Chapter 5: Chapter 5

Victoria pov..

I tried to sat up but pains were unbearable .

" I have been meaning to ask you why am I the only one that can see you "

" I don't know "

" How did you died "

" My name is Martha Stewart ,I had a wonderful family everything was going very smoothly until one day , My mother in law sent me out to get something and before I know , I found myself here "

" Wait you mean you mother in law sold you to the slave establishment "

" Yes ..she did that woman , She sold everything my father gave me as my inheritance and sold me off to the slave establishment , And her son he ran into the arms of another woman "

" Oh my God that's bad , Am so sorry to hear that "

" You don't have to be sorry am dead now "

" Wait if through you are dead ,why ,I mean ...how was I able to see you "

" I guess you have a gift "

" Really "

" Yes " she nodded her head in agreement to my words

" Oh my God but I ....wait "

Suddenly my mind flashed back to what happened few days ago before I came to the slave establishment .

FLASH BACK ...

I could remember that evening my aunty send me to get some pumpkins from to garden so we could prepare lunch . suddenly I saw a young boy sitting at the corner of our house .

" What are you doing here "

He turned to look around to be sure ,I wasn't talking to someone else ,then he pointed to himself .

" Are you talking to me "

The little boy was shocked , stood up and walked up to me .

" Can you see me ".

" Yes I can, Why do you ask "

" You mean you can see me "

" Off course I can , What are doing here alone "

" Am happy someone can finally see me please I want you to help me talk to my mother , Tell her that shouldn't kill herself over what happened to me "

" If you want someone to help you talk to your mother then go do it yourself , I have to go now ,I have important things to do "

" Wait please ..you have to help me ,I mean you are the only one that can help me please "

" Stop following me around ,I can't help you, Why don't you understand "

" Please you have to help please "

I stopped in my track and turned to look at him .

" Tell me why you can't go to meet her yourself , Did you do something wrong , Don't worry she wouldn't hit you,I sometimes behaved like you but my mother wasn't that mad at me ,so just go to her and explain yourself okay"

I turned to look at the little boy standing behind me , With the look on his face one could tell that he wasn't happy .

" Why are you sad , Come on she would kill you after all she's your mother "

He bow his head to the ground and kept playing with the sand Infront if him .

" My mother can't see me '

" What do you mean , Your mother can't see you "

" Its because I..I..am ...." Before he could finish his statement ,Alice called out to me from behind .

' Victoria .. Victoria what the hell are you doing over there , Mama have been waiting for you but you are here talking to yourself "

" Am not talking to myself am talking to my friend Paul his right behind you "

" Huh...are you normal ,what do you mean. that his right behind me "

" Can you see Alice ,don't tell me you are blind" I kept picking up the pumpkins and putting them in the bucket , When I was done picking them I dust my hands and turned to look at Alice ,she kept staring at me as if she just saw a ghost .

" Why are staring at me like that Alice '

" I think you must have gone mad . You are talking to yourself do you know what that means ,don't tell me you have started talking to imaginary people again "

" Ah..I hate it when you accuse me wrongly Alice ,look behind you his standing there "

" I don't see any one Victoria , And stop talking nonsense you are making me scared "

" Am not sister please be stop talking nonsense "

At that point ,I became scared I turned to look at the little boy ,then he looked back at me with a sad face .

" She can't see me Victoria , You alone can "

" Wait you mean you are ...you...."

" Yes I am "

" What ...."

" What the hell is wrong with you "

" Nothing Alice am fine "

" Victoria you are not fine ,I mean how can a grown up woman keep talking to herself you are crazy "

I quickly walked pass her and went back into the house .

PRESENT DAY...

"I could remember seeing a Ghost , when I was still leaving with my aunty and niece "

" You see I told you , You are gifted "

" Really .."

" For how long have you been dead "

" Twenty years now "

" What ..You mean you have been dead even before I was born "

" Yes , But am happy that you can see me , At a point ,I was worried I felt maybe staying here was a waste but am happy now that I have someone to chat with before you are sold "

" I don't want to get sold am scared ".

" You shouldn't been my dear ,who knows ,you might be sold to a vampire or to werewolf or to witch ,the only thing you have to do right now is to pray that none of this creatures come for you "

" Why do you say so "

" You might be their blood bank ,they feed on you whenever they want and when they get tired ,they throw you away "

" Oh my God ...what should I do "

" Nothing Victoria just embrace your fate "

" I don't want this type if fate "

We were still in the middle of our conversation when suddenly to guards walked up to my cell and opened it then stepped in .

" Who are talking to "

' Oh my God this is not good ,"I murmured to myself "No one am just thinking out loud "

" Good for you ,stand up lets go "

" Where are we going too '

"No don't ask questions girl move it "

The other guards ,yanked me up from the ground and dragged me out if the cell .

" Wait where are we going ..please tell me "

" I got no reply from them , suddenly we arrived at the entrance of the cage and I saw twenty of the slaves gathered together ,a man was standing in front of them counting them , Immediately he stopped at twenty the guard holding me pushed me towards him .

" Add this to the number you have "

" Okay , Twenty one ,he said "

Let's go before the slave trade starts , They quickly pulled us into a an iron cage and rode us out if the slave establishment .