FAMILY SECRETS
CHAPTER :7
UNEDITED
[NANDI’S POV ]
“THAT CREATURE DOESN’T MAKE DEALS WITH JUST ANYONE, IT MAKES DEAL WITH HUMANS IT KNOWS THE POWER THEY HOLD IN THEIR HANDS AND THEIR DESTINIES AND IT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE POWER THEY HOLD. BECAUSE THE POWER THEY HOLD IN THEIR BLOODLINE AND DESTINIES IS THE KEY TO GETTING HOME THAT THE CREATURE DESPERATELY NEEDS. ”
” ONCE THE DEAL HAS BEEN MADE THE CREATURE MARKS IT’S PEOPLE USUALLY ON THE FLESH IF NOT THE MIND , IT MARKS IT’S TERRITORY SO OTHER CREATURES LIKE IT DON’T MESS AROUND WITH IT’S BELONGINGS. ”
Gogo’s words kept playing in my head on repeat like a song stuck in your head as I watched the the tattoo which mthokozisi claims to know not about or how it got there, as he was getting dressed after taking a shower.
When we got to the hotel after the picnic lunch we had at the hidden beach, it was already evening so mthokozisi and I each took long relaxing baths but I wasn’t relaxed at all even after the long relaxing bath I took.
I insisted on going first so that once it was mthokozisi’s turn to use the bathroom I could use the opportunity to sneak to the shops and get a small sack of salt to sprinkle around our bed once mthokozisi falls asleep. Because if Gogo’s stories are true and these creatures that I thought were just gogo’s fantasies are real, I have to take matters into my own hands before it’s too late and so that I can understand what’s going on here.
Why use salt is definitely the question you are asking yourselves right? Well if Gogo’s stories are true and real then the solutions she told when telling those stories must also work. Gogo told me everytime at the end of every single story that salt is the best way to chase away and demon or spiritual creature and if it doesn’t chase them away it makes them reveal their true forms.
It was finally bedtime after the dinner me and mthokozisi had. Mthokozisi opened a bottle of white wine and I only drank one glass because I needed to stay sober for what’s about to go down.
It was 10:30 and it only took mthokozisi few minutes to doze off. So I started with my mission, I sprinkled a large amount of salt around our bed and got into bed. I tried to not fall asleep but my body and eyes betrayed me so I ended up falling asleep.
“GUUUUU!! …. GUUUUU!!!
I don’t know for how long I have been asleep but my mind and senses woke up upon hearing those strong and loud footsteps. My mind and my senses were awake but my body wasn’t, it was failing me because I tried my best to get up but I couldn’t it was like I was glued to my bed, I couldn’t move my legs, arms and head which was under the covers since I was scared, it was as if I was paralyzed.
“GUU!!! GUUU!!….
Since I figured that I couldn’t move my body I listened to the footsteps, they were loud even though they sound a little far from our bed, they got aggressive and even more loud when they got closer to our bed. I think I just pissed this thing off with this salt.
“GUUUUUUUU!!!!! GU!!! …… I felt the loud, strong and aggressive footsteps fade away slowly, five minutes after the footsteps could not be heard any more I was able to move my body.
I quickly removed the blanket off my head and switched on the lamp and there was those muddy wet huge footprints on my side of the bed . I turned to mthokozisi’s side to wake him up and show him this but when I turned around to mthokozisi’s side of the bed it was empty.
“Mr Qamata!…. Mthokozisi… Mr Qamata!!!!” I called out to him but no answer.
When did he get up from bed without me feeling it. I rushed to the bathroom to check if he was there but nothing, he was not there. I walked out of the bathroom and I noticed that our hotel room door was slightly opened and the direction of those huge muddy footprints were heading to the slightly open hotel room door.
“could it be?”
I followed the huge muddy footprints in hopes maybe they will lead me to Mthokozisi because he is nowhere to be seen in this hotel room, he is not even on the balcony. I am worried and panicking because Gogo’s words are playing in my head.
The footprints led me out side of the hotel, the trail was heading to the beach so I immediately ran to the beach when I noticed that. If I won’t find Mthokozisi there then it’s fine at least I will find this thing there.
I got there only to meet a Mthokozisi who was slowly walking into the sea in his pj, the waves were getting strong with every step Mthokozisi took towards the sea.
I was a little bit farther away from him, the only thing I could see was his back but I know that back, it’s Mthokozisi’s and also those pjs I can’t be mistaken.
When I realized this was getting a little bit too much for my liking, I ran and pulled Mthokozisi out of the sea.
“Mthokozisi!… you can’t go swimming, it’s late in the night and it gets dangerous here at night look at the waves, it’s like a storm is coming .” I said and Mthokozisi looked at me with shock and confusion written on his face
“Nandi what are you doing here? What am I doing here? How did I get here?”