Chapter fourteen

Josephine..
it was dark, extremely dark that she couldn't see anything, She kept walking and walking hoping she would find a way out or at least a light. She must have walked for hours because her feet’s started feeling sore.
"Hello is any one here." Josephine asked for the third time and same as always no one answered her, She felt a soft wind walked pass her She felt a strange aura a presence as if some one was there.
"please stop it, I don't like this." Josephine shouted, that when she felt a hand on her shoulder, the hand had a tight grip on her it was almost hurting her. " Stop it" She shouted again and this time a voice spoke back.
"No!." The voice sounded demonic, the voice sounded really loud. She got startled when she got that reply, The hand was still on her shoulders, She felt the fingers deep into her skin.
"It hurts, ahh." Josephine shouted again. Before she could do anything the hand pulled her into a hole.

"Dois! (God)". Josephine shouted, This was the third time she was having a dream like that, She kept her hands on her head trying to control her breathing, Once she better she stood up to have her medicine to relieve the head ache. She checked her phone to see the time was just three in the morning. This was the third time she was having a nightmare this week, the nightmares we’re horrible but she couldn’t remember them when she woke up, it was always blur but a thought always remained in her head every time she had a dream the book, the book was that thought that was stuck in her head after every nightmare.
Josephine decided to sit in her balcony to take fresh air when she suddenly remembered the book, She looked down to check one more time to see if the book was still there but it wasn’t, she decided to go look for it she was sure that the book had to be somewhere in the backyard.
Josephine walked into her room and wore a black robe over her night gown, she tip toed downstairs not wanting to wake up her parents especially her father, she wouldn’t want to make that mistake of waking him up. She walked downstairs, the whole was really quite almost becoming a little bit creepy, Josephine knew the Keys were always kept in the kitchen, the second cabinet by the left, she quickly walked into the kitchen and took out the keys She opened the front door slowly not wanting to make a noise She could have followed the back door which was easier but the backdoor made a loud sound each time it was been opened.
The soft wind made contact with her skin causing chills all around her body, the wind made her smile a little bit, she loved how it played with her hair, she closed the door behind her and walked to their backyard, the whole neighborhood was really quite not even a single sound was been heard, her neighbors avoided her family and stayed away from them because of her father’s know attitude of been rude and disrespectful at all times, Josephine didn’t care much about the people in the neighborhood it was like her neighbors didn’t even exist for her father.
Josephine took a long look at her backyard, the green grasses that looked healthy, a large tree right at the center of the backyard, a two person swing that held important memories in her childhood and Three to four flower vases, There was also a small vegetable garden that had different varieties of vegies been grown, some pepper, cucumber, some pasli and some natural herbs.
Josephine stood in front of the back door, she began searching for her book, she searched and searched all over the backyard but she couldn’t find the book. The book was not there, She remembered vividly she threw the book and it landed in her backyard. She searched once again for the book, she searched for over twenty minutes but she couldn’t find anything, she decided to go back inside, she unlocked the door and went in carefully locking the door and dropping the keys where it belonged, she tiptoed upstairs with annoyance written all over her face, she locked her doors and laid on the bed, where did the book go? Josephine wondered.
She was already tired from all the stress and from all the nightmares, She still had time before school, school was one thing she hated more than anything, it was hell for her , people hated her and despised her presence and knowing the fact she couldn’t complete school early because of some family problems over the years made people talk behind her back more. She couldn’t go back to sleep, she was tired of those nightmares it like Every time she has a bad dream her energy drains she wakes up tired and unable to go back to sleep, she decided to take her bath and complete some of her assignments.

It was seven in the morning when Josephine heard a knock on her door, she already knew who it was?.
“Coming Mamma.” Josephine said while trying to stand up from her bed, she walked to her door and opened it. Her mother gave her a smile as always.
“Good morning, how are you?” Her mother asked.
“I am good Mamma, did you sleep well. “ Josephine asked her mother.
“Yes, It time for school get ready and come for breakfast, your father and I have something to announce.” Her mother said.
“What are you guys announcing.” Josephine asked, She knew every time her father says his making an announcement it always bad for her, She was sure that the announcement has something to do with her. “what is it Mamma.” She asked her mother.
“Don’t worry about it, it notting to worry about.” Her mother said trying to make her loosen up.
“Is it about the church Mamma, What does Father has to say?” Josephine asked again.
“Don’t worry about it Baby.” Her mother said again.
“So it about the church, what is Father planning Mamma?.” Josephine said, Her mother’s face tensed up with the mention of the church.
“Look baby.” Her mother said while putting a hand on her shoulder. “Your Father knows the best for you, we know the best for you.”
“No Mamma, I know what he wants I won’t do it” She took her mother’s hand off her shoulder. “Mamma I don’t want this, Tell him I said no” Josephine shouted.
“Jose I don’t have a hand in this, you just have to …..” Josephine’s Mother said.
“I am not going to do anything.” Josephine shouted with tears filled in her eyes, she ran to her bathroom and locked the door. She knew exactly what her Father wanted?, She knew he would bring that up anytime soon?, she couldn’t believe he won’t let her have a say in this, she wanted to run away, she wanted to hide from him, she didn’t want this at all. She was lost in her thoughts when a knock brought her out.
“Leave Mamma, I don’t want to talk.” Josephine shouted from the other side of the door.
“Jose, I know it not easy, I am sorry I can’t help right now.” Her mother said.
“Talk to him, you can help, I don’t want this Mamma, I don’t.” Josephine said while trying to fight those tears from dropping.
“I am really sorry baby.” Her mother said.
“Please Mamma, I beg you please Mamma talk to him please.” Josephine said, There was a long pause, her mother too a few minutes before she spoke.
“Okay, I will try and talk to him, but come out and have breakfast okay.” Her mother said.
“I will eat once you talk to him Mamma.” Josephine said.
Josephine sat on the floor of her bathroom, she couldn’t believe her father would do that, he wants to ruin her life, she needed her mother to talk him out of it, she needed to make him believe she will change and his way is not the out way. She was in the bathroom for more than thirty minutes, she was getting tired and fed up, she stood up to wash her face, she looked into the mirror to see a whole different person, she looked terrible, those puffy eyes, red nose, her face was dirty from all the tears, she watched her face for over a minute until she decided to wash it off. Once she was done she stepped out of the bathroom and decided to go for breakfast, Stepping out of her room she heard a loud noise coming from downstairs followed by a loud voice.
“I am not having this conversation right now Emily.” The voice said. Josephine could recognize that voice from anywhere, it was her father and he sounded really angry. She ran downstairs to be met by her mother, her mother was on the floor crying.
“Mamma, Mamma what happened?” Josephine asked with concern written all over her face.
“I am okay honey, help me stand up.” Her mother said, Josephine gave her a hand and sat her down on one of their couch.
“Mamma are you okay, let me get you water.” Josephine said. She ran to the kitchen and got her mother water.” Here Mamma.” Josephine said while handing the water over.