18 Sleeping with one eye open (1/2)

Ego has been sleeping with one eye open since her escape from the forest. After what she thought were just a few minutes, she felt the presence of someone in the room. The person sat down beside her on the bed; tapped her softly on her hands and whispered into her ears ”Ego, wake up, it's me!” She warily opened her eyes to see the old lady smiling cheekily beside her on the bed; she was dressed in a white wrapper that covered from her breast down to knees. The covering from her breast to knees shows that she is an elderly or married woman. The choice of a white wrapper shows that she is a priestess or a spiritual person. The wrapper was also decorated with broken mirrors and cowries. Her grey hairs looked so unkempt and tattered like the roof of an abandoned hut.

She was so shocked and terrified at the sight of the old lady that she fell off the bed. With a horrified voice, she threw a series of questions at the woman, ”What are you doing here by this time of the night? How did you even get in? What do you want from me again? She paused to take a break before continuing

”How did you even know I live here?”

The old lady answered none of the questions; instead without uttering any word, she offered help by stretching her hand toward her on the floor. Ego ignored her and turned away slightly like a child rejecting a bitter herb. Seeing Ego's reaction, the old lady started providing answers to the questions she was asked.

”I came in through the door while you were asleep, I wanted to surprise you,” she said with a weak smile that exposed some of her dirty old teeth”.

Ego gave no response to her gesture; instead asked her to continue with answering the questions she was asked.

”I left my hut late in the evening that was why I got here by this time, I thought your village was closer, or maybe I'm no longer able to walk as fast as I used to; when I got to the other side of the village I was directed to this place by some women”. She paused and took a deep breath before continuing ”You are quite popular in this village I must add”.

Ego could no longer take how the old lady was acting as if nothing was wrong; does she think that she was happy seeing her or in any mood for her unnecessary sarcasm; is it not obvious that she is not in the mood and means business? She had to put on her serious face to send a clear message that she isn't joking. With her ”serious face” and still on the floor she asked her in an angry tone ”What do you want from me?”

The old lady was goggle-eyed at Ego's rhetorical question, but she responded in a low tone with her head slightly bowed down like someone in shame ”Can't one come to visit a friend again?”

Ego did not respond instead she just raised her brows while twisting her lips in a look that said ”really?”

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The old lady fully understanding what that meant continued ”Well, I came to check on you” she paused a little then continued ”You left in a hurry without even saying goodbye”.

Ego stood up from the floor, tied her wrapper firmly across her chest; and then folded her hands just below her firm breast before she began

”So, you are going to pretend like you don't know what happened to me? What you did to me?”

Now the old lady was more surprised and perplexed;