Alpha Tiana; The Unknown Wolf

The reflection in the mirror bounced back at her and her hand traveled on its own to her neck. She loved the feel of the necklace that adorned her neck and she admired the pendant lovingly. Its intricate design was rare and special but she was never allowed to show it off. She was brought to reality when the ever nagging voice in her head hummed softly. “Bella?” She called out of herself. “As always, I’m right here.” Luna Bella replied cheerfully. “Keep quiet!” She ordered, slightly irritated at Bella's cheerfulness. “I can’t, I’m just so happy this morning.” Luna Bella's voice rang in her head once more. “Keep quiet or get out of my head!” She yelled. “We both know I can’t get out and technically you’re arguing with yourself, because there’s no one around.” Luna Bella pointed out, chuckling happily. “Please tell me, how can I get rid of you?” Tiana demanded with an air of desperation. Luna Bella laughed loudly, “No way hon, coz we stuck together.” “Why!” Tiana demanded, h

Tiana slowly walked out of the campus, careful not to trip on herself. Cursing herself for not riding her bike to school this morning, it’d enabled her to get to the Island faster. Lagos State wasn’t just called the centre of excellence for nothing. It had everything in full; arrays of choices to be made, uncountable number of people pillaging the highway both on foot and on vehicles, foul smells characterized many of the bus stations and traffic congestion was the order of the day on most highways. Approaching Iyana-Iba, a popular bus-stop known for its notoriety, she checked the time on her wristwatch. It was already 1:50 P.M which meant she could be stuck on the road as it was a pretty late time to ply the highways in Lagos. Especially for a drive from the Mainland of Lagos to the Island. Waiting at the bus-stop for the public commuter bus, she quietly observed how people hurried about their affairs. The highways which were supposed to be for motorists only were now shared by trade

Tiana entered the house excited, the faded scent in the air told her no one was home yet, she bounded the stairs two at a time, dashed into her room and straight to the washroom. Running a quick bath, she remiscened on how it was too easy to get the job and her mind drifted on its own to Rico, the man who had given her the job on a platter. The man’s charisma was something else, his voice drove her wild to places she never thought of exploring before. She moaned when Luna Bella showed her images of Roco kissing them, if she was to prepare dinner for the family as the first person to return home then she had to tune Luna Bella out.   Humming a tune as she entered the kitchen, she opened the door to the food storage and glanced round indecisively when a large tuber of yam fell into her ray of vision. Examining it carefully, she said a little prayer for the yam that would end up in the digestive system soon and carried it to the kitchen work-top. Grabbing a knife f

Tiana strolled lazily into the campus, her curiosity perking as she saw people clustered in groups whispering in hushed tones, some blatantly condemning the killing of people by shape-shifters. The unwarranted killing of pregnant women somewhere in the country by a pack of wolves under the full glare of the moon was the trend of the day and many clamoured for the annihilation of all shape-shifters. The media termed them as monsters in human form who could shift in a blink once their eyes changed colours, she was stunned at the reality that there were others like her. Though she couldn’t wrap her head on why they harmed defenseless women.   Both the Head of Defence and Police Chief decreed that the citizenry reported any suspicious person to the nearest Police Precinct. Barely five hours later jungle justice had been meted out on at least hundred persons in Lagos State alone and the toll was rising steadily.   She was scared to death, she cou

Tiana’s family took turns at her side as her groaning started again, her fever increased rapidly. They held one another hoping, praying as she screamed at each touch, crying at how it burned her.   Tiana was crying, helpless, her body was on fire, she managed to open her eyes as distant voices whispering her name reached her. She saw the outline of the ceiling through the descending flames. “Fire!!”She screamed, calling the attention of her family for help. Groaning, she jolted out of the bed just before the fires landed on the bed. She rushed to the door and screamed as the heat in the room quickly snaked its way to her. She had to get out of here if she was to live so she grabbed the door knob. She screamed and withdrew her hand when it burned her. “DADDY! MUMMY! EMMA! HELP! FIRE! I’M TRAPPED!” She screamed loudly.   The Mante’s watched in horror as Tiana shouted for help. They screamed her name, telling her it was a nightm