You See Me

hat, but it's better than having Munya near me. I guess it works in my favor that the person is Max and I am also working for the money that Patrick promi

t I can feel around for. I hear someone scream and say something in Shona close to me and then foreign hands grab me, lift me up and run. They are the hands of a woman that I don't know. From what I can feel she must be fat and an adult. "Let go of me!" I scream. I hear footsteps surround me and a bunch of women start to coo over me. I'm beginning to realize that something bad must have nearly happened. "What happened?" I hear Dr. Nadine ask and walk up to wherever I am. I try to get up but then find myself back down with numerous hands patting me down. One of the women explain in Shona that I had been sitting underneath a tree and a poisonous snake had been about to creep up on me. That I shouldn't be left to wander alone. It's dangerous when I can't see animals that can kill me. I sigh. Dr. Nadine lifts me up and takes me to her office. I sit there and she offers me some biscuits. Before she can talk there's a knock on the door. "Good, Max is here," Dr. Nadine says. "Please sit," Max sits on the chair next to me. "We've had a situation here and it's very clear that Lilith needs someone to watch over all the time. The rest of us in the village have our duties and we can't do that all the time but your role is not yet defined," "I have no issue watching over Lilith if she's okay with it," Max says. "I don't need to be looked after..."I begin but then Dr. Nadine clears her throat irritatedly. "You could have been killed by a snake right now and guess what, if we had managed to rush you to the medical care you wouldn't have been able to describe what the snake looked like so that we could give you the anti-venom," Dr. Nadine tells me. I stop talking and keep quiet. "I'm sorry to say it like this Lilith but without this arrangement, we might not be able to accommodate you here anymore if it puts your life at risk," I keep quiet. I resist the sting of tears in my eyes and nod. "Okay, what does having a caretaker imply?"