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Su’eddie Agema Open Your Eyes see rain falling from the skies, it is Aôndo, the Almighty, crying. Sometimes, He cries. They are His tears …” “Daddy, is He crying because His mummy was a phoenix?” He had sighed deeply, like on many other occasions when you had asked such a question. Your mother was a phoenix, according to your father. A phoenix was a bird who died by burning into ashes so that a new one could be born. Sigh. “Yes, He cries because of a phoenix. But His story is different. It is His son he cries for. He sent His phoenix son to the world who died and rose… But that is a tale for a different time. Now, listen. Every time the tears fall, Baver the drummer of the skies directs the tears making them hit one at a time. Listen, as it drums: tap, tap, tap… You can almost dance to it… Tap ta…” “I will be a drummer!” “Yes, you will be and a fine drummer too. But be careful son. For on nights when the drums beat too loud…” Silence as your father paused, looked around to be sure no one was listening. You had looked around too. Then you looked at him, fully attentive, waiting to hear the next words: “As you hear the rains hit the sand, know it is Baver who warns to be careful: evil looms the land. If you look carefully, evil comes together and a lot falls apart… Ahhhhhh!” “Arrrrrrghhhhhh!” “Hoohooohoo … You are a big boy, never forget. You are five but you have the strength to conquer if you can believe in yourself. But watch out, for on that night when the drums of the roof match that of the beats into the ground, there will be fears, for then the tears would give cause for our cares…” 61
Open Your Eyes Su’eddie Agema “How will I know?” “Red eyes… Thunder… Lightning…” You banish the memories and smile. Ah. Childhood. Such a wonderful time of innocence. You had always thought of your mother as a phoenix. You imagined a million times over how she must have burnt to ashes and then, just as everyone cried on, you emerged, more beautiful. She had passed on soon after you found life… A full light shines and suddenly day steals the night making everywhere bright. In that second you look up quickly up above your wardrobe and see the giant rodents. There must be five of them. Are those claws in their hands? It seems like the clap is to announce it is their time. Then the darkness comes again… GBUUUUUUM! GBUUUUUUUM! GBUUUUUUUUUUUMM…. The red eyes – ten now – glow down at you like beads of coal burning, coming slowly. You want to shout but open your mouth and discover fear has eaten your voice. You order your legs but it seems they are stuck. Your eyes begin to dart from one edge to another… It seems they are slowly changing positions, bidding their time without taking their eyes off their prize: you. Somehow you rush to the window and open it. Lightning does the transformation and you see a pig in a distance dodge to the side as a lightning bolt hits where it had been before... Then the thunder rolls the big drum again. You look and see something crawling in a corner of the room. You rush back to your bed and look around as the eyes come closer. You draw your wrapper over you. Baver drums harder, and you know there’s a justification for your fright. You close your eyes and pray that when you open them, it will no longer be night… Praying that it will be light… Your teeth chatter as you 62 Tales from the Other Side
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