Chasing Tïme

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Eesha Amadin opens her eyes to white clean walls, the couch she lays on is hard and comfortable. She goes into a sitting position, observing the sparse room, eyes taking in the marble tiles. The environment has no unusual plant and there's no statue. 

Her mind works hard in processing everything but she finds nothing, nothing except the theory of being in Heaven.

Eesha stands up to properly examine the space, just like in her Aunt's parlor, a Grandfather's clock is present, a strange sight in the whole white world. There's no ticking, the hands do not move, The pendulum bob is missing as well.

"HELLO?"

The response she gets is the echoes. HELlo Hello hello.

"AUNT TEEYAH!"

AUNT Teeyah, teeyah, teeyahhh.

Eesha jumps to the sound of loud banging on the door, confusion takes over and for the shortest of moments she runs in a circle before going to the wall. There she presses her body willing herself to become invisible.

There's shuffling of the door lock, a click follows and Eesha's heart jumps. The door is pushed open, Yuri comes in, rather Yuri's look alike comes in.

The bottom half of his face is covered in a mask only that it's not truly a mask but face painting. It's done to look like a skeleton. His lips are painted black and white. He still has on the top hat and the blazer with the vest and no shirt in. His bare chest is painted white to give the same skeleton effect.

He finds Eesha amongst the wall then strides to her.

"We don't have Tïme" He sounds like Yuri with the accent but she still maintains her position on the wall. Closing her eyes, believing this being cannot see her.

"Eesha it's me, Yuri. Yo' shouldn't be here, we don't have time.. He ran with yo'r form and if we don't get it back yo'll be stuck here forever" Her eyes opens then scans the place.

The idea being there forever did not sound too bad. It was better than home and better than Aunt Teeyah's place.

"You'll become his slave and yo'r body will be buried alive"

"WHAT?"

What what whatttt.

"It's true, let's go"

"Wait go where?"

"Let's go and find Tïme"

"Why?"

Yuri Gelma sucks in a breath, he brings out a spine from his hat, and flicks it over Eesha. Her body detaches from the wall, her lips zip up, she turns around against her will. The wall turns watery, it forms an obscure type of mirror. In the mirror, she's still wearing the dress her Aunt Teeyah gave her. And her feet is still bare.

Beneath her eyes are three white lines and above her right eyebrow are white dots, her lips are as well painted black and white. But the most striking feature which has never been this magnificent, is her white spider web scar. With the lines trailing, looking like what artists do during carnivals.

Yet, Eesha's hand goes to the paint and she tries to wipe it off but nothing happens as if the painting is a part of her skin.

"Now Eesha, your form is a part of yo' ey, like yo'r shadow ey. When someone takes this form, they have a piece of yo'. And they can control yo' ey. Tïme doesn't have a form, he's one of the many spirits interested in stealing forms for control. Now he has yo'rs, we need to go through time to find Tïme. Got me?"

Even if Eesha was following through, that last statement is what lost her. But she's unable to voice it out.

Yuri walks to the front door Eesha is forced to trail him. On reaching outside Eesha is bewildered. The world outside is utterly different, the moon is eery green, the black sky is void of stars, trees are boney and the highlight of the neighborhood, houses hide within the trees. They are small compared to the mansion were Eesha is currently at. Skeletons dressed in dark colors of coats, skirts, top hats move about the place.

Besides the mansion is a tall leafless trees, with bottles, small bottles with illuminating colorful contents hangs on the tree. Their caps are skulls.

Eesha thinks of Poison and potions.

Yuri picks up a rock, he targets it on a bottle then sends the rock flying. Orange luminous content pours down, it turns into steam before reaching the ground. The steam takes the face of Mam R.

Eesha Amadin could just imagine her watching through the orb.

"We are in Time. Ey he stole Eesha's form. Where can we find him?" Mam R closes her eyes then sucks in a breath.

"The Calabash...There's a trail you'll follow... Remember not to be too hasty ...and do not be slow " She snaps her fingers.

An intense stick flows above them. It's about as long as a short ruler. Eesha squirms trying to ask what that means.

"Your remaining hour. You do not get your form within this period well you know the story now"

Eesha gulps, two bottles detach from the tree, swiftly flies to them, Yuri catches them both in one hand. 

"To beat Tïme you have to out loony him" The steam evaporates. 

Yuri sticks the spine into his hat. The hold on Eesha releases, she takes in a much needed breath.

"Don't do that ag-"

"Let's go" Yuri strides to the gate. Eesha remains rooted on the spot, Yuri leers at her. Then snaps his fingers, the inscense appears directly at Eesha's eye view, her heart leaps.

The inscense disappears and she dashes to meet Yuri.

"Where are we going to?"

"The club"

"How do we get there?"

"Just follow me"

"Do you know the way?"

"Time out" Yuri touches the spine. Eesha's lips clamp once more.

He pushes the gate open, and it doesn't screech. The movement is fluid. But out off the gate, haunting sounds overtake the environment, howls of the wind, screams, laughter.

Yuri throws the bottles on the ground, blue steam rise up. They fly around their legs. Eesha slides and Yuri steadies her. He holds her arm, they steam clear and Eesha's feet are now covered in boots, underneath them are tyres.

There's a honk. Storm cloud flows on the road, moving in intense speed. It passes them, at it's very rear Yuri places his hand. He catches a railing within the cloud. The speed carries them forward, Yuri holds Eesha tightly. If her lips were not clamped she would've screamed her lungs out. 

Green, purple, red flow into the darkness. The obnoxious ride slows down just enough for Yuri to let go of the railing. Eesha's heart pounds, Yuri doesn't give her the opportunity to catch her breath. He pulls her into an alley, they skate into the narrow road. Thick branches rest on the walls. Black moths are perched on the branches, White circles design the moths wings looking like eyes. The moths flap their wings and eveytime they do so the eyes pattern closes and opens.

Going through the alley, The feeling of Dejavú comes to Eesha.

Bead curtains glow in front of them.

"Try to keep up" Yuri flicks his spine and they enter the club. Eesha's breathe remains stuck in her chest despite the freedom.