"Mama! I'm going to the lake to fetch some water again! Be back in fifteen." You shout making sure she will be able to hear you from the living room door that leads outside the house.
The light metal bucket is place next to your feet.
Standing by the door your eyes peer out towards the kitchen door.
"Again,"she questions her voice distant. You then see her appear from the corner of your eyes. Her plump-bodied form standing by the door now.
You can see her eyes roaming all over you now. Then finally the land on the metal bucket at your feet.
"Well then make it quick. We still have to go to your uncle's house to milk the cow." She smiles lightly before disappearing back into the kitchen again.
"Yes,mama!"
Taking the bucket you make your way along the yellow earth pathway towards the yard gate. On your left are chickens that litter the green grass eating.
Every now and then they cluck. On your right the Kral that keeps the family milk cow and her two young.
Outside the yard lay the wet earthy road. With every step you too your boots sunk deeper and the ever annoying squashing sounds emitted in tune with your sinking boots.
Greeting a few members of the village you make your way over to the well by the stream.
The high canopy of trees overhead makes you think of that one time to you stayed in your creepy uncle's house for the weekend. But after that weekend your mother made you never see him with out relatives around.
The forest reminded you of the bed with lace curtains that kept the mosquitos out even though you still got pimples the following morning.
The well was in sight now. But you still couldn't shake off that feeling that something bad was going to happened.
You've reached the well now. Placing your palms on the edge you lean inwards. Facing the great black hole.
The leaves behind you make a noise. You turn around heart in your throat as you prepare for the worst to happen.
But nothing was there. Heaving a great sigh of relief you move quickly to get the role and pull the bucket out of the night vortex.
"Come on..come on." Your nerves get to you and the rope slips, the bucket drops and you reach out again be fore it's completely eaten by the large gaping black mouth of the well.
In the process your palms get burned. But you try your best to push through the pain and finally get the bucket onto the well's edge.
Holding its handle to tip it over we and pour the collected water into your bucket.
"Finally" you breath a sigh of relief once again and begin to drop the empty bucket into the well again. One it's deep enough you tie it to a pole and lift your skirt ready to return.
But just as your one hand reaches for the bucket handle. You catch something flicker at the corner of your eye. It catches your interest and lift your head just a bit to see what it is. Your breath hitches as your eyes come in contact with the most striking green eyes.
Until you realise what it is that is infront you.
"Wo..wolf." you say shakingly.
Your knees give in. The heart rate picking up as you pant hurriedly.
Its huge. Almost the same size as a bear. Its going to eat you you think. When you see it lick its teeth.
"Please."