Book 1: Ghost of the south

Chapter 48

(LONG CHAPTER SORRY )

It felt as if everything was going slowly. As his mother cried and told him the news you can see the soul slip out of Wesley's body. It became dark and there Wesley was standing in a dark room.  He stood there lost and confused. "Where am I?" He said looking around. Wesley got up and and started walking forward he didn't really know where was going he was just walking into an empty void. That's when he heard screaming but something was different about this scream it was like a screech it was horrifying "ahhhh" Wesley's body went stiff he slowly moved his eyes then slowly moved his head to see what was going on.

That's when he saw a White man with a hat and dress pants and dress shirt. The man was whipping a black man who was on his knees. The blood was spilling out of his wounds. Wesley squinted his eyes and tilted his head. The black man turned around as well as the man who had the whip. And they both smiled. "What the fuck." Wesley moved back only to fall into a hole. The hole was bright colors Wesley's head was pounding it felt as if he was going to die. "Ahhhhh." He screamed

Wesley fell into a room with a dirty ripped couch. Wesley got up from the floor and saw a blonde girl who had Casey's laugh she was watching tv. "Casey?" He whispered to himself. She continued to giggle. "Come watch Wesley come watch! I saved a seat for you." Casey excitedly exclaimed. Wesley dusted himself off and walked to the front of the couch but what he saw was not what he expected. Casey's eyes were out and they were blood tears dripping down her cheeks she was tied up to the couch. "Nooo!!!" Welsey moved back instantly tipping over the table. Casey turned her head slightly to him and smiled. "Come on Wesley I saved a seat." She patted the couch. "No your not Casey!" He screamed. "Aww, I guess I have to do it myself." She said sadly. Wesley's body flew to the couch he sat on the couch but for some reason, he couldn't get up or even move he was frozen. "Wh..why..ca can't I.." he choked out. Sweat beamed down his forehead. "Ouuu yay we're just in time." Casey clapped her hands. Wesley's eyes painfully turned to the tv to look.

Just then a big laughter right on his left was heard and it was none other than Ada. "Hahahaha isn't this fun!" She said pointing. Wesley felt paralyzed he couldn't even talk all he could do was stare. "Hahahaha what a stupid nigger! Don't you think Wesley?!" She began laughing louder. Casey joined them in laughing together. Wesley's eyes turned to her "Casey." He whispered. "I'm sorry." tears were slipping out of his eyes. If Wesley had the strength he would cry.  The two kept laughing across from each other. Wesley turned back to Ada and the manager to use all his strength and choke out. "Y...you..you kille..her." He said crying. Ada and Casey laughed over him. Ada reached for the remote and turned it off.

"It's time." She screamed she clasped her hands together and got up from the broken couch. As well as Casey. "Bring it out," Ada called. Just then a faceless Joe with a gun wound on his head comes in with carried tools.
"Dad? Dad?! Dad!" Wesley calls for his father. But then quickly gives up. Joe slams the tools on the table and Ada sits very close to Wesley. Wesley still can't move all he could move was his eyes. Casey moves to her father who holds her by the shoulder. "He'll be just like us," Casey says smiling. Joe nods. Ada smiles and picks up a surgical knife and scissors. "Now hold still... oh wait." Ada giggles. "N..n..no!" Wesley chokes out. "Shut up and hold still don't be annoying." Ada smiles. "No! No! No! NO!" Just as the last no he screamed.

Wesley woke up sweaty he kept breathing he touched his face to see if his eye was still there. It was. Wesley then saw Sarah on his bed. He jumped instantly. "I didn't see you there ms Sarah," Wesley spoke. "Oh cut the bullshit boy!" Sarah yelled. "What?" Wesley asked.

"Listen... I'm here now..and I'm going to lay this thing bare I'm going to tell you all...I'm tired of seeing death and killing you lost people and I lost people too I know you you know and you know I know too. So right now what we gon do you gon sit here and listen to everything and when I'm done you take yo mama and you run I'm talking far boy... far. She not gon stop until we all die. They call me crazy for years before you even thought about and yet I'm still here by the grace of god." Sarah fixed her posture a bit.

"My great gran's mother's name was Anna she was brought from the village so her name was Bahati. My great grandfather name was a boy named Tim. He and my mother had a friend named Adamma. Once Bahati Tim and Ada moved to the plantation. Ada already had plans of running away she had big dreams Bahati, for the most part, agreed with Ada's overzealous dreams. Once Bahati got a taste of what these people were like she quickly declined Ada's plan to run away. My great-grandmother told me Ada took a lot of offense to that. Ada was sent off into a rage cutting Bahati a hair while in her sleep. Bahati knew it was Ada she slowly stopped talking to Ada. Ada felt Bahati didn't want to run away because she had comfort working in the house while Ada was outside picking cotton. And that was not the case at all. Ada went to Tim to show him her plan. My gran's mother told me ada was madly in love with Tim. It was almost like an obsession. Bahati honestly had no Intrest  in him.  Tim declined and warned Ada to not do it and watch out. Ada listened to him for a while. When she stole a potato from inside the house the masa caught her so she ran and hid she didn't want a whipping. They searched everywhere and then Ada panicked and ran away. Masa William sent bounty hunters to find her. Masa William sure had no use for her but he was not going to let her get away with this he was going to use her to set an example. Once Ada was found she was brutally beaten so badly they had to drag her to the lynch Stan. Tim and Bahati were forced to watch they watched them tie the rope around her neck and watched as her tiny body kicked. Ada's body was not taken down till 2 weeks later by Bahati and other slaves. It seemed as if no one cared Ada was new to the plantation.  Who knew she wouldn't really die? Bahati and Tim mourned and cried over their best friend's passing. Bahati told Tim that Ada loved him. And Tim felt guilt and sadness wash over him. Bahati and Tim grew they were around the same age it wasn't uncommon for a master to peer a slave woman and a slave man together so that is what he did. Since Bahati and Tim were such good friends they had no problem with it. But little did we know someone hated it. Tim and Bahati married and since then they always have felt someone watching them.  They had theyre first child sada and then a boy name David it was only two of them. David was killed during a fire at the age of 13 and sada was killed due to drowning at 18. Tim and Bahati knew something was wrong. They had one more child named angel my grandmother before Tim's sudden death. Bahati raised angel to everything she knew. Bahati became more protective over her child. When Bahati became deadly ill due to poison at 27 she sent her daughter off to someone. Right before angel left her mother Ada appeared to the mother and told her she will pay. Bahati told her daughter to watch out for Ada. And that were her last words before her death. Angel got married to many men who strangely died before she finally married her 5th Ronald cargen. They went on to have my aunt rose and my father Tim and my aunt Billie. Billie did not make it past age 3 so it was just my father and rose. One day coming back from church rose went missing my mother described the day to be scary Tim was right next to her. Rose's body was found in a well. My grandmother remembered what her mother told my father. Ronald and my grandmother burned in a deadly fire my father barely made it out alive. My father finally grew up to marry a woman by the name of barley my father kept me close and was extremely protective of us he never let me see other children I barely went outside. He would tell me stories about Ada and always watch out for her. My mother never argued with him or called him crazy. Though we were poor We moved quite often. Sometimes with other families and friends. One day My parents left the house and never came back. Ever. I stayed with my family friend. I had a little more freedom now. Deep down in my heart, I believed that my parents would always come back. Suddenly Adamma appeared and befriended me. I played with her quite a lot. Though I was told to avoid her so I listened and stopped hanging out with her. Ada went into a rage and burned the house down. I knew she did it. I had nowhere to go nobody I had nothing. But after That was truly the last time I ever saw her or heard of her she completely disappeared from my life. I grew up and married a man named Robert. I'm sure you have seen him around. And had my first and only child who you know as Ruby. I tried to protect Ruby from everything they called me crazy she and my husband. But I knew the truth I always knew she would come back. So when I saw that look in your eyes when you came back from the tree I smelt it on you her scent I knew you saw her. But now young one I ask you to please take the family you have left and leave." Sarah looked at him with grey eyes