Episode 4
The rain freely poured on the students who were watching the drama until they began to depart one by one. The droplets of the rain could be seen on the faces of Rita and Stanley after they had quit the kiss. Just then, Rita realized the consequences of what would happen if they should continue emotionally, so she began to withdraw back from him but he never left her hand.
“Please, don’t go any further from me” he told her.
“No, I have to, Stanley. I don’t want anything to happen to you” she replied.
Both became quiet for a while still with their hands clutched together. Suddenly, the rain stopped. Stanley looked up in the sky, looked behind to see Mr Ruben’s car and said to Rita, “Come on, follow me! ” he began to drag her.
“Hey, where are you taking me to?” she asked aloud without getting a reply as both ran to the car. To her surprise, Stanley opened the drive’s door, entered, pulled out two red and black wires under the steering wheel then joined them together. Immediately, the car kicked off. Rita couldn’t believe it neither did she know what was happening until Stanley shouted at her saying, “Enter!!”
She quickly hopped in and they drove out from the school compound before securities got to notice what happened. Seeing all that, Mr Ruben entered into his office, sat down, and picked up a ringing telephone that was on the table.
“Yes? speak?”
“Sir, we’re sorry. We couldn’t get to hold the two students but we wonna involved the police” a security agent said on the telephone.
“No, let them be. They gonna come back”
“Okay, sir” the line went off.
Mr Ruben didn’t know why he was so free with Stanley and Rita after they caused a scene in the school, drove out with his car and put the school day activity in jeopardy. “God!”he exclaimed.
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Stanley pulled the car to a stop at the entrance of an old building. Beside them were tall dry trees and shrubs looking reddish in colour. Rita looked at him inside the car.
“Where are we?”
“We’re at home?”
“Whose home?”
“My home” Stanley stepped out while she also did reluctantly looking at the bushy environment. No other house could be found there except the one standing few meters from them.
“We gonna leave the car here, grandma doesn’t like the sound of cars” he added walking with her.
“You live with your grandma?” Rita asked.
“No, but I visit her often. Be careful, she may be blind but very wise and sensitive. Sometimes I wonder if she just pretends to be blind due to how observant she is” he looked at her then both giggled at the statement.
Rita grabbed his arm with two hands in a way she rested her head there as the locomotion continued. “So, why did you bring me here?” she asked.
“I promised my granny that she would be the first person to see my girlfriend before my parents”
“Really?” Rita looked up at him with a face filled with joy. “Mhen, I can’t wait to see her” she giggled alongside with him.
They finally entered into the house to find it more attractive than the exterior. It was totally empty. Only a white piano-stand could be seen at a corner and an old woman playing melody with it. That was the grandmother. She wore a white robe with black eyeglasses backing the two lovers who believed that she had not noticed their presence. Therefore, Stanley began tiptoe in order to scare her but before he could to her, she stopped playing the piano and said, “No need of doing that coz I have seen you already”
Stanley gave up then looked at Rita who smiled at him. He turned to the grandmother. “Granny, how did you see me?”
She left the piano-stand walking straight to him without any form of support like a stick, if not as an old woman, as a blind woman, but she wasn’t with such thing to tell you the level of familiarity she has gotten with the environment. “I don’t need eyes to see you, Stanley. There are other organs for sight such as the heart. I see with my heart, young man” she replied hogging him in a way she placed her ear on his chest.
“I’m happy to see you, granny”
“I’m happy to see you too my child” she disengaged from him then looked straight at Rita. “Who is she?” she asked boldly.
“Who is who?” Stanley wanted to whined her the more with a smiling face.
“Stop messing around with me, Stanley. Of course I know you can with a woman”
“How?”
“I heard it from your heartbeat”
Already, Rita had fallen in love with the wise old blind woman. She couldn’t help it but to keep smiling all these while the conversation went on. With the joy in her, she briskly walked to her then embrace her.
“Whoa, she’s even more friendly than I thought” the woman reciprocated the hug.
“Granny, she’s Rita Hocain, my girlfriend. I came to fulfil my promise” Stanley introduce.
“Hocain?” she repeated strangely.
“Yes, Hocain” Stanley waited to see her reactions but didn’t see anything. After a series of tranquility, the woman said to Rita, “Welcome dear, join me in the dinning table” she led the way while the two lovers followed her..
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At the residence of Mr Hocain, the building was also located at a lonely forest with one way entrance that has a hallow gate. Dead grasses could be seen from the entrance to the doorstep, even on top of the roof. Singing birds could also be heard from the lonely forest. Inside the house, Mr Hocain vibrated in anger with his wife, Lena. Both stood in the living room arguing while the television was broadcasting. They had felt the power Rita used to break the banned which was the reason of their anger and vibration.
“Your daughter wants to commit another murder!” he began glaring at his wife. “She has succeeded in breaking the banned we used as a way to keep her away from affection and love by any man”
“Then we must do something!” the wife said in a woozy manner. “What are we gonna do now?” she added.
Before any further reply, they heard the sound of a ringing telephone which was just beside the wife, so she picked it instantly. After communicating with the caller, she gazed at the husband.
“What? who called?”
“The call is from Eastwood. They said Rita isn’t in school”
“Where the heck could she be?” the husband asked.
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The dinning went very well at the residence of Stanley’s grandmother. Stanley took Rita to his room where he was staying when living with the grandmother. Both entered inside to see a bed and some toys that made up a typical teenage room.
“This was my room” he made her sit on the edge of the bed. “I’m surprise granny still has it maintained” he also sat beside her.
“Stanley, I’m scared” Rita said.
“For what? Because you gonna turn dark and kill me all because I love you?”
“I have fifteen days to disconnect any feelings that we both share otherwise I’ll turn dark and.. and.. ” she paused looking into his eyes.
“Even if it means to die, I’m ready coz I can’t stop loving you, Rita. I feel as if we’ve known each other before now. Please, I don’t wonna miss your presence”
“I feel the same too”
They gazed at each other romantically then gradually kissed. It became so intense that they began to off each other’s cloths. Rita could be seen on only a bra and pant as Stanley carried her to the inner part of the bed, kissed and romanced her until he succeeded in putting off both the bra and pant. One could see her breast standing erect and the nipples longing for a suck. Sooner did he start sucking them and at the same time found his dick into her vagina.
“Aaahh” she moaned in pleasure with increase in heartbeat. She engulfed him with her hands bouncing inline with the movement of the bed..
The romantic sex ended pleasurably after which they laid on the bed with their body covered.
“Why were you cursed?” Stanley broke the silence.
“According to my parents, it had been from the onset. My ancestors experienced the said thing. Nobody has the true information about the source” she replied.
“Can’t it be broken?”
“No”
They remained silent again before Rita spoke up, “My parents must have noticed that I have broken the banned. Please, let’s go back to school” she stood up naked dressing up.
When they got ready to leave, Stanley searched for his grandma but couldn’t find her anymore. That was strange. He shouted her name around the compound but all to no avail. Without wasting time, the two lovers drove out.
“I wonder where she is” Stanley said inside the car.
“Maybe she has gone to visit the neighbors” Rita smiled.
“My grandma has no neighbors and she hate associating with people”
“That’s strange” Rita thought critically then waved it off.
They drove straight to Eastwood but to their greatest surprise, Mr Hocain had arrived there already and Stanley parked the car before his. When Rita saw him, fear grip her.
“What?” Stanley asked her.
“That is my father”
“Really?” Stanley looked at him again to see that he wasn’t happy.
Already, students had started watching them while Mr Ruben was on his way to the place because he knew something terrible might happen. Sooner did Stanley see Mr Hocain angrily approaching to the car.
“You need to run away” Rita told him.
“To where?” before he concluded, the four doors of the car opened magically controlled by Mr Hocain invisibly. Immediately Stanley came out, he stretched his hand and he landed on the floor struggling with an unseen hand which wanted to strangle him to death.
Seeing that, Rita rushed out. “Let him go, father!” she shouted but a slap from him sent her to the ground too. Meanwhile, Stanley had started giving up the ghost in him. Blood could be seen running from his nose and mouth . Rita stood up with anger then envoked a power which did not only released Stanley but catapulted the father to his car in a way he hit his waist hardly on it then the car alarm activated. Just then, Mr Ruben arrived.
“Stop this nonsense! This is not a magical school but a movie academy!” he said breathing hastily.
“But I guess they are acting movie which someone’s life wiill be taken at the end because he’s so blinded by love and can’t reason with his senses” Danny’s voice came from behind.
“What does that mean?” Mr Ruben turned to him…
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TO BE CONTINUED
Episode 5
Danny ignored Mr Ruben’s inquisition then rushed to help his friend up from the ground which Rita was already doing, but when he got there, he pushed her away saying, “Get away from him!”
Rita nearly fell down if not that she withstood the pushing force. She looked at her father whom Mr Ruben tried to calm down. She felt remusful about her action which could be termed ‘disrespect’. Though she had no choice but to save Stanley’s life from the father’s magically power. She briskly walked to him like a child who was caught stealing a meat from a cooking pot.
“I want that boy, whosoever he is to stay away from my daughter!” Mr Hocain broke in anger. “I don’t want him anywhere with her or this school gonna close down! I have been warned by the government that if she should commit another murder, I and my family gonna face the full wrath of law. So, Mr lecturer.. ”
“It’s Mr Ruben” he interrupted.
“I don’t care! All I want you and the school management to do is to make sure this boy is never seen with my daughter again!”
“I’m sorry, father” Rita interfered twisting her fingers but he never replied her. He angrily went back into his car then drove off. Before the gateman could open the gate, he saw it opening by itself-that was Mr Hocain magically controlling it from the car. Seeing that, the poor gateman ran for his dear life.
Mr Ruben didn’t understand what Hocain tried to substantiate, so he looked at Rita and Stanley who have regained himself standing beside Danny. “Both of you, to my office now!” he commanded.
Security agents that arrived to the scene had to hold the two students as all headed to the office. After series of explanation, Mr Ruben understood what Mr Hocain substantiated, therefore, he looked at the two students again who sat opposite him, “Rita,” he called. “if any person should see you with Stanley again, you’ll be expelled from this school. Have I made myself clear?”
Rita glanced at Stanley, bent her head down before nodding it in agreement.
“Speak! Have I made myself clear!?” he repeated hitting his hand on the table.
Rita raised her head up with tears rolling from her eyes. “Yes sir, I’ve heard you. Never will anybody see me with him again” she responded with a quivering lips .
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For the past three days, no one ever saw the both students together again in school. They should have understood that they were destined to be together and can’t stay any further apart from each other regardless the curse or any consequences it would bring. Danny was yet to understand that when he woke up at night to see Stanley not only standing by the window but shedding tears too.
The tears of a grown man has a strong and remarkable reason which must be out of control. It is far more than the tears of the gods.
Danny gently touched him. “You amaze me bro. There are several girls here in school and in the whole world at large, but here you are shedding tears for only one who is not even a Christian. Tercy loves you, why are you so blind to see that”
“To hell with any love from any other girl!” Stanly shrieked as he turned from the window. “You don’t get It, Danny. I can’t stay a moment without Rita. Is like I have known her for years, like my soul is attached to hers, like there is a force that pushes me to her every minutes of the day”
“That must be an evil force, yes, you must stay away from her. She’s evil!”
“Then let me be part of the evil because I love her and there is nothing, I repeat, nothing, absolutely nothing or anybody, not even her parents can do about that” he concluded and went back to the window. Only then did Danny understand the level of the situation. He had no other option than to support him. Therefore, he said, “We need to break that curse because I won’t let you die for love”
Stanley turned again. “Do you have any suggestions on how to break it?”
“Nope” he replied as an afterthought.
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10:30pm at Hocain’s residence, darkness was the nature of the atmosphere, thus, making the environment dark as well. One can see a ray of light through the windows of the house. Suddenly, a strange wind began to blow which attracted Mr and Mrs Hocain to the window to know the cause of it because as spiritual powerful beings, they felt that another powerful being is approaching the house. Just as they believed, they saw a strange person covered with black robe from head to toes coming from the gate. They also saw a lamp on the person’s hand but couldn’t see the face.
“Who could that be?” Mrs Lena asked the husband.
“Let’s wait and see” he replied.
The strange person finally appraoched the door of the house, hung the lamp on the wall and knocked at the door. Mr Hocain opened it while the wife stood behind him looking at the guest.
“I believe I am at the Hocains’” the person said.
“Yes? Who are you?” Mr Hocain asked then the person uncovered her head. It was Stanley’s grandmother!
“I am Latisha, the grandmother of the one whom your daughter fell in love with” She replied then went inside even before she was permitted. It was no big deal for the Hocains, so they stood before the old woman looking at her black eyeglasses and wondering how she could see with it in the dark too not knowing she was blind.
“So what brought you, Latisha?”
“My grandson brought your daughter to me for an introduction as his girlfriend. Since then, I went out in search for his destiny with the girl he loves”
“And what’s your result?” Mrs Lena asked.
“I know, you Hocains has some powers but what I don’t understand is why your daughter is destined to be with my grandson”
“Destiny? My daughter is destined to be with your grandson? Is that the result of your research?” Mr Hocain asked trying to get angry.
“In as much as both are destined, Stanley gonna die in the process because the time has come when both can’t stay away from each other due to the force of destiny that is driving them together” Latisha stepped forward looking at their eyes even though she can’t see. “You know of what I speak, don’t you?” she asked calmly.
“Yes, we know and nothing can be done about it. So tell your grandson to stay away from my daughter otherwise he dies”
Latisha laughed in a factitious expression. “You don’t understand the meaning and the power of destiny, do you? Now listen and listen very good, I don’t care how you gonna do it but you must break the curse because I won’t watch my boy die like a stabbed chicken by your daughter. I have seen it all” she proceeded to the door, took her lamp and went home.
There was nothing that could be done but to allow destiny to take its way, the Hocains knew that.
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The next night at Eastwood, students had gone to bed living the environment lonely and quiet. A gentle breeze took over the atmosphere as the moonlight shone brightly for unseen angels. Rita woke up missing Stanley. For the past four days she had not talked to him or touched him. She wished to be with him at the moment, so she walked to the window and surprisingly saw him sitting at the basketball court. “Stanley?” she called happily with a smile and rushed out immediately without Julie’s knowledge.
Stanley also wished to see her. Surprisingly, when he raised his head up, he saw her running to him, so he stood up and ran to her until both met and kissed each other passionately. The sound of their breath could be heard by anyone around.
“I miss you” Rita said smiling then gave him another quick kiss.
“I miss you more” he replied caressing her cheek. “I can’t spend another moment without you” he looked around then lowered his voice. “I have an idea, let’s run away”
“To where?” she stared into his eyes.
“Anywhere that we can be forever together”
Rita shook her head negatively. “Stanley, in as much as I so desire to be with you, I don’t want anything to happen to you. I have eleven days left to turn dark and.. and.. kill you”
“Nothing gonna happen to me or you. I want you to have faith in God!”
“Stanley, it doesn’t work like that. My ancestors passed through the same thing” she began to shed tears while Stanlely held her hands.
“You have to believe in God!”
“There is no God, Stanley” she turned to go away but to see Tercy recording their conversation with a video camera. Stanley became surprise when he saw her. None of them said anything until she left.
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The next morning, Tercy reported to Mr Ruben with the video as an evidence which led to the expulsion of Rita Hocain from Eastwood Academy. Stanley did not know about it until he saw Rita coming out from the hostel with her luggage. He met her immediately to know what was happening.
“Why are you leaving, Rita?”
She kept quiet dragging the box as she walked slowly. Many students watched her from the windows.
“Talk to me, what’s going on?” Stanley was still curious and inquisitive.
“She has been expelled!” Mrs Kate said from behind.
Before Stanly knew it, security men restricted him from following Rita when he tried to do so. He disengaged from them, ran into his hostel and began to park her belongings. Danny came in with a sad look because the news had gone viral.
“What are you doing bro?”
“I’m leaving the school” he replied without looking at him.
“Why?”
“I have been expelled”
Danny became confused. “I thought Rita is the only one expelled”
“I never told you the school expelled me, I expelled myself” Stanley concluded…
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TO BE CONTINUED