Mututhos visit to Lamu

His time piece read noon. He alighted to a different atmosphere, he couldn't understand it since where he came from, they hadn't felt it in a long time. Bliss was what was happening to him now. The scenic ideals that surrounded him in every of our lands; carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness were overwhelming. He felt he was close, too close probably for a step inside this piece of paradise, he may never gather enough courage to walk out. It was out of this world.

He knew it was the wrong decision, but he put the right foot in front of the left, the left in front of the right. He kept doing it for a couple of minutes and saw the first source of happiness. Loud laughter could be heard from afar, he held a moment in his hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, but he didn't realize it, at least not then. Curiosity can do more things than kill a cat; and if emotions, well recognized as feminine, are inimical to feline life, his would soon leave the whole world cat less. The first and simplest emotion got the best of him. Inside the first floor he walked, the patrons turned to watch this unfamiliar face. With suits and office shoes, he didn't blend, he didn't belong. He scanned the room and a sense of displeasure befell him. Not a single soul recognized him. It saddened him to watch these people this happy.


He walked to the counter and asked for the manager. The hospitality of the people struck the first blow when one of the local populace bought him a drink. He took a quick glance at this vile man breaking the law with disgust only to notice a set of handcuffs stuck on his belt. This was a policeman offering him a drink. It was difficult to differentiate, or rather, to categorize this crowd. They were clad in shorts, vests, t-shirts, open shoes… light clothes. Their mood was light too, so was their hearts.


He couldn't stand this sight, he had being standing in front of lawbreakers for more than two minutes and his conscience was getting the better of him. He was afraid of standing too close for fear of affliction with evil. He started to walk faster, but the more he walked, the more he noticed it. He was not willing to let go of the life he had planned so as to have the life that was waiting for him. Faster he walked, and the smell, that unmistakable smell of the heat on the other side of bliss could not escape his nostrils.


Mary Jane was conducting a therapy session. A few boats sway as the class in session sat there listening to the waves. He couldn't believe his sight, Mary Jane had being banned from seeing any more patients, Betty Brown had also faced the same wrath, but here, she was bold enough to conduct her sessions in broad daylight. He felt like he'd arrived late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and it was becoming a problem. He didn't know who to talk to though as it seemed as if everyone was sailing in the same boat, even those who didn't bliss ride.


He decided to talk to the area police chief, if only for the sake of clarification. On arriving at the station, only a few officers were on duty, who informed him that the chief had just stepped out for a quick meal. His sense of urgency kept pushing him, he wished he'd relax but he had ants in his pants. The officer noticed his impatience, and pointed him to where the chief was having lunch. On arrival, he was surprised in the most extreme possible way……….the shock was crushing, he fainted.


The chief ordered a double shot of vodka, he made him breathe the fumes and when he came to, the shock wouldn't allow him to utter a single word. He took the double from the chief, drowned it, ordered another double drowned it and looked at the chief.


"Do you know who I am"


"Not from here definitely"


"John Mututho"


"Oooohh, so you are that guy that is scaring the shit out of your fellow Kenyans?"


"Isn't this a part of Kenya?"


"Geographically it is. This is Lamu; they follow the laws that work for us and discard that don't. These are a bliss loving individuals and neither we nor your rules will take that away from them. Nothing is more important than reconnecting with their bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.


"It took me a while to understand it, but a few more days in this blissful island might change your mind. Or you can send reinforcements and see how that works for you, but I'll tell you this, we were sent as reinforcements."