It
was still confusing; it was like a dream to Julie.
But karma constantly smirk the doom to her face. She was no longer a part of the living, she was dead.
But karma constantly smirk the doom to her face. She was no longer a part of the living, she was dead.
“How did
I die?”
She
asked in her sober mood.
“I
should ask you”
Joan
threw the words back at her..
“I can’t remember, all I know was, I slept and didn’t wake up”
“I can’t remember, all I know was, I slept and didn’t wake up”
Joan
only laughed and Julie found it irritating.
“Why are
your laughing? What’s funny?”
“Julie, you are a ghost now. The first thing you are supposed to remember is who killed you and how you died”
“Hello? I can’t remember”
“Julie, you are a ghost now. The first thing you are supposed to remember is who killed you and how you died”
“Hello? I can’t remember”
Julie
replied in a rather calm tone. She just realised that her present state had
taken her pride, her whole existence. She was nothing.
Joan
could sense she had given up already.
“Hey,
you are going to remember, but right now. We need to figure a way for you to go
back. Your body has not been spotted yet. Once it’s spotted, it’s over”
Julie
tried to touch a tree like Joan, but her hands simply went thru.
“I can’t
even touch anything”
She
said.
“I’ve
lost everything”
She
continued and tried to cry, but even tears was not possible.
“Listen,
you can touch objects, you just have to learn, there a lot of things you can do
as a ghost”
Julie
was not getting her point and she was getting fed up.
“Listen,
if you are not ready to fight back then am outta here”
“Wait!”
“Wait!”
Julie
suddenly realized the opportunity she was fumbling with and called out to Joan.
“I’m
sorry, what do I do?”
Joan had
to build that rage and desperation in Julie, One that would help in the risk
they were about to take.
“Follow
me”
Joan
took her and teleported to a vendor.
“Go on,
read”
Julie
could see clearly on the cover page.
She had
been declared missing.
“Come”
They
went to her mansion. It had been occupied by Siera already.
“That’s
my house”
She
pointed out.
“Well,
it’s no longer yours… Infact, it belongs to the woman who murdered you”
Julie’s
rage was building up.
“And not
only that, she has taken your position already as head Fashion designer…follow
me”
They
went straight to Prada designers and stopped at a spot where her personal
Assistant settled with a peer group.
“I just
pray she never gets found”
One of
the girls in the group said in a whisper.
“That’s
for you. Me I pray she is even dead. Like rotten in hell!”
Vero,
Her own personal assistant broke the last resort of tranquility she had.
She
growled in wrath but Joan was quick to hold her down.
“Leave
me alone!”
She
struggled.
“What do
you intend doing?”
“Kill them all!”
“Of course you can do that, but how do you get your throne back. If you kill them now, some other persons would take your position. And you remain dead”
“Kill them all!”
“Of course you can do that, but how do you get your throne back. If you kill them now, some other persons would take your position. And you remain dead”
Joan
made perfect sense so she calmed down.
“But we
are not leaving these backstabber to go Scot free”
Joan
chipped in and made Vero twist her ankle.
Vero
screamed in pain and Julie was a little satisfied at the sight.
“Come
on, let’s get out of here”
Julie had to learn some new ghost tricks that would be useful to her. Although she had no idea of what was in store for her, or what prize she would have to pay. She didn’t care, she was willing to do anything that would get her back to earth.
Julie had to learn some new ghost tricks that would be useful to her. Although she had no idea of what was in store for her, or what prize she would have to pay. She didn’t care, she was willing to do anything that would get her back to earth.
“Who are
those”
She
pointed out at a group of dark ghosts lurking in the dark”
Joan
didn’t give a satisfactory answer.
Her
reply was
“Run!”
Before
Julie’s eyes, the gate keeper emerge and slew the dark ghosts, every last one
of them.
“Am
coming for you Julie!”
She
could hear the voice in echoes as she teleported alongside Joan.
“I’m
trying to have this feeling…”
Joan was
quick to butt in.
“You are
a ghost, you have no feelings, you are not human. Dammit Julie when will you
realise that? I have no time for all this shit”
“Sorry sorry…so how do I get back?”
“Sorry sorry…so how do I get back?”
Julie
had to ask now, she felt fully ready.
Joan
paused and examined the rookie ghost that stood before her, she wondered if
Julie could actually get the Job done.
“It’s
simple, we would have to meet with the gate keeper”
Julie
froze in fright, she had to ask again.
“You
said what?”
“You heard me”
“Joan, that woman is the same voodoo that wants to throw me into the…what did you call it? The darkness of torment, right…?”
“You heard me”
“Joan, that woman is the same voodoo that wants to throw me into the…what did you call it? The darkness of torment, right…?”
Joan
sighed, she also thought the idea to be extremely risky, but it was all they
had. They had to give it a short.
“Julie,
the moment I joined the world, the moment I saw you. I knew it was you. You
alone can achieve what thousands have tried an failed. You are not the only
person the gate keeper has given another chance. But they all failed. I believe
you would scape thru, cos you have got something you are fighting for, right?”
Julie
got the thrill and wiped the fright out.
“Let’s
do this”
Joan
took a deep sigh and took Julie by her hand. And the next minute they stood
face to face with the gate keeper. Surprisingly the gatekeeper didn’t look
surprised at their arrival. She looked prepared for the encounter.
“I’ve
been expecting you two. And I know exactly what you want. Julie’s body has not
been found and I can grant her permission to go back to the world”
Joan
didn’t know why the gatekeeper had to over emphasise on what she was capable
of.
Joan was
actually interested in the prize to pay.
“But are
you willing to pay the prize, and are you willing to make the sacrifice?”
Though
Julie could not tell what the sacrifice might be, she didn’t hesitate to jump
at the question.
“Yes, yes…”
She
looked back to Joan to see if she spoke in tune with her. Joan gave her a nod
of affirmation.
And then
she turned back to the gatekeeper.
“Yes we
are, we would pay the prize, whatever it is, we would pay…”
©onyeneke
Abel .November 2017 all rights reserved.
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other side
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