CHAPTER 26

I strained my ears to hear more of what is being said .

“ I've always done that to protect her”

“What do you mean, you have always done that to protect her”

“Well I had kept this as a secret for years, the only person aware is her mother “

“What do you mean?,what are you saying”

“You know you are always asking me why I never let Marty outside like her peers”

I strained my ears more to get what he was about to say.

“It's because a prophecy was made about her”my dad continued

“What prophecy “

“The day she was birth, a witch came into this pack land, demanding to see me and her mother, she relayed the message to us, saying Marty was a prophecy child and she needs to be protected against external forces by all cause”

“What is the prophecy about?”my stepmother's impatient voice was heard next.

“She didn't say, when we asked her about it, she said in due time we will know”

“But she insisted that if anything wrong happens to her I would be held accountable”

“Why didn't you tell me anything a