GOODNOVEL VERSION PROLOGUE A fine bungalow apartment located in the woods somewhere in eastern Nigeria, it was dark and the stars had crowded the sky like fire flies having a feast, the forest was dark, cold and quiet, the light from the building brightened the open space around the house, the power of the light’s brightness reduces further and further away from the house with very little light touching on the trees and bushes, crickets singing aloud in the dark. Uzor had been up for so long studying some ancient books on Celestial beings, he had spent almost 400 thousand naira for these books to arrive Nigeria but still he was not satisfied, he was a great lover of the supernatural and existence beyond earth, the sound from his laptop keys being stroke by his fingers was a little louder since it was dark and quiet, he typed in quite a hurry—he was writing a book. He constantly moved his eye balls rapidly from one book to another and then return to the laptop to punch in some words
3 Years Later… Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria Maria had this straight face that would tell you that talking to her wouldn’t yield positivity; Max constantly glanced at her while driving“Sweetie, what’s wrong?” Max asked after the long silence“Nothing” that was all her voice box offered as she looked out through the window“Look we’ve passed the stage of you saying nothing, I am your husband not your boyfriend” he replied with a little too loud voice, she slowly turned her head to him“Ok why am I not pregnant?” she said looking at him; she looked very calm with that question, he looked at her then looked at the road“What kind of question is that” he asked“Just answer the god-damn question” she said loudly“Am I to answer that?” he looked uninterested“O yes, answer” she said with eyes on him“Well, the doctor said you’re fine, you’ll have your pregnancy soon” he assured“The doctor! The doctor!! The doctor!!! Always the doctor” she yelled; he had not expected s
Yvonne spent the night there just thinking throughout the night.A knock on the door of the room in the morning“Yvonne it’s me” Maria said“Come on in” she said“Good morning” Maria said“Good morning” she replied as she sat up“How was the night?” Maria said“Fine, how is Max?” she said“He’s getting ready for work”“I’ll be leaving soon” Yvonne said, Maria noticed her weak eyes“Yvonne you didn’t sleep” Maria said“I couldn’t but I have to go now” she said standing up “Are you sure? At least have breakfast with us”“Not thanks, I’ll be fine” she said“Thanks for everything” Yvonne said then hugged Maria“You are welcome, what are friends for girl” Maria escorted her out to her car and she drove off… Rachael woke up to a beautiful fresh start, she turned around but couldn’t feel her husband around her, she stood up and walked into the bathroom and came out in 15mins with a towel. She walks to her wardrobe and searches for clothes, she settles for a grey body
Yvonne woke up and discovered that she was in her car, realizing she had slept off in the car she quickly turned the ignition on but then paused, she looked confused as she stared at the road, she turned the ignition off after looking out the window in shock, she was surprised to see that she was parked right in front of her gate. She began wondering how she got there, she remembered she fell asleep by the side of the road but doesn’t recall her driving to the gate; she never took drugs or smoked weed. “Or could it have been the stranger?” she said to herself. She was getting more confused, or maybe it was the slap James gave to her that made her see things but her arrival at the gate was not an imagination. She stepped out of the car looked around and saw a petty store few meters from her car, she decided to ask the lady there how she got here—pretty weird I know“Hello excuse me” she said“ Hey hello” the lady replied“Please I want to ask you something”“Ok no problem”“Plea
Rachael parked her car in front of her supermarket; she sat in the car for some minutes with her head on the steering wheel, after a while she got out and headed into the store “Good morning Ma” one of the sales girl said “Good morning my dear” “Ma your sister came to the store yesterday and took #370 thousand from the locker saying that you asked her to bring it urgently” “What?” she almost screamed “And you didn’t call me?” Rachael was pissed “I'm sorry ma, she said it was urgent" Rachael became so angry, she left the supermarket & headed back home. She parked her car outside the gate & entered the compound, went to the door and as she got in she saw David dancing with her sister “What are you doing” she said angrily, they ignored her. She went over and turned off the DVD “What the hell?” David said “Are you crazy? What are you doing?” Rachael said “We are dancing” Rita said, sweating dripping over her body “Dancing?” Rachael repeated “Rita why did you go take money
“Hello beautiful” a guy said to Yvonne as she sat down in the hotel’s cinema watching a movie with a bottle of Hennessey. She turned her head and looked at him then turned to face the cinema TV “What do you want?” she asked“I was sitting over there and was just wondering why a beautiful girl like you would be sitting at the back here all alone” he said smiling, she looked at him again then looked at the TV then sipped from her bottle—his line were lame and unimpressive “So after wondering you decided to come do what exactly?” she said then sipping from the bottle“Actually, I came to relax with you and chat” he said smiling“Don’t you think relaxing with me might be regrettable?” she said without looking at him and the smile on his face disappeared“Excuse me?” he said“Of Cause you are excused” she said“I think you are taking too much of that alcohol” he said and she looked at the bottle“I think you are right, here have some” she said giving him the bottle“No thanks”
“Rachael! Rachael!!” David yelled“What” she replied, she was sitting down in the living room “Your sister is not leaving this house” he said“Excuse me?” she said turning to look at him“No excuses, if she leaves I’ll leave too” he said, she paused with surprise “David how can you say that?” she said standing up“She stays… there should not be enemity between you both" he said“David you have something going on with my sister”“(Laughs) really? Is that how you see it? Ok then” he said walking away“No wait please… (he stopped) I love you” she sounded vulnerable“But my sister is giving me problems, she goes around taking my money without my permission. She owes debts which I end up paying for and she ain’t grateful” Rachael complained in a soft tone“Is that how you see me?” Rita said coming out“David you see what am saying, she doesn’t even show me respect despite the fact that she stays in my house”“Ok, I’ll leave your house, do you think I cant survive without y
Rachael was already prepared for work; she came down stairs and saw David in the sitting room watching a movie“Hello honey” she pecked him“Hello, how was your night?” he said“Fine but you didn’t sleep in the room with me” she said“Sorry I slept off while watching a movie” he lied“It seems you’re addicted to watching movie” she said“It a hobby not a habit” he said“Are you not going to work?” she asked“I will, it’s just 7:00am” he said looking at the time“So you prefer going late?”“I want to go late today”“Why?”“I don’t want that crazy MD to call me for prayers anytime am early, we’ll have to pray and I’m not into such stuff”“(Laugh) ok whatever you say, I’m going” she said and left“Have a nice day” he said smiling“We have the whole house to ourselves” Rita said coming down stairs in a transparent nightgown and David was excited at the sight of her“O yes we do” he said looking at her body. “Go lock the door" David said and Rita locked the front door, Sh