A Premonition?
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Norrie stepped out and moved towards the deck of the ship, her eyes totally caught by the sight before her. They are traveling now to the island where her community immersion is. Her jaw literally dropped the moment she spotted this beautiful sight from afar. This place surely looks like heaven. It is the most beautiful place she has ever seen in 21 years!
"Little Miss," Elsa said and followed her worriedly.
No response. Norrie was caught by the beauty of the place. She just kept staring at the amazing scenery right before her eyes.
"Little Miss," Elsa called again.
"Huh?" Norrie answered and turned her eyes to where the voice came from. "Elsa!"
Seeing Elsa near her, she pulled her hand and stepped hurriedly as if going near the edge of the ship can make her see things in a closer perspective.
"Look, look, look!" she said excitedly as she pointed at the palm trees on the beach. "Can you see that, Elsa? It's totally beautiful. I have never seen a place like this before!"
Elsa smiled at her but shook her head the moment Norrie turned her eyes to see the beach. Honestly, she pities this Little Miss. All her life, she has never gone far away from their place for fear of her running over trouble. She has already known the assassination attempts on her life so she can understand why her bosses don't want their daughter away from their sight. Anyway, isn't this the reason why she was hired inside the Grande household in the first place?
"It's really beautiful, Little Miss," Elsa answered simply while containing her emotion. Honestly, this island is really beautiful. She has gone to this place a lot of times before in errands sent by her bosses, the Grande couples. To be honest, it's not an exaggeration if she claims that she knows all parts of this island. It's just sad that she cannot tell the young miss what she knows and why she knows this place. She has a secret to protect.
Suddenly, Norrie's face became serious.
"Little Miss, are you okay?" Elsa asked. "Did you feel suddenly seasick or something?"
"I don't know," Norrie answered weakly, suddenly holding her head and her mouth. She suddenly felt dizzy the moment she stared at the island for minutes.
"Please come with me," Elsa said and held her elbow, assisting her to the nearest chair available. After she helped her stabilize herself on the chair, she ran to her seat and got the bottled water she reserved for her. Knowing her health status and the infrequency of her travels, she took out some pills from her pocket and handed it to her together with the bottled water.
"Please drink this," she said tenderly. She already anticipated this to happen. Given her Little Miss' fragile body, she already expected her to experience this.
Norrie's classmates stared at the sight before them and worried for her. Honestly, they reserved their distance from her because of the rumor that she is a spoiled brat and they are scared of accidentally displeasing her in any manner. Now, seeing her taken cared of like this makes them feel uncomfortable but at the same time, worried of her health.
"I feel dizzy, Elsa," she complained.
"I got it, Little Miss," Elsa answered. "Do you want to lay your head on my lap and sleep?"
"Yes," she answered weakly and dropped her head on her lap helplessly.
Elsa breathed deeply and made sure that none of the sharp things in her clothes touch her face. She is bound to take care of her with her life. Before coming here, she made a promise to the Grande couple to guard their daughter and protect Norrie with her life. She has to deliver that promise regardless of what happens. Besides, she owes this couple so much. Without their help, her parents would have died long ago.
"Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!"
Norrie is out of breath as she ran with all her might. Her legs are hurting but she has to survive. If she stops now, she would die. She cannot give up yet. She still has hope. She can still see her loving mom and dad and hug them again. If only she followed her mom's instruction that she wouldn't play with people around the neighborhood, she would not have met this kind of situation. Now, she is being hunted for accidentally hurting one of the village's girl. She accidentally pushed her and she hit her head to a sharp stone. At that, she knew she committed a grave sin against the village so she started running away from the scene. However, she spotted some men from the village running after her upon seeing the girl's bloody forehead.
She is scared but she has to live so she has to run regardless of what happens. She cannot give up just yet.
"Ahhhh! Woooooh!"
She can hear the villagers' shout as if they are hunting their prey.
Cold shivers ran through her spine but she has no time to stop and feel it. She just knows that she has to live.
"Wakekekeke! After that murderer! Don't let her escape!"
She heard one of them shout.
I...I'm not a murderer! Her mind protested. God knows it was just an accident. She just pushed her accidentally. Who would know that she would hit her head in a sharp rock on the side. It was never her intention to hurt her.
"Ahhhhh!"
She can hear them once again.
Swish! Swish!
Her eyes widened the moment she saw a spear past over her and hit a tree. This means that they're already very near her. Who would know if one among them would just throw her spear and pin her body to the ground? Her mind is going ballistic at this thought.
"Puff! Puff! Puff!"
She can hear herself panting. Tears rolled down her eyes as she felt her legs going numb. She can feel herself slowing her pace in running. Turning her head to check whether the villagers are near, she can see that they are just a few steps away.
"Little Miss! Little Miss!"
She can hear Elsa's worried voice and that caused her to open her eyes.
"Little Miss, you're dreaming," Elsa said worriedly and stared at her eyes with concern written all over her face.
Dreaming! She instantly recalled the events in her dream. The details are so clear this time. She literally saw faces unlike before when she dreamed like this, she only saw figures. Now, she is beginning to see faces. What does this mean? Why does her dream seem to progress from one level to another?
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