The Wanted Wolf

Have you ever wondered how life will be like if you weren't born the way you were?

Have you wondered why people judge others for a situation they can't control?

If you haven't,then welcome to my life.

Welcome to my world, the world of Rabel Ichie Uzoamaka the shunned maiden of Mabudazou.

"Witch", I heard a village mutter as I passed her by,

"Ekwensu's( is an evil proprietor; he's the god of all things evil) child", another spat the moment I walked past her.

I've grown used to the way they treat me in our small town.

It doesn't help that I dyed my white hair black to blend in with others, but despite that the villagers still single me out every time; every single time.

I paused at Mama Nneka's house to drop a herb for her; her daughter Nkechi is seriously down with fever.

A single dose of my Akwukwo Ede administered to her by me can clear her fever in few hours.

Her mother is willing to take the medicines I drop on her doorposts but she's not willing for me to directly treat her child.

The Mmiri ude I've been giving her is enough to keep the fever at bay but not fully heal her.

Walking pass Mama Nneka's house after I dropped the medicine on their doorpost, I walk towards the house of my friend Soso; I hope she isn't in Akwukw if she is, I won't forgive myself for not being to her house earlier.

"Rabel!", Soso happily rushed towards me, enveloping me in a breathe stopping hug she smiles up at me, "I thought you weren't coming today", she pouted cutely.

I stooped low to embrace my bestest friend; she's the only one that doesn't fear me in the entirety of Mabudazou.

"How can I afford to miss your warm hug soso?", I poked her cute chubby cheeks, " you're my ray of sunshine; the only person I will sail the entire world just to be with you", I smile at her.

It's not an exaggeration of words when I say those; she's the only person I will sacrifice both my safety for her.

She touches my dyed hair, "why did you change your hair color? I like the other one better!", she looks at my said hair with hatred on her eyes.

I touch said hair, " I want to try out a new look", I lie to her for not the first time since I started hanging out here with her.

I dyed my hair to make they animosity the villagers have on me to lessen, but instead of having the desired effect, it had the opposite.

She smiles like the kid she is,"it looks good on you though", she shrugs while giving me a side smile.

" Am glad you like it", I genuinely smiled at her.

" Mummy said Ekwensu must have taken you back to his lair when I complained about your lateness today", she lays her head on my shoulder, " I was really heartbroken when I thought you won't visit me today".

" Don't worry about that Dearie; I won't miss a day without you", I opens my bag of goodies, " guess what I brought for you today?", I Smile more brightly than I've done since I last saw her yesterday.

It's always a game we play each time I visit their house their house.

"Achicha?", She guesses,

I shake my head, "no", I grin more; this is my favourite part of my visit to their house.

"Kanda?", she guesses; she must have guessed that since it was what I brought for her yesterday.

"No", I grin the more.

She frowns, "am tired of the game; I can't guess any more, give me what you bought already", she pouts like the cute girl she is.

I brought out what I bought for her, "surprise!", I laugh at the look of surprise on her face.

"Really!", She squealed as she takes the the puppy I made with a wooden stake, "I love it Rabel; thank you very much!", She twirls with the puppy in her embrace.