Emerald in Cake and Wine

Cake and Wine

         A new country. A new continent. Everything should be new to me. In contrary I felt everything familiar.  Deja vu. In a dream , already I saw everything in front of me. Unfortunately it was a nightmare. 

      This is Chicago Airport. I am Riya Rai , 23 years old, from Andhra Pradesh, India, working as an IT professional in Electronic city, Bangalore. I am in US for an onsite project . My client company situated in Illinois. I don't have any friends here.  My company arranged a hotel accommodation for one week.  In exit, someone special is waiting for me .

       We are wattpad  friends. One year before I joined in wattpad to read and write. I never disclosed my identity there. Just my nationality was given. Name, gender, age, profession nothing gave. I have a username in wattpad. One day a " dew seller" ID started following me. I sent a thank you. Then , I got a " Hi" message . In that ID also, only  nationality was given as " American". We had common interests.  Never shared any personal details.  My friend called me " Cake",  I called my friend "Wine". Still we don't know our gender. A very healthy friendship.

       One week back I got my H1B visa.  I messaged Wine that , " I am coming to US". We decided to meet. As a coincidence Wine is also from Crystal Lake, Chicago.

I didn't give any details of my flight . Just gave time. We wanted to surprise each other. I agreed Wine's idea of waiting in exit by holding a display card having " Cake and Wine" names.

      I have to be excited, instead my heartbeat increased with fear. I know Wine is waiting for me in the exit. But that nightmare started haunting me again.

        Two days before I had a nightmare.  In which I landed in Chicago Airport.  I expected Wine as a female.  Instead  , a green eyed handsome man was waiting for me in the exit as Wine.  We introduced each other. He was Alan. A medical student. He offered me the ride to my hotel. 

        When we entered the hotel room, unexpectedly Alan hugged me from behind and gave a bite in my bare shoulder. I tried to loosen his grip. But failed. He had an unfamiliar sweet smell of a flower.  I felt it as a vampire story. I asked him ;

"Are you drinking my blood?" .  

He replied ;

" Don't you remember me? Its the time to go back to our home. Don't forget to tell a forever goodbye to your loved ones in earth. Am not drinking your blood. I am mixing my fluid with your blood. After sometime you will become a human tree. We are going back to our tree world."

Then he dragged me to a green world, where humans looked like trees.  Walking , talking human trees!  They were green in color.  Eyes  were green, legs looked like roots, hands were like branches , but body as human. Their body cells had chlorophyll.  I felt a pain.  I was transforming to a tree. I cried loudly. And woke up. Nightmare ended.

         Now I am standing in Chicago Airport. Though I am new in US ,everything around me seems same as in my nightmare. I am scared. If Wine is that green eyed man, what will I do? 

    
         Still we met. Wine was a cute girl of my same age. We hugged and introduced. She dropped me in the hotel.

        Alan was just a nightmare. I sighed with relief.

Calmly I slept. Suddenly I felt a bite in my shoulder .

Alan !!!

He asked;

" How are you sweet heart?"

  I jumped out from the bed and took my phone. Earlier I added Wine's number in my contacts . It is not there now !!! 

      I opened wattpad.  There  I saw a message from Wine .

"Cake, why didn't you come? I waited the whole day in Airport".

    I am shocked. So that was not Wine.

"Yes , it was me. You never met your friend. We are starting homeland journey".   He said.

      I felt a pain . My legs, hands , body everything transforming. My eyes are green now . I realized, this is not a dream. This is real !

      I fainted .

      And I heard;

    "Emerald , welcome back to home".!!!