Chapter Five : Brothers ( blood is thicker than water) - Part 1

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Accra, East Legon , Ghana...
The Asante's residence;
Micheal , Jacob and Kofi gather to discuss family matters after long years of being apart. Unfortunately Micheal was the one who broke out , in search of their younger brother , but met a dead end ..

" it's been more than ten years since Jon left , and there hasn't been any luck in finding him , where the hell could he be , I tried to contact my international friends but nobody seems to have heard of him , it's quite disturbing.." Micheal explains as looks at his brothers who were sitting right across him..

"I am quite surprised on how passionate you are about finding our brother , when we probably know he is either dead or dead.." Jacob says to Micheal..

" he is not dead , I know it , and besides I still remember what the doctor said about him , if it is true , he is probably alive somewhere.." Micheal assures..

"He did say there is nothing that can harm him, but never concluded on the fact that he can't die , so let keep that thought opened.." Kofi says as he take sip from his cup of tea..

" and I am guessing you want that right little brother? " Micheal asked rhetorically.., Jacob sensing the tension in the room, tries to change the topic.., " if he wants to be found we will find him , so let take it easy, and focused on how to get the contract with the publishing company in New York".. Jacob stated..

"Yeah I have sent them an email , I am guessing they will get back to us , two to three days later or maybe more , I don't know but that is not the problem here, haven't you guys noticed what is happening in this country?" Micheal confirms and poses a question..

"And what might that be? Jacob asked curiously, with their younger brother , being unbothered by the question asked .. " seriously Jake , I get that you have zero interest about the affairs of the state, but don't you even have the slightest interest in knowing anything about it.."

" if you going to mock me, then it's better you don't speak at all" Jacob warns.. " hospitals are being closed down , with no prior notice, and the excuse is either , maintenance or lack of equipment etc, but what baffles me a lot is the fact that they are not allowing pregnant women  to go in labour, come on doesn't it strike you or something" Micheal explains..

" so that is the problem , it's probably because our population is out of hand now and they need to cut down child birth , so what is the problem with that" kofi cuts in , " damn it , Jake and kofi , this isn't China , Ghana don't do that , our population doesn't do much harm to our country , so why would they do that" Micheal continuous to explain..

"Maybe it is now" Jacob answers ..,  " I don't think so Jake , I think something is happening, and the government and the ministry of health aren't telling us the citizens anything , and I am afraid is something we can't fathom.." Micheal says in wobbly tone..

" I think you watch too much American horror movies , and if , just if , it's true , do you really think , Ghana will experience zombies, monsters, parasites or i don't know apocalypse or something like that," Jacob chuckles as he speaks, " I am pretty sure The US will be the target since they are the ones who create those imaginary things, so bro chill out , nothing like that is going to happen".. he added..

" I pray so Jacob, I pray so , because if , just if it's true , then you two , have cause Ghana and the world harm.." Micheal tells his brothers ..

The two brothers looked at each other confused not understanding what their brother meant by  saying that , but they weren't ready to dwell on it..

New York City,
Jon's Apartment..
It been two days since the incident that  happened in the bar, Jon couldn't get Mr.Richie's suspicious behaviour out of his mind, he couldn't sleep, he wanted to know how he was doing , did he get home safely or did he injure himself on his way?, these questions kept popping in his mind , he needed answers..

He got up from his bed, it's a Saturday morning , no work , just his normal routine, exercising in the morning, and just being in bed all day.. he stepped outside for a jog. As he got out of his apartment building, he noticed people had gathered around , there were police cars and officers around, ambulance, and two bodies lying on the ground with a black leather cloth covering them..

He felt something bad in his guts , he wanted to know what was happening, he got closer to the see what was going on , getting closer he saw a woman talking to one of the police officers , he tapped on the shoulder of a gentleman on his left side and asked if he knew what was going.

The man nodded and explained " well , do you know a man named Mr.Richie?, he lived in the 302 apartment?".. the gentleman asked , Jon sensed what he was about to hear will not be good. He nods ,indicating he knew the man the gentleman was talking about.

" Mr.Richie and his wife were found butchered in their room , and the woman talking to the officer is the one who found them about an hour ago..but that is not the scary but , some of their body parts were missing ( heart and lungs) and most importantly their new born baby is no where to be found" the gentleman explained..

"What?"Jon exclaimed , "is that even possible? is it a child kidnapper or serial killer? Jon asked , the gentleman shook his head and said " According to the woman , the state in which they were in when she found them , clearly shows it wasn't a human doing"...

Hearing what had happened , Jon felt something bad within him , and he knew something bad was going to happen, and he has never been wrong..

Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research ( NMIMR), Ghana ..

Three men in white medical rob , talking loudly, forgetting they are not alone , a doctor barged in, interrupting their heated argument , and spoke " we can't hide whatever is happening much longer , we closing down hospitals and delaying pregnant women from giving birth is not going to work , the people are going to start asking questions"

"No they won't, what are they going to ask about?, we've gotten them under control, all we need to do is find a cure or antidote that can change them back" one of the three men explained..

" Dan, this is not COVID-17, or a common flu, malaria or any other virus or disease out there, they are different, it's can be helped we have to tell the people , so they would be careful". The doctor explains, " if we do that , it will spread panic among the people , we can't have that" Dan explains..

They finally realised they weren't alone , when one of the guests in the room spoke " then what do you expect us to do then, you know one of the problem we are facing now is  that our facilities are not enough to hold it, and moreover we don't know whether it's a virus, or something else , the government is not helping and we don't even know if asking other countries will help , since they are probably facing the same problem"..

They sign in frustration and relaxed their shoulders, suddenly the doctor got up , moving back and forth , he snapped his fingers and spoke " I remember now, a few years back I treated a patient, I didn't get his name but , he was different from us, more like extraordinary, if i recall correctly, we took samples of his blood which helped us in dying down the virus outbreak more than ten years ago.."

" so what are you trying to say? " Dan asked curiously, the same for the others as they wait for a response.. "if we can locate this man , he could help us I believe" the doctor said to them.. , " what do you mean by locate him?, isn't he in Ghana?" the guest asked , " unfortunately he isn't, last I heard , his brothers couldn't find him, is as if he had disappeared into thin air.." the doctor explained..

"Then how can we find him?" Dan asked in an irate tone.., " well we have to find him, he is our only hope".. The doctor is abruptly interrupted by a young man who just barged in breathing heavily with his hand on his chest , he spoke " docs, you guys have to hear this , please follow me" , they hurriedly followed ..

GNTV NEWS..
" India police has just recorded more than ten dead bodies each found in their homes , five being women and five as men, the shock of the matter is that these women had given birth a few days ago,with their babies disappearing" A reporter reports..

"It is too late already .." the doctor stated

VAP company..
Monday morning , jon has just arrived to work , he came in earlier than the usual, he hasn't been the same after what he heard and seen last Saturday, he thought to himself , maybe if he had followed him or maybe payed attention to mr. Richie , he would still be alive ..

A few minutes later, Keke arrived , shocked to see Jon at work this early, she observed him , and realised, he wasn't himself, she went to his desk and tapped on his shoulder and asked him if he was ok, he nods in response , yet Keke wasn't convinced, she believed she knew why he was sulking " hey , sorry about Mr.Richie, I heard in the news , I know you knew him, but don't go blaming yourself for this alright" keke said to him..

He smiled at her but deep down , he kept blaming himself , week by week, report on missing babies and dead parents were all over the news, people started to ask questions , were they save?, why is the government not answering to our calls?, is domesday here?..

Nothing had changed , jon kept going to work as usual, but today was a day he never anticipated.. " hey have you heard, the company is trying to set another branch in another country, do you want to know the other country?" keke asked excitedly, " yes please" jon answers sarcastically..

"Ghana, Ghana , West Africa , I am so excited, I am finally going to Africa" keke said with a lot of enthusiasm.. but the statement put jon in shock, it's been ages since he last heard of Ghana , and now the company he is working for is going to have a branch in Ghana..

His thoughts were cut off when he heard two men approaching their office door , it is his second boss and someone he believed he knew but hoped he was wrong , just this once ..

" they entered , and yes it is his boss and the person he knew , they got closer to him and keke , Derek is also present , they gather to meet their boss and the guest..

" hey guys meet our new partner, Mr. Micheal Asante , he is from Ghana and we just got one of their estates to open our new branch" the boss said, " and Jon it seems you have the same surname as his " he added and smiled , but the two brothers could not stop looking at each other...

"Brother" Micheal said almost in tears..

Author's notice ..
This chapter is in two parts , this is part one of chapter five , next week part two will follow before chapter six is uploaded..

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