” 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……
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.
Unrefined Poetry 