Story: THE LAST WEDDING Episode 7

Story: THE LAST WEDDING Episode 7

Before the security men harken to the voice of Cynthia in the slaughtering room, Bernad and Loveth had made it into the underground tunnel. Chisom and co had also made it there trying to run towards the direction given to Ubiji by Bernard.

"This way" Ubiji led the way while Kate and chisom followed him. Unknowingly to him, his cell phone fell down in the course of breaking the floor. As they ran through the tunnel, Bernard and Loveth followed behind.

"Run! Run!!" Bernard shouted.
However, Bright drove on the room with his body guards, his phone rang then he picked it up when he saw the caller to be Cynthia.
"What?"
"We have a situation sir"
"Go on"
"Bernard has escaped with the girls on detention"
"Fuck! How dare you say such a thing to me? Listen, if you don't bring them back or kill them all, you're dead" he hung up the call then connected to the security men. "Listen, you fools, do not leave those id!ots until you bring their heads to me"
"Copied, sir" a voice replied.

Bright body chemistry suddenly changed to melancholic, he couldn't bear the gravity of what just happened, therefore he ordered his driver saying, "My friend, turn this car back to base" Immediately, the driver carried out the instruction.

Already, the security men had flicked into the tunnel with heavy guns which had torchlight above the barrel to enable them see through the tunnel. Chisom and co could see their torchlight from afar, that made them hastened up running for their dear lives. Bernard led the road, Ubiji remained the last man behind while the girls were at the centre. They got to a point they were matching on muddy and watery ground which indicated that they had drew close to the exit.

"Come on, guys, hurry!" Bernard increased his speed likewise others. Suddenly, they did not only hear the sound of gunshot but also felt the bullets hitting the walls of the tunnel.
"Jesus!" the girls shouted. Ubiji's mind sank down to his stomach without letting out a shout.

The race took about thirty minutes before they were able to see a ray of moonlight coming from the exit coz the more they ran, the darker the tunnel. The security men kept chasing and shooting them too. Chisom fell down in the process, the next person behind her was Ubiji who stretched his hand for her to grab.

"Take my hand, stand and be strong" he said as both stared into each other's eyes. She couldn't believe it. A man she humiliated, insulted and underestimated was the one who is not only saving her life but also encouraging her to be strong. She couldn't thank him enough.
"We are almost there, hurry!" Bernard shouted.
"You have to take my hands now" Ubiji repeated.

She grabbed his hand strongly then stood up on her feet before the continuation of the race of life and death. Meanwhile, they had outrun the security men to the exit which was just a fit above the ground. Bernard raised his hands to push it open but sadly brought them down.
"What's the problem? Open it" Ubiji told him.

"It is locked" he replied.
"That can't be!" he rushed to the front, raised his hands too and shook the metal vigorously, yet, nothing happened.
"Oh my God!" Kate exclaimed. "What are we gonna do now? Does it mean we all gonna die here because those men are after us?"
Nobody replied her or said anything thus, generating a tranquility in the tunnel. They only heard chipping of crickets and footsteps of the security men. It got to a time that their torchlight became visible from afar. Seeing that, Loveth shouted, "Please, do something!"

Bernard and Ubiji joined hands in pushing and shaking the metal hoping that the key would crack opened. As they struggled to open it, the security men also hurried to meet them. Their torchlight became very close and moving up and and down the tunnel.

Chisom gently met the two guys and said, "Wait" they stopped and looked at her for a solution. She observed the key carefully then pulled out her hair parker which is in form of a led. She slowly put it into the keyhole as everybody watched her and before ten seconds, she unlocked the key. "Done" she pushed the metal opened.

"Go! go!! go!!!" One of the securities shouted from a close range.
Already, the girls had climbed out of the tunnel leaving Ubiji and Bernard.
"Go first, man" Ubiji told him.
"No, you go first" he insisted. Immediately, the sound of another gunshots took over the tunnel. A bullet caught Ubiji's leg as he tried to climb while another caught Bernard in the stomach. "Aaahhh!" he shouted in pains with a hand covering the hole created by the bullet.

After Ubiji climbed, he stretched his hand for him. "Take my hand, bro!"
"Bernard, come on, hurry up!" Loveth added.
"No" he shook his head negatively smiling at her.
"What's he doing?" Chisom asked.
"I think he's not coming with us" Kate replied.

Bernard struggled up with the padlock then hung it on the metal covering the exit to lock it. He did that admiring Loveth for the last time coz he wasn't gonna make it alive. That's why he wanted to sacrifice his life for them to live. When Loveth observed that, she said, "No, no, no, please don't do it. I beg you"
"I love you" he told her and locked the tunnel. Instantly, more bullets killed him. Loveth cried.

The security men finally came closer to find the tunnel locked. They also tried to push it open but couldn't do it. So they had to carry dead Bernard back to the unknown place.
However, the remaining three girls stopped running when Ubiji finally fell down due to the wound created by a bullet on his leg. Only then did they realize that he was shot. They could see his trouser stained with a lot of blood.

As Chisom sat down to ease the pain, so as Loveth sat on the ground crying for Bernard. Only Kate took time to observe the environment. She looked left and right to see nothing but tall trees and shrubs without a single being or residence with the help of the moonlight.
"Where are we?" she asked. The question didn't interest others coz they were still carried away by their sad emotions.

From the knowledge Chisom acquired in school, she tore out the part of Ubiji's trouser where the bullet entered and used it to stop the bleeding. As she tied it across the wound, Ubiji stared at her admiring her beauty once more. Their eyes met severally but they never said anything to each other. After she was done, she said without looking at him, "Just manage, I will take you to the hospital and you'll be fine"

"No, thanks" Ubiji struggled up with her.
"What do you mean?" she then looked at him.
"I said no, I'll take myself to the hospital" he clarified then averted his eyes from her surveying the environment too likewise others. "I guess we are in a forest" he added.
"Which forest?" Kate queried.
"I don't know"
"Does anybody have a phone?"
"I think I do" Ubiji searched for his phone but couldn't find it. "Oh no"
"What?" Kate wanted to know.
"I have lost it" he replied.

Loveth didn't care, she only wept on the ground. Chisom show little or no concern too due to the replied Ubiji gave her earlier. She sat beside her on the ground trying to console her.
"So what are we gonna do now?" Kate was still inquisitive.
"We walk" Ubiji replied.
"To which direction?"
"Any direction"

They remained quiet for a while until Ubiji broke it saying, "Let's start going" he looked at the two girls on the floor. "Chisom, we have to go now"
She stood up with Loveth without saying a word...

The security men had carried dead Bernard to Bright who boiled in anger after he was told that others escaped. He stood in the midst of them all right outside the compound. Already, customers had gone and the gate locked. Therefore only the slaughters and the security circled beside the pool.

"You all are id!ots!" Bright began. "You allowed those nincompoops to escape from my secrete domain. You must pay dearly if you don't bring their bodies here for slaughtering. They are in the forest of mount doom, and they haven't gone far. This is the key to the exit of the tunnel. Take it and go back there and bring to me the heads of those nincompoop here tonight" he threw the key to one of the men. "Now, go! go!! go!!!" he commanded while the men troop into the tunnel.

The moon light illuminated the forest. That enabled Ubiji and co to see the ground in which they walked through. As they walked, they noticed a ray of light coming from behind: those were the security men. Loveth was the first to see it.

"Look" she said pointing backward.
"Oh mine! They are the same men. I guess they must not leave us alive" Kate said.
"What do we do now?"
"We run" Ubiji replied even when he knew that he couldn't run. As a matter of fact, he sat down on the ground . "You girls should run" he instructed.
"What about you?" Chisom became amaze at his sluggishness.
"I'll be fine" he replied her.

"No, I'm not leaving you here" she stretched her hand for him then said, "Take my hand, stand and be strong"
Those were the same words he told her when she fell down in the tunnel. So he smiled along with her, grabbed her hand and the race continued...

Story: THE LAST WEDDING Episode 8

The moon seemed to be running with Ubiji and co in the forest of mount doom. It was a well known dangerous forest that only hunters with extra power go there to hunt. Grasses flung on their legs especially that of Ubiji. He couldn't run with the wounded leg, therefore Chisom supported him with a hand and encouraging him as well.

However, the security men had sighted them with their torchlight which illuminated at that area. Ubiji knew the next thing would be to shoot them, so he shouted, "Lie down!!"
Kate was the first to do that before others. Immediately, sound of gunshot echoed in the whole forest. Some animals that heard it ran and flew away making noise all over the place.

Though none of the bullets touched Ubiji and co but were at close range to their legs and heads. They even heard the sound of some of them flying above their heads.
"Crawl and depart! Hide!!" Ubiji instructed the girls.
They could be seen crawling with their belly to different hiding places.

Chisom made sure she never left Ubiji's side, so she crawl with him until both hid under tall shrubs while Kate and Loveth hid behind different trees. Their sympathetic nervous system activated thereby increasing the rate of their heartbeat, blood pressure and sensory hormones. Thank God they all wore jean trousers for easy locomotion and comfort. Already, their white tops had turned to brown, some part of it had also torn off.

Nevertheless, all watched from their hiding places to see the security men closer to the arena where the gunshot escalated. Their torchlight moved at different angles searching for them but there was no sign of seeing even their shadow.
"They are hiding" the commander of the men said to the hearing of everybody. "Search for them. They are not far from here" he concluded.

The search commenced with the help of torchlight. One of them drew closer to Chisom and Ubiji. His torchlight occasionally flopped across their faces but he couldn't notice their presence. He became too close that with a stretch of hand, they would touch his shoes. Ubiji looked at Chisom who returned the look vehemently. They tried to cease their breath in order for it not to expose them.

Just as the man wanted to leave, a gunshot sounded: another man shot it in the air just to scare any of them. Hearing the sound, Chisom made a short screaming voice. It would have extended if Ubiji had not covered her mouth with his hand. Though it was already too late coz the man heard it. He turned sharply going back to that spot.
"Leave here now!" Ubiji whispered to Chisom.
"Why? I mean what about.."

"I said leave!" He interrupted her harshly before she silently sneaked out of that place. The man flashed his torchlight to see Ubiji alone then shouted with gunpoint, "Out of there now!"
He came out with his hands up in the sky. Others concentrated on them flashing torchlight on his face to the extent he couldn't see a thing again. Chisom used that opportunity to join the other girls at the tree where they watched what was happening.

"What's your boyfriend doing?" Kate whispered to Chisom.
"I don't know" she replied.
Kate twisted her mouth disdainfully at her. "Now you believe he's your boyfriend abi" she said.
Chisom looked at her but couldn't find a proper response to her statement. Obviously she had nothing to say. Therefore she concentrated on Ubiji and the men again.
"Who's that?" the commander of the men asked as he was approaching to Ubiji.
"One of the escapes, sir" the man who pointed the gun replied.

"Then what are you waiting for? Shoot him!"
The man cracked his gun in the hearing of other girls, so Chisom ran out immediately and said, "Please, don't shoot him, shoot me rather"
Instantly, the commander also cracked his gun to shoot and the sound of different type of gunshot echoed in the forest once more.

To the amazement of Chisom and Ubiji, upon all the gunshot, they were still standing alive: the security men weren't the people shooting, another unknown gunmen from nowhere shot them all to death. As the two lovers were still trying to understand what happened, Loveth and Kate were dragged out with their faces covered and hands tied by these unknown men. Suddenly, they felt their own faces covered with black bags too and hands tied. They men hit them to unconsciousness...

THE FOLLOWING MORNING

The sun rise from the east, it's ray reflected on the face of Ubiji who slightly covered his face to reduce the intensity of the light. Everywhere became clear. He looked around him to see Chisom, Kate and Loveth lying on the ground. He also noticed that they were in a wooden cage. He extended his sight to see people with camera and other movie appliances. Though he became happy at the sight of that because he loves acting which is his God given talent but he didn't understand where they were.

"Hey, Chisom" he tapped her and other two girls before they woke up. All surveyed the environment too to notice that they were not only in a cage but also in the same forest of mount doom.
"Where are We?" Kate queried.
"Oh thank God!" Loveth exclaimed then others stared at her. "Why looking at me like that? At least we have seen people who do not only have cameras but also cell phones which means we are a bit close to home"

"Don't be too sure of yourself" Ubiji averted his eyes from her. Chisom observed his wounded leg to see it swollen up. He also observed it through her eyes but kept quiet.
"The bullet needs to be gotten rid off" she said silently almost romantically.
Ubiji stared into her eyes but averted them without a word from his mouth. That left her embarrassed and disappointed. Therefore she said, "I'm sorry I...."

"Hey!" He interrupted her. "This is not the right time. We aren't safe yet" he added.
Just Then, a man in a red t-shirt and jean trouser appeared before them. He had beards all over his jaw, the complexion of his skin is black. On his face is a per of transparent eyeglasses.

"Good morning, I'm Sam, a movie director" he began. "Who are you people and what are you doing here in the forest of mount doom? The dwellers of this forest brought you to us last night after explaining that gunmen attacked you. You are lucky, the only reason you weren't killed too was because you were unarmed. So tell me, who are you?"
"We are the citizens of Anambra state" Chisom began. She told their story from beginning to the point they all stood face to face.

"Pathetic!" Sam exclaimed. "How can people be so wicked to slaughter their fellow human beings for money? Thanks to your God and this young man who saved your lives"
"Oga, I no understand. Are you saying that we are safe now?" Kate queried.
"You are safe with use" he opened the cage for them.

"We have been on this camp close to a month trying to shoot a movie.." he explained as they went to a movie scene where a newly recruited actor kept making unnecessary mistakes. He couldn't just act the scene properly. "Cut!" Sam provoked."How long are we gonna spend on this scene because of you?"

"Can I help him out?" Ubiji requested.
Sam turned to him. "Have you acted before?" he asked.
"No, but I know I can do better"
"Okay, let's try" he handed a script to him.
Ubiji glanced through it, understood his role then the tape rolled on him acting until done.
"Cut! Perfect!" Sam became impressed...

Back to the home town of Mr Desmond, Anambra, policemen filled his compound. There has not been a trace of her daughter or the girls she went out with. The wife was devastated crying a cry of "Had I known." All hope lost the moment Ubiji's number also became switched off too coz he was another option to see the girls. Just as the men deliberated in the living room of Mr Desmond, his cell phone rang then picked it up instantly.

"Daddy!" Chisom shouted on the phone.
"Chisom!" Mr Desmond stood up happily.
"Daddy, please, come pick us"
"Where are you?"

Chisom told him their location then he boarded a flight to Enugu immediately. Within some minutes he returned with them to Anambra through a flight too. Ubiji was rushed to the hospital while others also received treatment. The girls told their story and Mr Desmond called the policemen in Enugu giving them the address of the slaughters. They went there, killed Cynthia and Bright while others were arrested.

Ubiji recovered after some weeks. Already he had been chosen by Sam to act for him. So he arranged his bags in his one room apartment to leave to the camp where their movie shooting takes place. Nelson, his friend, sat on his bed looking at him. He couldn't believe what he passed through in saving Chisom and her remaining friends.

"So what's your plan now?" he broke the silence.
"About what" he returned the question.
"About Chisom"
Ubiji glanced at him. "Nothing much, I think God just used me to save her life"
"But you still love and want to marry her" Nelson wanted to know.

Ubiji suspended what he was doing then stared at the ceiling. He brought down his head and said. "Yes, I still love her"
Nelson smiled after hearing that. Chisom and her mother entered into the room that moment. The two boys couldn't believe their eyes! They watched both of them behaving apologetically emotional in charisma. Chisom knelt down.
"No no no" Ubiji rushed and pulled her up.

"We've come to apologize officially for all we did and said to you. Please, forgive us my son" Mrs Esther said from behind. "Now we understand that no man should be underrated, and God can work through anybody, not only men of God. Please, accept our apology"
"Apology accepted, and thanks be to God" Ubiji replied smiling.
"Thank you" Chisom and the mother hugged him.

Ubiji became the next famous supper star in town after the exposure of the movie video he shot. From there, his life changed for good and there was no hindrance for his wedding with Chisom which became THE LAST WEDDING she attended.

THE END.

Story: THE LAST WEDDING Episode 7

THE FOLLOWING MORNING

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