Chapter Three
"Can somebody please turn off the lights! God, why is it so bright in here? And what is that beeping sound, mom? Can't I just sleep peacefully,please," I complained. The room I was in was all bright and I could sense movements all around me. There was one bright light right on top of my face, as I was lying with my front side facing upwards. I assumed it was our room at grandma's place. The place seemed busier than grandma's house. I tried getting out of bed but I could not. I could feel neither of my limbs no matter how much I struggled.
"Take it easy, it is alright," came a voice out of nowhere.
"Who is there and where is grandpa?"
"Relax," the voice replied, "it is going to be fine," and with that I had it whisper some things in a language I could not comprehend. Then all over sudden I was flipped to my side and some cold liquid injected in my spine.
"We shall talk when the twenty minutes have elapsed," and with that I fell into a deep slumber.
I then woke up, opened my eyes and tried moving my legs. I could feel them but I was strapped to the bed. I struggled to let myself loose but I could not so I just lay there. Then a short guy wearing a white robe that covered him to the tip of his toes and face covered in a
white mask walked in and unstrapped me then pointed towards the door as if telling me to head out. I hurriedly got off the bed but I could not stand up straight, my legs were too feeble to let me. I fell down but before I could hit the ground, a force from nowhere just lifted me up and there I was, floating in the air. "Wow, how is this possible," I yelled in my mind. I could not resist it. It took me to a door then dropped me down. The building seemed old but also kind of modern. The rooms were partitioned using clear glass, and even though I could not see clearly what was happening in the rooms because of the brightness in them, I could tell that they had expensive equipment in them. Immediately I hit the ground, the door opened and a force pulled me inside. I wondered if it was a dream, and if it were then it was a weird dream. A voice from the corner of the room then spoke to me. "Pardon the reception." Immediately I turned my face to see who was talking to me and my, this guy had longer ears than the normal ones. I couldn't see his face because he was busy looking for something in the cabinet facing the opposite direction.
"Junior, how are you? I know you have a lot of questions but I don't think I can answer all of them. I just want this to be done with and have you sent back to your home. Have a.."
"Wait," I interrupted him before he could continue any further. "Who are you people, what do you mean send me back home, and why are you short?"
He seemed to be offended by my question because the moment I mentioned it he immediately turned to face me, and Lord, I did not like the sight. He had two green eyes, no opening for a nose and a slight crevice in the lower part of the head for a mouth. Was I in hell?
"No, you are not in hell," he answered. "Look, you ate what you should have never eaten, it should have not been there in the first place. I am Koyala, the leader of this crew you see here. And yes, we are short. We come from a planet called Myozola and we are here on a mission." As if I pissed him off he shouted to some other white guy in a foreign language and immediately a flashing light shone at me and with the words "go home" from him I passed out.
The noises around me woke me up. I found myself lying at the side of the field. Sam and his friends were busy playing in the field. Wow, what a dream.My head was aching like crazy and my stomach was complaining as fuck. I just got up and headed straight home. I could not even remember when and how I got to that field. I just had the weirdest dream ever. When I got home, I met mom at the gate. She was heading to town to collect some mail from the post office. "Oh hey, how was the sleepover?" Confused, I just nodded and proceeded into the compound. Grandpa was busy tending to his cows, he particularly liked the black and white one. He named it after his late daughter, Judith. Grandma was in the chicken yard feeding the chicken. I just rushed straight into the kitchen to look for something to put in my belly. I was starving. There was a pot of food on the stove. I wanted to eat from the pot but I remembered grandma would kill me if she learnt that so I started looking for a plate. Sadly, the plates were all in the cabinet on the wall, somewhere too high for me to reach. I wanted to climb onto the sink to get to it but even so, I could barely reach it. I tried calling grandma but she would not respond so I just stood there looking at the plates in the cabinet through the glass door of the cabinet. I stared at it desperately and wished I had powers to just make them come to me. Then all of a sudden the cabinet opened, and all the plates started coming out floating in the air coming towards my direction. I got frightened and started screaming. Suddenly they all fell to the ground and into small pieces, they broke. When grandmother got to me, I could see how scared and furious she was. Scared that I could have been hurt and furious that I broke her plates, the ones she specially kept aside for her visitors. "Oh no! look at what you have done. Are you okay?" was all she asked then told me to go outside when I nodded. Later that evening I was punished for breaking the plates. They accused me of climbing onto the sink and trying to get the plates out and no matter how much I tried to explain what had happened, nobody would listen to me. They said I should stop watching movies. "What if he got hurt?Children?!" That was grandma. At least grandpa was the only one that seemed to not be shouting at me so I went and sat next to him till I fell asleep,after the whipping got its way on my back.
Chapter FourFour days had gone by with me trying my best to be mad at everybody, but you just know the stage I was in. Keeping my mouth shut was never an easy thing, especially to mom. I spent most of my time with my grandfather in the backyard. His stories were always amusing. I was fed up with staying there in the rurals, but what could I do, whatever mom said, was final. After all, we had come for the Christmas celebrations and it was like a week to the day. I had not even thought of Sam. He always came to look for me immediately when he took his breakfast, but that day he had not come yet. So that afternoon I sought to go look for him. Staying indoors was hectic, I wondered how grandpa managed to do so the whole day, all week. Sam's family had built their home just a few metres from the main compound, only that if you wanted to go there you had to go through the main gate then g
Chapter Five*In Myozola*Koyala and his team teleported to an abandoned building. It used to be their headquarters before they were forced to move out when the Force's soldiers kept on ambushing them."I can't imagine this used to be a fortress, a place where everyone knew they would be safe. Now look at how it is," said Maya. Maya's mother was a healer and had been taken captive by the Force. She hadn't heard from her for a very long time. She didn't even think she would be alive. The place brought back bad memories and Koyala understood, so he just went over to her and assured her that it would be over soon."Kralis, contact Kran. We need
Chapter SixI was worried. That day was the biggest day in the whole country and the world at large, yet there we were, lying on the soft beds while our parents were worried sick about us. Sam was already awake and with Koyala in his office discussing whatever it was they were discussing. I had gone to the room Maya was in to check on her. It is not everyday that you get to see who has been stabbed survive, far worse that was a sword. They said it was an alloy of some metals and steel. Steel was bad for their health as it poisoned their blood making it clot. The team doctors had worked tirelessly on her not to lose her. She was Koyala's favorite and everything had to be done to keep her alive for him. Koyala had watched the whole operation from scratch till it came to an end. He just stared into the room through the glass wall. He was afraid she would not make it. There was a point her heart stopped beating and he
Chapter SixI was worried. That day was the biggest day in the whole country and the world at large, yet there we were, lying on the soft beds while our parents were worried sick about us. Sam was already awake and with Koyala in his office discussing whatever it was they were discussing. I had gone to the room Maya was in to check on her. It is not everyday that you get to see who has been stabbed survive, far worse that was a sword. They said it was an alloy of some metals and steel. Steel was bad for their health as it poisoned their blood making it clot. The team doctors had worked tirelessly on her not to lose her. She was Koyala's favorite and everything had to be done to keep her alive for him. Koyala had watched the whole operation from scratch till it came to an end. He just stared into the room through the glass wall. He was afraid she would not make it. There was a point her heart stopped beating and he
Chapter SevenI kept on imagining all the food I was to eat, and I'm sorry if I always think about food but it's a stage, just understand me. We had been promised that we would be taken swimming too in town, at the prestigious Jumia Hotel. Wendy was excited about the idea. She even bought herself a pair of swimming costumes and put it next to her bed, just in case someone tried to steal it. I woke up early the next morning despite having gone to bed late. I needed to prepare on time. I had not not even a second to lose. I went and switched on the television. They aired cool movies and animations on Christmas days and I was not willing to miss that year's.Mom got up and started cleaning the house as Aunt Faiza washed the dishes and prepared breakfast. Grandma went to check on her poultry as grandfather was still sleeping. It was going to be a great day indeed. Mustafa
IChapter One"Junior, get up! How many times do I have to shout at you just to wake you up?" my mother shouted from the living room. I never quite got enough sleep last night despite having gone to bed early. I think we, growing kids, need more time to sleep than anyone else. Sensing the anger in her voice I forcibly got myself up, though my eyelids refused to open at first no matter how hard I tried. Then all over sudden it struck me. Damn,I was late for school. Not again! I quickly got into my uniforms and without much hesitation rushed down for breakfast only to find my mother staring at me in a rather displeased way."Come on, really, why do you have that one on?""I'm late for school Mama, you didn't wake me up on time," I accused.
Chapter TwoOf all the friends that Sam had me introduced to, I particularly had a liking for Felix. He was unique in a way and we seemed to share the same interests, like the love for superheroes, most specifically the Superman guy. Eventually, we got bored of playing soccer and some of the kids we were playing with headed to their homes. It was too early for us to go home, so we decided to play Hide and Seek afterwards, a game in which you hide and someone has to find out where you are. It was only the three of us, Sam, Felix and I. You know how the kids back in the rurals are always controlled by the city kids? Well, Felix and I hid and I made Sam look for us. After struggling, he finally found us. It was then Felix's turn. We got into the bush to hide with Sam. I found a perfect spot but Sam seemed to have been attracted to the same spot so I moved to the next bush. Sam kept on following me, despite my attempts to stop him. We kept on moving from one point to th
Chapter SevenI kept on imagining all the food I was to eat, and I'm sorry if I always think about food but it's a stage, just understand me. We had been promised that we would be taken swimming too in town, at the prestigious Jumia Hotel. Wendy was excited about the idea. She even bought herself a pair of swimming costumes and put it next to her bed, just in case someone tried to steal it. I woke up early the next morning despite having gone to bed late. I needed to prepare on time. I had not not even a second to lose. I went and switched on the television. They aired cool movies and animations on Christmas days and I was not willing to miss that year's.Mom got up and started cleaning the house as Aunt Faiza washed the dishes and prepared breakfast. Grandma went to check on her poultry as grandfather was still sleeping. It was going to be a great day indeed. Mustafa
Chapter SixI was worried. That day was the biggest day in the whole country and the world at large, yet there we were, lying on the soft beds while our parents were worried sick about us. Sam was already awake and with Koyala in his office discussing whatever it was they were discussing. I had gone to the room Maya was in to check on her. It is not everyday that you get to see who has been stabbed survive, far worse that was a sword. They said it was an alloy of some metals and steel. Steel was bad for their health as it poisoned their blood making it clot. The team doctors had worked tirelessly on her not to lose her. She was Koyala's favorite and everything had to be done to keep her alive for him. Koyala had watched the whole operation from scratch till it came to an end. He just stared into the room through the glass wall. He was afraid she would not make it. There was a point her heart stopped beating and he
Chapter SixI was worried. That day was the biggest day in the whole country and the world at large, yet there we were, lying on the soft beds while our parents were worried sick about us. Sam was already awake and with Koyala in his office discussing whatever it was they were discussing. I had gone to the room Maya was in to check on her. It is not everyday that you get to see who has been stabbed survive, far worse that was a sword. They said it was an alloy of some metals and steel. Steel was bad for their health as it poisoned their blood making it clot. The team doctors had worked tirelessly on her not to lose her. She was Koyala's favorite and everything had to be done to keep her alive for him. Koyala had watched the whole operation from scratch till it came to an end. He just stared into the room through the glass wall. He was afraid she would not make it. There was a point her heart stopped beating and he
Chapter Five*In Myozola*Koyala and his team teleported to an abandoned building. It used to be their headquarters before they were forced to move out when the Force's soldiers kept on ambushing them."I can't imagine this used to be a fortress, a place where everyone knew they would be safe. Now look at how it is," said Maya. Maya's mother was a healer and had been taken captive by the Force. She hadn't heard from her for a very long time. She didn't even think she would be alive. The place brought back bad memories and Koyala understood, so he just went over to her and assured her that it would be over soon."Kralis, contact Kran. We need
Chapter FourFour days had gone by with me trying my best to be mad at everybody, but you just know the stage I was in. Keeping my mouth shut was never an easy thing, especially to mom. I spent most of my time with my grandfather in the backyard. His stories were always amusing. I was fed up with staying there in the rurals, but what could I do, whatever mom said, was final. After all, we had come for the Christmas celebrations and it was like a week to the day. I had not even thought of Sam. He always came to look for me immediately when he took his breakfast, but that day he had not come yet. So that afternoon I sought to go look for him. Staying indoors was hectic, I wondered how grandpa managed to do so the whole day, all week. Sam's family had built their home just a few metres from the main compound, only that if you wanted to go there you had to go through the main gate then g
Chapter Three"Can somebody please turn off the lights! God, why is it so bright in here? And what is that beeping sound, mom? Can't I just sleep peacefully,please," I complained. The room I was in was all bright and I could sense movements all around me. There was one bright light right on top of my face, as I was lying with my front side facing upwards. I assumed it was our room at grandma's place. The place seemed busier than grandma's house. I tried getting out of bed but I could not. I could feel neither of my limbs no matter how much I struggled."Take it easy, it is alright," came a voice out of nowhere."Who is there and where is grandpa?"
Chapter TwoOf all the friends that Sam had me introduced to, I particularly had a liking for Felix. He was unique in a way and we seemed to share the same interests, like the love for superheroes, most specifically the Superman guy. Eventually, we got bored of playing soccer and some of the kids we were playing with headed to their homes. It was too early for us to go home, so we decided to play Hide and Seek afterwards, a game in which you hide and someone has to find out where you are. It was only the three of us, Sam, Felix and I. You know how the kids back in the rurals are always controlled by the city kids? Well, Felix and I hid and I made Sam look for us. After struggling, he finally found us. It was then Felix's turn. We got into the bush to hide with Sam. I found a perfect spot but Sam seemed to have been attracted to the same spot so I moved to the next bush. Sam kept on following me, despite my attempts to stop him. We kept on moving from one point to th
IChapter One"Junior, get up! How many times do I have to shout at you just to wake you up?" my mother shouted from the living room. I never quite got enough sleep last night despite having gone to bed early. I think we, growing kids, need more time to sleep than anyone else. Sensing the anger in her voice I forcibly got myself up, though my eyelids refused to open at first no matter how hard I tried. Then all over sudden it struck me. Damn,I was late for school. Not again! I quickly got into my uniforms and without much hesitation rushed down for breakfast only to find my mother staring at me in a rather displeased way."Come on, really, why do you have that one on?""I'm late for school Mama, you didn't wake me up on time," I accused.