"This is my distant cousin, Josh, he is here to take me away" I tried to explain it as simply as I could.
"Oh, I see, so when are you leaving?" He asked. This part was bound to be the hardest but I was prepared to brave through it
"Right now, there is nothing left for me here old friend so I believe it is time for me to move on from this place and be with the rest of my family. " I explained, and surprisingly Jake's reaction was way better than what I had anticipated
"Oh I see, well I bet we will meet again pretty soon goodbye my friend." He answered, but deep down I knew that this would probably be the last time we were to see each other.
"Yeah, I bet so." I smiled politely, Josh and I stood up and left Jake behind I could feel his eyes on my back but I knew that I had chosen my path even though it was still blurry I was intending to see it through.
"Are you okay, Mr Moirai?" Josh asked his eyes focused on the path, I could feel that he was not asking out of the kindness of his heart but I suspected that it must have been an order, from whom? I was going to find out soon enough. The whole idea of a secret organization that deals with bizarre incidents had never crossed my mind and right now I am currently following a stranger who says he is part of that secret organization I believe my life is finally going to be interesting.
"Yes I am, can we pass by my house I want to fetch some clothes.", I answered and Josh nodded without looking. On our way to my home, my mind was plagued by the scenes of the bizarre incident that happened,
"Does it still haunt you? " Josh brought me out of my thoughts and I responded "What?"
"The incident Mr Moirai, does it still haunt you?"Josh's question was a strange one, so I thought to myself should I lie or just speak to truth? Oh well
"Yes it does, It's like a shadow that follows me everywhere. I wake up with it in the morning and go to bed with it at night. Nana's face is obscured by a hooded cloak and the scene changes bringing us to the woods with vines wrapping around me in Nana's hand is a sewing needle and just before the vines strangle me to death two other hooded people appear right beside her and they scream those two words waking me from my nightmare."I explained
Josh remained quiet for some time possibly thinking of a way to console me, "That's good, but what I'm most worried about now is your nightmare. You said you saw two other hooded people there with your grandmother?" He asked, but my mind was on his first answer "What the heck do you mean that's good? Nothing is good about living a life where I see the strange death of my grandmother every single day, so don't you dare say that's good." I snapped a little bit, his response to me was not exactly what I expected to hear. Josh tilted his head to look at me from the corner of his eye before looking back at the path in front of us and a long sigh escaped his lips
"Mr Moirai I understand your grief but please don't you ever speak to me in that manner again after all you are currently a seeker and I'm several positions above you so please have some respect." Josh's tone was calm and firm and he also exuded a strange sensation as he spoke that was a bit suffocating to me.
Quickly nodding and responding with a shaky "understood." the sensation vanished and I could finally breathe, after taking in a few huge breaths I finally stabilized my condition and made sure to keep my mouth shut. Josh sighed again and this time he halted in his steps seemingly deep in thought before turning to face me
"Mr Moirai, I asked you a question, you said you saw two other hooded people appear right before your dream ended right?" Josh asked, I stared at him for a moment before nodding slowly "Yes-Yes I did."
Josh's brow furrowed in contemplation, his hand absently rubbing his chin. Then, unexpectedly, he posed a request that caught me off guard. "Can I see it?"
Confused I reply "Huh?" Josh repeats his question one last time "The scene from your dream, can I see it ?" Josh's question was strange very strange I hesitated before responding. "If you have the means to do so, then... yes, I suppose," I replied hesitantly, unsure of what to expect, and in turn, he got closer to me and placed his right hand on my nape and the left on the center of my chest before closing his eyes and chanting strange words until-unti-unt.....
"Nana!"