chapter 1

2:00pm

I wake up from my nap.I open my eyes and the sweet smell of scented sticks have filled the house but as usual, dad's screaming at mum "there is no one there ,not a bird not a person!!!" ,mum's screaming back "So what are you calling me crazy ??? Jacob I sweare there is someone else with us here ." Dad scream's back saying don't shout you will scare the child ."mom says "He is five years old . How do you explain the bruses on his ankles ??His friends arn't that strong..."

My eyes are filled with tears I distract my ears by focusing on the piano playing playing in the neighbouring house . As I am walking towards my room I hear a voice comming from the closet ,the voice of the person who has been tourting me and giving me bruises "hey kid your name's Avean right .Do you wanna come play with me ??? Come on little fella . Come inside ......." I m screaming in my head saying don't go ,don't listen to him but as always I have no controle of my body , it's as if he is pulling me towards him. As I enter the closet I feel a sudden shiver of disgust in my body. The only emotion I can feel is disgust and uncomfort and then everything turns pitch black .

I wake up with eyes full of tears .I look around and I m still in my cousins house . An allmost empty room with only my black unpacked suitcase a mirror and a table with my phone on it .Gray walls with baby blue columns and a lot's of hanging lights from the cealling.I get up make my bed wear the first thing I can find :a pair of shorts and an open t-shirt . Grab my towel and walk down the stairs to the washroom. I wash my face, brush my teeth and then get in the tub and lay back and close my eyes . A few minutes later I open my eyes, and there is a man standing there with torn cloths with his back facing me . My eyes widen and I say "W ...Who are you ? And...And how did you get in???" He replied "kid!! you forgot me so soon it's only been a couple of years."As he says that blood starts pouring from the other side of the man snd then the water turns black.I look at the water and then the man but he's gone . I look at the water and something pulles me inside the water it which grab my ankle and pull me inside the black water. I struggle and come out of the water coughing and panting .I look around the man's gone and the water is completely transparent not a single drope of blood or anything black .I pull the clog and stand in front of the washbasin I hold the sink and close my eyes .I hear the water gurgling and going down the hlope the room is filled with the smell of hot water and mint shower gel . "Come play with me !" All of a sudden there is a wishper in my ear ,and I get goosbumps all over my body . I open my eyes and bang the door open , I fall on the floor .My cousin walks in and rushes towards me .He picks me up and then puts me on the dinning chair. Few minutes have past and Now he is sitting beside me with a serious look . He turns his head and says " I m sorry but brother you have to go .." I studder with surprise "Go ,go where ??"" Brother you can't stay here forever .Brother I have a life too. " I nod and give him a weake smile . He starts speaking softly again "Brother I know that about your hallucinations .So I talked to someone .."he hands me a paper with someone's address and phone number ,he continues "I talked to that person and they said ...." without listening to anything else I walk out and run to the room, I open my suitcase throw my charger and two more things in and shut it. I change my cloths and struggling try pulling my suitcase down the stairs almost making me fall . My cousin catches me and helps me with the suitcase , I stop a taxi and get in , cousin puts my suitcase in and says "Brother thank you for understanding " he hands me a small bag and says "This is all aunti had left for you . I never got a right time to give this to you ." I say nothing at all. He talks to the driver and we depart .

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