5 Chapter 4

JOEY'S hands were shaking uneasily as she walked down the long corridor back to her parents and the sister Dominic. By the time she was back,they were already concluding; "leave her with me,I'll pray for her" Sister Dominic said smiling at Mr and Mrs Davidson and Joey felt miserable as she saw her parents leave her.

Throughout the prayer meeting,she felt something turning her stomach and couldn't wait to get home.

She opened her eyes faintly the next day, finding herself In a sunny room. She heard noises from outside the door and quietly opened the door leading to the exit of the room and it was then she remembered she was still in the cathedral.

She quickly found her way back to the Rev sis Dominic's office and peeped through the key hole and heard some conversations but couldn't see anyone.

The conversations were as follows; "She'll have to stay with us for some time before going back"

 Joey wondered who was the "she" staying back.

"For how long?"

"It'll take some months"

"Like how many months are we talking about here?"

"Like eight or seven months"

"Sister Dominic, we'll do anything for our daughter to be fine"

 Now, Joey knew that Rev sis Dominic was there,but she wondered who the remaining two voices were.

"You can make her a sister for all I care"

"David are you out of your mind?!"

 Joey quickly walked back,she knew now that the "she" was her and her parents were going to leave her here alone!

She heard a creak noise on the door and quickly ran to the restroom, panting and looking at herself on the mirror. And then she remembered the script Wilson gave her. She slowly opened it again and read it slowly this time. 

Thus; "joey, you're brother and I wanna answer the mystery in your head. Mariam and Davidson... are... taking you to the cathedral,as-I-told-you before, they think you're possessed and wants to deliver you. I overheard Mr David telling your mother that it's none of Mariam's business what he did to little J - "

Joey stopped and taught,"who is little J?" She couldn't think of anything sensible and continued reading. "I don't know why you worry about her. It's none of your fucking business what I did to little J".

And then something snapped in her brain. "Oh,you know you can't go anyway, little J? Little J? Little J? Little J? Little J?" She took the script and read from the top again;

" I overheard Mr David telling your mother that it's none of Mariam's business what he did to little J - "I don't know why you worry about HER. It's none of your fucking business what I did to little J".

And suddenly, she fell on the ground weeping with no control.

Now she remembered.

She remembered everything.

She remembered that he took her.

She remembered how she struggled to free from his grip.

She remembered the brutal man's voice; "oh,you know you can't go anyway, little J?", "You are mine now"

She remembered the blood and worse of all,she remembered her father's face,she almost fainted.

She could see everything happening again,right in the front of her. She wondered if there was anything more and scrabbled  the script;

"we need to talk... on Thursday at the Barbecue by 9:00pm... escape through the back door"

And then she screamed.

She couldn't believe she would remember what she left at the far side of her.

She tore the paper with anger and rage.

Yes,she remembered!

she could see it right there in the mirror and the pain came again like it just happened.