Dream a little dream of me

2. The helpful stranger

"Hey ! Lady !" The man shouted at me , I dropped my bag in fear and raised my arms over my head "please don't kill me " I said , I felt my words shake as they were escaping my mouth. The man stared at me before he looked away with a red face , "I won't kill you" he said , "do you need help?"

I lowered my arms and quickly wore my hoodie as I said "yea please" , the hoodie was oversized enough , it reached the middle of my thighs .

He walked over to me , his eyes were looking at my possessions and then back at me , he bowed a little and said " my name is Bash "

" I'm Mira " I said

" what are you doing here all alone ?" Bash said , looking at my face and then back at my possessions

" I don't know , I'm lost and I can't find my way back to my house, I don't know where my friends are and I don't know how I even got here " I said as tears started rolling down my face "some men were following me trying to kill me"

" do you happen to know these men? " bash asked

I shook my head in denial

" I won't hurt you Mira , I work under the command of the queen , if you come with me I will make sure to provide you with proper protection until you manage to get back to your family "

I tried to wipe my tears as I was shaking my head in approval , Bash held my bag for me and told me to follow him , I stopped to wear my  boots before we walked to where he said his horse was .

"Where are you from ? " bash asked

" I'm come from Jordan , I was staying at a relatives house for the summer in the country side of England "

" Jordan ? I've never heard of it , are you sure? "

" yea it's in the Middle East , it's an Arab country"

" Middle East ? "

" yea "

Bash gave me a weird look , he seemed confused , " I guess that explains your clothing"

My clothing ? " what do you mean ? " I asked

" your garments don't look like they're from this part of the world "

" well your outfits don't look like they're from this period of history" I said sarcastically

" history ?" He looked at me confused

" yea , you look like you came out of an old European fantasy novel "

The confused look didn't leave his face

" you look like you came out of the 16th century" I said , trying to explain it further to him

He didn't say anything , and I decided to stop talking at that point . It didn't take us long to get to where he had his horse.

" oh wow ! What a beauty " I said as I was petting the horse

"Yea she is " bash said with a smile , " you don't mind if we shared the ride right ? The palace is relatively far from here "

" not at all "

" okay then hop on "

I jumped on the back of the horse , I noticed the saddle has a weird little stamp on it , and looked looked like a crown. "Mind if you move forward so I can join ?"

I did what he asked , he jumped on and took the lead of the horse before telling him to go off , the horse started running slowly , seemed like she already knew the way. This forest is so beautiful, I started at the sunlight as the sun finally rose, It was magical.

" Thank you for not killing me, " I said .

" Do you remember what those men said while they were chasing you ?" Bash said

" they screamed something about burning the witch "

" and are you a witch ? "

" no I'm not , but I guess they were scared of the way i look "

"I understand, " bash said , a moment of silence passed by before he asked "do you know what today's date is ? "

" yea it's 9th of July"

"Year ?"

" it's 2019" I told him , confusion filling my tone,

Bash stopped the horse and got off it , he walked away before he turned around and asked

" are you kidding ? "

" what? " I looked at him with clean confusion

" first you're from a country that doesn't exist , second you're from the future ? Are you mentally ill ? " he started raising his voice

" what the fuck do you mean ??? It's not my fault you're bad in geography and don't know shit about the world or history for that matter"

" look ,you have to be honest with me , otherwise I can't help you " bash said

I got off the horse as well " I'm not lying!! , we can look through my bag and you'll see the proof"

bash sat down and opened my bag and started looking around , I went and sat next to him , he opened my journal and started looking through it , it was an art journal mainly for memories, he read the dates on each page.

" is this some sort of an imagination thing where you imagine what the future is like ? "

" no it's not " I told him as I was reaching to my phone " look , this is my phone , you can look through the texts and photos and see that I'm not lying "

I showed him my pictures with my friends and videos and places and I even showed him the date on my phone .

" This is madness" he said " Mira , you do realize it's the year 1557 , right ? "

" what are you talking about ? " I said , my mind is all over the place now " I thought you're just doing some role playing or some shit , are you kidding me !"

" you have to believe me , my name is Bash , this is the year 1557 , I am in service of the queen of France , I was going to take you to the palace so you'd be integrated because I thought you're a traitor from England , but after all of this I don't know " bash said .

I sat in silence , I'm trying to understand what's going on , my day has only gone crazier and crazier , am I going mad ?

"No , you're lying " I said as I stood up and held my bag " this is some sort of a sick joke and I'm leaving "

" where are you going ? " bash asked as he stood up after me

" I'm going to find a police station , I need actual help "

" if you leave you'll only be greeted by more people who want to kill you if you tell them your story, they'll think you're a witch or possessed by the devil , I'm the one that can help you "

I stood in my place and I looked at him , tears started rolling down my face , I can't fucking believe this , am I stuck in an episode of a supernatural TV show ?? I fell on my knees and started sobbing , I thought of all the things that happened to me And tried to find a way to make sense out of them , are they even real ? Am I real? I started punching my thighs and my stomach in hopes that I'll wake up , upon me doing that Bash held my arms to stop me " this can't be real " I whispered

" I won't hurt you Mira " bash said trying to calm me down " I believe you need help , I will help you"

" you think I'm crazy " I said " I swear I'm not , I'm real , I'm not insane "

" calm down , I'll take you to a physician to check on you , you have to believe in me "

I have no other option , I need help , I'm going mad and I need help , I wiped my tears and agreed to go with Bash , he helped me up the horse again and we were on the move .

" hear me out , when we get to the palace , don't tell anyone what you told me , I'll tell them you lost your memory and you don't know anything , we'll find a way to help you without causing you any harm "

I agreed with him , I'll just move on with this simulation until I'm done with it , I'll be out of here soon .