The Darkest Hour - Season 1 - Episode 30

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The Darkest Hour - Season 1 - Episode 30

SAME NIGHT

The twins did all they could to get out from the hole but their effort proved aborted. Meanwhile, time had gone far without them realising it. It wasn’t a joking matter to Udoka anymore. She sat at the base of the inactive volcano with her sister whose eyes never dried from tears. Monica lamented and regretted coming there.

“Can you just kept quiet and think of how we are going to get out of here?!” Udoka provoked.

“Have you forgotten that if we are caught here, we will be killed just as they killed our father” Monica said.

“That’s why you should keep quiet and reason. Moreover, why would they kill us when we are not strangers of this land”
“Have you forgotten that we are outcasts?”
“I don’t want to here that please” Udoka stood up. “The only thing i want to hear now is how we can get out of here”

Few hours later, the twins made it out from the inactive volcano. They made sure they covered it with grasses just as the way they found it. Already, the time was 3: 50a.m. Immediately they happily stepped away from the arena, a bright light shone on their faces thereby making both to stand still. They were unable to see the source of the light due to its brightness. Therefore their heart began to pound like where a grandmother is pounding pounded yam.

“Udoka, I’m scared” Monica whispered.
“Give me your hand” Udoka gently grabbed her sister’s hand. “Who’s there!!” she shouted but nothing happened. As they stared at the light, another one came from the same direction. They could hear male voices soliloquizing.

“Who’s there!” Udoka shouted again. Yet, nobody responded. The next thing they heard was, “Abomination!”

The twins looked at each other. They could see the light coming closer in a hurry…

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Mrs Williams jerked awake. She was touched to check on her daughters. She tied a wrapper across her chest as she walked sluggishly to their room. She couldn’t believe that they weren’t there. So she glanced at the wall clock; 4:05a.m. She rushed outside. Even the front door was left opened. Mrs Williams moved around the house pherically, yet, there was no sign of her daughters. “Udoka! Monica!” she shouted but heard nothing. “Where have these children gone to?” she soliloquized…

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Back to the dark forest of Ndiogoro land, the two light came from two young able hunters. They had the light fixed on their heads while they handled guns in their hands. Their body complexion was totally black.
“Abomination!” Okoro, one of the hunters shouted again.

“Strangers in the dark forest of our land” Ahamefuna, popularly known as Aham, the next hunter said. “They are not only strangers but twins” he added.
The twins held their hands tightly with increase in heartbeat. They watched the men come closer.
“Please, don’t hurt us” Monica had started shedding tears already.
“Shut up! Who are you and what are you doing here?” Okoro positioned the light on their faces. The girls refused to talk after series of questions. They were captured by the men to the village square of Ndiogoro..
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6:30a.m.
Already, Mrs Williams had gone to Faith and Adaku’s house to confirm whether her daughters were there but the answer was negative. So she sat in front of her house crying seriously with Faith and Adaku standing beside her in consultation. Other women who knew her gathered around to share the strange event with her.
“How can children suddenly disappear in the middle of the night?” one of them said amazingly.
“Are they witchcrafts?” another murmured.
“Watch your mouth, those children, from what i heard are very good and responsible”
“Oh.. What a pity?”
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That same morning, David received a call from his mother telling him that she was on her way to the village. He thought of why her mother would go to the village before dressing up with Mike. They had eight O’clock lecture, likewise Enest and Sandra.

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Back to Ndiogoro village, crowd of people gather at the village square in a way they formed a cycle with the twins at the centre. Their legs and hands were tied. Tears could be seen gushing out of their eyes. Some elders on red cap stood in a roll within the cycle too. The king, Chief Dike and other chiefs were yet to be there.
“Who are u girls” Elder Onu, the prime minister known as ‘Onuowo’ began. “Where are you from and who are your parents?”
“We are Udoka and Monica from Eziukwu village” Udoka replied.
“Heeey!” the crowd shouted. “They must die!!”
“Aro!” some of the elders shouted.
“Who are your parents” Elder Onu asked again but the twins kept quiet. “What were you doing at the dark forest of our land knowing that you are strangers?” Yet, the twins kept quiet. Already some diamonds were in Monica’s pocket.

The king and some chiefs arrived. They asked more questions. After the twins refused to answer, he ordered them to be killed..
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