LIVING WITH A GHOST
Episode 11
Back In the palace.
"It's OK I will help her don't worry" Agnes mother came out to carry her daughter.
"Madam we advise you to let us handle this in case she is still alive" the priest said about Carrying Agnes.
"Let me help my daughter she didn't eat well today if I take her home she will get better I promise" Agnes mother said shaking with fear of what might happen to her daughter.
One of the priest touches Agnes.
"I can't feel her pulse "
"Oh no" some people said with a sad tone
The chief priest bend to hear her heartbeat but was immediately push away by Agnes.
Everyone became surprise
"Why are you all looking at me like that did you know how hard it is to pull that stuff out" Agnes said cleaning her body and standing up but wasn't very strong so her mother supported her immediately.
"You see I said she didn't eat well let me take her home"
"Yeah our eye Is back" people started shouting with happiness some were hugging each other as Agnes mother took her daughter home.
Some shake their head as the didn't know what will happened next the just had a Bad feeling about this whole thing.
Few days later it was a new day in the village.
All the neighboring villages has heard the information of a new eye of the gods in ikeje village.
A lot of sick people from the neighboring village has been brought to Agnes's father compound.
The king has order that the made a new shrine different from that of Mende and far from Mende's compound as one of the wishes Agnes made immediately her recovery.
This sick people have been in Agnes's compound for days now but Agnes is only helping those who pay her or give hear a gift like yam, goat before she heal them.
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In the King's palace a meeting is on going
"This is so bad how can the eye of the gods the helper of people now charging for her duties mande's family never did such, this can't continue my king" one of the elders who was at his early 80s said.
"Keep quite Ekena was that why this meeting is held here and am being call?" Agnes father who was one of the elders replied his followed elder while the king just watch them argue.
"Hmm my elders it's OK have heard you I will try to talk to our eye at least to reduce the cost of healing and blessing etc." The king finally break his silence
"My King you know she is handling a very tough responsibility and need a good reward so I don't see the need of people not giving her what she demand the is always a price to pay" Agnes father said.
"Keep quite eh I know it's because you are eating goat everyday now, see this one that always wore one cloth, do you remember how I use to borrow you my hard earn money so you eat?" Ekena replied.
"Calm down don't take this personal Ekena we all like good things " one of the elders who had been watching them argue finally speak out.
"Eh so now am now the one taking things personal right? Am sure you normally go there too to eat his goat and he has bribe you enough" Ekana said angrily.
"Ah ah pls what's it with goat how much is goat that you can't buy, if the are eating goat who is holding you not to come and join us" Agnes father said smiling while the king just kept quiet.
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