Mad Lady

"Aha! Finally, you are out, now where is that violent bastard son of yours? I said where is he? Bring him out!"

A furiously looking woman, the woman was visibly angry as her rage could be sensed from miles away, everyone, not excluding me thought she was a madwoman who accidentally wandered into our compound. But behind the woman were the four bullies, they stood behind her all in plasters and bandages tied to different parts of their bodies.

"Can you see what your violent son did to my boy and nephews? Have you seen it? No, just look at them, see for yourself."

She said pointing at the one with a broken arm. It was boy two, I could hardly recognize him with all those bandages, he made this funny face of pain as he tried to raise the broken hand, the hand was hung to his neck, I could almost say broken arm suites him a whole lot.

"Now listen and listen very clearly, you may call me any name of ur choice, I don't care, but never you dare call my Damie names. You better restrict your madness or better still restrain yourself, so you may not end up like these funny-looking villains of yours.

Mom threatened. Mom also knows the boys, I've reported them to her several times but she always advised me to avoid them.

"And how can my one Damian deal with your four boys in such a manner? Are they fruit cakes? Hahaha, common... I think you are in the wrong compound, so, please go and disturb another person."

She mon said hilariously as she made this mocking face.

"Oh! Is that it? Is that all you have to say? A-ha! There he is."

She said stretching her hands to reach for me. I just managed to sneak out to see what was happening but was stopped by mom. Common, I had to, I know mom had asked me to stay inside, but common, I'm the man of the house, I just can't hide inside while mom fights for me, I just had to disobey her a little that day.

"Don't you dare, you crazy woman!"

Mom said as she stopped the woman from touching me.

"Mommy I did nothing to them o, they are all lying, they were the ones looking for my trouble, they were even the ones who attacked me, mom they wanted to snatch your inhaler."

So I said in my defence, those kids were lying against me and I just can't keep quiet.

"It's a lie, he did this to us, we only beat him small and pushed him into the stream and before we knew it, his eyes changed, he became so fast, we were no match for him. He is a monster mom, he is... He is a demon!"

Said boy three.

"Did you hear him? Damian... What a name."

So said the madwoman. Yeah, I call her mad, this is because she is no different from a mad person, mom often said that she feels pity for the woman's husband.

"It is not true Mom, they collected your inhaler from me and threw me into the stream... Then... Then I... I couldn't remember any other thing that happened. I... I only remember... Noticing that I was already standing out of the water, and by then they were all on the floor looking scared... I did nothing to them, Mom... I swear, I only took the inhaler and ran away. That's all Mom, that's all. I promise."

So I said.

"Now will you get back inside? I thought your mom asked you to remain inside."

Said the nurse.

"Oh so that's it, I'm sure you know who my husband is... Let him come back first, you and your boy will surely pay for this."

The noise-making lady said as she bragged.

"Did you say your husband? who is he? is he a hell-raiser? Is he? When he comes back, let him raise hell on us, but for now... Get the hell out of my compound. I said get out!!!"

Mom shouted and left the madwoman to her own noise and went back into the house, and mummy nurse followed.

"Now Mommy, have you seen why we must leave this place? Have you seen it? It's already happening... How can a teenager like Goldie beat up four boys his age? I'm scared o, Mommy, I'm scared."

My mom said to the nurse as they went in.

"The scariest part is that he can't even remember what happened, and the other kid said his eyes changed and he became fast; now more than ever I'm in support of your leaving. Please take your boy to safety."

Said the nurse, and they both sat mute, looking at each other.

 Before the rude interruption from the madwoman, mom, and mummy nurse was discussing, actually, they were literally discussing me, well, not entirely me, I just love to think that everything revolves around me.

In the seating room, I was in a corner playing my video game, while mom and Mommy nurse were at the other corner discussing. Just like most male teenage kids, I love computer games, my mom bought me a PlayStation 4, and though not the most recent version of the game I still loved it. Our seating room was decorated with sacred Christian pictures, crucifix, and rosary. Mom had those things there to chase away demons, she had a strong faith in her accessories. The seating room almost took the shape of a church. There is a table that looked like an altar, there was a crucifix, Virgin Mary's pictures, and Jesus' pics on it. Did I forget to add the Cross, the holy water, and the virgin Olive oil which sat on the table?

"You know you don't have to run away anytime you suspect something, this lifestyle of yours is affecting the social life of your boy, he needs friends." 

The nurse said. Mummy nurse had come to visit us, only to meet mom talking about leaving town. Thought of us leaving never went well with the woman.

"I know, but it's also for his good, Abuja is a nice place for the both of us, I'm even tired of running, we are going to settle down for good there, we can't spend our whole time in the village" 

My Mom said, in her pink flowery gown, the same gown that I got for her as a gift the last valentine, it has always been the both of us, just like two love birds we can't do without each other, on a precise note, I literally can't do without mom.

"But do you have to leave now? Before even making a plan for it? How can you just pack up your bags and leave only because you thought you got a hunch? You know I've come to take you as my own, it will hurt me to live with your absence." 

The nurse said.

"Mommy, we are also going to miss you, but this is not just an ordinary feeling, you know the circumstances surrounding his birth. You know I've always been scared of losing him to the water ever since you remember what the prophet said? He will turn into a fish and swim away the moment he touches any flowing water or any water that has a connection with the sea. And you know he has always had this attraction to the water, even though I have managed to instil fear in him against any flowing water, and Mommy you know there are many streams here, I'm just scared o, plus these dreams I told you I've been having."

 My mom tried to explain in her quiet tone so that I won't hear what she was saying. Mom never knew until recently that I can hear things, no matter how silently spoken, I can even hear thoughts if I concentrate. A prophet in Lagos also known as the blind prophet had warned her against any contact with flowing water.

"A child will be born to you, a child of the waters, a demon child, but mind you, he could be a blessing to you, and he could also be a curse. Do your best to prevent him from going into any water. The day he makes any contact with flowing water, that day will be the day you lose him to the waters".

So the prophet had said, he was the one who made a prophecy of my birth, this prophecy was made before mom confirmed that she was pregnant with me. It was when mom and the nurse were discussing that they heard the noise from outside which caused them to pause and listen. It was the mad lady.

 "Where is that whore of a lady? Where is this prostitute and her violent bastard of a son." 

Said the voice from outside.

 "Mommy, did you just hear that?"

 My mom asked the nurse and the nurse nodded in confirmation: now I was already sitting up, abandoning my PlayStation game.

 "Hey Damie, wait in here, I don't want to see you outside."

 Mom said to me as she went outside with the nurse to see the person constituting the nuisance...