Episode 13

I open my eyes to the white ceiling. Brown fan rotates slowly. I look around to see familiar dark blue walls. It's MY bedroom. I get up quickly and my head hurts so badly as if it's being hammered from inside. I look around. I am alone but I don't feel alone. I feel someone is in the kitchen. I get down the bed and grab my umbrella from the beneath my work table. I tip toe to the door of the kitchen.

"This is me Candace", I hear Teena saying.

"Oh"

"Yeah" , she turns around and stirs the coffee in the mug.

"Hi! "

"Hello. How are you feeling? "

"Not that good, you know. My head hurts", I say placing my hand on forehead.

"Here, coffee", she says stretching her arm to me.

"Thanks", I take it

She grabs another mug. Kitchen looks messy. stove greasy, utensils sit everywhere on the black kitchen platform, white walls tuned yellow in the corners, dust bin overflows under the platform. Teena has to find tiles beneath the trash to put next step. I embarrass myself very well. She moves out of the kitchen in the bedroom. I follow her. we sit on the bed. Bedroom is the cleanest place in the apartment.
I see her sipping the coffee. Her light brown lips touch the white mug and takes off. She sits there in her grey T-shirt and black pant. looking absolutely stunning sipping her coffee.
"Did you color your hair again? ", I ask her.

"Yeah. burgendy with white highlights. looks good, right? "

"Yes. Absolutely"

"Thanks"

I sip my coffee and burn my tongue. I sizzle.

"You okay? " , she asks.

"No. I burnt my bloody tongue"

"Need water? "

"No, I'm good"

"Okay"

" Teena"

"Yes"

"I was wondering how did you get in my apartment? "

Teena gives me a "why" look.

"See, it's not that I am not okay with it but I was just wondering. You know. I don't remember inviting you. that doesn't mean you can't come over without invitation but.... I thought you don't know the address or... I... ", I tried to cover up.

"I brought you to your house"

"Okay. You brought me here....YOU BROUGHT ME HERE"

"Yeah"

"What do you mean?", I say staring at her.

"Don't you remember what happened yesterday?", she raises her eyebrows

" What? "

"You don't remember anything?"

"Please tell me what am I supposed to remember"

"Nothing. You were so exhausted by painting that you fell unconscious. We called Doctor and he gave you an injection. Afterwards, we brought you here"

"Okay"

"Yeah", she sighs.

"Dont we have to go to work today ?"

"No, Mr. Carter said you can take a day off"

"O... kay", I say sipping my coffee.

"Yes. So, all day is yours. What are you planning to do? "

"Nothing. I'll just lay in my bed"

"That's it?"

"yes"

"You sure?We can go out if you want. you'll feel better "

"No"

"Okay then I should go"

I smile. she hugs me and takes her bag to leave. we walk to the living room. I open the door for her. She hugs me again and says, "Give me a call if you need something "

I nod. I see her off and close the door. I come back to my bedroom and search for my phone. I search for it in my backpack. I flip pillows and remove covers. I find it in the drawer of my work table.
I dial Kabir's number.

"Hello", Kabir says.

"Hey Kabir "

"Candace is that you? "

"Yes"

"Dude it's seven. I had just slept"

"I'm man. But it's urgent"

"What happened? "

"I think you're right"

"What do you mean? "

"I think I'm possessed"

"What? "

"Yeah, man. I don't know what to do"

"What made you think you're possessed? "

"Something happened yesterday"

"What? "

"Can we meet? I'll tell "

"Okay. Central Park? "

"Okay"

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At Central Park, I wait for Kabir. I sit on a wooden bench, in the middle of the green lawn. Four students sit in the lawn with books and notebooks spread. A lady sits on another bench with her baby. It's a clear blue sky up. Cool breeze blows.

"Hi! ", I hear Kabir

"Hey", I say.

"What's up dude? "

"I... "

"Before that can we eat something ?", he interrupts.

"Yeah sure"

"Here", he gives me a food packet.

"Thanks"

He open the packet, it has a burger and sauce. He starts eating.
"Say", he says.

"I think I am possessed and I don't know what to do about it "

"I know that. tell me what made you think that"

"yeah. yesterday, when you two left something happened. I don't remember everything. But I am sure it was something supernatural"

"like what ?", he takes a bite.

"I pushed Mr. Carter with my hands and I saw thunderbolts coming out of my hands"

"Thunderbolts ", he coughs.

"Easy, easy. Drink water", I take bottle out of his backpack.

He drinks water.

"Are you serious?"

"Yes. I was crying and I don't know what happened after that. Teena said you guys took me to my apartment"

"We? No. I wasn't there"

"Not you? "

"May be it was just Teena then"

"and Mr. Carter"

"Yeah but why they didn't call me? "

"May be because you have your nightschool"

"On Sunday? "

"Oh. then I have no idea why they didn't tell you"

"May be there was no point because Teena thinks I am a kid"

"Oh. Okay forget that. that's not important. I told you all this because you're the one who figured out I might be possessed"

"Okay then I think we should talk to that spirit and find out what it wants"

"Is that possible? "

"Yes, I have read on internet. We can do some research and we can do it"

"Okay. Let's do it"

"Now? "

"Yeah today. We don't have to go to work today"

"Okay"



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