DNA

CHROMOSOME

“Your task is to shoot your photons from your eyes to hit the wood. Can you do that?” Abena inquired from his brother.

“Yes, I can do that. Based on the rectilinear propagation of light.” Yaw retorted. Abena nodded her head to that excited. Abena then turned to Kwesi who was also listening to the conversation of his sister and brother. “And Kay you will be the marker or ticker. You tick when Yaw or I get it correct.”

“Yes, I am already.” Kwesi’s said and turned a new page of his book and drew vertical lines and wrote something into the book. The three siblings stood on a lonely football field right behind their church premises. It was a Saturday morning and the three siblings had asked permission from their parents that they are going for some physicals - joggings. Thus, to train their vitals and exercise. Philip and Maggie had left early for a conference they were organizing leaving the children in the hand of Koby and Sarah – the house maid. It was the responsibility of Koby to have followed them, but by the time he arrived at the house, the kids were long gone. Koby was already furious telling Sarah she should not have allowed the kids to go out alone in the first place. Sarah also replied their mother had given them the green light and she could not do a thing about that. So, Koby waited for them to arrive, so he could scold them a little.   

Now on the field, Yaw could not believe that they had come purposely to practice their powers as it was called by Abena. Abena did not want to leave Kwesi out so he coaxed him to join them. At the moment, the football field and the arena around field was virtually empty. People never plied the football perimeters unless they were a massive and intensive football march. Two woods had been mounted at the center line of the field. And that was the focus and target of Abena and Yaw. Abena had drawn a long horizontal line in the sand that served as where they were supposed to stand to shout and shoot their abilities. Kwesi stood some few meters behind his siblings ever ready to record whatever they were about to do.

“I am supposed to shoot my sonic waves to hit the wood to the ground.” Abena said. “You need to cause a destructive interference with your bubbling sound as it hits the wood to the ground.” Yaw added.

“Yes, I know.” Abena retorted. “Okay, on the line.” Yaw said. “Hey Kay, you are the referee here. I trust you will do a great job.” Yaw bellowed looking back at his brother who was laughing. By the count of three the two siblings incepted an extravaganza of shooting powers. Abena shooting her sonic powers, while Yaw incessantly shot his blue photons. Kwesi watched on at the free show as he recorded their successes and fiascos. The siblings continued in bliss and sorrow enjoying the new abilities they possessed, not focusing on the damage or the evil their powers had caused them to do already.

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It was mid-morning, a weekend at the Quansah mansion. Abena and her siblings were not back from their physicals or exercise. Koby Offei stood at the verandah eager to catch a glimpse of the children when they returned. Sarah was in the kitchen doing her normal washing and cleaning of plates. Sarah was younger than Koby in the sense that, she was a graduate from the Senior High School and she had other hopes of going back to school to pursue her undergraduate studies in Accounting. She had been working other jobs apart from working as a maid in the Quansah house. After graduating from high school, she had sent around a lot of application letter hoping she would just receive a call for an interview. But that had never happened. She had stayed in the house where she had other siblings who looked up to her. But one day, she was approached by a church cell leader who after they had a long conversation, the cell leader had recommended Sarah to her friend Maggie Quansah.

Three days later, Sarah was called in by Maggie who had a nice conversation with her which did not resemble an interview at all. The following day, Sarah had started working at the Quansah mansion ever since. So far, she had been there for the past three years and she was in her fourth year. She had always thanked God for the chance of working for the Quansah’s. They showed her a lot of love and Abena, Yaw and Kwesi were like junior siblings to her. Koby did not like her initially when she started working. But as time went on, her diligence and humility proved everyone wrong including Philip, who did not initially like the idea of getting a maid. Sarah was almost done with the bowls she was cleaning. Koby still stood in the verandah looking at his watch lost in a whirlwind of desperation to have the siblings back home. After Sarah was finally done, she moved outside into the veranda and joined Koby.

‘It’s been two hours since Abena, Yaw and Kwesi left. Don’t you think you should be looking for them?” Sarah said.

“They are not babies, they will find their way home.” Koby replied a little moody. “And what if they take long?” Sarah inquired.

“I have no control over that. As you told me earlier, their mother gave them the permission. So, if anything happened to them, she will handle that. After all, from what I have leant so far, if there is something the Quansah’s are good at, then that will be covering up and making a bad situation disappear like it never happened.” Koby said with a glare of betrayal in his voice.

“I can sense pain in your voice. Anything that I should know” Sarah inquired her face fully fixed on Koby. “It’s nothing that you do not know already.” Koby replied.

“Is it about the supermarket issue?”

“What else could it be? I was there when it all happened, but every time I ask Abena and Yaw what really happened, they reply saying it was nothing that bad.”

“And you think there is more to that?”

“Yes, I think there is more to the Quansah family. We may be working for them, but truth be told, I believe there is a lot we do not know about them.” Koby said and unexpectedly, the doorbell to the gate rung.

“Oh finally! They are here.” Koby quickly rushed to the gate and opened the gates. Abena, Yaw and Kwesi all run in with sweaty clothes. From their faces and the sweats, it was obvious they  had been jogging for a long time.

“wow…you guys look very tired” Koby said. “Sarah I am hungry.” Yaw bellowed. Abena moved on said, “We went all the way to the roundabout and even got to the traffic light.”

“Really!” Koby was done closing the main gate. “Then that was one hell of a jogging exercise.” Koby added. “Yes, it was Uncle Offei.” Yaw added.  Yaw moved over to Sarah. Sarah looked at him and noticed something about him,

“What happened to your eyes? It looks very reddish” Sarah said. Abena stood still for a moment. Yaw looked on and smiled, “Nothing auntie Sarah, can I get some food?” Yaw requested making a sorrowful face.

“Yes sure, let’s go in.” Sarah said and led the children in. Koby also walked on and entered the room with the kids.