UNBREAKABLE

Chapter1 :The Begining:

Umera's POV

Was it not said spirits do roam around the farms at late hours of the evening? why is Umera heading towards the farm at this hour of the day? is she oblivious of the dangers she could be walking into...

I could hear the the people whisper as I walked passed them, fear gripped me and I could feel the tears forming, tried fighting it back as my palm turned into a fist with my fingers digging into my skin

I released my hands wiping the sweats on my skirt, I took a deep breath and stepped into the farms as I reached the boundaries separating the farms from the living are... I whispered a silent prayer hoping the heavens will pardon me this once and protect me from any lingering spirits..

I picked a handful of vegetables and reached for my basket to drop it.. Then I saw it or was it a him dressed in black, covered in a pool of his own blood...

Fear gripped me as I screamed my lungs out, he didn't respond nor make a move, just raised his head to look at me with those golden eyes and I was fixated...

I was lost in those eyes and it was as if his soul was calling out to me through his eyes.. He opened his mouth to speak but was too weak to utter any word, could spirits look so cute?.. I thought to my self and laughed at my own craziness...

As I moved closer to take a better look at him ignoring my fears he held my hand in a flash and whispered... Please don't leave me" I was frozen stiff, I couldn't process what was happening before my eyes, he shook my hand again bringing me out of my shock...I won't leave you I whispered back, he sighed in relief then he slummed.

Third person's POV

Umera ran as fast as her legs could carry out of the farm, she headed straight to her best friends house and knocked on the door, Era do u want to kill me with fright by coming to my house by this time of the day?

Lizzy asked as she fondly calls Umera Era, Liz please you need to help me, something urgent just happened and you are the only one I can trust, what happened? asked Lizzy... Umera narrated the event to Lizzy and she was dumbfounded....

Both friends stayed in silence for minutes before Lizzy tried to break the silence....She cleared her throat bringing her friends gaze to meet hers, So what do u want to do about it now Era...

You made the Stranger a promise, and besides if he was a spirit, he wouldn't be bleeding to death neither will u be able to see him.. Let's go and help him, my parents will not be at home for the next one week, we can hide him in our barn behind the house until he is healthy enough to return to wherever he came from...

Umera hugged her friend...what will I do without you? you're such a good friend and a sister... Lizzy giggled at her comment, broke the hug and pinched her nose.. I told you am your best buddy didn't I?

Both laughed at each, now let's embark on our rescue mission.. the duo left for the farm feeling excited about meeting this stranger as they hardly see any new face in the village .

Leonard's POV

Being an adopted son of the William's is such a wonderful privilege, something most people could kill to have, my parents the William's showerd me with all the love and care a child could get from his parents, everyone in the house loved me so much, giving me all the attention I need, well...everyone except my brother Bash

I was 6years old when I was adopted into the William's family, my parents died in a fatal car accident, mum died at the spot while dad was rushed to the hospital, after school I waited for my parents to come pick me up from school as usual, but they were no where to be found, instead I was visited by a police officer in a company of another man whom I came to know as Mr Williams.

I was taken to the hospital, the police officer led me to my dad's ward and there he was,my father in all his glory, reduced to an hospital bed with patient dress and bandages covering him from head to toe, I could hardly recognise him if not for the little space between his eyes to his chin..

Dad! I called out crying ,he didn't do much,he just tilted his head to my direction as a lone tears fell from his eyes, I ran to meet him but I was stopped by the nurse attending to my dad,I struggled and kick and hit with all my might but I wasn't allowed to step closer to him,I turned around to run out of the hospital as I was feeling suffocated seeing my dad in such critical state but I bumped into a pair of huge arms that engulfed me in a bear hug.

Two weeks past and dad haven't recovered yet neither did I leave his side despite the persuasions from the nurses and Mr Williams.. I still passed the night with my dad in the hospital, I refused to change cloth and I lost appetite for food,all I had was tears, mum is gone and dad is not talking to me how can I leave? I told one of the nurses that came begging me to atleast leave the ward and get fresh air outside, but I was still adamant...

Weeks turned into months and dad finally opened his eyes, what was left of me were bones, I could feel my rib cage hanging out, I looked scrawny and terrible for a 5year old, he looked at me and frowned, it wasn't quite long before Mr Williams walked in,the nurses must have told him dad was awake..

He walked close to dad and sat on his bed,I saw him pending his ears to listen to whatever dad was saying as he couldn't speak loud since he just regained consciousness,I could see the tears falling from Mr William's eyes and all I could do was stare at them

Dad called me with hand gestures and u walked to him,I bent towards him and hugged him,I knew it was painful but I couldn't stop,neither did he push me away or asked me to break the hug...little did u know that it's going to be the last time I hugged my dad,no wonder he endured the pain..

Leo dad wispered to me, you will no longer be Leonard Alphonso, you are now a Williams, your identity from today is Leonard Williams, I asked dad why? he said it's the only way to keep you safe from the people hunting me,when you come of age you will fully understand, Mr Williams will explain everything to you in details, you have always been a Williams and am glad you will be with those who can take care of you more than I ever did, I know you will make your mum and I proud, we will be watching you from above, dad what are you saying? I couldn't understand what was going on, all I did was cry my self out... dad removed the necklace from his neck and asked Mr Williams to help him pass it to me, wear this always as a reminder of the family you once had those were my dad's last words as he drew his last breath under my watch...I screamed my lungs out as I saw the EKG beep to a stop..the room became dark and I felt my lungs struggling to take in air,my eyes were closing gradually until total darkness filled the atmosphere and I felt myself passing out..

Third Person's POV

Leonard woke up in a comfortable bed ,he gently opened his eyes but the room was shining so bright, he closed them back and gradually opened them so that his sight can blend with the light,he looked at himself and tried to study his environment, he was now wearing a cartooned pyjamas which wasn't what he was wearing the last time he could remember, the room was painted with white and his favourite cartoon character Batman was drawn on one side of the wall, there was a table at the centre of the room with a large bouquet of white roses placed on it, a white sofa on the left, a reading table on the right with his best novel collection nicely placed on it, it was an all white room, whoever did this must be trying very hard to please him he thought to himself.

He climbed down from the bed and opened the door, but there was no one there, he simply used his discretion and took the step heading downstairs, as he descended the last step,he heard laughter coming from a direction he guessed would be the kitchen,he walked towards the direction and his guess was right, as he stepped into the kitchen,the laughter ceased as everyone turned to his direction, good morning he wispered as he looked at a gorgeous woman in her 30s, she smiled at him and said how are you leo?

Mr Williams walked in few seconds later and said Leo am glad you're awake, please meet your new family, this is my wife Sarah ,your new mum, this is Bash, u can call him your older brother or your twin as both of you are of the same age, he said that with a wink as everybody laughed except Bash of course, then he continued... and this is Lilly your younger sister or the trouble of the house... Lilly pouted... Daddy! , squeezing her cute little pink lips

They all smiled at him as Mrs Williams gave him a huge hug, Lilly please lead Leonard to the dinning table breakfast is ready, she giggled as she led the way..

Although breakfast, Leonard never mentioned a word,neither did Bash, they both stared at each other from time to time as Bash was keeping a poker face, too serious for a 6year old, Bash is a year older than Leo as Leo is a year older than Lilly, from the look in his face, no one could really understand if Bash really accepted the new family member he was just introduced to.

Bash's POV

I was having a wonderful morning chatting and laughing with Lilly and mum when he walked in, he was same height as I was but with golden brown eyes, mine were green and I wonder who had green eyes in my lineage, I immediately felt like a competition just walked in

I waved those thoughts from my head when dad walked in with the bad news, if anyone else saw it as a good news, I seriously think opposite of that.

Althrough breakfast, I couldn't stop staring at the boy that was going to share my life,my home ,my parent and Lilly , thoughts of it made me sick that I clench my tiny arms in a fist under the breakfast table, but no matter how angry i am ,that was not going to change dad's mind,no one even asked for my opinion, everyone's attention was focused on the new kid. Like hello, mum and dad am here too

2years past and Leonard still never talks to anyone neither does he play with Lilly or talk to mum or dad,he is always very reserved and always in his room, dad brought him to my school as a transfered pupil when he first came,hoping we would bond faster that way, ,still he didn't mingle with anyone ,doesn't talk to me even if we are seated in the same car, he doesn't say a word unless he's spoken to and he doesn't say much either .

Mum asked me to go talk to him that he needs a friend right now and our age difference is not much, he might open up to me and stop being alone, I stopped seeing him as a threat since he wasn't trying to take my place in the family, and he doesn't try to steal attention like he did at breakfast when he first came.

So I walked towards his room as mum has asked, I raised my hand to knock but the door was slightly open, I couldn't help my curiosity so I peeped and I saw him crying, I felt my heart broken I ran in immediately without hesitation and hugged him, I was expecting him to push me away or oder me out but he didn't ,he returned the hug and cried even more, I couldn't help but cry with him, I didn't understand why he was crying, my parents never told me the reasons he was adopted, I was only told I needed a brother that was why they thought of giving me one, am beginning to accept that now.

We cried in each other's arms and fell asleep, I didn't know how long we slept before mum came waking us for dinner, I spoke to him for the first time, Leo my name is Bash, am you're brother and I want to be your best friend too, I saw him smile for the first time and he took my handshake, I felt so different having someone my age and same gender, we could play together all day long and bit by bits he opened up and accepted our family, I never asked him which orphanage he was from because mum told me never to mention any of that to him so that I won't make him depressed.