Hanging Out With My Gurls! 1 of 2

Keya P.O.V

(In the Spirit Realm)

I wake up to the beautiful singing of some songbirds. It reminds me of the pleasant plucking of a Harpsichord. I’ve always wanted to learn how to play one. I learned how to play the Piano last school year and I enjoy playing the few songs that I learned like Fur Elise and Moonlight Sonata. When I was younger I learned how to play the Cello and even went on a field trip to the Symphony Orchestra, I loved it! It set me off on a journey to listen to music that I wasn’t used to like Classical.

I grew up hearing my family play lots of R&B, Smooth Jazz, Blues, and a bit of Rap, Rock, Pop, Country & Hip-Hop. So naturally, I love listening to it as well. But I absolutely love listening to Classical music especially when I’m cooking, cleaning up, doing laundry, and doing my homework. Also while I’m exercising and walking to or from school, I have a Sony Walkman and lots of cassette tapes. I got it for Christmas a few years back and haven’t put it down since.

I could lay here for hours and enjoy it but... ‘Rukeya?’ I hear Ja’el ask softly. I still had my eyes closed, enjoying the birds, and ignored her. ‘Gurl, I know you’re not sleeping, Get Up!’ she says, annoyed, and nudges me with her wet nose playfully. I roll over into the grass soaked with morning dew, a giggling mess. My tank top and panties getting wet but it feels good against my hot skin. My body is always hot. I let out a big yawn while stretching myself out, still chuckling, and sit up, opening my eyes.

‘Wasn’t sleeping, just enjoying the birds singing, Ja’el. I wonder what they’re singing about? -I found some berries on a branch and a worm in the grass. I hope that today no predator will eat my tiny ass!-’ I laughed, imagining the scene. I hear Ja’el laughing in my head, too. I see her tongue hanging out, and her shoulders moving up & down, a twinkling in her dark blue eyes, she’s beautiful! The sunshine is dancing off the silver in her fur, creating a dazzling rainbow of colors.

‘Ja’el, you are absolutely gorgeous!’ I whisper in breathy amazement. My comment must have made her feel really good, because I heard her gasp in my head. Her eyes grew big, then she blinked and her mouth opened partly. And all of her fur slowly rose up. She stood up and shook it out, creating more sparkles of colors. Before sitting down and looking at me appreciatively, ‘Why did your fur fluff up?’ I ask curiously. She says, ‘I blush and get goosebumps when complimented too, you know.’ Oh wow, I didn’t know that. I smiled. ‘So when are you going to ask your Grammy about this info?’ ‘During this trip, I just don’t know how she’ll react to it.’ I reply, frowning slightly, ‘Don’t worry too much about it okay, because we’re here to help you along the way.’ My smile widened, feeling better until I remember her saying ‘we’re’.

But I didn’t have time to fully dwell on it before I hear the snapping of twigs or roots. And see those same thick green vines from earlier sprout from the grass in front of me. The same vines that I saw wrapped around Manny! They swirl upwards and take the shape of a 4ft tall silhouette. And as quickly as they sprouted, they dissipated, revealing a young & beautiful, voluptuous, dark-skinned lady. She was adorned in a golden silky, thigh-high dress wearing no shoes, and was sporting a huge, curly brunette afro. She had a sultry smirk on her face. “I’m Yuridicae, but you can call me Yuri. And I’m your Fairy!” I jumped back, a little surprised at her suddenness, my palms landing on the wet grass. I remember hearing her voice earlier. She was the one I heard with Ja’el. She smiled, squats down, and gives me a warm hug!

She smells like nature, if that makes sense. Crystal clear spring water, warm summer soil, wet autumn grass and crisp clean winter air, it was extremely refreshing! I hug her back, already feeling our connection growing. “You helped me out earlier. Thanks so much for that!” I am really grateful to her because I had no clue what to do. I just know I didn’t want him to hurt my family.

“Well, we ain’t gonna let anything like that happen, okay? We’ve got your back Gurl and we mean it!” Yuri says determinedly and I can hear a bit of a southern twang in her voice. I hug her tighter before letting her go. “Thanks! So you’re my fairy, cool. I feel blessed to have all of y’alls support!” And I meant it. I can’t wait to tell Manny this good news. “Rukeya, we’ve always been here with you. Even if we were just a small voice in the back of your mind. We were always here guiding you. Abijah should be around here somewhere..” She says looking around for someone, “Who’s that?” I ask and notice how her eyes land on something in the distance that I couldn’t see. She starts moving towards it saying, “Abijah is your Angel. She’s small but powerful!” I get up from the ground and follow behind her. I notice how she doesn’t walk but floats, her feet a few inches off the ground. I felt low thumps behind me and see that it was just Ja’el walking with us.