She spaced into the sky from a wooden bridge, watching the yellow sun set. A gentle breeze slightly blew up her gown and hair, reminding her that there was a flowing river below the bridge. She was only fourteen years old with a lot of questions in her mind. Right from childhood, she had done nothing but to be inquisitively enthusiastic about everything around her because she was isolated from the real world to the blank world where nobody exist except animals. No form of education whether formal or informal. The young girl folded a thick paper in the form of a canoe without knowing what it was then lowered it to the river with a rope, watching it sail with the current of the river. Suddenly, footsteps came from behind to her side. She glanced at the owner then concentrated again before breaking the silence."Jessica, why does the sun move?"The old woman hesitated for a while to find a convincing explanation. She smiled at her saying, "The sun doesn't move, Amaya, rather the earth mo
REAL WORLDValentine unknowingly ignite a war between the real world and the blank world by stepping a foot into the house, revealing the existence of the twins to their mother who had remained fainted on the floor. He also collapsed on one of the cushions when he realised himself because it was not of his power that he saw the past. That prompted a sudden tears from his eyes, seemingly confusedMrs. Kate, the mother, also became speechless because, first, she didn't know the woman that just fainted. Secondly, her son was in tears for a reason she couldn't put a finger on. "Val, what's going on? Where did you know this woman and whatever you told her?" she aske"I don't know, mom. It just came like a flash." Valentine replie"How can you have a flash of the past you never been to"I said I don't knowThe boy stood up to check on the fainted woman. Before he could get closer to her, someone barged into the house like a gentle arm robber with no weapon. Though you hardly suspect that he
The blank world is the exact opposite of the real world; no technology, electricity, education, religion, means of communication and transportation except the use of horses. Victims like the twins who grew up there have no knowledge of the existence of the above things. When you think of the blank world, cast your mind back to the 18th century era. Most of all, there are rules guiding everyone in the blank world which, if, by mistake broken by anyone, death becomes the punishment. No one messes up with Jessica's plans in the blank world and go Scot free. Everybody was a captive including workers like Cynthia and Lucky who were about to experience the wrath of the old witch. No one knew how they got to the blank world coz they were captured and blind-folded from the real world. Many had tried to escape but ended up losing their lives, yet never knew the route to the real world where they came from. They prayed for a rescue, a saviour who would save them from the blank world and wrath
It does not only take courage to walk in the dark but also to spy on a deadly witch. Amaya was only fourteen when she abarked on such mission, galloping in the dark like an escaped criminal. However, Jessica and co, kept riding through the darkness too with, each, holding a flaming stick of light that aid visibility unlike Amaya who was far behind, using their light as a tentacle to detect any path they follow. Their path couldn't be classified as road because there was no evidence of it: everywhere was opened like a tropical forest with tall canopy trees, smartly dodged by Amaya. She was very good at riding a horse coz at ten, every member of the blank world is taught the ethics of riding a horse very well. Therefore she steer, signalling the horse to move properly.Unfortunately, even with the sound of the horses' movement, Jessica felt the presence of someone behind them. So she stopped likewise Jacob and other clippers. When Amaya noticed their static flame, she close her fingers
The river releases its cold temperature to the environment. People of the blank world did not only feel it that night, they also heard the current, flowing gradually due to the fear that gave birth to quietness after Amaya confessed to had killed the clipper. Though crickets chirped naturally and normally but to the ears of the people, they were singing a death song for Amaya. Hence, death became the next oxygen in the atmosphere. They could smell it and feel it with the cold temperature of the river. Therefore, some quivered with their bodies while some had their lips vibrating like a ringing Nokia cell phone.The night had to be a memorable night in the blank world. It must. Jessica had to make sure of that by bringing justice to the dead clipper, and the only possible way to do that was killing Amaya. Therefore she turned to her in the presence of all who remained quiet to see the manner of justice to be carried out. Disappointed, Jacob kept shaking his head, indicating Amaya's stu
REAL WORLDThe pains of losing a child at birth stirred up her grief. First issue, yet never set eyes on them. She was shattered, devastated and frustrated. Though she never losed hope on seeing her children especially when a stranger busted into her house with a revelation on how the incident happened. Thus, curiosity arose in every part of her body to inquire more about the disappearance of her children. Her name was Celina, the twins mother.Celina walked briskly along the road, roaming her eyes like an escaped convict. She was a woman of late forties, vibrant but emotionally weak. Instability in motion resulted to a constant bumping on pedestrians on her way which got people's attention to her at every point in time. Pakyle, her elder brother, after a week of the attack in her house, invited her to know more about her missing children. She couldn't believe that her brother knew about it for years, yet kept it away from her. That seconded as an addendum to the grief and anger in he
Who created the blank world? Where is it located? How can one communicate with people in the blank world? These are questions, Pakyle smartly wanted to find an answer to, using the two teenagers: Lina and Valentine. To him, they had every ability he wanted; strength and past vision respectively.Lina was a strong young girl, picked from the street by Pakyle when he saw her fighting with street boys. He trained her physically and intellectually. Hence she doesn't reason like a teenager but like an adult. She was on the steering wheel of a car while Valentine seated beside her, occasionally glancing at her and wondering when she learned how to drive thoughtless of using a gun. She pulled over to their destination and stared at Val to see him quivering in fear. So she smiled."You're too handsome to be afraid, Val?" She shuffled a pistol into her boot, covering it with her trouser, then began to wear a black hand gloves. "Do you have a girlfriend? You know...""Can we please, proceed, Li
BLANK WORLDThis is the land of no family, land of no return that seems not to be found on the face of the earth. The mystery of the land does not only supersedes the members but remained unknown to them. A sudden quietness paved around the land for a reason Jimmy was yet to find out from his residence. Sooner did he hear a crying voice from another house, then looked through the window to see clippers running towards the direction with their horses. Subsequently, he hurried out of the sanctum, surged into the building to find a female who had his resemblance, lying dead on the floor. She was the same girl who gave birth the previous day."Marina!" he shouted her name bitterly. Clippers pulled him back as he struggled at the entrance. Female workers wept while others sadly composed themselves at a corner, wallowing in grief. "Marina!" Jimmy kept struggling until they pushed him outside, handled by two huge clippers. Only his voice was heard within the vicinity. "What have you done aga