Chapter 2: FRIENDS WITH A BAT

"Mother, why are you here?" I asked after a long wait for her to say anything.

"Nothing big dear, am here to spend some time with my daughter, that's all." She said.

She was a mother after all, she has the right to spend time with her daughter but to me it wasn't the right time. I was not in the mood. I was already stressed out and worried because of what my friend Bat had told me in the dream. I was still terrified but wanted to pretend to be fine before mother. Her spending time with me would create a room for suspicion so I had to find an excuse before anything wrong happens, but what?

"Mother, let's spend more time together tomorrow. I still want to sleep please."I begged.

"It's alright dear, I came here just to check on you since I have heard you screaming but I see you are okay, right?" Said mother.

"Did I scream?"I asked.

"Yes, so loud too."

"What! Did I say anything else out loud?" I was curious to know.

"No dear, you just screamed. I will leave now. Sleep tight darling." She said and left.

"Thank goodness. That was really close."

I thought it was necessary to close the door to my bedroom this time otherwise I would be in great trouble if I happen to dream again.

I laid down on the bed and closed my eyes, still thinking about the dream and didn't realize when sleep took me off.

I wanted to wake up so late but I felt like something inside me was forcing me to wake up so early and go to the jungle, but why so?

Without knowing, I found myself in the jungle eating figs. They tasted so good to me. After there I went back home and found my mom still asleep, that might have been my lucky day, I thought.

I then went back to my room and slept again.

I got a dream again but this time it wasn't about my friend Bat, someone else voice was thanking me for feeding him. I wondered who could it be that I have fed this early morning.

I didn't stress myself that much about this dream. I thought it was a mere dream. 

After waking up, all my heart and mind were thinking about my friend. What could have stopped him from meeting me the other day. Why would he give me a tattoo and just left me like that.

"It's all my fault. How could I befriend a bat." I cursed myself.

When my mother called me for breakfast, i didn't refuse but I could feel the meals smelling so awful to me. I sensed that something was wrong with me, my mother always prepared the best meals with the most delicious aroma ever.

"Is it possible that the magical tattoo is trying to control me?" I asked myself." No please friend, this can't be happening to me. Don't let your tattoo control me, do something and stop this please." I cried out in my thoughts.

I then sat down at the table for meals. This time I was going to force myself to eat something for Mom not to suspect anything. I didn't want to worry her.

A month elapsed and my wound got healed. This time the tattoo became so visible on my back. I knew any slight mistake my family would know about this.

The second day in the second month with my tattoo, my father returned home. We were happy to see him again but unfortunately he found me outside the house with my mom waiting for him.

He wasn't happy about that, he never wanted me to move out of the house. He immediately dropped whatever he had in the hands and started to scold me. All the smile I had on my face faded right away. I then ran to my room and started crying.

As I was crying, the same familiar voice asked me to stop crying that he doesn't like it to see me cry. It was my friend Bat's.

I immediately wiped down my tears and started looking around for him. He wasn't in the room. 

"Where could you be my dearest friend. I miss you a lot. You are the only one who understands me much. I know you are very close to me though I can't figure out where exactly. Please show yourself to me, just for one minute.

After a second I fell asleep and saw him in a dream. He was waving at me from a distance. I could see he didn't want to come to me, but why? What did I do to deserve this from him.

When I walked towards him, he walked backwards too. I tried to run to him but he ran back too. I got confused and stopped somewhere wondering why is he doing this to me, his best friend.

"Maybe he never felt comfortable with me. Maybe he never considered me as a friend." A lot of questions ran through my mind and then woke up from the dream.

"This is strange. I won't see you physically anymore? Won't I meet you if not in dreams? What really happened please friend? I don't think I have given you a reason to hate me. I really can't believe this. I considered you my best friend in just in day but it seems you don't care about my emotions. Why can't you see that you're hurting me. Can't you see it? Anyway, but why am I even mumbling all this when you are not even bothered. I promise that one day you'll realize how special I wanted to make you in my life. I guess I have to forget about you since you've already done the same."I talked to myself like a crazy girl.

All I wanted was to see him and we spend time together chatting and having fun like how we used to do but no, this wasn't happening.