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.

was too befogged to understand how she was afloat, how she had managed

he opened his eyes again, he was on

the girl hunched over him,

heard the shouts from people running toward

successfully

opened in the real

and became instantly aware of his dry tongue

He needed water.

for Sandro, but what came out of his mouth

his hand to scratch it, hoping to quell the irritation, but then his gaze met his right hand, which had a pin sticking

exhaled harshly, glaring at the

fact that he felt nothing; right before his brain brought to

Acupuncture.

was then that he looked around

space as one of the private

contained two big beds, a television, a refrigerator, two

up to survey his surroundings much better; surprised when he did so without feeling any

even in his

in Athena’s office, what had led him to this

of his foolishness

when he became aware of his

did this? Where was

he

was skilled in acupuncture

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

used to alert visitors of a

He saw none.

he spotted his phone by the

picked it, and called

but he heard the shuffling of feet outside the

the door to his ward opened and Sandro stepped into

doorpost, probably wondering if he would

gestured that the

Zane instantly obeyed.

the two males reached him, there

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

slowly, already knowing who

Athena.

had treated him, after he had brought trouble to

ever be. How could he ever repay her? Had his foolishness lost the partnership he had

only stopping when the dream he just had,

He exhaled wearily.

the fates not want him to stay

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

Ewan hated liars.

treated like

to his plans. He

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