ZEATH

Chapter 4

After the meeting, everyone praised my dad for his thoughtful sacrifice towards the people. I can not still believe that, everyone would agree to search for immortality, rather than continuing with the plague.

"Abigail, you should understand the towns people".

" There isn't any need of being selfish?" ..

Instead of understanding me, he blamed me for being selfish..

" Mom, say something?".

I turned and said to her.

She knew the gravity of what dad was doing, and wasn't in the mood to suspect him.

"I don't have anything to see?" .

Mom spoke to me.

" Really, what happens when the sacrifices isn't accepted?".

I stood my ground, as I replied to him..

Mom and dad stoped, and looked at themselves. It was evident that, they haven't thought about that being a solution...

I angryily went upstairs to my bedroom, putting a " Do not disturb" on the door..

Since no one wants to think rationally, I should at least keep them at bay..

The following morning, my dad's so called heroic decisions, gained us mountain load of customers. Everyone that came, wanted to buy bread and in less than an hour, the entire bread pantry had emptied..

The scene was satisfying to my parents, they liked at and mom was being invited to the mother's association in town; owned by the president of the woman's club....

Disgusting! I spoke to myself as I went up to dad's office.

A few minutes later, Dad walked in, hoping to have a conversation with me.

" Are you still mad at me?".

He offered me a glass of water and kept it on the table..

"Mad at you? I'm furious". I replied..

" Why , I'm doing this for you and your mother?". He sat on the chair opposite from me.

"But, we never asked you?".

" What happens when things doesn't work out as planned?". I asked him.

My question made him rethink about his decision, was planning to sacrifice himself the right thing to do?..

"Abigail, you wouldn't understand".

He stopped up from the chair and approached the door.

He then turned back again ant said..

" When the time comes, you'll understand everything".

What exactly does he mean by that, when the time comes, I'd understand?.

I watched him leave the office, and as much as I would've loved to understand him, I just cannot ..

I went to school, and everyone praised me for my dad's heroic act. Alisha and Nora both came to my desk, ogling worriedly at my face...

" What?". I turned to the both of them and asked..

" Nothing, how are you?".

Alisha asked me.

" Not good, I'm furious".

I expressed my feelings to her.

" Furious? I'm sorry".

She spoke..

Nora, however, stood beside her and listened to the conversation. She doesn't say anything, and just agrees with Alisha..

" I have a plan".

Before letting them go to their desks, I spoke up...

" What plan? You aren't thinking of stopping Aston and his plans to restore our immortality?".

Nora, who has not spoken, stepped forward and asked..

I shook my head, and confirmed her suspicion..

" No! We would get killed, maybe sacrificed in place of your dad". She shook her head against my plan, which I haven't gotten the privilege to speak..

" Calm down and let's listen to her ".

Alisha said.

There was a strange uncertainty on Nora's face, what exactly got her scared? And why?..

" I want us to find the descendant of Anna?"..

After waiting for a few more minutes, I told them my plans.

" Anna's descendants?".

" Does she have?".

Alisha turned her question to Nora.

" What! I don't know?".

Nora replied..

" What don't you know, isn't your dad close friends with Aston?".

Alisha spoke again.

" So is your dad". She turned to me, " and yours too, Abigail ". She said ...

I remained calm, my mind was already thinking of a way to find a way out before the sacrifice commences..

After school, we went to the public library, hoping to see for information. We were glancing through the ancient books of the land, I came across an old and rustic book in the library with molds all over the book.

I tried opening the book, but it didn't matter how much I use my strength to open the book, it just wouldn't budge...

Alisha suggested that, we ask the librarian.

Mrs. Mina, have been working for the library as long as I can remember. She is one of the oldest and well known people in the town...

" What's wrong?".

She asked us, the minute we placed the book on the table.

" Nothing, but do you have a key for this book?". I asked her..

" Oh! I think I have it". .

She glanced at the book the second time, and goes to get the key...

She came back some few moments later, and with her assistance, we were able to open the book with the key...

" Enjoy reading".

She pulled out the key, and we left, hoping to quench our test for knowledge...

We started the first chapter and it took us back to the times, we suffered in the hands of the elite. Anna, like Alisha had once told me, was one of the top maids in the town at that time. She was well known and also cherished by a few men of unimaginable calibre.

Anna, worked for the Norway household, and while her days was being consumed with tons of household work, she captured the eyes of her boss's husband.

They soon began an affair, that was soon discovered by the lady of the house.

Anna, who had already been consumed with love, thought that, her love for the man of the house, would yield results. However, she was devastated when he denied her, right in the presence of his entire community..

Lost and feeling wronged, she goes to meet a witch at the Berkeley cave. Consumed with hate and resentment, she wanted power and choose to give up her life in exchange for such wealth.

Anna was given two years to live and enjoy her wealth, power and immortality; passing the same power to her children and descendants to come, the immortality life span would only work, after three descendants had come and gone.

How many years had gone ?. More than a thousand, and In all of things, the life span of immortality had stopped working, and thing have gone back to the way it previously were..

" Was Anna married?".

I closed the book after reading...

" I don't think so". Nora said..

" I feel she was married".

Alisha replied.

" Really! But the book doesn't state it".

I said and then narrowed down the necessary things to pick out from reading about her history.

" Who exactly is Anna's descendants?".

I closed the pages of the book again, and brought it back to the librarian.

" Done?". She locked the book with the special key.

" Yes, ma'am".

" Thanks". I replied, and then left the library.

" What's the plan now?"

Alisha asked again, the minute we left.

" I don't know". I exhaled tiredly.

" I have an Idea?".

In the course of thinking about a plan, Nora said.

" You have an Idea? What idea?".

I asked her.

And she replied.

" You need to let nature take its course... My advice to you is ," she placed her hand on my shoulder, " don't do anything stupid".

She said, call over a taxi and left me stunned.

Whenever have I done something stupid?