Inhale Exhale

Chapter 10

Dedicated to infinitykariuki and macechasey

Then she mouthed the one word I surely did not expect to hear.

"Aaron"

Okay, this was a dream and all but I actually thought I was dreaming in the dream. That make sense?

I couldn't speak. Couldn't move, I really needed answers. But in the moment I looked into her eyes for clarity, she vanished.

"Hey, Lorna! Wake up, will you?"

Back to reality. No woman. No dark room. No portal, just Atara screaming in my face. He gave my body a hard shake.

"Fucking quit it, will you? I'm up! Can't you see that!?" I yelled, pushing his hands off me and opening my eyes. I really needed to put a restriction order on Atara. Way to wake someone up.

Opening my eyes, and thankfully Atara had stopped with the annoying shaking and yelling, I took in my surroundings. Same as yesterday night, not that I expected anything different. Birds chirped all over the place and some sun rays peeked through the trees and into the makeshift structure Atara had created.

My back hurt like a bitch, thanks to sleeping on the ground. My muscles felt really sore too. Atara walked out, probably going to find food or water. He knew this place better than I did anyway. I also got up, despite the protest from my muscles and walked out, stretching.

Last night's fire had died out. The foilage was thick, little squirrels playing on it. The scenery around me was really breathtaking, all green grass, tall trees and cute little animals but I couldn't focus on it. My mind was very far.

I thought back to my dream. It really was strange. The woman mentioned Aaron. Could it be the same Aaron that Atara had mentioned earlier? And why did she even mention him to me? I had never seen the woman before, and yet she seemed to recognize me. How did that even happen? The portal, the woman. It seemed like she had been waiting or looking for me, I didn't know. That was because she looked up at me and didn't even show shock or surprise. She'd been calm as though she'd been expecting me. The supernatural was really starting to mess my head up.

Atara walked back in that instant, a flask in his hand and a bag in the other. He placed both down and came to where I was standing, leaning on a tree. He seemed to notice that something was off since I'd been lost in my own thoughts.

"What's going on with you? You seem spaced out." he commented.

I turned to my best friend and explained everything to him. Maybe he could provide a few answers. After all, this was his forte, not mine. He looked a little confused, brows furrowed, looking down.

A few minutes later, Atara spoke up.

"Let's eat. I gathered some wild berries and nuts. You can also have some water. There is a stream nearby if you want to freshen up. Then we can talk about this."

Despite the urgency of the matter, he was right. I needed to have some water and to clean up. I felt grimy and filthy. I was glad Atara hadn't hunted a wild animal for breakfast. The only meat I ate was strictly beef. No bird meat. I quit chicken and all other meats after being fed on a puffin a while back while on a trip to Reykjavik. I really didn't want to go into details. The poor little bird made me swear off all non-steak. Who kills puffins!?

I headed down to the stream to freshen up first. It was really just a tiny spring, a few meters away from our camp site, if I could call it that. It head the cleanest water and I drank some.

Twenty minutes later, I felt so much better, and fresher. I sat on a rock, eating the berries and nuts. Atara was stressing out over Noah. Our situation was truly fucked up. Atara would definitely get into a shitload of trouble, but I hoped we could get to the Aaron guy first.

I finished eating breakfast and Atara had thankfully calmed down. Always the rational and composed one.

"So, what do you make of my dream?" I asked him.

He kept staring straight ahead as he answered.

"Judging by all you said, maybe Aaron knows about you, though it's highly unlikely. I think word of your bounty reached his ears and he decided to look into things. Though I'm not sure why he'd do that. He rarely makes appearances. I told you I have never seen him, my entire life."

"So what do we do now?" I asked. I didn't like just hanging around here, like sitting ducks.

I GIVE UP!!!

Just feeling shitty at the moment. I hope I'll resume this book. I just suddenly feel demotivated. Ik this is Wattpad, not Inkitt. Oh God, I hope I see you guys later on. I just currently don't have the energy to do this. I'm so not in my element rn. This is prolly depression💔
😑Tough times

🍪🍪J