COLD DESERT EPISODE ONE

From the writer of
Nude bed and
Death after life
Abhynha Yankey brings to you another heart breaking but touching story “Cold Desert”


"Cold desert"

Episode 1- Murder

It's been seven weeks already since my parents were murdered in cold blood. It was done right before my very own eyes. I remember clearly how three strong men forcefully opened the door and pointed guns at them. They were in heavy black dresses and had their faces masked so I couldn't make them out.

What were they looking for? We were not rich enough to be habouring money in the house. We lived in a self-contained apartment which daddy struggled to put up in  twelve years. There was no light in the house but it was our little nirvana, since no one bothered us with light bills.

My parents were both cocoa farmers who were well known in *Agogoso*. That year in the community, my parents witnessed bumper harvest from their cocoa farms which brought us enough money.

He came home with a bag of unknown amount of money from the sale of the proceeds from the cocoa farm.

"Masa, give us that money or we take away your life", one of the men said.
Daddy was not complying. Fear gripped me so I rushed to the room and brought the money out just to save his life. I threw the money at them.

As if they knew me already, they mentioned my name. I turned to respond and before I could think of the next thing to do, i heard loud shots...pow!pow!!pow!!!
They had shot my parents.

 It was scary, I couldn't imagine it.
"We are sparing you because you gave us the money, as for your parents, they would have chosen the money over their lives", they said this and sped off on two motorbikes.

I stared at the lifeless bodies of my parents as they layed in a pool of blood. It was horrible. These were the same people I was talking to few minutes ago.
"God! What do I do? Who do I run to? My life is shattered. I have no family.....but...I have family, yes, I have. I ran to the mission house."

To Be Continued Tomorrow.

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