Wormwood

Home invasion

       Vincent continued to bleed out on our way back home gradually going into a sleep state. Meanwhile, at home the attack had gotten closer to the house. Two blocks away the neighbours were screaming and gun shots could be heard coming from their apartment.

'Call your father again.' Ntekim said

'The reception is terrible, I have been trying.' Mmaette sobbed

'Don't worry we'll be fine, your father made security tight in this house so at least it will take them a while to get in here. Hold your brother and keep your heads down.'

'Aunty Nte!(as he fondly called her) are we going to die?' Udoette asked

'No we're not darling, just bow your head and pray your father gets here before them. If they do get in before them maybe it'll just be to check what's in our heads...you know.' She replied almost in tears not even knowing what she was saying

'Aunty! How is that even helpful?!' Mmaette asked angrily

'Well I'm scared too.'

Suddenly a loud bang came from the door, then the windows, it continued for about ten minutes like heavy rain on top a roof. One of them began to tear the corrugated steel panel I had put as Windows.  As the creature tried to force it's head in, Ntekim fired the pomp action spilling it's brain matter everywhere. Another one tried to force it's way in right after the first and got the same welcome. The rest of the creatures began to tear the opening to make it larger, there was no doubt at this point that if they managed to get the sheets open the burglary wouldn't hold them as well.

'Good upstairs now!' She roared

The opening became wider as they clawed their way in violently, Ntekim continued to shoot and step back slowly wishing in her head her husband was around. She ran out of bullets and the creatures began to sink the burglary, she ran upstairs to hold the kids shutting the door behind her. One of the creatures had managed to enter inside just when gunshots were heard outside the house. I and Udeme had arrived, fighting, kicking, stabbing and shooting anything that didn't look human. Udeme wasted no time as he ran inside shouting his wife's name, he stopped to follow the trail from a bleeding creature that had followed his wife upstairs, as he went upstairs he saw the creature about to knock down the door, he tackled it down fighting ferociously, he dug his fist into its neck and pulled out its vitals, it bled a silver liquid and died.

'Ima mi worodi mme wod eyeh! Come out my love I have killed it!' He exclaimed breathing very fast

The door sprang open and she came out on hearing his voice and hugged him, checking his body for injuries. The kids came to me but when they met me I was pulling Vincent out of the car, he was completely immobile from blood loss.

'Udeme get down here now!' I ordered

'Dad what happened?' Mmaette asked

'We had trouble on the way here love.'

'Will he be okay dad?' Udoette asked

'I don't know big boy, I can try to keep him alive but we have to get him in first, okay?'

'Okay.'

Ntekim cleared the dining table for us to use as a workspace. We managed to resuscitate Vincent by pumping 250volts of electricity into his body, then we cleaned and stitched up the wound but he was still in a vegetative state since most of the venom had already started destroying his tissues so we administered antibiotics and prayed hoping that time will inspire health.

Today will definitely be a solemn day, a tearful and confused one. The children think their uncle will die, we don't even know what to think. Ntekim and Udeme resorted to alcohol, the attacks today almost cost us our lives. My children are no longer safe, so my plan is to train them to fight; I need to know they can defend themselves when I'm not around. One day at a time is how we'll take it. I recorded this 2nd January, 2015.

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