PART 18

“GHOST RUN!”

©?Opeyemi Akintunde

I sat on the bare floor under the tent I was kept. My left hand had been cuffed to one of the iron rod that held the tent in place.

I couldn’t wrap my head around the thought that my father brought me to that terrible place.

“ God What is happening?” I meditated for hours.

Much later, very late into the night, I was lying on the wrapper that had been provided for me on the floor, when I suddenly started hearing approaching footsteps…

“ The Captain!” The Spirit of God told me…

I jumped up and sat up crossing my legs…

“ I have been busy… I am here for what I said earlier!” He said

“ Please don’t defile me… !”

Captain didn’t listen as he forced himself in to me….

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“Hey!, Hey! Wake up!” I heard someone whispering… I woke up from my nap…

I looked around and I realized the rape incident was a dream.

“ Thank God! It was a dream!” I said breathing out…

“ What dream?” The man who had woken me up asked

“ Never mind! “ I said

“ I sneaked to bring you this food, you should eat fast!”

“ Thank you! “ I looked at him unsure of why he was helping me.

“Will Captain carry out his threat of raping me!” I asked Him

“ If you stay longer, I cannot assure you that Captain won’t carry out his threat! My advice is you get out of here fast!”

“ But That is impossible, I have been handcuffed!”

“ Then tell him what he wants to hear!”

“ Which is!”

“That you have reconsidered your intentions of going to Mororo!”

“ I can’t do that because I am under a vow! I have promised God and I can’t just go back and say I am no longer interested. God takes our vows seriously!”

“Hmm.. Well I hope you are alive to go back there..”

We both heard another approaching footstep…

“ Captain!” The soldier said in fear, he quickly packed the food I was about to eat and disappeared.

Fear gripped my heart as I was afraid my dream was about to become real. The moment captain got into the tent, I laid down on the floor, worshiping God and praising Him at the top of my voice….

“What is the meaning of this?” Captain said and without Mercy he turned me facing up with the intention of rape. At that same instance, the young soldier who had brought me food earlier came in and pushed him off me…

“ Captain, stop this!” The young man said

Captain fell to the floor and you should have seen the unbelief in his eyes…

” Reme, what did you just do?” Captain asked

” I am sorry Captain, forgive me, I don’t know what came over me…”

” Really? Well I will help you!” He said and called out for silver…

Silver rushed in…

” Yes Captain!”

” Silver, Reme pushed me because he wanted to defend this thing, and he said he didn’t know what came over him, help him check his brain if it is still functioning well, if not relieve him of the pressure of carrying such a heavy load on his shoulders….” Captain said

” Captain please I am sorry, please captain…” Reme pleaded as he was dragged out. I also tried pleading but Captain shut me up with a slap…

” Silver, please don’t cut off my head!” I heard Reme pleading. I couldn’t see him anymore but I sensed fear in his voice. All of a sudden, I couldn’t hear his voice anymore after a slashing sound…

” I think you are jinxed, your husband died because of you, I also heard your recent boyfriend died because of you, now Reme has killed himself because of you, well I am smarter, I won’t sleep with you and die! But I give you the next 3 hours to tell me you are not going to Mororo anymore so I know i can get let your jinxed self out of here. Be ready to sign the papers.”

With that Captain left, and I was in between shock, gratitude and pain that Reme had to died…

I wept sore and started reconsidering my stand…

To be continued…

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