body felt numb and his blood felt like chilled
liquid in his veins, his hands felt cold and his
legs heavier than a ten ton truck.
The darkness around was too deep, he couldnt
even see his own hands even if he brought
them close to his face as possible. . his
breathe echoes slightly inside the hollow
vacuum he found himself in, he could hear his
heart thumping as if it was a bass drum
beating only one fast rhythm… “How did i get
into this DARK TUNNEL” he thought as his
panting became more and more desperate. he
could hear foot steps gaining fast towards
him as he struggled to run faster but his
numb body structure and heavy feet betrayed
his efforts, their was no visible of light at the
end of that tunnel but he kept on running to
get away from what ever it is.
“You can run boy, But you will surely fall” …
He was certain that was bimbo’s voice…
Johnny’s conscious self took control as he
sprang up from sleep,
“What type of stupid dreams am i having of
late?”
“Could it be this woman actually possess
some supernatural powers?” he kept asking
himself.
“Thats utter rubbish, i know too well that their
is nothing supernatural in this planet”
His body was engulfed in a very familiar chilly
cold, his head was aching threatening to rip
open, he was feeling sour and bitter in his
throat and stomach.
Onyinye already left after fixing breakfast for
him, rushing off there after for her home to
get ready for church cus it was sunday
morning…Johnny have slumped back to bed
after declining Onyinye’s invitation to follow
her to church. he must have fallen asleep
again. Johnny grabbed his phone with
shivering hands, even the heavy blanket that
now cover his body weren’t helping at
all…”How did i get this sick all of a sudden”
He lamented. took a long weak glance at his
phone, it was 11:53am..
He opened his contact search engine and
scrolled down searching for nothing in
particular. his eyes flashed past a name and
he scrolled up a little more clicked on the
contact JESSICA on his phone and with a
shivering hands slowly placed the ear piece to
his right ear as AYE by DAVIDO blared
through the tiny speaker, it was her caller
tunez.
“This idiot why you deh disturb me” Jessica’s
voice blurted out accompanied with a high
cracking sound.
“Yeye girl sheey respect don comot ur village
okwaya?” Johnny teased back.
“hiaaaaa na you i go respect gan? comot here
joooor!” she said again still maintaining ever
amiable tone.
“Jessy abeg come my house come help me”
she said this time weakly.
“wetin happen? ….ur wife don leave u? She
teased yet again.
“Please am very sick jessy” Johnny said in an
even more weaker tone.
“What?..when? ..ok am on my way” jessy
blurted out in a startled tone.
Johnny and jessy met at the NYSC orientation
camp in Niger state. they have started off in a
very bad way, jessy was in Johnny’s platoon
and johnny was d platoon leader. Jessy being
a very strong willed girl was always a bit too
insubordinate.
Johnny nearly punched her in the face on one
occasion.
they became friends few days before camp
was over and as fate may have it they were
posted to the same part. they friendship
strived and they became somewhat more than
friends, no one understood johnny like jessy
did and no one understood her more either.
In a little more than 30minutes time jessy was
already in the house moving straight to
johnny’s room with brisk and fluid movement
of her 5’7 body. she was dark complexioned,
average body with a beautiful face and a nice
fitting bossom and buttz…
“Johnny whats wrong with you?” she asked on
entering johnny’s well funished room.
Johnny looked up, gave up a weak smile and
lay back down.
Johnny took time to regale her in details all
that have been happeneing, ranging from
bimbo to the dreams and alhaji and the
contract then sickness.
“Jesus!!!…John you have to seek a pastors
help, i suspect this is spiritual” jessy blurted
out with sparkling widened eyes.
Johnny looked up at her with that sweet
trusted smile, their was no one he trusted
more than jessy even tho onyinye hated jessy
with passion, she saw her as a competitor for
johnny’s heart. he has taken time to explain to
her over and over again that jessy was only a
best friend to him and nothing more but that
will always seem to get her even more
threatened and angrier.
If their was something Johnny hated about
onyinye it was her quick jealousy and easy
anger.
“Johnny did you hear me?… am taking you to
see a pastor now” jessy said again stressing
the word “now” to make sure it sunk into his
thick skull.
she has always wondered why the resented
johnny had against the church and even God.
“Haaa jessy biko leme hear word with you and
these thieves you call pastors, am seeking
medical attention and not any pastor or any
God.” johnny said mockingly.
“Johnny whats wrong with u, whats it with
you and God, God loves you………” “where was
God when my parents were ripped from
m..**Johnny cut in** where was him all this
years, where was him when bimbo spoiled my
relationship with alhaji and the minister…
please jessy dont even tell me any of that
again” Johnny said raising his voice a bit.
Jessy gave up the idea cus she noticed the
change in his mood.
Jessy spent the day with johnny, made him a
delicious meal.
Johnny was feeling much better with her
around and he was already on his feet, they
played, laughed, even played games and threw
pillows at each other.
The fun was just what johnny need, all was
beautiful and serene until onyinye walked in
and all hell was broke loose.
To be Continued
