Chapter: The FinaleAbout a 3 months later, Richard had started his business of poultry and fish farming. Things haven't been easy for him from the beginning, because he hasn't sold any of his product yet. He was able to raise five thousand chickens and countless number of fish. Today was a big day, because he was going to sell his fish for the time, and it was also Rebecca's birthday. He woke up early in the morning around 6 am and took a bath before any of his roommates could wake up. He got dressed in a blue Shirt and a black trouser and left the room.He boarded a taxi that will take him to his poultry farm. The poultry was about five kilometers away from his university, and about 3 kilometers away from where Rebecca is staying. Her Aunt sent one of elderly cousins to live with her and Richard decided to move back to the hostel. Rebecca tried her best to him convince to stay, but Richard thought she needed her family. Since then, Rebecca has been very mad at Richard. She hasn
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Chapter: Chapter 46 It was midnight, and Rebecca could not stop crying. Even though she saw her mother's death coming, she couldn't believe it actually happened. She wished she could wake up for that nightmare. At some point, she got up to go to the bathroom. As she was passing by Emmanuel's room, she heard him crying in his room. She opened the door and walked into the room. He was sitting by the edge of the bed crying when she walked into. When he looked up and saw her, he ran to her and hugged her. She couldn't feel his tears wetting her clothes."I'm so sorry," Rebecca cried."What are we going to do now?" He asked."I don't really know Emmanuel, but I'm sure God is with us," Rebecca said."If God is with us, why did he take our mother away from us?" He asked."Because his place is better than here," Rebecca replied."I wish this was not real," he said."Me too," Rebecca replied.He
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Chapter: Chapter 45In the evening, around 5 pm, Achuba arrived. He went to Richard's room and found him sitting by the edge of the bed going through his phone."Hey Richard," he called out as he walked in."Hey Achuba!" Richard looked up."I'm sorry for not coming earlier, you know we are in the middle of the semester, things are pretty tough right now," Achuba apologized."Is okay, I totally understand," Richard smiled."So, how are you feeling now?" Achuba asked."I'm much better now," Richard answered.Achuba proceed and sat beside Richard. He tried to grab Richard's phone, but Richard quickly put it away."Hey, are you cheating on Rebecca?" He asked sarcastically."I'm not that greedy you know," Richard laughed."If you are not cheating on her, then why did you hide your phone from me?" Achuba asked."Is something embarrassing, I don't want you to see it," Richard repl
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Chapter: Chapter 44 In the night around 8 pm, Susan received a text from Thomas while she was sitting with Richard on a bed in his room.Thomas: come to gate of the house, I'm waiting for you.Susan: Okay, I'm on my way.She texted back his message with a smile on her face and stood up. She was wearing a very transparent night gown at the time."Where are you going to?" Richard asked curiously when he noticed her going out."I just want to go and see something," she replied and headed out.She walked of the gate and saw Thomas standing understand a tree that was opposite the house. He folded his arms and leaned himself against the tree as he watched her approached him. His heartbeat increased as she got closer."So, what brings you here at this time?" She asked holding her waist."I've never been so desperate in my life to see someone in my life until now. I would lose my mind if I didn't see you,
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Chapter: Chapter 43 One week later, Richard finally got discharged from the hospital. Rebecca suggested that he should stay with his sister in her place until he's fully recovered. The doctor gave him the final check up and he was adviced on things to do to improve his health. At around 10 am, Richard was ready to leave the hospital. Thomas and Achuba helped Richard to walk to Rebecca's car that was parked outside while Susan and Rebecca walked behind them. Rebecca quickly walked to the car and had the car opened for them. Richard, Thomas and Achuba sat at the back, while Rebecca and Susan sat in the front. Rebecca started the engine and started started driving after everyone had sat down."So, doesn't that mean his shooter has gone free without getting arrested?" Susan questioned."Well, the shooter was not identified that's the police couldn't arrest anybody," Achuba explained."That's really annoying. That means he could have died in vain," Susan said a
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Chapter: Chapter 42 After the Richard heard the news about his sister, his whole turned upside down. He couldn't think of anything than her. His sister sat in sorrow and watched him crying like a child. At about 12 pm, Alice and Amirah arrived at the hospital. Rebecca went to the entrance of the hospital and welcome them."You are welcome," Rebecca said to them."Thank you," they both smiled."Why do you come empty handed?" Rebecca asked."Actually, we don't plan on staying long here. We just came to see you and Richard, we'll be on our way back in the evening," Amirah replied."That's unfair," Rebecca frowned."Okay we'll spend the night here, we will leave the first in the morning tomorrow," Alice inferred."Alice, have you forgotten that my shift starts tomorrow?" Amirah asked."Come on, is just a single day, you can call one of your friends to cover for you," Alice said."How is Ri
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Chapter: Chapter 35They were given space to play. The two of them sat on plastic chairs opposite to each other with the chess board placed on a small wooden table between them. When they started playing the game, James was so nervous that made lost concentration on the game. He kept staring at her while eyes were on the chess board. When she looked up, he will quickly look away and pretend as if he was also watching the chess board. They played for almost 15 minutes, until the girl finally spoke."Checkmate," the girl said and smiled while she stood up. James's eyes became widely opened, that was when he finally realised that his mind was not on the game all along. The rest of the children started shouting cheering her up."Come on, you only won by luck, let’s play again," James opposed."Sorry I only play with someone once. I live by my principles and that's one of them," the girl announced."Oh really? Maybe you are not confident about yourself," James challenged."Do you know what? You are very good at
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Chapter: Chapter 33In the morning around 6 am, James woke up and found the whole family awake. His grandmother was in the kitchen which was built with zinc sheets in the backyard of the house. She was trying to set fire on some firewood in a metal stove. His mother was sweeping the backyard of the house. As far as James could remember, he had never seen his mother holding a broom to sweep before. Meanwhile, his grandfather was applying some fertilizer to his small corn farm close to the house. James moved to the backyard with his eyes half-closed."Oh so you are awake," said James's grandmother."Oh yes I am. Good morning grandma, good morning mum," James greeted."Good morning how was your night?" James’s grandmother answered."It was okay," James answered."Go to the farm over there and greet your grandfather," James’s mother instructed by pointing at a farm not far away from the house. James looked at the direction she was pointing and saw his grandfather busy in the farm. Jam
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Chapter: Chapter 32 In the evening around 5:30 pm, Mr Nuam's house ran out of water. The whole staff quarters usually fetch water from a manual pumping borehole located in the centre of the staff quarters when there is no electricity. James was forced by his mother to go and get some water from the borehole."But mom, I don't know the direction to the borehole" James complained."Well, one of the girls that helped us earlier is at the front of our house outside. I've asked her to show you the way" James’s mother answered. James reluctantly took a bucket and walked out of the house. He saw the girl sitting under a mango tree in the front of their house. She was dark in completion and a little taller than he is. She stood up immediately she saw him."Hello James," she said to him."Hi," James replied."Your mom said I should take you to the borehole" the girl revealed."So how old are you?" The girl continued."I'm ten years old, how about you?" James asked."I'm eleven years old, the girl responded."We pl
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Chapter: Chapter 31 It was on Sunday, and the sun was so high in the sky. On the road, was a car moving with a very high speed. The car had been moving for almost 4 hours. In the car, was James sitting alongside his mother James’s mother. They started their journey from Abuja to visit James's grandfather who was a lecturer in a high institution in a town called Vandekiya located in Benue state Nigeria. They recently returned from the U.K which was where James spent his entire childhood. Because of the news he had been listening to about hunger in Africa and the images of starving children he had seen, James became very much afraid of Africa. He vowed to himself that nothing will bring him to Africa, even though it is his origin.James sat in the car looking so irritated."Mom, if you knew the journey is going to take this long, why didn't we take an airplane?" James complained furiously."How many times do I have to tell you? You are not in England anymore. And for your informati
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Chapter: Chapter 30The next day in class, James was seen to be doing nothing but crying. Everyone tried to calm him by saying it wasn't his fault that the accident happened. Some students like Kamal even found it surprising that James cared for her like that despite what he has been doing for her.When class was over, Kamal waited for Peter under the accustomed tree Peter used to wait for him for several minutes but he hasn't appeared."Hey have you left Peter behind in the class?" Kamal asked a girl from Peter's class while she was going to hostel."No he is in the clinic since morning" the girl responded."Oh really? What happened to him?" Kamal worriedly asked."It looked like he has a very serious headache" the girl responded."Ok let me go and see him" Kamal concluded and walked his way to the clinic.He went to the room which Peter was in the clinic and found him laying unconsciously on bed."Good afternoon Ma" Kamal greeted the nurse."How are you doing?" The nurse requested."I'm doi
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Chapter: Chapter 29The next day around 9 am, they drove to a restautant and had their breakfast. All the students eat what they wished. Kamal eat his favourite food, fried yam with eggs while Mary refused to eat breakfast."Why aren't you eating Mary" Miss Susan asked."I'm feeling so nauseous" Mary replied."Oh come on Mary, please try something even if it's small" Miss Susan cajoled.They started their field trip program by visiting one of the waterfalls on a mountain. All the students got out bus and left Mary behind sleeping in the bus. They walked and climbed the mountain, and Mr Ahmed warned them not to go close to the waterfall."Where is Mary?" Mr Ahmed asked. All the students looked around and observed that she wasn't there. Someone ran to the bus and called her. When she arrived, Mr. Ahmed glared at her with a very furious face."Looks like you are not ready to be here, you fat lazy girl" Mr Ahmed angrily said."If you know you are such a lazy ass, why did you bother coming here? You s
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Chapter: Chapter 20One of the guards ran to the Chief's door and banged so hard on the door."Who's the savage banging on my door like that?" The Chief shouted as he woke up from his heavy sleep."Forgive sir, but this very urgent," the guard replied."Okay, I'll be out in a minute," the Chief responded. He walked out of his bed to his wardrobe and put on his robe."What's the matter?" The Chief asked after he opened the door to his room. And stood before him, were four guards two of which were his special bodyguards."The emergency bell is ringing sir, and it hasn't rang in years." One of the guards announced.The Chief became very terrified when he heard news.The Queen woke up to the sound of the emergency bell. She fell as she was still dreaming. The last she heard the bell was when she was 10. Their city was attacked, and her mother sacrificed her life to save them."Is this the emergen
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Chapter: Chapter 19It was already evening, and Elliet hadn't returned home. Sonya became so worried, because it was the first time Elliet has ever been away for so long. Everyone in the house had left for work, leaving her behind with Ariya. They went around all the village looking for her, but the couldn't find her.Not knowing what to do, Sonya sat by the entrance of their house and started crying. Ariya sat beside trying to pacify her. Soon, she was surrounded by some of the villagers."Don't worry, she'll be fine," one of the villagers said."She has always been by my side, she has never been away from me," Sonya cried."You know she is growing, she would like to explore things for herself," one of the people said. He was the old man who happened to be Elliet's Friend."Do you think so?" Sonya asked."Yes, I think so" the old man replied."Maybe she followed your parents to the city," a
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Chapter: Chapter 18Brian and Elliet finally arrived at the city. Elliet felt as though she was dreaming. They rode on a broad road that ran through the centre of the city. The houses at the initial part of the city were distanced from one another, and there were many farms around them. There were many kids playing on the meadow close to the farms.Some of the people that recognized the prince bowed to show their respects. As they got deeper into the city, the houses got clustered, and there were giant trees scattered all the city that made the place look shady. Elliet was amazed by the how beautiful the houses were and how crowded the city was."I never knew the city would be huge like this," Elliet announced."Well, you will be amazed when you come to the capital with me," Brian replied."Oh no, I'm already surprised right now," Elliet responded."Well, then you'll be double surprised," Brian laughed."Sure,
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Chapter: Chapter 17As they walked out of the room, Elliet came across a mirror that was placed close to the door. It was then that she noticed that she noticed the outfit they put on her while she was sleeping. It was a long beautiful white gown that was sawn and shaped perfectly. She walked closer to the mirror to take a better look at herself.Brian and his family stopped and watched her as she looked at herself dumbfoundedly in the mirror."Have you ever seen a mirror before?" Brian asked."No!" Elliet replied. She turned around and explored herself in the mirror."Seriously?" Brian asked."Yes, I have only seen my reflection in water, and it wasn't as clear and real as this one," Elliet replied."From which village are you if you?" Brian's mother asked."I'm from Dancas," Elliet replied."Do you mean the refugee village?" Brian's Aunt asked."Oh yes, the refugee village," Ell
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Chapter: Chapter 17As they walked out of the room, Elliet came across a mirror that was placed close to the door. It was then that she noticed that she noticed the outfit they put on her while she was sleeping. It was a long beautiful white gown that was sawn and shaped perfectly. She walked closer to the mirror to take a better look at herself.Brian and his family stopped and watched her as she looked at herself dumbfoundedly in the mirror."Have you ever seen a mirror before?" Brian asked."No!" Elliet replied. She turned around and explored herself in the mirror."Seriously?" Brian asked."Yes, I have only seen my reflection in water, and it wasn't as clear and real as this one," Elliet replied."From which village are you if you?" Brian's mother asked."I'm from Dancas," Elliet replied."Do you mean the refugee village?" Brian's Aunt asked."Oh yes, the refugee village," Ell
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Chapter: Chapter 16It's been eight years since Sonya and Kali's family arrived at the Northern Kingdom. They settled in a refugee village called Dancas which was behind one of the biggest towns in the kingdom. There was a very thick forest between the small village and the town.There was a giant tree located in the center of the village, and houses were built surrounding the trees. Most of the villagers live in extreme poverty, because all the lands in the kingdom were owned by the noble and wealthy people. Kali and his family live closer to the tree. Their house was completely made up of woods, and it has two rooms.Kali and his two sons share the first room, while Marie, Sonya and the other two girls share the other room. It was early in the morning, and Elliet was the first person to wake up. She grew up to be the most beautiful girl in the village. She has a very long curly hair that was falling on her back and shoulders. Even though they were of the
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