Latter Or The Former

A very funny story for you to catch up on!

So, as I was in a hurry to find out more about my roots and origin, I began my journey from my home to my aunt's place.

Figured if there was anybody that might have even the slightest idea of what was happening, it would be her.

The journey was not exactly fruitful, but mind you, it also wasn't fruitless.

I was able to get info on my great-grandfather, and have now come to start working on an assumption that my great-grandfather might be an awakened, you know, an Oduduwa just like me.

I was offered to stay for the night at my aunt's place, served dinner and a mattress to crash on in her living room.

Last I remembered, I dozed off while wishing that I was back in the forest.

A crazy wish? I know. But what I don't know is that crazy wish of mine would turn out to be my reality.

That's right, I am back in the gloomy forest, the same one that almost claimed my life just two to three days ago. I think?!

Since I was already familiar with what happened the first time I arrived here, I decided to not stay idle in a single position for too long.

On that note, I began to navigate my way through the dense, dark forest laced with tall trees and fertile branches.

While I crept my legs on the ground as silently as possible, turning my head every chance I got to every direction leading to me, I began to have some thoughts.

I have to prevent something like this from occurring!

This is the second time I have been in this forest, and I am yet to understand the how.

I know the why. Or at least I knew the why.

The voice said I ended up here because it was the traditional way for a dormant Oduduwa to become an awakened Oduduwa.

That explains the first time. But what about the second? Why am I back here again? Is this a mistake or is the awakening procedure not complete?

There is also the time interval to worry about, and the issue of what happens to my body whenever I end up here.

'Sigh!'.

Even when I am having myself go through some supernaturally creepy stuff, I never stop worrying!

Still, I wonder what is happening to my body right now?!

The first time, I was alone in the building so there was no one to check up on me or confirm what my body was experiencing.

I say there are two options concerning my body's condition.

One is that my real body is experiencing a sleeping process whereas my consciousness is what ended up in this place.

As for the second option? Scratch the first option and I will simply conclude that my real body is what ends up in this forest.

I stretched out my right palm and stared intently at it. That was when I noticed something was out of place.

It might be a result of the dark surroundings, but something tells me that isn't it!

"Black!". I said, checking out my white skin tone that had now turned dark.

Again, I wasn't sure if that was the case since the surroundings themselves are dark and tend to project objects in a dark tone.

Would be nice to get some real light around here so I can see what is what about my skin of even what color the surrounding is really painted in.

Back to why I raised my palm. I situated my palm in front of my face and clenched it into a fist and later spread the palm open.

It doesn't feel like a dream nor does it look like it. I pretty much understand that it wasn't a dream since I had once experienced hell and a life-threatening sentence.

Still, I couldn't help but to try and see, to affirm myself of my reality.

If my assumption about what becomes of my body when I am in this world is related to the latter and not the former, then I might be in much more trouble than I accounted for.

Imagine attending to a customer, about to give them their change and poof, I am gone.

Or better still while I am in public places doing something, poof! I am gone, just like that!

I bet I will get super famous when that happens. But!!...

How will I explain to them when I get back? That I can magically transport to a forest where horrendous beasts will chase after me to kill me?!

I will be branded an immediate crazy child and thrown in the loonies.

On second thought, I might not end up in the loonies.

Even if my story does not sound believable or relatable, there is one undisputed fact that needs looking into?!

The issue of how I disappeared from a spot.

Magics are all the norm now, but those are false magic with special effects prepared beforehand.

However, a fourteen-year-old suddenly disappeared in the middle of the streets?!

Assuming the first time is considered an unexplainable trick, what about a second or a third?! People will eventually get curious and they will start asking questions. Questions I have no proper answer to.

Worst case scenario, I will end up in an underground research facility where those weirdos who call themselves scientists and researchers will carry out heaven knows what experiment on my body.

'Yikes!!'.

Just thinking about what would happen when I get found out by the world, is enough to send shivers down my spine.

No matter what, this is something I have to keep a secret from the rest of the world.

And to make sure it stays a secret, I have to find ways to properly understand how the transfer process works.

If it's the former or the latter!!

Whatever it turns out to be, I will start by devising a plan to counter it and make sure I don't get exposed, no matter what.

Even if it means I have to end up trapped and hidden from the rest of the world, alone in the building!

Thought I do hope it doesn't have to come to that. Still! There is no telling what might happen, so I have to be mentally and physically prepared for whatever outcome I find myself in.

I stopped walking as well as thinking as i concentrated more on my surroundings. My body warned as my ear picked up some ruffling sounds from a distance away.

"Something is coming!! It's coming toward me... Fast". I concluded, from how close the ruffling sound got with every passing moment.