Run Wild 2
944 Words
"I have a pretty dark past. I've killed people and I regret my actions", Joe said. The old matured ones gathered around him, carefully listening to his story.
"I began to see ghosts from my pasts. They haunted me, everywhere including my dreams... When I got captured, I was one of the weird ones. I couldn't remain calm while seeing images of the people I once killed... Coincidentally, the ghosts wanted my help with killing a soldier."
"Why didn't they haunt the soldier to death, instead?", one of the men asked.
"That's not my question to answer. Whatever they did, they probably had a reason. We made a deal. I killed Soko; the same one that killed your... uhm... They promised to give me the control of a million ghosts. Through them, I was able to hypnotize the soldiers and escape".
"Why didn't you help the others escape?"
"I needed to see what the outside is like and go back for them when I solve every possible challenge."
"And the knife?"
"The knife was a gift from the ghost. He called me a conduit".
"A transmitter between ghosts and men", Mama said with disgust. "We can't trust someone as powerful as a conduit while we have to depend on one another."
"You know about conduits?".
"I know they can't be trusted", Mama said.
"Well, I mean no harm. I just need to find a way to end this lunacy. I'll leave soon".
Mama pulled one of the men closer and whispered something in his ear.
The man stood up and walked into another room. Joe wondered what was happening as they were silent for a while.
A few minutes later, the man came out with three other men.
"Where are they going?", Joe asked.
"It's their turn to go hunting", another person replied him. The men entered another room and came out with their hunting equipments.
"Ok... so we are not going with them?"
"Well," Mama said, with a scary look on her face. "Does it look like we are done with the interrogation?".
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"Damn! I would have gotten that!", Alex yelled at Chuma.
"What? You would have been beaten out of sobriety".
"He was beaten too... Now he's leaving"
"Let it go, bro", Idris said and smiled "You just rhymed, you know?"
" Shut up!", the two chorused.
Acting angry, Chuma added, "You even gave us the moral lesson... what a traitor!"
"Calm down, idiots", Ada scolded them. "We're not even sure if the man's actually leaving or going to serve some punishment for challenging... or going to work for the soldiers".
"Hmm... That's true", Idris said. "We'll never find out".
"We may... If God helps Joe to help us".
As happy as he was to leave the captivity of the soldiers, the man didn't trust the strange soldier who seemed absurdly kind.
Kenny walked out of the gates and the man followed, closely, nervously fidgeting.
"Please, I'm sorry for challenging", the man said. "If you are not taking me out, you can take me back... don't kill me, please!!"
"Keep your voice down", Kenny rebuked him as he looked around to be sure that nobody heard the man's statement. "Some people must not hear that. If they do, you blow your chances of ever leaving this place... Ok?"
"Ok", he placed his hands on his lips and nodded like a baby.
"What's your name?"
"Akeem. My name is Akeem"
"I made a promise, Akeem, and I never fail fo fulfill my promises", Kenny said and they continued moving. They encountered many soldiers on their way and Kenny waved at them.
The soldiers had individual assumptions and asked no questions as Kenny was followed by a timid civilian.
"Hey!", Kenny called as they got to the park where the cars were.
"How far, Kenny? Who's this one?", One of the three soldiers said.
"I'm confiding in you, Uthman", Kenny whispered in his ears.
"What do you want me to do?"
"I am setting him free".
"Uhn?"
"I am not in support of this stupid idea and you know it. Let this one go. Nobody will notice".
"I'm sorry but I will follow rules. If I get caught, they can do anything to me".
Joe moved closer and whispered in his ears. "His name is Akeem".
Uthman stayed silent for a while. "Ok... He has to leave now and go far.... ", He moved closer to Akeem. "Stay somewhere impossible or else you'll get captured again.... if you find no life out there, you can come back here. I'll make you one of us..."
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"Everyone's asleep", Rachel said, breathing heavily, as she rushed in, taking off her clothes, speedily.
"Are you sure?", Ladé replied, taking down his shorts.
"Yes, they're snoring", she jumped on him, kissing hardly.
Ladé carried her on his arms as they kissed. Soon, they began pulling down their pants.
The fun was cut short as two men entered. It soon became horrific as the others rushed in with sticks and their hunting weapons.
"What are you guys going to do? They are adults!", Joe said.
"No... it's not allowed here", Mama howled back. "You'd better stay out of this or you'll die with them".
"Die? You'll kill them?"
They didn't waste time.
"Please, it's not going to happen again!!", Ladé kept saying but nobody seemed to be listening.
"Stop!!", Joe yelled as one of the men drove a spear into Ladé's head.
"Noooo!", Rachel yelled and ran at the man, biting into his leg. That didn't prevent her execution. About ten hands held knives, stabbing her back, repeatedly, till she gave up the ghost.
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