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Episode 8

How could Daria tell her mother that
Ebube is her nightmare? She stood up
without answering her mother and
began to dry both her tears and sweat.
“Won’t you tell me what your nightmare
is?” the mother became more
inquisitive.

“Mother, is just a bad dream” Daria
returned to the bed. “It’s not that
serious. I’m fine” she added then the
mother stared at her.
“If you say so my daughter. Make sure
you pray” she stood up and walked out.
Daria couldn’t sleep again. Only one
thing wandered in her mind; Ebube. The
reason why she kept seeing him in her
dream is what she cannot write home
about. After a long thought, she la!d
down and closed her eyes in sleep.

**
THE NEXT DAY
At Austine’s supermarket where he sat
with his friends once again, prisca
walked in.

“Good day, Austine” she greeted
standing very close to him.
Roland and Henry kept staring at her
with cigarette in their hands.
“Welcome, prisca” Austine replied.
“Can we talk privately?” Prisca didn’t like
the presence of Roland and Henry.
“Any problem?” Austine asked.
“No” they entered into the shop. Few
minutes later. Prisca came out with bags
of provision in her hand and eventually
went home. Then Austine went back to
his seat expecting questions from his
friends.

“Guy, have you finally gotten her?”
Roland broke the silence.
“Gotten who?” Austine asked.
“Prisca of course”
“Sure”
“Bad boy!” Roland shook hands with
him while Henry stared at him
thoughtfully. “What about Daria?”
Roland asked.
“She’s out of the game” Austine replied.
“But why?”
“Don’t you know that Prisca’s parents
are far richer than Daria’s. There will be
a lot of benefits?”
“Wait..” Henry interfered. “Is that why
you left that girl, Daria? Austine you are a
big fool!!”
“Don’t mind him” Roland light up
another cigarette. “It has even favoured
me. Now, i can get back to Daria because
she drives me crazy” he concluded.
Just then, they heard the sound of
vehicles-that were soldiers called by king
Lucas to kill or capture Ebube. Everybody
ran out even Daria and Lana to witness
the horrible sound of the vehicles. Odem
also ran out from Mama wine’s shop
when the three vehicles of the soldiers
passed with a speed thereby creating a
dust.

“Heey! War!” Odem exclaimed.
“What are soldiers doing in our land?”
Mama wine asked fearfully to the
hearing of Odem.
“Have you not heard that our king called
them to capture Red?”
“Heey!” Mama wine exclaimed. “This is
going to be a big battle!” she added.
“Chei..! The king has just touched the
lion by the tail” Odem concluded.
On the other hand, youths, both boys
and girls picked up the topic. All came
out wondering what will happen at the
new resident of Ebube. Lana and Daria
were among them.
“Where are the soldiers going to?” Daria
asked Lana.
“Probably to Red. I heard the king called
them to kill or capture him” she replied.
“Kill him?”
“Yes, aren’t you suppose to be happy?”
Lana asked but Daria kept quiet staring
at Austine and his friends who were at
another distant. Austine saw her too but
averted his eyes. So when the eye
contact lingered, Lana asked, “Daria,
what’s happening”
“Let’s go home” Daria replied and
walked out briskly.
“Daria!” Lana ran after her.

**
The soldiers came down from their
vehicles inside the very new compound
of Ebube. One could see them in army
uniform and heavy guns in their hands.
They surrounded the house at gun point
ready to shoot. Two soldiers pushed the
front door opened, each threw a tear
gas inside the house and ran back
immediately to their initial positions.
“Red, we know you are in there, come
out with your hands up!” the chief
commander commanded with a mega-
phone, then everywhere became quiet
and calm. The smoke created by the tear
gas saturated the internal building. They
could even see some particles of it
coming out from the front door.
Suddenly, Ebube came out heroically
through it in his black attire. He had his
sword ready in his hand without
showing any sign of intoxication by the
tear gas.

“You came to my domain to fight me.
Have you not heard of Red at all?” Ebube
spoke out.
“Surrender now or you die” the
commander’s voice came from the
mega-phone again.
“Die? What are you gonna kill me with?
Guns?” Ebube laughed and moved
forward.
“Fire!” the commander commanded and
they began to shoot him

**
At the resident of Mr Alfred where Daria
and Lana were sitting outside the house,
Daria heard the gunshots, so she gasped
and held her chest breathing heavily.
“They are shooting Red” she said.
“Yes, i guess so. I wish they arrest him
or kill him” Lana replied then Daria
looked at her without saying anything.
“What’s strong with u? Won’t u be
happy if they kill the criminal?” Lana
asked.

“I want to tell you something, Lana”
Daria said as the sound of the gunshot
continued.
“What?” Lana asked again.
“It’s up to two times i dreamt about
Red” Daria replied.
“U dreamt about Red?!” Lana shouted
then Daria nodded her head..


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