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.

to understand how she was afloat, how she had

his eyes again, he was on

over him, neither did he feel her

that he heard the shouts from

successfully called for help, he succumbed to the

slowly opened in the

in softly, and became instantly aware of his dry tongue and

He needed water.

Sandro, but what came out of his mouth was

throat was irritated too. He lifted his hand to scratch it, hoping to quell the irritation, but then his gaze met his right hand, which

glaring at the

for the fact that he felt nothing; right before his brain brought to his remembrance, the

Acupuncture.

was then that he looked

large space as one of the private rooms in

television, a refrigerator, two sofas,

much better; surprised when

in

transpired in Athena’s office, what

of his

eyebrows, however, when he became aware of

did this? Where was

the pins on his body, he couldn’t but wonder

skilled in

looked around the room, searching for a way

bedside bell used to alert visitors of

He saw none.

his phone

it, and

was no answer, but he heard the shuffling of feet

few seconds later, the door to his ward opened and Sandro stepped into

by doorpost, probably wondering if he would be allowed

that the latter

Zane instantly obeyed.

there were perceptible smiles on their

than your doctors, I think. Your mind is clearer,

slowly, already knowing who the ’she’

Athena.

he had brought trouble

regret. She was a better person than he would ever be. How could he ever repay

mentally, only stopping when the dream he just had,

He exhaled wearily.

fates not want him to stay away from

cut off all contact with her, only endeavoring to transfer to her account every month, money for her

Ewan hated liars.

being treated

his dream had successfully put a stop to his plans. He had to

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