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17. So Alone, So Lonely
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Onerea: The City of Dreams 18. To Take You Out
It was morning in Exeter. Geoffrey, Annabelle's father, usually got up very early to check the newspaper and get some coffee.It was his tradition right before locking himself up in his office to work until it was tea time. The day before, they had arrived at their Villa in Exeter. He and his wife were secretly excited since their daughter seemed to have a pleasant time being outside, feeling the sun, and even having tea with them in the garden. That is, until night time, when she had a new crisis, and woke up due to difficulties breathing and pain. Those events forced the Archer to call Wilfred Stone, the local physician. Their head doctor, Joseph Marsh, had recommended to them when they finally decided to come to Exeter.After tending to the young patient, doctor Stone said that he knew a person that was a specialist in heart disease. That affirmation had cut Mr. Archer's night sleep short.He was the hopeful one.Not that his wife didn't want to believe anymore, but she was what
Onerea: The City of Dreams 19. Fear
"How come you say things like that as if they were nothing, you know what kind of things I found here already?""Well, yes. Or behind who do you think I was? Did you notice that I'm all wet as well?"Annabelle took a look in more detail at the guy that was right in front of her. His white, and now, wet button-down shirt stuck to his body.The semitransparent fiber marked his fit, muscular body, letting her see more than she intended to. She immediately blushed and looked away.Noticing, he smirked. He was in the middle of thinking if it was wise to say anything or not when she turned to his face, and the words died in his throat as he looked into her deep, beautiful hazel eyes.It was ok anyway, he saw her blushing after having a quick look at his body. It was more than enough for a self-esteem boost. He laughed to himself as she looked at him, slightly confused."So you see, I fell on the water as well. You forgot what we were t
Onerea: The City of Dreams 20. The Man From Hell.
"Tell me what you see.""Well, there's a man, so very tall, and I can't see his eyes.""Where do you see him coming from?""Over there."She points to the last bunch of plants with large leaves that grow in the space behind Dominik, the place where they were before, near the exit of the cave, and he thinks it's possibly a creature coming from the cave as well."Maybe we woke him up while we went through the cave. However, I tell you, we're the only living people in this mirror, so I'd say that we should run.""Run where? Did you notice this place?""Well, since this place is a reflection of you, we'll have to make it change a little.""How? And in this so short time? He's almost here, can't you see him?"Even if that mirror stayed as an eternal night, the subtle changes she suffered, like admitting what she feared, and even crying for what she never did before, made the clouds dissipate.There were stars and
Onerea: The City of Dreams 21. The Wandering Bar
The kiss had allowed them a way out. The geography had changed, as Dominik thought. It was a resource he had never used, but Annabelle didn't know that, and it hurt her and enraged her that her first kiss had been that way.It was not a bad reason. Saving yourself from a monster in a dream qualified as a good reason for her. Still, she hoped it was not the only reason why he did it, but she doubted so much.In her mind, there were more and worse monsters than the ones she had seen so far in the cave, and more than the weird, tall man that was walking towards them.Who could want a girl that was broken?And it hurt. Badly.Domi had no idea, of course, of those dark thoughts in her head. He could just notice her pouting from time to time, then frowning and then looking angry, and that worried him.It was partly because the place they were at would show all that was making the changes in her face.He just hoped that it didn't show
Onerea: The City of Dreams 22. A Way Out
Domi made up his mind. He would take her through the mirrors until she was no longer as dark as that world they were seeing, and then he would tell her that he comes from her dimension and will look for her to cure her heart.That was his plan, and he hoped he had enough time to help her the way he wanted. She didn't seem as hopeless as she thought people saw her.Actually, he saw her as more rebellious. The only thing was her darkness. Why, out of nowhere, he wanted to be her hero?Not stopping to wonder why he was so interested in her, he focused his mind on ways to fix their more immediate situation. That was leaving that mirror the sooner and the safer as possible.Abbie, on the other side of the table, was almost asleep and occasionally having small giggle outbursts for jokes nobody else could hear.She was cute, Domi found himself thinking, and once again, he threw that thought to the garbage. That was not the time to get into that kind
Onerea: The City of Dreams 23. The Pact
Belle didn't know what to do. The exact same fear that she was having to trust this guy that she just met was the one that made the mirror what it was.If Annabelle trusted him, and it was just a trick to get out of the mirror? But no, in her mind, there was more than that. She didn't like to lose people, so she didn't have anyone around. That was the puzzle for that mirror.Dominik thought the solution was to offer himself as a stability point for her to hold on to. She didn't know who he really was or how real was his offering.Now that Dom made up his mind to help her, he was not going to tell her where he came from or how would he manage to do what he promised? She would have to trust his word, and he was not sure if she would.On the other side, she was thinking about the many scenarios that, in her mind, could happen. It went from the absurd to the impossible.At some point, she had the thought that it was her bad luck, and that thought was not completely gone from her mind.She
Onerea: The City of Dreams 24. A Last Call For Help
Desperate. That was the best word to describe Abbie's father. As soon as the Bulgarian doctor's contact information was given to him, he put on his coat and left the house.He rushedly said goodbye to his wife and ran out. She remained at the breakfast table, silent, with the newspaper in her hands, looking like nothing happened. Silently praying that this doctor would be the miracle they were looking for their daughter for so many years.The telegram was sent, and many miles away, it was received. They were looking for the doctor, it had to be urgent.The very nice, tall gentleman with a large, gray mustache and thin gray hair got up from his chair and called one of the delivery guys that just came."Grigori!" He was a strict but gentle-mannered boss. "Please take this telegram to the hospital immediately. Give it directly to Dr. Stoev, understood?""Yes, Mr. Iliev. Directly and exclusively to the doctor."The young man got on h
Onerea: The City of Dreams 25. No Coincidences
Geoffrey came back home to his wife. She was still in the same place he left her, reading the newspaper."Oh, my dear, you're back so soon," she said. "Was it eventful?"If he didn't know her, he would have been angry or at least bothered to see that she was so cold about matters. Instead, he kissed her head and hugged her tightly.Not only because he had good news, but for how much he knew she was holding on inside her and couldn't let out.There were some nights in which, thinking that her husband was sleeping, she cried. And he didn't even move because if he did, she would compose herself and never let out all the pain she held to keep the appearance and keep her family together.She was tough, but still, there were times in which she broke. And he couldn't even hold her. That was one of the reasons why when they were in their waking hours, he was sweet and comprehensive with his wife.She thought more than once that her husband had
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