~ Happy birthday to you , Happy birthday to you ~
I stood before my cake my face filled with surprise and excitement . apparently my friends had planned and hosted a surprise birthday party for me
"you can cut the cake at the count of three " Stella said
I looked at her and chuckled a little . Stella is my best friend. We met in Junior high and we've been together since then and I can say with all confidence she is one hell of life's gift to me .
"1...... " every one chorused
"2.....
"3 ....! Happy birthday Zena!!
hearing three I cut the cake as they clapped for me.
Many people met me to congratulate me and wish me well while I wore a smile on my face as I mingled. About an hour had gone when I went out to the balcony with a cup of drink .
"I knew you won't last past one hour 15mins " Stella said as she joined me " and that's how I won three thousand dollars " she said laughing and I immediately joined her
" am guessing it's Matthew ,sof and rayne "
" Bingo ..." she continued laughing .
"poor them I said staring back into the space
" tired of the party already "
" of cause not ..I couldn't be happier you really are the best Stella ...I even forgot my birthday "
as I spoke tears had already started running down my face
" babe ....you need to forget about this " Stella said hugging me
A month ago, my boyfriend started acting weird . He wanted to be by my side at all times and it was quite uncomfortable. Then he started monitoring where I was at every second, I could endure all of it, I mean some people love in different ways...... maybe , but it got worse as he started threatening my friends especially the male ones. Two weeks ago .... he called me over to his place, due to everything that had happened I had started avoiding him. That day I went to Stella's we talked at length and we decided it was best I broke up with him. That night was a huge mistake I made . Stella insisted I stayed the night but I really wanted to be in my bed when I made the call , we started out good. I loved him. I don't know where it all went wrong . Thoughts filled my head as I got into the car maybe that's why I didn't realize someone was already inside my car !!
I woke up ... I didn't know how long I was out but one thing was clear from the pain in my head , someone hit me and that someone had locked me up in a basement. I panicked, I was scared, it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything "help me " I muttered " someone please ...help me " I said again, my voice too low that I couldn't even hear myself and as if the heavens had answered me the door opened and someone walked down the stairs
"hey babe " a familiar male voice said
At that moment all the bones in my body trembled ....
" I brought you your favourite cheese hamburger with a cold cup of shaved ice " he said placing the food on the floor in front of me while he took a seat and sat down
" D....da...Dave (I slowly looked up only to see him smiling )
" you finally looked at me ..eat up let me get you a bucket of water and some change of clothes " he said getting up to leave as I grapped him by his pants
" please ...ple....please "
(grabbing me by the face ) " I loved you so much ..yet you ..you wanted to break up with me ...why ?!"
" I can....I can explain ...p...please just ...just let me go " I tried my best to speak as fear engulfed me .
" shhhh....don't talk too much , now we can be together ..forever babe "
my eyes widened ..this guy had really gone mad ! ..I grabbed him even tighter and raised my voice
" Dave please !!!.... just let me go I promise......."
a strong slap across the face reminded me of my position
"seems you won't be getting that bath after all ..goodnight "
he said walking away and shutting the door once again leaving me in the darkness . I didn't know what to do . Dave lived in an apartment so I didn't even know where we were. if I screamed he could really try to kill me, just then I heard a loud noise upstairs .... some screaming and a gun shot . I just froze there as the door opened I couldn't even look up cos I was too scared when I heard
" Zena ...are you there ?!"
"ste...lla......(raising my voice ) Stella ..
Stella "
stella ran down the stairs rushing to me as I wept
"Dad ..she's down here " Stella said as she held me firmly while I wept
Mr Crane Stella's dad was an ex militant, apparently Stella had locked in my location to her phone when she found the hidden mic in her room. She immediately told her dad and the started looking for me. Dave had forgotten to turn off the phone.
"Let me carry her " Mr Crane said rushing down with a blanket as he carried me . I held onto him like my life depended on it. Dave got away and I ended up in a rehab.
Every day and night the fear of being watched , stalked , kidnapped hunted me . All my friends heared about what happened and tried in their different ways to cheer me up. I guess they decided on a surprise party. I was grateful Stella was in my life
" thank you ...thank you so much "
" you are such a cry baby "Stella said hugging me " what are friends for " she giggled and soon enough I joined her laughing
"shall we head back into the party me lady "
" of cause me maid ..what is a party without it's celebrant "
laughing we both walked into the crowd of people who were so busy dancing and partying
"and the celebrant is back in the house " DJ Matthew said as everyone cheered, I laughed and hailed them back when someone suddenly bumped into me but kept walking away
"hey I exclaimed, turning around to get their attention when I felt dizzy
"huh ..what is .." I moved my hand to my stomach due to the pain I was feeling upon raising my hand it was covered in blood ....
"Zena ..!!! " Stella shouted as she hurriedly walked to me
I had fallen to the ground my blood just kept oozing out
"this is bad ...isn't it .." I said
Matthew ran after the guy on hood alongside other guys . some girls had called the ambulance but I was sure the hit was not a good place . Stella was crying so much probably the second time I have seen her cry
" hey ..hey ...am okay ...am just ..am just a little tired that's all "
"just called Mrs Loope she sounded really bad " Rayne said looking like tears were about to run down her face
"hey stella I said tell mom I love her "
" what the fuck are you saying save you breath the ambulance would be here soon " Stella said still crying as rayne now crying stopped her from disrupting me
" listen okay.... I think the knife was poisoned ..I feel (chuckling) really sleepy just ..just let me speak okay ...tell mom I love her so much .... everyone thank you for caring for Me and coming to celebrate with me it's not your fault I really needed this. Tell Matthew that I'm so sorry he wasted his feelings on me .... I wish, i really wish I had met him first (tearing up ) then maybe ...just maybe I wouldn't ..I wouldn't have gone through all this ."
Matthew who was chasing the guy had just come back as he overheard me.
"You guys are and will ways be my greatest life's gift"
The siren sound blared as the ambulance arrived, as I was lifted into the stretcher I closed my eyes.
When I was little, dad left us ..... when I was fifteen, loan sharks started threatening us ..Dad had borrowed a lot of money and gave out our address to pay back, when I was eighteen, we got robbed .. twenty, we had an accident, mom almost died and now at 21 ..... I'm dying, how ironic . This feeling ..life really sucks, mom thank you for loving me.
The life monitoring machine ran straight ........I died !!!
"Realeasing pressure .....
" injecting ZAT ......
" life force stabilizing
" opening pod
" Subject 1072 ... successful retraction!
I slowly opened my eyes ..the white light was quite blinding standing over my head were weird looking things which made me ....well freak out
"ahhhh..what the hell "
" heart rate rising ..
" it looks like memories of the subject planet "earth " is still residual in her memory "
" injecting Sepron ....."
" what the hell is this ..what are you people doing to ......."
" Anxiety reducing .....Heart rate nomalized .
" Opening memory pod .... inserting memory disk for subject 1072....
I slowly opened my eye, this time around I was not tensed or afraid , I knew who they were and they knew me, I got out from the pod and I was clothed. My blue skin and webbed leg toes didn't bother me neither did the scales on some part of my body bother. My completely black eyes didn't make me scared either
The Kipos .... creatures who reside in another planet made a device capable of travelling to earth to discover if the planet was conducive for living. But our memory boxes were removed so as to enable us not to raise any suspicions at all. I had lived on earth for twenty one years to think that all these while I wasn't really there I suggested to go for my people but I had completely forgotten. As soon as I was completely dressed they all stepped back bowing
"welcome back ...Lady Zenarine !!!"
" uh ...it's good to be back !!!!"
