A Night to Remember (Pt.2)

Part one here  

      I felt ice form inside my veins. A vivid recall of the being's image kept me stiff and still. I could feel its aura; it was like that strange feeling you got when u believed someone was watching you in the woods. I heard voices, chuckles and moans all at once as I stood immobile like one struck
by some unseen force. Well, I guess I had. A cold slippery hand slid up my spine, making me regret my habit of sleeping shirtless. The hand kneaded my skin like a child searching for lost coins within the edges of a couch. I couldn't bear the touch, I unfroze. I leapt up, hands to my face as I hugged the wall. Adrenaline sent signals to my brain telling me it was a wrong decision. 'Flee' was the command. I put my hands down and made a move to do so but I was pinned. I looked down to see a mist enveloping my feet, twirling up. This has to be a nightmare, I said. Yes, this is Nigeria. Things like this only happened in Hollywood movies and Arabian night tales. 


The mist pulled down my trousers with such celerity that for a second I had a flash of the kind of speed Superman possessed. I was helpless, screaming was out of the option. I was home alone. 
It has to be a poltergiest, I kept reiterating. Yes, thats what this mist is. Its just being mischievous, I assured myself. Then the hairy hand would be a werewolf, the laughing voice had to be a banshee. But if it was so, I would soon be dead for my death had just been announced by the banshee. I was beginning to find this interesting... or was I losing it? Where was that line between sanity and insanity? Had I unknowingly crossed it?



Two eyes stared me directly in the face as my imagination faded and reality set in. 
"Naza. Naza. Naza...",The voice echoed as the eyes wobbled within the mist. It was smoky and sensual. Never have I heard a more hypnotic sound. "I have watched you for a while, woman. I have watched you sleep, eat, wash off... I have watched you play. I am drawn to you." It continued, stroking (rather, engulfing) my face with now gaseous hands. Thank God the hairy hand was gone. I said the first thought that came to mind.
"My name. How do you know my name?" I was shocked that I could speak.
"Is that the right question to ask? How about 'what do you want' for a start?"
Each syllable pulled me in,,,mentally and emotionally. How sane was it to find 'this' alluring? Was an attraction even possible? And yet, I felt that familar tug. The one in the chest that lightens one up and makes everything seem unreal except the object of attraction.

"Who are you? What do you want? Reveal yourself to me!" I ordered.
Where had this boldness come from? Was I sure I wanted to see what was shrouded in the mist?
 "Shut the door, woman and I will reveal myself".
Something propelled me into action.

"Come to me", The Entity urged.  The voice now so tender was soothing to my leaping heart. I relaxed and sat back on my bed. I offered it my study chair, that was if it needed it. It did. I smiled as it enveloped the chair in a bid to sit. All my fear had evaporated, I even forgot for a moment that I had no clothes on.
 We discussed events from my past and I did not notice when the mist faded. All I could see now was a beautiful being, seated with an unfading smile. 
"Enough of the chitchat. I am here for a reason." It winked at me as it disappeared from the chair. Seconds later it appeared beside me on the bed; mischief all over its face.