The Ghost In The Hostel

White pendant

I ran like a made man "dad, mum please come please come", "son what is it are you okay", "baby look at me what's wrong" I dragged their hands and led them to my room, I opened the door and there was nothing there it was how it has been "no what happened, it was scattered" I ran to the wall where the writing was but nothing "baby are you fine" she squinted her face the looks on their faces tells I was acting like a fool "am sorry it might have been a dream" "is that why you're naked" I looked down oh my I ran to my closet and went to get my clothes " I could still hear my parents murmuring they don't believe me I'll make them believe.

I kept turning and tossing on my bed, my eyes where red and the word ran in my head Free me, am not mad I know what I saw I'll prove it but how?, I went for morning walk to clear my head the street has not changed well it won't really change within a span of six months, I took note of the new mansion built down the lane that use to be a small park with a stream, I used to visit there to clear my head but now they have taken away the stream from us, I walked round trying to see if I would have a chance of seeing the stream before heading home, but I noticed something else to people whispering to each other am not the type to eavesdrop but something drew my attention they held a pendant that had a rare white gem stone give this to the olatunde's don't be seen or your life won't be spared, I know I have seen the pendant from somewhere, I ran home, and checked through the walls where our pictures of both great grand parents and great grand uncle's and aunties, but wait, I knew I've seen it from somewhere, but what are they doing with it?.

It's on the neck of each and every one of my aunties in hall, "son you look busy are you done with your morning walk?" "yes, dad, I am" "I stopped to notice that each and every one of my aunties is wearing one what does it mean?" "it holds a great meaning son, it's made for each and every female child of this family and it's not to be tampered with" "but why?" "there's a lot you don't know son, there's a lot you don't know" I have a lot of uncovering to do.

I took my bath and laid on my bed listening to one of my favorites songs HBP by Llona it reminds me of someone I can't really grasp my hands on, the more I listen to the song the more blur images of the person and I keep popping into my head did someone visit me when I was a child but why can't I remember the person, me and my faulty brain. I've never noticed this mark on the wall before how comes it here now I try to clean it off but it opens way for me to notice a small hole, I stick my finger in there was something there, I went out of my room to check bif there was a new room behind mine but nothing everywhere was sealed, I peeped through it again, I could barely see through because of how dark it was but I saw a picture of a young boy in his late teens, I drop my head phone from my head, took a derp breath and punched the wall, there came a vibrating sound from the wall this is metal not cement and I'll surely need an ice pack for my hand, what could this be, I went to the kitchen to get my self an ice pack, when I heard the doorbell, I went to get it but my dad was there "there's a situation my Lord, the gem is Missing", " what, how dare you" my dad landed a thunderous slap on his face, his face was red with a mark of my dad's hands on his face, "dad what's the issue?" "son go inside I have matters I have to attend to" looking at me with his side eyes I could tell I would be next if didn't obey immediately, I tried to watch them through my window but I couldn't, I gave up and went to my desk, he lost the pendant what if it's the gem that the key to this room but it's meant for the female so why is this lock in my room.

My younger sister was on her computer when I came knocking, "are you busy?" I asked why scanning the room for any sign of the mark "no am not is there something you want to tell me?" "oh! no I just wanted to check up on my favorite sister" "am your only sister so spill what are you up to?", "nothing, am serious I was checking on you can I play the role of a good big brother again", " hmmm I don't believe you" "fine, then leave it there, although am disappointed I've been such a good brother to you and you don't believe me", I walk away quickly to avoid any further questions, dads car just drive out and it wasn't his route to office or the cafe, I ran down took my bike and followed him behind without his notice, we drive for more than an hour and we haven't approached the destination, I never knew this environment was even in this estate, his car pull up and a hide behind a house, someone tapped me from the back, I jumped and saw my dad I front of me "where do you think you are going?"