BECOMING WHITE WITCH

CHAPTER - 3

Adira's P.O.V

“Oh!! Look just who decided to grace us mere folks with their holy presence .”

The bitterness was enough in the voice to drown down the whole country . I took my eyes off the road , where the strange boy was standing , and looked at the lady blocking the back entrance of the club , the faint thumping of music could be heard from there . The scowl on her face mixed with the wrinkles present , made a beautiful sight .

Jenny was not much bigger than me , maybe a few inches . However , her body was anything but small . Stuffed boobs , wide waist and a thick neck . Inspite of her small stature , she definitely made a terrifying site . Today she was wearing a blue dress that clung to her body , her body fat showing thoroughly .

Jenny was a douchbag most of the time but unfortunately she always was serious when it came to her work . The Lion’s Den . Her club , what a suitable name , which she had worked hard to be this successful . I gave her a small smile that made her frown even more ,  and opened my mouth to speak but she beat me to it .

“Do you need a f*****g invitation to be on f*****g time . You are f*****g late on f*****g  Friday .”

Talk about f*****g swearing …..

She was panting for breathe , from the force of her hollering , her pale face red from anger or maybe she had some sort of allergy couldn’t know with old people . And honestly I’d be surprised if she didn’t fainted from her the loudness of her own voice. Even though my ears were ringing from her screeching , I kept my expression stoic ; my face blank .

“I’m sorry , I came in lat-“

“f**k you and your sorry . Now go inside and do the job I pay you for instead of squawking like a pig .”

I am pretty sure it was not me who was  ‘squawking like a pig’ , I thought dryly without saying anything else , before moving past her and going inside , instantly loud music engulfing me .

As expected the club was busy , even more so than before granted it was  a Friday night . Waiters roaming the club with their respective orders .  The faded blue and red lights making an erotic presence . The counter was overflowing with customers but from here I can’t  see who was serving them . If I remember correctly it must be Shelly , a very sweet girl and one of my co-worker . Even the dance floor was packed tight . People grinding against each other , some groping  and some simply swaying with the music .

I headed towards the backroom to change in the club’s uniform . It was just eleven in the night and the club was already over flooding . My shift started at nine and ended at one in the morning , shitty timing I know .  But considering the fact that I’m two hours late , I’d have stay in even more late maybe until the club is closed .   

“YO !! Adi ! did you meet the Boss Lady ? I think , saw smoke coming from her ears.”

Jack , one of my co-worker and a good friend , said as I emerged from the backroom wearing the over sized t-shirt with the club’s logo on the behind and went into the main area of the club . I laughed hard at that , somehow thinking of Jenny with smoke coming from her ears was so realistic that made it even more hilarious  .

He was one of the oldest worker here , age wise and time wise . He had been working here since the club opened and he was the only worker whom Jenny adores other than her niece , obviously .

“Yeah!  found me and screeched like a banshee too.”

“Damm !!! I feel sorry for you , dude.”

I looked at him and sighed .

“Hmmm me too .”

I said with a sad smile . He was also wearing his club uniform but where I was drowned in it he made it look like something models would wear . Indeed a very handsome young man , Jack was the man of every girl’s dream . Handsome , charming , funny , respectful and caring . But unfortunately he was not available at the moment , or so he told everyone . Maybe he was gay , who knows .

I couldn’t talk to Jack more than a few minutes because of the over demanding customers . He was called immediately by his customers who seemed to be totally drunk but nowhere near stopping .

I had also taken my chance with Jack and flirted with him or you can say tried to flirt with him , but he had put a stop at it the first day , instead offering me his friendship . I looked at him wistfully a few moments before continuing my path towards the bar counter . It was indeed a very difficult path for a small person like me . Having to push m way around people a lot bulkier and taller than me was no small thing .

“Hey Shelly !”

I greeted my friend and co-worker after reaching the bar counter . She looked relived to find me there .

“Sweetheart , I really love ya but don’t ever be late on a Friday night again . Please! Trying to take orders correctly with fending off the flirts alone is really exhausting . We need more reinforcements .”

 I was highly amused by her ranting .

“Well am a busy person so excuse me , I was held back by my fans .”

I told her grinning from ear to ear . She didn’t find it amusing though .

“Yeah your one and only fan , the boss b***h . Must have an interesting time with her .”

She said smirking and I cringed at the mention of her name .  Why was everyone so perspective today? I gave her my middle finger .

“Yo!! , big booby give me my f*****g drink .”

We were rudely interrupted by an impatient looking customer . Well he could have asked politely. Shelly went to him immediately and I turned the other side to tend the drunk customers . At least my customers looked decent enough .

“Hey baby whatcha doin there come to daddy .”

Or Not .

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My feet were killing me . After non-stop standing and working for about four hours , this was supposed to happen after all the breaks were removed from my today’s schedule as part of my punishment .

 Punishment my ass , that b***h is just cruel for no reason .  It was going to be three in the morning soon and I had to put the fifty glasses in the shelf too ,another part of my so called punishment .

The club was empty save for a few workers sweeping here and there . Shelly and Jack were reluctant leaving me behind alone and thus offered to stay with me and help but I had came late and couldn’t just do that to them .

 I appreciated their gesture , and was really happy I had made friends that really cared about me but that was all I could allow them to do . They can care and offer their help all they want but I won’t accept it . They were too exhausted to do anything , anyway . That was almost two hours ago . And here , two hours later , I was cursing the very existence of the club owner while putting the glasses away . f*****g b***h .

After fifteen more minutes and I was all set for going home . Just imagining my soft bed had me smiling like a teenager with crush .  I stifled my laugh at the ridiculous thought and locked the main door .

The night sky was dark , no moon , no stars and even no clouds were to be found there . Pitch black and dark like an endless abyss . No sounds coming from anywhere . A pin drop silence . There were no cars , buses or any other vehicle present . There was not even a single hobo in sight .

  The only source of light was the now and then  flickering street lights . Buildings looming like black shadows in the background .  It felt like I was the only living creature in this world and believe me it was not a good feeling . 

I was the only one walking on an empty road and I had seen enough horror movies to know this was not a good sign .  It was creeping the f**k out of my mind . I was shivering with anticipation . waiting for something to happen . I kept glancing behind me make sure I was really alone and no one was following me .

I am not really afraid of darkness instead I enjoyed the lone time but something felt off here . There was not even a stray dog or cat in sight . Then I remembered the news mom was watching earlier today or should I say yesterday . That reminder just made me even more aware of my surroundings .

The weird looking trees I passed , that I never paid attention to , the dark alleyways I passed on my way that seemed more darker than I remember them . My subconscious was making me see too much into things .

Then all of a sudden I heard a noise . A strangled noise , seemed like someone was choking . I wouldn’t have heard that particular sound any other day but the quietness of tonight made it impossible to ignore it . My steps quickened as I silently followed that noise .

 It was not easy to pinpoint the exact location but eventually I spotted a cloaked figure hunched over something . I supposed the cause of the strange noise was this man .  Maybe he was ill or something or maybe a lost drunkard .

“HEY!!”

I called him as I approached him steadily , but he didn’t respond . My heart was beating faster and my mind was screaming at me to the other way fast , but I couldn’t just ignore him . He may be dying for all I knew . My mom always taught me to help people in need .  And I sometimes obey her , now being one of them .

“Hey , are you alright ?”

I stopped a few feet before him keeping a safe distance , just in case . He slowly stood straight , still looking down and that’s only when I followed his gaze that I wished I had listen to my mind .

A man was lying unmoving at the feet of the cloaked man . The man’s eyes were open staring at nothing , glazed over . My mind was blank for whole two seconds before I registered that this man could be the killer and the man laying unmoving could be dying right now .

I started to slowly creep backwards my eyes fixed at the man ahead . My heart felt like it was going to break my ribcage and leap outside . The man turned around abruptly and at that moment my heart went still , breath coming in pants as I stared at him or it or whatever hesheit was  , because am dam sure it was not something human .

“Run …..g-ge-t away from him .”

That was barely a whisper , coming from the dying man and I felt super guilty for even considering the option . No . I was not going to leave him behind . I looked at the mutant creature trying my hardest to not make a sound .

 He looked like something you would see in a flop horror movie . His skin was melting of his body leaving behind a very ugly looking skeleton with occasional flesh here and there .

Maybe I’m dreaming and going to wake up any moment now . But why would I dream something like this . I shuddered as the ghoul took a step forward and then stopped , waiting . It was as if it wanted me to run . To see what would I do . It had no pupils or eyes so am not sure how he can what I’m doing .

I looked at the man below and then again at the ghoul and then took off running hoping to find someone for help or at least something to bash its skull open .

Everything happened so fast it was difficult to keep up with it . One minute the ghoul was several feet behind me and then I blink and it is on top of me and I hit the road so hard I saw stars in my vision .

 It was blur of motions from there , me trying to push him off me , all my injuries from the fall forgotten . It was trying to bite , I was panicking and shouting for help , panting for breathe , a pressure was building inside like lava . It was uncomfortable . I wanted it out of me , somehow .

And then all of a sudden the building pressure reaches it peaks and burst out , just like that . The black night is white for a moment and then I hear a blood curling screech  almost as if someone was burning .

Other than that sound I hear nothing , I see nothing , I smell nothing . And just like that the sound also disappears taking the white brightness with it . I can do nothing .

 My body convulses in pain so extreme that I can’t even make a single noise . I lay there , in the middle of the road , feeling like I going to die . I have never suffered of something this extreme . My mind goes numb from all the pain . I can’t think where that light came from ? Where did that ghoul went ? Why was my body paining so much?

I laid there for what felt like hours but the night sky was still dark so it seemed like it was not that much time .

ohhh s**t ! that man .

Suddenly remembering that man who was probably dead by now I gathered my myself . Standing felt like it was something strange for my legs . I stumbled for a bit and then wiped at my face noticing the tears for the first time . My body was on fire . It hurt to even move my head .

I walked the small distance to the man and noticed he was withering in pain blood oozing from his mouth with lots of foam . Looks like some kind of poison .

“Hey! Stay awake I’m going to take to the nearest hospital .”

My voice was clear of any emotion even though I was scared out my mind .  He motioned something to me . I didn’t understand it the first time so looked closely at him and my heart leapt out of my moth having understood what he wanted .

He wants me to kill him . Make it an easier way out of his misery .  My hands were shaking profousely and I was pouring sweat . How can someone want that? I can’t do that . No . I will take him to the doctors and they will cure him . That’s their job, right ? They can cure him and he will be healthy again .  

I bend down and put his right hand over my shoulder ready to heave him up . But he caught my wrist with his other hand , drawing it near his left side pocket . I felt something sharp there . A knife . My face clearly showed my horror . I cannot do that . I am not a murderer .

“no no no…I will take you to the hospital , you’ll be alright .”

This time I couldn’t keep my voice from cracking .  His grip on my wrist was strong. Looking at the man anyone would tell me to just free him from his misery but this was not as easy as it seemed . Taking someone’s life even if it was for a good cause , is totally wrong .

 I couldn’t stop the tremors going through my body . I couldn’t stop the tears flowing from my eyes . My knees felt week and I fell down , my hand supporting my wait as I cried silently . It doesn’t matter whether you want to do it or not You have to do it for his welfare . My conscience always chooses the wrong time to speak .

Very slowly I composed myself and took the knife from his pocket and put it on his neck , just on top of his adam’s apple . I closed my eyes and swiftly cut his throat . I kept sitting there with my eyes close for several more moments but when I opened my eyes The first thing I saw was the satisfied smile o the man’s face .

 A smile .

On a dead man’s ace .

The man I killed .

No , the man who forced me to kill him .

But it was my hand .

He had no more will to live .

He was suffering .

I ended it .

But still it was a murder .

to be continued……………