch what they can see?,what do you mean by that? “.i ask again expecting an
answer but something like a spark suddenly appeared in her eyes like she is scared of something.
“wisdom,please Leave this place now”.
“what???”.i asked with a raised voice.
“are you chasing me out of your house?”.i added getting impatience and angry.
“no, just go to the bed now please “.
“why???”.
“you won’t understand just go now”.she shouted this time getting me super angry and I still felt
reluctant to go.isabella drag me by the hand toward the bed and pushed me on it then she sent
Anabella out of the room, I became extremely scared with so many negative thought running
through my mind ofcourse you don’t have to blame me am a human and am bound to think
negatively at times.
“what is this girl up to?”.i ask in my mind staring at her as she stood erect staring at the spot were
she dragged me from with an unsettled mind which I could see vividly from her facial expressions.
“you better stop thinking negatively”.she said as if she knows what was in my mind after some
minutes of silence and persistent stares.
“did I do anything wrong?,tell me please”.i pleaded cos I knew something is disturbing her mind, I
could feel I have done something wrong but the big question is,what is it that I did?.isabella head
back to the spot and she bent down on the exact spot I stood before,alright this is getting out of
hand, if I did anything wrong the best thing she should do is to tell me and stop making me feel like
a leper”.i thought in my mind as I made to stand up and confront her but was unable to as my eyes
became blury and the next thing I saw before passing out is isabella cutting her palm with a knife.
_____________DEEP INSIDE ISIAMA RIVER________________ Lucius rage around the palace breaking anything he come across in anger while the queen sat on
her throne without uttering a single word suddenly, Lucius stopped abruptly like a connection was
broken and he face the queen with an all questionable expression.
“I can’t feel the presence anymore,the feeling is gone”.he uttered staring at the queen with his
hands wide open.
“you don’t know what we are up against,isabella has stopped the connection.i told you to calm
down but you refuse to listen”.the queen replied.
“but how did she manage to do that?,what is Isabella turning into?.i warned you not to let her go to
the human World but you refused now look at where it as lead us”.
“we felt the presence because the human step on the spot were Isabella stood when activating the
mirror power thereby weakening the mirror”.
“how then did she stop it?”Lucius asked with his black eyes emanating sparkling black
pearls.lucius is the most powerful marman in isiama river,he won Isabella hand in marriage with is
strength in a combat which is the only acceptable way for marriage in isiama river and he defeated
all other marman in isiama river as the law made by the ancient marmaids inscribed.right from
ancient time, love has been banned by the ancient marmaids a law where all other marmaids in
the universe are prompted to obey.
“she did it the same way she activate it before, cleaning the spot were the human stood with her
blood”.the Queen Mother replied and Lucius became devastated with his mouth wide open but no
word proceed out of it for minutes.
“eze’nwanyimmiri.grant Me feet Biko’nu am going to the human world”.Lucius finally uttered after
some second’s of silence.
“you don’t know what we are up against,the mirror of Isis have a side effect to every being on
earth to human, they cant see it.to werewolves who come across it, it swift them off their full moon
transformation there by rendering them useless.to witches,it sieze their powers and to marmaids
creators of the mirrors it wipe them out of existence when activated by the blood of a marmaid. If
you go to the earth you will die by just sighting Isabella”.
“what???”.
“yes.that is how powerful the mirrors of Isis are”.
“why didn’t we heard of this before? And if this kind of weapon is being created by marmaids why
are the marmaids of this clave unable to create any?”.Lucius asked.
“Lucius!!”.the queen called.
“yes my queen”.
“next time you ask me irrelevant questions again I will send you to the forbidden for eternity”.the
queen uttered in a thundered voice with a sparkling silver lightening emanating from her eyes
which signify Fury.
“am sorry my queen please pardon me,but please my queen we need to bring Isabella back tell
me what I should do am Ready to do anything”.Lucius pleaded with a forceful calm voice.
“we wait. Patience is a virtue”.the Queen replied.
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I woke up stand-in up abruptly like a man been chased by lion in the dream only to see Isabella on the bed with me serving the tray of pepper soup and wine the maid brought to us earlier.
“you have woke up so early,that is good”.she said with a bright smile. Something does not seem
right, it seems my Memory is trying to remember something but what could it be?.oh yes Isabella’s
cut her hand with a knife. I quickly took her right hand pouring the cup of wine she wanted to pick
up on the tray in the process.
“what is wrong with you wisdom?”.she echoed dragging her hand away from me.
“the…the cut”.i manage to say with a trembling shaking mouth.
“which cut? “.
“on your palm”.i added and she stretched the hand opened for me and I saw the hand fully intact
no sign of any cut could be seen in it as it is as smooth, soft,fair and beautiful as ever.
“but I saw you cut your hand with a sharp knife before I dozed off”.i said trying to be convinc’ive as
I was already ashamed of myself thinking that am going crazy but still want to maintain the fact
that am fully OK.
“are you hungry?”she asked and I nodded In affirmative wondering why she will ask that all of a
sudden.
“that said it all,you are hilucinating because you are hungry.it do happen to me at times”.she said
and I agreed partially maybe it because am really hungry but I really saw her cutting herself.
“now let me feed you”.she added.
“feed!!!”.
“yep, or don’t you want it?”.she asked smiling brightly which trigger joy inside me forgetting all my
worries.
“OK. I love it”.i replied and she took a piece of meat from the plate and fed me with it also with the
wine she poured inside the cups as she keep on feeding me slowly while I sat down enjoying
every bit of it.
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“Anabella, come and see us off”.Isabella called to her pet dog who started running toward us
barking with it loud voice that seems like a lion roar.
“Hmmmm, Anabella am still curious on why you will name a dog human name”.i said as the dog
got on my feet lapping it with it big tongue.
“Lolz, don’t you like dogs?”.
“ofcourse I do but I prefer cats better”.i replied.
“I once have a pink cat too”.
“you do?,o. M. G where is he, is it a he or she?”.i asked happily.i don’t even know why I am so
happy this evening, yes evening and we are already outside heading to Isabella Range Rover
sport packed at the extreme end of the parking space in the compound.
“don’t be ridiculous,i said ‘once’ not ‘now’.it died last year a week after my return from California.
Her name was isabelle”.she explained and I burst into a roaring laughter.
“wait.isabelle?,you name a cat after you?,lolz this Girl is really crazy!”.i exclaimed and she smiled.
“ofcourse am crazy,crazy over you”.
“and am mad over you”.i replied and we both smile with my heart beating very fast but the big
question is, where will I start in proposing my feelings to a goddess of beauty like Isabella?, what is the best way to start it and how should it be done to make it a memorable and unforgettable day
forever?.
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The ride home was not like the latter when we were coming as we gist along the way play funny
pranks and games. I must say one of the best moment of my life is the one I spent at Isabella’s
house, it was totally awesome. Isabella mom later came home from her boutique and as expected
she was very happy and she end up colouring my day more. Her dad is not in the state he has
gone to lagos the day before.come to think of this, if a classic and sophisticated lady with almost
everything like Victoria okenwa can still be working even though everything she need will always
be provide by her husband then why am I saying there is no good reason for my mom to work
too?. In short my Mom need to own her own worldwide boutique too no one knows tomorrow cos
according to the elders tomorrow is pregnant.
__________2WEEKS LATER________________________________________
The term is fast Running out and examination is already around the corner.my friendship with
Isabella keep growing day by day making our physical bond almost impossible to break into if not
impossible,my mom now owns her own boutique at the boundary of ezenite and umudike Town
and it is almost all over the state all thanks to Isabella mom who made it a hit and the medium of
advertisement which make it very popular in just a short period of time. Today is the long
anticipated day,the day for the final match of the governor’s cup between prestigious kings
academy and Glorious land academy a School in owerri the capital of imo state. Just like
prestigious kings academy, glorious land academy were also the best as their name has gone so
wide to the extent that they never loosed any match throughout the round of match and the
knockout stage. Guess what!!,the highest score they use to win their opponents according to their
highlight which Was shown in the school computer room was five goals to nothing.can you
imagine that?, their lowest goals record is five goals and their highest is eleven goals which they
use to knockouts their semi Final match to meet us and the most heartbreaking part of it all, it is
going to be an away match for us,we are going to Dan Anyiam Stadium owerri today by
flight.according to the news been displayed almost everyday on different TV stations which I have
also watched, two twins are their Best players and I must say those twins are really Good but we
have Gabriel and I don’t think their goal keeper can be as good as Gabriel or so I thought.
Everyone is already gathered in the school field waiting for me including the school girls selected
to follow us and Just like you thought, all my friends are included.isabella is already in school I told
her to go a grieve mistake I made that day putting all my School hope in danger and multiplying
their fear.my school is scared, all the past weeks was used in discussing about the possible
outcome of the match and I am the only hope my School have against those devilish twins.
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the driver drove in fast speed as commanded by me along m’baise road heading to my school and
my mind was fully in haste and tension for the match.suddenly, a black jeep overtake us from the
side blocking our pathway an d my driver stopped abruptly cursing the hell out of the occupant of
the jeep ofcourse I was not left out cos that stupid act really piss me off. The car door open and
three guards came down with full AK 47 riffle That was when we discover what we were against really came fully prepared for us.
“come down from that car”.one of the guys commanded and we jumped down without a Second
thought knelling down on the floor with our hands above our head pleading for mercy.
“please don’t kill me, please I beg of you in the name of God”.i pleaded vigorously.
“wisdom wealth,son of wealth chukwuyere”.a base voice sounded from the car and the man came
down wearing complete black suit with a long pipe of tobacco in his hand which he is busy
inhaling.
“please sir,i have not done anything wrong to deserve death am still very young please don’t kill
me”.
“kill you?”.he asked and they started laughing.
“I can see you dont know me OK,sorry for my manners. I am chief Desmond okechukwu”.
“tochukwu dad?”.i asked.
“smart boy!.yes I am Desmond father”.
“please sir dont hurt me,it was not my fault for what happen to tochukwu please spare me I
promise never to touch him again”.
“who is talking about tochukwu here?,you are going to school for the flight to owerri right?”.he
asked and I nodded like a frightening lizard.
“you must not join them in That match if you know what is good for you”.
“if I don’t go they will loose sir please consider our effort since the beginning of this competition
please reconsider your decision”.i pleaded as sweat were already all over my body regreting why I
did not follow Isabella in the First place while my driver laid down on the floor like a dead wood
being blow by breeze.
“I am the president of the Parent teacher association of Glorious ground academy,i have spent
enough cash to ensure that trophy is ours and would eventually be ours but you are the only
person that can make all our effort useless if you participate in that match”.now am getting
everything right, he actually use tochukwu against me so I could quit playing. The trophy is not
even my problem but the sweat and time we use to play right from the beginning which will be
totally wasted and full of disgrace if I don’t play.
“take a look at this”.he said showing me a picture.
“jesus!!,sir please don’t do this!”.I pleaded after seeing the pic which shows my mom when she
was going into her boutique this morning.
“do everything possible to ensure you dont play that match if you still love your mom or you will
receive the news that your mom is dead immediately you step your feet in owerri”.he elucidated
with a very serious tune and they went back to their car.
“the choice is your”.he added before whinning up the car door and they drove off with their wheel
streaking the floor due to their speed.
“I cant let my mom die,what should I do!!!?”.i cried out to no one in particular as tears started
steaming down my face falling on the tiled road.
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