Chapter 3
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Miciry’s childhood in D’ Wretched was a daily torture because of his mother’s wickedness and maltreatment. Miciry was the most hated child in the entire community of D’ Wretched, mostly because his late father sent many of the criminals to D’ Wretched in his capacity as the head of the secret service and head of security in Ti Gulha. However, the parents of Tiodidnah and a few others felt that Miciry should not be blamed for the actions of his parents. They shared their daily ration with him and he was always welcomed by them each time he visits.
Miciry and most of the children in D’ Wretched had to steal food from their parents in order to survive, because the food was rationed and was never enough, because of the ever-growing population in D’ Wretched as inmates reproduced.
One day, Miciry was starving. He sneaked into his mother’s room and opened the wooden barrel that she kept the food. He took a few wooden spoons of the porridge, but unfortunately for him ,when he closed the barrel and turned to leave ,his mother was standing in front of the door watching him. She kicked him out of the house in to the cold night as punishment.
Miciry had no were to go ,so he went to see Tiodidnah, his closest friend.
Tiodidnah was a Byanjana (Intersex). His gender type and his warm hearted nature fascinated Miciry. Tiodidnah however was repulsed by his own double gender status which had been a constant source of embarrassment to him. And so he had kept claiming a single gender, Male.
Miciry met Tiodidnah and told him about his predicament. Tiodidnah offered to give Miciry his daily ration so he could give it to his mother as a way of soliciting for her forgiveness, but Miciry turned down his offer because he knew that his friend needed the food more.
They sat silently in front of Tiodidnah’s house wrapped in thick but worn out fur and leather cloak to prevent cold. After thinking and reflecting on the situation for a while, Tiodidnahh suggested they take a walk. As they walked, they discussed. They talked about the warm climate of the main city and all the good things that the older people had said about the main city out side D, wretched. Both of them had never seen outside the prison of D, wretched.Because, they were born in D, wretched.They talked about all the things they could have done with their lives if their parents hadn't committed the crimes that brought them to D’ Wretched.
While they were talking , a bright light came from the direction of one of the walls separating D’ Wretched from the main city. Miciry and his friend looked at each other and headed towards the direction of the light to find out the source. As they got there, they saw a ball of very bright light on the wall creating a kind of portal. Miciry had a strong feeling to go through the portal of light, so he told his friend to follow him. Tiodidnah refused, and started backing away from the light with fear in his eyes. He was usually timid and afraid, and needed encouragement and so Miciry reached out to him but he kept backing away wide eyed. Miciry called to him to follow as he turned and walked into the light with the hope that Tiodidnah would follow. There was a brief moment of darkness and then he fell, landing on hands and knees on the ground on the other side of the portal
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