The Hole in The Wall - Season 1 - Episode 18

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The Hole in The Wall - Season 1 - Episode 18

phrase it finally he said “if indeed its true only then would we know what course to take and plan adequately”

He made a lot of sense and jerked me back to reign my emotions in. I followed Bami who was climbing up the wicker ladder.

When my feet were finally and firmly 6 feet above, I watched Bami as he started the truck.
“How will the vehicle get here? ” I asked Tonye looking round the plot of land. For one thing, there was a round-about in the center with azaleas blooming beautifully in the middle and only a narrow graded pavement on each side leading to the direction of Fomé and Mona’s graves. Mr X lay in the middle also with a narrow interlocked pavement. In between these pavements were flowers (some almost waist high) and carpet grass.
Tonye observed everything for the first time then shrugged “we brought the hilux…v8 engine and auxiliary… Besides the pavements are not high enough…the only thing is the flower beds which would no doubt get destroyed” She said the last sentence regretfully and I agreed with her. The flowers were indeed beautiful and a lot of time and money must have been spent to accomplish the outlook, not to talk of maintenance.

I watched as the hilux backed up into the compound. Bami was behind the wheel and Andy was standing in the pick up space in the back rolling a pedal shaped handle resulting in the huge chain rolling up and round the pulley. It reminded me of a bicycle turned upside down for repairs.

“We need to at least make sure the damage is not extensive let’s try and direct Bami… At least one tire can be on the carpet grass..” I said thinking of the beautiful flowers again.
“But its too close to the wall.it can scratch that side of the car”

I shook my head confidently “Bami is a good driver…he’d maintain the right balance”
With that I stepped forward with my arms raised turning my left hand anticlockwise to mimick a steering. “Turn your hand..not fully yet..slowly…oya come…small small….turn it more..wait!”


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Now came the part I dreaded..the body. The coffin had been pulled out of the earth fully and while it dangled in the air, Bami accelerated forward until the casket could be lowered to the ground.

Tonye was the only one fully kitted for the next step. She had on a protective leather gown, thick leather gloves plus her face was enclosed in a glass mask i thought resembled a power bike helmet.

“Why don’t we carry the coffin straight to the lab so the doctor can do whatever he wants..” Andy said, his voice was filled with apprehension although we were hanging around the hood of the hilux and so a respectable distance from the coffin.

“We just need a little piece of….” Bami’s voice trailed off but the unspoken word still hung in the air ‘piece of flesh’ he had meant. Finally he continued.. “just for DNA confirmation then we would even bury the body back immediately….no use disturbing the dead”

I nodded “I agree…” I was watching Tonye and as I saw her pop the casket open, I found my legs moving in her direction.

“Heey…were you going?” Bami called out…or maybe it was Andy, the voice was a unrecognizable vibration in the background.
My nose mask was on my neck and I wore it properly covering my nose. Tonye glanced at me as I approached but she didn’t say anything, she seemed to understand my need to face my past and face it literally.


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