Linda, Linda, Linda, I felt a gentle tap on my back accompanied by a soft voice calling my name. I looked up to see my aunt, are you okay dear she asked, yes aunt just a bit tired. so how was your first day at school cool I guess but I had a dream though, a dream she asked worried, yes, one I don't understand. it's like... it was my birthday, everywhere was decorated beautifully. All of a sudden, there was a black smoke which filled the hall, then everyone disappeared, and then a woman came out with pure white eyes in a long black gown and the room kept on echoing "it's time" over and over again, I saw myself floating into some kind of black hole right before you woke me up... my aunt leaned on the bed and said this is what I had feared, what do you mean aunt?
she stood up and walked to the center of the room, I knew you were next in line, she said in a soft voice, for what please don't keep me on the edge am feeling scared, I warned your mother but she didn't listen...my mom? what did you warn her, aunt please explain.
Aunt: Remember, the story I told you about the day I took you out for the tour.
Linda: yes, I do
Aunt: the woman I told you about, is actually... your great great.... great grand mother.
Linda: what.... please.....aunt I asked for the truth not a fairytale.
Aunt :And that's what am telling you.
I talked about a curse that comes every fifteen years right.
Linda: I guess
Aunt: it's all true and you are next Linda, it's time.....
on your fifteen years birthday something drastic is going to happen. it's going to be trag..
Linda: Aunt wait, my mom knows about all this right.
Aunt: yes
Linda: Did she go through this whole bullshit too?
Aunt: well no....., she didn't.
Linda: Then why am I going through this.
Aunt : look, Linda I don't know the actually story, just the main happenings. But I know that a girl is chosen every particular period and that girl goes through this phase... you have to fight to save us all, Danger lurks as your birthday gets closer everyday,hour and minutes.
Linda: No, no, no, no, am not going to do this
Aunt: Linda
Linda: No am not going to do this shit,no freaking way
Aunt: I don't determine all this Linda.
Linda: Then you tell the motherfucker, who determines all this and have him or her to take me out of this fucking nonsense and let me live in peace
Aunt: Linda, you have to understand there's nothing we can do about this.
Linda: look aunt, I don't know if you are just trying to scare me or maybe you don't know what you are saying so, I'll wait for my mom and possibly here another type of bull shit or maybe be relieved of whatever.
Aunt: I told you what I could, this is the main reason I moved here with you guys.
Linda: Aunt, look I don't give a fuck anymore bout the shits that you're saying, please can you leave my room.( I walked gently towards my bed).
Aunt:Linda, please understand... it's.. it's a curse I can't control it. you are the only one who can deal with it ( holds my shoulder), Linda please understand
Linda: I don't want to understand. ( I said furiously flicking of her hands from my shoulders).
saying those words I felt a form of energy leaving me accompanied by a loud bang, I looked back to see I had somehow sent my aunt flying into the wall, I rushed to her... aunt, are you okay I said worried. my aunt looked up at me and gave a loud scream, screeching my ears with the piercing sound.
My aunt passed out, I rushed to the phone and dialled my mom in tears. mom, mom please come home I said the minute she answered. what happened she said from the other end... mom it's aunt, please.....come home.
some minutes later, mom's car pulled up in the drive way.
she came through my room door, Linda.... she hugged me tightly, where's your aunt I pointed to the bed where I had laid her, my mom immediately called the doctor. what happened, how come of this, I told her everything that happened she didn't say a word and starred at me blankly, mom please tell me it's a lie I said in tears, mom I can't do this please am just 14, mom please I said in tears. my mom didn't say a word but hugged me tightly as tears rolled down her eyes. soon after the doctor came and examined her. He said she had a great shock which made her unconscious and a serious head injury, I immediately remembered the scream she made before passing out. I escorted the man outside but before letting him go I asked him " Sir, is there anything like magic", he chuckled and replied "just keep believing" before heading out.