The Manifest

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"Oh-My-Goodness-Eesha-you-are-glowing...They were not lying" Eesha smiled as Maria squeezed the air out of her. She checked behind for the rest of her family but they weren't there. When they detached, Maria followed her gaze behind and sighed.

"It's just me, sorry"

"It's okay, how did you get here?" For the journey to Mary Malady Institute was a far one.

"Show me around" Maria said with a blush. Eesha caught the drift but she did not acknowledge it.

"The only place I'm allowed to take you is, well, let me show you" Eesha led the way through a hall then out to a field. They sat underneath the lone big mango tree avoiding where the ants were traveling.

"How is everyone?"

"Eh every small thing disturbs Mama. Maya and Baby were will just be disturbing me with their dance-"

"The carnival is still happening?"

"Yes but they postponed it, I actually thought they'll cancel it"

"Me being locked up is enough reason to make everyone happy"

"Eesh-"

"No, I know... How is Joy?"

"Sad... She hasn't been going to work, she actually feels bad for putting you in here"

"Ha!"

"No seriously, she knows you did not do it, she was just angry"

"I get, I get" Eesha waved her off "Any luck with the mystery?"

"Dead end, I checked Mama's trunk-"

"Ha! How?"

"Ehm she told me to bring all your things" Eesha's eyes were darting left and right. "I-I thought she wanted to see something... I checked for the note and camera in the process. They were not there"

"Thennnnn where?"

"I dun-no" Eesha sighed in defeat "And Mama burnt the clothes"

"Oh" Was all Esha managed to say.

"And Marcus isn't any helpful. He only repeated the same thing that Dad told us. That the woman is a visit from Benin, she paid him and gave him a picture to recreate plus Princess gave birth ." All the while as she was talking she was just smiling.

"Awwwwn" Eesha smiled sadly. "I would have lost to see them"

Maria nods. After a moment of silence Eesha shrugged then smiled

"On a much brighter side I've finally found out how to call my form"

"Really! How?"

"Vle.. That means spider in Fon". A dark silhouette appeared before it solidified into a spider with rhinestone butt.

Maria's small eyes widened.

"I was just lying down one time and I thought of it, I tried it and it worked. I like this place, it's nice"

"They wrote an article about you, when I read it, I thought they were spilling rubbish"

Maria gave her a cropped piece of paper. No doubt torn out of a newspaper. Printed in black and white, looking all the more worst was a picture of Eesha, she had on her school uniform and her forehead looked larger.

"Oh not this picture, haba you could've at least given them a nicer photo of me"

Maria chuckled dryly, Eesha read.

The Life Sucker
It's been a week since the demise of the Noble Detective Shey's daughter, Jessica Shey. The 19 y/o was found with her clothes burnt, her skin blackened and she looked like her life was sucked out of her.
A work of dark magic indeed.