THE ONLY HEIR

chapter 108

I was outside, in my front yard mixing my left over turmeric powder with garlic marsh in a small bowl when I heard a distant shout.

I stopped what I was doing to listen. I observed that it was getting closer and it was filled by hard footsteps.

Sharp hard footsteps.

Finally the figure came into view and yes it was running towards me.

Of course I could see the figure but my eyes couldn't lay down the necessary details, I could see that he was male, but who?.

I had to wait for the person to draw closer before I would know who it was.

I used to have an excellent eyes sight, but unfortunately age was making it detoriate, although it was happening slowly, it was still happening never the less and this event was evidence that yes, my eye sight was going down.

My eye sight had once been good, not that it wasn't good now, it was very unusual for a man my age to have such an excellent eye sight, but it was very good before.

I dropped my bowl on the small wooden table,