silent screams episode 31

SILENT SCREAMS
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Written By: Ella
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Sequence 31
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Continues...
Flash Back
He grew up in a poverty stricken family, his father was a very religious person, he faithfully served God till the end yet he had nothing to show for it.
He detested poverty, always had and vowed never to be as poor as his father.
A few years down the line when he graduated from University, Daniel was thirsty for good money, he didn’t want to waste time looking for a job that would pay him peanuts for his services, he wanted real quick money.
In his incessant quest to become wealthy, he was introduced to a powerful native doctor who assured that he could help him become wealthy on condition that he would offer his first female child once he got married.
Daniel agreed, it was a decision he didn’t blink to take.
‘As long as you keep to your word then poverty will no longer be your companion.’
‘Thank you Baba,’ he bowed his head.
‘For your ritual you must bring a living organism to sacrifice, a razor blade and a black cloth.’
A week later, Daniel visited the native Doctor again he had managed to secure all the items for the ritual.
‘Your determination will take you far,’ Baba Chama praised him
He got the items from Daniel and ordered him to get down on his knees then he picked a bottle with some sort of liquid and poured it on his head.
Daniel felt dizzy, his eyes became blurry and before he knew it, it was lights out.
When he awoke, he found himself in a strange room, he was lying on the black clothe that he had handed to the native doctor and his clothes had been removed.
He sat upright and looked around him, the room had black walls, bones littered the floors and images of skulls decorated part of the walls.
There was a large table in the center of the room with seven chairs arranged around it and on top of the table was a gold snake sculpture.
Daniel had no idea what he was doing in this strange and creepy room but he figured this had something to do with the Baba Chama so he waited.
A moment later, the door flew open and five men all dressed in black robes walked in.
‘Who are you?’ he asked
Without responding, they all sat down at the table.
An awkward silence filled the air until Baba Chama walked into the room.
‘Welcome to the realm of darkness,’ he told Daniel
Daniel nodded his head.
The native Doctor chanted a few things in a strange language then he asked Daniel to wash his face in the dish of water that had been placed on the floor.
Afterwards he handed him a cup with blood and ordered him to drink it. Daniel didn’t hesitate he grabbed the cup and gulped the blood down.
‘Great one, oh master of the universe and king of darkness i present to you Daniel, a young man in search of wealthy,’ Baba said
Just then a bright light illuminated the whole room and a voice spoke,
‘Young man, do you know what you are about to get into?’
‘Yes great one,’ Daniel responded
‘The pledge.’
‘I solemnly swear to serve and honor you oh great one for as long as I shall live. I will abide by the cult rules and keep my promise to you.’
A screeching sound echoed in the room as soon as he said that, then Baba Chama got a razor blade and made a small cut on Daniel’s shoulder.’
He screamed out in pain and as suddenly as it appeared, the pain was gone.
‘Welcome to the cult Daniel,’ he said before he vanished into thin air.
The air was filled with smiles of pleasure as they all cheered for the new member. Baba gave Daniel a black robe and asked him to seat down.
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Several months past and things started looking up for Daniel the native doctor and his god had kept their words, his life of poverty was long gone. The cult members met once every two months for different sacrifices, it was during one of these meetings that he met one of the old cult members Kalu.
The cult leader who only appeared as a dark hooded figure was his brother most of the members of the Kalufyanya family were members of the cult, for them sacrifices brought them wealth and prosperity.
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Seven years
That’s how long it had been since Daniel joined the cult, he had been faithful through all these, he and his wife were living a large life they even had a son.
‘She is pregnant again,’ a voice echoed in the air while Daniel took his bath.
‘How do you know that?’
The figure laughed, ‘I see everything.’
Daniel responded with silence.
‘She will give birth to a girl this time, remember the promise you made to the cult.’
‘Yes great one, I can never go back on my word.’
‘Good.’
‘But how do I make the sacrifice, do I have to wait for the child to be born then kill her?’
‘I want this one alive, I can feel her strong energy I want her to myself. Kalu will let you know how you make the sacrifice.’
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Kalu had been married once before marrying Carol, his ex wife had died in a road traffic accident when she was two months pregnant.
He joined the cult when he was fifteen it was his father who initiated him before he passed on and since then this was the only life he had known.
He married Carol for his own selfish gains all he wanted from her was a son he could offer to the dark figure so that more years could be added to his life.
He wanted to sacrifice his son in a way that would raise suspicions from his wife and her family members and when the situation presented itself he didn’t hesitate to use it.
Initially it wasn’t Alfred that pushed Chilufya off the stairs, an evil spirit had constantly whispered in his ears to push his friend. With Chilufya dead and Alfred as the killer, the unborn child could be claimed without any objections. They had killed two birds with one stone.
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Present Time
‘Not so soon,’ a rumble of voices filled the air followed by loud a screeching sound.
At that moment, a lot of owls flew into the room.
They were filled with rage and anger.
‘Oh great one, ruler of darkness and king of thy world, manifest your power,’ a voice echoed.
All of a sudden the room became very cold and the ground beneath them began to vibrate.
‘You have nothing against us oh you agents of darkness,’ Carol said
‘Great one, manifest your power oh great one.’
The ground vibrated some more, Chibuye and Abby where the first ones to fall to the ground.
‘In the mighty name of Jesus Christ I command you to fall,’ Pastor Ndambo stumbled
‘You think your word is enough for us to fall?’ A voice asked before they started spitting flames of fire.
Pastor Ndambo and his wife did not stop praying, they prayed as hard as they could, the more they mentioned the name of Jesus, the weaker the owls became and finally they began to fall one after the other.
When they were all on the ground, they began to change back to their human form.
At that moment, the owls began to shift and transform.
Suddenly in place of the owls lay Daniel, Kalu, his wife & other cult members.
‘Daniel!’ Abby exclaimed as she stared at him in shock.
‘For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light,’ said pastor Ndambo
‘Daniel, what is the meaning of this please tell me it’s not what I think it is.’
Deep down Daniel knew he owed his wife an explanation, he closed his eyes took a deep breath and began to narrate how he became a part of the cult.
‘It all began when I graduated from university several years ago----,’
After what seemed like a fair amount of time, he finally concluded.
Everyone was quiet, unable to believe a man could go to the extent of selling his own child for money.
Carol felt weak she couldn’t control her tears as much as she tried so she let them fall down her cheeks.
‘You killed my son, you killed Chilufya,’ she said her voice breaking with emotions
‘I hope you never find peace, I hope you die miserable deaths all of you,’ Abby cried ‘Pastor you need to pray for my children, free them from this bondage,’ she pleaded.
‘It is done,’ he exclaimed
He walked towards Leila, who was lying on the bed and held her hand,
‘By the blood of Jesus Christ I break the power and hold of every curse that came through rituals. I speak freedom in Christ over your life the chains of the evil ones are broken and rendered useless.’
Almost immediately, Leila’s eyes snapped open.
It is done!’ he exclaimed
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2 Months Later
Daniel
He shot up straight in bed he was covered in sweat and was heavily breathing.
‘It was just a nightmare,’ he told himself.
He closed his eyes for a brief second as the same nightmare ran over and over in his head.
The nightmare wasn’t anything new for him.
It had now become a part of his everyday life, a constant reminder of his past.
Though he had no regrets about the life he had lived, he hated being tormented by nightmares.
He stood up and walked towards the living room, the house was very quiet it was never this with Abby in it. Abby and his children had left after they found out about his involvement with the cult.
He threw himself on the couch and it was at that moment that he heard a whisper, ‘Daniel,’
‘Huh,’ he looked around to see where the voice had come from there was no one there.
He took a deep breath, it was probably his imagination.
A few minutes later, he heard it again, this time louder, ‘It’s time.’
Before he could respond, he felt something wrap itself around his throat. He tried to fight it but the object forcefully squeezed tightly around his neck. Eventually he gave up the fight, his eyes rolled to the back and a white fluid came out of his mouth. With his body twisting with convulsions he fell down.
Abby
She was lying on the floor tears rolling down her cheeks, her head was spinning & her heart was aching.
The images of the previous months were vivid in her mind.
She couldn’t begin to explain how traumatized she was, the thought of her husband being part of such an evil cult, the thought of him lying to her for several years, how could she have been so blinded.
She quickly wiped her face with the palm of her hand when she heard a knock at the door.
‘Come in,’ she said
Alfred walked into the room he walked towards her and sat down next to her.
‘You are crying again?’ he asked
‘I just can’t get over this Alfred your father has ruined our lives.’
‘It’s going to be okay,’ he consoled her
‘Will it ever be okay?’ she wondered, she regretted not standing up for her daughter, as a mother she had failed.
‘I want to apologize to Leila for hurting and treating her like an outcast,’ Alfred said
Abby managed a weak smile, ‘She is your sister reach out to her I am sure she will forgive you.’
‘You think so?’
‘Yes.’
*
She parked her car on the side of the road and stepped out. Her children and husband stepped out too she held the flowers in one hand and held her youngest son’s hand in another.
‘Ready?’ Her husband asked
She took a deep breath, ‘Yes.’
They walked towards the cemetery grounds till they got to where her son was buried.
A lump formed in her throat when she finally saw it
‘It’s there,’ she pointed at his graveyard.
Carol knelt down besides her son’s grave and said a silent prayer then she spoke out loud, ‘I am sorry my baby, mummy didn’t protect you, I am sorry I failed you my darling, I hope you forgive me, I love you a lot baby, continue resting in the lord.’
She placed the flowers on top of the grave and began to cry, everyone watched silently as she grieved for her boy, yes it had been over twenty years but she had still not gotten over his death.
After a while she felt a sense of peace overwhelm her, this was the healing she had been craving for years.
She wiped her tears and stood up her husband opened his arms out for her and embraced her.
‘He is resting in the lord,’ he whispered in her ears.
She smiled.
She told her children about Chilufya and what sort of a child he had been, after a while they held hands and pastor Ndambo prayed before they walked back to their car.