The Other Side

Episode 16

Jack still tried to sleep and figure if all he had been through for the past 24hours was just a dream. He was sure of what he saw, but at least, there is no harm in trying.

And so he slept and woke up the next morning with his eyes still deem and weary.
He cleared his throat and called in a whisper to confirm.

“Julie?”
She didn’t hesitate to answer.

“Am here”
She appeared by the door.
“Oh great, so it’s real”
“What?”
“Don’t worry”
He got out of bed and headed into the bathroom. He needed to be sure if he still had privacy.
“Julie?”
“Yes?”

She was taking an impatient stroll round the room. Time is what she does not have. And to put it to Jack was now a necessity.
“Since when did you come around?”
“Emm, for 3days now”
He was quiet and she wondered why he asked.
“You…you know I’ve had my bath…did you? Emm, you know what, forget it”
He was going to let it go but she helped him out
“Yes I did, like I’m doing now”
She announced her presence in the bathroom.
“What the hell! Out!”

He grabbed his towel and covered up.
“Chill Jack, what’s there that I’ve not seen before and hurry up, we have work to do”
He wanted to explain that it was unnatural to have a ghost seeing the very important part of his human body, but he felt she might grow angry and strike him with a strange disease, he has watched lots of such happen in Nigerian movies.

“Jack, you have an inheritance, and I think it’s huge”
She started as he prepared for work.

“So if you’re saying I have an inheritance, you mean my parents…are not my real parents, because I was the bread winner of the house”
He pointed out and got his clothes on.
“Probably, but the thing is, Siera knows, and the only way we can get this info, is thru the same Siera”

He was in his car now, he made sure he was out of the compound before he replied.
“So how do we get the info from her, I can’t just go and ask her, or linger around. The girl is a devil, she’ll suspect my moves the moment I make it”

Julie was comfortably seated at the passengers.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of that part, what I need you to do is destroy that document that has your finger print”
Jack was held by a traffic light, he was unaware of the cab beside him, with the driver and passengers staring at him talking to the unforseen. Making gestures and talking signs.
“Bros, who you dey talk too?”
The driver brought down his windscreen and called out.

Jack was about to lie, but he noticed all eyes from that cab on him.
“Ok Julie, they think I’m mad”
He whispered and offered a feigned smile.
“Ignore them”