Chapter Twenty+Four III

'I know, right,' Eartha agreed, already reaching for the door. 'Do you think something happened?'

'I don't know.' Mide turned off the engine and undid his seat belt, pushing open the door, too.

Eartha realized that it was now very dark outside and couldn't see her feet except by the car interior lights that were still lit.

She shuddered, turning on her phone flashlight and started towards the older woman sitting at the porch.

'Good evening, Mama. Ẹ́ káalẹ́ mà,' she curtsied very low in front of the woman.

Silence greeted her in reply.

'Welcome, ma,' Taiwo said, prostrating on the porch. 'You didn't tell us you were coming o.' He chuckled nervously.

He had a sickly sweet smile plastered on his face and Eartha's inner warning bells immediately went off like a bullet. She could practically hear the peals echoing in her cranium.