” Healing is a journey No one said it was going to be easy Deep rooted wounds will resurface not only of the seeker but also the giver….. “ Akila Raza
” We go ?” Nora asked , Sameer nodded ” ladies first ” he responded with a smile…. Flore pulled them back and they looked at her in surprise…” What happened Flora ? ” Sameer asked. Flora seemed to have suddenly changed, her sudden silence made Sameer anxious, had she changed her mind ? he wondered.. .” I haven’t changed my mind Sameer,” flora spoke in a flat tone…. Telepathy between them had become easier… ” I just want to warn you about afew things” she said aloud …Sameer felt butterflies in his stomach …” It’s not as easy as it may seem, there are risks involved ” flora continued…. This time Sameer looked like he was going to burst…what risks could.there be ? They were ghosts and spirits and it was a mind entrance not a war zone for heaven sake , why was flora being fussy? …. Flora turned to explain…” Admitted, it’s not a war zone, warning it’s worse, you have to tread carefully, this is somebody’s mind, we may see things we are not supposed to and also see things we don’t want to, includes our fears in them ….” She said. Sameer looked at her like she was speaking Greek… ” Why would we see our fears in her ?” He asked looking lost.. ” because we are all connected” she replied… Sameer felt flora was wasting time …there was something amiss , he suddenly turned and asked her…” Flora are you holding back something I should know ? ” His question threw her off guard, she looked away, he came closer and placed a hand on her shoulder…. ” You gave me comfort of a mother I never had, let me be the son you now need flora” he gently made her face him and he was stunned to see her eyes brimming , she was fighting tears …. Sameer without hesitation hugged her tight, he didn’t know what had triggered her but he had to assure her that he was going to be just as supportive to her as she was to him…. This was now their conjoined journey, come sunshine come storm….they would face it hand in hand ..Nora stood aside watching flora and Sameer , her tears ran loose as well, Sameer extended his hand and beckoned to her, just what she wanted, she flew into his embrace and let go of her tears…. She had her own battles ..her own scars that needed healing too….. ” Before we enter in her mind, I have something I need you to know Sameer” flora spoke in a tone that gave Sameer goose bumps…. What was there to unfold ? Seriously this was more twisted than the wires in the mother board of 1653… He felt a tingling sensation ….flora was right…. There was more to this than it he thought.. At a far distance someone was humming …..
“When there are tears in your eyes…tears in your eyes.. And there are fears in your heart…fears in your heart…..just leave it to God…. When the days are not so bright…days are not so bright… And your soul is filled with fright..soul is filled with fright…just leave it to God. He will set your troubles right, set your troubles right… And make your world so bright…make ur world so bright…just leave it to God…. His Word is perfect and so true… perfect and so true…. When they sink inside of you …sink inside of you……All will be fine….just leave it to God….
Poem by : Akila Raza Note : I wrote this in 2013 for my students of Cerebral palsy school in Mombasa…we use to sing Everytime we felt low..
Learn to forgive Writer Akila Raza Inspired by : Edward Wangamah Critics Fatema Nathoo Asif Nayab Mitul Shah Peter Mativo Joram Wanyoike Batul Ladak Samiha Shabbir Zainab Ladak
So easy to utter So hard to try….
Yet from God we expect But His command we disrespect
Revenge sounds better It’s a bliss to blast your hater But what God wants from us…. Does it matter?
I am In a turmoil I stand between my hate and His Grace…
I have a choice to make….but I just can’t seem to face…
I was hurt, humiliated and damaged to the core By a heartless ruthless and a third class whore….
By then I was broken, I wish for myself I had spoken…alas but all I did was to embrace silence…
Karma took over and she paid a high price….now at the mercy of endless hurdles ..her world lies….so God did justify my cries….
Then why do I find it hard to accept with ease That Elevated in the eyes of God is he who forgives….
Acknowledgement: My mentor Edward Wangamah and my Brother in law Mitul shah…. Thank you for ur support and counseling at ungodly hours when I feel like a trashcan
Love at first sight….. Writer : Akila Raza Editor: Edu Ngamz Wangama
Critics: Fatema Nathoo Asif Nayab
On a lonely lane I was walking…lost in my own thoughts … Then there was a gust of breeze that touched my cheeks and I turned…
My heart skipped a beat and color rose to my cheeks. I stood dazed for a moment praying time would stand still…
There he was so tall and handsome with a lost look in his eyes… I felt like reaching out to him .. Then I realized…
The distance would not permit nor the pace …when my mind found focus I wondered was he worth the chase?
What if he was an illusion of my exhausted mind….what if getting closer was a move made by the blind.. I sighed and turned away but my heart so badly wanted to sway…. I sat down on the staircase and whispered to my self…. If it is meant to be, so it shall be but not today….
1653 …. Season 3 / phase 3 Writer : Akila Raza Editor: Edu Ngamz Wangama Acknowledgement: Mitul Shah (thankyou for brainstorm with me Jiju) Critics Batul Ladak Zainab Ladak Samiha Shabbir Fatema Nathoo Shayaan Navid Shahveer
” The storms I survived wrecked me, The Pain I swallowed infected me, The misery I endured destroyed me…”
Stream verse credit : Palo Barker
Time was like sand , slowly slipping away, fear and anxiety found its way towards sameer… For how long was he going to pay the price for that one mistake…he wondered. He looked at Amy’s sleeping figure, all hopes seemed to be slowly moving towards its own demise… despite being a Spirit , Sameer felt like he was going to die again..tears gathered , he let it flow….did spirits ever cry? Maybe not but Sameer did…. His memories came alive along with his tears, he regretted having tampered with 1653 but what else could he do…. Years back when he was in his early adolescence, something happened that turned his miserable life into something amazing… Sameer was 14 , his widowed father and him moved to a new town, nothing unusual, sameers father always got transferred every few months, Sameer hated being a nomad but he had no choice, this was one of those days when he was told to pack and within an hour he had to say bye to the town he had just started adjusting to. What a life to lead….he had even stopped wondering what lay ahead. When they reached the new place,his heart sank into his boots….this time they were going to live near a slum area…great, as if shifting wasn’t enough, now poverty also was going to be there companion. In his state of misery , Sameer shrunk into himself, but not for long, one day as he was strolling alone, his eyes fell on this 9year old girl….his heart skipped a beat, he had never felt anything like this before, his blood veins danced rumba salsa and chachacha …he was on cloud nine but his vocals decided to betray him, Everytime he thought of approaching this lovely Angel, his voice took of in a different direction, but he never gave up, he kept a distance but made sure never to loose sight of her…. Then one day, he had enough, he gathered courage and decided he was going to approach her…. Unfortunately fate had different plans, that evening when he decided to go confess his feeling, hell broke loose, the sight before him was just unbelievable, he was a few metres away from her house and he saw the neighbors had gathered , as came closer, he gagged, there was a dead body at the door step, there was a woman wailings and that girl …..that girl the sight of her was just not of this world……
Sameer let out a loud cry and sat down he was shaking, Flora came foward and comforted him, he hugged her …he found motherly comfort in her embrace… ” I never even got a chance to ask her name flora, she looked so devastated, then before I could gather courage to see her again, my father got transferred and we moved away….I couldn’t get her off my mind , years later when 1653 was in the making, that girl crossed my mind, and I thought maybe I could bring 1653 to life and see my pretty angel in her….I meant no harm flora…I was just searching for my first love” Sameer sobbed ….he broke down ….Nora was overwhelmed and left her upside down state and floated to where Sameer was, he looked so helpless and broken like a small child, Flora held him …” Cry it out my child ” she whispered…her eyes were filled with tears… Finally Sameer calmed down and smiled and Flora…Nora hugged him as well .. ‘ hey bro, chill, we won’t let you fail…. We will do this together…” She encouraged him, he looked at Flora who gave him a gentle smile…they stood up and approached Amy’s sleeping body…. ” Hold my hand Sameer, no matter what happens,Nora and I will help you get out of this shit together” Flora hugged Sameer and he had not felt so good In years….mother was not always the woman who gave birth….anyone who was able to shower their love on you was a mother….. It was time to enter Amy’s mind…Sameer no longer felt afraid because now he had his mother …. ” We go?” Nora asked …Sameer smiled ” ladies first” he replied…
1653 Season 3 / Phase 2 Writer: Akila Raza Editor: Edward Wangamah
” Memories surface creating turmoil… churning feelings upside down…. Hang on there whispers the heart…..yet I watch my being fall apart..once again each part of me is scattered all over…each bit has a story to tell … The million pieces of an old fairy tale”
“Mama…” My voice was hoarse, I watched her fragile figure shivering with pain… I was barely Nine. She never liked me , although there was nothing that I didn’t do to please her but sometimes I wondered, whenever at any given time, if she had to make a choice …be it of sharing goodies which rarely came but when they did ..it was a treat, or shopping or even school trips…she always favoured Jacob… Yes it was always that short punk I called my brother until the night ….that night that destroyed everything… That night which was the beginning of a never ending storm …. ” What happened that night ?” Sameer interrupted my thoughts and I gasped for Air…. My thoughts my emotions were churning in a million directions. Flora and Nora were listening to me patiently even though I wasn’t talking , my thoughts were audible but what I spoke with my mouth shut had no speed breaker… I looked at Sameer…” I am all mixed up, I can’t think straight…all thoughts are hitting me at one go… I am afraid to walk back into the memory Lane, if only you knew the storms I had faced, the disappointments I went through..I still get nightmares… There are wounds that I fear to touch because they hurt so bad …I will go mad” I sighed, I was trying not to cry , I was shaking, why the hell did I even think it was a good idea re visiting the past that would only blow me out of proportion, it had taken me several years to gather myself… I stood up .” I am sorry I can’t do this, I can’t afford to throw myself into that pit again ” I said. Flora and Nora didn’t react… Sameer moved closer to me…this time I didn’t flinch , I was not afraid of ghosts as much as I was afraid to re visit the lanes I had so narrowly escaped .. to hell with 1653, fuck karma, what’s the worse that could happen….I sighed. ” The worse that could happen has a list that is endless Amy” Flora finally spoke, her voice was void of emotion… I raised my eye brows….she went on ” for instance Sameer will not be able to clear his shit, you will never heal and bla bla bla…..” She said. ” Big deal” I responded… Big Mistake….Flora came closer, I felt chills it was like cold ice cubes down my spine one moment and in the next it was fire dripping, my heart beat was in two different directions…I know it sounds absurd but as the wise say …the sting of the wasp is only known to him who has been stung. ” Take your time but Amy..we are not leaving until you have faced your demons headon and tamed them ….same applies with us all” flora sounded serious… Sameer shook his head … ” Take time? We have only 6 days …. There is no time Flora, how the hell are we going to clear this crap if we decide to move at this ungodly pace?” He sounded angry, ” well then you shouldn’t have fucked up at the first place” came a rude reply….Sameer and Flora turned…it was Nora, she was angry, she rarely got mad but when she did …it was purely savage. Nora floated closer and looked at me , ..” Amy listen, you must fight ur fears and face those demons …if you don’t we will do the honours for you and trust me you won’t like it!!!” With that said , she floated to the far end of the room and hung on the ceiling upside down .. I sat on the floor with my knees hugged , I was trying to control my breathe….did these ungodly creatures think it was so easy ? ” It is if you gather enough courage to face it head on…” This time the voice was gentle …just like the one I heard in my dreams when fear haunted me….I looked up and saw Flora floating above my head..I sighed…” I need to sleep” I whispered, Sameer looked frustrated but flora smiled….” Sleep” she whispered …
1653….Season 3 /Phase 1 Writer : Akila Raza Editor : Edward Wangamah Critics: Mitul Shah Fatema Nathoo Batul Ladak Zainab Ladak Samiha Shabbir G Jeff Double Sammy Kiragu Presenter Barack
In the loving Memory of Cherry….a Woman of standards and principal…beauty and Brains . Rest in peace ….rest among the Angels….
” Each of us had memories we cherished, bitter sweet, filled with emotions like the waves of the sea….some had rough waves, some had cool breeze ..some had wind storms, some had sunshine . There were tears that were yet to flow, but the Pandora box had to be opened, It was time to let go”.
Amy Newton sat among the trio , her mind was churning, yesterday had been a rollercoaster from the start and the joint she had puffed made all her demons of memories surface… Sameer , Nora and Flora surrounded her like school kids ready to listen to what she had to tell after they had decided that each one will push their way back in to the past to the start line until the point where they were able to connect to 1653 then meet at the junction and move from there….there had to be a connection….. They were all spread out like naked wires of a circuit breaker and it was time to reconnect, Amy wanted to light another joint but decided to go for coffee instead….after the incident last night she felt her nerves on a tight rope …. Whatever she had smoked had been unusual, it wasn’t the normal weed that she and Bryan….ah Brian…bastard…but she loved him, her eyes filled up with tears and she brushed it off…. He walked away….just like that, like some rear hole wind pass, puff and that’s it… After 5 years of being together , through all the ups and downs, the struggles, the nights when their moans of lovemaking made the mountain wolves question their moonlight howls….one fine day he just decides to walk out….why ? Ha! He found a woman …who was I Amy wondered ….a trash bin?… She passed by the mirror as she headed towards the kitchen, she paused by the mirror to look at her reflection. in just one day she looked like a rag doll, her curves her curls, her eyes her skin her morale ….was all gone…like some notes on chalk board wiped off. Amy sighed, her heart was heavy with emotions that she needed to deal with….the Amy she saw in the mirror was not her….her vibrant self was desperately screaming for help, bloody hell she wouldn’t let it just die… ” Amy….. Stop staring at the mirror, it will crack… come-on we are waiting…” Nora shouted from the other room…it would have been easier for her float to where Amy was but she decided to keep distance…Amy had a story to tell …she needed time to sort her box and see what to reveal and what to hide..after all history had to be penned for the next generation to see…..
Shhhh it’s the coffee talking Written by : Akila Raza Inspired by Nescafe + capachino
I seek solace in the wandering of my soul….to places my flesh can take me not….. In the warmth of the embrace that I so desired, but fate had me elsewhere wired…. In the depth of the eyes so soulfully blue…. How I had wished to drown in you.
I enjoy the slumber more than being awake,for my dreams seem so real , more real than the world that’s choked with fake…
Your Gentle touch, your deep voice Although tis my imagination….but I rejoice…. For every time I shut my eyes…. Your image hides me from the worldly lies.
” Nothing hits harder than the memories that we run from just because we are in Denial…. Fear is an illusion that haunts us like real ghosts until we face it head on we remain in the grips of nightmares….
1653 Season 2 Phase 8 LAST EPISODE Writer Akila Raza Editor : Edward Wangamah
Author’s Note : In the loving memory of my Papa Abdul kassim Raza shariff…..
” Farewell dear father ….finally along with the tears I let go of what hurts….the pain loosing you ….the pain of telling you often that I loved you…. I shall miss you but Everytime when you now cross my mind…I will smile knowing that you are resting among the best…”.
Sameer looked at Amy in dismay as she lay unconscious before him… ” Flora , now what have you done, what if she dies? ” He asked. ” It’s not rocket science , if she dies she will be standing right beside us in no time!!” Flora replied…her voice was cold. ” Can we just pick her and move?” She looked at Sameer …He knew there was no point in arguing so he silently picked Amy and the trio floated away….. From the corner of his eye , the drunkard watched a body floating in mid air…. He thanked his stars that he wasn’t sober so such incidents seemed like crazy dreams one saw when they mixed booze and pot in wrong quantity and worse when it became an overdose…. For those who are addicts…. Yeah they call it the unusual high on strong and wrong stuff…. As for the barking Dog, it probably didn’t find it unusual to see floating figures ….
Next Morning…..
Amy woke up .. unusually tired, her mind was foggy , she stretched and sat up…. suddenly memories of last night hit her like bullets from a machine gun…. Was what she had witnessed last night real??? No no must have been the pot she smoked…but how was her stomach still full? She had blacked out in the middle of the street ….who brought her home? ” We carried you home” a male voice replied …Amy’s pulse rate increased as she finally saw the trio Infront of her eyes….she let out the loudest scream of her life ….it made the windows rattle, Nora who was floating near a photo frame accidentally banged it down crashing the glass… Oooppps… She picked the frame and fixed the glass as she was going to put the frame back, Flora saw the picture and again her size blew up…. Amy let out another howl and cried …. ” Please get out of my house!!!” She screamed…. Flora looked at her then she looked at Sameer …. Suddenly there was silence…. ” Amy ….who is this man in the picture? ” Flora asked. Sameer got confused, one minute the howls and screams, next minute a wave of silence hits then question out of the blue….he wondered what God was thinking when He was creating women. ” Put that picture down Amy hissed , now she looked like a serpent ready to attack…Nora looked at the picture closely …then her eyes widened ….but for some reason she simply chose to remain mum… ” How are you related to this person in the picture? ” Flora phrased the Question… ” He is my father” Amy replied…. Flora and Nora looked at each other ….Nora gave Sameer the picture …. His eyes widened with shock ” this is Jacobs father!!” He gasped…he looked at Amy …she was simply statuefied…. ” Are Jacobs sister??” Sameer asked Amy.. he shook her and she gasped for Air….” How do you know Jacob ? ” Amy asked… There was a Moment of silence again ….the air was filled with strange vibes… ” We were best friends for the past 15 years until yesterday….” He replied sadly. .Amy simply stared at Sameer….” Until yesterday?” She asked…. But she felt nothing at all… After all she hadn’t seen him since he left 15 years ago …after their mothers death… ” Where is he now?” She asked casually…” On death bed “…Flora replied…” WHAAAT???” Now Amy felt goose bumps. ‘ what happened?”… She asked… Sameer sighed and explained Amy.. how penny and Dan destroyed 1653 , how Jacob flipped and how he lost his life and the meeting with karma…Amy listened silently …. Alot churned within her …. Slowly her tears surfaced and then she let go …she cried hard until she could cry no more….. Memories came flooding back… 15 years ago…. Her dying mother, the stormy night …. Her fathers mutilated body at their door step, the sudden departure of Jacob …her growing in foster homes the number of times she had to escape sexual assault from her foster fathers and siblings , her sleeping on streets with stray dogs and eating left overs from dustbins…then the sudden ray of sunshine…Bryan … He was a good memory until last night when he ditched her…”compose your mind and let’s begin from the beginning” flora’s voice interrupted her mixed thoughts…Amy sighed, suddenly she didn’t fear the trio…” I am sorry I freaked” she whispered sheepishly…Flora came closer and smiled gently ..” it’s allowed honey..” She whispered…. Nora came closer ” story time???” She asked. Excited…Sameer simply shook his head …women ….in every realm they were always epic….. They became a team and it was time each one was going to open their own Pandora box …. Who knew what was in the other ones box….. With time it would become clear….
1653 Season 2. Phase 7 Writer Akila Raza Editor : Edu wangamah
” I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity” Edgar Allan Poe Courtesy : Asif Nayab
. ” When I looked at my reflection in the mirror….I wondered ….was this really me ? Swinging between being myself and not being myself….. I saw past my imagination yet there was alot I was blind to…Indeed the wise had quoted well….what was the purpose of having sight when insight chose to remain blind…..
Writer Akila Raza Inspired by : no coffee is scary
Them telling me.. we are ghosts and a spirit sent me into a fit of endless giggles, of course I was being defensive but I pretended to be the Rebel rowdy type… So me and suddenly it was not me… Playing along was the only option I had because my feet were stuck to the ground. maybe what I had eaten without realizing …. was something more than just ordinary food…. shit happens…like hell it just happened. No job, no boy friend, half sober half high…. I , Amy the broken one now.. stood in the midst of three strangers who seemed to have no connection with the physical being of theirs… I was swinging between sanity and insanity …it was either the weed that I had consumed was contaminated or my third eye had opened out of the blue….. ” Why did you loose your job?” Sameers voice snapped me out of the chaotic blabbers of my mind….” Why did your boy friend ditch you? ” ..another question hit my gut… Hit question with a question to distract the route of reply….Amy turned to face the trio….. ” Why are you so concerned? Are you spies or thugs, what makes you think by calling your selves ghosts n spirit you gonna scare me???” I screeched… I was scared and I wanted to cry, my feet refused to tag along or else I would have fled…. Sameer came closer, hell my legs remained stuck… I flipped and I cried…” What do u want ?” I asked my heart was pumping with fear but my soul seemed to be in a different mode… Sameer looked at me Gently… ” Amy, we mean no harm, we are not thugs …we are not spies…we are as we defined …a spirit and ghosts, you can see us and we need your help…. he looked at her in the eyes and she felt like she was melting….but she still felt stubborn… ” I don’t believe you” she whispered….Flora lost her patience and grabbed Nora’s hand, she made a signal and the bench disappeared, then she and Nora suddenly grew taller …like the bean stalk ….this was too much for Amy …. Her mind was reeling and she felt crazy….she must sue the guy who sold her weed….she blacked out … ” Awww hell now what?” Sameer asked looking at Nora n flora in dismay… ” Carry her home, we will deal with her when she is sober” ….Flora replied.
1653 season 2 Phase 6 Writer Akila Raza Editor: Edward Wangamah
“In that state of highness I tore through the veils of illusion…. without my knowledge I entered the realm of my ancestors….”
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…. Amy looked at Sameer and smiled ” I am hungry , I haven’t eaten since the time I got fired, can you get me something to eat please” she looked like a small child with huge sad eyes, this time even Flora felt a strange Tug…Sameer felt helpless but He wanted to help, before he could think of what to do Amy suddenly Squealed straight into his ears and he jumped, right Infront of him stood Flora with a tray of exotic platter …Amy was too excited, too hungry and stonned to think how and why and what….she simply took the platter, sat down and ate ….she was starving , it had been long …so long before a meal like this had been a treat… But only in her dreams, suddenly she stopped…. Was this a dream?…for a second the thought flickered , then she pushed it away, who cares….she was hungry and she could feel every morsel like magic. The Trio watched her eat, not a single wastage of morsel…. Flora suddenly felt a strange connection to Amy, she felt like Amy was special, those soulful eyes, and that she was able to see them, so many questions ran through her Mind but she held back, she didn’t want to chase the girl away but she needed answers….what if Amy was the one they had been searching for ? There was only one way to find out…Ask.
Amy suddenly felt sober and much better, The meal was amazing, she stood up , wiped her hands on her t-shirt and grinned at Sameer and the two ghost….” Thankyou so much” she said, without thinking again she threw her arms around Sameer and hugged him tight… Sameer was not use to such attention from an absolute stranger but he felt relaxed…he missed Jacob … He hugged Amy tighter and received a glare from the ghosts… He let go feeling embarrassed. ” Who are you guys?” Amy suddenly asked …now it was the trio who froze…Amy was sober, she could still see them as clearly as one would see their reflection in the mirror… ” Ummh…” Sameer was trying to look for something to say “ghosts” came a reply, it was Nora… Sameer coughed hard , Amy laughed harder, Although she felt sober but it seemed the high was still there….” What? Nice joke ” she laughed.. Nora and Flora came closer and Amy moved a step back. They may have fed her but she would not let them scare her…no no no….. ” Amy , we are ghosts, and Sameer is a spirit” Flora said, looking at Amy carefully to see her reaction…Amy decided to play along, it was fun ….and she was bored and didn’t want to go home….” Oh I see, in that case, I am a broom that sweeps away the cobwebs of illusion” she responded…. This time The ghosts froze and Sameer felt a sharp ringing in his ears……
“Mom I am hungry…… ” my five year old boy looked up at me with great hope … I turned my face away to hide my tears…. he tugged my dress …when I turned back to look him , he held out his arms for me to carry him…I sat down and pulled him in my arms…” usilie jonah, I will go get you some food” I whispered.. he looked at me , his eyes were twinkling like stars…. my heart skipped beat and I silently prayed to God that…today He wouldn’t let me fail….
5TH SKY HIGH ABOVE: “Razaaaaa come on ….. tell me what is going on ….you can watch and talk….dnt keep silent like your vocals fell into the arms of the Earth…kapunti agiro pitti mihtha !!!( stand up or else I will kick your earth like figure).. Mia kept blabbing, but I couldn’t take my eyes off that tiny little boy…..he was such n adorable little thing. Suddenly behind me there was another voice…of a pleading woman… I stood up abruptly… she wasn’t one of us , that much I could tell..she looked like… a soul… I looked Mia who just shrugged bored… ” Raza come on …flkakomat biljamitha nikatup ligth” ( human soul being taken back but she isn’t prepared…”. ) ” Mia ..but listen to her… she is so desperate.. .” I said, but mia was already walking away.. I ran after that soul to see why she was pleading so much… she was being taken to heavens…coz they were moving upwards so why the chaos? Who was she… ” heyy wait I shouted from behind… I know I was going to get into a huge mess becoz no one really ever spoke to the Death Angel… but I had to know ….He stopped and Turned… the clouds shook and I almost lost my balance…he looked at me ..my insides froze… ” ummh I am sorry … I…did u bring in the wrong wrong person by mistake” I asked instantly regretting because I could feel the sudden change in the atmosphere…I was expecting to be banished but When luck is on your side…. miracles happen…The Angel of death silently stared at me then he smiled…” yeah I guess I should be taking you instead” he said then laughed aloud….surprising me and the soul as well… I didn’t know if I was dreaming or what but I seized the moment and came closer…” Dhade(big brother) please hear her out” I politely requested … The Angel gently smiled and turned towards the Soul…. “I cant take you back because your time is up….other than that if you have anything else…. I allow you to speak” he addressed the soul . That soul came towards me ” thankyou….I just have a small request..I left my 5 year old boy hungry…and that’s why I was worried…. I had gone out and locked him in…. but as I was crossing over ..a truck knocked me off and mutilated my body beyond recognition..my son is all alone ….he has been hungry for three days …please help him..that’s all… now he has no one at all” she broke down and my heart tore into a million pieces… I realised it was the same kid I was staring at… without thinking twice I ran as fast as I could and I heard the woman shouting ” please tell him I love him and I will watch over him from.above”….
EARTH A group of people gathered around the dead body taking pictures… isn’t she mama jonah..someone asked. .ah poor lady…. she was such a kind soul….kind soul..she was a slut ….eh kashindwa na maisha so she committed suicide. ..she will rot in hell..eh shit …poor jonah now.he will.become a street kid …. Many voices spoke differently but.no one knew the truth….. Jonahs mom was gng to heaven and Jonah was going to be raised in the best way possible by the beings that humans could only.fanthom in their dreams. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Scene 2 Look … I will not repeat myself twice Raza, Listen to me very carefully…if you cross the 5th sky and go to earth… that will be the end of you being one of Us”…. Shamil spoke in a cold tone. . I knew he was damn serious..his hatred for clay beings was well known …so arguing was going to get me nowhere yet I had made up my mind..
I wanted to help that little boy jonah and no threat was gng to stop me…I was a rebel anyways and got away several times..but this time I knew I had crossed my line…for a good cause. I looked up at Prince Shamil with all the courage I could gather..” My apology Your Highness… I am prepared to face the consequences of what I am going to execute..I have no intention of breaking rules or disrespecting you but I have decided to follow my gut instinct with or without your permission… I shall go to earth and save Jonah.. “. Shamils eyes widened ..his silence was scary ..he was staring at me but not in anger…I guess he was amused … ” Raza you have always been a rebel but It was never this bad….you are prepared to give up everything for a clay being???? Who is this Jonah? I must see him , this is more than what I think it is”… he looked at me questioningly… ” yes Prince..if you see Jonah you will understand why I am ready to give up everything…” I replied. ” Fine then … I will go with you” he said… now I was in shock…. ” are you serious??????? Like for real you will go to earth?” I asked … shamil smiled… ” Raza … I hate clay beings … but I am impressed by your madness for the first time and yes I am very curious as well..” he laughed… wow this was nothing short of a miracle.. .” I will go prepare to leave then” I said excited…he nodded ..I walked away humming happily… behind me Shamil let an evil smile escape his lips and he whispered ” let’s see who this jonah is…maybe he can be used as a sacrifice to please Lucifer…Raza is a fool but this time I am impressed…. he laughed wickedly..
My Hero….My best friend….the first one who taught me what motherhood was all about.
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.
1653 (phase 8) ” When the ego dies, the soul awakens….. Fear no longer conquers, consequences matter less,what truly matters is picking up the pieces of all that shattered beyond repair……….
Sameer felt trapped to the wall. He seemed to be swinging between a trance as the last conversation before the destruction of 1653 replayed before him again.
” Sameer Walia?” A deep voice interrupted his senses pulling him abruptly out of the trance for which he was thankful. ” Yes that’s me Doctor” .. he responded to the tall man standing next to him. The doctor looked at him …. ..” are you a relative to the patient?” The doctor asked, Sameer nodded ” he is a friend”… He replied. The doctor asked Sameer to follow him to the cabin… The walk was brief but it seemed endless, Sameer felt a sinking in his heart, there was an eerie feeling about the place,. The scent of medicine, nursing mothers with crying babies, smell of burnt flesh, wails of women in the labour room…. his ears were suddenly picking all sorts of sound… And finally he found himself seated opposite the doctor…the question he was asked , hit him in the gut and he stared at the doctor…..” Why did Jacob commit sucide?” The doc asked again…. Sameer turned pale, the memories finally found a loophole and flooded in torrents, hitting Sameer back to back mercilessly…. Before the doctor could prompt further, they were Interrupted by a call. The doctor spoke softly but from the look on his face it was clear….. The storm was brewing pretty fast. He put the call down and looked at Sameer, ” the police want your statement……
1653 (phase 9 )
LAST EPISODE…..
” You Dwell in the past , chased by my voice, Chained by my thoughts,… Then slumber abandons you Leaving you to drown in the horror of your own guilt…..”
” The police want your statement”….. Those words set my ears on fire and suddenly I went super deaf… I simply looked at the doctor and managed half a nod, he walked out leaving me to decide my fate …. Perspiration danced on my forehead like a slithering shape shifting snake, I felt chills that seemed endless then once again My body went into a trance……I saw a flash back of that day which had stamped the never ending tragedy into our lives.
Flash back …… It was late afternoon, I had just finished making coffee , I cleaned the kitchen, filled the thermos and grinned at my self, the Aroma of my secret ingredient spread in the room creating endless bliss….so inviting so sensual ….reminded me of 1653, I blushed , straightened my shirt and took off my apron…. I couldn’t wait to go and see 1653, she may be a robot but to me she was just something else ….. Sensual …illness free and no fear of ARV. I may be a pervert but again if the wildest dreams of us men were to be put on check ….. The world would surely perish…… I quickly walked out of the kitchen after applying my perfume….and excitedly walked towards the research room…. After watching Jacob for fifteen years …even I had learnt afew tips here and there and had tried something secretly….well now I would get to see the end result. Happiness and I seem to have a bad relationship….. I was about to enter the research room but I stopped on my tracks…..Dan and his sister Penny were in there…. Penny sounded infuriated and Dan was trying to pacify her but in vain, I came closer to the door and the last words of penny sent me in a frenzy…she sounded like a witch ….or a ruthless crazy woman whose mind was adamant on destruction…..she wanted 1653 destroyed….. Without thinking twice I ran to look for Jacob …..the bastard..oops but yeah at that time he behaved like one…. When I found him he was in a state of self pleasure also thinking about 1653….I ignored my jealous feeling and told him what penny was planning to do. We rushed towards the lab but it seemed fate had its own storm brewing, …we reached there too late…. 1653 was not only dismantled but all the trace of reconnecting her was also gone….Dan and Penny were also gone…. Jacob was speechless he fell on his knees and screamed so loudly that everything around us shook….My mind went blank …the next thing I know is that there was blood splattered, everywhere…. ambulance siren heard and we were in the hospital….” Jacob had slipped into a never ending coma, I was blank when the doctor asked me what happened….
” Mr Sameer”…..a female voice was trying to get to me but the distance seemed endlessly long….like that of the sun and the earth.
Sameer felt lighter and lighter, he heard voices from a distance…. Suddenly he found himself looking at a body…it belonged to him.
The doctor shook sameers body but there was no response….he and the police man looked at each other in surprise…. The nurse checked pulse and said ” sorry he is no more”.
Sameer was floating in the air …. ” 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……
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