Chapter 3: Dreams or Wishes?
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Chapter 3: Dreams or Wishes?
Valentina
I blink my eyes, shocked to find myself in the middle of an empty street. My chest heaves, and my body hurts as I rush through the streets. The sound of rushing feet behind me makes my heart beat wildly inside my chest, and glass shatters around me, making me cry out with fear as I run into a building.
Slinking down on a nearby wall, I looked around to ensure I wasn’t followed. After a minute, I rest my head against the wall and close my eyes. I touch my cheek and wince when I hear a sound nearby. Reaching for a shard of glass on the ground, I lift it like a weapon. I look at the glassy surface and see my ebony hair is tousled, and my large hazel eyes look sunken from lack of sleep. Let’s not forget how much my body aches from the beating I took before I ran. I’ve been running for hours without stopping. I couldn’t risk being found. The hardest part was sneaking out of the compound without him finding out. “El Demonio” This Demon has made my life hell for years. As soon as mama passed, he found the means to control me. The only thing that kept me going was the possibility of finally being free. Once the acceptance letter came, I knew it was time to run. All I have to do is make it to the airport, and I will be free.
I can finally get away from him. I can stop feeling the paralyzing fear that he’ll barter me to a creature who will finally go too far and kill me. I made sure not to leave any clue where I was running to. I paid cash, changed my appearance, and got a fake ID until I reached my destination. It’s going to be a long trip to a foreign land, but I’m ready. Something told me that this was where I had to go. It was almost a compulsion that I couldn’t deny.
“Es hora,” It’s time. I think.
I’m about to leave my hiding place when I hear the sound of footsteps nearby. My heart pounds wildly in my chest, and my body stills. As the voices grow closer, my body begins to heat, and my eyes burn. Rage, as I’ve never known, infuses me. My fists tighten, and my blood thrums as I prepare to tear through whoever is coming for me.
My eyes shoot open, and my heart beats wildly in my chest as I look around the room, confused. Then, taking a calming breath, I rest my head on my pillow. Thankfully, I didn’t awaken Samira and Everly. Both women are fast asleep in their room.
Closing my eyes, I think about the dream that has haunted me for a long time. Though I haven’t seen my uncle Fernando in years, I still have nightmares about the night of my escape.
My eyes grow heavy at that moment, and I drift off to sleep. This time the dream is different. This time, I find myself walking down a cobblestone path. I look down at myself and smile when I see that I’m wearing a long white dress. Glancing up, I blink rapidly as the sun beams down above me. The rays are nearly blinding. I walk for several minutes, feeling a sense of exaltation as I reach my destination. At that moment, a shadow blocks the sun, but I cannot see who it is. All I see is a tall masculine form and large white wings. I blink my eyes, ensuring that what I see is correct, but the vision does not change. Yep, it’s a male with white wings.
A feeling of longing fills me as the form reaches his hand out to me. I reach for the long, tapered, masculine fingers, but just as I’m going to touch him, my dream fades, and I fall into a deep sleep.
Come morning, I can’t help but wonder if my dream might have had something to do with the question the others and I threw into the fire. Is it possible that I dreamt of my love?
As the week passes, the dream continues. I don’t tell my friends about it because I’m frightened that the dream may never come true if I do. However, I do notice that my friends are also hiding something. Have they also had the same dreams? Seeing that I’m not telling them about mine, I decide not to ask.
It’s finally time for us to take our trips, and I can’t help but feel a sense of destiny as we pack our bags and make our way to the airport.
“Oh, girl, this trip will be awesome,” Sami dances excitedly in her seat.
Evely laughs giddily as she buckles her belt, “I’m going to miss you guys so much. But I can’t pass up this opportunity with Dr. Cranston. Just don’t have too much fun without me in Paris,” she says with a wry grin.
Sami rolls her eyes, “Girl, you know we’ll miss you, but we’ll also have some fun.”
I smile at their words, “I hope so,” I look at Ever, “I’m going to miss you, but it’s only two weeks until we meet up in Israel.”
“I feel this will be a life-changing trip,” Sami mumbles.
As the plane takes off, none of us realize how true those words would be.
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