Kissing Snakes

By J.C. Nova

"IF I HAD KNOWN HOW THE DAY WOULD TURN OUT, MAYBE I WOULD HAVE STAYED AT HOME..."

It was supposed to be a special day. A father takes a planned trip to a remote farm with his son and a neighbour’s child, looking forward to sorting through the records and dealing with the farm hands helping with the animals. Once that is sorted out, it would be time for some fun, exploring the area and trying out the goo on the lab rats.
They arrive at the farm in the evening after a long drive. The kids hurry off to their sleeping bags while he quickly unpacks and lays out their food, clothes, items they would need ...and The Goo.
He steps out for a short while – and walks back into his darkest nightmare yet. What he faces will alter his life forever...."

A few reader comments: ‘‘...Beautiful! Just beautiful...’’ | ‘‘What a cliffhanger!!! You are a genius!’’ | "I wish the whole world would get to read this..."

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.C. Nova
• Release date: Aug 14, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310315961

J.C. Nova

J.C. Nova is a passionate, multi-talented speaker and writer with regular posts on various platforms, many articles to his credit and author of KISSING SNAKES and OUR FAVOURITE DEMON. Besides writing, he serves as a Business Consultant, performs Positive Rock Music under the stage name XTsamurai, and spends time mentoring and being a counsellor to young men. He lives with his wife and kids in Lagos, Nigeria, and is an avid lover of tea and long walks.

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KISSING

SNAKES

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J.C. NOVA

KISSING SNAKES

J.C. NOVA

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Copyright © 2015 by J.C. NOVA

Front Cover Illustration by Eyitope Lala

Formatting and Layout: Infospektra Publishing

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CONTENTS

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

EPILOGUE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ONE

IT WAS A cold foggy morning, 5.20 am to be precise. I left the city behind as I drove to the outskirts, soon leaving the tarred road and driving along wide dirt roads lined with tall trees on both sides; trees that seemed to touch the heavens.

I still felt a bit groggy, but I knew once I got to the farm, there would be warmth and food – and coffee. I salivated at the thought and fixed my eyes on the bumpy road ahead which seemed to snake ahead forever. Thunder rumbled softly in the distance as the truck bounced on the rocky road. It was going to be a very interesting day.

My son was fast asleep in the backseat, totally unperturbed by the constant bounce of the car as we made our fateful journey. Next to him was his girlfriend. Well, she was actually our neighbour’s daughter. A sudden trip had to be made and her mother, being a single parent, had asked if we could take care of her for 6 days. We had obliged.

It wasn’t much of a challenge when you consider Stella was a delightful bundle of energy and beauty, a quick learner and a great playmate for my son. They were both fast asleep because we had packed late into the night and had to leave at 4 am to get to the farm before we ran into some major traffic.

I had a few things to sort