Concealed

Rebirth

It's cold. Where am I?
I can't see, I can't move.....cold.
I can't breathe...
Safety I need safety¿
"RUN! TØLÆ RUN"
Hmmm, who's that? Run? Why?
Run...run...RUN!
I need to...

It's the year 2020, 18 years since the tragic Lekki blast. A lot had happened since then.
People have come and gone, some scars of the past remained such as the rubble and crates.
Parents and children alike were mourned the nation wept that dreadful day.
But that was now history

Constructions we're slowly being made to the parts that stood as a reminder of the blast. One of the ongoing projects was to restore the once luxurious part of Lagos. It was hard work demolishing the skeleton of a building but it would pay off.

"Ah ah I tire wetin sef" a man could be heard throwing his construction helmet at the ground, frustrated and angry.
"Bawa calms down, we don almost finish, chill my guy", his associate Obi could be seen calming him down.
" Since we don dey dig, I don tire. Be like say the soil dey dig e sef"
"My guy calm down, oga is bringing hoe so make me rest"
"Better o, cuz I start to think na juju dey concur"
The two release a hearty fit of laughter before being interrupted by the backhoe reversing

Obi rests his arm on Bawa leading them away from the site to let the machine do its work.
"But my guy you hear wetin happen for this place?"
" I resemble your sister?" Bawa retorts "Talk if you want talk jare"
Obi adjusts his shirt and clears his voice gaining the attention of others
"Before the Lekki bomb, this land belonged to one rich family like that but they con die"
"Eya...it is well, that day bloody o"
"But you know wetin make people worry"
Everyone's attention was now pointed at Obi, even those pretending not to care.
"They found everyone's body, even helper except their pikin"
Murmurs could be heard from around the construction site.
"Ehhh las the pikin no fit make am, you sef check this place you go survive this?" Bawa argued
Indeed the place looked something out of a horror movie, you could still see the blood on the dry wood now, it's a miracle there was still a house to demolish.
"But things they occur o, who knows she might be-"

Obi was cut short by a scream from at the backhoe.
Everyone rushed there to meet a worker screaming Jesus and all manner of prayers while running away.
No one dared make a sound.
All scared of what would make a grown adult take to their heels like that.
Until.....

*Creaks*
Something, or rather someone was down there.
A girl slowly emerged from the hole, covered in flit and debris and hair muddy.
Her eyes shone a bright golden colour, she looked out of this world.
But.....

Babe was NAKED!
At that moment all the men thought, "Damn that's some nice buddha" swore someone stole a pic. Lowkey want it
After realising the situation on the ground Obi decides to take the lead, because while everyone were being horny fucks, he had to take charge. This girl, no whatever this thing was. It was scared and wasn't supposed to be there and he was going to find out.

I'm awake
It's so sunny.
Who are these people and why do they look scared, am I the reason?
Cold...
"Hi my name is Obi, what's yours?" A male randomly walked up to me, he doesn't look threatening or holds any bad intent. I opened my mouth but it dawn on me........

Who am I?
Why do I look so different?
What..."Guy commot there, say you dey craze. Dead body dey waka you wan shoot shot, say na grim reaper"
Another darker looking male with cuts on his face pulls his associate away from me, giving me a grim look. What did I do?
"Wetin we go do? She looks scared and confused" ", Are you prince charming, kill am. Na juju e be na"
Kill...?
Juju?
I'm confused, I slowly get up walking out towards the men.
They all jolted up except for the nice looking one.
I was scared, they ment harm.
I tried to explain myself but couldn't speak. What exactly could I say? I didn't know what or how to. I still tried to make can attempt to communicate until one tried to throw a weapon at me.
I covered myself with my hands awaiting pain, but instead, I heard screams.
His head lay perfectly on the floor cut clean from his body.
"E don kill Bawa!" Someone creamed
Kill?
I was protecting myself
Kill....to end life
Do they want to end me?
To do the same thing to me?
Kill?..
I started panicking and just then the earth began to shake and I let out a blood-chilling scream.

*Gore*
The earth rose to form a huge arm and protective shield, grabbing and smashing people's heads to the bare concrete. Popping people's skulls like grapes, leaving brain and bone matter on the floor.
People had been ripped apart in a swift move letting their intestines dangle around like sausage rolls.
All that could be heard was screams and seen was blood and gore.
Till there was silence and calm.

She calms down from her panic, the earth holding her and pulling her out, she felt safe at its gesture.
It was uneasy?
Needed her safe?
Oh...Sonia took the muddy hands of the soil. "I'm safe" was all it took and went back to being sand.
She walked amid the blood and gore occasionally stepping on the remains of people.
She didn't feel right seeing this she was scared.
She saw her reflection in the blood of those she just murdered.
She was different...

Her hair was full and thick, mud-like even, her eyes shone like the sun. Golden. Her face adorns with freckles looking like flakes of mustard seeds. She looked more clay than flesh. She panicked.
She didn't know who or what she was. All she knew is that she shouldn't exist and this situation right here wasn't right.
She looked down to the once alive man grabbing the metallic object from his cold frail arm. She placed it close to her skin and sliced. She screamed and immediately lightning was struck making her shiver more. She opened her eyes to see a darkish blue colour. It looked diamond-like.
"Painite" she whispered she didn't know what it meant but she did know she had to leave but where.
Her cut immediately healed.
For some reason, she felt sad seeing the gore around her not because she felt guilty. But because she thought she lost something in her.
Cold...that chill, it was the feeling of people dying every second. She could feel it.
She cried softly feeling alone and confused, then the raindrops started dripping. She looked up to the sky
Then felt a strong pull leading her away.
It was cold but had a feeling of warmth in it
She walked following it not knowing where it would lead her. But she did know she would be safe.