Blue Moon #1

" I'll be home at last," Allyson said with a sigh as she exited the room.

 She frowned at her childish classmates for being rude.

 She is currently in four years of college and HRM is her course.  Because that's what her mother wanted for and because it was what taught her so she just accepted because at that time she couldn't think of a course she wanted.

 She turned to the parking lot but she was suddenly stopped because she heard a crack and she felt that someone was looking at her.  She felt for a moment and then continued walking.  Again she heard a crack so when she saw a car she quickly hid.

 She calmed herself and then closed her eyes.  She felt the surroundings as if in her mind she could see what was going on around.  One of the things she wondered about was that only her mother knew about them.  Her hearing is strong, so is her sense of smell.  She's vision is also so clear that even in the distance she can see the surroundings as if they were just nearby.  She was not in pain even when her mother checked her up.

 She has strange characteristics that are difficult for science to explain, yet she decided to keep them for her safety.

 She was suddenly startled when she felt the car move near her.  She frowned and recognized whose car it was.

 "Oh! Baby!"

 Allyson's eyes widened.  It looks like she heard another noise coming from the car.  She sighed, Jason had that car.  Jason is known because he was the captain of basketball on their campus and he was also the stoner of their school.

 "Faster Jason! Oh, damn!"

 It is tempting that she has adjusted herself.  She had to leave and maybe someone would see her again.  She did not want to get involved in the scandal of the two.

 She glanced at the wristwatch as she headed to her car.  Today is Saturday and ROTC is her final subject.  This is required for graduating students because they have a certificate available after graduation.

 She quickly opened the door of her car and then turned it on to get in.  She started to drive out of the parking area but she quickly braked when someone suddenly crossed in front of her!  It was too fast and she could not see clearly who or what was crossing.  She felt the surroundings.  She quickly turned around when she felt something there but she saw nothing!  She closed her eyes and then felt the surroundings again.  She heard footsteps, he was walking slowly and every step seemed to be comfortable.

 She gasped, in shock at the car horn in the back of her car.  It blew the horn again so she did nothing but drive her car out.

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 She quietly made her way home.  She still has in her mind what happened.  It's just unbelievable because these past few days she's had a series of dreams.  Her dream scene is far from what she was dealing with.  It was as if she was in the old days because she could see equipment that she had never seen before.  Like, duh?  Is she the time traveler of her dreams?  Is that where she finds her destiny?  She just smiled because of what she was thinking.

 She lived a simple life.  A mother who has cared for the two of them and Alex since her father died.  Her brother is about six years old.  They have a small salon where her mom runs.  Her mother also marketed skincare, beauty products, made to order cookies and cakes.  Her mother has such a strategy so she can provide for the needs of her siblings.  Never mind, after she graduated she planned to open a bakery to help her mother.

 She smiled as she looked at their house.  She can finally rest too!

She blew the horn so that her mother would know that she had arrived and at the same time so that she could open the gate.  She had already seen her mom come out because it was still waving at her.

 When the gate was opened, she arranged to park the car and then got off.

 She kissed her mother's cheek as soon as she got close to her.

 "My daughter is already grown as a woman. How was your trip?"

 They walked into the house together.

 "It's okay. There's no traffic, my school is nearby."

 Her mom laughed.  "That's good. Are you hungry already? I'm just cooking dinner. Have a snack first."

 "Not so I can eat a lot later."

 "Sister!"  His brother called her enthusiastically as she passed the living room

 "There you are, little boy. How is your day?"

 It frowned so she laughed.

 "I'm a big boy, so I can sweep and mop," he replied.

 "Oh, sorry! Wow, our big boy is great," she said.

 Her brother smiled.  "I helped Mama to reduce her workload," he laughed at the same time.

 "Very good! Help Mama when I'm not in the home yet. You must be a good boy."

 It nodded.  "Sister you're beautiful today."

 "Heh! I don't have candy so you don't have to make fun of me."

 Their mom laughed as she watched them both.

 Her brother knew how to flatter when he was young.  She was afraid that he might be a chick boy.  But no, it didn't seem like that would happen because she could see her brother's love in his eyes.  When you love your parents and sister, you are less likely to hurt a girl because you always think that your sister might go through the same.

 "It's okay, you owe me a greeting so tomorrow you should have something to bring," his brother replied with a smile.

 She just smiled too.  "I'll go to my room now to change my clothes so we can eat dinner on time."

 Allyson walked into her room while she left Alex in the living room.  Her Mom had already entered the kitchen to check what she was cooking.

 ***

 They are now enjoying their dinner.

 "Mom, my debut is near. What are we going to do?"  Allyson asked.

 Her mother stopped.  "Why do you ask?"

 "I plan to take the three of us for a walk with Alex. Even if it's just a simple walk, it's like the three of us have a bonding."

 "I'm not sure. Let's just talk again. Eat your food so you can rest."

 Her face turned sour because of her mother's answer.  She just forced herself to eat the rest of the food on her plate.

 She thought that they would not prepare a grand debut for her debut because first of all, she has no friends and close friends at the university she attends.  She also doesn't want grandeur.  Like she said she just wanted to eat out, the three of them even just at Jollibee.

 She doesn't know but since she was sixteen years old, her mother has always been disturbed every time her birthday comes.  Like, hello?  Should her mom be scared of anything on the day of her birthday?  She just quickly finished the meal.

 **

 When she finished eating, Allyson hurried to her room.  She didn't want to feel bad for her mother just because their conversation didn't go well.

 She entertained herself while still digesting the food, there she was reading a book but she couldn't understand so, in the end, she just put it back in the bag. She checked her phone but she didn't see anything. She doesn't have any contact with her classmates because she is nonnative to people and she doesn't like to socialize with others.  She was annoyed because she no longer knew what to do.

 'Allyson'

 She heard her call.  After all, that voice was hoarse and she couldn't figure out what that call meant to her.

 'Allyson ...'

 Say it again in her name.

 "Who is that!?"  She asked but she got no answer but the silence around.

 She heard laughter!

 She was annoyed because she could not see who was calling her name.  She wanted to see but she couldn't seem to see who was behind that voice.

 She felt something fly so she moved quickly to avoid it.  It was a knife but a strange knife.  She saw a black shadow replacing her so she became alert.  She couldn't confirm what kind it was but she was sure it was black.  She would have been right to punch him when she felt someone slap her on the cheek!

 "Finally you woke up too," she saw her mom and cares about her cheek.

 She looked around the whole room in surprise.  Especially in the center where the knife in her dream was stabbed.  She saw it there stuck and it looked just like that!

 "What's going on with you?"  Her mother asked.

 Allyson didn't answer right away.  She just shook her mother because she could feel the softening of her body.  She could not accept that what had happened was just a dream even though it seemed real and she could almost still feel the strong beating of her heart because of fear.

 Was it just a dream?  But why does her mom still have to wake her up?  There was only one thing on her mind right now.  Who or what color black did she see?

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J. O. Arandia 💕