Ghost wedding episode 3

? GHOST WEDDING ?

? EPISODE 3 ?

The bus had taken off after thirty minutes, Sonia and Steve sat at the middle seat of three passengers. She leaned on Steve as they were noticed by other passengers to be two love birds.
Next to them was a younger man, who was busy with his phone. But would raise his head once in awhile to look at them playing.

Two passengers sat in front with the driver, a male and female. They passengers noticed the driver kept loosing control of the vehicle, he dozes off and tries to get hold of himself.
It happened for the third time, then the passengers at the front seat cautioned the driver.
“Oga, you know say na human beings you carry so abi? Abeg, if sleep dey catch you, just park one side and sleep small. No carry us dey take this kind risk abeg”. The male passenger in front cautioned the driver as other passengers including Sonia and Steve also spoke. The driver assured them of their safety, that he was going to be more careful.
It was deep into the journey, most passengers had slept off. Sonia also was asleep lying on Steve’s laps. The passenger next to them also dozes at interval, but Steve was awake observing the movement of the vehicle.

He flashed back to the incidents that took place at home, his sister’s warnings over the journey. Sonia’s brother’s warnings as well, but he decided to take his mind off it and focus on the journey.
The two passengers at the front seat also had dozed off, virtually everyone in the vehicle were deeply asleep. Only Steve kept watch to monitor the movement of the vehicle. But he was far from noticing if the driver dozes or not.
It was a three hours journey, and they had travelled one and a half hours when tragedy struck. The driver dozed off this time around and the vehicle lost control, swapping from one end of the road to the other. Steve quickly got up and raised an alarm and other passengers woke up. The vehicle was driving on a flyover at the time, before the driver could get hold of the steering to control the vehicle. It had fallen from up the flyover and was rolling to hit the ground. The young man who sat next to Steve and Sonia was able to jump out from the window, but before others could find their way out, the bus landed on the ground with a heavy force and a petrol tanker driving along the road the bus landed crushed it the more and it went into flames. Burning everyone and everything that was in it, leaving nothing to trace the victims families. Everyone including Steve and Sonia.
The only survivors were the young man that sat next to Steve and Sonia and two others that were lucky to be thrown out before the bus landed. Every other passenger were crushed and burnt beyond recognition. The injured ones who were rushed to the hospital medical attention.

A team of medical experts and men of the fire service arrived the scene of the accident within few minutes it occurred. After the fire had been put off, the casualties were evacuated and were given mass burial.
Announcements were made on television stations, radio stations and newspaper for families who relatives embarked on a journey on the said date of the accident to put a call across to their loved ones to know how they were faring.
Sonia’s mother put a call across to her and she answered and told her she was fine with Steve.
“I saw in the news an accident occurred, hope it wasn’t your vehicle?”. Asked Sonia’s mother.
“No mum, it wasn’t. Steve and I are safe, we just arrived our destination. But we will be back earlier than proposed”. Replied Sonia.
“That’s okay my love, I’ve been worried. You know your brother put fear into everyone?”.
“We are fine mum, regards to Henry, I have to go now. I’ll talk to you much later”. Before the mom could respond, she ended the call.

Steve’s parents on the other hand called and he answered as well to assure them he was doing fine with Sonia.
Henry, Sonia’s brother was in his room sleeping when all of a sudden his door opened. Cold shivers ran down his spine as he watches in great fear, he was still busy with his phone at the time and was about to go to sleep. While he watches in great shock, someone walked into his room wearing a white apparel and looked more like Sonia. She stood by the door and spoke to Henry.
“My fiancee and I will soon return, we shall be back earlier than proposed. Something came up and we must return to attend to it and then prepare for our wedding. We are safe and okay where we are now, our journey was smooth”. She said walking away through the door, Henry tried stopping her to ask questions. But she was gone before he could say a word and then the door closed again on it’s own.

Henry sat on the bed shivering, he couldn’t should or call the attention of his parents. He remained the way he was until his mom walked in at dawn to call him for morning devotion.
Steve on the other hand appeared to his sister and gave her same message Sonia gave to Henry. Abigail was able to scream and that drew the attention of her mother who rushed to her room to find out what the problem was.
“What is it Abigail?”. She asked a shocked Abigail who just sat staring at her mother, coolval stories unable to utter a word.
After the mom had tried to calm her down, she was able to say what she saw and heard Steve say.
“Mummy”. She screamed aloud still shivering. “I just saw Steve walked into my room”.
“You saw who? What is wrong with you Abigail? Were you dreaming or something?”. I just spoke with Steve about an hour ago, please go back to your sleep. You must have been dreaming”. She said trying to walk away, but Abigail stopped her.

“Mummy, I wasn’t dreaming, Steve even spoke to me saying they will soon be back for their marriage preparations and other things. He said they will return earlier than proposed and then he walked away. He was wearing a white apparel”. Sonia said.
“I called him and he told me same thing you just said, probably you overheard us discussing and started dreaming about it. I know you are missing your brother already, he will soon return”. She said and walked away, but Abigail unable to sleep alone ran after her to her room to stay the night.
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To be continued...