Freddie Island (Wyspa Freddiego)

Cheapter 10

Sam opens his eyes and sees Freddie sitting a few feet away from her. She happily runs up to him, but suddenly she sees that he is not there, where she saw him. He looks around and notices that he is in a dense young spring forest. Buds were developing in the trees, a deer was running in the distance. Where am I? She asked herself, looking around and looking for Freddie among the trees. She saw him in a clearing in the distance, ran to him, but again did not find him. What's going on? Am I going crazy? I guess I should go back to a psychiatric hospital. Thought.

-Get up, you'll catch a cold. She heard someone's voice that roused her from her sleep. Who was he, she thought, looking at the face that was looking at her. It was the face of a man she judged to be older than her. He had a lot of stubble on his face. He was dressed in a leather jacket and thick navy pants. She got up with his help and cringed from the cold that came over her body. The man took off his jacket and handed it to her, and she gladly accepted it. She put on and felt the warmth coming from the jacket. She smiled at the feeling. She closed her eyes, but she felt something in her hand, she saw a cup into which the Man poured tea from a thermos. She thanked me and drank slowly. She felt the heat melt down her body. When she felt better, she looked at him again, she saw that he was standing in just a sweatshirt. She felt bad wearing his jacket, she wanted to give it back, but he denied it, saying that he was warm. Why does he care about me so much? Who is he? She asked herself. I think it's another dream. She told herself. He took her by the hand and walked towards the bridge to Goat Island. She wanted to protest, but she didn't. She followed him, though something told her she should wait. As they walked alone, he asked her what she was doing here. Sam didn't know whether to confess, but she told herself there was no point in waiting any longer. She said she had come to see the boy they call robbinson. They sighed and replied that everyone here had heard of the boy, but no one knew what he looked like. She confirmed it and replied that she had known him from the old days, but now she knew he was dead. He looked at her in surprise and asked incredulously: Is she dead? I haven't heard of that yet. Sam looked at him and thought he reminded her of someone, but quickly dismissed the idea. Sam replied:

"Yesterday one man said he was dead. But his son told me that this is not true, but I already know that it is true. He looked at her with an exploratory gaze, as if he was thinking about to say something, but he refrained. Instead, he drew attention to the beauty of the rising sun. Sam looked at the sight, which took her breath away. Trees covered with green buds, behind them a waterfall and in the distance a red sun emerging from behind the horizon. He smiled when she saw that she liked it and offered to take a picture of her against this background. She agreed and handed him her phone. He took a picture and showed it to her. She decided to keep them as a souvenir. They walked on, talking about the views and about her. It took them a long time to cross the island and finally they came to the bridge. Sam asked for another photo, this time on the bridge. He did so without a word and gave her the phone again. They went on and talked. When asked what she intends to do now, she replied:

"I don't know, I'll probably go back to LA, but I don't have the money. With a nod without a word, he pulled his wallet out of his pocket and handed her $500. She said she couldn't accept it, but he said she had already done something for him that he really wanted. She asked what was going on, but got no answer. He went to the restaurant they were just passing and decided to follow him. He walked up to the bar and said something. After a while, the waitress came and brought chicken with salad and potatoes. Sam asked why only one portion. He replied that he was not hungry and had to go. She asked why he was so good to her. Answered:

-You fulfilled my dream. I really have to go now. Goodbye alone. After these words, he left. She saw that he hadn't taken his jacket and was about to run after him, but the waitress noticed this and stopped her saying that it was a gift for her. She no longer knew what to think, why the stranger had helped her, and what kind of dream he meant. How did he know my name? I probably had to say my name during the interview. She sat thinking when she introduced herself to him. She couldn't think of any time when it might have eluded her, but she thought they had talked so much that she might not remember. She decided to call Carly and tell her about the strange encounter. She asked the waitress if they had wifi. The waitress handed her the password and the laptop. Sam surprised by this, because she did not ask for a laptop, thanked and logged into her skype account. She saw that Carly was online, so she called her. When she tried to connect, her phone rang, saw Melanie calling, and answered her call at the same time as Carly. Carly looked at her strangely and smiled. She saw that she was holding the phone near her ear and asked who was calling. She said it was Melanie. Carly nodded her head in understanding. Unfortunately, something interrupted the call with Melanie and Sam put the phone down, knowing that if it was something important, she would call again. The girls greeted each other with a smile. Carly asked where she was and what was happening to her. Sam began to tell everything about her trip, not to mention just where she flew. Carly listened and really wanted to be able to see for herself what she saw. Then Melanie called again. Sam apologized and answered. Melanie very surprised asked, what happened? Sam replied that she didn't have time to explain yet, but asked why she called. Melanie replied:

-Someone called me, I don't know exactly who, but he told me to thank you. Sam asked, surprised:

-But for what? Melanie replied:

"He said you'd know what's going on. Amazingly, the stranger knew my name. Do you understand any of this? Sam said no. Melanie thanked me and hung up.

- What did she want? Carly asked.

-Someone called her asking her to thank me, I don't even know for what. Do you understand something? Carly shrugged, not understanding.

"It's a strange day," said Sam, "the stranger gives me a jacket, tea, money for the flight, listens to me and comforts me, and then walks away saying goodbye to me by name, and I'm sure I haven't introduced myself. Carly, after hearing this, asked:

-You really don't understand yet? Sam looked at her strangely and asked:

- But what am I supposed to understand? Carly smiled and replied:

"You tell him that Robbinson is dead, he helps you, listens to you and supports you so you don't break down, he knows your name, and finally he calls Melanie and tells her to thank you, do you really need more explanation to know who it was? Sam felt the news hit her like a train. So it was him and I didn't recognize him?

"Yes Sam, it was Freddie.