SUPPER KNOVA

asanwa the girl with the scar face

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 On a beautiful morning in ikot answa a village in calabar. There was a young pretty teenager called asanwa,who was born and breaded in ikot, being the only daughter to a farmer named kator,who leaved on the out skirt of answa village. Life was quiet and peaceful with her and her small family. Asanwa being the last of the three siblings and the only girl in the family,she was cherished and loved dearly by her parent and her two brothers until one day. Asanwa's mother woke her up in a haste and in a loud voice.;" asanwa! Asanwa! "Asanwa "she answered"; yes mama. Asanwa's mother replied"; Wake up, the sun is rising. And there is no water for your father to use in the bathroom and for me cook breakfast o. Come quickly and fetch water for me. And so Asanwa stood up. Stretching and yawning and reluctantly she strolled to the kichen to pick up her clay pot to go and fetch some water from nearby stream. Alone and groggy she wrestle with her wrapper as she yawn's and walked,dragging her feet along the path that lead to the stream, As she got to the middle of the road she noticed an old wretched old woman seating by the edge of the bush. "Asanwa greeted": good morning mama, hope no problem? And why are you seated by the edge of the road this early mama. "Old woman replied": my daughter thank u for asking. I went to the stream to get some water and I decided to rest for a while to regain my strength, my daughter. I am old and aged and my limbs are weak, I have no child of my own who could have help me out, "she shook her head in pity for the old woman". And she replied": come mama let me help you with the water. "Old woman replied in joy": oh thank you my daughter may the Gods of our land reward and bless you, As they proceeded to the old woman's house she noticed the wind was steal and she said to the old woman "mama I think the hamattan season is approaching as the wind is steal this morning": old woman replied": hmm my daughter were are still very much in the raining season. As you can see the farm are still green and lush and market day approaches, and so they continued to the old woman's hut she dropped the pot of water and said to the old woman ": mama I have placed the pot of water in the kichen and I will be heading back to the stream so I can fetch some water for my mother, As she will be expecting me. The old woman thanked her one more time in appreciation. As she opened the door a cold wind blew through her hair and she felt sudden chill down her spine and she looked back at the old woman were she sat. The old woman sighed and called asanwa in a low voice "; asanwa". And she replied with a trembling voice" yes mama. "old woman";. Come closer my daughter. Asanwa moved closer. The old woman said to asanwa , "beware of the dark that looms around the waters. "Asanwa eyes brightens as she asked the old woman"; but mama I don't understand what you just said. "the Old woman replied"; be careful my daughter be very careful. I see a bad omen lurking in the village and around you and beware while you walk down that road, I have seen bad omen around there, "asanwa replied in fear"; ah mama.,am scared o. What am I to do and the old lady replied" may the light of our oracle surround you and guide you. Go now my daughter go. And so she left. On getting to the stream she noticed there was no one at the river bank fetching water. As the queens maids always come early to fetch water for the queen and her royal prince and princesses. She was baffled by their absence But she assumed the queen had instructed not to come and so she proceeded to deep her clay pot into the stream, as asanwa was about to deep her feet into the water she noticed the water was disturbed, she raised her head up to look but couldn't see anyone and so she proceeded to fetch from the stream,but as she was about to lift her pot of water, she noticed something moving again in the bush nearby. "And so Asanwa shouted"; is anyone there?.who is there? Reveal your self. Suddenly she noticed a shadow emerging from the thick forest and approaching towards her from the bush. Asanwa was startled and alittle bit shaken And weary of the shadow before her, but she comforted her self and decided not to run. Meanwhile the shadow turned out to be the son of agony the great hunter of obam village. A young, tall, dark, stud. Who came from a neighboring village to hunt in answa , And so he introduce him self to asanwa as he stood tall before her and he said "it is I Nkem the son of agony the great hunter of Obam. Asanwa welcomed him warmly and with respect as she lowered here eyes and kneeled to pay her tribute before him. He was fascinated and wondered in his thought were such a well trained and respectful young lady came from he couldn't help but stair at her magnetic smile and her eyes. And so he smiled in pleasing gesture as she welcomed him once more. with a worm smile and accepting gesture. And So he offered to carry asanwa's water pot as they walk down the road, Asanwa was captivated by nkem's kind and gentle nature and her likeness grew stronger over time for Nkem. One evening. He came to see asanwa from his village. He called asanwa out from her fathers house to the backyard. And As they were Talking. "she asked": Nkem do you love me? . "he replied"; Haba my love you know you are the only one for me, No other one on earth and in heaven. You are my present and my future. Asanwa my baby. She smiled in excitement and they continued there conversation. "he continued": em asanwa my love I have been thinking. When are you going to visit me. o long to see you seated before my forefathers as I tell you the tails of my great land,Am always by my self at home in the evening. "she replied;" han han Nkem but you know I will be in the kichen by that time. And beside it will be late and my father won't allow me go out by that time o. You know am the only girl and I have to cook and help my mother with the house chores. As she kept on talking Nkem continue to battle with his thought and lust for asanwa;" kai I must have this girl o. Look at her womanly curve and her pink soft lips kai this girl don kill me for body, Ah this is a great deal of temptation Oh kai What am I goin to do to get her now. And make her visit me around evening time. Choii this girl dey skata my head. She has to come ,I have to think of something. And so Nkem said to asanwa " em my love u know I just want u around that all at list to see your beautiful smile and to fill your presence na, eh'm you know what I mean now baby. "she replied;" don't worry my love. I will find a way to see you, even if it is just to say hello to you and I will run back home before papa will catch me. And so Nkem was very happy, and he smiled and hugged asanwa and they departed to meet the next day. The next morning as asanwa was sneaking past the back yard she froze in shock as she found her self in a pool of blood of what lays before her eyes. She shouted "yey papa papa come out and See.

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 asanwa kept screening and shouting and woke all the neighbors .As her father ran out to see what had happened. She was so terrified and scared she tried to run but the Griffin sight of whats before her couldn't allow her move. As her father rushed to the backyard and the neighbors murmuring in there rooms as doors clamps from all angles. She stood helplessly and frightened as her father gently pulled her out the blood pool. And he said " oh my God what could have done this?,who could have been responsible for killing all our domestic animal in the pent?. "A neighbor replied through the window ": han han this is a serius matter o baba asanwa no one knew what happened and what kind of wild animal could have entered into your yard on noticed and killed all the live stock. Another neighbor called baba ngozi replied "ah baba asanwa I was fast at sleep biko as I didn't even here any sound o. Hian this is terrible Hiaa I don't think this is the hand work of a human being eh. This one before my eyes is the work of anu ohia (wild animal in igbo) we must inform the village chiefs and elders quickly "a yoruba woman who live next compound replied peeping through her window" ehn shebi it was your window that was adjacent to the animal pent house baba ngozi Haba. how could you not have notice Haba, are you sure it not that your hungry dog that did this hissed mhmm 'speaks yoruba'. "Mama ngozi shouted" ehn ehn Iya ogbomosho take your time you here live my husband alone o biko. And you baba ngozi you won't listen I told you to throw this nkita(local dog in igbo) away ehn you refused. you see the insult you've caused now another neigbor called mustapha the meat seller replied" kai kai mallam bring am for dog. Me I go yamutu the meat. 'Drags knife on the floor as if to sharpen it'. and the murmuring continued as asanwa's father sent for the village chiefs. Asanwa still shaken by the incident cldnt not eat as she could not help but think of her motives which led her to the discovery of the massacre of her fathers life stock. She was sad and unhappy as she remembered the agreement she made to Nkem as she had given her word initially to visit Nkem earlier before the sunrise As promised. Meanwhile as she was busy nursing her pain. her father gone to the village council and her two brothers left to the farm she thought to her self this is my chance to see Nkem. And so she got up and proceeded to nkem's house. On getting there she knocked "kokoko anybody home. No reply. Suddenly she saw Nkem emerge from the backyard stained with blood. She asked in loud voice "oh my creator Nkem what happened to you. Look at blood stain all over your body are you alright what happened to you?". Quickly she drew him closer and started inspecting him for injury. Nkem replied" oh my love calm down there Is nothing to worry about. Am just returning from a hunt and this is the blood of the giant antelope I killed. Do not fear my love. And so Nkem took her inside and she narrated the ordeal she encountered that morning to Nkem and she kept on talking while he moped the blood stain. From his hands. Meanwhile the village council of elders ordered a cofew, that no one should be seen outside by midnight. Shortly asanwa was on her way home. With fear and with the thought of what had happened earlier she hastened her steps,and weary of the surrounding environment all she could thing of was how she will get home on time and were she was going to say she went to. As she was busy with her thought all of a sudden... 

Part 3 (continuation)

she dashed her foot against a stone. She scream in pain 'yeh my toe! my toe! and she went on her knees gyrating from the excruciating pain. After a while she managed to get on her feet as she limps in a slow pace along the path to her village. She couldn't not help but think to her self 'hey am in trouble today o ah papa will kill me today,it already getting dark and am still far away from home, and continued to lament to her self were she stood as night fell. Meanwhile at the village her father had returned home from the Kings palace with the elders and the chiefs to see and count the animals that were killed mysteriously. He could not help but notice the absence of his daughter. And so he asked her mother, 'mama asanwa were is your daughter call her for me so she can bring palm wine and cola nut for my guest, and her mother replied" ah baba asanwa she is not back yet, asanwas father replied;" did you send her to get anything from the market?" her mother replied:" No my husband infact I thought you sent her on an errand o,she is not at home,padon me my husband this is the palm wine and cola nut you requested" and so asanwas father was baffled that she Wasn't home yet,"She replied:",. And so they were worried were she had gone. Asanwa still limping from her toe injury along the road as blood drizzle from her feet. She felt a sudden chill as if the temperature dropped and the atmosphere became cold, She wondered and ponder what was happening as she hard a branch in the tree brakes she looked but couldnt see anything but was weary and startled by the sound.quickly she increased her pase as the rumbling sound in the bush increased as if a something or someone was trailing her. She felt as if she Wasn't alone And so she began to fear, alone and frightened all she could do was pray to get to safty quickly and on harmed. But as she took another step further she heard a growling sound behind her. She froze not knowing what it was, slowly she turn her head to look and her eyes widen in shock as she couldnt fantom what she's looking at, an unsual black tiger-like creature but with a bear fur and physique. The creature jumped into the road just ten feet from were she stood, she pant in fear as she's dazed and suprise, she could not believe her eyes, on able to shout nor scream the creature stired into her eyes with a stocking gaze, as the creature move slowly towards her, helplessly she kept praying in her mind,then she heard some farmers voice just ahead of the corner by the road approaching. immediately the creature noticed it dashed into the bush growling. And she sighed in relief of the frightning animal,frightened and shaken as she pants to regain her breath. she stood steal and one of the farmers greeted "good evening to you young lady, and she replied in a distress manner," evening to you farmer. " one of them ask "lady hope all is well with you" the otherone replied. She seem nervous and afraid. What is wrong with you? And quickly she pointed to the bush telling the men what happened and one of the garmer noticed her toe and said " oh young lady you are bleeding, were are you heading by this time and in your condition ehn you need some help let us assist you. And so asanwa told them she is heading to answa village. The three hunters informed her of the cofew by midnight in the village. She became restless and worried.    

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