CHAPTER 4: Memories

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Some time later, Cora left them and went back inside. "What do we do now?" Hannez asked. "What we've got to do," answered Bryan. They continued cutting down the tree branches. Meanwhile, Aurora and Gregory arrived in her home.

"What do you want to make for lunch?" Gregory asked. "Uhmm.. spaghetti I guess," said Aurora. "Spaghetti, nice!" Replied Gregory, dramatically.

Later...

She was done making the spaghetti and they started eating it together, as they did, a cool wind blew for some seconds. "Something's not right," Aurora said, leaving her food behind. "Where are you going?" Gregory asked. "Somewhere," she answered.

She rushed to her room but it was still the same. "What could that be," she thought to herself. She went back to the dinning room.

"What did you find?" He asked.

"Nothing. It's just me seeing things," replied Aurora. He chuckled and scoffed, standing up. "I'm done. Thanks for the food," Gregory thanked her as he went to sit on the couch. Minutes later, she was done eating and went to sit on a couch as well, Gregory could not control his feelings, he stood up from the couch he was sitting and sat down with her.

"What did you do that for?" Asked Aurora. "Nothing," he answered, "Maybe I don't want you to feel unsafe anymore," he added.

After a while, there was total silence, it felt like the world for them had gone mute. Aurora, became lost in her thought, she touched his face slowly, as she did, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders, then she laid down, waiting for him to carry on with whatever that's in his mind. Slowly, he sticked to her body and started kissing her passionately.

Lucas, with his ability, he watched them making out. This made him sad and angry at the same time, he couldn't bare watching and disappeared back to Ghoria.

"Pluto!" He yelled out angrily. Pluto flapped his huge wings hurriedly. "Yes?" Answered Pluto. "Let's go for a ride," Lucas replied and got on him.

At first, Pluto was going in a straight direction, avoiding to to break the law, then Lucas grabbed him on his wings, shaking and hitting it to go faster. Pluto tried to control the amount of speed he was using but couldn't keep up as it became windy. "I can't," Pluto said. Lucas hit his wings again, unfortunately, Pluto couldn't keep up, Lucas fell from him.

"Lucas!" Pluto screamed, flapping his wings faster to catch him.

Meanwhile, Lucas didn't care anymore, he freed himself willing to crush on the ground, but as he got closer to the ground, he saw a flashback of him and Aurora when he was still alive, this awakened him to reality, he created a portal below and through it.

Pluto who was flying down to catch him couldn't stop when he wanted to, due to the speed, he crushed his right wing on the ground.The rest of the spirit guards saw what happened, they quickly went to help him.

"Are you okay?" Tjay asked him. "Yeah." He said, he stood up and his wing began to heal. Pluto chuckled and said, "We always forget that we can't feel pains." Tjay and the rest laughed, realizing it too. "But boy I had an heart attack," he added.

Under the portal Lucas made was another dimension of Ghoria, a dimension that shows all the memories they had while on Earth. It's called the dimension 428, the code can also be said to be Lord Zira's taming number. Without the code, Zira won't be able to identify those who say the truth or those who lie because Ghoria is a very beautiful place.

Nevertheless, Lucas stood there watching the memories of people, he was so amazed. Some time later, he heard a voice, he went back a bit , afraid that someone was coming, meanwhile, it was his own memory playing out loud.

When he saw his memory and how he looked like before, he went nearer to it, touching his face in shock. "Is that... really me?" He said to himself in shock. After watching half of his memories, his death scene began to replay. He watched himself being killed, this frightened him, he could no stand it, he made a portal and went away.

Furthermore, Bryan with the guards could no longer cut down the tree branches, they began to climb over it. "I'm too old for this, I can't go on with you guys," said John. "You will my friend," answered Bryan as he struggled to balance on it.

"I will just wait outside," said John.

"OK. Do as you please," replied Bryan, "Let's keep moving!" He added.

They climbed over the branches and landed in the Unknown. They were so amazed by the view, "Wow! What is this place?" Asked Henry, one of the guards. "I don't know. But we shall begin our search here," answered Bryan, "C'mon," he said enthusiastically.

As they got to the market area, the citizens looked at them like they were gods as approached with their horses. Bryan, who was a naive man, got in the Chariot and began acting like he was a prince.

"My lady," he said to a woman in her store, "I have some questions for you," he added.

"What is it sir?" She asked in wonder. Bryan smiled at her, "Have you seen this woman anywhere here?" He asked, as he showed her Aurora's photo.

"Uhm... " She said trying to recall. "Let me see," she added. Bryan gave her the photo to look at it well, she deemed her eyes as she did. "No.. I don't think so," she replied.

"Okay," said Bryan, "Thanks," he thanked her and they continued their search.

Meanwhile, after Aurora and Gregory where done ugging and smooching, he zipped up his trouser and wore back his clothes.

"Are you okay Aurora?" Asked Gregory.

Aurora smiled at him, dressing up her hair, "Yeah," replied Aurora. He smiled back at her, "Okay," he said, "I'll be heading home now," he added.

"Can I come with you? So I can know where you live," she asked. "Sure no problem," he answered. "C'mon then," he replied putting his stuffs in order.

That evening, in Gregory's place, his mom welcomed Aurora in with a hug and served them dessert. After which she did, Gregory's little brother, Richard, ran up to them with his toys.

"Hello, my brother told me so much about you... Are you two dating?" He asking Aurora with a curious look on his face.

Aurora burst out of laughter, "Actually your brother is my friend," she answered. Gregory cleared his throat sacarstically.

"Okay," replied Richard, "I think my brother likes you. He told me so much about you," he added.

Aurora looked at Gregory, "Really?"

"Yeah..." Gregory replied, feeling shy. She blushed a bit and said to Richard, "Don't worry I understand." Richard went closer to her and kept his toy beside her, "I think you'll make a great couple," he whispered to her.

"No... No.. I heard you Rich," Gregory said, teasing him.

"Your bro is so funny," Aurora said, laughing. "Nah, he's just tripping," answered Gregory.

That day, Aurora had a good time, the smile and laughter she lost came back to her. Indeed, Gregory made her feel special but... will it last long? She thought to herself as she laid on her bed. She couldn't move on, at times she gets scared for being obsessed with a ghost, some other times too, she wished she could just be with him again. The following morning, she was still on her bed, cracking her memories and realizing how happy Gregory has made her for the past one week.

Again, will it last forever she thought as she sighed out loud, her heart racing, her mind twisted, it felt like she was trapped in the so-called fate or destiny she wondered, starring at the ceiling. Then she remembered the voice that spoke to her, "I wish it was real," she said to herself.

As quantum physics will have it, Lucas, felt all what she was feeling, he tried to not fall for it as he sometimes gets consumed by what he saw and sometimes wish he could hug her so tight and never let go. Though he was now younger than her, he still wanted to have her in his life even after 'death'.

Aurora laid on her bed without moving, the flashback of what she did with Gregory replayed in her head, "Why..." She asked herself with guilt and regret. She remembered her people from Ugah, he dad, her late mom, especially her late lover.

Things will never be the same again, she thought to herself again, and finally walked up to the window, as she looked up to the sky, a cool wind blew for a while, she smiled and voice lip, "Thank you Lucas..."

With his invisibility, he touched her hair gently, as he did, the wind got cooler and the weather became cloudy, he beemed with a smile. They were both connecting with their thoughts, memories, feelings and mood.