Episode 5

Ava ‘s POV

Wherever I went , I wished my grandmother went with me, I feel in that way I would be able to protect her and find ways to pay her for what she has been doing for me since my parents had died. A lot of things have bothered me about the accident, according to how my grandmother have tried to narrate it to me without giving so much away.

Since I turned eighteen, everything just felt different one way or another. I have just refused completely to give it so much though. Even some visible changes in my body that I have been seeing in my body since that day, even had some forces in my head, talking to me from time to time. Although I have done my best to ignore it, some part of me knows that it was an important thing to me.

As I took the dreadful steps down the stairs to meet my grandmother, My instints told me something was wrong, there was no way my grandmother would ever be this silent in the house. There was never a day that the house was this silent. It was getting really dark now, I must have slept longer than I thought.

The more the silent lingered the more scared I was, Fear leaped to my throat, the fear gripping me hard ad I was more scared than ever , maybe I should have tried putting on some clothes before coming down the stairs even though I regret it, it's too late now. Just as I was trying to get my head around what could be happening the lights went off and immediately I knew I and my grandmother were in big trouble. The lights never go off.

"Grandmama! " I called out to her with all the strength I have in me, I just want her to answer me. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to her room, just to be sure it was just me overreacting and it was just something with the power that had issue, my heart was pounding fast in my chest it could almost burst.

She was not there and there was no response, I dashed to the phone on the table in the room , to try to call the cops or someone, just anyone will do, but it appeared that the phone had been cut, I didn't take my phone from the bathroom. I can already sense that there was an intruder in the house with I and my grandmother! I just need to know where she is. I know that if the intruder had managed to enter the house, it was because the intruder or intruders had planned it carefully.

No one would be of help to us and there was obviously no one who had said they would come visiting that night, it was too late for anyone to even call on them. I had only agreed to meet Tania, maybe after she sees that I am not coming she will come here.

Since I was not hearing my grandmother and she was not answering her call, I wanted to to my best and be prepared for anything. I quickly turned towards the stairs to go to my room to change into something and then take the baseball bat in my room to defend my grandmother and I when I heard the whimpers , IT WAS MY GRANDMOTHER. I immediately stopped in my tracks.

"Grandmama?" I called out slowly moving to the dark corners towards the dinning table where I had heard the whimpers coming from, waiting for the worst thing that could happen and the same time praying that my grandmother was not harmed in any way. I would die if anything happened to her.

"Grandmama ? Can you hear me?" I asked again, tracingthe direction of the sounds, I was seeing a figure now, but it was not of my grandmother.

"Good for you to come down from your room so soon. I thought I would need to come find you. But you are just in time to say your goodbye to your dear grandmother" The voice sent chills to my body, paralysing me immediately. Who could the man be to have been able to enter into our safe place , so effortlessly. His voice unrecognized and unfriendly.

"Ava, darling. Run ! Run as fast as you can ! Just save yourself , i will be okay" I could hear my grandmother say through the pain in her voice , But how could she say I should leave her there. She sounded injured. I still have not been able to say anything, still in partial shock.

"Shut up old hag! " The stupid stranger screamed at her , throwing the flowers vase on the dinning table at her , not minding the state of her health or if it would hit her or not.

"What do you want? Please leave my grandmother alone , you can talk to me , whatever it is you want , just talk to me instead" I finally found my voice! Why was this happening? I jott myself into reality instead of letting fear consume me. This is probably a case of robbery , it could not be serious , I just have to give him what he wants and he would leave us alone. I hope to my bone that that's what he wants.

"It is not you i have issues with girl" But then just as if something had caught his attention about me , he took his attention away from my grandmother and placed in on me. Somehow I was grateful that he left my grandmother alone, who was now bleeding from the wound on her head, for just a moment. I encouraged the attention I was getting from him, if that would take his attention away from my grandmother. I moved away step by step , directing my steps so he could follow me without him noticing exactly what I was trying to do.

"Tell me what you want, I will give you, just leave us the heck alone " I said in desperation.

"I think i already see what i need" He said in a voice that was disturbing and was chilling at the same time. The licking of his lips emphasized his intention

My back touch the wall between the dinning and the kitchen ,stating that there was no way of escaping, and he made sure that there was no escape for me, the towel on my body seemed like the only thing that was seperating the both of us and I was painfully aware of that, but I planned to stay calm without provoking him further until I knew what method to use against him , I had no weapon whatsoever near me and no one to help, before I run to the kitchen to get a knife, he will already be on me. I now regretted that I have not invited my friend Tonia to come to the house instead. Then Immediately remember there was the annoying new neigbour, I hoped that maybe he would come outside and then happen to see that something was wrong and come to check on us , it had only been a wish , there was no way he would know, there is a fence small fence between us, except he comes to the front of our house or inside our compound, there was no way he would know. And by the way he was probably already with his family now , enjoying their first day in their new building.

But I felt it all didnt matter, it is just a robbery, he will leave after he gets what he wants.

"Let me see what you have under that towel , i believe you have something you can give me there, let me see" His breath stunk like someone who had not even seen a toothpaste for more than two months.

"Whatever do you mean by that, have you not come here to steal something ? Get it on and go on your own way, we do not want troubles and i am sure you do not want that too. So state the things you have come here to take and get going " I spat out , without holding anything back, I was done with his crazy entitlement.

"You bvtch ! " His hands met with my face with so much force but I had not expecting the impact that it would be on me . It now dawned on me that this was not what I had thought it was or maybe , just maybe he had somehow changed his reason for coming to our house in the first place.

He hit me again, and this time I fell down hitting the floor so hard, I winced at the pain and the disdain in his eyes, those eyes meant danger, I have seen that expresion before so I know it too well, but now it was from a stranger, it was more concerning, because I know nothing about what to expect. I picked myself up and recoiled when he was bringing up another hand to hit my face.

"SAVE ME , SOMEONE SAVE ME " I pleaded in her mind, even when I know no one would come, even though I know no one would hear me. I have always talked in my mind,but only when I was venting and when I was going through a lot, but no one ever came. I knew it was silly and no one would hear what I am thinking thinking in my mind, but it had somehow gave me strength, knowing I have something to hide from everyone. My own thoughts, I need the courage and strength this night again, so I did it again, I spoke to myself. Maybe , just maybe the strength will come , although most of the time I found strength, but that was the only thing I always get, no one ever shows up.