Every day, the shame grew heavier.
As the villagers mocked her more, Abseed tried to endure it, and slowly, a dangerous curiosity began to grow inside her heart.
What would really happen if I bathed?
As Abseed turned 14 years old, a very powerful and mysterious force entered her body. It was not ordinary, and from that day, Abseed could do what no other person in the village could do.
One day, a man in the village became very sick. His body was weak. His family had taken him to different herbalists. They tried many roots and many mixtures, but nothing worked. He was almost dying.
Then the spirit inside Abseed told her to visit the man’s hut.
Some people laughed.
“The smelly girl.”
They all covered their noses.
Abseed simply walked to a small bush around the man’s house and plucked a common leaf, the same leaf the man’s wife used every day to cook soup, a leaf nobody respected.
She squeezed the leaf carefully and pressed the juice into a small rubber container. Then she gave the liquid to the sick man.
Within moments, the man sat up. His strength returned. His breathing became normal.
He was healed instantly.
The villagers were shocked.
How could an ordinary cooking leaf heal a dying man?
From that day, fear and respect began to grow for Abseed.
Another day, a farmer was confused. He stood on his farmland talking to himself.
“Should I plant yam or maize?” he wondered. He did not know which crop would succeed or fail.
Abseed walked past him and heard him speaking.
She picked a leaf. She gently rubbed the leaf across her face. Immediately, her eyes changed. It was as if she could see the future.
She looked at the soil and said calmly, “Plant cassava.”
The man obeyed.
Months passed. After a year, the man became very rich. The cassava business was booming in the market.
People began to talk.
Abseed was not ordinary. She had power.
