THE PROTEST

"THE HUNT FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF ZION"

The entire nation was awakened the following morning with the news of the Isabella girls broadcasting on different television channels

Charles Douglas had called his daughter and wife in when he came across the shocking news from The Nation's News Channel which was his favorite

Elisa had actually planned to inform her father about Paul's proposal but given the rise to the situation at hand, she was too shock and worried to speak about it for that day

Not been aware of the mayhems of that night would tell that a person wasn't current

By this time around, DPO Ebele was fully aware and actively engaging with the situation to ensure that calm had returned

He drove into his office at the state CID office when news got across to him that the youths, families and other angry citizens had stormed the streets and were causing damages as they advanced to the correctional facility demanding for the Isabella girls to be handed over to them so they could kill them handy

He quickly called for his station, mobilising and directing his men to report directly to the correctional center, then, he phoned Warden Yakubu;

"Hello warden, I have received information that an angry mob is heading to the facility to demand for the souls of the Isabella girls. I have directed my men to report on standby in order to rebel the attack if it comes as anticipated. Be at alert and relocate the girls out of the facility now." He said and hung the phone

Warden Yakubu was in his office speaking on the phone and at the same time glancing at the news which was televising a live report of another mob at the home of Isabella burning down properties

"Enough of the Isabella girls!!! If the law can't act, we will act now!!!! Hand over the girls!!"

"They must die! They must die! They must die!!" The angry mob protested, burning down properties at the residence to ashes

They had thought that Isabella's parents were in at the early hour, meanwhile they were dead and their bodies evacuated to the mortuary

Facilities at the correctional center had been weakened with walls broken into ruins

The mob could easily gain access into it and by chance could release other inmates and hunt for the remaining Isabella girls

"Hurry, arrange for the girls to be transfer to the secret unit" Warden Yakubu issued an order as he ran for Isabella

He mate her sitting with her head bowed

"Do you have a hand in this Isabella?" Warden Yakubu asked

"No sir! I can hardly imagine that this was coming." Isabella answered

"How do the girls got such a momentum to cause this mayhem. Please tell me the truth!!" He yelled

"I know nothing of this Warden!!" Isabella yelled back and Warden Yakubu became very calm

"Hurry! We are getting you out of this place." He said breaking out of his calmness

"Where are you taking me to?"

"I'm saving your life. There is an angry mob making advance to kill you and the remaining girls. We have to get you out of here to a place safer. Your parents are both dead and their burned down." Warden Yakubu finalized. Just then, a vehicle moved a bit in demanding that it was time

Chains were added on her to those she had been locked in and she was taken out of the facility

As she moved, she saw the other Isabella girls been dragged out too heavily locked up in chains

She looked at them and had pity on them

They were taken in and the vehicle moved away

With the prison facility been barricaded, Warden Yakubu issued an order for news channels to be told to inform the public that the Isabella girls had been moved out of the facility

This way, tension could reduce as the focus of the mob would be diverted

It could be visible that the people were tired of the Isabella girls and the law was too slow in responding to their dead

With the news which was later decimated that the parents of the Isabella girls had died, calm fell and peace dropped in a molecule

Isabella was itching to speak with the remaining girls as their execution was just two days away but wisdom would demand that she stays pacified until calm had returned and she would ask for permission to speak with the girls

She knew things were out of hand and she would be standing alone other than she had thought to address the nation, then wait for her time of execution

Her hunger and desperation at this juncture was one; to meet with Jesus face to face and to also see Mia

She would be grateful if at least one of the girls follows her home

She thought about it but had to act out of the box

As the prison Warden made his way out

Isabella called for his attention and pleaded to have a word with Susa and Jacky

"You want me to do that Isabella?" Warden Yakubu became provoked and charged at her but Isabella stayed calm

"Come on Isabella talk to me. My job is at risk here. Now you are asking me to have you speak with the girls?" He quarried

"Warden Yakubu, you have every right to be angry at me in as much I will appreciate you believe that I have no hand in this. I only want to speak to the girls on the account of their salvation. They would be executed two days from now." Isabella pleaded further

After taking a deep sigh and brief thought, he accepted on the ground of their salvation but that was if he would be with them to avoid any form of conspiracy

He promised to be back and left in a hurry

That night, after Warden Yakubu had gone and returned as promised, he brought the girls before Isabella and in a collaborated efforts, Susa was saved in tears but Jacky vowed to rather go to hell than listen to some mystical tales of Jesus

With a little joy of saving one, Warden Yakubu stormed out of the secret mini correctional center to return to his home where he would be spending some few hours to have a nice sleep he lacked for two days

Deborah and Ruth were also responding to all the happenings in constant prayers believing that God's will was going to prevail.