CHAPTER FOUR

(ASTRAL PROJECTION)

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Falling deep into the large river I quickly got hold of myself and swam directly upwards, I gasped as I brought my head out of the water, panting.

The mist was gone, the sky was above and the sun had risen, it was early in the morning probably 8: am, I couldn't feel the rays of the sun and my clothes weren’t wet. I just came out of a river and my clothes weren’t wet! How was that possible?

I now realized I was at the lake which was at the back of our bungalow, I ran to the front of our house, children were playing under the big Apple tree in the next yard, I saw my mum putting out the trash and I ran to greet her but she didn't seem to see me, my heart jumped out of its place when she passed through me. I couldn't be seen and people could pass through me.

All what was happening kept me in a state of pandemonium. This wasn't the beyond anymore, this was the real world and my home, things should be normal. I ran inside our house phasing through the door. I saw my sister Annabelle with her favorite headphone dancing to the music she was listening to and at the same time she was preparing my Dad's morning tea on the dining.

My Dad was at the sofa in the living room watching the morning news, it should be a Saturday morning Since Dad won't be going to office, just as I was about to continue exploring my confusion the news came in;

"A guy found dead on his bed, the death was extraordinary he was bruised all of over as if trashed by falling rocks but his room was tidy, there isn't any trace of rocks or breakage, detectives are still trying to figure out what happened"

I opened my mouth as if to say something but no words came out.

That was Don no doubt, so this was all real, the thunderous voice wasn't bluffing. Still taken by shock, another most shocking news was being read by the news attendant.

"A girl refused to wake up early this morning, doctors couldn't find anything wrong with her, it was later arrived at that she could be in a state of coma. These mysterious happenings lately have put the citizens into a confused state."

My shock turned into a smile, Ruby wasn't dead, so they didn't kill her eventually. I have got to save her, i said to myself.

I heard my Dad saying;

"This world has come to an end"

I smiled and was about to sprint out of the house when my mother came to the living room; “Where the hell is Stokes?”

“Could he still be sleeping? Annabelle where's Stoke?”

She barked at my sister who removed the headphone immediately and replied, I haven't seen him this morning he's probably still in his room.

I didn't want my mum to cry over me because I didn't wake up. As much as I wanted to save Ruby I couldn't stand to see my mother and family depressed because of me. I rushed to my room phasing through walls and doors, when I got there I saw myself lying peacefully on the bed, my sweet ceiling fan was still giving it all even though I couldn't feel it.

How do i get back to my body now, I thought. Should I just lay on my real body from what I saw in movies? But this isn't a movie, this was real life. So Astral projection was real, a knock came to my door telling me this wasn't the time to think of Astral projection or movies I gotta make my real body alive again.

I quickly laid on my real body the way it positioned itself, I could feel my Astral body phasing through my real body then it all went dark...

The knock came again and I jumped from my bed, this time nobody was on the bed. I looked at my hands and feet, I could feel the coldness of my concrete floor, to confirm completely, I kicked my bed with my leg, the pain sent a vibration throughout my entire body, I held my voice and managed to shout with a more sleepy tone

"I'm up mum" I said. "Get out of there now, you've got work to do",

My mum yelled back at me. "Just give me an hour mum, let me freshen up"

I replied. "Make it snappy" I heard my mum saying as she walked away. I heaved a sigh of relief, I have got to go back to the beyond, I've got to save Ruby, if she isn't dead then she still alive there. I only have an hour, how do I get back to the beyond.

If I could sleep and wake up in the beyond, then that was what I should do now, I quickly lay on my bed and closed my eyes, for ten minutes, I didn't feel anything, everything was still normal I could still feel the cool air my fan was giving, I wanted to give up but something urged me to keep on.. I could hear the tic-tick of my wall clock everywhere was as silent as a grave yard, moments later everything went black... I couldn't breathe any longer, I was gasping for breath, then it occurred to me that I was in the beyond, I opened my eyes recognizing the silver bottom of the basin, i could feel the rough hands of the creature on my neck, I smiled in the water, "time to get this show started"....

To be continued..