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Chapter 10 - Chapter 10

When Ivy opens her eyes, she finds herself in a strange setting and standing on a surface she has never experienced before. She becomes nervous and scared because there's a pitch-black colour everywhere Ivy is looking, and she can't open her mouth to shout or ask for help. Suddenly, there is a small light coming through on her right side. She turns in the light's direction and sees a big fence. Ivy runs toward the fence and looks for the door. She found it and thankfully it's not locked so, without a second thought, she opens the door and a large bright light comes once she opens.

Ivy opens her eyes abruptly and realizes her current surroundings. Andria is dozing peacefully next to her as she lays in bed.

'So it was a dream, phew, I guess.' thinks Ivy.

Ivy is wide awake, and she silently walks out of the door so as not to awaken Andria. She goes to the kitchen to have some water and make a hot chocolate to drink and make herself to calm down.

Ivy is sipping hot chocolate while observing her dream and reflecting. 'The dream seems so real, and for a fleeting moment, I felt stuck in there. When I opened the door and a powerful light came in, I noticed something there. What is that?' Ivy continues to reflect on the dream. She gives the matter some thought before deciding to get dressed.

Andria woke up shortly afterwards, and they both went to work together. Richard, Andria, and Ivy eat lunch together while at work during their lunch break. Ivy asks because she is still mulling over the strange dream in her head.

"Hey guys, what do you think about a dream that feels somewhat bizarre, but also very real to you?" asked Ivy.

"Similar to a vivid dream?" asked Riche.

"Yes, in that way." said Ivy.

"Why do you want to know about it?" asked Ria.

Ivy explained, "I had a strange dream this morning, and it feels so real.

"Ivy, don't mistake this for reality; it's just a dream," urged Ria.

Ivy pleaded with Ria, "Oh, come on, I'm not."

"Hey girls, I think if we discuss this topic any further, there will be uproar. Let's move on to discussing our weekend trip instead of that, shall we?" Riche is persuading the two girls.

Andria thinks about the things she needs to get ready and gets very excited about visiting the critter forest beyond the fence. While Andria was discussing the fence and the critter forest in the early morning, Ivy kept remembering her strange dream from that time. She had a vision of the large fence, and she was certain that their visit to the vineyard played some strange role in her dream. She was preoccupied with her thoughts.

"Ivy? Ivy?" Riche called out.

Ivy acknowledges that she has lost her train of thought and says to Richard, "Huh? Oh, I mean, yes?"

Riche jokingly questioned, "Are you daydreaming again?"

"Oh no, I'm sorry. Where is Ria?" Ivy enquired.

"In the midst of your daydream, she received a call. She'll be back soon," said Riche.

Ivy reasoned, 'Since we're the only ones here, I think the time is right to ask Riche.'

"Hey Riche, mind letting me know the location of Michael's vineyard?" asked Ivy.

"Wow, I'm so glad you asked at last." Riche mocked Ivy.

"Yeah, I'm not interested in getting close to the sappy couples. I, therefore, intend to drive by myself. I can't even find the precise location after searching online," says Ivy.

"I know. It's a little difficult to pinpoint the exact location. I will text you the address." stated Riche.

"Alright, thanks. Don't forget, ok?" said Ivy.

"Yes, ma'am. I won't," Riche said modestly while grinning.

After a short while, Andria joins them as they head to their desk, and Ivy informed Richard where Michael's vineyard was via message.

The three of them bid each other farewell and left as it was now time for employee break time. When Ivy gets home, she cleans the house before freshening up. She checks her phone later, while having a light dinner, and finds Richard's message that he sent with the vineyard's location.

Ivy exclaimed, 'Bingo! I've just learned the precise location of the vineyard from Richard. All that's left for me to do is visit the vineyard by myself, without anyone's knowledge to explain what's happening to me. My mind keeps being disturbed by the fortune teller lady's words and the odd dream. While I make an effort to ignore it, I find it impossible. I can feel relieved about it once I go and see it with my own eyes. Why don't I advance ahead of them? We intended to travel on Saturday, so Michael would have prepared everything prior to our arrival. He will therefore have everything ready by Friday. If everything goes as planned, I have to visit the vineyard this Friday before joining Riche and Ria on Saturday.'

She has an intense curiosity and wants to learn everything as soon as possible. Ivy makes the decision to take Friday off work without informing Richard or Andria. Days fly by very quickly.

On Friday.

'Even though I had already prepared, I'm going today without telling anyone. Hope I won't get caught by Michael.' said Ivy sighed and hopped in her car. She enters Michael's vineyard address into her car's GPS system.

On the other side, at the vineyard. In accordance with their instructions, the lighting crew sets the light. Ivy arrives there as they are making adjustments to the lighting. She has a vague uneasy feeling about coming here before she even steps out of her car. She makes the decision to inform Andria over the phone. She calls Andria, but she doesn't answer the phone. She therefore left a voicemail informing her of her arrival at the vineyard and promised to welcome them when they arrived the following day. Ivy exits the vehicle without removing her bags because she didn't want to draw attention to herself after Andria has finished leaving a voicemail.

As she approaches the door, a man on the phone says, "Hello sir, yes. They had already arrived and were setting up the lighting for the evening. When are you arriving, sir?"

He hangs up when the call is over. A voice from behind him abruptly asked, "When will our Mr. Michael come?"

Ivy reasoned, "So, the man was on the phone with Michael."

"He'll be here by evening. I therefore hope that they will complete by then," the man said.

'The lighting crew is present, so perhaps I should enter pretending to be one of them. So nobody will suspect me,' Ivy reasoned.

Before getting out of the car, she noticed a van with the lighting crew's equipment inside of it. When she decides to enter the van, it has already left the back door open. Since there is no one nearby, she takes the opportunity and dons a uniform from the lighting crew. The fact that it resembles a jumpsuit makes it simple for her to wear over her clothing. She entered the vineyard wearing it. She observes everyone there engaged in their work while she is there. "Excuse me, can you tell me where is the back fence way," she says while holding a toolbox out to the person.

Due to the fact that he is a new employee who was just hired, the person didn't hesitate to respond. The employee responded, "Here, come with me; I'll show you the way."

Ivy arrived at the vineyard's back fence after following the worker there.