THE BLUE RIVER (Destiny Calls) Episode 18

THE BLUE RIVER
(Destiny Calls)
Episode 18
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After Jasper left, the sitting room became quiet. They couldn't believe he was actually going back to the forest. Lora looked at Benlo saying, "I hope your friend is joking, right?"
"I don't think he is coz he had been emphasizing on it" he replied.
"Just let him be" Ena interfered. "The boy is in love. I guess none of you knows how it feels to be in love" she added with a smile but they all stared at her strangely as if she was a stranger. "What?!"
"Ena?" Sarah called her with a very calm voice. "When last were you in love?"
"Me?"
"No, me" Lora answered unabashedly.
"Oh, common, let's forget about it" Ena waved it off then glanced at Benlo in an unfamiliar way.
The house wasn't a storey building but looked like one with well furnished furniture. The cushions were milky in colour having the same colour of tiles. The centre table was a dark reflective aluminum glass with a flower on it.
"So, where were we?" Benlo asked glancing back at Ena who seemed uninterested on the discussion anymore.
"We were talking about how to charge Ken with murder case and also bring back the case of my late fa.." Lora paused seeing Ena standing up. "What's it, Ena?"
"I'm sorry, can we continue next time coz.." Ena glanced at Benlo again. "..coz I'm not in the mood again. I'll be in my room" she left.
Others became both surprise and speechless.
"Did i say anything wrong?" Sarah broke the silence. "I mean did we say anything wrong? Let me go talk to her" she stood up to leave but Benlo caught her hand instantly.
"Let her be" he said calmly.
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Before the day ran out, Jasper found himself back to the forest of Ezai. It wasn't too far anymore because the links to the blue river was familiar to him.
When he got to the spot where the river was, he became confuse coz it was no more there. "Where is the river?" he murmured looking around and remembering what Benlo told him. "Could it be that all of this was an illusion? No!" he began to walk again following the direction of the dried river. He wore an elastic brown trouser with a T-shirt. In his hand was a small bag containing, a bottle water, his car key and other basic things he needed for the journey.
Finally, Jasper arrived at the underground world. There were no more golds or river. He stared at the place for a while then began to move forward to the main village. When he stepped out, nobody was found around the vicinity but their houses were still intact. "Oh no.." he began to move towards the palace, King's residence. He looked around to see the king's throne empty. Just as he wanted go inside the main house, a female voice came from behind.
"JJ Jackie Jasper?"
Jasper turned to see princess Lucy. "My princess!"
"JJ Jackie Jasper!" the princess ran and both hugged each other in a way her legs left the ground. He pulled her down smiling and looking at her African black beautiful face.
"Oh, my princess"
"Oh, my JJ Jackie Jasper"
"Meaning?"
"What? You are the one who told me your name is JJ Jackie.."
"Oh God" Jasper interrupted in disappointment. "Listen, Lucy, J.J stands for Jackie Jasper. You must not put the JJ when calling my name. Just call me Jasper"
"Okay, Jasper" the princess smiled.
"Where is everybody?"
"At the farm"
"Doing what?"
"Worshiping crops"
"You must be kidding me"
Suddenly, the king arrived with warriors and some other villagers. They were surprise to see Jasper standing beside Lucy.
"Hello, the people of bush!" Jasper shouted spreading his hands.
"Man from the future" the king stepped forward. "Why did you come back?"
"I came to pick my princess"
"What are you talking about?"
"I promised her I'll come back, and I'm taking her home. You guys need to open your eyes! There is nothing like the future! You are already in the future! Be civilized for once and come out of darkness. I'm not the kind of preacher that wants to change your culture but i only wants you to believe one thing; there is nothing like the future"
The arena became as quiet as a grave yard without anybody even coughing until the king left angrily and others dispersed to their various houses too. The queen grabbed her daughter by the hand and all entered into the palace.
Jasper became disappointed.
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Night came. Jasper already made up his mind to spend the night there coz at the look of things it wasn't gonna be easy to take Lucy out of the locality after he told the king how much he loves his daughter. He also wanted to make them believe in the modern world which he came from but the king turned him down.
As Jasper sat in front of the house given to him, the princess arrived like someone who sneaked out from home. She sat with him.
"Princess.."
"Jasper, my father won't allow you take me with you to your world"
"But do you trust and believe in me?"
"Yes" the princess looked around holding his hands and breathing hastily. "I wants us to sneak out to your own world" she suggested while Jasper stared at her in disbelief..
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