The missing girl and the monkey - S01 E03

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The missing girl and the monkey - S01 E03

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The Missing Girl And The Monkey, Episode Three

Nneka and the monkey remained on top of the tall tree. The air was cool, and the forest was quiet, but Nneka’s heart was not calm. While on the tree, she could see the kidnappers moving around below. They were still searching for her. The men were talking in low voices, looking everywhere. Nneka held her breath and pressed her back against the tree.

“They are still here.” She said. The monkey, Momo, placed a hand on her shoulder to calm her down.

“Please, let them go. I’m afraid. I don’t want them to catch me. I don’t want to go with them. I want to stay with you Momo.” she said in her heart. Her eyes filled with fear. But the men refused to leave the place.

The kidnappers walked round and round the big tree. They had already seen reasons to search the area further because there are evidence that she is there.

“She is here. We must not leave this place. We must capture that girl. If we don’t capture her, we can’t make money. Let us search carefully.” The gang leader said.

Minutes passed and the men refused to move away. They were stepping on dry leaves and looking under bushes.

“Oga, maybe she ran away,” one of them said. But their leader shouted that the search must continue.

“Keep quiet! She is around here.” The leader said. Nneka’s legs began to feel pain. She wanted to change her position a little, but she was afraid. She prayed silently in her heart.

“God, please don’t let them find me.” She said. The monkey held her arm, as if telling her to stay calm. The forest wind blew gently, shaking some branches. The men didn’t notice. They were too busy looking around the ground. They did not look up. If they slightly look up, they will see her.

Then something happened. Nneka moved her hand without thinking. Her fingers touched some dry leaves beside her. One of the leaves fell from the tree and went down slowly, turning round and round in the air until it landed on the ground near the gang leader’s feet. The man looked down at it. At first, he ignored it. But when he looked up, he thought he saw something move. He narrowed his eyes and stepped back a little.

“Wait!” he said suddenly. “Something is up there. Something is on top of the tree.”

The leader looked carefully at the branches above. The sunlight passed through the leaves, making it hard to see clearly. But then he saw a small hand holding a branch.

“There she is!” he shouted, pointing upward. “That’s the girl! She’s with that animal!” The other men looked up and saw Nneka and the monkey.

“Ah, we found her!” they said. Nneka’s heart jumped. She held the monkey tightly. The leader smiled wickedly.

“So this is where you’ve been hiding,” he said. “You thought you could run away from us? Now come down before I shoot both of you!”

Nneka was shaking, but she refused to come down. She shouted, “I will not come down! If you want me, come and get me yourself!”

The leader laughed loudly. “You think I cannot climb?” he said. He turned to one of his men and ordered him to climb.

“Idris, climb up there, go and bring that girl down.” The leader said.

“Oga, the tree is too tall.” Idris said.

“Climb up now or I will shoot you instead!” The leader shouted. Idris sighed deeply and started climbing. The tree was very tall and rough, but he was strong. He pulled himself up slowly, holding one branch after another.

Nneka held her breath and looked down. The man was coming closer.

“He is climbing!” she said with panic. The monkey bared its teeth and made a loud noise.

“Don’t come up! If you come, I will push you down.” Nneka shouted. But the man only laughed. “You can’t stay there forever, small girl,” he said. He was getting nearer.

“Momo, what do we do?” Nneka asked. The monkey’s eyes became red. It waited quietly, watching the man’s every move. Idris finally reached their branch.

“Now, I got you,” he said proudly. He stretched his hand to grab Nneka’s leg.

But before his hand could touch her, the monkey jumped suddenly. It landed on the man’s face like lightning.

“Ahh!” the man screamed. The monkey began to scratch his face with its sharp nails. Blood poured out.

“Help me! Help me before I will fall. The monkey is dealing with me.” he shouted. He tried to push the monkey off, but it held him tightly.

The monkey bit the man’s ear and cut it off. The monkey tore his shirt. The man kicked his legs wildly.

“Oga, help me! My ear is gone! The monkey is biting me.” He shouted again. But the leader was below, shouting, “Hold her! Don’t fall!”

The monkey scratched harder. The man was crying now. He could no longer see clearly because the monkey’s claws were covering his eyes.

He tried to grab the branch, but his hand slipped. He tried to hold himself but it was too late. The man lost his grip completely. He screamed as he fell from the tall tree. The monkey quickly jumped back to the branch beside Nneka. They both watched helplessly as the man hit the ground with a loud sound. The forest went silent for a few seconds.

The kidnappers rushed to where the man fell. “Idris! Idris!” they shouted. But he didn’t answer. Blood was all over the ground. The leader bent down and touched him.

“He’s dead,” he said in a low voice. The others stepped back in fear. Nneka was still shaking on the tree. She couldn’t believe what just happened. The monkey held her hand again, trying to calm her. The leader looked up angrily and shouted at her.

“Nneka, you will pay for this, girl! You and that useless animal!” But Nneka didn’t say anything. She only held the monkey tightly as they jumped to another tree.

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