At the sound of Julie's voice, fear lanced through Richard's heart. He got the jitters and gasped stupefied. Jina instantly twisted and turned to look back and her eyes met the stranger, who seemed to have an acquaintance with her husband, something she couldn't trivially consider.The unlined skin on her forehead quickly formed deep furrows as her eyes narrowed into a hard stare which made Julie slightly unnerved. "You can't become shaky in front of her. Soon you will overthrow her. Firm up, Julie. It's high time you let the truth hang out." She told herself and veiled her nervousness with a radiant smile and walked towards them.Richard's knees shook.  He could hear the sound of her footsteps as she came closer. "Julie, you have succeeded in ruining me, why are you doing this?" He contemplated in fear and sweat streamed down his body.  Jina snorted

So exhausted was Esther that as soon as she lay down her head she was enfeebled by sleep thus expelling the weariness of the dreary occurrences of the day. However, this was rapidly preceded by an extempore fantasy that extricated her from all the worst nightmares or- a comparison of the sort that she could have heard in recent times.In a glorious never-neverland of a dwelling incommensurable with the universe, she wallows in everyday day where she traversed in the night. This time she was a beautiful maiden graced with honour and loveliness as she lay on a hammock, attended by a pair of maidservants quite her age, who happened to be fully enjoying the company of their superior as they praised her incredulous uniqueness. She was very lovely; a princess in an angelic mould."My princess," said the one on Esther's right with blonde hair tied in a chignon, as she

    "Mom!" She yelled, growled and winced as a sharp pain shot through her hip. Jina was confused and in a sad state. This was more of self-harm. She had made a rod for her own back; in trying to inflict pain on Esther, she ended up harming her own daughter, who now had to pay a gouging price for her blunders. Tony crawled forward and with an outstretched neck and enlarged eyes lingered at mercy. It appeared as though her entire body writhed and she wouldn't let anyone touch her. "Too sad you have to pay for meddling. You shouldn't have crossed the deadly boundary.  That Esther is arsey! How did she manage to escape? Ma'am is right! She is a wizard, eh! Jina will not let this pass."  His mind was now a pack of thoughts and he hardly had any idea how to correct this mistake. The

"She's gone completely round the twist," mumbled Esther and then shouted, "Auntie!..."  and went after Mrs Wabua."That pest, berk!" Jina muttered beset by the unpleasant occurrences which are definitely her own cause and now felt so annihilated and beset that the animus towards Esther now spills out inside her heart, but she has to be beside herself and bury it up for her benefit even if it sucks.Richard's eyes lagged in the direction that the boastful Mrs Wabua had taken as his mind somehow doubted her capabilities."I marvel at what my dear friend is up to this time," Richard said, his face coarsened by sadness."I no longer trust her. She has changed." Jina noted disdainfully and sulked.

Jina fidgets with words as she tries to control her trembling hand without success. She had a strong feeling that Esther had overheard her conversation with Tony minutes ago. "Ah...Esth..ther, has Mercy returned from...I mean, Mrs Wabua…" She stops and gulps, trying to control her anxiety. She was in such a brainstorm that anyone would have noticed her because she was behaving weirdly. "Aunt, you have a fever. You are shivering." Esther reckoned to notice the sudden expression.  "Am I?" Jina asked, clasping her hands together behind her back.  "Yeah,"  Jina felt embarrassed and made an excuse that she was so worried about Mercy's condition.