ALONE

All the thoughts made me fall asleep without considering the time, I gasped for breath, waking up to see it was almost 11 pm, I took a deep breath trying to remember what happened earlier on, then rushed out of bed, dressed up with my black hoodie and a black flashlight, bag pack for the safe keep. I jumped down from my window through the guava tree, I came down.

I could hear the rib-bit sound of the toad in the stagnant water, the whistling of night insects toasting around the air. The street lights shun so brightly while I drove my bicycle through, I can't tell myself now to go back or come forward stock with the recent happening around me.

My thought on how Derrick and Richard will troll me to the woods got me worried at some point, I only knew the exact woods my mum threw the orb. After a while I came close to the woods, tying my bicycle to the banana tree at the entrance, I brought out my bold torchlight, swinging it from left to right to view the entrance before going in.

The forest was thick and quiet in its way, the tall trees dangles each time the waves blew out, slowly I walked trying to trace the spot where she flung it, at that point a thought crossed my mind. " Why would she choose this particular wood to throw this orb" That came out loud, why didn't she pick others around? My point exactly, I pondered as I walked into the thick forest deeply.

My heart was racing up but I felt calm at it, is just a bush that possibly could come here.

I encouraged myself.

Suddenly I heard a screeching sound from my right wing, like an iron being brushed by another, it became louder to my hearing aid.

"Who's there?" I shouted pasting radically, I brought out my kitchen knife for an attack if the need arises. My defense wasn't as high as but movies and cartoons had given me a reprisal of such a situation.

"Who's there, come out" I shouted deeply, holding my knife to cut whoever surrounds me, watching deeply into the dark, I viewed my torchlight round about me but couldn't d find anything.

At this point I was curious and afraid, wondering who that might be, the screeching noise stopped then I heard a wooing sound down the forest. It was as if the bears and lions were up to hunt me.

I couldn't bear the frightened mood of me, abort mission was the only solution that popped into my brain.

So I ran out of the woods for safety, in the course of that I stumbled on a rocky stone and fell, trying to get back to my feet, I heard a noisy crawl coming towards my direction, it was so intense that my heart jumped out in fear, I couldn't get up like I was glued to the ground, I covered my head in fear, breathing profusely like a goat that wants to be slaughtered.

Within me, I knew this was my last day on earth, trying to process my thought and encouraging myself. After a while the crawling stopped and everywhere became calm, I turned around and opened my eyes to find my mom beckoning on me to bring my hands for a lift.

" What are you doing here" In shock, she laughed deeply and held my hand as we walked out of the woods, processing the episode in my brain was nothing to comprehend.

"Get into the car, your bike is already there"

"Mum, where you trolling me?"

"Just get in, and I'll explain" She sounded so rude, like trying to calm her adrenaline. I got in with fear and anxiety as to what happened.

We drove out to the road, holding my phone and torch light closer to me, I couldn't find my bag pack

"What were you doing there?" she said looking at me directly

"Nothing?" I had nothing to tell her, she looked at me abruptly with a frowning face she wanted to hit me but stopped, then she stopped the car suddenly, looked at me, and shook her head in a sorrowful manner.

"You want to ruin my life Zucha!!" she yelled out loud, like I was surprised as to why she would say that, pointing at me slowly she said.

"For years I have been committed to my marriage, blocked all chances of any encumbrances, and now my child wants to scatter it just like that" she moaned out, shouting at the top of her voice at this point I was scared of what she might do to me, I have never seen her like this except for one time she suspected my dad on cheating with another woman-

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She came back home that day, shouting at the top of her voice, screaming my dad's name like he was some kind of a monster. My brother and I rushed out of our rooms to see her soliloquizing with herself, we thought she was talking to someone at the time, the sitting room was filled up with anger and betrayal, I could see through her face as her chest pounded out for breath, she scattered the entire bookshelf, destroyed the television with her bare hands, groaning in pain she shouted his name, my brother not knowing what to do, ran towards her to calm her down but she pushed him to the floor and instructed us to stay out of this-

"Zucha!! you need to stay away from her" Her voice was so loud in my ears, causing my eardrums to vibrate, I was in shock when she said I should stay away from Zina, which seems to be the issue.

"What did she do?" looking at her straight ahead hoping for a better answer.

"She isn't a good wolf, you need to avoid her like a plague" She came closer and held my both hands, looking at me profusely. At this point, my connection with her rose to listen.

"The seer was right and you have been selected as the Alpha male in the park."

"Alpha male? What does that even mean" Looking at her

"Yes, the goddess of the moon sees you worthy before your transformation" This is getting more confusing for me.