Lost In The Jungle - S01 E05

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Lost In The Jungle - S01 E05

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 5

Lovina quited the tree from an unknown exit. I tried countless times to find where she always exit the tree but failed. I sat down and started thinking about that she would pass through being watched naked and being bleeped by an ugly spirit, gosh!. Anger surged through me and I kicked the calabash she arranged crashing it to the ground.

The crashing sound attracted the attention of someone who called Lovina from outside. I was afraid when I heard the voice and quickly hid under the bed. I watched from there as the person entered and moved towards the edge of the bed with a machet in his hand. I coughed and quickly jumped out of my hiding.

‘Who are you?’ he said pointing the machet at me.

‘Please don’t kill me’ I replied kneeling down.

‘Better start talking before I take your head off’

‘I’m nobody please, save me’ I begged him. He kept shouting and ranting to call the guards but after minutes of pleading, he finally listened to my story.

‘So Lovina accepted you into her house just like that?’

‘Yes, she saved me from the two monsters’

‘Shhh!’ he hushed me. ‘They are not monster’

‘Oh… Who are they?’

‘The male is Uli and the female is Ufon, they are traitors. They betrayed our kingdom’

‘Oh… Uli and Ufon’

‘I’m still surprised that Lovina accepted a mortal in her house when she knows the penalty moreover, she’s not that nice’

‘Really? But she has been nice to me’

‘That’s what I don’t understand’ he replied.

‘Can we be erm…friends? Tell me your name’ I requested

‘Aweli…and you?’

‘Jack, Jackson’ I replied.

‘Well, I was heading to the village square to witness Isweli festival when I heard a sound from here and I know Lovina would have gone to the palace, that is why I came in’ he expounded.

‘Okay. Can I follow you?’

‘Yes… If you are ready to die’

‘Huh? Die? No o’

‘They won’t hesitate to kill you and present your flesh to the vultures’

‘I don’t want to go again but please don’t tell any one about me’ I pleaded

‘Okay… No problem’

‘But will Lovina be alright?’ I asked holding his hand.

‘What’s your concern about our prince’s fiancee?’ he yelled and threw my hands away.

‘You better be careful with her or I lead the guards to offer your head as sacrifice to the gods’

Thereafter, he stormed out of the tree. I didn’t trust him because he has a scary face and I could see lies in his eyes. I thought of running away but there was no way out, not when I didn’t know how to get out of the tree. Later that night, Lovina returned home and sadly narrated how the event went but I didn’t tell her about Aweli’s visit.

‘I’m becoming used to it’ she sadly said

‘But is there no way to escape?’

‘There’s just one way’

‘Tell me, I promise to get us out of this d--n forest’ I asked happily.

‘Death… That’s the only way. Goodnight’