The Genie's Curse

Chapter 49

Hugging her back in worry he rubbed her back, "Did you have a nightmare?"

"I don't know." She spoke, if she was there then maybe it had all been one long nightmare. All a figment of her imagination.

"What happened?" He asked, and smiled easingly.

Tsuru sobbed as she explained to him her so-called nightmare. She was a total mess in his arms, with the tears running down her face.

Their mother walked in and saw Tsuru, a sobbing mess, "Calm down. What happened?"

She looked at her mother and walked forward, pressing her hands on her cheeks, "Mother."

Akeem stood besides her whispering, "You're home, nothing is going to happen. Nothing at all." He reassured her, brushing the tears of her eyes.

She shook her head, "What if it happens?" She questioned, the fear lacing her voice making the room cold.

Their mother looked between them, "What's wrong you two?"

Akeem placed his hand on Tsuru's shoulder, "It's not going to happen... I'll go with you everywhere, it'll be fine." He looked at their mother, "There's nothing to worry about, she just had a nightmare."

Nothing he said could ease her however. Their mother believes Akeem and looks at Tsuru, "You're home, and we're here. You'll be fine."

When it was time to go she froze. It was the same time she'd left last time and she panicked, "We shouldn't go..."

Akeem held a hand out for her, "I'm coming with you, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Taking his hand hesitantly he took her through the path she'd gone through on her own. Every corner she looked, at all looked the same.

Traveling through the place close to him until they got to their cousins house. And just like her so-called dream he laid in bed and it was pitch black outside.

"How are you?" Akeem asked him.

The man still looked puzzled over seeing them both here, "I've had better days." A cough escaped his lips and Tsuru was taken back.

She saw the blood stain in his hand, "Is there anything we can do?"

"No." He answered and looked back to Akeem, "It's late, it's no time to be visiting."

Akeem noded, the man didn't want to see anyone and he'd respect that. Taking Tsuru with him and on their way out. Everywhere was dark, a moonless night all too coincidental.

She squeezed his arm and walked close by, her eyes falling onto the lamp. She'd had it, "It's real... it's real Akeem."

He grabbed her shaky hand and looked her in the eyes, "Yes, it's there. Now just don't touch it. It's probably a coincidence."

A figure appeared behind the lamp, a tall man standing there still. Looking at them, Akeem stood in front of Tsuru protectively.

This hadn't happened before she thought. Squinting her eyes, the man's clothes were a long robe, she couldn't distinguish his features right.

"Tsuru?" The unknown man before them questioned, his eyes on her ignoring Akeem, "Please tell me you remember... I'm Keme."

She was speechless, she couldn't even say a word, but her brother reacted, "Stay away, we don't know you."

Tsuru walked past him and towards the man, stopping a few feet away, "How did you die then?"

"In the car accident..." he walked towards her and hugged her, "I thought I was here alone..."