CHAPTER-7

Kimberly P.O.V

( 25 years old Kimberley)

I am in an open field ,it is a castle backward. Array of roses covered the land. There is a fountain a few meters away. There is a forest near where I am standing. I tried to touch the tree but to my astonishment my hand passed through the branches. I backed off from the tree. From my peripheral vision I saw a figure was sneaking out of the backdoor of the castle.

I turned towards the figure I saw a girl sneaking with a dagger tied around her waist and bow and arrow on her back. She went into the horse stable. Her face was blurry. I can not see her face. She tiptoed towards a brown horse with black shinny mane.

For the last twenty years I have seen the same girl in different scenes but I never saw the girl's face. In many of them I saw a man.I never saw anyone of their faces. My dreams used to be hazy . I can only see people wearing clothes from the Victorian era. Both are in so much love with each other.

Only one of the dreams still gives me goosebumps. Whenever I see that dream I wake up screaming and swearing. Sometimes I get panic attacks while thinking about the scenes where they both were killed by a person who was wearing a cloak and were eaten by the wild wolves. I never saw what the person looked like or who she was.

The girl sat on the horseback and pulled the rope of the horse bridle. The horse raised his foot in the air and let out a neigh . He starts running towards me with the girl. I tried to move away but before I could do anything they passed through me. I stood there stunned for a few moments then started running after the horse. The forest started becoming dense the deeper they went.

Suddenly the girl stopped the horse and started looking around. There was rustling behind one of the trees. The girl turned towards the direction.She grabbed her bow and arrows. She carefully climbed down the horse without making a sound but she must have made some sound as a deer came out from behind the tree and started running in the opposite direction. The girl was hot on its heels. She starts chasing the deer. I start running behind the girl.

After a few moments the girl lost track of the deer. She stopped and tried to calm her breath. When she calmed down she straightened her posture. She stood in the middle of the forest and closed her eyes. She is listening to every sound very carefully. After a few seconds she started running . After a few minutes she stopped and hid in the bushes . She took out her bow and an arrow and pointed in some direction. I followed her eye and turned towards the direction she was looking at, I saw the same deer drinking water from the lake.

I turned and saw the girl stretched the bow string and was about to release the arrow when a figure jumped on the deer's back. When I saw it closely , what was it? I saw a big wolf grab the deer by the throat. It tightened its grip and within a few seconds the deer died.

The girl lowered her bow and the arrow and stood up disappointed. Sensing her presence the wolf turned. Suddenly everything turned blurry and —-

Beep beep beep beep beep.

I fell on the floor with a loud thud because of my alarm clock. Everytime when I was about to see what that werewolf looked like in human form something happened and my dreams were left unfinished. It is not like I can see the figure clearly it's too blurry to see properly.

I quickly turned off the alarm clock and sat on my bed.

"Alexa turn on the lights".

Suddenly my whole room is brighter than the freaking sun and I am damn sure I am about to get blind by so much light.

" Alexa dim the lights" .

The light intensity decreased and I feel like I am able to see clearly. I went to my bathroom, did my morning business and then went to make my breakfast in the kitchen.

"Alexa play willow by Taylor Swift".

The music start playing and I sway my body with the song while making my breakfast. I put my breakfast on the counter and eating.

Let me introduce myself. I am Kimberly Stones. I am a twenty five year old veterinarian . I am a well known vet in NYC. I passed medical school three years ago. But being a vet does not pay much but I love my career.I love those most of the cutie pies who do not bite me .I have been called from different campaign that saves wild animals. They contact me as vet for check ups of the animals .I love animals ,are not they adorable ?ok maybe reptiles are not.

I stay with my cat Ruby. She is a Persian white cat . My two bedroom apartment is best for both of us.Though I love staying in NYC but traffic here is living hell. I do not have a family. The closest people whom I can describe as family are Anna Mary and her family. Her parents adopted me when my father abandoned me in the hospital bed.

After I passed out in that room I woke up in a hospital room and saw Anna Mary by my hospital bed holding my hands and crying her heart out. Doctor informed me that due to my high blood loss I was in a coma for one month. There is no other damage.

I asked Anna Mary and her family how I would end up in the hospital. They said when they returned they received a call from my father who said I was in hospital in bad condition and he could not be there with me anymore. Hearing they quickly came to the hospital. Anna Mary's parents treat and love me as their own daughter. When they heard that my father abandoned me they were furious . Instead of taking actions against my father they adopted me. They provided for my all necessities. They helped me to complete school and college.

It has been nine years since I last saw my father. I can never forgive him for what he had done to me. He betrayed me. He was working for the murderer of mother. He helped them to kill my wolf, the last thing that connected me to my mother and then left me on my own like a piece of a thrash. What hurts the most was his betrayal.

After I returned from the hospital. Anna's parents enrolled me in a new private school with her for senior years. School was boring but with my best friend it was fun. We both passed with flying colours.

Anna went to pursue a degree in business in Howard University while I studied in Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine. We still keep in touch. We met on holiday . After four years of college Anna returned to the states. She took over her dad's business. On the other hand, I took a job in a hospital. Life has been a mess since then but though we both are busy in our lives we still meet in a downtown cafe thrice in a week.

Speaking of which I now remember I have to meet her.

Beeeep.

I took my phone from the kitchen island and saw Anna's message. Shoot.

Devil's Bitch:

'Bitch remember you have to meet me at 9 am'.

Me:

'Of course how can I forget. I will be right there in ten minutes'.

Typing the message I tossed the phone on the seat beside me. I quickly folded the toast and put bread in my mouth in a hurry then drank my coffee with my mouth full of toast. I quickly ran into my room and started changing into my work clothes while munching down my breakfast.

"Alexa stop the music ".

I took my bag, took my phone from the seat and grabbed the car and apartment keys and dashed out of the front door. I quickly locked the door and ran down the stairs to the car.

It's practically my regular schedule. Since I got my job there is not a single day where I have my breakfast peacefully. What a great life. Note the sarcasm.