Chapter 3 (1500 years in the past)
I stood silently in front of the young lady trying to put together what she just said and all of a sudden I bust into laughter
" Hahaha..... Sorry hah I'm sorry, please forgive me " I said trying to hold back the laugh but it was useless
" Why the laugh, Natalia ?" She asked wondering why I was laughing
" Sorry, it's just that you got the wrong person. My name is Natalia, okay, you should have asked about me first before coming"
" And why is so ?" The lady asked
" Why is what?" I asked her
" Why are you the wrong person?" She asked again
" Because I am Natalia, my life is a mess, I barely live a day without messing things up"
" But this does not define your destiny" when she said those words I felt a little something in my chest, but I didn't know what it was " you know nothing of who you are Natalia " She gave a strange smile and it made me curious
" What do you mean " then I remembered what she said a few minutes ago at the beginning of our conversation " is there something about me that I don't know?"
" Everything about you, and only when you face your destiny will you find out," She said
" Why can't you just tell me " I wondered
" It's not my place to " At this point my curiosity was taken the best of me, I wanted to know what she was talking about. I looked her in the eyes and I didn't know when I asked
" What is my destiny "her smile brighten
" It's in your hands," She said " first May I ask why Bengland is this way "
" Well because 1,500 years ago, our dumbass of Prince went missing after the king died, leaving Bengland without a ruler and some random idiots named Jordan became king forcing....." I was cut off
" Is that what happened, Natalia ?"
" Yeah I read it in the book "
" A book?" She repeated at that moment I began to doubt the story was true
" That wasn't what happened, was it?"
" No one knows what happened or how it happened. You Natalia have to go back and set things straight
" Wait wait wait wait, what do you mean go back " She didn't reply and that was enough to answer my question " no-no, I am not going to the past. This conversation is over Now please send me back home or where you took me from " I said to her as I was in shock, was she insane or something?
" a minute ago you seemed interested," She said
" Well you didn't say anything about going to the past, until now " we were taking over by silence, the lady studied me for a very long time. She took a step forward and I instantly took a step back " look can you let me go now, I already had a very rough day and my stepdad will be expecting me" I said
" You know, this is a chance for you Natalia " She began again
" Chance for what ?"
" A better life, if you fix things just imagine the life you will have, you can go to school, get a dream job, live in a wonderful apartment. Then your stepdad won't be who is now and most importantly your mother will be alive " The moment she mentioned my mother I ran out of breath for a few seconds then I asked
" My mother?"
" Yes, you can save her " She smiled
" And how are you sure about this "
" You should know that when a change is made in the past, it affects the entire future" She explained. It was a lot for me to take in, her mentioning my mother made me want to do it but for some reason, I still didn't want to
" Ummm Luna, I need time to think," I said to her, a lot was in my head right now
" Of course I know this is a lot to take in" I nodded in agreement
" No joke it is "
" You have 24 hours to think, and when you are ready call my name" with those words she vanished along with everything
Standing in front of that familiar Brown door, I could not stop thinking about what just happened, at the same time I wondered how I got home, this is what I will call magic.
I entered the house and that annoying smell of alcohol hit my nose making me frown, Benjamin, my stepdad was sleeping on the couch drunk, I ignored him and went to the kitchen and I was taking aback by the sight, first of all, the kitchen was a total mess and I found three men satisfying themselves with food from the fridge and they stop when they saw me
" Ummm Hi? " I said confused
" Oh hi," one of them said in a manner that made me uncomfortable and he smiled but the smile was not welcome at all
"You are a piece of cake fresh from the oven " the other one added as he studied my body making me irritated
" Who are you and why are you in my kitchen ?" I asked with a frown on my face
" It looks like Daddy forgot to wish someone Happy Birthday " at that instant it hit me, I can't believe I forgot
" Wh..wh.. what " I began to panic breathing heavily I took a few steps back
" Well sweetheart we work for your birthday present " no one had to explain what was happening
" Oh s*** " I hurried out of the kitchen to the sitting room and found a man sitting on the couch with his legs crossed, he had long grey hair and deep brown eyes and he looked like a man in his 50s, with a big belly and I saw the satisfying smile in his face at the sight of me
" Hey there sweetheart," he said with full attention to me
" S*** " I whispered just then my stepdad came into view " Benjamin please" I began walking towards him
" Please for what?" He replied and I looked away trying to avoid the strong smell of alcohol coming from him
" Benjamin please don't do this to me, I promise...." He cut me off
"Wow Natalia, what happened to you," he said with amazement " what happened to the brave and confident Natalia"
" Benjamin don't do this," I said almost crying, I didn't want to be sold out as a slave, I can not be a slave
" I never knew you could beg, there's nothing I can do. You are 18 now, oh you thought I won't remember" breathing heavily my heart was beating fast, I didn't know what to do, I knew I had to run away but I didn't know how in front of me stood my stepdad behind me where those three strangers and they were well built
" Take her " the man in his 50s instructed. Before I could even attempt to run I felt something cold Piercing my skin from my neck, like a small needle then I realize I was injected with sleeping drugs and almost immediately I went blank.