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“A cultist? What do you mean?” Queen asked him as she held his hand tight, she has never seen him like that before, he was looking rough and tattered. He didn’t reply her, he rather busted into tears, he now realized what he had done, now he knew what he had gotten himself into. His mother would be so disappointed in him, she had always trusted him but now, he is a failure. How on earth didn’t he allow them to just kill him, he should have just allowed them waste him since at the end he is still going to be a waste. “Gabriel, talk to me” Queen begged, he rose his head up and stared at her. He had also failed her, she always knew him to be a good guy but now he is no longer that guy she was to be proud of, for God sake, he is now a cultist. He drifted his face away from her and stared at the marker board which stood in front of the class as he remembered how he had been initiated. He had been led to a dark room which was only illuminated by a small opening which was up the room. In the room were different kind of scary images and a centre table, the centre table was decorated with a red loin cloth, a knife was placed on it, a sparkling sharp knife. There was a bowl also placed on the centre table. Behind the centre table, at the extreme part of the room and by the wall is a small stool, on it was placed a human skull or better put, the skull of a dead man. Gabriel had been forced to drink from the bowl of blood, they said it was the blood of an animal and then with the knife, he had been given a painful mark on his back, it was the image of their symbol, the sign of the skull.

Thereafter, he had been beaten mercilessly with canes by those who had come to initiate him until he passed out, he later woke up to meet himself outside the building, his cloth was on him, and with the little strength he could mutter, he ran out of the jungle. God led him well and he soon busted into the school, near the back gate. From there, he had been able to trace his way to the hall where he had promised to meet Queen and luckily for him, she was still there. “Gabriel!!” Queen screamed his name and he staggered out of his thought, “Talk to me what is wrong with you, what are you thinking of?” Queen asked with the look of fear. “Queen, I am sorry” He said and stood up from the bench, “Sorry for what?” Queen asked him looking confused, he didn’t say anything rather he pecked her and walked slowly out of the hall. “Gabriel, wait” she followed him and held his hand, he stopped and turned to face her, “Queen, let it be like we never knew each other, we never met, if you love yourself and your life, live your life without me” he told her and made to walk away, she grabbed his hand and stopped him. “No, I am not leaving you, you are my life, tell me what is wrong, what is the connection, how are you a cultist?” Queen asked him, he didn’t say a thing, he rather smiled and held her by her shoulder, “Whatever happens, always know I love you and all I ever wanted is you” He said and pushed her away as he started to walk away, Queen didn’t go after him this time, she stood where she was and cried, “You are a weakling!! If you go today, I will know you don’t love me and you have always been a liar, I will forever hate you, I will always hate you with all my life” She shouted as he walked away, now the few people that were in the hall had woken up and were now wondering what was going on. Gabriel didn’t turn back to look at her again, he continued walking towards the exit and Queen continued to cry out loud, she watched him go out into the night, into the dark, she knew not where he was going to but from the direction he went, he didn’t go towards his hostel. “I love you Gabriel” she said as she ran towards the door to watch Gabriel blend along with the darkness, the next time she saw him was about 2 months later, he never came to class again and she dreaded going to his hostel, her pride wouldn’t allow her.

The next time she saw him was on a fateful Thursday, she was in class receiving lecturers that day, unlike before, she was sitting on the front sit that day. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a car sped into the faculty taking everyone by shock, the inhabitants of the car were about seven armed guys, they were not the pipeline guys because they didn’t come with the pipeline van. They bounced towards their lecture hall, the students couldn’t run because it seem everywhere had been surrounded. They entered into the hall and first brought down the lecturer by shooting his leg, it was obvious the lecturer weren’t their target if not, they would have killed him. The moment they entered and shot at the lecturer, Queen peed in her pants. “You, stand up” one of the guys ordered a young man, Chucks. Chucks happen to be one of the brilliant boys in the class, he lives with his brother who the school rumor to be a cultist. Chucks got up with shaking legs, he had also peed on his trousers. “You look so innocent but am sorry, you have to pay for the sins of your brother” another guy told him. “Please sir, don’t kill me” chucks begged, a gun was pointed at him and he knew any moment, he will be a dead man. “I have warned your brother Matt to leave my girl but it’s like that foolish night crawlers cult of a group are the ones giving him morale, now am sorry, you will have to pay for the sins of your brother” the guy said and was about to pull the trigger when another zoomed into the faculty. The moment the inhabitants of the car came out, fear could be seen written on the faces of the guys who had initially come to kill chucks. The inhabitants of the car marched to the lecture hall, they were putting on red berets and were in black garments. “For the master has said for the day of the lord is at hand” one of the new men shouted as he shot into the air, it was no other person than Rabbi, a member of the night crawlers. One of the guys who had been there before tried shooting at Rabbi but from the window, a bullet hit him down. The guy who had shot him jumped into the lecture hall from the window, he was dressed like the night crawlers but alike the others, his cap covered his eyes. “Why have you come to kill my brother?” one of the members of the night crawlers asked, his name is Matt. “This isn’t over” the guy who had wanted to kill Chucks earlier said and almost immediately, a bullet hit his forehead and he fell down dead. His boys on seeing what had happened dropped their guns and surrendered to the Night crawlers. “For it is written, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who sinned against us, go and sin no more” Rabbi said to the guys who had surrendered, they were the members of the Elu-elu confraternity, one of the upcoming cult groups. “Go ye into the nation and preach to the unbelievers about the wonders of the Night Crawlers” Rabbi shouted, “Touch me pastor, pastore I say chuk me” the member of the night crawlers who had come in through window earlier shouted and danced around Rabbi, just then his cap fell and his eyes met with that of Queen, it was Gabriel, Mr. Cultist

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Israel turned back to face him with a smile, “I thought you will be more stubborn than this” Israel smiled. “Israel you will surely regret doing this to me” Gabriel cried, there was tears in his eyes. “No, you will enjoy being part of the family” Israel told him, “Initiate him” Israel ordered his guys. Gabriel opened his eyes wide in shock, he thought him agreeing to be part of them is already the initiation, he never knew he still has to go through another process of initiation. “What do you mean they should initiate me?” Gabriel asked Israel, “You have to go through a process of initiation, and you must drink from the blood of a young lamb” Israel told him, “You must drink so that the sheep will be separated from the goats” Rabbi shouted, he was still standing in front of Gabriel, the gun was still in his hand. “I promise you bro, you won’t ever regret being part of us” Israel told him again, Gabriel wiped his tears this time and got up with a smile, “initiate me” he told Israel with a smile, Israel smiled back and nodded his head, “That is the spirit bro” Israel laughed and Gabriel was led to a sacred room in the building.

Queen suddenly staggered up from the bench she was lying on, she was sweating profusely though there was light in the hall she was in and the fans were functioning properly. She obviously had a nightmare. “Jesus Christ” she did the sign of the cross wrongly. “God, please let this not happen, let nothing ever happen to my Gabriel” she prayed silently. She searched for her phone and dialed Gabriel number again, “Switched off” came the reply. For the first time in many years she knelt down and made to pray, the last time she prayed was when she was about 10 years old. As she prayed, tears trickled down her eyes, whatever it was, the dream she had wasn’t just a bad one, it was a very bad one.

“Capon!!!” a guy shouted as he bounced into a hidden building, it was a building in the middle of a forest, it was the headquarters of the pipeline guys. The name pipeline guys came from their abode, the forest in which they resided was first known to be a land filled with pipes for transporting oil to the University, it was until some bad guys started to vandalize the pipeline that the school closed the transport of pipes through the pipeline and then the guys settled down there, they gave themselves the name “pipeline guys” and with time, they evolved and new guys began to join them, they became cultist and they continued ti terrorize the school as the pipeline guys, this time not because they vandalized pipelines. “Why are you shouting like that?” John Femi asked the young man who had come into the building. “We weren’t able to get the boy” The guy said and knelt in front of John Femi. “What do you mean you weren’t able to get the boy, an ordinary boy?” John shouted in anger, just then Alika came out from a room, by the look of things, he had been sleeping. “What is the matter boss?” Alika asked, “Ask this idiot, just to bring me that Gabriel of a guy is now a mission impossible” John told Alika. Alika turned to the young man and gave him some kind of eyes like he needed some explanations. Alika and john had been course mates right from when they were fresher, beds of the same feathers they say flock together, they both wanted to be big boys in the school and so with the help of one of their numerous friends, they were initiated into the confraternity of the pipeline guys. John was a better hit man than Alika and so when the time came for the group to vote in a new capon after the former one died in a firing battle between the night crawlers, John Femi, the eagle eye as he is popularly called was picked. “We were about to bring him when out of nowhere, some members of the night crawlers showed up and took down some of our men, I was only lucky to escape, I think the guy has some sort of connection with the night crawlers” The young man explained, Alika turned to John and their eyes met. No cult group in the university ever wants to cross part with the night crawlers, they were the deadliest cult group in the university, they spare no one, they took vengeance by killing. In the last firing squad they had with the pipeline guys, they killed 7 members of the pipeline guys including their capon while the pipeline guys were unable to bring down even one of their men. The battle ended after the night crawlers killed the capon of the pipeline guys, ever since then, the pipeline guys have always tried to stay away from the path of the night crawlers. “Are you sure of what you are saying?” John Femi asked the guy, “Yes boss, I can’t lie to you” The young man answered. John turned to Alika again, he was speechless and took a deep breath. “What do we do now boss?” Alika asked John, “This time, we face the night crawlers head to head, we are no cowards and we can’t allow the night crawlers to always push us around, this time we face them fire for fire, I can’t allow anyone have my girl, Queen is mine” John said and Alika nodded, Alika knew what it meant to go face to face with the night crawlers, although he had nodded, but inwardly, he was not ready to go face to face with the night crawlers.

It was around 1am of the same day, Queen was still in the hall where she had hoped to meet Gabriel that day, she was still kneeling and praying because of her nightmare. “God, though I don’t know how to pray, but please help Gabriel to survive, protect him, guide him, don’t let him die, don’t let the bad ones get him, if you keep him for me, I promise you to worship you for all my life” She prayed. “Queen” She heard her name as she concluded her prayer, she opened one of her eyes and saw Gabriel standing in front of her, he was looking weak and pale, it was like he had been beaten mercilessly. “Gabriel, what happened?” She asked as she rushed and held Gabriel who look like he was going to fall any minute, he was crying and he also had blood stains in his mouth. “I am a cultist” Gabriel said and fell on the bench.

Act Of Faith

Episode: Episode 11 Title: Who Is He?

“Wow, Gabriel, what are you doing here?” Daniel asked me innocently, he was also putting on a black short and Singlet just like the rest of us, the only difference between we and him was that he was hanging a sword on his back, the sword happens to be in its shaft. I walked hurriedly towards him and brought out his left hand, there, on his wrist was the mark of Newriton. ” So you are a spy?” I asked him while he nodded. ” You are also a spy” He said laughing and we hugged each other. ” Hey, I see some kind of reunion here, Daniel, have you guys meant before?” Sir Ajan asked him while Daniel nodded. ” We actually took the same bus from Atata to Lagos” Daniel said while sir Ajan adjusted his glasses. ” What took you to Atata?” Sir Ajan asked not expecting the reply. ” My research work” Daniel said again but sir Ajan wasn’t listening. ” So this is Daniel, he completed his program about some years back and he had successfully accomplished 6 investigatory missions just like the one you are about to Embark on” Sir Ajan said standing beside Daniel.

” Now to the mission proper” Sir Ajan said as he walked to the front of the hall, there was a big screen there which was normally controlled by a remote lying on the small table in front of the hall. ” Here is Sir Jude Ike, a primary school teacher” Sir Ajan started as the screen displayed a clear picture of the so called Sir Jude Ike, an elderly man probably in his fifties. ” Sir Jude Ike is a primary school teacher” Sir Ajan said and we all bursted into laughter, even Daniel himself laughed. ” Why on earth should we investigate a primary school teacher?” I asked Sir Ajan still laughing.

"Because a primary School teacher shouldn’t be living in this kind of house” Sir Ajan said as the picture on the Screen changed to that of a beautiful mansion, a mansion only affordable to big business men. ” But sir, this is an elderly man, he might have involved himself in some other businesses from which he might have been able to raise money to build this, this house might be a project from his life savings” Christiana said looking serious. ” Nice point Christiana, Nice.” Sir Ajan complemented as the picture on the screen returned to Sir Jude Ike.

” This shouldn’t have brought about any form of suspicion, the only thing amiss here is the rate at which young teenagers go missing in this same area where Jude Ike lives. No one is saying that he is responsible for the kidnaps or so, all I am saying Is that he is the only one living a strange lifestyle, why should he teach in a primary school a long distance from where he lives? I want you all to do a background search on him, research on any kind of business he might have involved himself in at one time or the other. Remember, he is not guilty of any offence yet. ” Sir Ajan staring intensely at us. ” Not just the six of you are going for this mission, someone for the I.C.T unit might Join you soon ” Sir Ajan said moving about, only the sound from his high heeled shoe could be heard. ” Remember, I am not expecting disaster” He finally said and walked out.

• ” There is no room for weakness here, we all have to be strong” Daniel shouted as he rose up his right hand to show he was serious and lively, we all looked at him like a fool. ” Okay, we just have to be strong” he said more calmly this time. A new guy has joined us, he was from the I.C.T units, he isn’t a trained fighter and so its our duty to protect and guide him, his name is young Carl. ” So, this isn’t something we should rush, it might end up becoming a mission to be accomplished in Years, Gabriel, dont worry or think about Adanna” Daniel said staring at me. ” who is Adanna?” Christiana asked me. ” Ask him” I said calmly pointing to Daniel. ” You don’t know who Adanna is?” Christiana asked me again but I didn’t reply her as I pretended to be paying rapt attention to Daniel.

• ” I am just nervous, I dont want this mission to be a screw” Israel said as I laid on the bed that evening, he was doing his one hand push ups. ” Dont think so, people have been doing this, so we can” I assured him, this time I wasn’t lying on the bed, I was opening my small drawer to get an A4 paper. ” What are you gonna use that for?” Israel asked still on his push ups. ” Write a letter” I replied. “Letter to who?” He asked again. ” Adanna” I replied while he got up swiftly and sat beside me. ” Who is this Adanna?” He asked. ” My future girlfriend” I replied searching for a pen. ” What about Christiana, who are you leaving her for?” He asked again. ” I am not dating Christiana” I said with a serious look on my face. ” Then stop leading Christiana on” Israel said again also looking serious. ” If you have nothing for her, let her know now, it might be disastrous in future” Israel said again, that was the only good thing about him, at times he speaks sense. ” Okay bro, I will try stop all kind of stuff with her” I assured Israel. ” Now tell me about this Adanna of a girl” Israel said happily while I also smiled. ” You see ehen , Adanna is the most beautiful maiden in Atata, she is of average height, chocolate and endowed ” I said. ” I know you bro, you can’t differentiate between beautiful and Ugly, am sure this so called girl might not be as beautiful as you have painted her” Israel replied me while I smiled on. ” Just wait” I said and brought out my phone, I went into the gallery and brought out a picture if Adanna, it was actually a picture I took from the top of the mango tree the day I had a fight with mbe the cat. ” Take a look at this” I said passing the phone to Israel. ” This is whoa, Gabi, this girl is Whoa” Israel said again. ” I told you now ” I replied him grinning happily. ” But who is this guy with her?” He asked again. ” Another guy who wants her” I said again. ” I think she will prefer him to you, he is more handsome” Israel said while I dragged my phone from him. ” She is really endowed as you had said, why dont you just ask her out?” He asked again. ” In Atata where I come from, you dont ask the girl out, you go straight to her parents after you have studied the girl for a period of time. ” I said. ” You and your Atata are too local ” He replied. ” Can I see that picture again?” Israel asked but got no reply.

• It was still in the evening of the same day, Daniel had asked me to come meet him in his lodge, he was actually staying in a special lodge meant only for workers in Newriton. He wanted to see me not because we had an encounter in the slow and Steady bus but because I was the main man for the mission. I located room “278” and stood in front of the face scanning machine, only those who stay in the room have a card to gain access into it, any intruder must pass through a face scan from the same machine. The Machine Scanned my fave and within some seconds, the door opened. I entered into the beautifully decorated large room, Daniel was on his bed, he was sitting on his bed while his sword was lying beside him. ” Hold on a minute” he said as he rushed to his bathroom. I sat on the bed and brought out the sword from its shaft, I did just for fun. The sword came out slowly until all part of the sword was revealed, I opened my mouth in shock as I saw the edge of the sword. I flashed back to that morning I went to the igwe palace, that mark made on that dead guy could only be made with a sword with the type of edge like Daniel’s own, wait, Daniel was coming back from Atata the day I saw him, and he also had the killer sword, no doubt he is the serial killer. ” Yes Gabriel, now to business” Daniel said as he came out of the bathroom towelling his face. ” Who are you?” I asked as I pointed the sword directly to his neck.

sorry guys for not posting since, i have been so busy lately.

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“Israel” Gabriel called him, he was still kneeling
and didn’t know what was going on. “What are
you doing here, why did they bring me here?”
Gabriel asked and Israel got up from the chair
he was sitting on. He was looking muscular
than he normally was, his face this time was no
that of the friendly Israel he used to know, this
Israel was looking dangerous. He stretched his
hand towards one of his boys and immediately,
a pack of cigar was passed to him. “Israel?”
Gabriel asked himself in shock, yes, the guy
standing before him was Israel but he wasn’t
behaving like the Israel he knew, his own Israel
doesn’t smoke. “Are you surprised?” Israel
asked him, which was the first time he spoke
to him since he arrived, “Israel, what is going
on?” Gabriel asked confused, he couldn’t place
his hands on what was happening. Israel stood
up and walked around with a devilish smile on
his face, indeed, this was another dimension of
Israel. “Yes, this is who I am” Israel smiled, “I
don’t understand” Gabriel told him, “You don’t
understand what? This is who I am, a cultist”
Israel shouted, “Not just a cultist but the deadly
capon of the night crawlers” Israel said, “He is
Israel, the deadly capon of the deadly night
crawlers” one of the guys shouted, it was
Rabbi.


Gabriel couldn’t believe it, it wasn’t
possible, Israel can’t be a cultist. “Tell me you
are joking” Gabriel smiled so also did Israel,
“No bro, I am not” Israel told him and moved
closer to him. “Let us not waste time here, I
have brought you here because I have seen how
often you have been maltreated by the pipeline
guys, I can’t continue to send my boys to watch
you, we don’t do that, we don’t watch the back
of just a normal person, we only watch our own
backs, the backs of the worthy initiates” Israel
laughed, Yes, it was the same Israel, the same
Israel Gabriel had known right from secondary
school. He had come into the university as a
gentle calm guy, but his love for women had
made him seek to join the Night crawlers, he
joined them because the girl he loved was also
being loved by another guy, Harrison peters, a
prominent member of the Killer guys. So as to
get the girl he wanted, he sought the help of
one of his friends who unknown to him happen
to be a member of the night crawlers. One
thing led to another, and he was initiated, he
became a very good killer, a secret killer who
went with Rabbi on numerous death missions.
After their capon died, the mantle of leadership
was passed on to him, and he got freed from
going on deadly missions. About the girl he
wanted, she was killed during the clash
between the night crawlers and the killer guys,
a clash which claimed the lives of all the
members of the killer guys.


Queen sat patiently in one corner of the big hall
popularly known as basement, she had been
waiting patiently for Gabriel for about an hour
now and she was still ready to wait more. She
had called him about 20 times but he wasn’t
picking even if the phone rang on all occasions,
she knew he was going to ask her out that
night, he had been behaving strangely recently
and as a girl, she knew why, he wanted her. Of
course, she wouldn’t decline if he ask her to be
his girlfriend, as a matter of fact, to her he was
already her boyfriend. She soon started to yawn
and she knew sleep was coming. From the
look on her face, it was obvious she was angry,
he was the one who fixed the meeting and now
he isn’t showing up. She arranged the bench
she was sitting on and laid on it. She only
wanted to have a short rest, but she was soon
seen sleeping deeply.


“Let me cut the long story short, we have
brought you here to initiate you” Israel told
Gabriel who immediately opened his mouth
wide in shock. “Please, don’t initiate me, let me
suffer from the pipeline guys, I don’t want to be
a cultist” Gabriel cried, apart from the fact that
he himself had no interest on being a cultist,
he also remembered his mother’s words the
night before he came to the university, “If you
join any cult group and eventually become a
cultist, you are a dead man and that moment,
you cease to be my son because you are
doomed” his mom had told him. “Shut up”
Israel shouted him down, “You think I can stay
and watch the pipeline guys beat you anyhow or
treat you how they want? No, I can’t. You are
my guy and my guys are not used. As it stands
now, you have no option because no one
comes into the den of the crawlers and goes
out alive or goes out without being an initiate”
Israel told him. “I known you are scared to die
but the bible already told us that God has
giveth unto us, eternal life” Israel told him,


“Ride on pastor” Rabbi shouted from one
corner, Israel smiled. “Gabriel, you are my
friend, I can’t stay and watch you suffer, and
you have no option than to join us” Israel told
him. “Am not your friend, you are evil, I never
…..” Gabriel was saying before he was
interrupted by a slap from one of Israel guys
behind him, “You don’t talk to me anyhow here,
this is my domain, my cabba, my kingdom,
show respect” Israel told him as he cried and
held the back of his head where he had been
slapped. “Israel please, I don’t want to be a
cultist, please don’t do this to me” Gabriel
begged, “Fine, you have another option, die”
Israel told him. “please Israel, please, for the
sake of our friendship” Gabriel begged him,


“There is nothing I can do, it would have been
better you didn’t come here at all” Israel told
him, “I didn’t come here, I was forced here”
Gabriel explained, “Anyhow, so far you are here”
Israel told him with a smile, “Okay then, I prefer
to die” Gabriel said with the belief that his best
friend wouldn’t kill him, only if he knew the kind
of devil his best friend was. “Kill him” Israel
ordered Rabbi, the oldest guy in the group.
Rabbi smiled and brought out his small pistol,
Gabriel didn’t shake, he knew they were just
going to scare him, he knew Israel wouldn’t kill
him. Rabbi walked over to where he was
kneeling and cocked the gun, he then placed it
on his forehead. He could feel the heat from
the gun, he knew it was no more a joke, Israel
had backed him and now he knew they were
going to kill him. “Where there is life there is
hope” Rabbi whispered to him, “I will join,
initiate me” Gabriel immediately shouted and
shifted his head away from the gun’s mouth,
truly, where there is life, there is hope.

Emzyme:
wow , pls try spacing its hard to read

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Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 10 Title: welcome Back

The light suddenly came on to reveal my room mate, Israel. ” Oh My God you scared the hell out of me” I said as he jumped onto his bed. ” Secret service code 009, be alert at all times. ” Israel said laughing to reveal his white set of teeth. ” Sir Ajan called you back also?” He asked as I sat on my bed located on the right side of the room, his was on the left side.” Yeah” I simply replied . ” Hmm” He said as I looked up at him, he also stared at me and suddenly we smiled at ourselves. He got up from his bed and i also stood up and we hugged each other. ” I miss you bro” He said happily. ” I miss you also” I replied him and we broke the hug. ” How is Atata?” He asked me . ” Atata is fine, what of Ekiti?” I asked back. ” Ekiti is peaceful” He replied while I nodded. Israel Olufemi, another confirmed spy and my best friend in Newriton is a Yoruba guy who hails from Ekiti. I came to the institute before him, he actually resumed a week after me. The welfare units had actually paired us together when they noticed I had no room mate . He is a dark average height guy with small brown eyes, he isn’t slim nor fat, he is just Normal. He happens to be one of those lazy students when he first resumed, he only got blended when Sir Ajan had punished him severely for not able to handle and throw a knife. He is the most skillful fighter we got, most skillful fighter I said, not the best, I still remain the best. What? You guys dont believe me again? Like seriously, I am the best fighter, take it or leave it. ” So any idea what this mission is gonna look like?” I asked as I walked into our kitchen, yes our kitchen, it was actually a self contain like room. ” Nope, Sir Ajan has said nothing of it ” Israel replied. ” who cooked this?” I asked as I brought the watery rice I knew only israel would have prepared it, he can’t cook. ” I did, see I cooked it that way because that is how I like cooking my rice” He said trying to defend himself. ” Oh my Jesus, you mean, just forget, there is no other option than to eat it this way, am so hungry” I said as I dished a spoonful of rice into my mouth. ” Taar” I shouted as I spat it on the floor. ” Did you use the whole salt to cook this?” I asked him but he just hissed and laid on his bed. • I woke up early that Saturday morning, Israel had already woken up and gone to the field probably to exercise. I stood up and peeped through the window which allowed the reflection of the morning sun. I was right, he was on the field with Morgana and Christiana, Just the three of them. I quickly dressed up in my thick black singlet and Short before rushing down to them. ” Oh my goodness, Gabriel!!!!!” Morgana shouted as she rushed towards me and Jumped on me, she was the first to see me approaching them. Christiana stood where she was, she was standing arm akimbo and twisting her mouth like the way Adanna does twist hers, but she wasn’t as beautiful as Adanna. ” Hey, my Christiana” I said as I dropped Morgana and went towards where Christiana was. ” Dont touch me” She said as she frowned her face. ” Why?” I asked. ” You promised to come yesterday morning, why am I just seeing you now?” She asked still frowning her face. ” Come off it my dear, You of all people should know how far Atata is” I said patting her shoulder. ” Then you should have taken a night bus the day before yesterday” she said again. ” Which bus? There is only one bus coming to Lagos from Atata, the slow and Steady” I said smiling. ” Okay dear, come here” She said as she hugged me tightly. ” It isn’t even up to a week, you already miss me this much” I said as she still held me tight, trust me, I held her more tight. ” Gabi, you didn’t hug me this long” Morgana said and broke the hug. ” Sorry dear” I said as I hugged Morgana again while Christiana broke the hug. ” Enough of the hugging” she said . The institute was scanty, the reason behind this was the fact that new students haven’t been admitted yet and the old sets are done with their programs, old students like me. The few students in Newriton are either those who had come to take their certificates or those who are to be given assignments like I, Morgana, Matt, Christiana and Israel. ” Gabriel, I got gist for you” Christiana said as we did our normal morning push ups. ” You always have gist” I replied her, to her that was a go ahead. ” I came into your lodge yesterday afternoon, israel was the only one there, I didn’t know what sent me to taste the Unfortunate rice he cooked” Christiana said while I and Morgana laughed, Israel didn’t laugh. ” At least am better than the both of you who doesn’t even know how to boil water” Israel countered them, Christiana and Morgana, truly they can’t cook, I won’t lie, they can’t cook. • ” This Mission is your very first and it shouldn’t be toyed with . It isn’t a tough case like I have rightly said to you all over the phone. It is just an investigative mission, just need you guys to help me check mate someone” Sir Ajan said as he walked around the small hall in which we all stood wearing our black thick singlet and Shorts. I, Israel and Christiana stood together while Morgana and Matt stood together on the other side. ” A investigative mission might look simple as it sound but need a lot of care than other missions. A simple mistake or wrong information due to wrong investigations might be so crucial and hence put an end to you being a spy” Sir Ajan said again moving his eyes around the hall, for a moment, I felt his eyes dropped on me. ” You should all take a observatory and careful background study, a very investigatory and clean background study before jumping into conclusion. Note that none of this should make you reveal your identity. Never reveal your identity in the quest to make your mission fast, a simple mission of a day might end up taking a year. Now I told you guys it might take weeks, you should all know how that it might develop into years. The longer the time spent on a mission, the more accurate the result. I am not in a hurry for you to bring the results, all I need Is a good result” Sir Ajan said again as he sat down and began operating his small laptop. ” Since it is you guys very first mission, I would like somebody with experience to guide you, that’s why I had taken my time to bring back one of my students who finished a long time ago.” Sir Ajan said and almost immediately the door to the hall creaked opened. ” Daniel!!!” I shouted as the new guy walked into the hall.

Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 9 Title: Danger

I looked outside the window of the big slow and steady bus which was heading to Lagos, it is the only bus that heads to Lagos from Atata,so if you miss it in the morning, you have no choice but to come back the next morning. This was the reason why I hadn’t stopped to go after that man in black I had seen in the bush path, I didn’t want to miss my bus. As I sat staring outside, a lot of things ran through my mind. ” who was the man in black? And what was he doing outside by that time of the day?” I asked myself, ” Why did he run into the bush from the bush?” I asked myself again but there was no to answer to the questions. ” Oga, your money” A lady said as she stood in front of me, she was the one in charge of collecting passengers money before the departure of the bus. I brought out three thousand five hundred naira and handed it to her while she left happily . ” Please, put on you seats belts and relax, we are set to move in about 10 minutes time” The driver to the slow and steady bus shouted as he sat on the driver’s seat, his voice alone was enough for us to hear, loud and clear” I would like to inform you that there will be some points in this Journey where slow and Steady might stop to take water” The driver said again, I didn’t know why he was informing us, we all know slow and steady, it stops almost every two hours to take water. I brought out my phone and checked the time, it was 5:15am. I took a deep breath as I relaxed my back on the seat on which I was sitting, though the seat was made of iron, I had to manage it that way. At exactly 5:30am, the bus started moving, just like the name had said, Slowly and Steadyily. I adjusted myself as I couldn’t bear the discomfort I got from the iron chair again. I rested my head on my right palm and then I remembered Adanna. ” Hmm, I will sure miss her” I said to myself not minding who heard me. ” In love right?” The guy sitting just by my left asked. ” Yeah” I replied without looking at him. ” That’s how it is. Is there any interesting story behind your love life?” The guy asked me again. This time I rose my head and stared at him, he was putting on a white long sleeve shirt and also a white trouser. Taking a closer look at him, you will conclude that he should be in his thirties or so.” Not the kind of love story you do hear” I replied him. ” Let’s just hear it” He insisted while I smiled. ” I had left Atata for about six years now, I came back about five days ago and I met this girl who I had always wanted from the days of my childhood, just as things were about to get good, work calls. ” I said while he smiled and patted my shoulder. ” There is always challenges behind every love story, the sweetest part is overcoming them. Make sure you come back to your love” he said calmly to me while I nodded and smiled. ” I will surely come back” I assured him or more likely myself. ” I am Daniel, a researcher, I came to Atata some few days back, my research work actually brought me here” He told me. ” Oh, that’s nice, I am Gabriel, not also an indigene of Atata but spent most of my life there” I said. ” Nice meeting you Gabriel” Daniel said stretching fort his right hand which I took willingly. We talked for some hours, actually we were talking about irrelevant stuffs, it was mostly on love and relationship, Daniel was fun to be with and he also happen to be very clever and smart. • No one ever in history has ever travelled through the slow and steady bus without falling asleep, its like a curse associated with the bus. At a point in the journey, you must surely have to sleep, even if you dont want to, the sight of others sleeping will encourage you to. I choose the call that point ” The sleeping point”. Daniel had slept off so was every other person in the slow and steady bus except the driver. At this point, I got no other option than to also join the league of sleepers. I relaxed my back on the thick iron handle of my seat and closed my eyes, I wandered off to dream land. I didn’t know how long I slept but I knew I woke up when I noticed the slow and steady bus had stopped, I arranged my baggage and made to go down the bus but a hand drew me back, it was Daniel’s hand. ” Calm down bro, the slow and steady has just stopped to take water ” he said smiling. ” So you mean we aren’t in Lagos yet?” I asked angrily. ” Nope, not even half of Lagos” he said smiling while I relaxed my back on the seat again. • It was 10:15pm when the slow and steady bus finally stopped, not to take water this time but a final stop. We were now in the beautiful city of Lagos, a city of the rich and poor, a city of like and unlike minds, a city which flows with milk and honey,the city of Lagos is indeed a wonderful city. I backed my bag and carried my briefcase as I alighted the bus. ” So where are you heading from here?” Daniel asked me, he was behind me and was backing only a bag, he wasn’t with a briefcase. ” Hmm, probably Ikeja ” I told him while he stared at me with a confused expression on his face. ” Aren’t you sure of where you are going?” He asked . ” I have different places in mind, my relatives are scattered all around this city” I said smiling. ” okay then, nice meeting you Gabriel” He said stretching his hand for a handshake again which I took willingly and turned to leave. I was also putting on a long sleeve but not a white one as Daniel’s own, a black long sleeve. ” Oga where?” A bike man asked as he pulled over in front of me. ” Matt, You haven’t changed” I said to the bike man, he isn’t actually a bike man, he happens to be a spy and he is the one assigned to pick me that night. ” Your bus took so long” he said as I climbed his bike, ” I have been waiting here since 5pm” he said again. ” Please let go off, I need to sleep” I said to him. Taking a look at Matt will leave you with no their conclusion that he is actually a bike man. He was putting on a red tattered cloth on a black trouser with a bathroom slippers, to crown it all, he was wearing a face cap like most Bike men does. Matt was good with bikes which explains why he drove rough overtaking thrillers and big cars, in no time we were alone on a long time isolated road located somewhere in one of the villages in Lagos. ” Hold on tight boy, we are about entering the Jungle” Matt said after about an hour of rough riding, only the light from the bike was the source of light for us that night. ” Here we go!!!” Matt shouted as he took a sharp turn and soon the bike started moving on its own like it was descending down a hill.. ” Matt, control this bike to slow down” I shouted as the bike continued to go down in speed. ” Enjoy the ride baby” Matt yelled at me. ” Matt, watch out!!!!” I shouted as the bike was approaching a tall tree. ” Wuuuuu” Matt shouted happily as he dodged the tree. ” Sweet” He shouted again as he dodged another tree, I simply closed my eye until the bike came to an halt, we were at Newriton. ” That was a sweet ride ” Matt said as he pulled off his tattered clothing, he was putting on a black thick short and a black thick singlet underneath. ” All I need now is sleep” I said lazily as I yawned and stretched myself. ” Yeah, go sleep bro. You must be really tired from the long journey” Matt said walking pass me and patting my shoulders. ” He couldn’t even help me carry my bag” I said to myself as I followed him behind. ” I heard that” He shouted without turning to face me, he continued to walk. • Welcome to Newriton, an institute specialized to train spies and crime fighters. Newriton is located in the heart of an Isolated Jungle, inside one of the villages in Lagos State. Record has it that it was established in 1884, and so you would agree with me that some many spies and crime fighters must have been trained here. Newriton comprises about 50 different building which are meant to serve different purposes. Some buildings, I dont know why they existed. In the centre of all these buildings stood a sculptured Mark, a unique Mark, the Mark of Newriton. All trained and confirmed students has that mark being drawn on their wrist, all confirmed students got the Mark. I walked slowly into one of the buildings, that was the building which serve as our lodge. It isn’t in any way different from an University hostel, only that it is much neater and comfortable. I climbed up to the third storey before finally stopping on a door with a tag ” Room 101″ . I unlocked my briefcase and brought out a card, I slipped the card into some kind of a machine on the wall beside the door. ” Please enter your code” Came the written reply from the machine. I put in my code and almost immediately the door opened slowly. I walked into the room and just like it had opened, the door closed. There wasn’t light in the room which got me surprised, there was light in the entire building. I tried locating the switch on the wall so as to put on the light but I slowly felt a hand round my neck, I felt a sharp object touch me, it was a knife placed directly to my neck.

Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 8

Title: Man In Black “Gabriel” Joy said silently as She stood up from the floor and ran to me. ” You again? Why do you like putting yourself in danger?” Mbe asked angrily. ” Behold a man that beats women” I said mockingly, pointing my left hand at him. ” You could have Just remained on the top of that tree, have your face not learnt anything from the previous beaten I had given you? Behold,there is no Alvana to save you today” He said staring angrily at me. ” I didn’t come all the way down from that tree to exchange words with you, I have wasted my time in jumping down just to inform ,you to provide another water pot for Adanna” I said staring at me. ” Gabriel, the son of Omiyi, you make me laugh. Who are you to address me on what to do?” He asked, surely he was now very angered. ” Like you have rightly said, I am Gabriel the Son of Omiyi” I replied holding tight to Adanna who was watching our drama with tears on her cheeks. ” Mbe, the son of whom I dont know, do yourself a good by ..” I wasn’t done talking when I noticed him advancing towards me, I pushed joy slightly away from my side and also advanced towards him. ” Gabriel please stop” Adanna said trying to hold me but I pushed her again. Mbe made to jump on me like the local wrestlers, he had barely taken himself up off the ground when I delivered a punch to his face, he staggered back in surprise and smiled. ” Oh, I see you have gone to learn some moves, you really came prepared” He said as he rushed towards me again, I was fast enough to quickly roll myself on the ground and passing him, the only regret I had in this was that I was putting on a white shirt. He wanted to turn back to face me but unfortunately for him, I delivered another punch to his face. Like the previous time, he staggered back again but this time, he didn’t smile. He was now looking confused and probably a bit scared, he didn’t advance towards me again. ” Mbe the cat, the one whose back has never touched the ground in a fight, are you now scared to fight? ” I asked smiling, surely I knew my words were going to anger him. He rushed towards me again, this time I didn’t deliver any punch or roll pass him, I was very fast enough to carry him sideways across my chest. He tried struggling to be freed but he wasn’t strong enough. ” Adanna, where should I drop him?” I asked Adanna smiling, she was also smiling and obviously surprised seeing me lift Mbe. ” Drop him on the pieces of my water pot” Adanna said while I nodded and walked towards the broken pot. ” Please Gabriel, dont do this to me, I will get her another pot” Mbe begged shamelessly. ” Of course you will get another pot, but this will only be a warning to you.” I said as I landed his back on the pieces of the broken water pot. ” Arrgggh” he screamed and rolled himself on the ground. ” That will teach you not to lay hands on a maiden again, especially the most beautiful maiden of Atata” I said to him as he rolled on the ground. ” Now go get her a new water pot ” I shouted and immediately, he got up and ran off. • ” I never believed you could beat that beast in a fight” Joy said as we headed back home, I was carrying her water pot, it is actually Mbe’s mother water pot, the one he had brought to replace the broken one of Adanna. ” I told you I could do anything for the most beautiful maiden of Atata” I replied holding her hand. ” Thanks, maybe from now, he won’t pester me anymore ” She said . ” If he does, then he should be ready to receive more beatings from me” I replied smiling broadly. ” what about if he does when you have gone back to the city?” She asked. ” Then I would deal with him when I return, tell him I said so ” I replied her. ” Now I have caught you red handed, why did you later decide to come to the stream? you said you weren’t coming today. You have now left me with no other impression that you do come because of me” Adanna said twisting her mouth and staring at me. ” I actually came to tap” I told her. ” Who taps wine from a Mango Tree?” She asked again. ” I didn’t say I came to tap wine, I came to tap mangoes. ” I said while she bursted into laughter. “Tap mangoes?” she asked as she held my hand, it felt warm. ” how were you able to beat mbe?” She asked smiling suspiciously. ” The powers came from above” I replied her.” I will miss you” I said trying to change the topic, she nodded and held my hand more tight. ” I will miss you also ” She said while I also nodded., we were now in her house, her parents weren’t around, her mother had gone to the market while her father has gone to the farm. I dropped the pot where it should be dropped, I then turned back to leave. ” Goodbye Adanna, take good care of yourself for me and make sure you always remain beautiful.” I said as I dipped my hand into my pocket and brought a bundle of a thousand naira notes, it was actually fifty thousand Naira. ” Manage this till I come back” I said as I stretched the money to her. ” No, I won’t take that from you, I think you need it more” Joy said as she closed her legs together and twisted her mouth again. ” Adanna, I am giving you this, you have no option than to take it.” I said again as I opened her hand and placed the money in it. ” Thank you” she said staring at the notes. ” Am really grateful” She said again while I smiled. ” Enough of the thanks, its alright” I told her as I walked towards the exit of their compound. ” Gabriel!!!” She called thereby stopping me. ” Yes” I answered and turned to face her as she walked towards me. ” please, take you eyes away from the city girls, always focus on your business ” She said again I nodded as I turned back to leave again ” Gabriel!” She called again” Adanna!” I called back to face her, she walked slowly towards me and unexpectedly, she hugged me. It wasn’t my first time hugging a girl but hugging Adanna seem very different, her body was cool and her scent was nice, I was just getting to start enjoying the hug when she broke it . ” Bye” she said and hurriedly walked inside. ” Bye Adanna” I said back even if I knew she won’t hear me. I also turned and went home. •The night was rough as I couldn’t sleep throughout the night, I was thinking about the journey back to Lagos and how stressful it was gonna be. I stood up from the bed around 4:00am, my parents were surely still sleeping, I had told them the previous day that I would leave very early. I dropped a note telling them that I have gone before departing the house. I headed for the Atata local park which wasn’t untrekable ( the word doesn’t exist, Just a common Nigerian English) . I was walking on the lonely path to the market which wasn’t far from the park , the path was a middle path whose side was surrounded with bushes. I was still walking forward with my briefcase on my right hand and my bag, a school bag on my back when I noticed someone in black run from the left side of the bush , he stopped briefly when he saw me,he stared at me for some minutes, I stopped and also stared at me though I was scared. I had this feeling that he smiled before running to the right side. He was a tall muscular guy with a mask. He was all in black.

SAVEED BY SIN EPISODE: EPISODE 19

Gabriel, still on the hospital bed with queen by his side could be seen smiling as he chatted with her. “Hmm, Gabriel, am sorry for all you have been passing through, all the beating you have received…” Queen was saying but she stopped and busted into laughter, Gabriel also smiled. “You are laughing bah, I am taking all these beatings because of you” he told her and she nodded, “Thank you” she said and smiled. “So, that guy, that your John Femi is a cultist?” Gabriel asked, “Who is my John Femi?” Queen asked with a fake smile. “When I say you John Femi, I don’t literally mean he is your guy” Gabriel told her. “Let’s forget that now, how do you feel now, will you be able to make it to class tomorrow?” Queen asked him, he nodded. “I should be able to make school tomorrow, I have missed out two days already” He told her. “Thank you for staying with me all through” He appreciated her and she smiled, “If I don’t stay with you, who will?” She asked him and they both laughed, just then Nkechi came into the ward, she was wearing a jean trouser and a white top to match the white foot wear she had on. “Good morning Gabriel” She smiled as she greeted Gabriel and ignored Queen, “Good morning” Gabriel murmured. “Sorry, I was just hearing from Israel today that you were beaten up by some group of boys” She told Gabriel as she sat close to him on his bed. “How are you feeling now?” She asked him, “I am fine, all thanks to queen” Gabriel answered her and she took a glance at Queen. “The same girl they had beaten you for” Nkechi said. “Don’t start Nkechi, she did not cause them to beat me, they beat me up because I had what they wanted but couldn’t get” Gabriel turned to her as he tried to sit up on his bed. “Which is what?” Nkechi asked, “Which is her” Gabriel said and pointed to Queen, “They wanted her because they knew how lucky I was to have her” Gabriel smiled, Queen also smiled but Nkechi let out a long, loud hiss. “Don’t worry, by the time you are dead because of her, then you will know how lucky you truly are” Nkechi said and walked out of the ward. “Who the hell is that girl?” Queen asked after Nkechi had gone, “Some sort of secondary school ex- girlfriend” Gabriel answered, “She dumped me back then in secondary school but now, I don’t know what she wants” Gabriel explained. As Nkechi was coming out of the hospital, so also was Alika driving into it. Alika had come to check on his best friend who had been admitted into the hospital for about a week now. He was about rushing into the building when he noticed the young beautiful, crying girl who was coming out of it. Trust him, Alika, he never miss the chance of stopping a girl talk more of a beautiful, crying girl like Nkechi. “Hey, don’t worry, everything will be fine, just hope in God” Alika said as he walked towards her, to him, the only reason she should be crying is because one of her relation is being admitted in the hospital. Nkechi didn’t mind him, she has gotten use to boys stopping her a lot of times on the road. “Talk to me, I can be of help, is it about the hospital bills, I might just be God’s angel sent to help you” Alika told her again and this time she turned to face him. “Fool, I am not mourning anybody” she shouted at him, “Then why should a beautiful girl like you be crying on this good day?” He asked her. “A guy just broke my heart” she said and continued with her cry, this time, more than the first. “Is that why you are crying?” he asked her and she nodded, he smiled. “That is how guys are, heartbreakers” he told her and patted her shoulder, “you shouldn’t be crying, I hate seeing fine girls like you cry, tell me, what do you want to be done to him?” he asked her. “I want him dead” Nkechi said without thinking, “I just wish he dies” She added, “You know, at times wishes come true, especially those made by beautiful girls like you” Alika smiled and for the first time, Nkechi also smiled. “So tell me, what is the name of this guy?” Alika asked, “He is Gabriel, Gabriel Eugene” she told him, Alika smiled and stared at her, it was the same guy his capon wanted dead. “Maybe he is destined to die” Alika thought to himself. Gabriel was discharged from the hospital the next day, Queen was there to help him home, she was always there for him. Nothing much happened to him for the first one week after he was discharged, he continued his love life with Queen, should it be called love life or love play? Come to think of it, Gabriel never asked her out. For the first week after he was discharged, nothing happened, but on one fateful night of the second week, tragedy struck. This particular night, about 8:15pm, Gabriel Eugene could be seen on the lonely road of his street, he had a school bag on and no doubt, he was going for night class. He had made arrangement with Queen for them to meet that night so as to read together, but he had other plans. He had purposely fixed the class so as to ask her out that particular night, he wanted her to be his girlfriend. He walked happily on the street and hummed a catholic hymn as he walked, suddenly, out of nowhere, two hefty men came and blocked his path. The first was with a gun and the second with a knife. There was no one or nothing in sight except a car that looked like an abandoned car which was park by one corner of the street just beside them. The first guy cocked the gun and pointed it at him, “You were warned to stay from her” The first guy reminded, “Please don’t kill me, I promise to leave her alone from now” Gabriel said with vibrating legs, he must have obviously peed on his shorts. “We don’t need your promise, we can help you leave her by just killing you” The guy said, he was about pulling the trigger. Suddenly, from the abandoned car, gunshots were heard and just like the wall of Jericho, the two men fell down. From the abandoned car, five hefty men jumped out and covered his face, he knew he was carried into a car but it was certainly not the abandoned car, the car he was in was very comfortable. He tried shouting for help but something was placed in his mouth which prevented him from shouting, he didn’t know when he slept off, but the next time he opened his eyes, he was in an uncompleted building, he was kneeling and he was face to face with a guy sitting on a big chair, it took him no time to recognize his roommate ISRAEL, the capon of the night crawlers.

SAVED BY SIN EPISODE: EPISODE 18

“You?” Queen shouted as she ran towards John Femi who was approaching them. “Please, let him be, let them stop beating him, he is dying” She pleaded going down on her kneels. “He was warned, he is simply stubborn” John Femi laughed as he took a glance at the dying Gabriel. “Let him be” He finally ordered the guys when Queen wouldn’t let go of his trousers. “He has learnt his lesson” John said before gesturing to his boys to go into the car, he remained standing, staring from Gabriel to Queen. “I think you know what to do now, don’t make me come back, he might not be allowed to live next time” John told her as he placed his hand on her shoulder, he had a devilish smile on his face. “Next time, before you mess with me ask of John Femi, the Capon of the Pipeline guys, and lets meet this Friday by the club I told you the other day, if you fail to come, I reserve my statement” John concluded and walked away towards the car, “Remember, he might not to live next time” John said before the car moved off. “Help me!!!” Queen shouted immediately the car moved off, She was with the dying guy now, Gabriel. “Please help me” she shouted to the students who were coming out from their hideouts, they had all run away on noticing the presence of the pipeline guys, they had known they were the pipeline guys because of the bold inscription of “PIPELINE” on their van. They now all ran towards Gabriel, he was bleeding all over, Queen was with him crying, she was weeping profusely. “Please help, he is dying” She cried. The young guys lifted him up from the ground and headed towards a cab, Queen followed them, she was holding Gabriel leg and crying. He was placed in a cab and driven off to the University Teaching Hospital. Israel barged into the hospital ward about half an hour later, he was sweating profusely and looking terrified. “What happened to him?” he asked Queen who was sitting on the same bed Gabriel was lying on. “He was beaten up” She stammered, the sight of Israel scared her, he was so muscular and the look on his face showed he was angry, he was ready to deal with those who had beaten up Gabriel. “Beaten up by how?” He asked her still with the same tone he had used in asking the first question. “They called them the pipeline guys” She stammered again. “The pipeline guys” Israel voice immediately became calm, one wouldn’t believe that it was the same Israel who was ranging earlier that was talking now, his voice at this time was now more feminine than masculine. “Yes, the pipeline guys” Queen answered, this time, she didn’t stammer. “Are you Queen?” Israel asked cleaning the beads of sweats which had formed on his forehead. “Yes, I am” she answered, she was not shocked he knows who she was, Gabriel might have certainly been talking about her. “Yes, I am Queen” She answered. “Have you got anyone falling for you among the pipeline guys?” he asked her, “I never knew he was a cultist, I never knew he was falling for me, we had no feelings for each other” Queen told him with tears in her eyes, she was trying her best not to tell him about the quick one they do have every Friday night. “You love him right?” Israel asked her, he was pointing at Gabriel as he talked, Queen was shy but nevertheless, she nodded. She loves him, she couldn’t deny it, she is proud of him. He is the only guy that has taken her for who she is, he didn’t mind about her past, he loves her. “Yes, I love him” she said after the nod. “Queen, if you love him, you will have to leave him alone, you don’t want him killed by the pipeline guys do you?” Israel asked, “You shouldn’t tell her that” Gabriel voice interrupted them, he has finally regained consciousness but he was still lying on the bed. “What do you mean I shouldn’t tell her that?” Israel asked turning to him, “Israel, I love her, she loves me, you shouldn’t destroy what we got, if God is on our side, we will both scale through this” Gabriel said stretching his for Queen Hand. Queen now had tears in her eyes now, she was surprised knowing that this guy was ready to die for her, no guy has ever loved her the way he does, all they ever wanted was to sleep with her and go. “Gabriel, you don’t know who the pipeline guys are, I won’t lie to you, if you continue this way, then your days in this school are numbered” Israel told him and barged out of the ward angrily. “Thank you” Queen told him after Israel had gone, “Hey, you know I am still angry with you” He smiled and she smiled back. Dare, a popular and well known member of the pipeline guys happens to be a very smart law student. He happens to be in his final year but no one would believe that because of his small statue. He had killed about 25 people since he joined the pipeline guys, he is a merciless killer. He was in the lecture hall that fateful day, he wasn’t alone, he was with a young damsel, he seem to be explaining something to her, something she doesn’t understand from the previous lecture. No one will ever believe Dare is a cultist, he happens to be one of the gentle guys in the class, friendly and always ready to help. Suddenly, a gunshot was heard just outside the lecture hall, the girl with him sprang up but Dare remained sitting though he was looking scared. “For they say, he shall come like a thief in the night, be prepared” a voice shouted from outside, who else will it be? It was Rabbi, the most famous cultist in the University, the merciless killer of the night crawlers. Rabbi bounced into the lecture hall and walked towards where Dare was with the girl, “Don’t worry, the sons of Israel has been marked and the sheep separated from the goats, stay aside, I won’t harm you” Rabbi said to the young girl who was with Dare. “Rabbi, what do you want from me?” Dare summoned up courage and asked him, “We are not fighting with you guys, why have you come with a gun to me?” Dare asked again. “You guys have started the fight by touching a disciple of the lord, the guy you and your guys beat up two days ago has brought this upon you, do you know who he is?” Rabbi asked and Dare remained speechless, how was he meant to know that the guy, Gabriel Eugene they had beaten up had something to do with the night crawlers? “Anyways, I have not come here to talk, I do not off my will but that of he who sent me, don’t worry, today you will be celebrated in paradise because it is written, an account of the long suffering of our lord is salvation 2peter 3:15” Rabbi concluded and shot him in the head, the girl with his shouted in fear and Rabbi turned to her with a smile, “I don’t think that bible verse suites him, he has never suffered for the lord” He told the girl, he was smiling.

Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 7 Title: A Village Bully

” Yeah, I just came but I have to go back to manage my business” I lied while she looked at me and nodded. ” Will you stay for six years again?” She asked twisting her mouth again in that cute manner. ” Nope, I ain’t staying up to a year but I won’t come anytime soon” I said , I knew the mission was going to take months even if Sir Ajan had said it just weeks. ” Please dont stay long ” She said again . ” Why? Is there anything you want to do with me in the village?” I asked her playfully even if she wasn’t in a playing mood. ” Hmmm, yes, so that you can always help me carry my water pot every morning” She said trying to laugh. ” You are so funny, anyways I won’t be staying long” I said while she nodded, she was about going when she turned back again. ” Will you come to the stream tomorrow? ” She asked while I shook my head the negative. ” Why?” She asked again. ” Because you might think am coming to the stream cause of you, am ain’t tapping wine tomorrow” I replied while she looked at me angrily. ” Okay” She said and walked away in a sad mood, I shook my head smiling as I also walked into the compound only to meet my mom staring at me from a distance, I walked to where she was. ” She is a good girl” My mom started while I nodded. ” Aren’t you thinking of marrying her?” My mom asked again but I didn’t reply. “My son, A ripe orange isn’t only ripe in the eye of a single person, some are also planning on how to get it” My mom said, I understood what she meant but she didn’t realize that ” A tree does not harbour only an Orange, it is full of Oranges and once one is plucked there are others still left”. ” Mom, I will be going to the city in two days time” I said to her as I wanted to change the discussion. ” Why!! you came about two days or so ” She shouted. ” I want to go manage my business” I said again. ” My son, Business can wait, you aren’t leaving yet. So after six years, you wanna leave again” She shouted as she walked away, women just like to shout, truly Empty barrel make the loudest noise. • I lied on my bed that evening thinking about my going back to the city, what so ever the mission might be, i pray it be an easy one. I was still in my thought when I heard my phone beeping. ” Hi, Christiana, how are you doing?” I asked immediately I picked the call. ” Dont greet me o, imagine, since you left camp, you have never called to say hi until I called today” She said over the phone. ” Hey, I just left about three days ago and you are already missing me? That’s good to know” I said again. ” Am ain’t missing you, its Just bad of you to have forgotten about me this soon, you couldn’t even call to check on me” She said again, I know Christiana, she can continue to drag the case until you apologize, just tell her you are sorry and thats all. ” Okay Christy, am so much sorry” I said calmly. ” Okay, I wasn’t angry. When are you coming back here, I am already here, Sir Ajan called that he had a mission for us” She said again. ” Yeah, but he just called me today and I am preparing to come over the day after Tomorrow” I said again. ” Oh, I will be expecting you and by the way, how is Atata?” She asked again. ” Atata is fine, how is Enugu? ” I asked back. ” Fool, am not in Enugu, I am in Newriton, Lagos State” She said laughing. ” Dont mind my age” I said back. ” Okay Gabriel, I should wake up the day after tomorrow and meet you beside me” She said again while I concurred. We talked about other irrelevant stuff before disconnecting the call, she actually disconnected it. This is one bad thing about spy stuff, no time to rest, no time for yourself and family, it so bad. • The morning was cold, the gentle breeze made from the rustling of the tall mango tree in which I was on top blew across my chest. Yes I was on a Mango tree that morning, on a mango tree by the stream. I had not come to tap wine that morning, who taps wine from a Mango tree? I had come to see Adanna as I knew she would always come to fetch water. I sat on a branch on the tree and watched closely but no one was forthcoming. I was putting on a white top on a black jeans trousers, I did not want to dress locally like the men of Atata on this particular day. There wasn’t any reason behind this, it was just how I choose to dress today, and more over, I am a guy from the city. I didn’t have to wait much longer, I soon sighted Adanna with her water pot from a distant, but this time, she wasn’t alone, Mbe the cat whose back has never touched the ground in any fight was running after her while Adanna was trying her best to get him off her side. Adanna was looking beautiful as usual, her water pot was under her hand and she was dress in the dress code of the maidens of Atata, tying a wrapper to cover her breast and another her waist. ” Adanna just give me a chance, I promise to take good care of you.” I heard Mbe said as Adanna stood under the mango tree on which I was on the top. ” Mbe, it isn’t about you taking good care of me it is about what I want, and whom I want, I’m sorry I don’t want you” Adanna said not minding that she was standing before the great cat whose back has never touched the ground in any fight. ” oh joy is it because of that low life? He is nothing compared to me, I’m Mbe, the great wrestler. Is it because I haven’t gone to the city like him?” Mbe asked again, this time he was dragging her hands like he wanted to beat her up. ” Please let me go” Adanna begged but he didn’t release her, I wanted to jump down from the tree but I later decided against it. ” See, I am more courageous, Strong and Braver than that lowlife of a guy you are falling for. If not for that other guy that came back from the city some years back, Alvana, I should have beaten up your so called Gabriel the other day” Mbe said again as he released Joy’s hand forcefully and she fell to the floor, thank God her water pot didn’t break this time. ” You must be mine” Mbe said dragging her up and releasing her to the ground again, this time Adanna was moved to tears. ” You say you love me and you are treating me this way” She said as she tried not to let her tears drop.” You won’t be treated this way if you can say a yes to me” Mbe said laughing wickedly. ” Never” Adanna shouted, that reply must have been a mistake as it got Mbe pissed up and thus making him hit her water pot angrily, the pot broke into pieces and Adanna bursted out in tears, at that time, not Mbe alone was pissed off, I was also pissed off as I Jumped down from the tree angrily, I landed on my feet facing Mbe who was shocked and surprised on seeing me.

Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 6 Title: Mission Call

” You didn’t know me before I left for the city, so how did you know if I never had this mark before leaving for the city?” I asked him while he smiled and placed his full gaze on the road, he was about taking a turn. ” As I said earlier, news spread like wildfire in the village” he said and took a turn to the direction of his farm while I headed straight to the stream in my surprised state. • I brought down the newly tapped wine and made to head back home, I hadn’t taken up ten steps when I sighted Adanna coming towards the stream with another water pot. ” Good morning” I greeted her. ” Wait, are you actually coming to the stream every morning to wait for me?” She asked me ignoring my greetings, I also ignored her question. ” You have a new water pot” I said smiling and pointing at her water pot, ” I hope you won’t break this one” She said and walked passed me, I followed her behind humming a song which I had heard my dad sing to my mom in those days, it’s actually a kind of love song, a local love song. ” Who are you singing that for? ” Adanna asked smiling and turning back to face me. ” Must I Sing it for anyone, I am singing for myself” I replied her as I made to collect her water pot from her. ” What are you trying to do, dont just try it o, the two times you carried my pot for me, you broke them.” She said as she prevented me from carrying the pot. ” I promise you, I won’t break this pot, this one is a more beautiful pot” I said and she smiled. ” Gabriel, how do you plan carrying this pot alongside your keg of palm wine?” She asked again. ” Dont just worry about that, am up to the task ” I said again as I finally collected the pot from her. Like the previous day, she was tying a small breast wrapper and also a waist wrapper but she wasn’t putting on those local black lines like the previous day, thus giving me a clear view of her natural face. Adanna is an average height slim girl, her height is okay for her age, she has small lips with big bulking eye to match her Oval face, She is naturally blessed with all that is needed to be blessed with, and to crown it all, she is strong headed. ” Okay now, let’s go ” I said to her as I balanced the water pot on my head and the keg of palm wine on my left hand. ” Please, promise me you won’t break this” she said twisting her mouth in a kind of manner that made her more beautiful. ” I promise I won’t break it if there is no cause to break it” I said trying to Twist my mouth in the manner in which she Twisted her’s. ” Why are you doing your mouth like that? ” She asked laughing at me. ” That is the same way you do yours” I said also laughing. ” But am ain’t as ugly as you are when I do mine” She said laughing more harder while I kept a straight face and advanced forward. ” Hey, am only joking with you” she shouted as she ran to me and hit me playfully on my back. ” Why are you telling me that?” I asked. ” Oh, I thought you were offended ” she said and hissed while I bursted into laughter. ” Adanna ” I called her after we have moved a bit. ” What is it? ” She asked without looking at me. ” What do you think about all this death stuff? What have your people done to offend the gods?” I asked her. •” Sir Ajan, I haven’t even settled at home and you guys already got a mission for me” I said angrily over the phone, it was a call from Newriton and Sir Ajan the king of Justice was the one with whom I was speaking with, he had asked me to come back and that the institution got a mission for me, what Nonsense. Sir Ajan is a well feared man in the institute, he is straight forward and doesn’t waste time in taking actions. He should be in his forties or so, if there is anyone you should be scared of, let that person be Sir Ajan, he doesn’t waste time in expelling weak and lazy student and he is also a good ambassador of Discipline. During my days as his student, I had always been careful with all I did to avoid the termination of my program, but now that I am a full spy, there is nothing to be careful of. ” Oh, Gabi my boy, it just a small mission, it won’t take you weeks” Sir Ajan said, no one would believe it was Sir Ajan speaking calmly with me over the phone, anyways, that was because I am no longer a student. Try saying No to his instructions in camp, then you should be preparing to go back Home. ” Okay Sir Ajan, I will come over in two days time” I said although I wasn’t happy. ” Cheer up boy, Morgana will also be involved, even Christiana, your crush will be involved in this, hey dont say anything, I know you got something for Christiana, am expecting you boy” Sir Ajan said and put an end to the call, I smiled an threw my phone to the bed. Christiana, she is another good Spy, we actually resumed together as students but I gat nothing for her, hey, you think am lying? I gat nothing for her, Okay, I used to have something for her but it is dead now, Oh God, believe me, it is dead now. Oh okay, I actually have a crush on her but… Okay, no but, I have a crush on Christina but I love Adanna, wow, nice rhymes. • Linda, the most troublesome of my siblings suddenly barged into my room as I was lying on The bed thinking about my next mission and my going to the city. ” Hey, One girl wan see you” She said bouncing towards me. ” Which girl?” I asked her as I stood up and wore a jean trouser with a white top, I decided to go the English way today. I was about stepping out of my door when she replied ” Adanna” , I quickly turned back to powder my face. I bounced outside and saw Adanna Standing in front of our compound. ” Ah, Adanna, I am surprised, since we were much younger, you have never come in here. This is good” I said holding her hands while she stared me like she was seeing someone else. ” You look different” She said staring at me. ” How different? Just say am looking handsome” I said looking at her eyes. ” Hmm, I never said so” She said as she drew me to a bench. ” Adanna, what brought you here?” I asked, obviously still surprised that she came to my house today, Since I knew Adanna, she had never come to play in my father’s compound before even if her house was just opposite ours. ” Aren’t you happy seeing me here?” She asked twisting her mouth in that cute manner I like. ” Of course am happy seeing you here but am surprised because you have never deem it fits to come here for once” I replied ” well everything starts in a day” she told me, ” I only came to greet you” She said again as I stared into her eyes. She was dressed like she is always dressed in her breast wrapper and waist wrapper, a different set entirely from that of the morning. She was wearing a bead on her left leg and those black line were on her face again, she looks beautiful. ” Came to greet me or you were already missing me?” I asked laughing stylishly. ” That’s one thing with you guys, always thinking too far” She said as she stood up and dusted her buttocks. ” I will be leaving now” She said and arranged her hair, there were also beads on her hair. ” Haba, Adanna, dont go yet now, you just came” I said also getting up from the bench. ” I have to go, I need to help my mom at home, I only decided to come in here today because you helped me carry my pot this morning without breaking it” She said smiling as she started walking out, I followed behind watching her sway her waist along. ” I will be leaving for the city in two days time” I told her from behind as we got to the entrance of my father’s compound. ” But you just came” She said turning to me.

Act Of Faith. Episode: Episode 5. Title: Shocking

” So I was coming back from the local joint where I and my friends had gone to drink as usual, we drink virtually all night. Njoku was also with me that night and we were heading home together In our drunken state. It was when we got to the lonely path heading to the village market that I felt this urge to urinate, I diverted into the bush immediately while Njoku waited for me on the lonely path. I was still in the act of urinating when I heard Njoku begging for mercy. He was begging someone who I couldn’t see nor hear his voice, before i could come out from the bush, I met Njoku dead body, he had been murdered” Alvana said while I listened carefully so as to pick out any important detail. ” Did you see anyone?” I asked him after he completed his story which to me did not indicate if the killer was a human. ” No I didn’t” Alvana answered. ” Did you hear the voice of the killer?” I asked again while Alvana shook his head the Negative. ” Then what gave you the impression that it was a killer and not the gods?” I asked him. ” Although I haven’t had any encountered with the gods, but I dont think you have the chance to beg for mercy from them before being killed, I heard Njoku begging that night” Alvana said while I placed my hand on my jaw and looked at him critically. “Hmm, that is deep, but you see, he was drunk that night and maybe that was why he could see them or something like that” I whispered to myself. ” what is this mark on your hand?” He suddenly asked me taking a look at the small drawing on my left hand, precisely around my wrist, it was actually given to us in our training camp, with the Mark , you can identify any trained spy from our institute, note that the mark is only given to those who had completed their trainings successfully, the mark also help you identify the institute, it is drawn boldly on the big center building of our camp, anyone from the camp will recognize that mark, it is called the mark of Newriton” This is a birth mark” I lied while he stared suspiciously at me. ” I am an indigene of Atata, this birth mark doesn’t look like ours” he said again while I smiled. ” I am not an indigene of Atata ” I simply replied while he nodded. ” oh I thought you were” he said and got up from the bench. ” I will like to take my leave now, it had been a nice time with you” he said to me and I stood up to see him off as he carried his tubers of harvested Yam. ” Thanks again for this morning, its nice knowing you Alvana” I said as I patted his shoulder, I escorted him to the entrance of my compound before turning back. I went back to the bench as I reflected over what Alvana had said about Njoku’s death. ” Maybe had the chance to see the gods before dying” I said to myself as I stood up and went in. That was how I met Alvana and we got to become good friends. • “The lord is good and his ways are good” I said a short prayer as I woke up the next morning, it had been a nice night and I had woken up hale and healthy this morning. I stood up from my thick iron bed and made to go out, the beeping of my phone stopped me. ” Hello, Gabi” The caller said, it was Morgana, my fellow spy, she is one of the few female spies who made it till the end. ” Hey Morgana, how is port Harcourt? ” I asked her happily, she stays in port Harcourt with her fiance. ” port Harcourt is fine o my boy , so you are enjoying at home now bah?” She asked . ” Yeah, I am. Morgana, I have warned you to stop calling me your boy” I said as I located my tooth brush. ” Oh , I forgot my boy, how is Atata, any news about that place?” She asked again. ” Atata is fine only that, dont worry, Atata is fine” I replied as I walked out to get a cup of water. ” Only that what? Gabi training days are over, you shouldn’t be hididng things from me” she said laughing. ” The problem is just that they are facing some kind of problems, like their gods are kind of punishing them” I said also laughing, I turned back to my room, I went to get a wrapper, the morning was cold. ” hmm all this gods of a thing, they just take pleasure in harming their people ” Morgana said while i smiled. ” Its just so terrible here, almost everyday now …” I noticed the call had been disconnected. ” poor girl, she doesn’t have airtime” I said to myself as I threw the phone to the bed and went out finally after tying my wrapper like the way most Men of Atata tie theirs.I met Morgana in Newriton( That’s the name of our institute) she was there before I came, like I came a Month after she was already in Newriton. Due to that singular fact of her being there before me, she placed herself over me, she do call herself my boss in the institute though there wasn’t any position or claim of seniority in Newriton, she just use it as a joke. I was just rounding up with brushing of my teeth when I sighted Alvana coming into the compound. ” Gabriel, good morning” He greeted me, he was holding a hoe and a cutlass, he was obviously heading to the farm. “Alvana my new friend, you must be so hardworking, so you have woken up this early to farm?” I asked laughing as I tied my wrapper well and fetched a cutlass. ” That’s how men are to be, little sleep and much work” he said as we headed out of the compound, he was going to the farm and I was heading to the stream to check my palm wine. ” I heard you lived in the village before heading to the city and coming back now, how true is that ?” He asked me as we walked a bit out of my father’s compound. ” You heard from who?” I asked him. ” News spreads like wild fire in the village bro” he simply said. ” Yes that’s true, i went to complete my studies in the city” I replied him. ” Oh, was that where you got this mark?” He asked me again bringing out my hands to reveal the small mark on my hand, the mark of Newriton.” Nope, I told you this is a birth mark” I said again confidently. ” Am just surprise what kind of birth mark comes to view after you went to the city, because the last time I checked, you weren’t having this mark when you left the village” he said smiling, I dropped my cutlass in shock as I stared again at Alvana.

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“I don’t get you” Gabriel told him looking confused like he didn’t understand what the guy was talking about. “I know you won’t get me” Alika smiled, “Now, I want you to get me, all I am saying is that you shouldn’t be seen near her again if you want to remain In this school” Alika smiled, it was amazing how he managed to maintain his smiling face. “Once again, I am Alika, nice meeting you. The next time we will meet again might be as nice as this” Alika concluded and entered into his car, he took one more look at Gabriel before finally driving off. Gabriel stood still at the spot contemplating about what the unknown guy had told him, he had not even known Queen for up to two weeks and he was already having problems, he knew the guy that had just finished speaking with him is not a joker, he meant all he said and his threat weren’t empty. “What happened?” Queen asked from behind him, she had come closer when she noticed the guy had left. “Nothing serious” He said as he turned to face her, “Are we not meant to be fighting?” He asked her and began to walk away. “Hey, see, am really sorry about yesterday, I am so sorry” Queen apologized as she followed him, he didn’t answer her and he didn’t turn back to look at her, at a point, she got tired and stopped following him, “I am sorry” she shouted for the last time before also turning away. Thank God Israel was at home when he got home, he needed someone to talk to and sure Israel is the perfect person. “You guys finished early today o” Israel said sitting up from the bed, “Yes, we had few classes today” He said and sat on the reading chair. “Hmm, you look moody, what is it?” Israel asked, “A guy threatened me today” Gabriel told and immediately, Israel adjusted himself to show he was interested. “What really happened?” Israel asked and Gabriel willingly narrated all to him, starting from the day he met Queen at the fresher’s night. “I don’t know what to do bro, I am confused and scared but I also love the girl” Gabriel said and Israel smiled, “Don’t mind him, he is just an ordinary guy also having something for the girl and he is trying to act tough, he can’t actually do anything” Israel said walking to the kitchen to get a glass of water, “He told me his name is Alika” Gabriel said and Israel immediately poured out the little quantity of water already in his mouth. “His name is what?” Israel asked in shock, “Alika” Gabriel told him the second time and Israel dropped the glass cup he was holding. “Alika, who doesn’t know Alika, he that kills you for the birds to feed on you, he is one of the major hit men for a dangerous cult group here, the pipeline guys” Israel told him and Gabriel got up from the chair immediately. “He is a cultist?” Gabriel asked and Israel nodded slowly, “A dangerous one” Israel added. “But I love the girl” Gabriel told him, “Guy, your life is more important than the girl, leave the girl” Israel patted him, “NO, I can’t” Gabriel said, “Then be ready to die” Israel said and made to leave the room. Anita barged into her medium size self-contain apartment, from the look of things she happen to be very angry, yes she was angry, her boyfriend, John Femi just broke up with her for no reason, no absolute reason. She was surprised when she got into the room and met her cousin also in tears, her cousin happen to be Nkechi Chris, the ex- girlfriend to Gabriel Eugene. “What is Nkechi?” she asked her little cousin who was also her roommate, “Nothing” Nkechi answered not willing to say anything. “Nothing and you are crying?” Anita observed, “My guy left me for another girl” Nkechi said and Anita let out a sigh, what a coincidence. It has been a week now since Alika had warned him about Queen, he had not spoken with Queen ever since then not for the fear of Alika but for the fact that he was angry with her. She had been trying to call him all through the past week but he wouldn’t pick her calls, he avoided her in class even if she had tried to apologize to him lots of time. This time, she wasn’t going to allow him again, the issue must be resolved at all cost, he must talk to her today. Immediately he left the class towards the library, she also got up and packed her books. She followed him behind and finally closed up on him. Without warning, she pulled his hand from behind and made him face her. “What is the meaning of all these?” she asked angrily. “All what?” he asked her back, “All these your attitudes, what is wrong with you?” She asked again, “Please, just let me be” He told her and made to walk away. ‘Is it because of who I am?” She asked him with tears in her eyes, “Is it because I am a slut?” She asked again and she cried the more, he was moved to face her this time. “Okay I get it, you don’t want to be seen associating with me” She laughed in the middle of her tears. “No Queen, it is not…” He was saying but she immediately landed him a slap. “What is no? That is what you want…” her tears choked her, “Queen, forgive me” he apologized trying to hold her hand but she beat him off. “Leave me alone!!!” she shouted and pushed him away, just at that time, a car from nowhere parked in front of them. Three hefty men jumped down from the car and without warning first landed Gabriel a slap that pushed him to the ground, to him, that was all he could remember, he didn’t even hear what the three masked men were telling him, “I think you have been warned to stay away from her?” one of the hefty men asked as he continued to beat the unconscious Gabriel, “Please, I beg you, leave him alone, he is dying” Queen begged crying, She was trying to push the men away, Gabriel was bleeding from his head. Just then, the back door to the car they had come with flung open and John Femi alighted smiling.

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It was another week, beginning of a new and stressful week for the students. As usual, Gabriel was in class reading his notes, they were just done with lecturers. As he read, he would sometimes strain his neck in search for Queen but all to no avail. It was like she wasn’t going to come to school that day but he kept his hopes high. They were still to have about three lectures for the day so he had no need to rush, she might still come. She has not called him since the last time they met, as a matter of fact, she had refused to pick up his calls and that had got him very worried. He had called her more than twenty times after the incident that had happened the last time they met but she didn’t pick up and she did not bother to call back. At a point, he had gotten angry and had promised not to call again but he still found himself picking up his phone to call her, LOVE. He continued reading for about thirty minutes before he had urge to look up, something pushed him to look up and when he did, he sighted Queen just coming into the class, she was wearing a white trouser and a blue top, she was looking more beautiful than she normally would be and for the first time, she was holding a note book. Gabriel was sitting on the front sit in the hall, Queen saw him as she came in but pretended like she did not, she even passed where he was sitting but she didn’t even greet. “I hope there is no problem?” He asked himself as she didn’t react to his wave. He couldn’t wait for classes to be over for the day, he really wanted to speak to Queen, she had been avoiding him like there was something wrong with him. The moment the last lecturer left the class, he got up and arranged his things into his bag. He sprang up from his desk and went out of the hall to wait for Queen who was also coming towards the door. “Queen” he called her the moment she came close enough to him. “Gabriel, how are you doing?” She asked and made to walk away but Gabriel blocked her path, “What is wrong, why have you been avoiding me since today?” He asked her but she gave no reply as she made to walk away again, this time Gabriel held her hand. “Queen, why are you doing this?” He asked her with a very calm voice, “Gabriel, i am not a good person for you, you don’t need me, I don’t deserve anyone and moreover, I don’t want to hurt you with my past” She said and freed herself and made to walk away. “Queen are you really walking away?” He asked her, “Gabi, I am sorry” She said and walked away while Gabriel remained staring at her. “Fine then, if you want to leave, you can leave, I will also leave” He said to himself and turned towards the direction of the library. As Queen walked back towards the hostel, tears which she tried to hide could be seen falling off her eyes, she couldn’t control it anymore and she finally broke down under a tree and wept, “Am sorry Gabriel” she said as she cried, “I love you, I really do” She cried on. Gabriel on his side was in the library and obviously should be reading but he was not, he wasn’t reading, he was just staring at the book and thinking, he was lost in his thought and his mind wasn’t in the library any longer, he was with Queen. “Why can’t she just forget about her past, I am not holding it against her, I love her the way she is” He said to himself. “Is that in the book you are reading?” the librarian who was standing just in front of him asked, “No, it’s one of Shakespeare’s line am trying to remember” he lied with a smile and the librarian also smiled, “Trying to remember a Shakespeare’s line with a biochemistry text book” She laughed and walked away. Nkechi came to visit the evening of the same day, she had promised to come visit him that evening, although he had agree to her to come but he didn’t really want it, he was tired of seeing her, it was like his problems started when she came back into his life. As usual she prepared something for him to eat but he didn’t even take a spoon from it, he had told her he wasn’t hungry even before she started cooking but she wouldn’t listen. “Why are you behaving this way?” She asked him while holding his hands but he didn’t reply her, he didn’t even look at her face. “Nkechi” he finally called out and she turned to face him with a smile. “I want you to stop coming here” He told her and she shifted back in shock, “Why?” She asked him, “Nothing, just stop coming so often” he told her and stood up from the bed to the reading table. “Fine, you are seeing another girl right?” She shouted but he gave no reply, “Let me make it known to you, if you are not mine then you are for no one else” She told him and he still didn’t answer her, “We shall see Gabriel Eugene” she shouted and walked out angrily. Gabriel breathed out in relief and stared at his phone, he wanted to pick it up and call Queen but he resisted the temptation. He haven’t called her that day and she is damn worried, even if she wasn’t going to pick his call, let him just call so that she will he assured that he still had her in mind. She, Queen laid on the bed thinking why Gabriel had not called her for that day, she was almost tempted to call him but she controlled herself. “Maybe he has forgotten about me” She thought and immediately bursted into silent tears, she slept off in tears. The next day wasn’t as busy as the first, they were to have only two classes for the day and she was waiting for it to be over. She had sighted Gabriel in his normal front sit, he pretended like he had not seen her when she came in, he had ignored her like she ignored him the previous day and she wasn’t loving it. Immediately the last lecturer went out, Gabriel could be seen leaving the class and she immediately ran after him. “Gabriel” She called but he didn’t answer her. “Gabriel don’t do this, please wait” she begged as she continued to run, she soon caught up with him and stood in front of him, “What do you want?” He asked angrily, “Don’t give me that voice, I am sorry” She frowned, “Sorry for yourself” He said, “Gabi, I am really…..” She was cut short by a guy. “Bro that guy over there asked me to call you” the guy said to Gabriel and pointed at a guy who was standing by a car. “Why?” Gabriel asked, “I don’t know” the guy said and bounced away. Gabriel passed Queen by and went towards the guy, “Good day” He greeted, “Bros I hail o” The guy smiled, “Let me go straight to the point, I am Alika” the guy said, “See that girl over there, she has been booked” he said pointing at Queen and smiling.

SAVED BY SIN EPISODE: EPISODE 15 “Wait, did you just slap me because of him?” John Femi asked her angrily, “Yes I did, and if you get me more angered, I will do that again” She threatened. By now, Gabriel had already gotten up from the gutter and he was staring at them both not knowing what was going on. “Please leave here, I am not interested in my former lifestyle again, I am now a new creature” She told him and he immediately bursted into laughter, “A new creature indeed, don’t worry, when you get tired, you yourself will come back begging me for a quick one.” He laughed harder. “And as for you Mr. Man, it seems like you don’t know who you are falling in love with, she is a prostitute that sleeps about with men for money, don’t worry, you will get the confirmation when she leaves you after you have spent all your money on her” John Femi said and walked back towards his car which he had parked carelessly on the road. He got into it and drove off leaving Gabriel speechless and Queen in tears. “Hey, why are you crying? And who was that?” Gabriel asked her as John’s car went out of sight, “He is right, all he told you about me was right, you don’t deserve someone like me” she told Gabriel as she walked away from him, “And where are you going?” He asked her as she went further away from him, “Forget about me, I am too unclean for you” She told him and ran off through a corner, her tears could be heard as she ran away. “What a bad ending for a good day” Gabriel said to himself as he scratched his head and stood still for a while before walking towards the road that leads to the main gate. Queen ran off to her hostel, she was happy none of her roommates were around that time, what a perfect time to cry. She bursted into tears immediately, uncontrollably tears. Now she realize what Karma really meant, what she had done in the pass is now coming back to hunt her, she loves Gabriel and she doesn’t want to hurt him, he is good guy and she wouldn’t want him to feel pain in anyway, she doesn’t want to hurt him in anyway but her past will surely do. Yes, she has told him about her past but she didn’t go deep into it. No guy will want a girl like her, she doesn’t deserve any guy, she was no good a girl and she herself knows it. She realizes she is already falling in love with him but is he also feeling the same way for her? Even if he is also falling in love with her, when John Femi start to disturb her like he did today, won’t he lose interest in her? Won’t she also drift back to her former way of life once John Femi starts to disturb her? Oh, the only solution to her problems now is God, it is only God that can help her. Gabriel jumped into his bed feeling bad, it was almost an absolute good day for him but one foolish random guy has just come to spoil things for him. He would occasionally sit and lay back to the bed, he was thinking badly, he is already falling for Queen but she thinks he is too good for her, is there still anything Queen is hiding from him? Even if there is, she still loves him. He continued to think and rolling on his bed, he was looking as if he was uncomfortable. John Femi barged into his room and started to pace about like he was looking for something. “So that girl refused my call because of that useless guy” He shouted to himself as he paced around his sitting room. “Maybe she doesn’t knows who I am” She said to himself and laughed. Just then, the door opened and his girlfriend walked in smiling, “Hey love” she greeted smiling, he immediately turned angrily towards her, his eyes were filled with anger and it was as if he was going to bounce on her. “Get out” He shouted and she staggered back in shock, “John what is it? Why should I get out?” She asked him, she was obviously also getting angry. “Get out, and if you need me to tell you officially, it is over between us” He shouted again, she immediately bursted into laughter and sat on a couch, “Tell me you are joking” She laughed, “Oh, you think I am joking bah?” he asked walking towards her, he immediately dragged her up and pushed her towards the door. “Get out!!!!” he shouted and pushed the door opened, “john what are you doing?” She asked him in fear, “Get out!!” he pushed her out finally and locked the door. “Idiot” He cursed and accompanied it with a long hiss. “Queen, if not me, no one else will get you” He said and brought out his phone from his pocket. “Hello Alika, I want you to help me torture a guy that his giving me troubles, don’t kill him, just help me torture him” John said, “Yes Capon, just give us his details” Alika said from the other end, it was then John realized he knows nothing about the guy he wants to torture, he knows nothing about Gabriel, Gabriel Eugene. Gabriel was almost drifting to sleep when his door flung open, it was Nkechi, she was wearing a pink very short, arm less gown. Her fair laps could be visibly seen, if she should just bend a little, we might just get to see her panties. Gabriel wiped his face and sat up slowly on his bed, “Nkechi” he called, “How are you feeling now dear, how is your body now?” She asked him, “I am fine as you can see, fine and strong” He smiled. “Hmm, I can see that” She said and without his consent, pecked him. “Let me prepare something for you to eat” she said and walked towards the kitchen.

Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 4 Title: A serial killer I wanted to get up from the floor but Mbe immediately pounced on me. He went into business immediately as he started baptizing my face with hot punches. I didn’t fight back, not because I couldn’t fight back but because I was a spy. My fighting back could bring about suspicion and may threaten my identity. He left my face region and continued to land his punches on my stomach. I was feeling the pain of his punches, but I didn’t react, blood stains could now be visibly seen on my lips. ” Mbe let him be” Joy shouted as she came forward to hold him but he pushed her away with one hand and she landed on the ground, she got up again. ” Please Mbe, leave him alone” she shouted again as she came towards us. like the previous time, she landed on the ground again. Before I could tell what was happening, Mbe lifted me up from the ground and drew me heavily to the ground. He came towards me again and continued to baptize my face with his punches, I could only hope and pray for help. ” poo” I heard and opened my eyes, someone had hit Mbe with a wood from behind, it was a young man, a fine looking young man, we should be of the same age grade. Mbe groaned in pains as the young man continued to hit him with the wood. ” Come let’s go” Joy said as she dragged me up. The young man came towards me and lifted me up his shoulder like a baby, he held Joy with the other hand and we ran away to a safe place. ” Drop me down” I said calmly to the young man as we reached a place far away from the stream, even if he doesn’t want to say, I knew my weight must have made him tired now. ” Are you certain you can walk now?” The young man asked showing no sign of tiredness, i nodded. He dropped me gently to the floor and I stood up slowly. ” Thank you” I said placing my left hand on his shoulder.” Gabriel, am sorry” Joy said staring at me, she had been crying. ” its okay joy, so I broke your water pot again?” I said trying hard to smile, she also smiled. ” You welcome man, I am Alvana” the guy said as he also placed his hand on my shoulder, ” Thanks Alvana” I said while he nodded. ” I was on my way to the farm when I met you guys, I should be going now” Alvana said and left us. ” Am really sorry Gabriel” Joy said as she touched my swollen cheeks. ” you didn’t do it to me, so don’t be sorry” I said as I walked forward. ” should I escort you home? ” she asked while I stopped and turn to her. ” Am ain’t going home yet, I am going to your house” I said to her. ” Why?” She asked sharply. ” To tell your mom that after all this beatings I have received today, even the gods will find her guilty if she doesn’t give me your hands in marriage” I said while she laughed and twisted her mouth, I actually like the way she do twist her mouth. ” I am actually going to explain how your pot got broken” I said. ” But I can explain myself” she countered . ” she would believe it’s real when she see me in this state” I said again. ” No, you need to go home and rest ” She said touching my right palm. ” Dont worry I am fine” I said again and continue to walk forward. ” Is there anything between you and Mbe” I suddenly asked her after we had walked some distance. ” No, there is nothing, he is just forcing himself on me ” she replied reducing her pace. ” You should tell him you dont like him now” I said turning to her and also reducing my pace. ” I have told him that times without number, but he won’t listen” Joy shouted stretching out her hand. ” Then tell your parents about it” I said again. ” What can my parents do, they are even encouraging me to go and get married, they say am not a baby any more” she said smiling. ” Fine, then I will bring wine this weekend to come and ask for your hands in marriage” I said smiling, ” I will pour the wine on your head if you try it” Joy replied smiling. ” So what have you been doing In the city all these years” Joy suddenly asked changing the discussion, I wasn’t expecting that question. ” Errrm, I actually was busy with my studies, I went to read further ” I lied. ” Then you should be working as a big man, not coming back to the village as a tapper” she said laughing seriously. ” I only came to spend some time in the village, I own a big chemist in the city” I quickly defended, we were now at her house. I entered into her compound, she was following me behind, her mom stood up immediately she saw my battered face. ” Chineke, Adanna, what happened?” Her mother asked her in shock, Adanna is actually joy’s native name. ” Mama good morning” I greeted her calmly while she held my hands. ” my son, I heard you were back from the city” she said as she touched my face. ” Yes mama, I came about two days ago” I said to her. ” What happened to you face? Did you involve yourself in any fight? ” she asked again. ” Mbe attacked me on my way home from the stream this morning, he also broke Joy’s water pot” I said as Joy stood with her both legs crossed. Her mom turned to her and smiled. ” Are you sure this Mbe of a man won’t send away all your suitors, he has practically beaten every young man in this village just because of Joy” her mom said turning to me. ” Sorry my son, come and sit here and rest” Her mom said to me while I sat down and thought about the beating I received from Mbe this morning, all thanks to Alvana for saving me. • On a bench I sat that evening when I sensed someone’s presence in the compound, I looked up and it was the young man that had saved me that morning, he was carrying about six tubers of yam which were tied together with a rope. ” Good evening ” he greeted me smiling, I smiled back to him and created space for him to sit. ” Thanks for this morning” I said as he sat down. ” Its nothing bro, I just used it as a kind of revenge, he had once beat me up on my way to the farm some weeks ago just because of a small argument we had” Alvana said while I smiled. We discussed about a lot of things, he automatically became my friend that day, he was a funny and lively person. ” what do you think about all these deaths stuff in the village?” I suddenly asked him while he stretched his necks to look around like a gossip. ” I think a serial killer is behind this” He said much more like a whisper, ” On the night of about two market days ago, that was when Njoku the son of the village drunkard was killed, I witnessed everything, I was at the spot of his death that night, but no one saw me” he started while I listened curiously thinking he had something good to say.

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Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 3 Title: Mbe The Cat Joy is also an indigene of Atata. As at now, she happens to be the village most beautiful maiden. She has so many qualities you would want in a lady. She should be in her early twenties just like I am but I know I am about a year or two older than she is. That morning, she was tying a small wrapper across her chest to cover her breast and also a small wrapper around her waist, the wrapper was not up to her knee and it revealed some appreciable part of her fresh laps. She was also wearing waist beads around those her massive waist, a line drawn with some kind of blackish substance could be seen running down her forehead to her Jaw, it could also be seen in the lower part of her stomach which was not covered by the wrapper used to cover her breast,her abdominal region. Her hairstyle is the local type and beautifully decorated with small beads. She is indeed very pretty, it isn’t shocking she is the village most beautiful maiden. ” Good morning” I greeted her while she stopped to try figure out where she must have seen my face. ” Good morning” she finally greeted back and made to walk away, apparently she couldn’t recognize me. ” Adanna” I called her by her native name while she stopped,she dropped her pot and turned to me. ” You know me?” She asked with a surprise look. ” of course I do, have you forgotten that your neighbour, the one that went to the…” I was trying to make her remember me but she interrupted . ” Gabriel, the son of the palm wine tapper” she said while I smiled and nodded. She took a good look at me, she eyed me from head to toe before hissing and made to leave. I wasn’t surprised by her attitude, I had been a very annoying guy when I was much younger,once upon a time I had broken her water pot in the stream, it wasn’t intentional, I wanted to help her carry it. ” Hey Joy, I am not that troublesome guy anymore” I said as I walked up to her where she stood dipping her pot in the stream water.” I didn’t say you are” she replied without looking back at me, she bent her waist to dip her pot more into the flowing water, this act made me have a clearer view of her fresh laps. ” What are you looking at?” She asked me as she stood up straight , she was done fetching and was about to put the pot on her head. ” I won’t allow you place that pot on your beautiful head, let me help you” I said as I stretched my hand to take the pot away from her but she beat my hands off. ” The last time you helped me, you broke my pot. Maybe I should tell you what happened that day when I got home, my mom made me kneel down all night without eating” she said, the pot was on the ground this time. ” That was then, you mom can’t beat you now if I break the pot, you are now a big girl ” I said smiling while she laughed and clapped her hands in a mocking manner. ” So you actually plan to break the pot again?” She asked as she continued to clap. ” No, I dont plan doing so” I replied her. She bent to pick the pot again, this brought about another revelation of her fresh laps. ” I am serious, I won’t let you carry that pot ” I said as I also bent down to carry the pot, she stood upright again eyeing me from head to toe. ” I thought you said you aren’t troublesome any more?” She asked me. ” Yeah, I am a calm guy now” I told her . ” Then let me carry my pot and go now, my mother will be waiting for me o” she said again. ” Then your mother will have to wait till night, I won’t let you carry this pot ” I said to her, I was looking directly into her eyes. ” But come to think of it, which young man of Atata have you seen carrying a pot for any maiden of this village before?” She asked me. ” I myself won’t carry a pot for any maiden of Atata, I will only carry the pot of the most beautiful maiden of Atata” I told her while she smiled , her smile revealed her perfect white set of teeth, there was an opening between her two front teeth. ” so you won’t let me carry my pot?” She asked smiling. ” Yeah, I won’t let you” I replied her. ” Okay then” she said and started to walk away while I carried the pot with one hand and lifted it to my head. ” Chii mo, who helped you in lifting the pot?” She screamed as I ran up to her with the pot on my head, she turned back to see if there was someone else in the stream but no one was there. ” The gods helped me” I told her smiling. We continued to walk and talk about time past, our childhood days and all the bad things we had done back then. ” so how is the city like?” She asked me as we concluded our earlier discussion ” The city is a fine place, full of people with serious mind, dont worry, I will take you there one of these days” I said to her smiling. ” Why will you take me there?” She asked twisting her mouth ” Because you are the most beautiful maiden of Atata land, maidens like you are meant to be in the city not here in Atata” I said to her also smiling. ” My parents won’t even allow you take me to the city” she said again. ” Your mother will have no choice when I get married to you” I replied while she clapped her hands in the mockery manner and bursted out in laughter . ” Marry me? the gods forbid it” she said ” The gods have already bided it” I replied her while she hissed and went ahead of me. She suddenly stopped , it was like she saw someone. I looked ahead of her and saw Mbe the cat, he is actually called the cat because his back had never touched the ground in any fight, he happens to be the village most skillful wrestler. I remember our childhood days, he had been a big time bully, always bullying small boys like me. ” Gabriel please drop the pot and go, I dont want Mbe to come meet you here, he has actually been on my neck lately, beating every young man he sees me with, please run” Joy said holding my left hand and shaking them vigorously , Mbe was already covering up on us. ” Am ready to receive any beating just for you” I said smiling, Mbe was now some steps away from us. ” What are you doing with her?” He shouted as he ran towards me and pushed me to the ground, Joy water pot fell from my hands and broke into pieces. ” Oh joy, I have broken your pot again” I said as I fell to the ground.

Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 2 Title: Adanna Of Atata ” What do you mean dad? ” I asked my old man . ” I just find it difficult to believe that the gods of our land are the one doing this, the gods can’t just decide to punish us for nothing. If we had truly offended the gods, they should have asked us for sacrifice like they had always asked” My dad said again ” Dad do you have any proof that the gods are not the one doing this?” I asked him smiling but he shook his head the negative. ” I am just thinking so, never in history has the gods decided to start killing its people most especially the youths” he said while I laughed. ” maybe the gods are angry and doesn’t want sacrifices ” I told my dad , ” Angry over what?” He asked me, ” Angry over something you guys might have done sometimes back” I said to myself but found it difficult to believe that the gods happen to be serial killers. • As a spy, I have to always be secretive, no one is meant to know my true identity, not even my family members except of course my uncle, he was the one who registered me in the institution, he surprisingly happens to be part of the founder of the institute in the late eighties, not even my dad knows of it. They only knew I went to the city to acquire the white man’s knowledge. I had come back home the previous day with just my travelling bag and a briefcase, the travelling bag contained my clothes and the briefcase, contained my spying tools, like my small pistol and some small knives. The briefcase is locked in such a way that I alone can open it, a type of security lock. • We finally got home after the long trekking with my dad, my once green trouser had gotten a new red decoration, all thanks to the dust from Atata road. My mom was roasting yam in a small hut which serves as our kitchen, my younger ones were with her. ” Mama, good evening” I greeted trying to prevent the smokes from the firewood with which the yam was being roasted from getting into my eyes. ” My son,you and your father just left us alone since morning, you know it has been six years now of not seeing you, you should always be by my side ” she said turning the yam over, my dad must have entered into his quarters, he didn’t branch to greet, he knew his wife wont let him rest with complains of him not coming back early. ” Were you not hungry?” my mom asked me again, ” Of course mom, we were hungry and that was why we came back now, we should have stayed a bit longer” I said smiling while she looked at me and hissed. ” What took you people so long in the palace?” She asked me again, this time my siblings had all gone in. ” Mom, whats up with all this death stuff here and there?” I asked her as she turned the yam again. Unlike my dad, my mom happens to be an indigene of Atata, my dad had met her when he had came to witness their new yam festival, that was a long time ago. The singular fact that my mom is an indigene of Atata land explains why she so much believe all this their ancient stuff. ” my son, the gods are angry, no young girl or boy is safe in this land again, they die day by day, even the elderly ones are not safe again in this village, there had been some few cases of the old ones also being killed mysteriously” my mom told me without looking up at me. ” Does it mean that the gods kill people with swords?” I asked her smiling. ” my son, the gods can kill anyhow they want, they can make one’s death look real or mysterious” my mom said again while I nodded and also went inside to rest, leaving my Mom alone in the small hut . Sooner or later, I plan to renovate this whole house. • I sat in my room that evening, the room was a small tight one. I wonder why my family does not want to follow me to the city, I have a well furnished bungalow there. As I sat that evening, I remembered the mark of the sword made on that dead guy, with that mark, I was convinced that the gods must be good at sword fight, we can’t tell if they are part of those Chinese gods, they might be well trained, skillful sword fighters. I tried picturing the scene of how the whole incidence must have happened,the young man must have been coming out from his hut that morning, probably going to the farm and then as he came out he was met by a sword circling the air, just as he was about to run away, the sword came down and cut him. How else could it have happened if not that way, very typical of African belief, and thanks to Nigerian movies, they made us believed all these. ” But let’s come to think of it, does these so called gods really exist?” I asked myself but got no answer. ” I dont know what to believe anymore” I said to myself after a while . ” Come of it gabi, you are a well trained spy, you shouldn’t believe in all those superstitions” I said to myself again but I remembered I slept off that night still contemplating if anything like “the gods” really existed. • Droplet of spherically shaped water could be seen hanging at the tip of a leaf of the avocado tree in the middle of our compound, at intervals, the drop would fall and another one would take its place. I stood outside tying a wrapper like the way most Young men of Atata normally tied theirs, I was carrying a wine keg and a cutlass. I had never for once ever tapped palm wine but today, I have decided to give it a try. I adjusted the wrapper which I tied across my arms, I wore a black singlet beneath it which made me look different from other young men of Atata who would only tie the wrapper beneath their bare chest. I whistled a song at I left my father big compound, I was heading to the Atata village stream. The Atata stream isn’t a very big one as one would imagine, but the unique thing about it was that it happened to be surrounded with palm trees,not only palm trees but other trees although the palm trees dominated. That’s where men tap their wine from. I didn’t go with the climbing rope, you dont really expect a trained crime fighter like me to climb a common palm tree with a rope. I got to the stream after some minutes of trekking, there was no one there, even the village maidens had not come to fetch water or have their bath yet. I remembered as a little boy then, I would sneak away from home at the exact time the maidens of Atata are to have their bath and head to the stream to have a clear view of something beyond me, I usually take cover among the small trees near the stream then, I dont miss such things. I looked around for a matured palm tree and climb up it like a cat, the keg was at my back while the cutlass was by my side, it was in its shaft. I did the normal thing, and then tied the keg on the tree to receive the fresh wine till the next day. I came back to the ground after I was done . I turned around to go back home, and then I saw Joy approaching, she was coming to fetch water. Joy happen to be that girl who I had been trying so hard to get since my childhood days but couldn’t, she also happen to be my neighbor, she lives with her parent opposite my father’s house. I sure is not the only one trying to get her, virtually all the village young men . Who wouldn’t want to have the village most beautiful maiden as his girl? Call her Joy or Adanna, she is the village most beautiful maiden.

SAVED BY SIN EPISODE: EPISODE 14

“John, I don’t think I can do this anymore” queen said with a calm voice. “I know you are joking” john laughed at the other end. “Let us meet at Deuthman club by 10pm, I know you want it, don’t pretend” john continued. “John am serious here, I don’t think I can do this anymore, I am done with such lifestyle. Queen said and immediately put an end to the call. She took a long stare at the phone before finally dropping it on her mini sized bed accompanied by a long hiss. She continued with her dressing in expectation of Gabriel Eugene. “He might not like too much makeup” she thought to herself as she held a stick of lipstick on her left hand, “queen, where you dey go now” her roommate continued to ask her repeatedly but she would let them off with a smile.

Exactly 20 minutes later, her phone rang again, this time it wasn’t john calling, it was Gabriel Eugene. “Queen, I am at hall 2 car park now, will you please come down? I am waiting” Gabriel said as she picked up the call. “Okay I will be right there in a minute” she shouted happily as she dropped her makeup kit, put on her high hill shoe and made for the stairs. As she came out of the big gate securing the hall 2 hostel, she sighted Gabriel standing at the far end of the car park, staring at his phone and at the gate at interval. “I hope I’m not overdressed” she thought to herself as she noticed the simple dressing of Gabriel. She then walked slowly to the side of the car park where Gabriel was standing with his phone, on sighting her, he bursted into laughter.

“Sister we are not going for dinner, we just wan trek round Uniben, why are you putting on a high heel?” he asked as he continued laughing. “Look at you, I plan going to church after now” she lied. “You? You dey go church? Okay which church do you attend?” Gabriel asked still laughing. She took a long stare at him as she tried to think any name of a popular church in Uniben, for as long as she can remember, she has not been to church for the past 3 years.

“Winners ministry” she blotted out with a smile, and Gabriel bursted into another round of laughter. “Where is that located?” he asked still laughing. This smile on her lips faded into a frown, she was angry. “Are we strolling out or you just want to bore me here with questions?” she asked angrily and his laugh just like triggered to do so stopped. “Okay, okay, I am sorry, I just didn’t know that Uniben now has a new church called winners ministry” he said trying hard not to laugh. She took another long stare at him and with a hiss made to walk away. Gabriel immediately caught her hand and turned her facing him. “I’m sorry” he apologized, “I never meant to get you angry, I only wanted us to joke. As for the church issue, you are free to always accompany me to my church every Sunday” he said still staring deep into her eyes, she nodded and covered up her angry face. “So shall we go now?” He asked her smiling, she smiled back and nodded and then together, they left the car park and walked towards the school back gate. They had nowhere in mind, they just be together and enjoy the moment, as they walked, Gabriel’s hand slowly made for hers and they were soon holding each other.

John Femi can be seen sitting in his small sitting room, he was thinking deeply like something was bothering him. “No, Queen might just be joking, she will surely come to the club, she just want to make it a surprise and keep me in suspense” he thought to himself and smiled. He later stood up from his couch and headed towards his bar. He took a bottle of wine from it, he poured himself a little quantity into a glass cup and drank from it slowly. “How will Queen refuse a quick one?” He laughed and took another sip from his cup. “If it is the queen I know, she will be at the club even before me” He said to himself and took yet another sip. He finally drove all the quantity of wine from the cup and took a bunch of key from his table and made for the door. He took one last, long stare at his room and finally went out. He entered his small Toyota car and drove off to God’s knows where.

“So tell me, what is your best colour?” Gabriel asked Queen as they walked towards the education field, one of the big pitch in Uniben. “My best colour is blue, what of you?” She asked him, “Mine is also yours, blue” He smiled and she slightly punched his chest, “For everything I have asked you today, you have been replying me with mine is also yours” She formed a frowned face. “And for all the answers I have given you, I am sincere” Gabriel told her trying to punch her back, “What are you trying to do?” She asked him smiling, “I am not punching you, I want to help you dress you hair” he lied as he placed his hand on her hair, “Better” She smiled. “Okay, where else should we stroll to?” She asked him, “Are you not tired? I am tired o, Let us look for somewhere and eat, I am hungry” he said as he tried looking around for a nearby eatery, “But I am not hungry” She said. “But I am hungry” He said, “And I am sure you are but you are shy to let me know” He smiled, she wanted to defend herself but no words came out and then he bursted into laughter. “Let’s go look for somewhere to eat” He said holding her by her neck and walking with her. Suddenly, a car parked in front of them and out of the car came John Femi. “Queen, what are you doing with him?” He shouted as he came out of the car and pushed Gabriel into the gutter, “John, what is wrong with you?” queen asked and slapped him, “Remember, am not your girlfriend” She reminded.

Act Of Faith Episode: Episode 1 Title: A spy is back

” I sat at the extreme back seat of the long slow and Steady bus,yeah, that was the name of the bus, slow and Steady. It has been six years now and am going back home. I have spent most of my years training as a spy and also a crime fighter, it had not been easy but nothing good ever comes easy. I rose from a family of five children, I am the second child and unlike other middle born, I happen to be choleric. I grew up in the small village of Atata in the eastern region. I am not naturally from the east but that was where I grew up. I attended the local primary school, I also finished my secondary school and then my uncle decided to take me to the city, it was there I got trained to be a spy, my uncle actually registered me in the institute. We were given tough trainings, I learned to climb trees like monkeys, squeeze myself through tiny holes like earthworms and Cats, fight against bigger boys in camp, eat stone like breads and fight for my right. Some of us died in camp, only the fittest survived. Some had to fight wild animals for their lives, some died during what we call test of faith, while others during trainings. One thing about us is that, no matter what happens, you are never to reveal your identity as a spy. Thank God for me, after everything, the ups and downs, I finally made it alive, but my face have a different story to tell. I was still handsome but not like I used to be. My name is Gabriel, I am a 24 year old spy, am going back home now after six years, not going home to be useless, I’m going to rest until the institute have a mission for me. The bus finally entered Atata village , the place had not changed a bit, it was still how it was six years back when I left the village. The ground was still filled with red sand, try trekking down a little bit and you will gladly have a beautifully decorated red trouser, you would be so lucky if the trouser happens to be a white one. Okay, back to reality, my name is Gabriel and after six years am coming back home. I nodded my head to the song being played from the small radio in the bus ♪ hello my friend have you been, yesterday are back again …♪

• Eze Ani the chief priest of Ani stood in front of the Igwe and his cabinet members, he was holding his long iron rod with which he would hit on the ground at intervals, I had come to the palace with my dad, my dad had actually brought me to show me to the igwe, his long time son is back. ” igwe, the gods are angry” Eze Ani the chief priest of Ani shouted after a while as he hit his iron rod on the tile floor of the igwe palace, he is an old man probably in his eighties, he is a tall thin man that looks like he was going to fall any moment but no, the man stood strong, where he got his strength from, no one knows. Beside him is a young woman, probably in her thirties, she was weeping sorrowfully, in her hand lies a dead young man, a teenager to be precise, probably her son or brother. ” Eze Ani, please speak up, what have we done to deserve this, why is it during my reign that my people starts dying like chickens? What have we done to anger the gods?” The igwe spoke shaking his hands, the igwe is also an elderly man. ” Ani has refused to speak, there shall be more deaths, more more people are still going to die, blood will flow” Eze Ani the chief priest of Ani said. ” This boy should not be buried, let his body be thrown into the forest of Ani” the chief priest of Ani said again as he hit his iron rod on the floor and chanted out. I looked at the dead boy, he had a cut in his stomach region, by my level of experience I knew it would be a sword cut . That was a bit surprising, does that mean the gods go about killing people with sword? I asked myself. My mom has once told me that the gods are mysterious and can kill anyhow, but damn it, I am a Christian, I dont believe in gods, I believe in God. ” Ah, my good friend the wine tapper” the igwe hailed my dad, all the elders had left, they left after Eze Ani, none of them seems to like the igwe, they believe he brought all this deaths upon their land, the body of the dead guy was also carried away by the king’s guards, it was wrapped in a white cloth, it was to be dumbed in the forest of Ani. ” Igwe eee,may you live longer than your ancestors” my father greeted as he prostrated in front of the igwe, I also prostrated but did not say anything. ” Get up omiyi my friend” the igwe said to my dad and my dad obeyed, the igwe then looked at me , he narrowed his eyes to help him have a clearer view of me. ” Omiyi, is this not that your son that went to the city some years back?” The igwe asked my father. ” yes igwe, so you still remember him?” My father replied him. ” Oyinbo, come here” the igwe called me , I went to him and knelt down. ” my son may you live long” the igwe said as he touched my head with a small rod. ” Amen” I said while the Igwe laughed. ” Oyinbo, you should say iseee” he corrected me. ” iseee” I said as I got up. Oyinbo, isn’t my name, it is actually a way of calling a white man. Me going to the city has automatically made me a white man. ” Oyinbo, I hope you are going to help your father in bringing his fresh palm wine to me everyday?” the king asked while I nodded, imagine a trained spy now turned a palm wine server. We stayed a little bit long in the king palace, the king even served us kola, I took it but did not eat, I simply dont like kolas. As a little child, I have heard so much about the forest of Ani, they say it happens to be filled with bodies of those who died mysteriously. Rumor has it that the spirits of those people normally roam round the land of Atata at night, that is why if you listen well in the midnight, you are sure to hear strange sounds. When I was much younger, I had actually believed all this rubbish but as the years went by, after all my exposure, I concluded that it was just trash, mere trash and those strange sounds you hear at night are either from crickets or owls. I and my father left the palace happily that day, it was a nice time with the igwe. I happen to be the most favourite child of my dad even as a little boy,my dad isn’t tgat a young man, he is in his forties. You know, this village men, they give birth to children anyhow. He gave birth to his first child, my elder sister at the age of 18, I happen to be his second child , I have two younger sisters and a brother, they are all in secondary school, the village secondary school to be precise. ” Oyinbo, from tomorrow, you will start helping me in my wine business” my dad said as we walked back home. ” Dad, why don’t you stop this wine business, I have made enough money to help you open..” I was interrupted. ” My son, my fathers did this wine business, from this wine business, I had been able to train you all in school, I can not stop it ” my dad said smiling and patting me, I just had to comply with him, does the fact that your fathers did the business make the business unchangeable? I asked myself again, anyways that was their belief.

• My immediate younger brother is John, if am not mistaken, he should be 18 years now. He is the most handsome of us, he is fair , tall and muscular as I am , he is in his final class in secondary school, his ambition is to be a lawyer. I had also wanted to be a medical doctor but condition changed it for me. Anyways I am more happy now as a spy , I get paid for doing nothing, of course I deserve to be paid after all those killer trainings we went through. The fourth child, Linda, she happens to be a talkative, she is 16 years and got no respect for anyone, she is the most stubborn of us all, she goes about the village fighting people, especially boys, she hates boys, I just dont know why. The last child is Charity, yeah her name is charity, she is very calm and behaves exactly like me, she is cool and fun to be with. She is 12 years and the most intelligent of us all. My first sister is married, she stays with her husband in a neighbouring village, her name , faith, she should also be in her twenties like me, but in her late twenties
My mom use to be the most beautiful village maiden when she was much younger, she also happens to be the best dancer during her time, it was her dance steps that brought my dad to her. ” Dad , what is all this deaths about?” I asked my dad as we walked home that day.

” My son, I fail to believe that the gods are actually responsible for all this” my dad whispered to me as he turned his neck left and right like a gossiper.

PROLOGUE
Location: Newriton, Lagos State.
Date: 17th of October 2007 10 Years from The
present.


In the middle of a jungle never heard of being
inhabited by man stood a tall building, not just .a
tall building but an environs of buildings. Trees
could be seen harboring animals like snakes of
different species, Monkeys could also be seen
jumping from tree to tree happily so also
squirrels. On one of the buildings was a Mark,
call it the Mark of Newriton.


In a room located at the extreme top of one of
the large buildings, stood multitude of skilled
fighters all dressed in a black Jacket and trouser.
In front of the crowd is a man putting on a suit
and beside him stood another young man who
was dressed like the other fighters but not
standing with them. Newriton is an institute
specialized in the training of secret spies and
Crime fighters, it is located in the isolated part of
Lagos state, somewhere that can be best referred
to as a Jungle. Newriton is filled with different
kind of buildings, each building serve a purpose
and are different units from the others. In the
middle of the environs stood a sculptured Mark,
its is the same mark on most of the buildings in
Newriton, The mark of Newriton.


” You are not to be seen here again, from now
onward, you seize to be part of us” The man in
suit said to the young man standing beside him,
his voice reverberated in the hall. The young man
gradually pulled his uniform, he was wearing
another piece of clothing underneath. Some
guards came forward and seized him by the hand,
he turned back to look at the man in suit as tears
fell down his eyes, he was carried out of the hall
building and taken outside where is bags and
baggage had been neatly arranged, he carried
them sorrowfully and left the jungle. ” This
should serve as a warning to you all, anyone of
you caught in the act of stealing, will share the
same fate as he” The man in suit said and walked
away from the hall leaving the fighters, he is Sir
Ajan, the king of justice.

Act Of Faith

Dye Act Of A Killer

By Gabriel Akilozi

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No character in this book has any connection or resemblance to anyone either dead or alive, any form of resemblance to any personality is a pure coincident.

SAVED BY SIN
EPISODE: EPISODE 13


“No, you can’t come in” Gabriel said still keeping
his strong and angry face. “Please” she begged
with tears almost falling off her eyes, “No, you
can’t come in” he remained adamant. “I beg you”
she said as she slowly went on her knees. The
expression on Gabriel face showed he was
surprised and shocked. “Please get up” he said
with pity and he opened the door wide for her to
come in. She walked in slowly with her hands
folded across her breast. “Sit down” he gave her
a chair, “Thank you” she appreciated as she sat
down on the chair and he also sat on another.


“So, why are you here?” he asked, “To apologize”
she said staring at a book on the table, “See, I
am really sorry, am really sorry for all I made
you pass through and for extorting money from
you” She said and paused a bit to see Gabriel’s
expression. “Please forgive me” she made to
kneel down again, “Can you stop doing that?” he
asked, “Stop kneeling down” he said, “I won’t get
up until you forgive me” Queen said as she
finally knelt down. Gabriel kept quiet for a while
staring at her and she also staring at him. At a
point he almost smiled but tried his best to hide
it. “Okay, get up, I have forgiven you” he said
with a blur smile. She got up slowly and sat on
the chair, “Thank you” She tried not to smile.


“Hey stop hiding it, smile” he laughed and she
laughed back. She deep her hand into her bag
and brought out some naira notes, “Take” she
handed it to him, “What is that?” He asked her.
“The five thousand naira I took from you” She
said looking at the table, trying to avoid his gaze.
“I don’t need it anymore, I have forgiven you, and
I don’t need the money” he said, “why did you do
that? Or better put, why are you this way?” he
asked her, she first stared at him and finally
bursted into tears. “Hey, did I make you cry?” he
asked, she shook her head negatively. “No, you
didn’t make me cry” she said. “I know how I am,
I know I am wayward and I am not happy with
the way I am but that’s was the way I was
brought up” she said, “I grew up without a father,
my father left us because my mother was a
prostitute. I grew up knowing my mom with
different men and I later grew up following her
ways. At a very young age, I started sleeping
with guys for money, I became in love with the
things of the world and I know that kind of life as
the perfect time of life” She cried. “It is okay”
Gabriel consoled, “Don’t tell me it is okay, i am
just twenty years old and at my age, I can’t count
the number of guys I have slept with, I lose
count about a long time ago” She said and
laughed, a pitiful laugh. “I know I am now
useless, very useless than useless” She said.
“Sister, you aren’t useless, all you did was not
your fault, it was the way you were brought up
but nevertheless, you have to do away with those
things” Gabriel said and she nodded slightly, “I
know, I can’t continue living like this” She said, “I
will try my possible best to stop” She added.
“Hope you now believe I didn’t sleep with you?”
Gabriel asked with a kind of angry expression,
“Hey, I know, am really sorry for that day” she
smiled as she got up and walked towards his
side of the table, he shifted back in shock. “Hey,
I am not going to sleep with you, I want to check
out how badly they injured you” she smiled as
she placed her hand on his head and took a long
stare at him, “Am sorry” She said. “It is okay” he
smiled and she walked towards the kitchen,
“What are you doing?” he asked. “You look like
you haven’t eaten, I want to fix up something for
you to eat” She said, “I can’t stop you, I am
damn hungry” he laughed and she laughed too.


It has been a day now since she saw Gabriel and
she can’t just stop smiling, he was a perfect guy,
a cool guy and very funny guy. She was trying to
read her book for the first time in the semester
but she couldn’t, she would occasionally put her
pen in her mouth and look up to the ceiling and
laugh. She remembered the kind of eyes he had
given her when she attempted to feed him
because of his injured hand. She remembered the
sweet words he had said as he tasted her food.
He was a good guy and she was really sorry for
all she had caused him. “Why are you smiling?”
her friends would occasionally ask her but they
got no answer. She finally covered her book and
took her phone to call him, just then his call
came in. “Hello Queen” he said calmly as she
picked the call, “Gabi, how are you?” she asked
smiling, “Am fine, Queen it is Friday, why don’t
we take a stroll round UNIBEN together” he
suggested and she laughed, “Of course, that is
not a bad idea, where should I pick you up?” she
asked laughing, “I am coming to hall two park
now, I will be there in twenty minutes, get
prepared” he said and ended the call.


She dropped the phone and smiled kicking her
leg into the air. “Yes!!!” she shouted and sprang
up, just then her phone rang again. “He is calling
me again” she laughed. She went to pick up the
phone and her expression changed on seeing
who the caller was. She reluctantly picked up the
phone. “Hello John Femi” she said, “Hello Queen
baby, today is Friday, why don’t we have a quick
one tonight, I have a perfect spot for us” John
laughed at the other end.

@Belbad

SAVED BY SIN

EPISODE: EPISODE 12


“Gently please” Gabriel said to Nkechi as she
helped him leave the scene. Queen stood still at
the spot staring at them as they walked away, she
had tears in her eyes but she quickly wipe them
off before they fell from her eyes. “I didn’t mean
it” She said to herself. “Who asked you guys to
beat him up?” She shouted angrily, she was asking
no one in particular. She stared at the spot for
bout some minutes before walking away, she
didn’t go back to the ATM queue, she went directly
to her hostel.


“Gently” Nkechi said to Gabriel as she helped him
into a Tricycle, he found it difficult to enter into it
because of the pain he was feeling all over. The
driver to the Tricycle drove gently as Nkechi had
instructed him to, he also had to drive gently
because of the badly injured guy. They finally got
to his junction and like they had entered, they
alighted gently. She led Gabriel to his house which
was the second in the street.


“Jesus Christ, Israel” she shouted immediately she
got into his room, Israel sprang up from the bed
immediately he saw how badly injured Gabriel
was, “What happened to him?” he asked angrily
like he was ready to beat up whosoever had done
it to Gabriel. “He was beaten up by some boys,
they thought he was a thief” Nkechi explained as
she helped Gabriel to the bed. “Gabriel what really
happened?” Israel asked Gabriel, “That foolish girl
that accused me of sleeping with her did this to
me” he said, “Hmm, do you need to go to the
hospital?” Israel asked him but Gabriel shook his
head negatively, “I will be fine” he said. “Nkechi,
how are you now?” Israel asked hugging Nkechi
briefly, “We thank God o, just take a look at you”
She smiled checking him out, “You have grown o”
she complemented and he laughed, “Look at who
is talking, you have over grown all round, both in
the front and back aspect” Israel said and they
both bursted into laughter, even Gabriel smiled.
“Israel, you still haven’t changed bah?” she asked
him in between her laughter, “I can’t believe this is
the same Nkechi I know” Israel said turning her
around and looking closely at her. “Oh, am
blushing” she said and they laughed again.


“Forgive me dear, please sit down” Israel told her
and she sat on one of the reading chairs in the
room. “So tell me, how has your life been?” He
asked her.


Queen barged angrily into her lodge, some of her
roommates were around and they were sure
surprised the way she came in. “Queen what is it?”
One of the girls asked her, “Just let me be” Queen
shouted her down and laid facing thr other side of
her bed. “Am sorry” she murmured to herself like
she was apologizing to someone she was seeing,
she soon drifted to sleep with tears in her eyes.
“Israel please leave me alone, stop flattering me”
Nkechi laughed and hit Israel playfully. “Am
serious now, look at your back and front, all set”
Israel laughed and Nkechi laughed the more,
Gabriel was sleeping now. “Hope you don’t have
any class?” Israel asked her, “I have classes this
morning but I have to stay here because of Gabi”
she said and Israel gave her a kind of funny eye,
“You guys want to bring your secondary school
love down to the University bah?” he asked but
Nkechi didn’t answer him. They talked for about
some minutes before Israel suddenly got up, “I
have some kind of test today, please take care of
Gabriel. There is enough food in the house, you
can cook something for yourself and him” Israel
told her and she nodded, “That will be my
pleasure” she said. Israel got dressed up and
soon left the house leaving Nkechi with sleeping
Gabriel. As soon as Israel left, she went into the
kitchen and made to prepare something for herself
and Gabriel.


After about thirty minutes of sleeping, Gabriel
woke up. “You are awake” Nkechi who was sitting
beside him on the bed said, “Yes, thank you very
much for everything” he appreciated and she
nodded, “If I don’t do it, who will?” she asked him
and he smiled. “What aroma is that, it is making
me hungry” he told her with a smile, “Don’t worry,
it is all for you” she said as she went into the
kitchen and dished for him a plate of spaghetti,
well garnished. “If Nkechi does not kill me, who
will?” he asked laughing, “I can’t kill you my dear”
she said and they both laughed.


Two days later, a Wednesday of the same week,
Gabriel was still in his lodge, he was still
recovering. He was alone at home this particular
day, he was sure Nkechi will soon come, she
came the day before and she promised she will
come today to see how he was doing. He was
already a bit fine only that he still felt some slight
pains around his body. He was busy with his
phone that morning, he was going through his
department chat group to see if he could beg
anyone for the past two days note but no one was
offering to send them to him. He soon dropped
the phone and headed towards the kitchen to cook
some noodles because he was very hungry. He
was still busy trying to put on the gas cooker
when he heard a knock on the door, “Thank God,
Nkechi is here” He smiled happily as he quickly
put off the gas, she would cook for him. He
walked slowly to the door and gently unlocked it,
it wasn’t Nkechi standing there, it wasn’t Israel, it
was Queen. “What are you doing here?” He asked
trying hard not to shout although he heard an
angry look on his face. She was putting on a blue
gown and she had a school bag on. “Can I come
in?” she asked him, “No, how did you know here?”
He asked her, “Remember I slept here when you
picked me from the party, please let me in” she
begged with a teary eyes.