THE LIGHT

New beginnings

Portia

I was in a green place full of beautiful flowers, a waterfall right in front of me, colorful birds all around and i must say i have never seen something so beautiful in my entire life, it's magical. I have never seen so many birds in one place, what was strange about these birds was not only the fact that they flew in sequence like birds normally do but these ones sang the same tune like a group of people moving around singing together the same song. Crazy right? The air in this place feels light and peaceful. While i was admiring the place my eyes moved to the waterfall and i looked closely. Where the water hit stood a woman, she had long thick African hair.I went closer to her and when i was close enough she turned, she looked like an older version of my mother or maybe am seeing things. " Am sorry your mother left you Portia" wait! how does she know my name? "Who are you?" i asked her and she smiles sweetly at me " am your grandmother child" i was stunned, i never got the opportunity to meet my grandmother, she disappeared way before i was born my mother told me but i can see the family resemblance. "wow you don't look old at all" she smiled at me and i noticed that her eyes changed color from black to now a beautiful blue. "where i am we don't grow old child." well i can definitely see that. " well if that's the case then am staying here and i have no one anyway." I stated somewhat sad that even if i don't go back which i don't know how no one will miss me. " You have a lot to live for Portia, yes your life wont be easy and more challenges will come but happiness too. That Light you have was once mine but i was killed just like your mother because of it." That got me sad, if she died like my mother then her death would have broken my mother had she known."Did they also accuse you of witchcraft?" i asked her anxious to hear the answer with my head tilted to the side looking at her " No my baby, where i lived they called me a prophet and people from all over Africa came to seek my help and i helped them." she said sounding content. " Were you a prophet?" I had to ask because she said i have what she had and if she was a prophet that means i am one too. " No child, i am not a prophet well i don't know what this gift is really and i died not knowing but i used it the way i thought was right helping people and it worked." Okay that doesn't give me much hope, if she died not knowing how am i supposed to know? "If you also don't know what this is how am i supposed to know what to do with it and when? am only just a child with nothing and no one to guide me" i stated defeated that she's not giving me answers." That's what am here for, to guide you, i may not know much about the gift but i will be able to tell you the dangers that come with it and the beautiful powers it has. How it works to it's full potential well we will find out together, huh" well at least that's something. " I don't think i want it" she looks as me with sad eyes. " You don't have a choice child, this gift is given to every first daughter of the family." but i don't remember my mother having this or maybe i didn't notice. " Did mom have it too?" i had to ask because as far as i know mom is the first and only daughter she had." Laura was not my only child, i had a daughter before her and she had the gift but she died then 2 years later i had your mother. She didn't get the first because she was not my first daughter but her first daughter got the gift." okay that makes sense. "Me" i said in a low voice wishing i was not the first daughter, maybe if i wasn't she wouldn't have been killed. "Don't blame yourself for your mother's death Portia it was her time." easy for her to say. " You didn't tell me why they killed you, if they believed you were a prophet then why did they kill you?" I mean people don't go around killing prophets so why kill her? i needed to know. She smiled at me revealing her beautiful set of white teeth."Life was bliss for me, i had everything i wanted and needed. I got gifts from people and money to thank me for what i had done for them. I was rich and well known. One day a man from Ghana came to me and said he will pay everything for me to go to Ghana with him and help his dying Chief. I refused at first because my heart was heavy and wouldn't let me go. The man went on his knees and begged me saying am his only hope and i agreed. But my heart only got heavier after i agreed  to go with him, i prayed about it but my spirit was just down. I traveled with the man to Ghana and i was to meet the Chief the afternoon after i had rested. I rested and slept then in my dreams i saw my death.." shock took over me " what do you mean you saw your death?" i cant imagine seeing my death, hell i cant imagine someone walking around knowing when and how they will die. " I mean i saw myself dying in my dreams and truly that is how i died." she said with sadness in her voice. " If you saw your death then why didn't you leave?" I would have left anyone would have left to try and save themselves. "It was my time child, when death comes you cant run away from it, no one can." In as much as i know that i still feel like she should have tried. " so did you see the Chief?" am holding my breath waiting for her answer which i think i already know what it is. " Yes i met him, what i saw when i laid my eyes on him broke me." she said looking very sad. "What did you see?" i was curious."You have no patience just like your mother, well i saw all the terrible things he had done in his life, the lives he took, the young children he raped some even younger than you and all those he killed, when they tried to get justice for their children. After i saw all that, i couldn't help him instead i told him that it was his time to die like he killed many that stood in his way. He got angry and sentenced me to death at the village square by stoning, the guards took me there and tied me up to a tree. Then people who didn't even know what i was accused of stoned me to death and had my body burnt and my bones threw away like i was a dog. Your mother, my dear Laura died not know what became of me." this scared the hell out of me, i couldn't help but wonder if this is also my destiny. To die in a cruel manner. " Is this my destiny too" am really scared, i need to know to try and maybe avoid it happening to me. " Wake up now child you have been sleeping for too long, please baby girl wake up, please don't let my one good act be in vein. Yes i know that am not a good person but i feel like you were put in my path to change me. Now for you to do that you have to come back" I head a voice say in my head, i don't know this voice, who could it be? " It's time to go now baby and don't worry he will take care of you." my grandmother said " who?" i asked but she didn't answer, she started walking away and i started crying. I tried to run after her but my feet were somehow glued on that spot. A big light blinded me and my beautiful sanctuary disappeared, then i heard beeping sounds and i opened my eyes but the bright light above me blinded me that i quickly closed my eyes. I felt the light being moved away from my face and i opened my eyes again, only to be met by people in white coats. " She's back!" yelled the one, i looked around for a familiar face but there was none. " Your father will be happy to see you awake" my father?