Ichabod - Episode 37

 

This time, she was at a party with lots of white folks than she has ever seen before. There were lots of merry-making, music and dances…everyone was happy, including herself. It felt like the happiest day of her life until the door opened and a scary old woman opened the door…the music stopped all of a sudden and the man beside her stood up. He walked towards the woman . She was quiet, everyone was quiet…she couldn’t hear what was being said but she could feel that something was wrong.

The next thing she heard was a loud growl and everywhere scattered…by the time she came to her senses, she felt a sharp pain around her neck and she screamed…holding her hand to her neck…when she looked to see what it was, all around her was covered in blood, including her white gown…a growl sounded next to her and she saw sharp pointy yellow fangs, snarling at her..

She screamed and woke up, panting heavily.

Harmony realized she was soaked in her own sweat and her chest kept rising and falling…

Thank God it was just a dream….she thought but was it really a dream?

She looked around her and recalled that she had asked Ichabod to stay with her so she was still in his room. So where was he?

She checked the clock on the wall, it was some minutes to 4…

“Ichabod!” she called out, hoping he was in the bathroom but there was no response, so she stood up to go find him

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. Meanwhile she heard a car stop at the front of the house and she turned back, drew the curtain apart and saw a van, it was dark, maybe that was why she thought the van looked similar…someone climbed out of it, and she could have sworn it was Ichabod with a lady driver…she could feel the anger surging from deep down within her. He had left her in the room to go out and be with a lady…probably that same lady she had seen him with! She had been such a fool!

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Odin climbed to the balcony which was just directly opposite Tracy’s room, his plan was to get a drink before he changed at 4 on the dot. He could have taken the normal entrance but he was not Ichabod. Everything was always normal with the man. It was insufferable! So he had done a little climbing. It wasn’t stressful at all, jumping from the ground to the balcony was as simple as taking a walk, except that, now he was staring at the little girl who was now awake and opening her window.

“Oh my gosh! It’s Ichabod’s odin. Come on in.” Tracy said.

He frowned, “little girl, go back to sleep.” He replied, while entering through the window which Tracy had pulled up. He climbed in and was about going but stopped as the girl chuckled. He turned around and frowned, “what is funny?”

“You really look like a monster with your red eyes and rough hair. You should be like this more often Ichabod, I like it.” She giggled, showing him  the gaps in her teeth.

Odin frowned, “Look little girl, I do not have time for this, trust me, you do not want to see me change.

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. It will scare you.” He threatened with a wicked grin, finally hoping she would let him go.

“My mummy is awake, if she knows that you have been out, she will be really angry with you.”

Odin stopped. “Well, that’s a food for thought.” He turned towards her.

“Do you always act like a hero everynight? Catching the bad guys?” the girl asked again excitedly.

Odin groaned, “I I am no hero, I catch the bastards. I am the bad guy.”

“Well, I like this part of you Ichabod. You should be like this more often. It’s fun.” She said.

“Something is going to happen right now little girl. Try not to run away…”

Tracy chuckled, “you don’t scare me Odin. I know you won’t hurt me.”

Odin frowned, a bit impressed but this was replaced with a sudden pain throughout his body as he felt himself change back to Ichabod….
When Ichabod realized he had changed right in front of Tracy, he panicked…what has he done! How could Odin be so stupid?

“Wow! That was so cool just like in the movies…”Tracy gasped with a smile but Ichabod was confused. The little girl had probably thought it was a trick of some kind. Quickly he knelt in front of her.

“Tracy, please, you must not speak of this thing that you had just witnessed.”

Tracy smiled and winked, “I will keep your secret Ichabod.”

Ichabod was unsure, he still couldn’t believe that Odin would change in front of such a little girl…the door opened immediately and Harmony came in.\

She looked surprised to see Ichabod…

“How, why..were you not the one I saw….?” She asked, confused.

“You must have been mistake mom, Ichabod has been with me for hours. I couldn’t sleep and he stayed with me.”

“Oh, okay. Now go to bed, its too early.” Harmony replied, lifting her back to bed.

Ichabod excused herself, shutting the door shortly behind him and feeling as if he had just had a narrow escape from death.