THE BEAST I LOVE
Episode 1
π Welcome Home π
Niger Delta Republic.
Date: 2050
Time: Noon hours.
Location: Moon City, City square.
A face peep through the car's side mirror, at the middle of the junction is a well built bronze statue of a hero named Nachor Da Ishi.
At the pinnacle is a shiny brilliant light ball powered by the sun energy. At the base is a beautiful man-made cascade, the statue 90-feet tall.
The junction connect four streets, leading North, East, South, West of the City. Most buildings on the streets are attached with huge brilliantly lit billboards, making the nightlife of the streets and surroundings enticing.
A lady on the driver's seat, the car's seat belt balanced perpendicularly from her shoulder down to her waist. Her both hands on the wheel, she hit the car's horn button and the car horn. At the back seat is a smallish robot suspended in mid-air, having a human form.
A teenager roughly at 17, his chin rest on his right palm. He lean on the car's side door.
"Welcome to Moon City, the most beautiful city in Africa...."
"Maggi!" The teenager hush the robot who bow and remain quiet.
"Put on your seat belt, we are going on a smooth ride" the lady on the driver's seat said.
She look back and wink at the boy on the back seat, he groaned in respond. She chuckled lightly and put the car in motion.
Traffic freed up, as cars move slowly in opposite directions.
***
Location: Moon City, high school.
At indoor basketball court hall, a girl wearing a scarf on her forehead, with a purple top and a white trouser with canvas shoe.
She stride down from the spectators stand hurriedly, when a boy with a blue jacket step in.
"Gwen!" He called after her.
"Damn it!" He cursed under his breathe.
She didn't respond, she keep on walking towards the back exit door. He ran after her and grab her wrist.
"Let me go, Cas!" She yelled at him.
He freed her from his hold.
"Gwen, what you saw is nothin..." -She cut him off-
"Are you joking?" She blurted out hilariously.
"Am done with you, to hell with what we had!" she declared walking away.
He held her back, boiling with anger. His eyes colored up.
"No one mess with the Cass leader, it ends when I want it to, you got it?" He demanded a response from Gwen who wince.
"Yes, lemme go. You are hurting me, Cas" she pleaded, he freed her and walk away. She gather her fallen books and left the premises.
***
Location: Victory street, house 24.
A boy sat on the dinning table sipping from his tea cup, Maggi walking round a plate with slices of bread.
"It is two days Kelly, why don't you make friends?" Maggi asked.
Maggi stopped walking and stare up at his nonchalant face.
And keep on talking.
"You are scared of making new friends and leaving them all of a sudden, that is life. Kelly!" Maggi exclaimed opening it's mouth and pose arms akimbo.
"You are crazy, Maggi!" He said and chuckled.
"Tiidoor!" Electric door bell rang.
Kelly walk to the door, Maggi flee after him.
"Good morning" the delivery boy greeted.
"Morning" Kelly responded expectantly.
"Sign here, a package from your mom" the delivery boy said.
He wore a uniform of Kanga company, a delivery company. A bird logo embroidered on the cap, he wore a red top and a red trouser with a black shoe.
"Thank you" Kelly signed and took the sealed package, he closed the door and dropped the sealed package on the table.
He took the stairs, open the room's door at his right hand and went in.
He jump on the bed and cover himself with the duvet.
Maggi took a beeping gadget on the sitting room table and fly to Kelly's room.
"Your mom, request a video call" Maggi announced, Kelly removed the duvet from his face.
"Put it on" he mumbled.
A triangular virtual display of image came up, in the middle of the room.
An image of a lady displayed.
"Have you seen the package, Kelly?" The lady on cop uniform asked.
"Nay!" He responded.
"You are starting a Philosophy class and Art class in Moon City high school, tomorrow. Kelly" the lady announced.
Kelly grumbled without saying anything.
"Aww... Is that your son? He is very handsome" a cop lady, peep behind the image on the screen.
Kelly covered himself with the duvet.
"Cut it off, Maggi!" Kelly mumbled.
***
Location: Black House at Nufy avenue, surrounded by exquisite estates. This is were important and influential men of the country reside.
80th floor, conference room.
Two men sat opposite each other, at the edge of the circular glassy table.
The door burst open by a mighty figure, his quick feet and quick actions. The door slammed shut behind him.
Two of them stood up in courtesy of Mr. President.
"Brothers, I summoned you all to announce the arrival of the sevenfold beast" the man who sat in their middle said.
The three sitted men remained silent.
"We should mail Sniper to return, ASAP" Mr. Lucky suggested.
He is the minister of petroleum.
"You are right, Lucky. We shouldn't give chances to our doom." Spiff said.
The three men agreed on the suggestion.
***
Location: Victory street, number 24.
"Kelly, get your lazy ass down here" miss Daisy yelled.
She is arranging the dinning table for breakfast, Maggi is on the table helping her out with little utensils.
She is wearing her famous cop uniform.
Right at Kelly's room upstairs.
He growled, his eyes pure red. His ears tinted.
He had just used his beastie prowess.
He breeze into his bathroom, brush his teeth and took his bath. Wore his robe, and climb downstairs.
"Kelly, did you just beast?" Daisy asked.
He nodded, and sat on the dinning chair his hairs drip.
"How many times should we talk about..." She stopped talking to check her beeping phone.
"Have to go, duty calls" she peck him on his forehead.
Kelly grumbled and squeezed his face, she giggle and left.
Kelly breezed upstairs, breeze down with white top and a black trouser, including a black sneakers and a white scarf tied on his forehead.
"Taking a public transport?" Maggi asked.
Maggi is busy cleaning the dinning table.
"Going to run" Kelly said.
"That will be unwise, Kelly" Maggi said.
"I know, so am driving" Kelly said.
"Oh, my!" Maggi exclaimed.
Kelly shut the door behind him, as the cool morning breeze graced his bare skin.
The reason why Maggi exclaimed Kelly has never drive a car before.
TBC..
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