The missing girl and the monkey - S01 E06

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The missing girl and the monkey - S01 E06

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The Missing Girl And The Monkey Episode Six

Nneka was already very tired. Her legs were weak and her body was overwhelmed with hunger.

Her clothes were dirty and torn. She was still helping the monkey to walk . The monkey was bleeding from the leg where the bullet had touched it.

As she ran slowly, she kept crying. “Oh God, what do I do now? I can’t lose you, Momo,” she said. She stopped for a moment and looked at the wounded monkey. She thought of dropping it and running away to save her own life, but she quickly changed her mind.

“No, I can’t leave the monkey. This monkey helped me as well,” she said.

She looked around the forest. Everywhere was silent. The trees were tall, and the ground was covered with dry leaves. Her body was sweating.

She breathed heavily and wiped her face. “You saved me, Momo. You fought those men for me. You even risked your life. I can’t abandon you now.” She said.

The monkey blinked weakly, as if it heard her. Nneka tightened her hold on Momo.

“Even if I die today, I will not leave you.” She said.

She started walking slowly again, not knowing where she was going.

As she moved through the bush, she suddenly saw something ahead. It was a cave, hidden behind tall grasses and stones. It looked dark, but it also looked like a place to hide.

“This place can protect us,” she said. She quickly dragged herself and the monkey into the cave. The air inside was cold. She sat down on a rock and placed the monkey beside her.

“Don’t worry, Momo. We will rest here,” she said in an emotional voice. She held the monkey close and listened. Then she heard footsteps again.

The sound of the footsteps made her heart beat fast. She froze. The kidnapper was walking around the place. She could hear his heavy boots on the dry ground. He was calling her name.

“Nneka come out! You can’t hide forever! I will find you!” He said.

His voice echoed in the forest. Nneka covered the monkey’s mouth gently, afraid it might make a sound.

“Please, keep quiet, Momo,” she said. The man kept moving around, but it didn’t occur to him to check the cave. Nneka stayed still, holding her breath, praying silently that he would go away.

Minutes passed. The place became quiet again. Nneka slowly removed her hand from the monkey’s mouth. She looked down and saw blood on its leg.

She started crying. “Oh no, you are bleeding. The kidnapper shot you” she said. She tore a piece of her dress and used it to clean the blood.

“Please don’t die, Momo,” she said, weeping softly. The monkey was breathing slowly. It tried to move but couldn’t.

“It’s okay. Don’t move. You need to rest.” Nneka said.

She sat beside the monkey and kept pressing the wound gently. Her heart was full of fear.

She looked around the cave and discovered they were still in danger.

“We can’t stay here forever. He may come back.” Nneka said. But she was also afraid of going out. She didn’t know if the kidnapper was still hiding somewhere. She closed her eyes and prayed again.

“God, please help me. Show me what to do.” After some time, she noticed something. She could no longer hear any sound of footsteps outside. Everything had become quiet.

“Maybe the kidnapper has gone,” she said to herself. She waited for a few minutes before standing up quietly to check outside.

Nneka came out carefully. She hid behind a tree and looked around. The kidnapper was nowhere to be seen.

“He is gone,” she said in relief. She ran back inside the cave.

“Momo, we can go now. The man is gone,” she said.

She helped the monkey stand up, but it could not walk properly. So she held Momo again and started walking slowly out of the cave. The sun was already going down. She needed to find a road or someone who could help her before it became dark.

As she walked through the bush, she suddenly saw someone ahead. She looked well and she was shocked. It was her driver.

“Driver, Is that you?” she asked in surprise. The man turned quickly and smiled.

“Madam Nneka! I have been looking for you!” he said loudly. Nneka almost cried out of relief.

“Thank God! I thought I would die here,” she said. The driver ran to her and held her hand.

“Don’t worry, madam. I brought a car. Let me take you home,” he said. Nneka smiled weakly and followed him.

As they walked away, the driver looked at her and smiled again.

“You are lucky I found you,” he said. But deep inside him, his mind was dark. He was not truly happy. He was part of the kidnap gang. He was the one who told the others where Nneka would be that day she was kidnapped. He is an informant to the kidnappers.

“This girl doesn’t know me. I will use her to make money. I will take her to the kidnap gang leader.” He said in his heart.

Watch out for next episode.