DENIAL

At that moment the dinner table was in silence, everyone pretended to be engrossed with their meal, my mum was lost in thought while my dad felt chilled out, but I on the other hand never saw their countenance, I felt a bit of relief having the belief that everything would be revealed at the table, nowhere to hide anymore, I was wrong.

My mum ate her food in silence, likewise my dad, they left the table without a word to me, and with shock, I wasn't able to depict a word to say to them, I was left alone to bear the bombshell I just created.

The second session was about to end and am still not able to get a clue about my history, it was like a project given to me without any grade for it, isolation became my meal, each day at school, I kept on avoiding my friends, in discussion and hanging out, Zina was also trying to avoid me of which I careless about it, she can't give me the answers I need or wanted.

"Hey you, what's troubling your inner mind" Richard squeeze my shoulder exclaiming my thoughts.

"He's in loveee" Derrick spoke with so much excitement.

"you guys should just stop, am not in the mood for all your teasing" With that said I packed up my books on the table to leave when Richard accosted me from the front with his hands.

"Guy, please allow me"

"come of it, I know you are troubled with something within," he said shouldering me as he walked forcefully with me.

"what do you mean by that, am just tired, that's all" I stuttered.

" you don't need to tell me anything, but I can assure you that I know you are troubled"

"leave him alone, guy, he just wants to be by himself" Derrick shouted from the back.

"Okay, I can link you to a spiritual seer, she knows more about the past than the future"

" Do I look like I needed a seer" I was pissed at his decision?

"am not saying much, but you never know the past that this lady can unfold for you"

Hurriedly I left the classroom without an utter of word to him.

At home, I thought about what he said but reluctantly it disappeared from my memory.

The house was quiet and lonely, my mum kept on avoiding me like a plague, she only calls out on me to have my dinner, while she goes into her room to eat. My dad comes back home late and tired, always giving excuses for his work being hectic these days.

I knew that their appearances were all fake just to avoid any conversation with me.

On one lonely occasion I was eating in the dining when my mum asked after my brother, it dawned on me that I had a solution hovering around me but couldn't see.

The fact that I have a brother who has more insight into what is troubling me, made me relieved.

"Uhmm, Mum, I want to go see Zach in school"

My mum gazed at me for a second, wondering what was going through her mind, possibly thinking if Zach would have a better answer for me.

"Why do you want to travel that far to see him, he will be back by summer," she said after much thought on her part.

"Just want to go o sightseeing, you know I love nature" I was keen on my answer.

"well if you say so, you can after your exams."

I was so excited at her permission that I hurriedly hugged her and gave her a peck, she smiled reluctantly and immediately left.

While I was busy preparing for my exams, my dad walked in, seeing the room door was opened.

"Can I seat?" he asked.

"You are already here now"

He sat down and looked around hoping to see what maybe he feels is bad around him, but he couldn't.

With a sigh of relief, he looked at me

"Why do you want to trend on a path that is way too dangerous for you, your brother can not give you the answer you are looking for"

"What makes you think that" I interrupted immediately

"He has no idea of such"

"Why?"

My dad saw I was too adamant to listen to him, I went all out in his responses, I needed to know the hidden truth no one once had to tell me.

He came closer to me, held my both hands like a giver, and looked at me straight up.

"What you are looking for can put your whole life uphold," he said, walking out of my room with great relief.

Those words brightened my search the more, I vowed that night to do whatever it takes to know my descendants

The night was still young but my mind wasn't, the thought of what my dad sent kept echoing in my mind, I had a sleepless night thinking about it and why they were not ready to say anything.

The wind was blowing the curtains of my window, creating a chilled environment with the weather. As I lay down on my bed, the wind stopped blowing and immediately I could see a shimmering orb inside my wardrobe, at first I thought it was the rave of the right, but it wasn't, so I got up to search properly the cause of it.

I walked straight to my wardrobe to view it, indeed it was a globe shining so bright, I took it to view its existence but I wasn't able to make any sense at all.

"How did it get here, " I wondered.

The next day, I took it to school out of curiosity, the boys were surprised at such,

"you mean, you've never seen such in your bedroom before, it just got there?" Richard was dumbfounded at my findings. I on the other hand was shocked at it but could get a good whole of what it was.

"Maybe you never saw that but it has been there, " Derrick laughed over it without much thought of it.

"I think the universe is trying to explain something to me" I was stiffed up at the moment.

"I told you I know someone that can help you with the answers you are looking for" Richard whispers those words into my ears, and for a second I thought about it.

"Who is this person you claim so well knows about it" Out of lazy curiosity I asked.

"She is an old lady who has lived in this Elrufai community for a long, even before my mum or dad was born"

"Whatttt?" I knew that cannot be true.

"am serious" Richard kept a serious face

"So, how old is she then"

"Rumor has it that she is still alive for a reason"

That was deep, we got interrupted by Junior, she slush his hands on my shoulder making his weight rest on me.

"What's up dude" he smiled sheepishly as he walked past us, snugging Derrick's hair with his hands, we were all mute when all this was happening, knowing who Junior is.