Blood Lives Here – Episode 21

Blood Lives Here – Episode 21 (Finale)

© Brian Ngoma

Ludo walked to a nearby station and texted her father. After a while, a car pulled over and Joe came out.

“Dad,” she ran and hugged him.

“It’s alright Ludo, I’m here,” Joe led her to the car.

They reached Joe’s house which he was renting and he led her to his bedroom and told her to rest.

“How about you?” She asked.

“I’ll sleep on the couch don’t worry,” he answered. “We can shift tomorrow, there is a two-bedroom apartment next door for rent should you decide to stay long.”

“I’ll be here for a while yea.”

“Good I’ll make arrangements,” Joe sighed. “Do you want to talk about what happened?”

“No dad,” Ludo answered.” Maybe tomorrow. ”

“Okay baby Rest now you can tell me about everything tomorrow morning.”

Ludo couldn’t sleep. She couldn’t get over the fact that her mother was behind everything that was happening and for what? Money. She felt betrayed. She slept at five in the morning and was awoken by her father.

“Ludo come and see what’s on the NEWS,” Joe called her.

“What is it? I’m still sleeping,” she complained.

“It’s Kate!”

“What?” Ludo quickly got out of bed and saw Kate on the TV being interviewed.

Ludo recognised the background. It was the Hamuumbu’s house. She sat down and listened to the interview.

The reporter asked, “So how did you know that this man was not sick?”

“I didn’t know but that man over there did,” Kate answered.

The camera shifted to Hunter in cuffs being led to a police car.

Ludo jumped to her feet.

“How did he know?” The reporter asked.

“I don’t know but all I wanted was justice for my husband. These people almost murdered him and now he’s in the coma. I’m willing to testify against their crimes and with the help of Hunter, I’m sure we will get justice,” Kate said and went on. “This is all, thank you.”

“How?” Ludo asked herself.

Early in the morning that day at 4am, Kate woke up to a pat on the back while on her husband bedside. She opened her eyes and found Hunter standing impatiently. She was startled.

“I didn’t come to harm you, I need your help,” he said.

“With what?” She asked rubbing her eyes. “I thought you were dead.”

“You are not the only one. Let’s talk from outside.”

They went Outside and Hunter told her what he wanted to do to reveal Mr. Hamuumbu’s secret. To his surprise, Kate accepted. He wasn’t surprised that much because he saw her determination the moment he talked to her back at his house when she followed Kate. It was time to end everything.

“Okay let’s meet at the Hamuumbu residence,” Hunter left her.

Kate went back inside to her husband. She stared at him and kissed him goodbye. She went home and freshened up wearing a black dress. She got on a bus and went to the house. She got there and was asked for an invitation to the funeral. She told them she was Ethan’s distant cousin.

“If you want you can ask my aunt Elise,” Kate told the guard. “OH she’s in prison.”

The guard had no one to ask, instead he just let her in. As soon as she got to the garden, she saw a camera man and a reporter. She knew that was Hunter’s doing but where was he? She asked herself.

Kate searched for Mr. Hamuumbu and found him at the centre surrounded by people all passing their condolences to a man who didn’t even say a word. She wondered where his other two children where at. She asked a maid and was told that Erica didn’t come home when she left and Evan was upstairs and seemed sick. She knew that was her chance but prayed that Hunter would show up. She walked to Mr. Hamuumbu and stood behind him. As usual, Mr. Hamuumbu played sick.

Kate looked around hoping to see Hunter but couldn’t. Since he was the one who came up with the plan, she knew she had to trust him. Kate charged in and grabbed Mr. Hamuumbu’s wheelchair and threw him out of it.

Everyone looked at Kate in shock.

“This man is not sick!” She yelled pointing at Mr. Hamuumbu.

They all looked at Kate like a mad person. One person rushed to Mr. Hamuumbu’s aid and knelt before him checking him.

“He’s lying, he’s a pretender. He has never been sick,” Kate said.

Two bodyguards came to drag Kate out.

“She’s mad,” One person whispered in the ears of another.

Mr. Hamuumbu was still.

“Hunter where are you?” Kate looked around while the guards came at her.

As soon as they reached, she dodged them and kept shouting that Mr. Hamuumbu was not sick.

The camera man was rolling his camera.

The person tending to Mr. Hamuumbu was dragged from behind finding himself in the flowers. Everyone turned their heads in Mr. Hamuumbu’s direction, Kate too. She smiled seeing Hunter in an all-black suit kneeling down before Mr. Hamuumbu.

“This is your time to come clean,” Hunter whispered.

Mr. Hamuumbu didn’t move. Hunter removed a knife from his pocket. Everyone watched in awe. Hunter then stabbed Mr. Hamuumbu in the thigh making him scream and insulted Hunter.

Hunter got up and laughed.

Everyone was shocked hearing Mr. Hamuumbu speak.

“You bas***d I will ki*ll you,” Mr. Hamuumbu shouted. “I told you to stay away. I should have killed you when i had the chance.”

“See?” Hunter pointed at Mr. Hamuumbu. “This man killed my daughter and a lot of other people.”

Sirens could be heard from outside the wall fence. Hunter constrained Mr. Hamuumbu till the police came. He looked at Kate while a reporter was about to start interviewing her. The police cuffed him and led him to the car. Mr. Hamuumbu was also led to the cars for questioning.

“Is that what happened?” Ludo asked Kate on the phone.

“Yes my dear it is all over now. Sadly, Hunter has been arrested. Mr. Hamuumbu is being questioned and I think Evan will be arrested too,” Kate answered sadly.

“Good thing you did with Hunter,” Ludo commended Kate. “Mr. Visashi will be proud of you when he wakes up from his coma.”

“Hunter told me everything that happened,” Kate sighed.

“It was terrible, I’m at my dad’s now.”

“You will be fine,” Kate said. “I have to go now. I’m going to the police station to make a statement. Can we include you?”

“I’m not ready for that.”

“It’s okay dear. If anything, will let you know,” Kate hang up the phone.

Ludo felt bad for Evan and Hunter. A few days later, she read in a newspaper that Evan was arrested too. With everyone in prison, she was now safe and her life would get back to normal.

Six months later, Ludo was on a bus coming from University of Zambia. She had gone to check if her name had been shortlisted but unfortunately it hadn’t. She felt sad because she had hoped it would be. She sat on the bus feeling low and hoping that Copperbelt University would get her. She knew she couldn’t do anything but wait. She saw a man sat next to her but her mind had drifted away from where she was. She smelled the man’s cologne and it felt familiar. Ludo turned her head to face him and it was Evan.

“Hey you!” Evan smiled.

Ludo was speechless.

“I’m out yeah. I made a deal with a district attorney,” Evan sighed.

“But I thought you ….” Ludo stammered.

“Mother took all the blame, and As soon I came out, I wanted to see you. I went to your mothers and didn’t find you,” Evan said.

“Oh I’m no longer living with mom,” Ludo said sadly. “I’m still finding it difficult to forget what she put me through. I still haven’t forgotten what you also did to me.”

“Take your time. I’m here for a long time,” Evan smiled.

“But how did you find me?” Ludo asked him.

“Your mother gave me the address to your fathers and he told me you were at UNZA. Since I dint have anything to do, I followed you.”

“That’s nice.”

They both went quiet.

“So.”

“So.”

They both said at the same time.

“You go first,” Evan said.

“What happened to your family?” Ludo asked.

“Mom and dad are in prison as you know,” Evan paused. “If it wasn’t for Hunter, we wouldn’t have known that my father was not sick. Wherever he is, I hope he found peace.”

“I’m sure he did,” Ludo said. “Did you hear that he broke out of prison?” She asked Evan.

“It was the talk of all prisons. Apparently, he inspired all prisoners that they can escape too.”

“That’s Hunter for you,” Ludo smiled. “He called some two weeks ago telling me to be careful of what I write about.”

“He did?”

“Yes. He denied telling me where he was saying he didn’t trust me. You are the reason,” She looked at Evan with a dumb face.

Evan scratched his head.

“I wouldn’t want to cross paths with that man, he beat me to a pulp Eish,” Evan said thoughtful. “How about Mr. Visashi? Is he out of the coma now?”

Ludo’s face became sad.

“Unfortunately, they had to take him off life support. The doctors said they did everything they could. Kate was devastated. She moved to the Copperbelt.”

“That’s sad,” Evan said.

Ludo asked, “How about Erica?”

“Erica left the country the night father killed Ethan. I still cannot believe that dad killed his first born son. Mother doesn’t want anything to do with him.”

“The company?” Ludo probed further.

“Naveen and his father run it now.”

“And you let them?”

“There is nothing I can do and if there was anything I could, I wouldn’t. I spent my whole life working for mom and everything I did was to show her that I could do things on my own. Its time I do things my way,” Evan smiled.

“Good for you. What did you want to say?”

“I wanted to know your plans for tonight,” Evan responded.

“You know I live with my dad now?”

“Yes.”

“And ever since all this happened, he had been strict with the people I hang out with. The only friend he allows to come see me is Melanie.”

“Melanie?”

“Yes Melanie. She’s still around.”

Evan bowed his head.

“Don’t worry she’s over you. She has a boyfriend now and he loves her,” Ludo smiled.

“Does that mean you and I?”

“Mr. Man don’t get ahead of yourself.”

“I thought….”

“You thought what?”

“Six months is a long time, what if I found a man too?”

“That means you didn’t,” Evan laughed.

Ludo smiled.

“So dinner tonight?”

“You should come and talk to my father if that’s not too much for you.”

“No its not but he was hesitant in telling me where you are. I had to literally beg and convince him I came in peace.”

“That’s my father for you.”

“I’ll come in the evening, you should be prepared.”

Ludo smiled and the bus started off. She felt her heart at peace. She didn’t expect to see Evan so soon. Him sitting by her side felt like she had waited for him forever but she never told anyone she was going to wait for him. She was glad he was out. Another person she thought about each and every day was the Hideous Hunter. Ludo didn’t tell Evan she saw Hunter because she promised never to tell anyone. Last time she saw him some weeks after he had escaped prison, he was no longer hideous. He had shaved clean and told Ludo that he had changed his identity and was now working as a teacher volunteer at a community school in the rural outskirts of the town. Ludo hoped the best for him. Her mother didn’t miss her thoughts too. The road to forgiveness was still long but she knew that one day, she would forgive her. She was also working on a book but this time, she changed the genre. She was writing a romantic historical fiction. She sighed and closed her eyes to embrace the happiness she felt within her soul with Evan by her side. She didn’t know what was in store for them but whatever it was, she gladly was ready for it.

Last page flipped, THE END..

Watchout For The Season 2 titled BLOOD LEGACY… Starts on 4-07-2019

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