Chapter One

Run! Run! Run!!

That was what my mind keep telling me to do, I looked back to glance at what was chasing after me but saw nothing.

What was it then? that makes my conscience keep telling me to be on the move and not stop. Anyways, the most important thing right now is my survival, there is no way i can let the strange thing kill me.

Something caught my sight, a cave, although it looked dark, scary and forbidden but it doesn't matter if it's gonna save me from whatever it is that's chasing me.

All of a sudden, I felt my limbs become weak, causing me to stumble to the ground.

"Noooooooo......." I screamed inside. I can't get weak now. My breaths came in short and rasped, just as I was about to give up, a word popped in to my head, a word I remember, that has saved me countless times. I whispered the word, " Ancestors, come to my aid"

Almost immediately the word came out of my mouth, I felt a whirlwind gather around me and carried me into the cave in a jiffy. It felt safe in here for now, I looked down and saw my smallest toe bleeding. I remembered hitting it on a rock while running. I was about looking around to check if there's anything I can use to stop the bleeding toe when I heard a sound.

*Thump *Thump *Thump

It must be it, my heart began to race as I saw something like a shadow at the entrance of the cave, Despite my weakness, I struggled to stand in a defensive poise even when I know the creature can overpower me.

Something strange was happening, it seems there is a barrier around the cave for the "strange thing" couldn't enter. I relaxed a bit, a little smile played across my lips. The smile left instantly, just as it came, the hair on my neck stood, as I head the creature started to speak in a strange language. On a normal day, I wouldn't understand the language but surprisingly, right now I can make out the words the creature is saying.

"I can see you, I hear your thoughts, you can never escape from me just wait a little while" the creature laughs wickedly and said a little louder - "I shall rise again and when I do, I will hunt you till you die."

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I woke up terrified, heart pounding, my breath coming in short whimpers. I had a terrible dream again, I can tell from my reaction and the way my heart is beating rapidly. But why?? Why can't I seem to remember it again. While I was still pondering on the thought , I heard my mum yell from my room's entrance.

" Alex Alex wake up!!"

Urghhhh... why does she always have to yell to wake me up??

My room door opened and I saw mum come in, she walked straight to my bed to give me a very warm hug and a kiss on the forehead. Despite my confused and frightened state, my body relaxed at her feel, I think this woman has some kinda powers that help people relax though, it has always worked for me. Anytime I'm curious or frightened or anxious I always go to her to get one of those hugs and then I'll feel myself calm tremendously.

She stood up and began to head out, just when she reached the door she turned back to say something, not yelling this time " Dress up, it is your first day of school here." then she left.

"Darn it" , tears welled up in my eyes as I remembered that today is really the first day of school, since we packed from Tucson, Arizona a western part of America to this southern part in Lexington, Kentucky, I've been at home, eating bacons, seeing movies and playing video games.

Just yesterday when my mum came back from work, she told me she already secured admission for me in a school. I think she said something like KY elementary schools which she claimed is few blocks away from our house.

Arizona school has been where I spent seven years of my life, I started the school from pre primary and left there two months ago while I was in Grade 4.

If I'm right, I'm gonna be resuming as a grade 4 student in my new school.

Truth be told, I'm scared and nervous, I don't want to be treated bad by my new classmates or schoolmates, I want nobody to notice me unnecessarily. Just as I was leaving my bed for the bathroom, I heard something coming from my room entrance, I turned to have a clear look and what I saw made me still, my door handle was moving, someone is struggling to open the door. I giggled and went ahead to open the door and behold , I caught hold of the little angel and hugged her so gently. She is my baby sister, the first girl and for now , the last child of my mom.

She's four years old, 2.6 ft tall, a bit chubby, has a coloured eyeballs which I presume must be mint green and most of all she is undoubtedly beautiful. She's one of the persons I love and will continue loving in this world. I let her go from my arms and she scurried away from me going in search of my mom. I chuckled watching the way her little legs were running fast.

" Alex..!!!" I heard my mum yell again. " are you dressed for school now?" I pretended not to hear her and hurried to the bathroom.