Chapter 2

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ÍROAS

Visiting Central Park is okay. Despite the large number of visitors, the place managed to occupy us all because it is damned so big. There's a lot to see and enjoy in this park. - 'Those three should have really come along with me.'

I breathed in a fortifying air and started a brisk, invigorating walk. Coming from Gods knows where n'th Avenue, I first came across the Harlem Meer, a lake I instantly love. Of Course I love all the bodies of water and that's not an understatement. The tranquilizing feeling of their presence is like giving me some sort of energy and strength. And the soothing morning light of the sun that touches my skin adds up to this unwinding feeling.

My next stop is the North Meadow. Upon my arrival, I immediately slumped down the ground under the shadow of the tree.

"This place is not as bad as I thought." I hummed, "I wonder why I felt threatened at this place before."

Looking around the area, I could see the broad space that is perfectly suited for recreational activities. There are teenagers of sort playing football and soccer. Kids running with their dogs – throwing and catching some saucers – playing with balls, while their parents are happily watching them. Couples in different ages occupy each particular space.

I could feel the presence of these muggles within my range of sense, the whispers of their shadows reaching through my ears. Mumbling with an eerie voice. It was overwhelmingly many for my mind to take, but with my years of practice ever since I was a child, I managed to filter out these voices.

'If it wasn't for the presence of these muggles, I would have already morphed to my Animagus form to run and fly and enjoy this pastured place.' It was noon when I decided to take my last stroll before going back to the apartment. The sky is starting to be infiltrated by a blanket of dark, heavy clouds. And minutes after, it has completely blocked every single ray of the sunlight.

The heavens are threatening to spat rain any moment, still, it didn't stop me from seeing the place I've been looking forward to ever since I set foot in this park. Never in my life have I seen a man-made water body before, and according to what I've heard, it was the largest that was ever created in the whole world. That's why I'm eager to look for it.

Later on, after quite some time of jogging, I managed to reach the reservoir with delight and amazement quickly showing up in my face. There are black, metal fences standing guard around the reservoir. People were walking and jogging alongside their pets in the sidewalk and not far across are the trees that are beautifully aligned. The reservoir isn't the cleanest body of water I've seen but I still couldn't help but grin big like a child the first time tasting a chocolate. And if anyone looks at me right now, they could tell it's my first time being here. I was like that for a short moment until the sky couldn't hold on any longer and started losing drops of water down to the surface. I was about to take shelter to the nearest tree but the moment my skin made contact with the very first drop of rain, my heart felt a sudden unusual beat. No, it was like my heart momentarily skipped a beat. Surge of unknown energy flooded through me. And at the moment, it was as though everything were blocked by my senses and all I could hear was my heart beating at a fast rate, and the presence of water that is currently facing my back. Calling me with a tempting voice, urging me to turn around and explore the depths of his domain. It was like for the first time in my life, I feel like I found the missing part of myself.

I have to go down there...

I needed to...

I want to...

It was all I could think of. Each repeatedly playing inside my head. Letting each word go through me. I turned my full attention again to the water and started walking back. But for some reason, each step was so heavy like there's some sort of invisible force pulling me back away from the water. Making my pace progress very slow. My clothes were completely drenched by now while the rain kept pouring down from the sky.

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