TWO WORLD'S APART

Chapter one

I hear the adege of the ancestors, destiny always finds a way, don't fight it embrace it...

NAIROBI CITY

The streets were quiet and the night kept whispering trouble but like the person I was I ignored it.The sewers were stinkier as usual but there was an eerie silence that kept me company.I walked down the sewers avoiding all tunnels leading to the Nairobi river since I didn't want to end down the river like I had done in the past few days trying to find my way out of the sewers but to no avail.I held my breath after every five minutes trying to reduce the intake of the foul smell.I missed the warmth of the Savannah,the fresh air,the blue skies and the rainy nights.I took a deep breath when I felt my chest constrict due to lack of oxygen.I had stopped walking to administer my surroundings and all I could see was a faint light at the far end.You know what they say there is a light at the end of the tunnel I felt elated like a blind person who got to see.For sure I had been blind for darkness surrounded me I could barely see where I was going because of the sewage that was upto my neck and since I slipped and fell into the water a couple of times my eyes only saw black.I felt exhausted but I made effort for each foot move in front of the other and counted my steps as I got closer to where the light came from.I found myself outside an alley guessing I was in the south part of the city where most crime took place because I could swear I had a gunshot.I walked cautiously as I looked into the dark night.I could barely see my appearance  but I knew I smelled like a skunk,looked like a homeless person and walked like a zombie.Anyone who would come across me might actually suffer a cardiac arrest.My braids stuck on my face because of the sewage I looked like disaster reincarnated.Music played softly in the bars through the city as drunkards staggered around shouting blurring words that only they could understand.I stuck in the shadows observing the bars people were getting out of and sunk back in the shadows.I needed sleep,a bath and a set of clothes.I thought about manipulating someone to get me some clothes but chose against it I was too weak and I could barely walk at all.I waited for the time people had reduced in the bar and made my way to it.As I walked there I noticed one guy sitted at the furthest corner of the bar staring at his drink.The bartender sat on a stool typing something on his phone."How may I help you,"he said as he made no attempt to move."Bathroom,"I said.Without even a minute to spare me a glance he handed me keys and pointed towards the bathroom.I kept my head low but I could feel eyes following my every movement and I quickly made my way towards the bathroom before they get a chance to throw me out.Miracolously I got to the bathroom with no one to stop me I took off all my clothes and scrubbed off the murky water from my body.After countless minutes of scrubbing I was finally presentable enough.On my way to the bathroom I had grabbed a dress that seems to have been abandoned by a customer.After washing my underwear and drying it using the hand drier I finally put on my semi clean underwear.I put on the dress and I was glad it was long.I squizzed water from my long black and blue braids doing my best to get rid of the stink with clean water.I took one last look in the mirror as I noticed my honey brown eyes staring at me with worry and anxiety.It had been weeks since I last made any contact with my family and I was sure they were worried about me.I could hear in my head my mother's voice saying,"It was a wrong idea to send her to the city."My father would look at her reassuringly and say"Have some faith in your daughter she is sure to make her way into the world don't worry,"I smiled despite the fact I was far from home I just knew they had faith in me and I would not fail them.I walked out of the bathroom barefeet since I couldn't stand the chance of having a foot infection because of wet shoes so I left them in the bathroom.I handed the keys to the bartender and thanked him.I stared at his phone which he held on his hand with my line of vision I could see it was three in the morning.I sighed softly as I walked out of the bar and into the streets which were now quiet, except the barking of dogs could be heard at a distance.I walked aimlessly not having a sense of direction until I got to one alley way.The ear ripping scream that came from the alley attracted my attention."Maybe I should mind my own business,"logic screamed in my head but the humanity in me gave away and I made my way into the dark alley which I could clearly see but nobody had to know that I could see well in the darkness.I saw golden eyes watching me from the shadows and I heard one say,"Well played Charles tonight we got a pretty little human."I should have been scared like a normal person but I wasn't.The look I gave them shocked them and they stepped out of the shadows and I regretted  mocking them.Before me stood a sight that would probably hunt my dreams even after eternity.I backed away from them trying to get out of the alley and I ran to what I considered safety.There were too many of them and I couldn't fight them all before revealing myself which would cause me too much trouble.Instead of dying a hero I chose to die a coward who would die a thousand deaths of fear before meeting their real death.I ran as quickly as I could not knowing where I was heading off to but I just followed my instincts.I thought I had successfully  outrun them and I was safe but I was wrong I came face to face to about fifty of them surrounding me.I had thought in the alley I had been cornered now I was literally done for.I started regretting not fighting now my chances of getting out of there without a scratch were close to zero percent and how I hated getting my hands dirty.I was about to fight when I was pinned from behind and held down and my vision turned black all of a sudden.I woke up in a tied up position,my hands behind my back my legs tied together and my mouth was gagged just great now I was kidnapped.I sighed as I loosened my restraints but not completely breaking free of them.I looked around in the room which was supposedly dark and saw a boy about my age whimpering as he cried silently.I wanted to make him keep quiet so I could come up with a strategy to get out of wherever I was.I knew there was no way to communicate with the boy without getting caught so I decided to get into his mind."Hi, I'm not sure where I am but I'm not going to hurt you I just want to know where we are right now so I can get us out of here,"I said to him.From the distance between us I could see his eyes widened as he looked around in panic.I realized he could not see me because it was dark for his human eyes but again I stand corrected when I saw him looking directly at me."Is it you," he said in my head I nodded slowly as I was a little surprised that he could talk back to me.I looked carefully at him as I examined his features.He hard long dark hair that were curled at the end and golden hazel eyes that lurked the normal spark eyes had.His body was toned but due to lack of a proper diet he seemed breakable.His muscles were deflated like he was a bit skinny.From my guess he had been here for a while and whoever kidnapped me was probably responsible for his torture.He smelled of carnations and dandelions and it was a bit intoxicating even for me."How did you get here?"I asked.He looked at me and fear radiated from his body that I could smell it from where I was and it irritated me.I  knew if he continued being afraid it would soon start rubbing off on me and I would likely start cowering in fear which has never happened and I was not going to let it happen."I am not going to hurt you I was also kidnapped just like you,"I said acting scared just like him so he would tell me.He remained quiet for sometime and I became certain he was never going to talk."I had been sent by my father to negotiate a business deal on his behalf in Africa.I got hear about three months ago and I landed at the Jomo Kenyatta airport with my private jet and there my men and I were escorted by some men of my father's business associate to a hotel which I believe goes by Serena Hotel and that was where we met for our deal.It was sealed and I was to go back after three days but something happened that night before I could leave.We were attacked by these strange creatures that killed all my men and drained my energy.After that I could not remember what happened to me because I would wake up and fall unconscious immeadiately.When they first took me to the first location there were many of us but they drained all their energy but since they were not strong enough they could not survive and they all died.I was then moved here and from there I lost track of time.It is a surprise that you have been brought here because no one has ever been brought here you might have enough energy to stay alive and miserable like I do,"he said.He sounded so devastated that I would have broken down into tears hearing his story but knowing that courage is one of the strongest qualities I posessed I handled it.I gifted him with hope as I transferred it to him and I knew he would need to survive.One of the reasons I existed was so that I could give others hope for a better tommorow and I did.Whatever those people or things were they meant business not play and if only I knew I would have fought them off when I had the chance but it was never too late to change your fate."I will get us out of here but I need you to trust me,"I said.He nodded his head and I remained quiet where I was.He had explained to me everything I needed to know about those things  feeding habits and they would be there soon enough.I tried to locate where we were and I could smell salty water.I heard sea gulls and I could feel the waves and the water calling me and I knew we were in the ocean.I could tell that were probably in a cargo ship in the middle of the Indian Ocean.I started panicking knowing I was being taken far away from home.Before my panic could rise any further our alleged kidnappers decided to show up.I pushed away all thoughts of panic and try to put our plans into action.Their clawed fingers reached to touch my face and removed the braids away from my face and their ghostly face and their black eyeholes stared back at me.With no fear I stared back and I saw their squid like lips come near my mouth and I pushed away from them.I didn't want my first kiss to be with some weird abomination of an indescribable creature or human being.I moved my head aside and felt fangs sink into me and I smiled."Your energy is so strong cupcake,"he purred.I puked in disgust preferring the sewers to the touch of such disgusting creatures.The guy at the corner was horrified but I could feel hope in him.The creature stepped away from me and they looked at me in horror.I referred to them as they because they were made of different creatures it was hard to tell what it was.They fell on the ground gripping the bone on it's neck that it considered a throat.Black liquid came from its mouth and it made a terrible sound as it died.I broke free from my restraint as I took of my mouth gag and made my way towards the boy.I cut my hand and poured some of my blood in his mouth and colour returned to his features and I helped him up as we made our way to freedom.