The Curse Of Cain - Episode 14

HERE IS TO MANDY-PRINCESSS, ONE OF MY BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING READERS. YESTERDAY WAS HER BIRTHDAY AND THIS IS ENTIRELY DEDICATED TO HER. LOVE YOU SIS

Talk about disaster, the lunch was a total disaster. Sonia kept reliving that part where he had stood up first, muttered something to himself and then dispersed quietly into the elevator. So what was the main purpose of eating together then?

She was angry and disappointed in herself, she had one chance of seeing this man who had captured her and she couldn’t even say a single word to him. Now she was being shown parts of the mansion’s east wing and for what it’s worth, she was actually blown away by the splendor of the house. Madam Kofi was the one showing her around,the woman who had told her she was in SA, she later learned her name during their conversation and according to her, it was the master’s order to show her around for reasons she couldn’t quite ask.

The mansion seemed to be a multi-storey with lovely gables at the top. There were several pillars holding the mansion together, adding to its beauty.

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. Each floor of the east wing had a wide open balcony which was adorned with gorgeous plants, on the left side of the east wing was a metal spiral staircase which Madam Kofi said led to the  west wing which was master’s wing

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. She was also shown the rectangular swimming pool which was infront of the pillarsFor what it was worth, she actually liked it even though it was her prison.

. There was also a couple of stairs that led to the courtyard and now we were on the ground floor-in the attic.

Everywhere was dark.

“Don’t mind the dirt miss, no one stays here, stuffs that are here are just things we packed from the mansion after it was bought.” Madame Koffi said, going into the dark room while I stayed outside, I didn’t want to bump into anything.

Some seconds later, the light came on to reveal a dusty room with stuffs jam-packed here and there. Old cloths, old furniture….etc.

As she walked her, her eyes captured the Piano stand that was close to an old dusty table.

“Wow! How long has this been here?” She asked as she blew the dust off the keyboard…

“Well, as old as the house I guess.”Madame Kofi replied.

“It’s beautiful, it Castio Wells, from the 80’s.” She said, admiring the old dusty piano. “I learned music in school and playing has actually been a passion for me, I train students.”

“Oh, I see, would you mind if I clean so you can play so I can see you badly want to.”

Sonia smiled, atleast, something that caught her interest…

“Yes please, I would love it so much.”

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An ominous boom startled Calvin out of haunting nightmares of his past…his arm burned and his entire body was soaked in a cold sweat. The bed sheets were twisted around his limbs, he knew he had thrashed around in his sleep again…things were out of place and he had even knocked the stool over…

His heart pounded against his chest as the remnants of his nightmare clung to his mind.

His eyes scanned the scar on his bare arm….it was giving off that formidable red light again…he knew his rage was building up again….every night, it had always been like this.

His rage was building like a deep water current, with his head, pounding as if trying to crash out of his skull, he shut his eyes as he held both hands to his head…

His scar burned like fire lacing his veins and creeping up his spine…it was almost time for his scream….as the intensity of the pain increased….and all of a sudden, a soft music floated in the atmosphere, it was like a cold water was poured in his bucket of hell….

All the pain …all the fire….the hotness seemed to float away with the soft tune….he opened his eyes, surprised and confused. This has never happened to him before.

he quickly checked his arm, its scar was giving off a little red glow now, dying down slowly as the music kept playing on slowly, effortlessly, like the waves filling hole in the beach sand…

Like a magnet, it captured him, drawing him closer and he saw himself responding to his spell....he needed to find out who was playing that music.

SONIA

Sonia soon lost herself in the music. There were something about the keys beneath her finger tips that felt so heavenly; they were like liquid energy seeping right through her skin. She had played piano all her life; it was the best way to express her emotions and this time, she had so much to express, closing her eyes, she got caught up in the magical flight of the heavenly melody, unaware of the audience that stood behind her watching with utmost interest…

Calvin watched as she played on and on, it seemed like a sad music but it gave him so much peace….

When she finally ended, he couldn’t help but clapped, startling the poor girl who stood up immediately, moving away from the keyboard and looking as if caught doing what she shouldn’t be doing.

“Please, please, I am sorry, I din’t mean to startle you.” Calvin apologised, walking into the attic.

“How did you learn to play so beautifully?” He asked, looking around for the maid but she was out of sight.

“I..I..am a teacher.” Sonia replied.

“That was so beautiful, the most beautiful therapist I have ever had ….” He said, taking a seat, on the small bench infront of the keyboad

“Is it a story?”

The lady nodded, looking down, still standing.

“Tell me about it please and please, sit , I didn’t mean to startle you.”

Sonia contemplated, avoiding his eyes as much as he could, before sitting down beside him. Then she started playing again…

For a while, she just kept on playing without any of them saying anything. Later she said quietly-

“It’s about a man, who was banished, because of love and who was curse to roam the earth forever to seek redemption….”

The reply she got was the smooth breathing of a sound, peaceful sleep….and worse, his head was resting on her shoulder.

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I GUESS THAT WAS  A GRAND BEGINING RIGHT GUYS? AGAIN, MANDY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, SEND MY CAKE BEFORE I APPEAR IN YOUR NOSE!