The moment Dave's question sounded, the bedroom descended into a deep silence for a long time before finally, Aunty Sally spoke very slowly, softly, and gently, her eyes looking melancholy.“What would come would definitely come one day, and since it's here already, what can I do other than the right thing?’ she sighed emotionally after saying this then her husband swallowed hard.Knowing this isn't good at all, Dave fidgeted for a moment before he finally shuttered.“But… but that… that house was… was already been demolished.”And as he had thought, the moment his wife heard him, she became dumbfounded for a moment before her eyes widen to the fullest with shock and surprise.“The… the house has been de… de… demolished?!”This news was too sudden to her and she had never expected it.“Why… how… when?!’She stuttered, making Dave not know how to respond for a while apart from giving his wife a pitiful, caring, and love-filled gaze.“That was the first thing I noticed that
“Now that you've finally regained your freedom, what would you do?” Back within the room which was given to the skeleton-like men by Aunty Sally and her husband, James could be seen currently gazing intently at the six men. Although they still looked slightly weak, if someone who saw them some moments ago were to see them now, they would definitely become flabbergasted, why? The changes on them were just too huge. Their skins were now looking very fresh with a healthy glow on them. Although they were still thin, they looked rather healthy now than malnourished. Upon hearing James’ question, the six men entered a deep thought with almost the same thing swirling in their minds. The Village chief has already destroyed their life and everything they once knew, so right now, they knew not even a single thing they wanted to do with their lives anymore. Because of this reason, no matter how much they think, they weren’t able to pick anything they wanna do with their lives now. After a
After a while of persuasion, the six men finally kept quiet and gazed at James with eyes filled to the brim with animosity and distrust.Although James saw this, he couldn’t do anything apart from sighing helplessly in his mind.“Guys, I know that you've experienced a lot of hellish days in the chief's abode,” he began quietly.“I also know that because of these experiences and reason, you definitely wouldn't want to trust anybody again in your lives.”The instant they heard this, their eyes stung them, but unfortunately for James, this doesn’t make the animosity in the six men's eyes reduce in the slightest bit.Having not expected much, James continued gently and unhurriedly.“If I were in your shoes, I definitely would be furious more than you just did, so I understand you all, and I definitely can promise you that I meant not in the slightest what you all thought.”Hearing this, the deep animosity in their eyes finally lowered a bit, but it doesn’t disappear.Quiet
After the two boys have done all the greetings they could, and Ronald had asked James to gist him everything he has experienced in the city so far, which James only did slightly, he went to meet his aunty in the room.At this moment, James could be seen seated on a single person's couch, the only couch in the bedroom while his aunty is seated on the bed, facing James with a sober expression on her face.They had both been in this position for quite a while now, and the atmosphere in the room has already become very heavy for James to behold.He couldn’t understand what could have or be causing this atmosphere.His mind has already thought quite a lot of scary scenes and things; such as if his aunt and her family has also decided to abandon him after he had shown the strange behaviors he shew earlier, and so.Seeing that his aunt still wouldn’t talk, James finally couldn't hold it anymore, then he decided to ask his aunt what was currently weighing heavily upon him after so m
Gazing at the site where the little dilapidated house used to stand, James couldn’t help but suddenly feel like he has lost something of great importance. To be honest, apart from only glancing at this building alone in the past, James has never entered it before. This wasn’t only because his aunt had forbade him from doing so, but also because James himself wasn’t interested in entering. But right now, seeing only ruins in the place, James wasn’t able to pinpoint the reason behind the sudden loss and sadness he was feeling. Standing by his side was Ronald who was presently gazing pitifully at James from time to time. Of course, his mom has explained vividly to him about James, so he couldn’t help but pity him. He saw James as his big bro, so he couldn’t stand it at all seeing this expression on his face, then after hesitating for a few seconds, he moved closer to him and suddenly patted him gently on the shoulder. This touch instantly startled James awake, then he hurriedly gla
«To my lovely son,If you are reading this letter, then that meant one thing; you ended up not being ordinary after all.Son, as much as I wished to be happy about this news, I wouldn’t because of what was at stake.I won’t be telling you much in this letter though, other than a few things.Son, please make sure to follow closely everything I tell you in this letter, as they are very important.»James suddenly sighed greatly as he reached this point, then he shifted the long leaflet up and continued reading.After the trio returned home not long ago, James suggested for the four people’s family to read whatever the content in the bottle was, but his Aunt Sally who is always very thoughtful stopped that.She told James that whatever is in the bottle should be meant alone for him to read and that them seeing it might not be what his parent would be happy about since it might contain some secrete, so this was how James got here, alone in the room. To be honest, James had thought
“You are leaving already?!” “You want us to follow you?!” Both Aunty Sally and Ronald suddenly questioned James in unison. Only Uncle Dave could be seen gazing at James right now, looking thunderstruck without making a single sound. As for James. Upon hearing the two questions, a gentle look appeared on his face, then he spoke softly to his Aunty. “Yes ma, I’m already missing out on my studies, so it's better I return now.” Aunty Sally's mouth twitched a bit, but at the end of the day, she only heaved a deep sigh before she decided not to comment. Seeing this, James turned to Ronald. “Yes. I’d love to take everyone with me.” “Hun… hold on a bit, hold on!” Completely stomped, Aunty Sally suddenly raised a palm to interrupt James. “What are you talking about?” She asked James with her mouth hanging open. First confused, James finally understood what was going on, then he became embarrassed. Scratching his head awkwardly, James suddenly stuttered. “Hum… aunty, as you can see
The next day, James woke up very early, feeling a great sense of refreshment all over his body.Perhaps, it might be the result of how busy he had been these past few days, which was what made the sleep he had from the previous night till this morning one the best in days.It might also be because of the familiar environment he returned to, which made James almost swear to himself that it had been way too long since he last felt this greatly relieved and refreshed.He stretched his body happily, which instantly reciprocated, making crackling sounds all over.Suddenly, James heard the sound of a bull snoring beside him which instantly startled him.Glancing at his side, a helpless smile appeared on his face.“This dude hadn’t changed even after these years,” he muttered softly to himself as he watched Ronlad sleep peacefully while making thunderous roars from his throat.After a while, James entered the washroom to wash himself and brush his teeth.When he was done, stil