The Darkest Hour - Season 1 - Episode 4

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The Darkest Hour - Season 1 - Episode 4

Mrs Williams knew she couldn’t withheld the truth from them anymore coz they had come of age, she bent her head sorrowfully and began. “Williams your father was the only man i ever knew and loved years ago. With the small he had, he married me to his land, Ndigoro. The land has a tradition that states: no man with twins enters a particular forest called The Dark Forest. It was believed that the forest contains the secret success of the land and any man whose wife bears twins doesn’t enter there..”

Listening to Mrs Williams, Monica glanced at her sister remembering her dreams.
The mother continued, “By then i had given birth to both of you. But one day, your father began to have feelings and strange dreams about the forest which i think you have started having too” she looked at Monica in tears and continued. “Your father wanted to know more about the forest to satisfy his curiosity by entering it but he was caught and killed. They sent us away from the land never to return or have anything to do with my husband’s family who also supported that we leave because they never wanted me to marry your father..”” she paused drying her tears with a wrapper. Tears could also be seen on the childrens’ eyes especially Monica’s.

“So, what you are saying is that i will never step feet into my father’s land” Udoka said but the mother remained quiet.
“Is the tradition still real?” Monica began. “I mean does it still in existence coz i must get to that forest too”

“Shut up your mouth!!” the mother rebuked her aggressively. Monica startled at the tune of her voice with a frowned face and rested on the back-rest of the cushion. “If i hear that from you again I’ll make sure i sq££ze out your mouth!” the mother added.
Suddenly, a hard knock came from the door three times and all stared at the direction…

**

David got to their house with the paper. He met his father in the sittingroom then handed the paper to him. Mr Robinson, the father collected it and began to scan through them one by one. He was on a black plain trouser and singlet. On his feet were black stockings. He could be regarded as a rich man coz he had a good house, a car, wife and two children-David and Ugonma the younger sister who had the same age with Monica and her twin. But she was in the university.

“Alright..” Mr Robinson kept those papers on the centre table before him. He looked at David and said, “When is your school calling off the strike?”


“I don’t know, dad” David replied.
“Alright, go to my room, you’ll see a notebook, pick it up, type everything inside it into your system then go back to the cyber caffe on Monday and print them out”
“Yes, dad” David did as he said. Immediately he entered his room, open his laptop, he remember the girl he met at the Caffe-Udoka.

**

Mrs Williams had a clue who the person knocking at the door was, so her heart sank into her stomach. Udoka noticed it and was wise enough to know it was their Landlord. As the mother wanted to stand up to open the door, she said, “Sit down mother, let me get it” she walked and opened the door to behold the Landlord standing with a file.
“Good day sir”
“Is your mother in?”
“Yes, I’m here! Good day sir!” Mrs Williams’ voice sounded from inside.
“Good day, madam!” the Landlord replied. Monica opened the door widely for him to enter but he didn’t rather gave her a paper to pass to her mother. “Alright, have a nice day” he concluded and walked out.
Udoka gave her mother the paper then went back to her initial position. Silence took over as the mother read her house bill and date to pay it. She didn’t want her daughters to worry about it, so she folded it and said, “Okay, it’s nothing.” But the children stared at her silently.

“I’ve gotten a job at a cyber caffe” Udoka said. “And will be paid 15 thousand naira each month” she added.

“Really?”
“Yes”
“That’s good. When are u starting?”
“On Monday”
“Alright” the mother struggled up.


**

MONDAY

Throughout the weekend, Udoka had been thinking on how she’ll cope with her job. As she thought, the short conversation she had with David flashed into her mind.

On the other hand, David hopped to see her again at the caffe. So as he was dressing to go, so as Udoka was already on her way there..