The Other Side

Episode 12

He muttered as he stood up. She attempted to help when he almost lost balance but decided and retraced her steps.

He looked to the time, it was past 8pm. Quickly he snatched his car keys and hurried to Frank’s apartment.
“Frank, I’m going mad”
He blurted out the moment Frank opened up.
“Jeez bro, you are shivering”
“My brother, how I was able to drive here, is a miracle”

He took off his jacket and sat on bare tiles, panting heavily.
“Ok what’s up?”
Frank questioned now, when Jack refused to share a glass of wine with him.
“I saw her…”
“Who?”
“Ju…Julie”
Frank eyes went wide, he drop his glass of strong wine and took time to adjust before he asked.
“You found her?”
Jack frowned at his question.
He replied in whisper.
“Her ghost. She is dead”
Frank paused for a minute and took another look at him before he questioned with a concerned look.

“Bro, I think you need a psychiatrist”
Frank didn’t believe him and it only drove him mad.
“You think I just made this up? I saw her man! She talked to me, we talked for more than 2minutes”
He was sweating profusely, with his eyes protruding in fear.
“Ok calm down, calm down…tomorrow we would see the doctor”
Frank advised.
“What are you saying Frank!”
“I am saying ghosts don’t exist brother, after death is judgement! No ghost bro, it must be malaria or something disturbing your brain. I insist we see the doctor”
Jack held his head in frustration, Frank was the only pillar he had left. Now even his safe place, wasn’t safe.
“You don’t believe me?”
He questioned again, hoping Frank would rethink”

“Jack just relax, we would see a doctor…”
“Don’t tell me that rubbish! I am perfectly fine! and I know what I saw. You know what, forget it. I am out of here!”
Jack Interjected and started towards the door.
“Jack?”
He paid a deaf ear, but just by the door he remembered his house was off limits. What if she appears to choke him at night. The thought sent shivers down his spine.
“You know what? I’ll crash here tonight”
He turned and ignored as Frank laughed and assured him its just as a result of malaria.
The next day he was out before Frank heard the cock crew. Straight to his pastor’s office.. There is nothing God can’t do.
He rushed in and poured out his plight to Pastor Dayo.

“It’s a familiar spirit brother Jack, kneel and let’s pray”
The prayer was intense. One that prompted pastor Dayo to remove his big coat to rain the heavens down to earth.
Suddenly he got that confidence, Julie was surely finished, with this kind of prayers, he was certain she had been dissolved to dust, never to plague his life again.
With confidence he entered his apartment and to God be the glory, the first person to welcome him was Julie.

“Welcome home Jack”
He burst into tears.
“Oh my God, God why….”