In the morning, the sky was blue and the birds were singing outside. The streams were full of water and there was mud everywhere on the streets of QwaQwa. People were already walking on the street on their way to work. Pinkie and Bianca were sleeping in Pinkie’s bed. They were both naked. Pinkie woke up looking confused while Bianca was still sleeping.

“What happened yesterday?” she asked with confusion in her voice. “Why are we both naked? Oh gosh! Is this blood?” Pinkie kept quiet for a moment, and suddenly she started having flashbacks of her and Bianca having sex. “Bianca! Bianca!” she shouted with anger and confusion.

“What?” asked Bianca. Her eyes were still closed. “Can’t you see that I’m sleeping?”

“Wake up!” shouted Pinkie. “Explain what you did to me yesterday! How did you manage to do it?”

Bianca sat up and tried to listen to what Pinkie was talking about. “Pinkie!” she said firmly. “What are you talking about?”

“Excuse me?” said Pinkie with a very annoyed expression on her face.

“I can’t remember anything. What’s happening?” Bianca asked, with confusion in her voice.

“Bianca!” said Pinkie. “You took my virginity last night!”

Bianca laughed. She thought that Pinkie was just joking. “You’ve got to be kidding me honey! I’m a girl! How could I possibly do that?”

“I also don’t know how you did it, but yesterday it happened!” said Pinkie. “You had a penis! I felt it!” She said this with a lowered voice. Bianca looked at Pinkie’s face and realised that she wasn’t joking. She then got up from the bed and realised that she was completely naked. She freaked out.

“Pinkie!” said Bianca. “Does this mean that we are lesbians? What did I use to take your virginity? Why can’t I remember anything?”

“Bianca, it was me who made you do that!” said Pinkie. “I felt weird, as if I was possessed! A light came out of my eyes and suddenly you transformed. It wasn’t you! It was some horrible snake-like creature with male parts! You have to believe me, Bee! I’m not crazy! Look at the bloodstains on my bed! It happened…I’m not crazy.”

Pinkie started crying. Bianca watched her. She too remembered what had happened. She knew something about it. She didn’t say this, however. She tried to act shocked, and tried to comfort Pinkie as much as she could. She played dumb by saying that she couldn’t remember anything.

“I’m sorry Pinkie,” said Bianca. “I really am, but there’s something that I need to tell you.”

“Can I please go and take a shower first?” said Pinkie. “I need it right now. Please.”

“OK,” said Bianca. “We will talk when you are out.”

Pinkie left, wiping tears from her eyes. She entered the bathroom. Bianca was left alone in the bedroom. She went to the bed and checked out the bloodstains. “It happened too soon,” she mumbled to herself. She took out a gown from her bag and got dressed. She also took the bedding and went to the laundry room. “It is done, and the war is coming,” she said out loud, continuing to talk to herself. She was busy looking down and thinking hard. Pinkie walked into the laundry room, her body wrapped in a towel.

“We have to go to school,” Pinkie told her friend. “You have to take a bath and get dressed. We will discuss this later.”

“Pinkie, I know what happened yesterday,” said Bianca, looking Pinkie straight in the eyes.

“You remember?” said Pinkie. “Thank God! I’m not crazy. Do you think that evil spirits possessed us?” she asked. The tears flowed down her cheeks.

“Pinkie, listen to me. We can’t blame the devil for everything. Things happen for a reason,” said Bianca. “I’m sorry that you had to be a part of this, but you are the chosen one and there’s nothing we can do.”

“Bee, what are you talking about?” said Pinkie. “I can’t take this anymore! First it was all these crazy happenings! Crazy dreams! Now it’s you! I don’t want to hear any more about this! I have to tell my Mom everything!”

Pinkie tried to push past Bianca to go and look for her phone, but Bianca stood in her way.

“Pinkie, don’t do this,” she said. “You will ruin everything, and you will never return home to your Mom!”

Pinkie was in shock after hearing these words. She wondered what Bianca was talking about. “Bee, you are freaking me out!” she shouted.

“Pinkie, it’s me who caused what happened yesterday,” Bianca told her. “Yes, the reptilian goddess of love, goddess of fertility and goddess of sex possessed you.”

“Shut up! Get out of my house, and take your evil spirits with you!” Pinkie shouted while trembling with fear, tears running down her face. Bianca took off the contact lenses she was wearing and suddenly her eyes changed. They were exactly like a snake’s eyes. She started to transform. Her bones dissolved, her limbs disappeared and her skin changed. It all happened very quickly. Finally, her head transformed into a monster snake’s head. Pinkie stood there like a trapped mouse, unable to speak or move because of fear. Bianca was now a snake, and surprisingly she could still talk.
“My name is Creayer,” said the snake. “I’m not your friend, Bianca. This is a very complicated situation for you to understand. Just stay with me, you will soon find out the truth.”

Creayer had a very scary voice. Everything in the house shook when he spoke. Pinkie finally found enough strength to move. She got up, ran to her bedroom and locked the door. She got dressed and was ready to leave. She took all the money that her Mom had left for her. She wanted to take her phone with her too, but she was scared to go back to the lounge where Creayer was.

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