The Darkest Hour - Season 1 - Episode 23

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The Darkest Hour - Season 1 - Episode 23

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THE NEXT DAY AT THE UNIVERSITY
Mike folded his hands as he leaned on the wall of their room. He had a white boot on his legs that corresponded with his shirt. He watched as David dress up in a hurry as if he had a flight to catch.

“Guy, are u sure of what you are doing?” Mike spoke up but David ignored him thereby generating another tranquility. He rushed to a chest of drawer, opened it, collected his wallet then opened it. He observed enough money.

“How are you sure you will see this girl in your village?” Mike asked again.
“I just have to take the risk” David replied. “This is complete three weeks i have not heard from Udoka. Mehn, i miss her so much!”

“Well, i think this girl is driving you crazy. Go try your luck” Mike shook hands with him before he left.

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Back to the town, Trust and Sunny argued over Mrs Williams and her twins whom they have not seen for long. They were about to go out when Sunny stopped gazing at their door.
“Do you know that some people are wicked?”

“People like?” Trust asked.
“Like our landlord” Sunny averted his eyes from the door. Trust waited for him to continue. “Why would Landlord look at a poor woman like mama Udoka and Monica then sent them packing?”
“My dear such is life” Trust began to walk. “But don’t be surprise the next time you’ll see the children, they’ll be dancing in wealth. They can even come here to visit us with their cars”

Sunny stopped. He disdained Trust before speaking up. “How can they make such huge amount of money?”
“There is nothing impossible for God”
“Then God should show his possibility upon my life now before the twins” Sunny replied hitting hands on his chest while Trust laughed seriously.

“But admit you miss them”
“Yes, i do” Sunny replied as an afterthought. “But i don’t think that troublesome girl misses me too”
“She does”
“You talk as if u don’t know who that girl is..” They walked out.

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In the village of Eziukwu, Mrs Williams had gone out leaving the girls. Monica rushed out to the backyard where Udoka was preparing breakfast. She set her fire in the middle of three big stones with firewood. On top was a pot.

“Guess who i just remembered” Monica said smiling.
Udoka straightened up. Her face brightened with smiles when she saw her sister’s glowing with smiles too. “Who did you remember?” she asked.
“Just guess”
“Enest”
“Enest?” Monica queried thoughtfully. “No, not him. And why should i remember or think about him?”
“Nothing.. But what if he thinks about you each day?” Udoka shrunk her eyes.
“What do you mean?” Monica was still inquisitive.
“Just forget it. So who did you remember?”
“Hmm…” Monica twisted her mouth and disdained her sister, yet, smiles could be traced on her face. “Well, i remembered your husband Oga Sunny and Trust” she giggled.
Udoka frowned her face instantly. “And so what now?”
“I miss them!” Monica shrieked in laughter. “Don’t you miss them?”
Udoka ignored her then opened her pot on fire.

“Just admit it” Monica persuaded. “It has always been a funny compound with u and your..”

“Fine!” Udoka interrupted. “I miss them but that man is so annoying sometimes”
“That’s makes both of you perfect couple” Monica ran inside the house knowing fully well her sister would react. Of course she pursued her with a big spoon.

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David arrived at Ndiogoro land. At the same time, Enest began to prepar to go back to school. He had came back because of the festival and now wanted to go.

David met her grandmother in the sittingroom room. She was in her late 60s but had a good vision and sound mind. The house was modernized and painted. Nneowa, the grandmother had the history of Ndiogoro land at the tip of her finger ready to flip it off to anyone who is so desire to know. After greeting and eating, David sat opposite Nneowa and said, “Granny, do you know of any Mr Williams or his house?”
“Williams of Ndiogoro land?” Nneowa repeated thoughtfully.

“Yes”
“What’s his second name?”
“I don’t know. Though he’s late. He has twins named Udoka and Monica”
Hearing that, Nneowa gaze at her her grandson..

The look on Nneowa’s face doused David with inquisitions.

“Did you just say the Williams you are talking about has twins?” the grandmother queried.
“Yes, granny” David became more enthusiastic.

“There is one that was killed years ago for violating the tradition of the land” Nneowa averted her eyes from David to the wall of the sittingroom. “I can remember the name of his wife Rose from the land of Eziukwu..”
“Yes, Granny, she’s the one I’m talking about!” David interrupted. He adjusted forward on the seat then held his hands closely for more explanation from his grandmother.

“Rose was banished from our land with the two little children of just a year old. And you know the consequences of such punishment. The husband was a kind religious man. He has a brother known as chief Dike who took over his properties including his house” Nneowa paused and shook her head sadly.

David became thoughtful as if he was solving a quadratic equation. From what he had heard so far recondite his present status. But he knew that Udoka wasn’t there in the village. “Granny” he adjusted forward for the second time. “But we are civilized now. Is the banishment still active? I mean is it still real?”

“We were civilized then also, grandson. You can only say that it wasn’t as much as it is now. The twins and their mother cannot be found on this land again” the grandmother looked at David again. “Why are we even talking about this?”

David smiled to wipe out suspicion from his grandmother’s mind. “I heard about Mr Williams that’s why i asked”

“From who?”
“My dad”
“I see”

David stood up instantly. His next target was to go to Eziukwu land. He couldn’t wait for the next day to begin his journey.

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