BLOOD LIVES HERE

t of the things in her room but couldn’t reach for them. She usually slept with her bedroom door open. She tried to scream but her voice failed her. The more she tried to move, the difficult it

body that she failed to breathe. Her body was para

er shouted enter

er but she still couldn’t move. Her

o whispered a

eached for the pillow

again mother,” L

by,” Ludo’s

t sleep paralysis,

is L

peeping at me from

do?” Her mother asked. “Those are just hal

looke

ch on this. I’m your doctor, y

t m

She star

think I’

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aralysis. On top of

Ludo’s mot

u are just like everyon

e is

back

it’s

t Lu

f with the blankets. It took her sometime to fall

llow pupils and teachers. Her peers used to say she was strange especially the fascination she had with cars. She was glad high school was coming to an end. She had timed reaching the exam ro

Visashi yelled

orm. She never liked the color yellow especially with it’s combi

re,” a young

one l

lips. He wasn’t worth it, she thought

Mrs. Visashi shoute

ly when handling pupils. Ludo wanted to be like her someday but with her condition which every

s. Visashi smile

nod

ng now,” she handed

t was her favorite subject, Literature. She was marveled by

down!” Mrs. V

ation. They knew Mrs. Visashi all too well to act otherwise. Af

me difficult but all in all, it’s all about attitude towards whatever comes your way,” She paused and looked

ill young,” Me

all l

ed at Melanie who

your life will be especially in te

would like to know what Ludo has

All eyes were on her a

o you want to do afte

er down by asking her in a polite w

a writer, “L

ear you!” Me

Ludo,” Mrs.

and repeated herself, “

ryone. They laughed so hard that Mrs. Visashi’s

You are mentally unstable

about cars,” ano

, she had an aura and her eyes widened. She looked at Mrs. Visashi. Mrs. Visashi kne

She ran

ce flushed and before Mrs. Visashi could reach her chair, Ludo fell on the floor hitting her head in the process. All the pupils s

zure, stay back,” M

nd convulsing. Everybody stood back with the boys moving chairs and tables away from

” Mrs. Visashi

looking back at Ludo laying

ou Melani

ng tired and weak. She looked up and

pened?” S

fore her and asked, “

do answered. “It ha

isashi

ere you help me

an stand up madam,

ur time

udo,” Melani

y looked

ave Melanie,” M

ned with M

called m

on he

orry m

. You don’t have any con

had control

dn’t understand

timidated

r fears but they don’t show them. All those people who bully

shr

t to be

mad

e profession,” Mr

can do it?” Ludo lo

hi shifted

e in me. Nobody does.” L

and sat beside her. “I believe in you but wha

d

as you believe in yourself, ev

u thin

now

short stories which i h

all

es

love to r

out the new sto

is it

st notorious crime

unds int

me from but each and every day,

but she knew in that moment that writing made

r!” Ludo’s mother s

” Ludo roll

sashi l

ssroom and found Ludo seated

you?” She asked slo

ine mo

her up. “Thank you Mrs. Visash

” Mrs. Visashi said.

looke

tory you are working on som

l fence. Leaving the school, Ludo knew this was the last time of being there. She had even planned o

ot working,” Ludo’s mother s

or,” Ludo fasten

t the hospital after

dad

mother

,” Ludo leaned her he

ch other. It’s ju

t look at

ir bedrooms. Ludo got her seizure

go again,

bout her idea of the story and grabbed her MacBook

r mother asked st

when you are aro

l. Your seizures are worrying me. I’m sus

ys been wo

her but also a friend whom she could confide in. She even loved her more because ideas would flow whenever

en by her father’s voice. She opened her

you baby?

dad,” sh

u had anoth

wasn’t tha

serious baby. Wher

one to the

Ludo’s laptop. “How i

o write without m

lau

erious

have bought you something

She opened the car and found a medium sized box in

t!” He

nd found a brand

looked at her

d,” he grinned. “This is for after high sch

nks

now; I have

just go

back in th

ys say,” Ludo said sa

and went on. “I’m coming I Promise,” he we

fter both eating, they went into the study room and Ludo started typing. In most ca

deeper she went into the world she created. She felt like a god because the characters w

ing on other things?” Ludo’s father ask

Ludo ask

school and all you do is work on that book,” he si

you support

u are always indoors. You are growing up and

oying my

our book a

e fic

sed to know

re do I even

er looke

s about the most notor

orio

eir path. Whoever does, gets killed. On top of that, they have connec

that rea

told you it’s

and order somet

tinted Chevrolet. From a distance, she couldn’t see who was driving because it was getting dark. She was curious because cars fancied her. She played with her phone while peeping at the car. Fin

getting dark?” Ludo asked herself

thuds were getting louder. Ludo heard the sounds and decided to take a look. The windows were tinted and she couldn’t get a clear

!” A husky

around startled and

doing?” The be

Ludo tried

ocked

ne more time, wha

then she caught a glimpse of what was inside the Chevrolet

es. Ludo couldn’t believe the eyes she was met with.

hem?” The bearded

of

e said agitated. “I saw yo

’t. Please

e it anymore, her knees went numb and she felt a strong sensation in her head. She loo

se le

l on th

wards while she agitated violently on the ground. He put his