I went to visit my friend Ava in her lodge,I have been begging her to allow me visit since she knows my hostel but she always declines
I went to visit my friend Ava in her lodge,I have been begging her to allow me visit since she knows my hostel but she always declines.
So today I didn't take no,I kept pestering her and refused to let her go home as I kept following her.
"Okay fine Peace let's go" she said to me and I nodded happily nudging my hand on hers. She looked worried and unsettled but I didn't care as all that mattered to me was going to my friends house.
We got to small gate(The Federal Polytechnic Bida students knows) and boarded a bike.
"Ava lodge" my friend said and I wondered what sort of coincidence it was,her lodge name and her name was the same?
The bike man just nodded and we both climbed as he moved.
We passed big gate and just after Kakaki hotel, she asked the man to stop.
I saw a sign post that read 'Ava lodge'
She paid the man and he left,while we both walked further, passing big trees and small bushes.
Then we got there.
A very big and beautiful estate like building, I've never seen or heard of this lodge before.
"It's beautiful oh" I said to her and she just smiled and opened the gate.
"Don't greet anyone except they great you first" Ava turned to me and said.
Few students were outside their apartment,and everyone minded their business.
We walked to the last room and Ava opened the door.
"Make yourself comfortable Peace" she said and threw her bag on the bed while I admired the massive interior decor if the room.
But something felt odd about that house,on one of the wall was a cupboard like paintings and my spirit didn't accept it.
She cooked and we ate and watched movie on her laptop. I tried logging into social media but the network was hanging.
Different people came to knock and Ava always went to answer the door preventing me from seeing or hearing them talk.
When it was past 8pm,I told her it was time for me to leave as I had to fetch water in my hostel that night but Ava begged me to sleep over.
"As you can see,this house is lonely and I don't have any friend here, please stay the night and tomorrow you can change into any of my clothes for lectures".
I couldn't resist her anymore,so I agreed and changed into a casual wear she gave me.
I wished her goodnight, prayed and lay down to sleep.
"In the name,in the name of our God! All mountains be moved,chains now be loosed! In the name,in the name of our God!!" I saw myself singing loud and crying while trying to loosen a chain that was tied round my neck,legs and hands.
"By your blood you crushed principalities! Jesus!!.." a loud scream made me jerk up and I froze at what I saw.
Ava and some other people,most of which were those I recognized living in the estate was on the tiled floor writhing and turning like a snake,with the whole room scattered and smelling so badly.
My body had red marks as if I was beaten and scorched by hot iron.
The wall cupboard paintings was live and one of the drawers was opened.
I managed to stand up amidst the pains I was feeling and walked towards the open drawer,a rotten corpse full of buzzing flies and maggots lay in there with it's hands remaining just bones.
I looked closer and recognized the body to be Agnes!!!
Agnes was our coursemate who died last month.
"Jesus!!!" I began crying and singing loudly with fear etched all over me.
"Okwa gi gburu ihe puru igbum! Okwa gi bu agbanwa agbanwe!! Jesus iwu chi na zoputa!" My singing continued,this time louder.
"Leave!!! I said leave now!!" Ava screamed at me in anger and I grabbed my clothes and bag then ran out of the room.
I don't know how it happened, but I found myself at small gate and it was just remaining two bike men there,I hurriedly climbed one.
"Nicon hostel sir" he nodded and drove off.
As I dropped and turned to leave,I heard;"He broke the chains because he needed a testifier" when I turned,the bike man was gone.
I ran into my hostel with the speed of a lightening and to my room. The time was past twelve in the morning.
The next day,news spread about a particular area at the back of Kakaki burning to ashes, people said it was a forest that burned down as there was no record of building there but I can bet it was that same spot Ava's lodge was located.
And I never saw Ava again in school,neither did her number go through.
When I gave the testimony in CASOR,I couldn't hold back my tears.
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