The dream

                      The Sun was going down as the rain stopped. My vision started to get blurred, her sharp starry eyes got softer and softer we were both running together towards the entrance gate of the palace. She was fading in my eyes, I was losing my consciousness for each step I took, as soon as we reached the gate many security guards ran towards us, seeing two kids covered in mud and blood. she suddenly took other direction ran away from the guards. I tripped and fell down, a tall man among the guards, took me in his arms I was looking desperately at her not knowing what to say or why she ran away from the security, just then she screamed, “gooddbyee, we’ll meet soon”. I asked her in panic, “wait……...wha” panting “your name? tell me your name!!”

 She replied, “My name is……….”

“EVAN, Evan, Evan wake up!”

“huh!”, I said in a squeaky voice, I slowly opened my eyes the curtains of the window was open, the sunlight pierced my dream and showed me the reality I hate this sun, it always wakes me up everytime I try to ask her name. Next to the window a woman was standing with a bright smile on her face, the morning sunlight shining upon her white skin made it looklike she was the source of light rather than the sun. That woman was Madam Sylvia Hayden of the Great Hayden family, she holds more than 20 percent of shares in the  family business which is hundreds of billions ofcourse, the woman who plays an important role in Agrathen Republic’s economy, one of the most powerful woman in the country. The woman was dressed in an white blue suit and had a beautiful curly hair which was tied up, no one could really tell she had an 17years old son. Yes, This woman is my mother, pretty cool huh! well, yes. But not if you’re in my place my parents both spend most of their time in business meetings, business trips and meetings with other powerful politicians or nobles or other businessmen. Investing their time in those things is probably better than investing in me who just spends their money without making any, afterall they are businessmen. Which leaves only one question, what is such a busy person doing in my room? At this early morning?? interrupting my thoughts she greeted me in her angelic voice, ”Good morning!! Excited about first day of school?”

So that’s what it was about my first day and last year of schooling I guess I am pretty excited about that but I replied her in mild tone, “good morning, I guess so….” Someone knocked on my room’s door everyone always interrupts when I come to say something my mom asked her to come, an old woman dressed in maid’s uniform with our family’s crest a trefoil made in emerald pinned on her chest came in that’s right even a maid likes to interrupt me and next to her a young man in black suit came in which could mean only one thing that the time my mother scheduled for me is over. My mom understood why that black suit guy came in and hurriedly wished me, “good luck son!!, don’t be late for school I’ll see you soon” and placed a gentle yet quick kiss on my forehead and left the room as if she was never there before.

Now there is a thing about this ‘see you soon’. The people who have ‘see ya soon!!’ me Have just disappeared from my life just like that little girl from my dream. No, actually it was an unforgettable real incident that haunts me Everynight as a dream. That kid, aah, I guess she must have grownup now, this continuous dreams and screams started when I was about 7 years old, my parents took me to a party at the palace where everyone wears suits and ties and no excuse for me, that day I thought ‘ I’ll never forget this day’ just because my tie was too tight and suffocating not knowing what was about to happen next. It was an, all grownups party attending with family talking about how much money they had or about trading and investing their money in stuffs which left me with less entertainment so I snuck out of the main party hall to look around the huge palace. My house is big as a multicomplex mall, but heyy! It was a palace and I was a child. I saw that little girl there, for some reason I was happy, maybe for the reason that I met someone my age whom I could speak freely with or for the reason I can exchange my dress with someone as she was wearing black shorts and white hoodie with a black cap hiding her beautiful silver hair and  shoes, especially with no tie which totally describes an comfortable dress and I was a little curious about her she did not look like a royalty nor a nobility, neither did she seem like a person from rich aristocratic family like me and no one will definitely hire a child to work at palace and to top that she was wearing shorts and shoes which contradicts the traditional royal palace customs immersed into my own thoughts she noticed me hiding behind a pillar and stalking her as that’s what it seemed like. She came towards me. It was a beautiful white rose garden. You cannot really tell apart from her and the roses if she was not wearing a cap. Though her little legs that rushed through thousands of flowers damaged few of them but to me it looked like her delicate little legs were the one that was harmed. The more she came near me the faster her speed took like she might hit me at any moment. I got a bit scared, I tried to turn and run away but behind me was a huge white lion shining in a bit of teal. Our eyes met, not the girl but with a lion atleast once can’t a guy's dream come true! He roared right at my face I felt like I became a deaf for a moment. I wanted to run away but my legs didn’t listen to me, I stood there petrified. She barged in between me and the lion, she glared at him and yelled, “SNOWBALL!!” 

Okay, I know I was supposed to be scared facing a huge tiger, but seriously! Snowball! you couldn’t come up with a better name? He is a damn lion! What is wrong with this damn little girl, Just because he is all white and cute doesn’t mean he is soft, His teeth is real, girl! And it is fucking strong!  I mean atleast you gotta name him SNOWKING! And the most weird part was that, the big lion was scared of this little girl he roared at me and now he is all kneeling before her with a scared face. I was relieved at that moment for two simple reasons, one I was not eaten by a huge tiger and I get to live, two I did not ask that little girl to exchange our dress as our first conversation, I mean even that huge tiger is frightened like a baby in front of her, who am I? compared to him. She turned to me and said, “sorry, he is not friendly with strangers” yeah, I can see why! And sure no problem.

she continued to speak, “so who are you? What are you doing in this garden” I replied to her, “I am Evan Hayden, I was just looking around the palace”, “looking around  the restricted area of the palace?”, she said. Hearing those words my eyes came out rolling. Really? What more trouble could I not get into, I snuck out of the party hall,  nearly eaten by a lion, and here I am standing in a restricted area, atleast keep a board outside so that people could know. Seeing my face she understood that I snuck out and I was unaware. ”I’ll help you get out of here without others noticing” she said. With out delaying a moment I said, “thank you” we walked for a few minutes, she showed me the way. We came out of the rose garden surprisingly there was no guards through the way which we came. She seemed to know the palace very well. We went to so many places together around the palace. At the very centre of the palace there was huge statue of an ancient king who was celebrated as the hero for ending wars and creating republic countries from great empires. Though some royals did not give up their lands and still had their own empires but, there was no war. There is also an famous legend about the land before republic, it was said that magic existed in the world not as humans innate rather it was obtained from other power stones and humans were able to manipulate it. In fact it is said that the power source was the reason for wars and as a result of human's greediness. Anyways this is all hogwash and it is known that there is no stones that contains magical or mythical powers according to world renowned geologists and years of research papers. His Statue  was coated in gold and decorated with precious gems, it was a majestic view, I don’t how we started a conversation cause I’m not really good at speaking but we had so much fun. She explained me about the palace and the things we saw and I commented my thoughts. We didn’t speak much about each other. Never once did I ask her name how stupid of me! And we went from strangers  to friends. Then as the conversation extended she asked me," Do you want to see the most exciting thing in the world?" and I nodded think her those words lured me into it. I regret saying till now.

At last we went to the dungeon, the stairs was long, we would’ve walked atleast  15 minutes, and it was pitch black through out the way I felt like my eyes was closed all the way down until I saw the light. That stair didn’t lead us to a room rather a gigantic huge door, it was open and what I saw was something no one will ever believe  if I tell them, the huge silver plated white door had a whole world inside it. It was magical, no, it was magic! Holy crap I’m getting into so much trouble today! Even if I ran away from there people might kill me for knowing the worlds biggest secret, that magic existed. There was no going back now. Before entering the door she got a promise from me, that I should not tell  about this to anyone not even my parents, what’s the point of keeping it a world secret after saying it to a kid look we haven’t even known each other for one whole hour, she blurted out the biggest royal secret. Who was she anyway? However who would miss the opportunity for the greatest adventure. I promised her that day and still keeping it!  Carrying every bits of  memories with me. I remember every moment and her voice is still ringing inside my head every now and then, the scent of white roses smells like her, every time I see a shining silver object I remember her hair, but does she think about me? That question of mine can never be answered without her. And the quest of searching her can never be started, as she disappeared into thin air. We were so excited at that moment, holding hands tightly stepped into the new world together at the same time not knowing what was about to happen next. I don’t really want to think about it today after all it was the first day of school why would I spoil my mood thinking about an agonizing memory.

                                  To be continued……….

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