1653 season 2.
Phase 1
Writer : Akila Raza
Editor : Edu wangamah
Inspired By : WANDERING SPIRITS…
Sameer was floating in the air ….He looked at his lifeless Body as it was being taken to morgue…. He didn’t know what to feel….he just kept staring blankly…
” Interested in being friends?” A voice behind him whispered…he jumped and looked back…two ghosts were staring at him with great interest…” Who are you? ” He asked…. They laughed….
We are what you once were , and now you get used to being us……
Sameer looked at the two figures with great interest….he never believed in ghosts and seeing them all of a sudden was epic… ” Are you ghosts? He stupidly asked… The two ghosts looked at each other and laughed loudly…. ” No we are your grandmas from ice land ….she is Nora and I am flora, the older one replied.
Sameer managed to grin…. He liked these two weirdos… They looked like floating candles ….all white no figure just cute eyes and killer smiles…whoever had said ghosts were ugly probably had dropped his glasses in the pot holes of some un attended village.
” Yes I would love to be friends but I am afraid ….soon I will be heading towards my finale abode .u see I am a soul not a ghost” he responded politely and invited yet another crazy burst of laughter from the ghosts.
The younger ghost came closer and looked at Sameer directly in the eyes….” Darling ….if wishes were horses …witches would not be flying on broomsticks” she whispered then giggled at her own stupid joke…Sameer looked confused .
The older ghost decided to burst his bubble…..” My friend…. ” She said clearing her voice….” You are stuck here with us “….she felt sorry for him when she saw the fear gather….
” But why??? I am a soul and I have to return to my abode right? Sameer panicked…. The older ghost looked at him gently…..” Apparently not, you can’t leave because ….. There is a mission that awaits you and we are henceforth your friends ” she smiled …. Sameer had many Questions running within him, but from the look of things..he knew he was stuck……. But why????
1653 SEASON 2
PHASE 2
EDITOR : Edu Ngamz Wangama
‘ what is sight without insight.
What is regret without remorse…..
What are words without action….zero zero just a figure zero’..
” I am stuck???? But why? ” Sameer was hit by constant waves of panic.. the two ghosts simply kept looking at him straight….he was getting frustrated…” My body spat me out like I was some mucus stuck in a child’s throat, and now u tell me I can’t go to my final abode….. Is this some kinda game ? I can’t enter my body , it’s probably frozen by now… So what should I do hang upside on a baobab tree like bats or join the horror show in some God forsaken village?” Sameer let out a loud cry and sat down..only to realize he was hanging in mid air….” What the fishhh???” He looked around then shrugged …..
he was actually a spirit ….
The younger ghost came closer…
.” Can I ask you something? ” She smiled …” Nooooo!!!” Sameer rudely replied …the ghost pretended to pout then she smiled ‘ I will ask u anyways ” she said and sat down beside Sameer.
” I was just wondering…were u a surgical blade in your past life? U know the one that’s blunt and desperate to slit a vein but fails?’ she looked at Sameer directly in the eyes…. He felt frozen then something in him snapped and he cried like a small baby…..’ please let me go ..please …. I am so uncomfortable”… He pleaded looking at both the ghosts simultaneously….the older one came closer and sat down beside him..
.” Listen to me Sameer, no one but your own guilt is holding you back, you want to know the truth….well here it is….you are stuck because destiny demands justice….. Don’t play Innocent, had you not tampered with 1653, penny would not have destroyed her, Dan wouldn’t be on the run coz of his guilt following him like interpol cops…. Jacob would not be swinging between life and death …. You messed up…so own up clear up and free yourself …it’s as simple as that!!!” With that she got up and floated away.
Sameer was hit by self realization … He had messed up …what next ? He had two choices ….fix the mess or hang upside down like bats with the ghosts for eternity or until he would be captured by some wizard and be exploited…..the choice was his….
How would he as a spirit fix the mess? Who would he go to and confess ??..once ur out of the body ….u become invisible…so it meant he had to officially join the ghosts? Hell nooooooo!!!
” What can I do to get out of this mess? ” He thought aloud…. ” Kiss me” came a soft reply that sent shivers down his spirit….it wasn’t shivers of pleasure but pure fright…..that voice had venom that wouldn’t spare even a second to destroy without repair…..
To be continued……
1653
Season 2 ….phase 3
Writer : Akila Raza
Editor: Edu wangamah
“As if the horror of being alive was not enough …even death decides to give me chills…..
I ran once and it was an error
Will running again be fair on me?
Inspired by : Run or Surrender
” Kiss me” a voice whispered, so close to his ears that all his veins tingled ….not with pleasure but fear that was raw, sharp enough to slice through anything .
There was a sudden cloud of thunder hovering over his head, he thought souls never got scared, ghosts never got scared …bloody hell, even as a soul he felt like was going to pee on himself if only there was a lee way out, he sensed that his ghost friends had a abandoned him, well yes ….when you are terrified let alone common sense, friends…even your own shadow tells u ciao amore mia….. Now what?!! He had two choices, either flee or just be…
For the first time , Maybe a good deed he may have done when he was alive came to his rescue in the form of pure calm breeze that quietened the chaos within him, he decided not to flee…. The last time he tried to run….. He messed up and the end result was disastrous… This time he felt surrender was the best approach.
” Good choice Sameer” the same voice whispered, whoever once said whispers were sensual must have been high on some super low class skunk….this whisper was like venom…. No wonder snakes hiss.
Sameer slowly opened his eyes, it was dark, no wind, nothing, there absolutely nothing, so who the hell was whispering ?
Suddenly a female figure appeared before him, he didn’t know how to react, if she was the one spitting venom…. She was so beautiful, it made one wonder the definition of pure horror, he just went numb, she came closer , Sameer tried his best to stay calm, what was the worst that could happen? After all he was dead, there was no dying again right? Again he thought aloud.
The woman looked at Sameer ..” want to know who I am? ” She asked
” Yes Ma’am’ he responded , as if by saying no she would disappear.
” I am karma…. The one even who is feared by all because I spare none” she whispered . Sameer had Surrendered , slowly all traces of fear abandoned him and he gave in to the unknown…’ I don’t know what lies ahead, I can’t change my past but yes given a chance I would want to rectify what I wronged and make my pathway ahead better”…. He said it all in one breath. Probably it was the best thing he did because suddenly there was no cloud of thunder, when he looked up he saw his ghost friends waving at him, but when he looked straight, karma was still there staring at him intently….then she walked….damn karma walked, every step she took, the nothing he was standing on shook. ” I can’t put you back into your body because you are now like those thoughts once off the mind can’t return back…so move forth and clear your debt….. Look for a broom that will be of aid to you to clear what u spilled….I give you Seven days …failure will lead to torture that even hell fears …and if u succeed ….even heaven will look like a dot in comparison to what you shall receive..”.saying that she disappeared as if she wasn’t there. The younger ghost came and hugged Sameer ” lucky bastard you got away” she was grinning….but the older ghost burst the bubble…” Not so lucky….. Seven days and a broom darling….you are in for a feast ” she said. Sameer did not allow his fears to take over …he was ready to take the challenge but the bigger challenge was ….what broom did she mean?
1653
Season 2. Phase 4
Writer :Akila Raza
Editor: Edu Ngamz Wangamah
” She stifles her tears in the pillows, not wanting the world to know…..she had hit the rock bottom of a pit that sunk deeper than low…. But hitting rock bottom wasn’t an end …being betrayed was just an excuse…..she had been blind to the Divine plan of Destiny…. In the Darkness that engulfed her soul ….when she finally surrendered…..she saw light …. That her fate had been preparing her for….”.
” You are fired”… Those words hung in the air like space ships that had no where to land…. Amy watched her Boss in horror, her loud mouth was suddenly on silent mode, her tears had dried ….she felt nothing at all….maybe this was where pain was at its peak…. Loosing her job had been her greatest fear but this was so sudden…..it threw her off balance mentally…” Kindly see the accountant and clear your dues , pack and leave…you have an hour.” She didn’t wait another moment and walked out.. Her Boss, Nelson called his assistant on the phone and gave some instructions ‘ Jayson , please help Amy get her Dues, yes I know I am being unfair but …I know what I am doing, it’s time … For what? Time will tell… I am just fulfilling my duty in the karmic cycle….relax.
Amy packed her things , picked her Dues and walked back home, as if the loss of loosing her job was not enough, when she got home, she found a letter from her boyfriend Bryan…. He ditched her… Why because he was in love with someone else….
Amy sat down on the sofa, she lit a joint and took two puffs …. Suddenly she cried…. She screamed, in her mind , the chaos grew louder…. She wished she had enough cutleries that she could throw ..plates that she could break and abuses she could hurl….she had never abused …but today she decided to break her miss goodie rules…. She stood Infront of the mirror and began….. Bryan you are a monkey without a tail, a python without a hiss, wingless dragon fly, reptile who looks like a bat that can’t fly, a moron , a pot of joint with no high…she ranted on until she was exhausted… She went to her bedroom and threw herself on the bed,,.she fell asleep within seconds.
When Amy woke up it was getting dark, she was hungry and decided to go to the nearby cafe and grab something to eat…. Her heart was broken…. Her job was lost but something inside her was still calm … Her spirit.
As she walked out, she realised it was unusually silent, there was just a dog barking at the distance,a drunkard was lying by the electric pole lost in his own world, then at a distance of a few metres there was a bench…. It had never been there before, or maybe she never noticed…she crossed the road and walked towards it…three figures were seated there talking in whispers…. As she approached closer, the male figure looked up ,Amy smiled ,the man’s eyes widened in shock…..
” She can see us ” Sameer told the two ghosts …. All three of them looked at Amy in surprise….. Amy wondering if these trio had smoked a joint just like her and she giggled. Sameer and the other two looked at each other…. Then the younger one squealed……” Broom,. She… she… she is the broom” there was excitement in her voice… Amy laughed…. She was sure this trio was high on some real shit just like herself…she sat down beside them….” Hy I am Amy”….she said….
To be continued
1653 Season 2 phase 5
Writer Akila Raza
Editor Edu Ngamz Wangamah
When the Mind and the spirit are not aligned, the consequences lead to illusion…..
But if Destiny intervenes , the illusion becomes a reality.
Where the mind stops it’s journey, the heart begins to pave a new way.
Author Akila Raza
After the encounter with Karma , Sameer and the two ghosts were wandering around …. Then some where far from where they had been , Flora drew a sign in the air and a bench appeared, the trio sat down …” Seven days , no clue , no idea of what broom …where are we heading to? ” Sameer asked …Nora and Flora looked at Sameer and shrugged….’ headed to eternal ghositivation” flora replied , Nora giggled and Sameer frowned… ” Oh God see me through” he whispered…. ” Hey Hy, I am Amy” a voice called out and the trio almost fell of the bench in fright. Sameer looked at where the voice came from and saw a woman like creature staring at them , he turned and looked at Nora and Flora, they looked confused, if there was a way they could turn paler ….this was the perfect moment. Amy came closer….” Heloooooo?” She said then she giggled…” Are you stonned as well? ” She asked and laughed aloud, the trio had frozen… This human could see ghosts…was she a ghost hunter??
“Broom, she is the broom, Nora Squealed.there was excitement in her voice.
Sameer finally gathered courage and stood up…” You can see us ? ” He asked, Amy laughed louder ….she pretended to look around ” there is nobody else here,..” she said. Sameer turned to the others ..” she can see us alright” he whispered and the two ghosts cringed in despair. ” Heyyyy I can see you because my eye balls are Authentic …. Yeah am Abit highh but I am still weeny bit sober daaaah” Amy laughed…a watchman passing by stopped and tapped Amy’s
shoulder…” Lady, why you talking to your self? ” He asked…Amy turned around and giggled…” Watchman, you need to be fireeeeeed…are you blind, can’t you see these three munchkins huh huh? She tried to poke the watchman in the ribs and he dodged, he looked at where she pointed but saw nothing, he sighed, looked like she was a victim of depression , poor lady. ” Okay okay, chill ‘ he said , it was better he just walked away, who knew what she was upto…. He was a watchman alright but he had a family to tend to and the last thing he needed was a knife slit on his throat. As he walked away he heard Any talking and giggling…
Sameer and the two ghosts couldn’t stop staring at Amy, they wondered if she would be of any help… ” Could she be the broom Karma had mentioned?” Sameer wondered aloud… ” Eiwwwwww do I look like a broom? ” Amy’s voice made Sameer jump in fright… ” That’s so insulting, I may look ugly pugly but am no broom …. ” She said and a sad look crossed her face. Sameer felt a tug within him…” I am sorry , I didn’t mean to sound rude, please don’t be sad” he looked at Amy gently and she suddenly hugged him and started howling…. ” She can’t be the broom, she has no connection with sanity at all” Flora whispered, Nora smiled and shook her head ” chill, we are ghosts interacting with some high on low class skunk human….shit happens” she giggled. It was interesting to watch a spirit pacifying a stonned human,
Sameer tried to calm Amy, she cried for almost an hour , her face deeply buried in his embrace, finally she looked up and wiped her nose. ” I am hungry” she said…
Nora let out a fit of giggle and Flora rolled her eyes…..Sameer wondered how on earth he got stuck with women who were beyond his understanding.
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