Special by Chino Chakanga

Author:Chino Chakanga [Chakanga, Chino]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

‘I knew this treatment would work!’ Mum enthused on the drive home.

The car radio softly droned on to music in the background.

The possibility of acquiring abilities was exciting, but until I actually had one, I couldn’t celebrate or raise my hopes. ‘I can’t wait for you to feel—’

Mum pulled her face. There was a loud pitch sound and static on the car radio. Mum fiddled with it. There was no signal on all the channels. She turned it off. Blood tricked down Mum’s left nostril.

The car in front of us abruptly braked and swerved. It overturned once and landed on the driver side. Mum slammed the brakes hard and swerved to the side of the road to avoid impact. My seatbelt pressed against my chest tight, squeezing air from my lungs as it restrained me. I was slammed against my seat as the car stopped. A cacophony of car horns and screeches echoed along the freeway as many vehicles came to a halt. Mum turned to me and asked if I was okay. I nodded. Besides the shock, I was perfectly fine. Mum, on the other hand, didn’t look too good. Her mouth was covered in blood that trickled onto her blouse.

The horn of the car ahead of us incessantly beeped. A woman stumbled out from the passenger side facing up. She went over to the windshield of the driver’s side. She limped over to the side of the car and pushed to roll it to its wheels.

‘Stay here,’ Mum instructed.

She teleported out of the car and barely made it to the overturned car. She stumbled the rest of the way and telekinetically helped the woman push. The car rolled to its wheels. The car horn stopped beeping. The woman ran over to the mangled driver’s door and pulled at the door handled. It was jammed. Mum extended her hand at the door. Nothing. She concentrated. The car door was ripped off its hinges.

A man emerged from the car. The woman ran to help him. He leaned on her.

The car dashboard lights flickered.

Mum and the couple fell to the ground and started writhing in agony.

I scrambled to unhook my seatbelt and unlock the car door. I ran to Mum’s aid. I helplessly watched as she palmed her head. She heaved and contorted wildly.

‘Mum!’ I called. I dropped to my knees beside her.

I looked around for help. The couple thrashed and palmed their ears. I frantically looked around for help. Car horns droned on in the background. I could see smoke and other people writhing in pain down the freeway. I reached into my pocket for my phone and dialled emergency services. The line endlessly rang. It went to a recording.

‘All local operators are busy. Please remain on the line to be redirected to the nearest emergency services centre.’

I hung up and tried again.

‘All local operators are busy—’

I hung up.

I shuddered from the sound of popping. Sparks fell like snow as the transformer and lamp posts nearby popped. Mum and the couple finally stopped writhing.

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