The Hidden World- Zanthia

Chapter 6:Zanthia? What Are You Talking About?

I was in a hospital. I saw my family standing in front of me. They immediately came towards me and hugged me. I asked them what had happened. They told me that out of sleep deprivation and exhaustion i had a very high fever and thus had fainted. I was discharged from the hospital in a few days. Even though i was not ill, i still felt dull and tired. The doctor had advised me to rest at home for a few days.

I was sleeping when i heard a knock on my door. I woke up quickly as i was a bit of a light sleeper. I sat up and stumbled out of my bed.

I slowly opened the door to see who was there. I saw dad standing there with a gift in his hands. He greeted me with a smile and told me "Hello Aura my dear. I have a gift for you. I know you have been going through difficult days and i am sorry for all the trouble you had to go through all the time. Here you go." he said handing me the present.

I said smiling at him and taking the gift "Aww dad. You didn't have to get me anything. Its not as if this was all your fault and thanks a lot for the gift. I am feeling a bit better now that i have rested."

I tore open the gift as i was not one of those patient people who always unwrapped the gift very carefully and slowly, then folding it gently and saving it for afterwards. I opened the gift box and my eyes bulged out of my sockets as i saw the gift. It was beautiful. It was a small locket with a dark green emerald set into it. It was attached to a silver chain. I touched it in wonder slowly not believing it was real. I took it in my hands and fastened it around my neck. The dark green emerald was a stark contrast to my pale skin. The length of the silver chain was perfect. I loved the necklace.

"Thank you so much Dad. I love it. It's beautiful and fits me perfectly. " i said beaming with joy.
" Your welcome dear. Now get well as soon as possible so that we can have our sunday movie marathons again all right? "
I laughed and said" Yes Dad i will. After all i cant let you watch all the new movies by yourself, can i?"
"Of course not." said Dad his eyes twinkling with mischief. He then left me in my bedroom. I went to my bed and laid back on my bed. I sighed as i was feeling bored. I was just thinking about the competition i had won when i suddenly remembered the reason why i had been sleep deprived. I sat up straight so fast that i my neck got a catch. I groaned as i tried to relax my neck muscles. When the pain finally lessened i stood up from my bed carefully. I paced around my room, recollecting all the memories of the incidents. I flinched at the thought of coming face to face with the strange people again. "Who are they? Where are they from? What are they?" were the questions roaming through my mind as i paced more quickly in my bedroom. I saw the phone lying on my table and I went towards it and picked it up and called Vicki. She picked it up after the first ring. "What's the matter? Are you alright? Do you feel sick again? Should i call the ambulance? Are your parents with you? Do you want anything to eat? Do you want to go to the hosp-"
I cut her off in the middle of her sentence and said "You're rambling Vicki". "Sorry. " she said sheepishly," but i feel as if it's my fault you were ill. I should have taken more care of you".  I spoke in a soft but deadly tone "Vicki this wasn't your fault so don't make it seem as if it is was."
She stops talking to me as soon as i say that because she knows that when i speak like that i am very angry and that i don't like it at all if people don't listen to me when i am angry. I could imagine her gulping on the other side of the phone. I have bad anger issues and i admit it. In third grade when a girl stole my lunch for a prank i got so angry that i cut her long hair which she had loved so much all off. Needless to say she didn't come to school for a week. Even though i got a lot of scolding from my parents i was still satisfied that i got my revenge.

There were more incidents but lets not talk about that now. Suddenly, i remembered the real reason why i had called Vicki. I said "Vicki i have to tell you something."
Then i told her about the strange incident which had taken place and after i had narrated the story, all i heard was silence. "Vicki? You there?"
"Aura, i have to tell you something important. I am coming over to your house in ten minutes. "
" Wait, what? Is anything wro-"
I was cut off by the call ending and all i heard was the call dial tone ringing in my ears. I kept the phone on my table and sat on my bed still confused about my conversation with Vicki. I laid my head on my pillow trying to sleep but all that roamed around in my head was what Vicki wanted to tell me. I sat back up frustrated and waited for Vicki to come.

Just then the doorbell rang. I leaped up from my bed and went downstairs. As i reached the living room, i saw that Mom had already made Vicki come in. Mom turned her head and saw me standing there. She smiled warmly at me and told me to take Vicki upstairs with me. I gestured here to come behind me. When we reached my bedroom, i asked her to sit on my bed. I sat across her Indian style.
"So what did you want to tell me?"i asked.
She said "First of all, please don't get scared after i tell you about this."
"I will try not to." To be honest, now i feel more terrified than before.
And then she started her story." Aura, have you ever thought whether there is a place where everything is different from the human world? And where its people are magical beings and the land is full of magical energy and is filled with forests."
I just stared blankly at her.
She sighed and continued "Well, there is a place like that. Its name is Zanthia. The people who live there have magic strong enough to conquer the human world."
"Zanthia? What are you talking about?"I finally spoke.
She sighed again frustratedly and said "Zanthia is a place of magic Aura. The two men you saw that day were Zanthians-the residents of Zanthia."
I gulped trying to digest this fact. Then i asked her, my head slightly spinning " How do you know all this?"
She fidgeted nervously and said "That is because i am a Zanthian too."
I gasped loudly as i looked at the girl who had been my friend since kindergarten, who had helped me through hard times and who had just claimed that she was a freak from an alien place.
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