Chapter Two The Journey

7th February 2015

Sitting by the window and watching beautiful scenery has always been Asani's way of obtaining peace. Today they they leave for Anka in Zamfara and board a train instead of taking a plane, Anike's idea of adventure.

Camp starts next week, and using the train as transport will make the journey more fun and lively, Anike had said and will give us ample time to explore on the way.

Asani was all for getting getting things done quickly and now she finds herself enjoying their little adventure.

National Youth Service Corps, was a waste of one year in her book but she was glad, she would be spending it with her best friends.

Asani hasn't felt at ease since what happened at their graduation when Anike was given the speech, and she knows Ayooni felt it too, even if she has been saying otherwise, she wishes they could talk about what it was about with Anike because she doubts Anike herself had no idea of what she spoke.

Ayooni could feel Asani's stare and she knew she wanted answers, but how could she give one when she had none too? She felt her life has been a little confusing since she saw the man on her school lawn, and despite her pestering Emman all she could get was 'you were speaking Gaelic' Emman's answer to every language he has no idea of.

Ayooni knew the language to be an ancient french Occitan but she had no idea of how she could understand it or how she remembers every word spoken and thier meaning.

flashback

Asani and Anike were seated on the second role in the school auditorium cheering for Thier friend and holding hand. Despite being in the same faculty Thier department were different and Anike was both the faculty and her department president. Hence the speach.

Ayooni looked at her friend with pride as she throws a flirtatious smile to her handsome professor, a charming smile to the head of faculty and her enigmatic smile to the audience seated. who would have thought she had spend the past thirty minutes before the stage thing dramatising and feeling jittery till she has come in to help out, she sighed feeling contented.

Anike's speech about human origins and race got her thinking of the mysterious man again when she heard her voice deep in her head

" Benecdiccion brilhanda a tu fildha de la Lutz e la sorre de mon cór. per qué siás lo camin de son camin. Qué vostras sòrres qué son la Lutz dela. Fida- te abans de demandar un. viere per las aurehas e escirtatz vòstre uèlhs. Fida- te da las sorres deton cór e de qué la qué ton cór, qué dé selas las responses son Clara's" ( "bright blessings on you daughter of the light and sister of my heart. For you are the way to it's path and your sisters the light to it's path. Trust before ask for one. See with your ears and hear with your eyes. Trust the sisters of your heart and the one who holds your heart, for in them the answers are clear".

Ayooni knew they have to find answers to what was spoken and to why she was the only one the warnings are for but before that she knew she has to tell her friends the truth about her.