SCENE 23 DAY HOUSE INT)
Three months later
(The camera opened to the same living room where they lived, it obvious nothing has changed, the atmosphere in the room. was not friendly as everyone is in rage and restless)
Michael: this is not making sense, what kind of rubbish is this, azuma or whatever she is called, said; after 7 days we will see money. It has been three months and nothing to show, did they kill my mother for nothing? . I don't understand.
Victor: worrying has not solved anything in the past three months. maybe there is a reason for the delay, we should just wait until we hear from ziko.
Anderson: guys I have a bad feeling about all this, i think we have been used, because the money ritual I know, does not work this way. My father's blood cannot be for nothing.
Michael: the worst of all is that we don't even know where that temple is.
( Then his mother appeared)
Michael: (screaming and shouting) mama please don't kill me. Please don't kill me ( everyone in panic )
Ghost1: my son your days of pain has just began (vanish)
Anderson: honestly for the first time in my life, I'm afraid and I sure we are yet to find out what we got ourselves into, (His father appeared behind him and gave him a knock on the head) Jesus !!!! Papa please don't kill me papa please please
Ghost2: your days of pain has just began (vanish)
Victor: (ran off in fear to the room and boom his sister appeared)
Ghost 3: brother how could you, how could you do this to me ???
Victor: please I can explain ,,, please I can explain
Ghost 3: your days of pain has just began! (Fades)
(SCENE 24 Kings HOUSE Day int )
(camera opens on that gracious sitting room, it took it's time to capture the beautiful art perfectly hanged on the wall and then landed on the restless and stressed Kingsley, who tried sitting but as if he was stung by unseen pregnant scorpion, he sprang up went to the bar to pour a drink, he took a sip of it an smashed the glass cup on the ground. yemah walked in at this point and instantly understood what was going on, she started chanting his title names to calm him down)
Ziko: what is happening? By now they are supposed to be suffering, why the delay? My ten million should not be for nothing.
Yemah: baby, I don't think so, maybe they are trying to hide it from you its just three months
Ziko: no, three months is too far for anyone who sacrificed his mother for money and yet has not got the money to keep quiet. once they start suffering they will call me without stoping. Something is wrong (phone rings)
Yemah: victor is calling, and Michael is also calling the other line, are you thinking what I'm thinking
Ziko: (gave a fake smiles) exactly, it has started, now, let them feel what pain really is like. If they call again, tell them I traveled to china and I will be back in six months, it's pay back time, both laughs
Cut to
( SCENE 25 House night Int)
( camera opens to reveal almost empty living room, obviously they have started selling their properties to survive, on the table was also and almost empty whiskey bottle, Everyone was looking so unkept, restless and turmented. Michael was trying to call ziko again but then yemahs call came in , )
Michael: (picks up and put the phone on speaker) hello ziko wetin what is happening....we need .. (cut in)
Yemah; sorry it's me Yemah I saw your calls on Michaels third line, hope everything is ok?
Anderson: Yemah see nothing is ok, we need speak with Kingsley now please!
Yemah: ziko traveled to china and will be back in six months (meanwhile Kingsley was seated right beside her, he laughed and pecked her)
(Everyone who was listening to the call exclaimed chaiiii)
yemah: what is going on, why is everyone so tensed ?
Victor: so we are now on our own .... but yemah you said Kingsley traveled and you're calling with his local line .
Yemah: yes he normally leaves thing one behind so I could run some of his business in his absence,
(Michael hung up the line, while on the other end, Kingsley hugged yemah and kissed her. back to the boys)
Anderson: you guys may not believe me, but I can tell you for sure that Kingsley used us, and now we are on our own, so it's either we do something to save ourselves now or suit here and probably die before Kingsley returns from china.
Victor: which china? I don't believe he went to any china.... but what I seem not to understand is why will Kingsley use us, why will he bring us to a cross junction and then abandon us
Michael: I don't know for you guys, but I'm not ready to risk my life for a day more, sitting idle here and waiting for my possible death...first I want to know what really happened, if truly Kingsley used us then he just declared war with the wrong man.
Anderson: I know somewhere we could go and get help, we used to go there back then in school for fortification, it's a cave in abateyete.
victor: then we leave first thing in the morning.
(Scene 26 conti.. night bedroom)
(the light in the room was colored blue and dim, Michael and victor was lying on the bed whiles Anderson was on the floor, he had no cloths on except his sport shorts, while victor and Michael was sleeping on the same cloths they wore earlier)
Ghost1 and Ghost 3: ( appeared with cane and flogged Michael and victor which woke them with a loud cry, and Anderson woke up too)
Ghost2: (appeared behind him again and gave him a sound slap, which left Anderson shouting and panicking)
Michael: ziko it will not be well with you, what kind of punishment is this, peace we no get, money we no get, what kind of life is this??
Victor: are you sure that ziko traveled or did he put us into this to suffer us while he hide in his house.
Anderson: let's go to this cave first. From there we will know how to handle Kingsley.
(SCENE 27 ext day bush path)
(The three friends were walking tiredly through bushes and and small rivers, until they came to the mouth of the cave, and were welcomed by a cave maiden who took them into the cave with a fire stick)
Maiden: (appeared at mouth of the cave) welcome to the ancient cave of abateyete the face of the ugbele evil forest, blessed with revelation of truth and hidden mysteries but in who's belly is death and pain. Follow me and you shall get the answers you seek.
(Scene 28 Cave Day int)
(They managed to followed tiredly into the cave decorated with fire lamps and some other things that reveals it's ancient looks, they couldn't get a better look of the fresh decaying bodies, skulls, other crafts and bones before the ikuku appeared behind the huge smoking pot)
Ikuku: you walked into your doom with your own legs blinded by your lust for wealth, neglecting the days of your wickedness and ignorant of the realities of life. When you push even a toothless lion to the wall it's nails becomes more dangerous than it's teeths and you cannot imagine what it could do at that moment.
Anderson: great one please we traveled a long distance to this place, our lives is hell and we need answers but your proverbs are getting us more confused. Cut in....
Ikuku: quiet!! He who does not know how far the journey is the one how complains how far he has come, your quest for solution is still far because you do not know far you have fallen deep into the grave you dug for yourselves.
Michael: guys let's go this man is not ready to say anything useful (they tried to leave)
Ikuku: wait.... This is the outcome of a long time battle Wich you started for yourselves when you chose to pushed Kingsley to the wall, he came for revenge and you are no where close to the solution, and you may not get anyone, expecially you Michael your mother has a connection with a society that you know nothing About.
Victor: How do we stop the spirits from hunting us ?
Ikuku: you cannot stop them. You just have to face your fate until you obtain the mercy of him who you have offended. Go now, gooooo every minute counts goooo. (Camera fades)
Michael: wait what did you say about my mother, which society are you talking about..... (but ikuku didn't wait to hear him, instead the maiden that welcomed them appeared again)
maiden1: the bosom that welcomed you has beed you farewell...if you must stay longer then you must sacrifice your mortality!!
(they hurried out )
(SCENE 29 FRANCESCA INT DAY)
(Victor was dressed cooperate and smart as usual but things are not definitely the same with him as he is lost in thought, when he was called to serve the customers)
Worker1: hey...victor
Victor: scares up, yes how far
Worker1: serve them one tut of campari each
(Victor turns the wins and was going with it to the table when his sister appeared and gave him a hot lash of cane on the back that made him fling the tray and drinks, spilling on the customers and breaking the glasses. The madam also walked in the same moment)
Madam: (apologized to the customers,) victor clean this mess and see me in my office.
( IN THE OFFICE Conti)
( Victor walked in humbly and remosfully as he could be but that wouldn't. Change anything)
Madam: victor I've observed you for a while and have as well given you chances to prove me otherwise, but you get worst by the day. Therefore you are fired!
Victor: madam please just a little time, I will fix myself up and be the victor you used to know, please don't sack me please
Madam: I'm sorry victor you leave me with no other choice, go take your time, get through whatever it is you are passing through and when you are fit, you can check on me.
Victor: takes the letter and walks out...(.fades)
Hope you're enjoying this story, its starting to get twisted.... Its starting to make a turn .. the journey to the island of seven virgins has started....