MJA : Time Is Not Enough

The Gate

I am not a religious person but I have read a great amount of stories and documentaries about gates that mark a sacred entrance to an entirely different realm. It acts like a form of transition between the mundane to the sacred. In some cultures, it is believed that these gates are where spirits or deities cross over and are being welcomed into our world. It is so mythically intriguing and yet a little scary at the same time. I cannot imagine crossing in between worlds that is unknown and unseen to us and vice versa.

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Theodore managed to get himself free. He stood up and dusted himself off as he looked at the direction of where Melanie Jayne was taken. He was furious and he was not about to lose track of Melanie Jayne to Sebastian. To his brother, everything is a competition and he always thinks that he has the upper hand. To Theodore, it is his job to follow Melanie Jayne wherever she goes. What Sebastian thinks of him does not matter. All he knows is that he must retrieve Melanie Jayne no matter where she goes and he must make sure that she is safe.

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Sebastian was trying to console me as I was crying so much in the car. I could tell that it's not in his nature to be sympathetic towards someone else especially someone like me. To him, I am just a subject and a mission to be completed. He had no intention on hurting me but he also had no intention on interacting with me so much. Having to console me or even speak to me seemed to make him a little awkward. Having learnt this trait of his in the past 12 hours or so I have spent with him, I knew how to get him under control now.

Seb: Can you please stop crying now? It's just......weird......

MJ: Weird? (continues crying)

Seb: Ok, wait.....I didn't mean that.......Can we just sit quietly? Like adults? Please?

MJ: I am an adult! (hits Sebastian on the arm) How could you do that to your brother! I wanna go home! I wanna go home!!!

Seb: (grabs Melanie's hands) Please! Stop! Theodore is going to be fine! What is going on with you?!

The limo driver looked at us from the rearview mirror, trying to understand what is happening in the backseat. I kept screaming at Sebastian, telling him I wanted to go home and that I was missing Victor. I kept asking why he did what he did to Theodore. After a few minutes, he told the driver to stop the car.

Seb: (sighs) Look....... you are not making this easier for me and I really, really don't want to do anything unnecessary. Please, just remain calm and we can get to our destination in a flash. Can we just stay calm?..........

MJ: (sniffles) I wanna go home........

Seb: (wipes tears from Melanie's face) You are going home........

MJ: I gotta go to the bathroom.......

Seb: What?! Now?!

MJ: I need to erm.....I don't think I can hold it in........Is there like a public washroom I can use?........ I really need to go........

Sebastian opened the car door and dragged me out. We were standing on the sidewalk of a rather busy street and it was night time. There were so many people but no one looked at us. People just walked around us to avoid bumping into us. Sebastian pulled me towards a building that looked like a restaurant. We walked straight in towards the washroom area. He opened the door and several girls started screaming so he shut the door and turned to look at me.

Seb: I want you to go in and get it done and over with and come straight out when you're done. Do you understand?!

MJ: (trying so hard to hold it in) Yes! Please! I gotta go! (runs into the washroom)