Chapter 37: An Old Dream

Ewan was dreaming.

He saw his young self happily hopping along a grassy path, toward a young girl, of the same age with him.

The young girl was squatting close to a river, throwing small stones into the calm water body, unaware of his approach.

When he noted that the girl was oblivious of his presence, he stopped hopping, and tiptoed toward her.

Standing right behind her, he covered her eyes with his small palms.

The girl didn’t shriek as he had presumed. Rather, she smiled and called his name. ’Ewan.’

He sighed dramatically, and dropped his hands.

’What took you so long?’ The girl turned to face him.

Ewan was startled by her blurred face.

Yet he heard himself speaking. ’Mother sent me on an errand. I’m sorry.’

’It’s okay. You are here now. Do you want to play?’

Young Ewan smiled widely, bobbing his head. ’It’s a pleasure, Princess...’

He bowed his head, causing the young girl to laugh, before getting on her feet.

As he played with the girl, he noted their ages to be around twelve or thirteen years old.

The sound of her laughter brought joy to his younger self.

At the moment, they were dancing without music. He was holding her hand up, and causing her to swirl as they watched in movies.

As they laughed and danced around, they didn’t take notice of their distance to the river.

He was swirling the girl, turning with her, when all of a sudden, his feet hit a large stone.

Before he knew what was happening, he was falling into the river headlong.

As he struggled to live, he heard the girl shout in fear and panic, heard her sobs when no one came to their aid thereafter.

She knew he couldn’t swim.

He was about to shut his eyes, about to welcome death, when he heard a splash.

The girl had jumped in to save him!

Yet he knew she also couldn’t swim.

He opened his mouth to tell her away, but swallowed water instead.

He felt her grab his clothes, and pull him toward the shore.

how she was afloat, how she had managed to save him

opened his eyes again, he was on

didn’t see the girl hunched over him, neither

then that he heard the shouts from

safety, believing the girl had successfully called for help, he succumbed to the

slowly opened in

aware

He needed water.

for Sandro, but what came out of his

scratch it, hoping to quell the irritation, but then

glaring at the offending

of inhumanity, but for the fact that

Acupuncture.

was then that he looked around

space as one of the

room contained two big beds, a television, a

up to survey his surroundings much better; surprised

in his

had transpired in Athena’s office, what had

reminded of his foolishness

when he became aware of his

this? Where was

on his body, he couldn’t but wonder who his

was skilled in

answer met him. He sighed again, and looked around the room, searching for a way

bedside bell used to

He saw none.

his phone by the bedside

it, and

heard the shuffling

door to his ward opened and Sandro stepped into the

doorpost, probably wondering if he

gestured that the latter should come

Zane instantly obeyed.

him, there were perceptible smiles on their

Ewan. She did a better work than your doctors, I think. Your mind is clearer,

slowly, already knowing

Athena.

had treated him, after he had brought

better person than he would ever be. How could he ever

mentally, only stopping when the dream he just had, resurfaced

He exhaled wearily.

he have that dream? Did the fates not want him to

off all contact with her, only endeavoring to transfer to her account every

Ewan hated liars.

treated

successfully put a stop to his plans. He had

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