16. A Mythical Creature: Centaur

Aiden

Finally!

Finally!

I was where I wanted to be. It has taken me long enough to convince this man to accept me in his life. It wasn't an easy feat. It took a lot of perseverance and hard work. I almost gave up but Jay, (I will tell you later who Jay is) kept urging me to try harder. And harder did I, we, try and it paid off.

I can't believe we are going to share a bed. Woo-hoo (Don't fault me. I'm happy. Won't you be? Imagine you are me and you have been running after a person for like two whole years. Wont you be happy to finally make progress ?I know you would). By the way, it's true. I have been running after him for two whole years. The first half of that year was spent looking for him and after we located him, we had to convince him to accept us.

Gael seemed pissed at the fact that his father and I talked for a while in his bedroom but we can't tell him what it is about. He has to wait until he turns twenty-two. Otherwise, he might deem both us

nuts.

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Lemme tell you about myself and how all this started.

It all started like two and a half years ago when I was about to turn twenty-two. I would have these strange dreams where I would turn to a centaur.

A centaur is a mythical creature. I call it mythical because in our world, it doesn't exist. If you're u were to talk about a centaur, people would think that you are talking about the fairy tales narratives. So, I didn't understand why I would dream of such a beast. I had to spend a lot of time on the internet trying to read about them.

A centaur is a half horse, half human. The back and main body and legs are that of a horse and then the torso, hands and head are that of a human. A centaur is a strong creature and is one with nature because it was created by the gods themselves. It was created to

protect humans. In our myths, we believe that a centaur was the son of the god Zeus.

At first I didn't understand what was happening but one thing I can assure you is that I felt powerful in those dreams. The way I could control nature. The way the air, trees and space could do my bidding, it was exhilarating! But it was just that; a dream.

Anyway, I didnt think about it much or thought it meant much until my twenty-second birthday. This time, my parents didn't invite a lot of people. It was just me, my dad and mom and one other person. An old man they called the Oracle of our gods.

To be frank, I have never met an Oracle before. They were also creatures of mystery and meeting

one spelt either doom or tremendous amount of blessings. I hoped it was the latter for me because since I could tell, I've been a good person.

We didn't actually have abirthday celebration. It was like a tutelage. The Oracle started by explaining to me why I was called 'The Alpha'. He said it was because I was literally 'an alpha'. I had to liberate my people from clutches of evil. (Don't look at me like that. I know I don't make much sense but allow me to finish then you will understand.)

I wondered how I would do that because look at me! I'm just human! Strong, yes, but still human. But that's where the catch was. I wasn't human. (Whaaaaat!) I looked at my parents to help me understand where all this was going but they all assured me it was well.

That day, being the day I turned twenty-two, was the day I would transition and the Oracle was there to take me through it step by step. We left my parents in the house and went to the forest behind our house with the Oracle. He said that I would transform at around twelve midnight. (I know you think this is the story of Cinderella and the glass slipper. No, it's not)

To tell you all the truth, I didn't believe any of it. He said that one could transition to any creature the gods wanted depending (On what? Only the gods know - according to him).

I was now fascinated and I couldn't wait to see what creature I would turn to.

I was sceptical and all this looked like it had been taken straight from a children's story book.