Forty-One:
Leebra Realm
Days ago...
"You are… Aoife."
A woman came in front of me and when I look up to her I see a Goddess; she's shines brightly and her beauty transcend to unimaginable features. I couldn't even imagine how I look in front of her, I feel like I was totally erased in front of her.
She smiles at me before she speaks again. "I'm Goddess Ilmatar."
'Why would a Goddess suddenly come to me?' I silently asked.
"You knew God Elbrus, the one who blessed you, right?"
"God Elbrus…" I finally found my voice after hearing Elbrus name.
"Indeed, he is."
"Why are you asking me about him?" I curiously asked.
"Because of what he did," I just keep looking at her since I don't understand what was she's talking about. "You are a Special Spirit, a one of a kind. And giving you a blessing will only lead you to a disaster. Pain is one of those disasters that will eventually eat you out as soon as your feelings and emotions begin to bloom."
'I don't know what she's talking yet hearing it from a Goddess seems so real and I couldn't just ignore it.'
"I know right now you wouldn't understand but you will soon enough." She said her final words before vanishing into the thin air.
What she said tattoo in my mind and I cannot longer take it off and as the result, when I finally see my reflection through the water inside the Leebra Realm. I couldn't take my eyes of myself and the longer I stare on it, something inside me getting bigger and bigger.
In a state I can no longer ignore, the fact of feeling the pain is now make sense.
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Present
One Week Later
I open my eyes only to meet the white ceiling. I don't know where I am because I knew this isn't my room, then where am I?
"Jeanne!" I suddenly heard my mom's voice that made me stares at her.
"Mom?"
"Oh, God! You're finally awake!" she happily announced that I couldn't understand why, what is going on. "I'll go call the doctor." She said and left me hanging with questions written to my face.
…
Finally, I understand it all. After I screamed when I woke up, I fall into unconscious and it lasted a week before I woke up from my coma.
Although, the truth, I don't remember anything about it. I just felt that I was in this place, a between heaven and hell where all the different lights shine throughout the whole place. I don't know how to describe it but the lights differ to each other, there are small to medium to large sizes of lights. Each of it has its own warm and they have no definite shapes yet one stood out of all. A special one that stand out to the entire lights and for some reason I suddenly feel there is something resembles in me. I can't explain it but the longer I stare on it the more it pulls me through.
"Anne." A familiar voice suddenly breaks my thought. "Hey, are you fine now?"
"Chaddy?" I was surprised seeing him here. "What are you doing here?"
"Visiting you. Are you… alright?"
"She just wakes up early this morning and she's kind of out for a while after the doctor explained everything." My Mom explained.
"But she's fine, right?"
"Yes, she is."
Chadd turned his gaze back at me and for some reason there is some warmth from his eyes, a very familiar gaze which I knew came from the very long time. That dazzled me and I couldn't take it any more yet I couldn't do anything, I just silently listen as they continue to talk without me interrupting them.
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Dream World
I just silently stare up at the blue sky while lying on the grass. I feel like this was my first time I'm able to relax inside my dream and it's a good thing we didn't have class today because our teachers were busy with their meeting, which is why I stayed here at the school park and just keep lying down the grass. I just silently look up above without anything in my head not until a shadow came that blocks my sight.
"Almos." I was surprised seeing him in front of me and standing right in front me. I don't know what's got into my mind, I just quickly grabbed and pulled his hand and because it was unexpected, he falls right into my arms.
"What are you doing?" the tone of his voice sounds nice to my ears even though he is mad it never irritates me, instead I miss it as if he done the same tone from a long time ago. "Hey!" he snapped his fingers in front of me while his other hand supports his body to protect me not to be pin down from his weight.
"I just simply miss you." I said without hesitation.
Almos was speechless for a while before he takes a deep and put down his other hand on the other side, imprisoned me between them.
"What are you saying?"
"I don't understand, but that's what I truly feel."
"Do you even know what happened to you?"
"I just heard it from my mom and to my doctor."
"And yet here you are, as if nothing happened."
"And where do you supposed me to go?"
"I don't know. Maybe, you should still be resting."
"That I'm doing right now."
"Not here!"
"Are you still in pain?" I just asked out of the blue.
"Excuse me?" he was stunned hearing me asking that. "Are you trying to change our topic?"
"No. I'm just concerned about you."
"For what reason."
I stare at him longer enough to memorize his face and I couldn't help but to end my stare down to his lips, for a reason that I sense that those lips was already mine from a long time ago.
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