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Episode 3
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"You are something else, you know that right" Anna said to me as we were busy cleaning up the place after I have successful driven every one out with a false alarm. I chuckled.

"You just started shouting Polices! all of a sudden and everyone just disappeared."

Anna went on, as she bent down to pick some empty bottles under the table.

I shrugged. "I never knew it would work, I just needed to get them out. The place was too crowded Anna. I hope you weren't angry that I ruined your party" I replied, standing up straight".

Anna laughed. "I never expected you could even endure the noise for that long, I expected you would chase everyone out each as they come in. Besides.." She continued, throwing me a bottle of an unopened beer..."You told me no one has ever held a party for you and I wanted to do it for you..you know..as a birthday gift".

I was surprised. Anna was unbelievable. "You didn’t have to do that Anna! Having the both of us alone in a quiet place would have actually been the best party gift."

She shrugged. "I know..well..let's just say I did it partially for myself too...been long I had a party like that" I laughed and threw the dirty duster at her which caught her face.

"Yikes" she screamed and docked, collapsing on the couch. "And the next time we meet Leo, remind me I wanna cut his dick off."

"Oh no, you wouldn't"

"Kathy.." SHe cried."What he did was awful, he needs to be punished. On your birthday, in your room and worse on your bed!"

Oh well..I knew the gravity of what he did but I just didn't feel like avenging anyone. Especially someone I never really had a real feeling for.

"Let him go Anna, he just made things easier, I ve been wanting to break it off a long time ago you know".

Anna smiled and gave me that suspicious look I knew so well.
"oooo..you mean you mean you ve been wanting to break it off since you started dreaming about that hot guy right, right..?"

I continued cleaning the table, ignoring her. "I have no idea what you are talking about."

This only made her rush quickly to my side. "But but..Kat..aint you a little bit curios about how he really looks like?"

I made no response. "You need to walk over to him in your next dream and see his face."

I said nothing. "Kathy Common, say something."

I knew I could not avoid this forever..."It was just a stupid dream Anna, nothing serious."

"Maybe if you had seen him once in your dream' You yourself told me you dreamt about him almost three times now. It is not a stupid dream . Please go with me to see Lucinda Don't you believe in dreams, and love and soul mates?"

I sighed and faced her."No Anna I don't. And I'm not going to follow you to see some witch!" I snapped at her."

SHe is not a witch. She is a psychic" Anna retorted sharply, throwing her hands up indignantly.

"WHat's the difference? This is Africa, not Europe, anything that is out of the ordinary is spiritual to me and demonic best covers it." I snapped back and she gave me a scowl.

Anna could be such a great pain in the ass. I got so confused some times, when I tried to think who owned my life between the both of us. I was sure if I had a mother, she would have been a lesser pain in the ass. She has been asking me to see Lucinda for a while, she said she is some sort of psychic,s someone that can interpret dreams and see the future and other weird stuff. I se her as the devil’s sister or who else will have such power?

"I just know all those night mares of yours are very special and important and I want to help" She continued stubbornly and then her phone rang.

I exhaled.

"You won't get rid of me that easily" She said as she rushed to pick the phone.

I shook my head, giving an exasperated sigh. Then I packed my hair in a ponytail with the band on my wrist, pulling the filled bin bag with me.

Opening the door, I embraced the fresh hair as I dragged the bag with me out of the apartment.

It was late in the night and quiet. I loved quietness. The air was so cool and refreshing. I dumped the bag beside the first one I had brought outside earlier.

I bent a litle so I could fold the mouth and prevent any dirt from falling out. As I did so, my mind drifted to the conversation I just had with Anna. Yes, I have told her a couple of dreams but not everything. She never knew I had started having those dreams when I clocked 18 and when I was still with my foster parents. I never knew my parents and I wasn't concerned. Didn't even know how I was born. I kept going from one foster home to another until I ended up in Port-Hacourt where I started working as a restaurant as a waiter, I had met Anna the second year.

The dreams about him had always been the same thing..I had always found myself in an abandoned field and he was usually so far way that I could only see his back and black curly hair. I could deduce he was huge and looked like a fighter..or maybe he hit the gym a lot.. Each time I tried to get closer and see his face, then the nightmare starts..I dreaded the nightmare and it happened every time my birthday was close.

Anna never knew that, she only knew that I dreamt of some hot guy before I woke up screaming since the last few days before my birthday.

I didnt want to remember the night mare, it changed every time each even more dreadful than the former. Right now, I knew tonight would be exceptional..perhaps the worst I have ever had..I could feel it deep down ...deep deep down and I was scared.

I took a long deep breath and stood up as I heard Anna open the front door, she was bringing out the last dirt.

Just as we finished packing everything, she brought out a necklace with a pendant that looked like a half moon.

"This is my birthday gift for you sweety, I know you won't go with me to Lucinda so I got something for you I heard, it gives sweet dreams, chases demons and fufils wishes. I do hope it brings you closer to your soul mate, chases your demonsand removes every night mare from your life. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEARY, I love you so much."

I was close to tears as she embraced me and fixed the necklace around my neck.I held the pendant in my hand and smiled. That was like the hundredth time she had given me a gift and each time always drives me to tears."Thank you . Now that is the best birthday gift ever "I said and embraced her again.

"Gosh !I am really so tired. I can't wait to sleep" She said as we walked in together.

I sighed again as I felt the pendant touched my skin, sending a wave of cold through me.
"Me too" I said silently as I closed the door behind me. Click here to read episode 4 and the full novel

Episode 2

I wasn't really sure why I let her talk me into having such a party in our apartment(we share same apartment). people I barely recognized arrived by the dozen. Some I recognised as being some of the customers who frequent our diner, others I have only met them on the road a couple of times. Either ways, the house, both the front, the basement and the main room were crowded. The music was loud and deafening. Everywhere was hot and I was so uncomfortable.

The bump short I was wearing leaving major part of my ass out didn't help as it was too tight and I felt pain all around my waist. I probably looked so tired and worried but the man grinding up behind me seemed not to care. I needed to get out and get fresh hair but seeing how I would need to squeeze myself out of the crowd seemed like a formidable task.

I really needed to find Anna and Leo. Where the hell were they anyway?

Without bothering to explain myself to the ass-hole who had grabbed my waist, I ripped his hands off my waist. It was so crowded, I had to push and squeeze and even crawl to get to the stairs.

Finally I found Anna kissing the face off one guy with whom I recognised as Martins. Speaking of boyfriend, where the hell was mine?

I passed them without interrupting anything and I climbed up the stairs. I needed to get to my room and grab another cloth.

I heaved a sigh of relief as too much people weren't in my way. I quickly got to my door pushing it open I stopped short and gasped as I saw Leo on top of another lady..they were eating each others faces on .....Jesus Christ..on my bed!

They had no idea that some one was in the room and I was sure they dint even hear the door open because of the noise. They were so deep into it.

I at first stood akimbo as they both moaned and seemed lost in their own world. I wasn't angry, I just stood there, watching them. Perhaps, it was the lady that first saw me because she screamed and she must have kicked him in the face that he fell off the bed hitting his head on the wall.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" He shouted at her as he rubbed his head in pain but the lady only pointed at me.

That was when he saw me . He went white all of a sudden and wanted to say something but he couldn't.

I stood, without looking angry or mad, almost like a statement, I told the lady, without any tone of threat or warning.

"Get the f**k out of my room!" My voice was low and expressionless and I didn't have to repeat for she rushed out of my room.

Then, putting my hands by sides, I faced Leo. I searched his face, he couldn't bear to look at me. "Get out." I said quietly. He wanted to say something but I guess the look I gave him silenced him. He silently stood up and was about to walk out of the room when I called him.

"Hey..You owe me another bed cover" I said, throwing at him the cover of my bed.

Without saying anything, he took the cover with him and left the shut the door after him.

I knew I had put up with so much this night..it was time I drove every single person out.

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Episode 1
"Quit looking into the mirror Dumb-ass..you are beginning to creep me out"

Anna shouted, throwing her handkerchief which barely reached me before it dropped to the ground.

"Your throwing abilities suck Anna. You need to change your arms" I teased, without leaving the spot.

I heard her grimace as she walked towards me, now we were both standing in front of the mirror starring at our reflections.

We stood there for a while without saying anything, I watched her as she squinted.

"But seriously, what do you see when you look into the mirror? I don't just get you. You are not even checking yourself out, you don't make up ..hell you just woke up and you are just starring into the mirror..what is going on Kat?"

I exhaled, facing her. She was looking worried and I hated making her worry..she just worries too much. How do I explain to her? Would she even understand if I tell her that each time I stare at the mirror, I see someone else looking back at me. Not Literally some one else, I mean, as if your body is a different person and the person starring back at me is another person entirely.. she would probably think I'm mad this time.. She has been so worried about my constant nightmares and now if I bring this up, she will probably faint.

No...its better I keep my theory to myself.

I faced my best friend and smiled, roughening her black hair with my hand and she frowned.

"I'm just trying to see how pretty I would look once I rooster 21" I lied. Finally moving away from the mirror and advancing towards the bed. I could hear her heave a sigh of relief as she followed me and we were both sitting down on the bed.

"We are going to have a great party Kat. You have no idea how much responses I've gotten concerning the attendant"

"We are also going to have a lot of poo to clean up..why would you invite so many people. We don't even know anybody"

She shrugged."Well, I know Jonas.." She said in her defence and I scowled.

"Jonas, the dude who brings the papers to the diner"

"yea, at least, and I know Ruby, that.."

"That girl who never even talks to you when she comes to eat" I finished for her. She gave an exasperated sigh and kept quiet. She had invited so many people we hardly know or talk to, to my 21st birthday which was in a few days time. The truth is, we both suck at making friends, this is the reason why it has just been the two of us..almost five years of friendship. We worked together at the diner.

"Well, if its a consolation, Mark and Leo would be coming, we know those two right?"

I sighed and shook my head. Leo was my boyfriend and Mark was hers. I was just tired . The whole party was a big deal to her and she has been working so hard to make it rock. She did the invites and even the planning all by herself. I practically have no interest in the party. Especially not with what has been happening lately. Not with the constant nightmares and now the mirror-thing. The best thing to do is to keep it myself , the party means a lot to her and I'm not gonna ruin it for her.

"Anna, You are an idiot you know that" I teased and she stared at me wide-eyed and was about to protest but I continued.

"You have been working your ass off for this party, You are just something else and I love you for that"

WIth this, she smiled and then said. "I'm glad you noticed and I'm gonna kill you if you dare ruin it for me ass-hole"

I was surprised at her outburst and then I pulled her hair, she screamed and bit me on the hand. In pain, I yanked my hand out of her hair. I heard her laugh as she ran while I chased her.