Star-Crossed Myth: The Divine Fate (Book One)

Chapter IIII: Count Your Blessings

I scream, feeling the strain on my vocal chords while my arms and legs flail wildly. This is when my fall finally ends and I'm nothing but a human pancake against the earth's surface.

Or so I think.

Realizing how not so hard I'd hit the ground makes me open my eyes, facing the familiar ceiling I've been waking up to look at for the past six years and I see I'm tangled up in my bed sheets, on the floor. I'm back in my room, in my own cozy apartment and I finally calm my racing heart and slow my breathing.

I spread out my arms feeling the soft carpet and with a deep sigh I say. "I have got to stop eating before bed."

Achingly getting up off the floor, I begin making my bed, and think back on my dream as I do so. Imagining all six faces of those men, and their distinct personalities makes me chuckle.

I hear my phone go off on my night stand table and I jump, snapping me out of my thoughts, I pick up. "Hello, Abbey speaking."

A over cheerful voice shrieks through the phone having my pull it away from my ear. "Abbey!"

"Hi, Hannah." I grin at the sound of her voice. "What's up?"

"One of the girls called in sick and with the amount of reservations tonight, it's going to be a nut house, and..."

As Hannah blabbers on and on, my mind wanders off again to my dream, however the more I thought about it the more absurd and made me question just what made me dream all that up? From six gorgeous men claiming to be gods of the stars to me being an ex-goddess who is to erase their sins.

Again the word destiny echoes over and over again, as if someone is whispering over my shoulder.

"...So, can you?" Hannah's desperation pulls me back into reality

"W-what? Sorry?" I stammer.

"Can you come in tonight?"

"Oh yeah, of course."

"Are you all right? If you can't it's okay."

"No, I mean yeah, I'm totally fine. I'll see you tonight."

There's hesitation in her voice. "Okay, be here for eight! See you tonight! Bye!"

"Bye." I say then hang up, placing my phone back on the table.

Later...

When hearing the new, healthy purr of my truck drive, makes me question whether or not it's actually my truck. As I drive down the back roads, I can't help get this uneasy feeling as I keep a close look out when drawing closer to the spot where it all began in my dream. Looking at the clock, I see I have a few minutes to spare before work, so I pull over to the side and with a deep breath I hop out. With my fully charged phone I flick on its flashlight, seeing as the sun is setting and it's growing darker by the minute, I take a gander around the area.

"That's weird." I tell myself when approaching the spot where I believe those two kids guided me onto a dirt path. Wait, why am expecting it to be here? It was a dream! I realize what I'm doing and with a rough shake of my head I get back in my truck and head to work. But there's an odd feeling that somehow is watching me from nearby, and I don't want to stand around to find out who, or be late for work.

Later that evening...

"Hey, Abbey can you grab those dishes?"

"Abbey, orders up!"

"Abbey where are the rest of the plates?"

Ever since stepping one foot into work I've been busy doing the run around, helping wherever I'm needed. One task after another I finally make time for a break, chugging down a glass of water as I sit at the vanity, in the change room. Then the door opens with a creak.