INITIATED

I stared at the red gown, a crown on my head and on my index finger laid a silver ring. What joke was this?.

My heart began palpitating noticing someone staring at me. Her eyes bloodthirsty and beneath it laid undieing hatred and uncureable pain.

"Welcome".

I could feel my toes curl in despair and my heart beating wilder like never before. Oddly I smelt death, vengeance, power, markings coming from the mysterious woman and my eyes zeroed down at her.

'Be alert Muyiwa'. I tried controlling myself not to run for my damned life, eventhough I live my life as an uncared orphan,abused both Sexually and physically I still hoped for a Change.

"Why?". My breath hitched and my voice quivered. I doubt she heard me but surprisingly she did.

"Why", She beckoned but then continued" You have always wanted to be here".

'God forbid bad thing'. My heart screamed out loud but I knew not to voice it out.

"Where is this place?". I asked.

"You're home, our home. This is the happiness you have been looking for Muyi". The way she sounded made my blood boil, obviously in fear. I still maintained a very wide distance away from her as I wouldn't want to die in an unknown place, not now at least.

'Muyi' for what felt like ages I haven't heard anyone call me that except from my late mom and subconsciously I took few steps back making the distance more wider.

"I crave for your heart Muyi. I hoped that one day I would have to finish you once and for all, drink your dirty blood to my satisfaction and feed your flesh to the wanting and starving witches". I gasped with sheer fright. 'For goodbess sake how did I ended up here'. My heart leaped in my chest when she took four step forward. My instinct was always right, I could have ran away from her instead of listening to her evil talk.

"What do you want from me?". It took my last resolve to ask as I wasn't calm at all. My attention on her and mostly her feet, when she took a step forward, I did twice the opposite.

"I am Eniyi". She introduced but I did not really care at that moment. 'God help me', I inhaled.

"You didn't answer my question". I pressed.

"Nothing in particular. Is it bad if I seek permission to welcome you?". 'What was she saying' "Welcome me?, I am so confused at what you just said and the evilness of anger you are throwing at me. Pls miss if I've ever done wrong to you forgive and let it be the past. Let me go freely". I indirectly begged as I had no other option. For some reason it turned more eerily quiet and a black fog of smoke consumed her which made my big eyes widen. It didn't take long for me to process the whole situation and when I made to run, I jerked back in fright, my forehead wet with sweat and my eyes moist.

'She appeared at my back, how?.

"Haha". Laughed Eniyi sardonically. Her nails which was obviously not short grew longer and longer. The edges sharp as a knife fearing the poor girl which made Eniyi laugh the more.

"I never thought the almighty Muyi would be this scared, how so?"

"Please!, let me go and I promise never to step my feet here again". But Eniyi just couldn't. The greed for power consumed her that she couldn't think straight. Even when Eniyi knew the poor girl remembered nothing she opt to finish her as she was weak as a human and would take not much effort.

"What did I ever do to you?". Cried Muyi startling Eniyi.

I cried and cried as I knew I would soon be dead. Why would someone want to kill me all of a sudden. Her sharp nails sent shivers down my spine as I cowered in fear. 'I couldn't run, I might as well die useless'.

"How dare you open your filthy mouth to question me?". She flared which made me flinch 'God, I'm so done for, so done for...'

"You pretend you are the good sheep when you are not. You made my life so miserable even when I pleaded to you not to. Remember how you mocked me to no end huh?, do you remembered how you tore my back with an old Rusty iron creating a marking which stated 'downcasted'". I was right all along, her theory confirmed my thought, what I sensed and felt; DEATH, VENGEANCE, POWER, MARKINGS.

"I'm sorry". I wailed like a child and I've never felt sorry for anyone as I felt for her.

I swallowed my spit before I continued" Maybe I did all that to you, Maybe I didn't but you aren't dead are you?. I'm so sorry for what happened to you, everything. I remembered nothing, it was wicked of me to do such to you. Please let this slide and free me". I thought she was considering my word, I thought hopefully she would have a change of heart but to my greatest despair I increased her anger.

"Na so you think sey ei easy? (You think it is that easy?) Abi make I tear your back and peel your stupid skin na when you go no sey the pain i suffer no get cure ( Maybe I should also tear your stupid back and peel your skin off and that's when you would come to realize that the pain I suffered is incurable)". I noticed I keep making it worst and my heart aches that I would be dieing still young at my early eighteen. I was ready to accept my fate, afterall all my effort was in vain.

"If it so much pleases you to take my life, pls go ahead as I would happily join my family". I closed my eyes waiting for the pain to come but it didn't.

I blinked and rubbed my eyelashes as my eyes blurred. The light was faint and with so much effort I pried my eyes more openly to be greeted with two heads. So all this while it had been a dream. DREAM!.