MY MISSING GRANDMA
PART 2
Finally, we arrived at her castle. She opened a room and dumped me inside untied,then she left Mira outside under a tree close to the window to the room where she had dumped me then she shut the door.I got up as soon as she dumped me in and started banging the shut door without mercy.
‘Melody? ‘ A voice called.
I looked back and Lo and behold, it was my grandma. ‘Grandma’ I said.I ran to her and gave her a hug.
‘How did you get here? ‘ I asked
‘I was taken a stroll yesterday when you guys left for school then got lost in the woods. I tried all I could to get home before the lady witch came hunting but couldn’t find my way home.Then she came and forcefully brought me here. And you, what are you doing here? ‘ She asked with fear written all over her face.
‘We couldn’t find you so Mira and I came out into the woods to look for you but only found your walking stick and your glasses. We were there when the witch came hunting’ I replied.
‘Melody, you shouldn’t have risked your lives to go out there in search of me, I’m a 92 year old woman for crying out loud. What if something happens to you and Mira? You’re just too young for this’ she lamented.
‘Grandma, nothing is going to happen to us. We are all going to get out of here’ I said to her. Then I noticed a boy of my age sitted by the corner of the room. I looked at grandma and asked ‘Who is he? ‘
Grandma smiled ‘His Name is Casper, and he’s such a good boy ‘.
I walked up to him and stretched forth my hand for a handshake ‘ Hey Casper, I’m Melody’ I said.
He shook my hand ‘Nice to meet you Melody’ He said.
‘What brought you here and How long have you been here?’ I asked
‘Well I went home to my friends house after school one day and couldn’t make it to my own house on time. The lady witch came hunting, saw me and then brought me here.I have been here for 11 days. ‘ He answered.
’11 long days? How do you intend to get out of here? ‘ I queried.
‘Well I have since quenched my thirst for freedom. Let her do whatever she wants with me just like others ‘ he replied.
‘Others? What does she do to them and where are they?’ I asked curiously.
‘Well she has a special place where she keeps those people, they come out every four days .Every four days is when her Co witches come to her to buy humans to be used as slaves, once she has brought you out more than 5 times and you don’t get a buyer she k1lls you immediately and use you to prepare her concoctions and if she likes you, she won’t k1ll you but you’ll be helping her prepare those concoctions and put them in a tiny bottle while she goes out to hunt for more humans ‘ He explained.
‘So, what about you and grandma, why did she separate you guys from the others? And me? ‘ I asked.
‘Well, I have been the only one here since and I still don’t know why she separated us but her Co witches will be coming around tomorrow to buy humans.’ He replied.
That night I sat close to grandma wondering what to do next when the door opened and a lady walked in with a plate of just three slices of bread and a cup of water for the three of us. It broke me when grandma told me she hadn’t had anything to eat since she was brought here, had to give out my own bread to her But she rejected it initially, had to force her to eat it. It broke my heart seeing Mira through the glass window lie down out there all alone in the cold. I shouldn’t have involved her in all of these.
The next day her Co witches came just like Casper had said. They were all dressed in black with a Black bird sitting on each witch’s shoulder and each witch rode on a black horse. The humans in the other room were all paraded and the same lady who had brought us bread the previous night opened the door to usher us out. I held grandma’s hand as we made our way out.
The witches checked the humans one after the other and two witches ended up buying two ladies.They walked up to us, my heart was nearly in my mouth. They checked us one after the other and left to be with their horses.
‘The boy and girl are two young, and the woman is too old. You can keep them for use ‘ One of them advised. Then one of them pointed at Mira .
‘I want that horse’ She said.
I watched as she and the lady witch started bargaining for Mira, the witch finally paid to have her. Grandma looked at me and gave me a signal to keep calm. But how possible is it to keep calm in all of these? He walked up to Mira, and then commanded Mira to come with her and she obliged.If horse’s could shed tears Mira would have cried a full bucket of tears,she kept looking at me as they took her away.
‘Noooo ‘ I screamed and ran after the witch and Mira, but the witch stretched forth her hand and then a force suddenly hit me, carried me and slammed me on the ground.Casper came running to me and tried helping me get on my feet but I was so in so much pain. My grandma too hurried up to me and held me in her arms with tears rolling down her face.
‘Melody, you shouldn’t have started this journey the first place ‘ She whispered.
Then I raised up my head and saw the lady witch staring at me,then she turned her back and entered the castle. I looked at those humans still standing outside without uttering a word and saw someone that looked like my dad from afar.
‘Dad? ‘ I called
To be continued!
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