THE SECRET OF DEATH Episode 3 by Author Nath (Bright Daniel)

THE SECRET OF DEATH Episode 3 by Author Nath (Bright Daniel)

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FEW HOURS EARLIER
Painfully, she struggled up. Alice has been a faithful strong woman physically but labour pains was something she couldn’t withstand for the first time; it weakened her legs while the pains got the best part of her abdomen. She anticipated the coming of Kate without knowing that the young lady had met her death. Several minutes later, she grabbed her phone, staggered towards the door, screaming in an interval of any step taken.

She wore a fairy milky gown that had her knees covered. After opening the door, neighbours rushed her. The main road was a few meters away. Alice narrowed her vision in the hands of two women, wishing the road comes to her rather than going to it. But she just realized that at that point, Muhammad is the one that needs to go to the mountain.
“I want my husband!” She requested in pains.

“He will come. Let’s get to the hospital first.” One of the women replied.
Surprisingly, Alice’s phone rang. She looked at it, joyfully, she said with a heavy breath, “It’s my husband! Is my husband ooh!” she shouted. One of the women picked the call…
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Evan barged into the hospital. He perplexed from head to toe like one who just escaped death. Of course, he shouldn’t be alive, whatever or whoever that enhanced his arrival to the hospital to witness the coming of his first child must be sent from above. He deviated from his way to the reception to a doctor whom he was very familiar with. “How’s my wife, doctor!?” he grabbed his shirt.
“She’s fine. Congratulations! It’s a girl.” the doctor announced..
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The joyful moment passed away within a short time after Alice and Evan learnt about the death of Kate. Both could be found inside their room, on a cushion while the new born baby laid in a mini bed covered with net. The couple wondered how the moment of their joy sadly turned to a thing of sober. Evan looked more worried. As if the cushion suddenly became hot, he stood up!
“I’m going crazy!” his voice startled the wife who looked at him intensively.

“What’s it, Evan. You behave more like there is more to her death.” she said.
The husband swallowed hard. “Listen, babe, my boss saw the carved image of Jimmy while driving him this morning. He behaved like there was more to the paper and requested I return it before we headed to our destination. So I drove him to Kate’s residence.
Hearing that, Alice sat up curiously.

“However, I never knew the don noticed that I followed him to the mountains last night and that was the same place he requested I drive him to this morning where I begged for my life” Evan continued….
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FLASH BACK
“The don, I’m sorry. My wife is pregnant and will soon due for delivery. Don’t take me away from her. It will not only break her heart, it might also take her life. I promise not to say anything to anyone about what I heard.” He knelt down like an angel before God, weeping uncontrollably.

“What you heard is a great knowledge and knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. If you don’t make efforts to acquire knowledge then you will not expect to have it and use it, and if you do not put the knowledge you have to use, you cannot expect to gain anything from it.” Mekus signalled the man with a gun. Instantly, he pulled the trigger and birds flew away at the sound of the gun. The bullet took off the cap of the poor driver.

“Jesus!” Evan exclaimed when the cap left his head.
Mekus stepped down from the rock and said, “That was for a clear view of your forehead because the next one will be going there.”

Evan laid flat on the rocky ground. “Please, boss I beg you in the name of my wife. Spare my life and my child will forever serve you and your generation.” he buried his face on the ground crying bitterly with hands up for mercy. For a long time the helpless man waited for the sound of gun again or the voice of his boss, but he never heard any. He raised his heard to see the gun-man gone. He looked up at his boss who was staring at him.

“Stand up, Evan” Mekus said then turned his back on him once more. “You’re weak. A man shouldn’t be weak even at the face of death. The reason for your weakness is love, love for your wife. Love is weakness!”
“Yes, boss, na true you talk. She’s my weakness. I love her so much.” Evan kept panting.

“Death is the stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to die before you die, and that’s cowardice!” Mekus turned to him. “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

” He stepped forward to him and tapped his shoulder saying, “Be brave, even at the point of death. Though you know the secret of death with me but you don’t know how to use it because if you do, we won’t be here. The secret should enable you protect your life from those who wants to kill you. I just tested you. Come on, let’s go home.” He walked towards the car while Evan ran to open the door for him. He stumbled on a rock and nearly fell on the way……
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CONTINUITY
Already, Alice had stood up. She hurriedly and angrily raised her hand to slap her husband, but Evan held her hand in the air.
“What do you think you’re doing, Alice?!” he couldn’t believe it.
“How dare you make such a promise!? How dare you subject my child’s destiny to that of your boss’ generation?! Are you saying my child will forever be a slave to them?! Do you know the gravity of that statement?!” Alice barked like a dog.

“I didn’t know when I said it! It was a matter of life and death!”
“Oh, my God!” The young lady broke down in tears, burying her face on the wall. Of course deep things were happening right then, in their marriage and in the household of Don Mekus which might become a big problem in the future, hence generations unborn. Nobody could see it except Mekus himself. Whether he was trying to prevent it or he was laying the foundation of the problem, nobody knows.

Many questions to be discovered and to be answered: why and who kidnapped Jimmy and killed his mother? Why is the carved image on the paper seen on the same illegal drug Leonard is taking? Where did Jimmy see the image? What is the secret of death? What is Mekus’ main intention in whatever he’s doing?
Nevertheless, Evan slowly walked to his wife. “I’m sorry. I don’t think my boss took those words seriously.

Moreover, he has no child who will continue his linage.” his voice trailed softly behind his wife.
Alice turned. “You’re quiting that job today.” she stated categorically.
“Why?” Evan stared at her.
“Are you dumb?! It’s obvious he killed Kate and kidnapped Jimmy. He’s full of secrets! I don’t want any of my family to associate with such people or family.”

Evan left her, walking back to the centre of the room, thinking critically. “I don’t think my boss has a hand in Jimmy’s kidnapping nor the mother’s death.” he looked at his wife who had also left the wall. “He told me something on our way back before I noticed your missed calls.”

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FLASH BACK
Inside the SUV, Mekus stared at Evan from the back seat. Suddenly, he said, “I was serious to kill you, Evan, but I didn’t.”
Evan glanced at the centre mirror. “Why didn’t you, don?” he found his voice.
“I might be dangerous but I’m not the bad guys. Moreover, the bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” he left Evan thinking…

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CONTINUITY
“What did he mean by that statement?” Alice asked.
“That’s the thing! He always speaks cleverly. I think the statement simply means why he didn’t kill me was because he doesn’t want to cry on my grave knowing that there are more things he needs to tell me and do for me.” Evan explained to the best of his knowledge.
“We don’t want anything from that devil. That man is evil as far as I’m concerned.” Alice walked away.
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THE NEXT DAY
The tip of his pen wiggled on a large book, his writings sluggishly occupied several lines of the book like a footprint of a snail on a sandy soil. One of his feet tapped cleverly on the floor as though, the source of inspiration was hoozing from there through the foot to his brain where it was courteously scrutinized before going out through the pen as a by-product. He put a full stop, closed the book and stood up.

Beside his bed was a telephone which he carried up, dialed a number and said, “Tell Evan we’re going to the airport.” he dropped the telephone and walked to his wife who was still in bed then tapped her. “We need to talk.” he said.
Mrs. Rose sat up. “What are we talking about, my Lord?”
“The heart is a lonely hunter. Dress up, we’re going out. I want to pour my heart to you.” he replied.
“Where are we going to?”

Mekus never replied again. The wife dressed up. Both headed out, carried by Evan who never said a thing except greetings. The car was so quiet that Mekus had to break the silence saying, “How’s your wife, Evan?”
“Oh, sir. She’s fine. She just delivered.” he happily announced.
“Wow!” Mrs. Rose exclaimed. “My regards to her. I’ll send a gift later.” she added.
“Thank you, ma.” Evan smile.

All this while Mekus had not said anything, not even a congratulation, even Evan wondered why. Suddenly he asked, “Boy or girl?”
“Is a girl, sir.” Evan replied.
“That’s wonderful!” Mrs. Rose concluded.
They got to the airport, flew to a place where they had to enter helicopter and finally a car that took them to their final destination. Mrs. Rose came down, she surveyed the environment to see a building like a factory ahead of her while other places were covered with vegetation.

“What is this place, my Lord?” she followed her husband side by side.
“I know you’ll ask a million questions today. I just hope to be able to answer all, my lovely wife.” Mekus smiled at her.
They entered to the building. All Mrs. Rose could see were medical equipments and doctors both male and female. “This must be one of his companies.” she thought.
“I know what you’re thinking, Rose” Mekus told her as if he read her mind. “Though is mine, but not for income generation.” he added.

The wife got to a point she saw a five year old boy in a fluid tube with wires connected to his ears, mouths, head and other parts of the body. “Oh, my God! What’s going on here?” Who’s that child?” she seriously looked at her husband.
“That is Jimmy, a deaf and dumb child who I rescued from my enemies. He saw his mother shot dead. He will hear and speak after he comes out from there then I’ll create a world for him, train him to avenge his mother.” Mekus replied.

“I don’t understand. Why am I even here?”
“One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death.” He smiled at the wife. “You’re here because I’m dying. I have a few days to meet my death.” he concluded.
Mrs. Rose stared at him speechlessly…….

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