Meting ice

Ibtisamat ran as fast as she could. she could see nothing, hear nothing but she could feel it. The kind of heart wrenching fear that starts from the stomach. she could hear the sounds of his footsteps and she continued to run into the unending darkness without crying nor shaking . she felt pure fright as she ran not knowing where she was. The was no sound. nothing but the thump of his footsteps and the wild beating of her heart. she ran until she stumbled on a stone and fell face flat into the ground. Her fall was cushioned by the soft mud underneath as she realized that the footsteps had stopped. She turned slowly to look into the eyes of her attacker. He had a mudering glint in his eyes as obvious as his kola stained teeth. She screamed and felt someone shaking her"Wake up it's a nightmare" Eme said as she cuddled the screaming girl trashing wildly in her arms." It's alright baby" Eme said as she wiped a tear from her face. it hurt her to see Ibti suffer so much but the girl was stubborn and she refused to speak to anyone about her constant nightmares. immediately she wakes up, she gathers herself and maintains a cool demeanor. Eme has tried talking her into seeing a counselor but anytime Shep brings it up she threatens to run away. she loves ibti likes her real daughter and can't bear the thought of losing her. No one knows anything about her except for her name and the fact that she wandered into saint Thomas orphanage 9years ago. she only gave her name and her age and remained quiet when asked another question. Eme fell for her beautiful singing voice and adopted her a year ago even after being warned about her nightmares. Ibti woke up to the soft arms of her adopted mother and sighed . Good morning she said without any trace of the screaming girl . It happened like that most mornings and Eme had gotten accustomed to it . she quietly got up from the bed and left the room quietly.