Samantha Point of view
Aria touched my shoulder, making me snap back to reality. Still feeling a bit dazed, I looked at her with wide eyes. I found it unbelievable that I was able to remember this memory. It was like I was viewing the memory through her own eye-- No. It was as if I relived each moment.
When he bumped her, when she bent down and picked up the bread, all of those sensations and the feelings that accompanied them I felt myself. I remember feeling annoyed that a rude stranger bumped into me without even saying he was sorry or helping me pick up the food that fell on the floor. I remembered how he just stared at me. Quite a rude individual, I thought to myself at that time.
Aria asked if I was okay, but I just turned to look at Rai and myself. He was still there staring at her. I saw myself muttering to herself if there was something wrong with him. When the other me got up, he was already walking away. She didn'
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Samantha Point of view Compared to the last time I saw him, he looked a lot more human. He looked at the little girl for any injuries. Thankfully, she had none. He moved on to Samira. She hugged her knees and kept her head hung low as she struggled to keep her eyes open. I watched him move Samira to a more comfortable position. He supported her back with one arm around her shoulder while the other arm was below her knees. He tried to carry her and gently lay her by the wall, but she suddenly winced. I could see the concern flash in his eyes clear as day. "Where does it hurt?" He asked her. Trying not to make the pain any worse, Samira slowly moved her hand to the side of her waist. Rai looked over and carefully lifted her clothing up. He sighed in relief seeing that there was no blood. But he found a big, unsightly, purple bruise. He
Samantha Point of View "Rude," Linda commented. Samira nodded in agreement. The girls were just gathering the dry clothes outside Samira's house when they began talking about the guy who saved her as well as how he just walked away from her. It was Samira's turn to take the dry laudry from the clothesline. And much to Samira's relief, Linda was there to offer her help. "Maybe it was something I said?" Samira wondered, picturing how he went from a smirk to a cold expression. Maybe she was thinking too hard, and the problem was really just him. "Or he's just plain rude," she muttered to herself, considering the thought. As the girls took their time doing the chores, Linda looked away for a moment, noticing Xavier's friend who had entered her line of sight. "Heads up. I think Xavier's hot friend is interested in you." "What?" Samira turned around and it was indeed her brother's friend, staring at her from afar as he mad
Xavier Point of view We all got in Bruce's van. It was spacious and had enough leg room for the nine of us. Bruce hopped onto the driver's seat, while the hunter was beside him at he front seat. On the first row of seats were Ryder, Linda, Sarah, followed by Christina and I. In the the backseat, Riley and the witch girls occupied that space. Ryder guided Bruce, giving him the directions to their destination, which happened to be a couple miles away from their starting location. It was convenient as they were in a rush. As the car ride went on, Ryder explained to us about the catastrophe that was about to happen - the world resetting and how it was mom's and Sam's doing. He also mentioned about the realms and the keeper, which lead to the discussion of how his dad wanted to use the keeper's magic. His intentions were to turn time further back in an attempt to get his deceased wife back. As Rider was explaining these revelations, I felt a sudde
Samantha Point of view Aria and I were switched to another memory. At this point, the memories were completely random. We went through memories of Samira with different people. She was with her neighbors, with her parents, with Linda, and with Xavier's friend whose name I still did not know. And I didn't think of asking because I was wondering about where Rai had been the whole time. Time passed as we went through the memories. Judging by the plants that grew in our neighbor's garden, I would say it has been a month since. I see Samira coming out and Xavier's friend was there, right on time, with a smile on his face. "Ready for another horseback riding?" "You made your point," she replies as she closed the door behind her. "You are way better than me." He gave a cheeky smile and walked by her side. Looking at them now, I would say they looked like a couple. But if you looked closely, you would notice that it was one-
Samantha Point of view I stayed on the ground, staring at Rai's hand until it was clean. Rai then tossed it aside casually. He looked at me and waited. He seemed to be waiting for me to talk, to scream, to run, to do anything, but there was nothing. I blinked once, then twice, then once again. I took a deep breath and tried to speak, only for my voice to come out in a stutter. "Shapeshifter?" I questioned before shaking my head at the thought that I voiced out loud. I reasoned, "No, your hand shapeshifted into a weapon. Shapeshifters usually shapeshift into living things but not objects. So how? How? I don't know anyone who can shapeshift into a weapon." Rai didn't move. He kept his distance from me, knowing that I was frightened, which I considered to be very considerate of him to do. "Can you stand?" I heard him speak, but I wasn't able to understand in that moment. I stammered out, "What?" "Can you get up?" He asked a
Samantha Point of View Aria and I watched as my other self walked away with the boy who claimed to be her mate. Not long after, the scenery began to change. I looked at Aria, waiting for her to confirm what I just saw. Aria nodded and told me, "He is your mate. Ryder was your mate because I was in you and my mate was in him, which basically made you mates. But without me, you would have belonged to someone else. You were someone's mate." It didn't seem that way when I looked at them. With my brows furrowed, I looked at Aria with a puzzled expression on my face. "But she didn't feel anything for him. I thought falling in love with your mate was easy." I said. Aria shook her head lightly at the notion. She then responded, "It's not. Having mates doesn't affect how much you love them. It's like a pull. It just sends signals that the person was chosen to be your mate by the moon goddess herself, but it is our decision to accept them or not.
Samantha Point of view The memory shifted back into the forest. It was similar to the forest where I was attacked, but this time, I wasn't afraid for myself. It was not as frightening since Rai was there with me. As I looked around, I spotted Rai chopping wood , which put a grin on my face. I let out a small, but hearty laugh at the thoughts that went through my mind. "It's funny how it's easier to find you these days." I said with my weight shifted onto one leg. Aware of my presence in the vicinity, he momentarily glanced at me and then rolled his eyes. He turned his attention back to his work right after while he grumbled, "That's cause you're prone to getting yourself in trouble." Slowly and carefully, I made my way down the slope and then went over to where he was. He was chopping off some wood, leaving piles of wood and splinter scattered on the ground. He had his cloak off, revealing parts of his scars visible on the areas of his
Samantha Point of view Memories started to come by faster and faster. One moment we were with Rai then we'd find ourselves with someone else in another. One day, I went to visit him again to bother him some more as he chopped up some more wood. Then another day, when it was a bit more sunny than usual, she brought a hat that she made from scratch and made one for him. He didn't accept it, of course. Then the next memory was me standing over the tree to surprise him. As soon as he was right underneath her, she jumped on him while she laughed. Another memory was when she managed to grab his cloak and run from him. He chased her down and easily caught up with her in a matter of minutes. Then it was the next memory, which was longer than th