The Psychic Keeper

Chapter Four

My eyebrows creased together with worry and I swallowed the lump in my throat, "Maybe you should go to sleep mom," I said as I began to adjust her blanket. "I don't want you to overexert yourself."

She clasped my wrist and looked at me dead in the eyes, "This is not a joke, Blue. Nirvana is real and what I just said is true." She loosened her grip and sighed. "I know this is hard to believe, but if it's that hard, then just believe me."

"I believe you," I replied with the most convincing tone I could muster. "But now I want you to rest, okay? Come on, mom." I helped her lay on her back and put the blanket over her body. I kissed her forehead and wished her goodnight before going out of the room to find Aunt Mary. I turned the doorknob and looked behind me; my mother had her eyes closed, I knew she was still awake but I switched off the lights and closed the door behind me.

I walked to the lounge area where she and Uncle Will were discussing something very closely, "Hey, mom just went to sleep. You guys wanna get something to eat?"

They looked surprised to see me, but Aunt Mary took one glance at me and then to Uncle Will. They looked at each other, eyebrows scrunched and faces tense. "Hello? I'm not a hallucination." Aunt Mary cleared her throat and turned her gaze to me. Her intense grey eyes was a mixture of emotions but she smiled in an attempt to cover them up.

"Okay, why don't you and Uncle Will go get something to eat? I have to go do something." I didn't have time to respond when she walked away. I looked over to Uncle Will and he stood up abruptly, he placed a hand on my shoulder and gave me a fake smile. They aren't great actors.

We made our way to the nearest convenience store and bought some instant food. A few carbonated drinks and water bottles, and a sweet or two for me. By the time we got back to the hospital, it was nearing the end of the visiting hours. But again, we were all somehow allowed to stay with my mother for the night. My mother was awake when we went into her room, smiling gently as she always did when she talks with me. My heart filled with warmth at the sight and I placed down the food that we had bought.

Aunt Mary and I had prepared the sleeping bags and I sat beside my mother on the bed. I opened up the instant noodle cup and poured the hot water that we had brought earlier. I closed the cup with the lid and waited for the noodles to soften up.

"So, Blue," Aunt Mary started, keeping her eyes cast downwards. "Your mom told you about Nirvana, right?"

I looked at her, doing my best to keep my emotions from showing, "Yes. Although, I still don't understand what it all means." Unintentionally, my tone sounded more like disbelief than confusion, but she smiled at me suspiciously.

"Your mom and me decided, that since you're still 'confused' about this whole thing, we'd better prove it to you, right?" Her grin widened and she looked up to meet my eyes. I gasped, her former grey eyes had turned a brilliant color of lilac. They shone brightly, a stark contrast against her pale skin and dark hair.

"Let me show you the powers of a psychic."

My eyes felt heavy but I opened them with a struggle. My body felt weak and my limbs like jelly. Above me, a single huge oak tree cast enough cover for me from the sun. I turned to my side and saw fields upon fields of green grass. The gentle wind made the beating sun's warmth almost nonexistent. As I laid on the soft grass, I felt my body give in into sleep. It was like being hugged by a warm blanket; I did not want to move whatsoever.

All I wanted to do was close my eyes and enjoy the warm sun.

"You don't wanna do that," A gentle voice said. "Or else you might get stuck in here forever."

I opened my eyes in an instant and stood up. I looked at the source of the voice and saw my mother standing in front of me. She looked the opposite of her usual self. She wore a white satin dress, which reached her ankle. The bottom of the dress was tinged with dark purple which went lighter as it went up the dress; Wrapped around her was a long mauve scarf. It made her look like a goddess.