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29 : Visions

"Yeah...why are you guys concerned about her dad?" Lisa said.

"We were wondering...if he was famous like you said, he might have encountered with HER, and also HIM...maybe." Louis said.

"Enough Louis. Please...don't talk about my dad again." I complained.

"Okay...sorry." He said. "I think...we should meet some priest."

"I don't think that's a good idea." Lisa said, looking at me.

"Why not?" He asked. "I mean...we won't tell him who we're dealing with. At least, he can give us some guidance. Like, how to stay away from all this. Get it?" He explained.

"What do you say Audrey?" Niall asked me.

"Well...I think we should go for it." I said.

Liam and Louis started arguing on that. Zayn was confused. Elsa and Harry agreed to this.

"But Audrey?" She said, then whispered "What the hell?"

"That's a good idea,  or else, they'll doubt even more. For now, we'll have to do this." I whispered back.

"Decided?" Louis asked, after finally finishing his argument with Liam.

"Yea." I said. "Let's go tomorrow."

"Good. Because I need to talk to that priest before going." Louis said. "Okay, we'll leave now. Are you staying Niall?"

"Not now. I need to get my stuffs from my house. I'll come back." He said.

Zayn decided to drop everyone first, then let Niall get his stuffs and drop him back to my place. Mom came a few minutes after they left. She and Lisa spoke for about half an hour, and Lisa left. I was not allowed to know what they spoke about.

Zayn dropped off Niall at half past one. He brought two bags. One he said was full of his clothes, and the other was the bag he usually brings to class with all his books. I had to teach him since  he missed one month's class.

Mom left off as usual. I taught him after she left. I started off with the practical stuff, since they were easy. Surprisingly, he wasn't lazy while studying.

"Enough for today Niall. I'm tried." I said.

"Okay." He said.

"Stop looking at me like that." I said.

"Like what?"  He asked, staring at me, smiling.

"Like that." I said.

"You know what? Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder." He said.

"Do you even know what that means?" I asked.

"Not really. Okay, how about this? You know you're in love when you see the world in her eyes and her eyes everywhere in the world."

"Who's the HER in that?" I asked.

"You of course." He said.

"Seriously?" I asked.

"Yeah. No kidding. I swear." He said.

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"Why are your eyes like that?" He asked, while I was tidying mom's bed for him to sleep because he couldn't climb up till my room.

"Like what?"

"Like two small drops of coffee in a cup of milk." He said, smiling again.

Wow. I thought to myself. He's really good at this. "Oh my goodness."

"Why?" He asked.

"Huh? Ask my dad." I said.

"How?"

"I believe I can speak to him...when I meditate." I said.

"Have you tried it?" He asked immediately. 

"Not really." I said. "But I believe I can."

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The next day, all of them came at ten in the morning. Lisa also came along with them this time. We left immediately, because Louis said that the priest was gonna go for someone's wedding mass at eleven.

Louis led us into the church. It looked pretty old fashioned, but still beautiful. Outside the church was a huge board that read St. Francis de Sales Church.

He led us into the church office. It was not that crowded. Hardly a couple of people. Then, we reached a rather deserted part of the office. There were many rooms arranged in a row. Each room had a small board stuck to the door with the name of a priest. We stopped outside a room. The board read Rev. Fr. Jacob Xavier.

Louis knocked on the door. A man, about in his thirties, walked out. He said "He's ready for you now."and walked out.

We walked into the room. It was pretty spacious. There was a desk, behind which the priest was sitting. There were two couches near the desk. The priest was wearing a long white cassock. He was probably in his forties. He has short black hair, a fair skin tone and pitch black eyes.

"Good morning Louis." He got up and greeted.

"Morning father." He said.

"Sit down all of you." He said, and walked towards us with a bible he got from his table. He handed it to Louis and said.

"Open Luke....chapter twenty four. Start reading from the first verse."

Louis opened the bible to Luke. He stopped on a page, held it up and started reading "On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus." He paused and continued.

" While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?"

"Stop right there." Father said. Louis looked at him, confused.

"Should I continue father?" He asked.

"Hmm. Go to John, chapter one, verses four and five." Father said.

Louis turned one page, and started reading "In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

"That's enough." Father said, taking the bible from him. "That person who you think is bothering you...it is SURELY them. But some of you here doubt it. Not sure, isn't it?"

"Yes father." Harry said.

"Yes. "Father said. He then walked towards me, and asked. "What's your name?"

"Audrey." I said.

"Audrey?" He asked.

"Audrey James." I said. He then placed his right hand over my head, and started murmuring something. I didn't know what to do. I just closed my eyes.

"Something terrible is gonna happen to someone here in this room." He took his hand away from his hand suddenly and said.

"What exactly?" Niall asked.

"That I can't see. Visions are not always clear." He said. "As of now, all I can say is, BEWARE. Always stay alert. Never let your fears surround you. Be brave to face them." He said.

"But father...what if anything-..." Liam started, but he interrupted saying. "Never lose your faith. Always have trust in your instincts. Even if something happens, be courageous enough to face it like your dad." He said, looking at me.

"How do you-.." I started, but he interrupted again, saying "I saw visions...of your dad. You've never seen him, have you?"

"No." I said.

"Hmm...it was for your own good." He said.