The long branch was leading towards a big tree. On the trunk of the tree, Jacob saw a door that was made from the stem of the tree. The door was continuously slamming from the inside. It looked like someone was hitting the door from inside. They both glanced at each other while hearing the noise and banging of the door. Levi gulped his saliva.
"I think we should go now, sir." Levi was afraid. He stood up as Jacob leaned his hand for support towards Levi.
"One minute," Jacob showed his index finger to Levi and rushed towards the tree.
Levi's eyes opened wider as he gazed at Jacob that was going towards the tree. He was frozen on the spot where he was standing.
Jacob eliminated the stems that were coming to his path. He was now standing near the gate. The banging was stopped now and there was no noise. Levi was now quietly watching him as he wasn't in a position to say something as he know that saying anything will result in Jacob scolding him.
There was a small lock on the door that was also made of wood.
"Strange," Jacob whispered while slowly moving his hand on the lock. He stood there for a few minutes looking at the door and its lock then turned back towards Levi.
"It's strange. A door on the trunk of the tree with a lock on it. How it could be? Has someone made it or what?" He said reflectively while coming toward Levi.
Levi just heard him quietly.
"Let's go back. " he waved his hand at Levi's face as he was staring at the door like a statue. Levi comes back to the present.
"Let's go back," Jacob repeated.
Levi nodded this time.
They were now walking towards their camp. "Hey, make sure that you remember this route that leads to that tree. I am also keeping it in my mind. We will come there soon again to find out. " Jacob who loved adventures said Levi in a thrilling tone.
Upon hearing this, Levi rolled his eyes and took a deep whiff but didn't say anything. He was trying to comprehend what they saw and what happened there with both of them. He was connecting the dots so that maybe he might be able to find something relevant to his dreams as advised by David.
After a while, they reached their camps. All of them were enjoying a bonfire and singing. Jacob went to his camp and Levi also headed with him to the camp and started compiling and packing stuff to get ready for going home. Michael just entered the camp.
"You both came too late. We all were waiting for you, especially Jacob waiting for you to sing with us.".He said while putting his hands on Jacob's shoulders.
" Yeah. We were just walking." He just smiled and then glanced at Levi who was also looking at Jacob at the same time.
Michael looked at both of them curiously.
"Something unusual happened?" He asked raising his eyebrows.
" y, ye...."
"Actually Levi fell there and got a little wound." Levi was just about to say something when Jacob interrupted and strongly stared at him. Levi's face blenched. He averted his gaze.
"Oh, are you ok Levi? " Michael turned to Levi and asked.
"Yeah. I am fine. " he declared while forcefully smiling at Michael's face then his eyes moved towards Jacob who was also looking at him. Jacob knew there were questions in Levi's eyes but he couldn't answer them now.
"Let's pack up everything. We have to go. " Jacob patted Michael's back and after a few minutes, they all were packing and were ready to leave.
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It was a rainy evening in Singapore. The sky was mercilessly pouring Into Bugis street. Emily and Ashley both were walking down Bugis street with umbrellas to keep them from getting wet.
Ashley was wearing Red color shirt with a black blazer and loose black pants on it.
"What do you want to buy for Eric by the way?" Emily asked keeping her tone a little high so Ashley could listen to her properly in this busy street as the noise of people plus the rain was making it hard to hear.
" A.aa, I want to buy him a watch but I think he doesn't need it." She said thoughtfully. The rain drops were dripping from the sides of their umbrellas and making pitter-patter sounds. "He needs sneakers as he told me before."
"So what are you going to gift him? The one that he needs or the thing that he wants?" Emily implored as they were heading towards a small shop.
"The one that he needs. Because needs are more necessary than what we want." She mumbled while closing her umbrella as they now entered the shop.
"That's a good one." Emily chuckled listening to what Ashley proclaimed.
Ashley smiled back at her.
Eric got good grades in his exams so Ashley wanted to gift him something as a token of appreciation. So she decided to come to Bugis street with Emily for shopping.
The shop they entered was a small one. It has shirts, watches, and shoes. She came towards the shoe area.
"Yes mam, can I help you with something? " A middle-aged man came towards them. This shop was Ashley's favorite. She used to buy things for herself and Eric from there as it was a budget-friendly shop.
"Yeah, I want sneakers." They both knew each other very well as Ashley came frequently to this shop.
He started showing them sneakers. Ashley chose the one in black and white color and bought that for Eric.
It was still raining as they left the shop.
"Let's have some coffee, you know the beautiful weather is asking for a hot cappuccino or creamy latte." She spoke and winked at Ashley.
Ashley giggled and nodded. They were now walking towards a small cafe that was located at the corner of the street. It was of red and white colors and made of glass walls. The outsiders can easily see the inside of the cafe.
They came to the table near the glass wall and sat there. Light Music was playing in the background. There were drops of rain on the glass wall that were dripping on the glass and then slipping one by one. Ashley ordered Espresso while Emily ordered Cappuccino.
"I just came to know through Kate that our bakery is also going into the Carnival taking place at Forest hotel. " Emily excitedly announced to Ashley.
Ashley's eyes sparkled.
"Oh, that would be great for our bakery and I wanted to see that beautiful hotel Forest too. " she was thrilled knowing that.
The waiter arrived with their coffees. Both cups were emerging with smoke from them and the smell of coffee was making the air refreshing.
"And there is another surprise for you. " Emily cleared her throat and told her creating the suspense.
Ashley's eyes grew wider with curiosity. "Please tell me?" She pleaded.
"Not right now. " Emily shook her head while holding the cup. " will tell you soon. " she smiled at Ashley who was watching her with curious and pleading eyes.
Ashley smiled back. "Ok" All she could say was that as she knew Emily isn't going to tell her if she said that.
The light music, hot coffee, and outside view of the rain was enough for both of them to feel bloomed and happy.
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