Julie and Tony, siblings of the same parents never wanted to be useful to themselves and their parents. Several attempts to make them sit up never worked. Their father, Akere used to work at the rail station as a ticket salesman but he lost his job when the rail lines stopped functioning because of poor management and corruption in the agency.
Akere would do any kind of job just to put food on the table. He was a kind and generous man despite not having much. This made a banker, whom he had helped clear grass in his house and did it perfectly, introduced him to a profitable job, daily thrift contributions.
Sooner than anyone could think, Akere started making much money from the interest the bank pays on all deposits made in the bank. And all those who patronize his thrift had the trust that their money was safe in the hands of Akere. Every first week of a new month, Akere would disburse money to all who had contributed money the previous month.
On the day Akere was to disburse the money, Tony and Julie stole the suitcase and eloped with it. Akere came and searched the whole house but could not find the suitcase with the money. He was so devastated that he cursed whoever must have stolen his suitcase filled with money. It was a trying time for Akere. All his clients came up with different allegations against him.
Meanwhile, Tony and Julie had gone to the city where they started a new life. They had enough money to last them several months.
First, they needed an apartment where they would live and they got one. It was an old mission house that was used by some missionaries from abroad who left after independence.
Julie, being the lady, had to check around the building and the apartment to see how it looked. To her utmost dismay, the rooms had all materials intact. The mattress and even some cassocks of the missionaries were still hanging in the wardrobe. Out of all that was in the wardrobe, only a round-eyed teddy bear caught Julie's attention.
Their first night in the house, Julie slept in one of the rooms and Tony in the other. She doesn't like to sleep with the light on, so she switched off the light and lied in the bed. It was not so long that the knob of the door started rolling like someone was trying to break in.
Julie begins to whisper.
Tony, haven't you slept? What do you want Tony?
No reply from whoever it is that was at the door. The next thing was that the wind started to blow. Artwork frames hanging on the wall started to dangle and the wardrobe door hooked around like someone was opening it wide.
She laid there in bed, frozen. Not knowing what next line of action to take, Julie just closed her eyes. She felt something cold like a wet palm, resting on her next religion. She shouted at the top of her voice to Tony's hearing who ran towards her room, switched on the light and helped her up from bed.
It was their longest night ever. The notorious siblings wished they never stole their father's money. All sorts of thoughts ran through their minds.
Tony could think aloud. He thought it was their father, Akere who had casted a spell on them. Julie was thinking something different. She felt like the paraphernalia she saw in the wardrobe were symbolic. They are not just there by coincidence.
Before they knew what was going on, they lay and slept off.
At midnight, Tony started to feel uneasy. He rose from bed to go to the lavatory, only to see shadows walking in the opposite direction. Frightened, he called Julie to see what was transpiring in the room. But She was far gone in her sleep. Tony had to struggle with the shadows all alone till dawn.
They have had one night too many to narrate their ordeal.
At daybreak, Julie came out of the house and saw some old folks who told her to run out of that house as fast as her legs could carry out.
According to them, the missionaries who left the house had called down some demons to take charge and never allow any occupant to rest.
Upon hearing this, Julie called on Tony, immediately, they packed all their stuff with the remaining money in the suitcase and decided to return home as prodigal children to appeal to their father.
