ZELDA

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Why am I here again? Zelda thought to herself. She is having these lucid dreams again. Running trying to escape from whatever was chasing her, she was tired of running but she won’t stop either. She had thought of turning back to see what was chasing her, but her Nigerian mind wouldn’t let her stop for a minute. She decides to keep running. When will this end, let me just wake up. She saw a ditch knowing she was definitely going to fall inside, well that will make her come back to reality on time.

“Haa-,” Zelda was about to shout, but before she could even fall someone caught her. You can tell that she is dramatic. She caught a glimpse of the person’s face. She was sure if they met again, she would recognize that face. The person who saved her was an elegant lady in all white. Where could she have come from? Zelda thought feeling dizzy until everything went black.

The young lady was at Zelda's limp body as if that was the first time she’s seeing a living being. Then she decides to take her with her.

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Zelda was in the bathroom doing her morning routine preparing for school. She was kind of excited to go to school because she gets to see her crush and talk to him and at the same time she's dreading meeting him. When she got out of the bathroom she saw someone strange sitting on her bed.

The stranger was an elegant lady and she seemed familiar to Zelda, but she couldn’t place her hands on where she saw the face.

“Hello, please who are you?” Zelda asked cautiously. “Who are you also?” The lady retorted. “Huh?” Zelda asked confused. “Can’t I ask you? I also don’t know who you are,” the lady added. “Huh?!” Zelda asked, still confused.

“What is wrong with your brain?” the lady said, annoyed by Zelda's lack of understanding. Zelda just stared at her speechless but then realized that this woman must be crazy since she doesn’t seem sane. The lady continued, “Look if you are just going to stare at me like a dead fish let me explain myself. My name is Camael, I am not crazy. I guess the first step in getting to know someone is by telling your name, I've told you mine, tell me yours," Camael stated as though it were obvious.

"Oh my god! How did you get here? Why are you so strange?" Zelda blurted out. Camael smiled. "That's easy to answer. I am very powerful. I can control things. I am sorry about the confusion. It has been quite some time since I visited people." Zelda nodded her head but did not believe her.

"Okay…, so why visit me?" Zelda inquired, still lost. "Well, you look like a lost little girl so you obviously need help. If you don't know who I am can you please just call me Mother? That way you will know how much I love you," Camael replied kindly. "Mother?" Zelda questioned, not sure what to make of this conversation. She's not even old enough to be her mother. Camael looked like someone in her late twenties.

Camael laughs, "That was actually a joke, dear child." Zelda didn't laugh but she did smile at her words. "That was an expensive joke though," Zelda said frowning. Camael looked concerned as she noticed her frown deepen. Zelda felt bad and started to apologize for making the older lady worry.

"No, it's ok dear. You don't have to apologize or anything. Just keep smiling.  Now I think it would be best if we start over. Can you please tell me your name?" Camael asked politely. "My name is Zelda...wait for a second," Zelda said in thought for a minute. "I still don't get why you're here," she said. Camael looks surprised.

"You don't remember?  What do you remember before waking up?" Camael inquired gently. Zelda thinks hard trying to recall something. Camael starts getting frustrated when Zelda can't remember anything. One thing about Camael is that she gets annoyed easily, but the annoyance doesn't last. "Okay let me just tell you," Camael said after a few minutes of thinking. "Let me put it this way, Zelda. You had a dream this morning, and I rescued you." Camael says matter of factly. Zelda looks at her dumbfounded.