The Nest

THIRTEEN

I walk up a small pathway through the trees and come to Bens hut, there is Somone outside sitting in a chair calving at something, when he notices me he gets up with a spear at his side smiling and walks up to me with a hand out.

"Zak", he says shaking my hand and guiding me in the door with a hand slightly on my lower back "we knew you were bound to come visit soon", he says smiling and rings the bell telling Ben I had here.

"Come in", a deep scratchy but calm voice calls, I walk in and Zak shuts the door behind me, I take a seat to where Ben gestures opposite him at a makeshift desk. He has dark brown hair not too shaggy at all, brown big eyes and long thin lips, his skin is slightly olive. up his right arm is a huge scar and one on his eyebrow, they must have been deep considering how old they look. He said a red merino singlet with a necklace on wooden beads, I start to say something but then get to nervous and wait for him to start.

" I knew you would come say hi sooner or later, and I'm assuming 'Jay' isn't your birth name right?", he asks making me feel uncomfortable, I shake my head. "Yeah algood just checking that you have a backup", he says, I'm confused and really nervous but I need to get through that after all he was the genius who created this whole place.

"I um kinda came to talk about something...someone..a job I guess", I say and he nods waiting patiently "well you know Bella and her cave and umm...I want to go past the tree line, past the hunting grounds, I need to do something out there please", I say unloading all my thoughts almost pleading to him. I sit there waiting he simply smiled saying "I knew you were a special one".

He guides me out the door grabbing a        spear/walking stick and leads me down a path " you know Bella was an awesome girl...i...", he starts and then drifts off, I see sadness in his eyes like maybe they really had a connection.
"She was a smart girl and I am sure you can continue her journey, I am so thankful to have Someone like she was back on the team, now what were you saying  about a cave", he asks.
"Well I found one, her one", he doesn't act as excited as Mia was but I can definitely tell he is very glad although there is still a touch of sadness in there somewhere.

I follow down the pathway with him for a wee way he explains to me that I need a few things for this job. he also tells me how almost no one has been down this way because it's behind his hut and it's a chunk of land that is his, I respect that.

We pass amazing murals that have been painted just hanging in the trees, in the corner of them it says BEN, "wow Ben these are amazing, what a beautiful horse how do you paint something like that without a reference", he laughs to himself and if to answer my question he pulls a bush back revealing a clearing with a beautiful brown horse.

She is creamy brown with black around her hoofs and a golden diamond on her forehead, there is a hint of white around her chest too.

My smile is so wide I feel as if my cheeks are going to burst but the second he tells me that if I want to have the job I am going to need a horse I can feel my whole body explode with happiness. I wrap my arms around him "sorry I don't think this is appropriate but Thaaaankyou sssoooo much omgggg!!", I give him another tight squeeze and run to the beautiful horse.

"Her name is Honey, I know it's a generic name but Bella thought she was so sweet and needed a sweet name, she's a beautiful 5 year old mare who Bella found neglected on a farm", he explains

I walk up to her and stroke down her back, I stand on a stump and scratch behind her huge ears and kiss her fore head. " well this is a very risky job and I was waiting for one of the men to step up but seeing as you have it in you and the cave and you are so new I think you've got the job", he says then stops to think. " you can tell people you are the messenger and they will know what that is and that you will be going beyond the tree line but just try not to let any secrets escape unless you are sure of the information and all is safe. You can come and tell me anything you want to but you don't have to, I would just appreciate it", he smiles.

I follow him to a shed with a few saddles and reins "where did they come from?", I ask "well when Bella first got Honey she picked up the gear in the way back from one of her errands to town", he explains. "Ohhh, also how come I haven't heard about a horse before?", I ask curiously "when Bella went on her final mission that was fully planned out she decided to leave Honey behind in fear she may not return...and I guess that happened, I didn't tell anyone that Honey was still here only Zak and Mis knows", he finishes.

"Fist thing tomorrow morning and Zak will teach you the basics with her, after we all he knows Honey best because Someone has to give her exercise every day", he says patting her back and turning back down the narrow path and behind the bushes.

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Obviously I told Mia about the horse because she already knows, then I told Seven about my job he was excited as hell asking more questions than he should be, then lastly being s Saturday night and a big feats Ben called me up In front of the whole village to tell them.

Everyone cheered, everyone loved it.

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My hands hover around the wooden carved box of Jewels think my back to that night with my beautiful sister Haylee, I think about her most nights.

In all honesty we wanted to get the Devainians back because they had taken over and we had always thought that they had taken her parents away from her, me and Haylee may not have been biologically related but we still told people that.
I always thought she was really beautiful and I sometimes questioned if she was prettier with me, I always wanted golden skin like hers.

I am going to find my sister then we are going to find the last of the Kiwanas who used to be the royalty and I'm am going to try my best to take back our world. I place the box away back down in it's hiding place under a latch and then place my pillow on top and shut my eyes, shutting out the world , bringing on the dreams.

I see a blue door with the number 26 on it I am trying to open the door scratching at all its corners ripping with my nails chipping away paint but still the door wouldn't open, I can hear a screaming, it's my name, someone is screaming my name from behind the door.

I run to the next door 25 It's open and empty 24 open and empty, 23 open and empty, 22 open and empty, 21 open empty with a blue key.

I run back to door 26 and put the key in the hole but the key melts into blue liquid and drips out of my hand onto the floor. It spreads then the whole floor turns blue all the way down the hallway and then the walls and the roof  and over the door numbers.

I can't find door 26 any more so I start running down the hall opening every door I can see but they are all blue, I keep running and it's the same thing. The shouting gets farther away now so I turn back from the way I came but all there is is a blue wall.

I punch at the wall until my knuckles bleed, they start turning pink and then purple from The bruises, the purple turns into blue.

I feel my heart in my ears pounding hard and loud then I hear my name again and I am falling through the blue floor looking back at the halls and I see a wisp of golden brown hair and golden skin, I feel a splash and I am drowning in a blue river of tears.

"Jay! wake up", it's Seven pounding on my roof saying my name, I'm sweating a lot and I can hear my heart pounding. " it's your big day, first day of being a messenger you probably have somewhere to go", he says , " I know where I'm met to go and I'm not expected there till the sun comes up!", I spit at him. " oh woops sorry", he giggles then leaves.

I sit there thinking about my dream I sigh and sit up to pat Jim.

Yay dreams!
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