Before I knew it one whole year had gone by and I was close to being two years old in the Bright light orphanage , but yet I found it difficult to walk, for one year I got no attention from neither people like me or workers , nobody really cared maybe I was alive but if I had to die or run I knew the news would spread like wide fire through the very large orphanage, one thing I knew about the orphanage was that information spreads very quickly I couldn't stand and could only walk three steps because of the injury from the demon's bite ,the only person who truly noticed me was a shoe cobbler that visits the orphanage daily because his shop was located at the center of the orphanage.
His shop was there before the orphanage was built, he was lucky luck to have a lawyer as a friend to fight for his property even though he barely won the case, so he managed to still have his shop there even when all the kids in the orphanage hated and laughed at him, he still like the sight of the shop. Mr. Raymond the shoe cobbler always cared for me like a guardian and he taught me lots of morals, most of the time when the food doesn't satisfy me, he'll share his meal with me
Ten years later I clocked twelve and I was now able to walk, run and talk thanks to the teachers that visited the orphanage most times. I can read and write using any chance I get to read a book thereby keeping myself busy my thought most times take me on an adventure but I still felt lonely.
I once came to a corner of a hostel building where older kids were bullying almost my age,
"Hey boy we saw you in class the other day when you told the teacher we were insulting her" the biggest bully said
"But you were...you" the boy stammered
"shut up you tiny punk" the bully grumbled, I couldn't help it so I jumped right into the middle of the scene and shouted right at the bully's face, I knew I couldn't fight but I was hoping to get injured by the bullies in other to leave the other boy unharmed
"Who are you?" another bully threw at me,
"Probably a tiny teacher" the leader of the bullies said and they all laughed,
"What's so funny princess" I asked the bully who had insulted me, they all immediately My paused and looked at me then I knew I had entered into the middle of a very heavy storm that would overwhelm me, they didn't even pay any attention to the boy they were bullying anymore, they all walked slowly towards me, I tried to close my eyes, before my eyes was shut tight I saw the way the boy they were picking on abandoned me. I felt the blows of uncountable fists punching me all over my body, I later heard a crowd but still didn't open my eyes till I heard some staffs and Raymond's voices. They yanked me up and ran to the orphanage health care center.
So, I was now a hero to someone, and a pain in the butt to some other people, and entertainment to a crowd.
Bandage covered most parts of my body as I laid helplessly on a bed in the clinic, I saw couple of heads peeping through the window and steering at me, I knew this was the result of insulting a bully and I knew that it wasn't over now, I must now be on their blacklist and will be seeing them again sooner or later.
Soon I was back on my feet the first place I went to was Mr. Raymond's shop, the moment I arrived at his shop, a broad smile was attached to his face and he welcomed me with a hug
"Moses don't try to kill yourself, don't just try it because I know you knew that those children were dangerous and you knew perfectly well that they are capable of doing what they did to you, to a teacher, but you chose to get into trouble" he said as he slowly withdrew me from his bosom, I didn't say anything but he understood me,
"Okay, but please try not to get into trouble again Oh"
"Okay" I told him and he made a signed of relief,
"Today is Wednesday" Mr. Raymond cheered
"So…." Then I remembered that an English teacher always visited the Orphanage every Wednesday then she would teach us some topics in English before asking questions, I enjoy learning English a lot, I rushed off to the orphanage hall where she teaches us.
On my way there I didn't know I was being followed till I heard low voices behind me, I knew it must be the bullies so I dashed out and ran as fast as I could but they was nowhere to hide, all the staffs office and Mr. Raymond's shop were in the opposite direction so I just ran into a corner of a hostel building, for some time I didn't hear any voice heading in my direction so I thought I have gotten them out of my hair. I stood up to walk away from my hiding spot but then I saw what I didn't expect and my mouth was wide open, the bullies weren't there, it was the boy I rescued and his friends that were trying to catch up to me. I just ran like 30 miles for nothing, I doubt they ran after me, when I could already be at the hall, I was so exhausted that I rested my head on my knee, I was relived but also very angry, why didn't he say I should wait,
"We were calling you, shouting and calling you but you didn't respond to us or turn back" They explained like they were reading their mind
"Oh sorry" I apologized trying to overcome my anger
"So, if you could just permit me, I was on my way to...."
"See, am very thankful for what you did the other day" the boy I helped said
"My name is Moses" The boy immediately said with a smile on his face. I then kept quiet to listen to what they had to say: "Thank you…. Mm" another one tried to get my name
"I am Moses"
"Well Moses I am Godwin, and we are very grateful for what you did for our friends" Godwin said
"These are James and the boy you already know, Moses" Godwin said so I knew they were a group.
"We weren't there to help our friend but you did, so we appreciate" James said with a determined tone
"May we know you" Godwin the eldest of them proposed, I took a moment to think about the offer, I figured it would be nice so I replied'
"My name is Moses" I told them
"You even saved your name sake" Godwin said
"Second Moses, Welcome to the Team".
I got to the hall but the English teacher: Mrs. Grace had finished teaching the small amount of children that gathered in the hall and I was packing her books and writing tools, these made me upset, "But at least I now got friends", I thought in my mind thinking I was in a group not knowing what I was in for.
Day two of knowing people as allies went horribly, I was in the hall trying to pay attention to whatever was going on, the social studies teacher paid us a surprise visit, she was teaching on the top value and I was busy every single word said into my head, but then I heard an annoying sound, it sounded like someone was using a razor blade to scratch the rust of an iron, tried to hold myself but I always shivered when I heard sounds like that. Then I noticed something, that the sound always came when the social studies teacher tries to finish a statement, I was now really mad but I realized that the teacher wasn't surprised, she stood without saying a word like she was expecting the sound to come again but it didn't. She pointed to me with her eyes and gave me a furious look, she then said,
"Godwin stop being an idiot", I was surprised and looked behind me, that was when I saw Godwin my so called friend hiding his two hands behind his back while trying to hold a smile, just like a received a flash back I remembered where I had seen Godwin several times, I often saw him either kneeling down and raising his hand or just kneeling down at the front of one staff room or the other.
"Godwin come to the front of the class please", Dr. Grace told him, he walked to the front of the class with his two hands still behind his back, so Dr. Grace opened her hand and demanded Godwin to give her whatever he was hiding behind his hand, but Godwin kept his hands behind his back and ignored Dr. Grace demand, Dr. Grace was angered by Godwin's arrogance so she took up her cane and said to him,
"Give me the object you are hiding", how the hall was filled with silence freaked me out, Godwin drew his right hand out of his back and across Dr. Grace's hand before he showed everyone that a razor blade was being held on his right hand, Dr. Grace gave a very loud cry and wiped Godwin on his head with her cane that was what made everyone in the hall scatter, some ran out of the hall to confirm the information of what was happening while the rest just covered the scene. The orphanage was very noisy, both girls and boys were running to the scene, some worried while some excited and the rest were puzzled, Dr. Grace was now bleeding from her palm, she ignored the fact that her hand was oozing with blood and gave Godwin several lashes of her cane, Godwin tried to drag his hand out of Dr. Grace's grip but it was no use, his power could not be compared to that of Dr. Grace.
I wondered where the rest of Godwin gang was and like magic the crowd gave way for two people to enter the scene; who were James and Moses, they walked into the scene like Knights that just gain courage to fight a sixty feet dragon. I was trying to make sense of the whole situation when James and Moses walked to the place where Godwin was busy getting beaten by Dr. Grace, I didn't know where this was getting to until Moses jumped on Dr. Grace's back and tried throwing his arm on Dr. Grace's chest and squeezing her while James tried to drag the cane she was using to lash Godwin out of her hands and at the same time free Godwin.
I was just flabbergasted, standing there watching the fight and thinking: "So this was the group I was now among. So, this was what they meant by "Have each other's back". I tried stepping back and walking out of the scene so they won't see me and expect me to join them, but then James sighted me and frowned at me. The staffs later came and ended the fight, I guessed getting past the crowd delayed them.