Five years ago954Please respect copyright.PENANARGgJHLBC2Y
Mpunde Girls Secondary School954Please respect copyright.PENANAeAtzMB3pzm
The Poultry954Please respect copyright.PENANAXvIHkpceZj
954Please respect copyright.PENANAXghH3dhNSc
I screamed. And the next thing I knew, I landed chest first onto what felt like a hard cold floor. My chest and ribs ached painfully. I slowly rolled over on the floor so as to lie on my back. I took a knock in my knees too. The pain all over was unbearable.954Please respect copyright.PENANAk6yvGcRsZE
954Please respect copyright.PENANAUHCWrcwJIR
I looked above and saw the hole that I fell in. I saw the gaping space and a few rays of sunlight coming in. A few puffs of sawdust fell onto my face. I coughed as I rubbed my face to wipe them off. I had to get up. It felt like I hadn't fallen far. I could make it if nothing in me was broken, especially my legs.954Please respect copyright.PENANARBVvvrmTXu
954Please respect copyright.PENANATCTHcTQ0PI
I sat up slowly. How could the poultry have a hole on the floor? How come I hadn't noticed it the first time?954Please respect copyright.PENANAxsT8OkjKGh
954Please respect copyright.PENANAsRHBhJp4Hc
I held my aching left shoulder as I looked up. Coming to the poultry looking for the ball was a bad idea. It was all thanks to Christine and Amanda that all this was happening to me.954Please respect copyright.PENANA5IYuYdta8s
954Please respect copyright.PENANAFhPMnjI6gS
I stood on my own two feet and straightened up. I didn't feel any bones broken or dislocated. But that was yet to be known.954Please respect copyright.PENANARnuPJFi9Mm
954Please respect copyright.PENANARyiDQnAlaZ
I looked up at the hole and just as I expected, the distance wasn't massive. I could easily jump and hold on to the edges to pull myself out.954Please respect copyright.PENANAWiSTnTEfPC
954Please respect copyright.PENANAmLisYHubWh
My body still ached and I had to prepare myself if I was going to make the jump. But just before I could, I heard a weird noise behind me.954Please respect copyright.PENANAFUTxP9SMvs
954Please respect copyright.PENANAH2rP3T1pR8
I quickly turned around and realised that I hadn't taken the time to look around to see where I was. In front of me stood complete darkness. I was in some kind of room because of the visible stone black walls to my sides and the one behind me. As much as I looked, I couldn't see anything.954Please respect copyright.PENANAhcCdcRqUAD
954Please respect copyright.PENANAVZe7rWU6vE
I shrugged my shoulders as I came to the conclusion that what I probably heard was nothing. There was no need to start chasing after something in the dark when you have no idea what's there. What I learnt in horror movies: don't go chasing after things you know nothing about. It just gets you killed.954Please respect copyright.PENANAsAKq1XfsKm
954Please respect copyright.PENANAdzfVKyCaJz
I turned back to look at the hole and just as I steadied my body to jump, I heard the noise again and along with it came a whisper:954Please respect copyright.PENANA4ez0Izy3Iq
954Please respect copyright.PENANA50810O7SxM
"Diana."954Please respect copyright.PENANA09eoQyrPff
954Please respect copyright.PENANADdq3DZ5M0u
I grew spooked. What was that? I turned my head again. Was someone out there? As much as I wanted to call out, I didn't want to. Another thing I learnt in horror movies: don't answer to what calls you out in the dark. It might just come get you for real.954Please respect copyright.PENANAHbFnWk40Sf
954Please respect copyright.PENANArUTVvSPYK7
I continued to look and this time, crazy images appeared in my head. What if there's some monster that lived down here and it knew my name? I assume that most weird supernaturals had a tendency of knowing their victims' names, almost like they were psychic or something. No, no, no. There's nothing out there. I am just imagining things.954Please respect copyright.PENANA3HWbo0oB8k
954Please respect copyright.PENANACoQtjbETcR
"Diana, Diana!"954Please respect copyright.PENANAo7vpk1tslu
954Please respect copyright.PENANARhIZ5KxSGG
I gulped as I felt my insides shake. Okay, this was no joke. There's definitely somebody out there.954Please respect copyright.PENANAr7T5N9gBve
954Please respect copyright.PENANAwqTeyp5aH3
Just as I turned back to look at the hole, something unexpected started to happen. It was fixing itself up.954Please respect copyright.PENANAw85ZA5PsKa
954Please respect copyright.PENANApvNoC4M72L
"No, no, no!" I exclaimed as I made a jump for it.954Please respect copyright.PENANA8l9P0XCbvn
954Please respect copyright.PENANAaorl7wSd1x
It was no use. As much as I tried over and over, I still couldn't reach the edges as the hole grew smaller and smaller. My heart started to beat even faster when the concrete hole finally sealed itself and I was surrounded by darkness.954Please respect copyright.PENANACJ3mQxa6Jl
954Please respect copyright.PENANAR9tx6vxAmp
"Diana," came the whisper again.954Please respect copyright.PENANA3VtF1D8DXg
954Please respect copyright.PENANAd7CzQfcFax
I leaned back against the wall, my heart beating even more. I wrapped my arms around myself as I shook in fright. I am one person who didn't mind being in the dark, but not like this. The place was pitch black and someone out there was calling out to me. Could this be my bitter end? Death would have a laugh at me if it ever came to be.954Please respect copyright.PENANAwwkUHdFJlz
954Please respect copyright.PENANAfdU0zWPXjp
I sat on the floor, curled myself up with my knees below my chin, my arms still wrapped around myself. This is it, I thought. I could imagine what the headlines of the national newspapers was going to be like: Girl at Mpunde Girls gone missing..., or is she dead? That would be enough to leave my parents agitated or even terrified. What happened to their baby girl, people would ask. She got stuck under the poultry and died there, that's what.954Please respect copyright.PENANAKQmnssvkAx
954Please respect copyright.PENANAyJL7lMPMLK
"Diana!" came the whisper again.954Please respect copyright.PENANASPlSsVLP3t
954Please respect copyright.PENANAyrjxaMOhuS
My heart skipped a beat as I turned to my left. Someone had just whispered in my ear. And the creepy part was that I hadn't felt anyone's presence nor did I hear any footsteps. Was I talking to a ghost?954Please respect copyright.PENANAT9pw83jgCK
954Please respect copyright.PENANALcMwx8JlSm
"Who are you?" I asked this time around. I couldn't keep quiet any longer.954Please respect copyright.PENANA0XJVh5yGYk
954Please respect copyright.PENANAPKCBwQrUNt
"I've been waiting for you, Diana," came the the voice again, but still in a whisper.954Please respect copyright.PENANAs5ukN5yBTe
954Please respect copyright.PENANAMR9No9yEcV
A bright purple light suddenly appeared in front of my eyes. I shrieked. I stood up and I noticed that the ball of light was on my nose. I shrieked again as I tried to swat it away, but everytime I did, it would float right back like an annoying insect.954Please respect copyright.PENANAsjXzRyIHMb
954Please respect copyright.PENANAnYLVXSi07d
I stopped fighting with the little thing and my eyes focused on it. The purple ball of light was nothing more but a glowing purple butterfly. I could hardly feel it on my nose except the warmth it brought onto the small area of my nose.954Please respect copyright.PENANABzSdSMt1xb
954Please respect copyright.PENANAnS9kCBmaqu
I continued looking at it and admired how beautiful it looked. I had never seen a glowing butterfly before. All this felt unreal. Was I dreaming?954Please respect copyright.PENANAsGJyxZfA1N
954Please respect copyright.PENANAL1orTcBDoH
I brought my finger up to my nose and as if the butterfly knew what to do, it went on it. For some reason, I smiled. I wasn't afraid anymore and I definitely wasn't dreaming.954Please respect copyright.PENANAFS6gZjys6L
954Please respect copyright.PENANA5nE67b67yq
The butterfly fluttered its purple wings and took to the air. It hovered a few inches above me before it started to flutter away in the darkness.954Please respect copyright.PENANAZDWKdzyRPf
954Please respect copyright.PENANAQEJyQzNnXI
"Wait, hold up," I called out to it.954Please respect copyright.PENANAohNxrUNaU7
954Please respect copyright.PENANApFI43eVba6
I followed it in the dark. I had no idea where I was going. All I did know was that I had to follow it.954Please respect copyright.PENANALSJ5q2U9y3
954Please respect copyright.PENANAMtjOr6ZvhF
I noticed that I was walking down a long dark hallway. The butterfly's glowing light hit the black coloured walls on the sides. The place was still pitch black and I grew anxious with each step that I took.954Please respect copyright.PENANAWG512RDaJ0
954Please respect copyright.PENANAfDBku3dNty
After a few minutes of walking, I reached a doorway. I was afraid to go beyond. What if all this was a trap and I was going to find myself falling again and this time, into a deeper hole?954Please respect copyright.PENANABzImDOGGvY
954Please respect copyright.PENANAYEkYNE5YOO
The butterfly still fluttered its wings beside me, then it went right through the doorway. This time, its glowing light not hitting the walls or even the floor. That made me guess that in front of me stood a vast room of space with no walls or floor within close range.954Please respect copyright.PENANAyrPklto4H3
954Please respect copyright.PENANAX9bKaGYNKr
As the butterfly continued to flutter away, the whisper came again:954Please respect copyright.PENANATerOfYFMHR
954Please respect copyright.PENANAlk7gwCJkpu
"Come, Diana."954Please respect copyright.PENANADrDKw3PcbB
954Please respect copyright.PENANArJ0CO5DmZ8
I looked below to see if there was any stairway or sight of a floor. I still couldn't see anything.954Please respect copyright.PENANAMDbRaIxgkV
954Please respect copyright.PENANA5Oa4CZfNE7
"Umm, no thanks," I said. "It's pretty dark."954Please respect copyright.PENANALylMWw2iDI
954Please respect copyright.PENANA3DLob1yhDa
"Come. Nothing will happen to you."954Please respect copyright.PENANAICsaDBL7NU
954Please respect copyright.PENANABJPO5p2krJ
I raised an eyebrow. "I love my life, mind you."954Please respect copyright.PENANAsVce2Kq26N
954Please respect copyright.PENANA0dc8OYAJ4u
"Take a step forward, do not be afraid."954Please respect copyright.PENANAHBZSjp7iFe
954Please respect copyright.PENANAfxpQaDeOxr
I thought of the last four words: "Do not be afraid." It reminded me of a bible passage we read last Sunday when Peter tried to walk on water and he grew scared that Jesus had to help him. Jesus told him to take courage and not to be afraid. Was this the same scenario I was facing; like a test?954Please respect copyright.PENANAMad86HizlP
954Please respect copyright.PENANAVPA2Vx2HYI
"Step forward," came the voice again. "I promise that nothing is going to happen to you."954Please respect copyright.PENANAHdkBt6jbJt
954Please respect copyright.PENANAxik1invxzP
I gulped as I looked at the dark emptiness where there was supposed to be a floor. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. If I was to plunge to my death, I would rather have my eyes closed.954Please respect copyright.PENANAPqq7xaWvZW
954Please respect copyright.PENANAFguMMmLflQ
I breathed out and took a step forward very slowly. And just as I had expected, I didn't feel the floor and my heart skipped a beat, but very quickly, my foot stepped on something solid. Was it a floor?954Please respect copyright.PENANAxxZV6EA2HX
954Please respect copyright.PENANAZzeU91cEvW
Feeling relieved that I wasn't going to fall after all, I put my feet together and opened my eyes. What I saw beneath me, made my eyes widen with wonder.954Please respect copyright.PENANAWThVaMFMC8
954Please respect copyright.PENANAos4mb1tkb3
I had stepped on a floor tile and I noticed that it was no ordinary one. It was made of glowing green butterflies.954Please respect copyright.PENANA4EQJyOkrXB
954Please respect copyright.PENANAJmiO6XqrZf
I couldn't help but stare. Soon, I slowly took another step forward. Immediately, another glowing tile appeared. This time made up of glowing yellow butterflies. Without fear, I took another step forward and a blue one appeared. Afterwards came red, purple, orange butterfly tiles. The six colours repeated themselves in different sequences so it was hard to tell which colour came next.954Please respect copyright.PENANAMWnipeZznp
954Please respect copyright.PENANArviL4JZwBq
I was enjoying this. I had never seen anything like it before. I slowed down for a bit to take a look around. The place was still dark except for the glowing tiles I had walked on.954Please respect copyright.PENANADQm3vXYPrD
954Please respect copyright.PENANAYnfnGFDlwv
I went on to look ahead and I stopped walking abruptly. I thought I was about to run into something when in fact it was just the purple butterfly. I sighed in relief.954Please respect copyright.PENANAEFTKPorJTh
954Please respect copyright.PENANA42KniLz1hG
The butterfly kept fluttering its wings and it came close that it landed on my nose again. My nose started to itch like I wanted to sneeze. I wiggled my nose to prevent myself from doing so, but I couldn't help it.954Please respect copyright.PENANAlgZ4r9i7af
954Please respect copyright.PENANAwpOnixALgJ
"ACHOO!"954Please respect copyright.PENANArUujcIOYol
954Please respect copyright.PENANAFMHptGT0pC
"Bless me," I said to myself and when I opened my eyes, the butterflies of all the six colours: red, blue, green, orange, yellow and purple, filled up the place around me.954Please respect copyright.PENANAXEKSVseDt6
954Please respect copyright.PENANAd5awvqhPzN
I looked around in amazement as they flew around. With their glowing light, I could see six tall stone pillars in front of me, three on each side. They went all the way upwards. I looked further up and there was no ceiling, just never-ending darkness. I looked forward and in between the pillars was a stone aisle. At the far end of the room, I made out a giant stone statue of a butterfly.954Please respect copyright.PENANA1MEds0kvn6
954Please respect copyright.PENANA45MNg6D41e
I continued to look around as the butterflies made the scene around me look like I was flying in the dark night sky and they were glowing stars. Most of the butterflies settled on the six pillars bringing in more light into the room. This reminded me of the way people in the Western world would decorate their houses with bright lights for Christmas.954Please respect copyright.PENANAxGO9BiZEQD
954Please respect copyright.PENANAzZyai9Dt8g
I spun around as a few butterflies also did so around me. I chuckled. I looked over to my left shoulder and a purple butterfly sat there. It must have been the same butterfly that led me all the way to this point.954Please respect copyright.PENANApbOyOiSVNK
954Please respect copyright.PENANAy8hJzDTWLi
"They're beautiful, aren't they?"954Please respect copyright.PENANA7HBALM0FJO
954Please respect copyright.PENANAHJfd9zwsLK
I quickly turned towards the large butterfly statue and there stood a person in a blue robe and pointed hood. All the excitement left me as I tried to make out a face, but the hood covered the person's face all too well that I couldn't make out anything. I had a strange feeling like I knew who it was.954Please respect copyright.PENANAaHrBVzwOkb
954Please respect copyright.PENANAOXBXqTn3Wy
"Who are you?" I asked.954Please respect copyright.PENANAJa9EJT4TwS
954Please respect copyright.PENANAvUdZA84W9X
The woman gave out a little chuckle. "Have you already forgotten me, Diana?" she asked.954Please respect copyright.PENANA0jBLRfOegE
954Please respect copyright.PENANAug2T2oRRlI
Then everything came back to me in a flash. She was the woman I met in my dreams three days ago. She wore a black robe back then and she gave me the note with the symbol of a butterfly in a circle, divided into four parts.954Please respect copyright.PENANAxva2YPeWlJ
954Please respect copyright.PENANA4iA5z4LP2t
"You're the woman whom I met in my dream," I answered as I found myself slowly approaching her.954Please respect copyright.PENANAlSf6kLYkkl
954Please respect copyright.PENANAUNFNFIhOi3
"Indeed, I am," she said.954Please respect copyright.PENANAQsDsa9VgH3
954Please respect copyright.PENANAX1oLLG3rLj
I stopped walking. "You never told me your name."954Please respect copyright.PENANAHQVXI0HNVr
954Please respect copyright.PENANAzwzFXwLlBp
"Of course, I didn't," she said as she came towards me.954Please respect copyright.PENANApUD32anAWd
954Please respect copyright.PENANA3rUUQ5OdpX
"What's your name, if you don't mind me asking."954Please respect copyright.PENANA59HfE5awMw
954Please respect copyright.PENANAbYBDA5cEeU
The distance between us shortened. She stopped walking. A few blue butterflies fluttered around her. She lifted her black gloved hands, held the hem of her hood and pulled it back.954Please respect copyright.PENANAfXYObtQcu3
954Please respect copyright.PENANA4sbYzk5cEt
Her long thick black hair reached beyond her shoulders. She had a smooth round face and her light brown skin shone brightly under the lights of the butterflies around her. She had soft brown eyes and her pink lips were raised up into a smile. She looked pretty, to be honest. Way prettier than any woman I had ever met so far.954Please respect copyright.PENANAh9UtoiMhhH
954Please respect copyright.PENANAU3cMjCdvwE
"I'm Stella," she answered. "It's about time you found me, Diana."954Please respect copyright.PENANAkzkMI92jvY
954Please respect copyright.PENANAUGhZ72o1or
"Uh...," I snapped out of my trance as I shook my head. "To be honest, I did try to find the symbol. I unfortunately found it in a place I least expected. And it only took me three days."954Please respect copyright.PENANApUpnCHmCWL
954Please respect copyright.PENANAAhQWYENgyF
"We have all been waiting for you."954Please respect copyright.PENANAtW4c2EX7KN
954Please respect copyright.PENANA3499EVAlGN
"What do you mean 'we?' I thought I was only meeting you."954Please respect copyright.PENANAeAq2AhvzK7
954Please respect copyright.PENANAtcUWCT4TbN
"I was only just the messenger. Others have been waiting for your arrival."954Please respect copyright.PENANA2ofNRGZhHB
954Please respect copyright.PENANACNJ1iGhQs4
"Who?" I asked.954Please respect copyright.PENANAe9BWdFFqGS
954Please respect copyright.PENANAN1tWunEDTq
My question was soon answered when three people appeared from behind the pillars to my left and two more appeared from behind the pillars to my right.954Please respect copyright.PENANA7ERjM5EbV0
954Please respect copyright.PENANAo35e38vYFG
They all wore robes and hoods over their heads that covered their faces too well. I noticed that each one wore a robe and hood of a different colour. Those who wore red, green and orange came from the left. The two who wore purple and yellow, came from the right. They came to stand alongside Stella with a few butterflies that matched the colour of their robes fluttering around them. They didn't withdraw their hoods.954Please respect copyright.PENANAvdYl9QX1Oj
954Please respect copyright.PENANAG97U6EN92v
"Welcome, Diana," spoke the man in a green robe. "We have been expecting you."954Please respect copyright.PENANAmtXCOjl59m
954Please respect copyright.PENANAT9FO3vuh7v
"Well, I hope its not too late," I said as I remembered what Stella told me in my dream.954Please respect copyright.PENANALB6xuj8NUM
954Please respect copyright.PENANANVNQe4Vowa
"Don't worry," said the woman in a magnificent red robe. She removed her hood. She had magnificent jet black hair. Her eyes and her face confirmed her to be Asian, but with a stern face. She smiled at me, though. "You came just in time."954Please respect copyright.PENANApTgSXfvkvY
954Please respect copyright.PENANAVsNMUVeeaq
"I don't really know what I am doing here, really," I said. "All of this is really confusing."954Please respect copyright.PENANADBqnqjZsD6
954Please respect copyright.PENANAKQktmJp5Gt
"It won't be when you finally realise your true purpose," said the man in the green robe.954Please respect copyright.PENANAFTbchO2oEo
954Please respect copyright.PENANAxkpFZPFtW9
"And what is that?" I asked.954Please respect copyright.PENANAfqQeKn3SwB
954Please respect copyright.PENANA8Ji7FNfkue
"You will know after your training," said the Asian woman.954Please respect copyright.PENANAt9wVFlrZ9O
954Please respect copyright.PENANAJJhFNvDFEy
"My training?" I felt confused. I had training to do? "What kind of training?"954Please respect copyright.PENANAsi3silCzTW
954Please respect copyright.PENANAko1DMEKIiL
"You will know soon enough," said Stella, as she smiled. "Come. There's a lot you need to know and you need to return before anyone notices you're gone."954Please respect copyright.PENANA37RWTue0eu
954Please respect copyright.PENANA8pJEVAz8HP
Stella turned around and went back the way she came, towards the butterfly statue. The other five did the same. I stood there for a moment before following them.954Please respect copyright.PENANAkzbTXc6piX
954Please respect copyright.PENANAMlL1J57fHg
They stopped in front of the butterfly statue and it was then that I noticed that there was a huge stone circle around it with horizontal and vertical metal beams that divided it into four parts just like the drawing and the carving I found back at the poultry.954Please respect copyright.PENANAT2dtk9Zrza
954Please respect copyright.PENANACVv9o3Itnz
"Where are we going?" I asked. I looked around and it looked like there was no other way out of the room except from the doorway I had come in from.954Please respect copyright.PENANAPTC5VLInYL
954Please respect copyright.PENANAy8KQ3FNOXP
"You ask a lot of questions," came the voice of a woman in the orange robe.954Please respect copyright.PENANA65P79Fy4ut
954Please respect copyright.PENANAaY3cj24g4H
"That will be good for her," said the man in a green robe. "But too much of it is rather annoying."954Please respect copyright.PENANAs1SoLs9gK5
954Please respect copyright.PENANAF8pv8sg9Z0
I put it in mind not to ask too many questions, especially with the man in green and the woman in orange. Probably even the Asian woman too.954Please respect copyright.PENANALr5H7SqSHO
954Please respect copyright.PENANANtfutug3ce
I felt the floor beneath me shake. Was that an earthquake? I tried not to panic as the others didn't seem fazed by it.954Please respect copyright.PENANAbpJjfgVLDj
954Please respect copyright.PENANADL9NmOMdMm
The next thing I knew, the statue of the butterfly in front of us started to glow. The light was so bright that for a moment, I lifted my hand to shield my eyes. I looked over at my shoulder and the purple butterfly was still there, like it never wanted to leave.954Please respect copyright.PENANA3364d8wYrW
954Please respect copyright.PENANAReFkK1sELX
The brightness filled up the whole room and the next thing I knew, the light disappeared. And when I fully opened my eyes, I was in a whole different place.954Please respect copyright.PENANAymMcqM4VQN
954Please respect copyright.PENANA4KoJTKfs8y
"Welcome to our world, Diana," said Stella as she stood right beside me. "Someone very important has been dying to meet you."
arrow_back
A Dark Destiny
more_vert
-
info_outline Info
-
toc Table of Contents
-
share Share
-
format_color_text Display Settings
-
exposure_plus_1 Recommend
-
Sponsor
-
report_problem Report
-
account_circle Login
Search stories, writers or societies
Continue ReadingClear All
What Others Are ReadingRefresh
X
Never miss what's happening on Penana!
A Dark Destiny
Author:
Namwezi
ISSUE #14
Chapter 13
LIKES 0
READS 950
BOOKMARKS 4
campaign
Request update 0
Sponsor
Suggest Edits
Login with Facebook
or Sign up/Login to comment or bookmark! Click to load the next chapter
X
After each update request, the author will receive a notification!
smartphone100
→ Request update
X
Sponsor again
Click to login
Login first to show your name as a sponsor.
Thank you for supporting the story! :)
Please Login first.
×
Write down what you like about the story
×
Reading Theme:
Font Size:
Line Spacing:
Paragraph Spacing:
Load the next issue automatically
Reset to default
×
People Who Like This
x
Before You Publish
Please ensure your story does not contain illegal, hateful, inciting, or violence-promoting content, or any infringing, plagiarized, or spam material, and that it complies with Penana’s Terms of Use.
Penana reserves the right to remove any content that violates these rules or causes legal or community risk, and to suspend or terminate related accounts.

