Journal 1: The Beginning

Nairobi

I was still in the library and I fell asleep reading one of the books

XXX DREAMXXX

The air was dry and smokey, I could hear people coughing in the background. I turned around to look at my surroundings to see if I could see anything familiar. I was about to walk around until someone passed me, he had short hair to the nape of the neck but that was all I could catch. I decided to follow him since he was the only person around me.

He led me to a cave, he rolled a large boulder away from the door and rolled it back once he went in. He looked around the room, like he was looking for someone. I felt an ominous presence, sort of a familiar presence, and I could tell he did too. His shoulders stiffened up, he seemed scared from the way he was positioned, like he was in a position to run if needed. BUt how could he run if he moved the boulder in the way? Then he spoke.

"I'm ready," he said. " I'm ready to make the deal." What is he talking about?

That familiar shadowy presence appeared in front of him. Even though it was dark you can see an outline of a man taller than the one I'm behind. The shadow still didn't say anything, but instead looked at him, then at me?

XXXEND DREAMXXXX
I was jolted awake from somebody shaking my shoulders.

"Robi, if you don't get up, you're not supposed to even be here." the voice said in a hushed tone.
I lift my head up and see Avery in my face. How did she know I was here?

"I have your location, fool." she said, she must've seen the look on my face. "What are you doing here anyway? You know my mom closed the place down to the public?"
"Umm.. I was for my mom." I said stretching. I thought back to that dream I had. It was weird. I look at Avery looking at me with a confused look on her face, almost like she didn't believe me. Should I tell her about the dream? And about the person following me the other night?

"Hello!??" Avery said, snapping her fingers in my face. "What are you thinking about? You zoned out for a minute?" She is my best friend. I should tell her what's going on, she might be able to help me out a bit. I told her I'm fine and we headed out of the library and went back to mine. I told her everything once we got into my room. From when the young girl was killed to the dream I had in the library. When I was done she looked in deep thought.

"What?"

"My mom has been lying…" she said, looking up at me.

"About what?"

"There have been more deaths." she said.

"How many more?"

Like a ton more, like people have been getting sick, they can't find any cure, then the weirdo who has been killing people killed some more people. My mom has been trying to keep this quiet but I feel sooner or later someone is going to say something." It looked like she wanted to say more but didn't.

"But how do you know all of this? I thought she canceled training?" Maybe she just canceled it for everyone else but her.

"I still go to work with her, but when she goes to her meetings she leaves me in her office. But I found some secret hallways behind the hallways.There's rooms, stairways, passages. So I usually just sneak out whenever she leaves."

"And you just now saying something to me about it? Is that how you saw me that one time?" I ask.

I have so many questions. The fact that she was listening to what was going on and aint tell me. But how can I get mad and I'm just now telling her about what I witnessed.

"Can I go with you next time you have to go in? I wanna see these rooms and stuff."

"Yea, I go tomorrow, I have to sneak you in.