JAY.

Elizabeth: (sobbing) I don’t know what to do for him now. Please, help us pray for Jay.

The Chief healer sighed. The young lady could not stop crying. She wanted her child to be saved.

She instructed Elizabeth to bring the child to the temple. They had to act quickly.

The Chief healer saw it for herself. Jay had glowing red eyes. His skin was grey, it looked as if his body was decaying.

Elizabeth: This is my beloved son. (whimpers) I hope that you can be able to get him back to normal. His current state has been preying on my mind.

The Chief healer said to Elizabeth, “Don’t worry. Your son is in good hands.”

Elizabeth felt a little bit more calm after hearing the Chief healer’s helpful words. She was then asked to wait till they were done with the healing process.

The Chief healer and her group of diviners placed the child on an altar. They set candles around him and praying. With every stanza they uttered, the boy felt his mind being transported to another place.

He looked around the room. The walls seemed to be melting like wax. He blinked and the next thing he knew, he was standing in a wheat field. It stretched for many miles, wider than an ocean, so the kid believed.

When he tried to speak, someone told him to focus on finding his way back to the altar. He looked around for the source of the voice.

Not too far from him, was a little girl. She had long, and wavy raven hair.

Jay: Hello? How did I get here? Can you help me get back home?

The girl smiled and grabbed Jay’s hand. She transformed into a bird and they leaped into the air.

Jay held on to the bird’s back feathers. He took a deep breath. Where were they heading?

She swooped down and landed at a new location. Jay slid down her back. He thanked her for the ride.

The bird changed into the girl. She pointed at the lake. Jay walked over and bent down to stare at his reflection.

His eyes did not look human. He panicked. The girl knelt beside him and blew into his eyes.

Jay blinked a couple of times, rapidly. The girl told him to take another look at his reflection. So, he did.

He was happy to see his own hazel eyes. Jay turned around to thank her. He only found a black feather.

Then he heard many voices shouting praise and beating drums. He closed his eyes & the moment he opened them- he was back on the altar.

The Chief healer moved closer to the child. “Hello Jay. You look well.”

Jay smiled and showed the black feather to the Chief healer. Her expression changed, for about a little while, to that of serious concern.

The kid was focused on what he had in his hand that he missed it. The Chief healer asked Jay, “Where did the feather come from?”

Jay: From the girl in my dream.

The Chief healer replied, “I see. May I have a closer look at it?”

Jay: Okay.

She studied the feather and her eyebrows twitched. The Chief healer wondered why the girl had helped save the boy.

By the time the Chief healer was ready to find out more from Jay, she heard him shout- “Mom!”

She guessed that Elizabeth would soon show up. Jay hugged his Mom and smiled.

Elizabeth: Thank you Chief healer. You are mighty and worthy to be praised.

The Chief healer gave a slight bow and smiled. “Our work here is done. You can head home.”

She watched the two walk out the door. The minute they were gone, the Chief healer grabbed a bowl and placed the feather in it.

It was just as she suspected. Whatever had been preying on the kid had only been present for a trial. She said to herself, “What exactly do they want with Jay? Here I thought it was over and it looks like it’s only just began.”

#JAY.

samedi, 14 septembre, 2019