AFTER EARTH
A story written by ademolar
Episode 4
He approach the angel standing in front of two books..
Kaula : sorry Mr angle, where is this place?
Angel : this is the point of judgment
Kaula : what about those books?
Angel : the book of life and the book of death
Kaula : ok, check my name, am sure it's in the book of life
The angel check his name thoroughly on the book of life,but there is nothing like that in it, this can't be, he said,
Angel : Kaula your name is not in the book of life so you are not worthy of entering heaven go this way!
He said pointing at the big road full of thorns,Kaula started crying as he walks along the big road, then he heard someone calling his name ,he jumped up from the bed and started crying with his two hands on his head
Lomba : Kaula, wetin happen, why you de cry?
Kaula : am I dreaming?
Timi : yes na dream, you just de talk since, your noise no grEe make we sleep
Kaula : omo thank God say na dream o, I be de think say I don die ni sha, timi abeg wetin be time
Timi : 5am
Lomba : what really happened, please tell us about your dream
Kaula went ahead to narrate the story as it all goes, this frightened all of them, and they start searching for help separately
One day Kaula and his friends went to visit another herbalist man prescribed to them by one of their school friends, on getting there they saw the man busy displaying
Kaula : good evening sir, this are my friends, someone actually prescribed here to us
Herbalist : hmm my son's, the oracle had already revealed your problem to me before you actually get here
Lomba : ok wise one, what can we do to solve this problem?
Herbalist : well there is solution, but I don't know if you can do it
Timi : baba we will do it,anything
Lomba : yes we will
Herbalist : ok, 2 white cow, 2 white sheep, 2 white cock, 20 yards of white cloth , 2 gallons of palm oil, and 20 tubers of yam with the sum of 200 thousand naira, we will use it to prepare a sacrifice for you all and you all will take it to the evil forest at exactly 1 am in the night, then 3 golden coin will appear to you all,bring it along I will use it to prepare a protection chain for you all, that chain will be your guide
Kaula : ha! Wise one is there no other option apart from the chain stuff
Herbalist : no there is none ,am sorry that's the only option,
Timi :sorry baba we can't do that,its too difficult
Lomba : yes, evil forest is not a place for young people like us
Herbalist : don't worry I will prepare something for you all,nothing will happen
Lomba : sir, about the sacrifice, what if we give you the money for everything and you help us get it, you know it will be difficult for us to get it on our own
Herbalist : no problem, but you will add my transportation money to it..
Timi : how much will it cost us
Herbalist : 1 million naira..
Lomba : haAaaa
Timi : shut up how much be 1m for 3m dollars..ode
They ponder for some minutes, they have no other choice than to accept
Kaula : ok then, when should we come for the sacrifice?
Herbalist : when ever you are ready
Timi : ok, we will come tomorrow
They left the herbalist man's place and return to their apartment, that night was a funfair one as they were busy celebrating their victory
The next morning they went to visit the herbalist man after they have payed him, he asked them to stay still till 1am after the ritual is done cus the spirit of death might be edging closer to them, they admit and stayed back for the ritual...
The herbalist man completed all the necessary things they will need for the ritual as it's almost 1am ,they set off to get on their way as the herbalist man gave them some set of warning and guidelines then they head straight to the evil forest
To be continued