Victoriously Bright by Astrid R (free ebook reader .txt) 📕

But when he was gone, my birthday was just one of the plastic rubbish that was thrown on the street and leave it there until tomorrow.

The weather was too bright, hot and shiny. But when I entered the campus, I spotted the favourite area – where Lionel and I always sat there and teasing each other to our crushes. My mood becomes bitter, sad, and full of agony. I missed him so much that tears flows down in my cheeks. The bright sun that lights us disappeared and dark thick clouds were replaced. Rain started to pour down and the students were getting wet, the land become muddy and the cool breeze added the temperature.

Students were looking for a dry shed and I was standing, crying on the place where my brother says ‘I love you, big sissy’…

I stayed there for a couple of minutes and my eyes become dry, and I don’t want my eyes to become red because I can’t afford my parents ‘interview’ so I stop crying. The rain stop as well, and I think the normal rain would not stop automatically that even a single drop of water from the sky is none.

To brighten my mood, I stop thinking that my brother was gone. Instead I think of those happy moments that my brother and I shared together. I smiled like a total idiot in a crowded hall walking to my first class and the sun was back again. The sunlight spread down the hall and the birds were chirping.

I looked up to Dina and shook my head, “Nah, I’ll be fine as soon as I get some rest. Thank you, Dina.” I smiled at her heartedly.

I take off my clothes and step in inside the bath tub that Dina prepared for me. I inhaled the scent of caramel – one of my favourite aromas. I‘m not a fun of sweets but I absolutely love the smell of a caramel. The bubbles and the hot water soaked into my body and I stayed in the bath tub for ten minutes.

I wear my night gown and brushed my long, straight-chocolate brown hair. I braid it and tucked myself under the cover of my bed. I shifted my weight to my side and I was facing my balcony door.

The other Dina flashed back to my head. Lots of questions, curiosity and confusion swallowed my brain. Convincing myself if I am crazy or I was just seeing things. I really don’t know what was happening to myself but I am hundred percent sure that Elizer is not just my imagination but a real beauty that walks in the earth.

Thoughts faded slowly and fogs covered Elizer’s beautiful face. Blackness was stuck inside my brain. Silence fills my ears and dryness run in my mouth. My eyes were so heavy and my body has been compelled to freeze in my bed.

Bright lights like a fluorescent shot through my eyelids. My eyes flickered open and my vision was a little blurry. I blinked my eyes twice and rubbed it like a little child.

Beautiful wildflowers were everywhere and a short but strong tree was stood firmly in the middle of the little mountain. A sound like big waves comes from the North – where the tree was standing and I decide to follow the small path. Looking to the surroundings curiously and I reach the top of the mountain.

A gasp escapes my mouth and my eyes almost popped out of my eyes sockets. The place is beautifully gorgeous. It’s amazing, but a small observation turns out with curiosity.

A beach in a mountain? Classic!

“Yes, it is classic.” A voice from the tree startled me.

Did I say that out loud? And wait… trees can talk?

“Are you new here? I haven’t seen you in this place.” His voice sounds like a man who went to a musical school. Every word he said sounds like familiar to my ear, so familiar.

I stayed in place and tilted my head to the sight, staring eagerly to the tree, “Nah, it’s my first time in this place.” I looked back to the waves, “I have no idea how I get here.” I finished with a loud sigh.

A masculine breath-taking gorgeous guy, stood beside me, looking at me with awe. I was a little out of breath staring in his grey eyes. His strong jaw line looks similar like Elizer but his godliness look cannot be replaced by someone else even Elizer. He is way too perfect to lose the battle of god-looking creature in earth.

His hair was black like the darkness at night and colour silver was attached on the side of his hair. His milky skin perfectly matched the colour of his eyes. He’s a little bit taller with Elizer.

“Did you dye your hair?” Oh, my goodness. That is the lamest question I’ve ever said in my 19 years of living.

I actually face-palmed myself and his rich laughter echoed in the place. “I didn’t dye my hair. It comes out naturally.” He winked at me and my legs weakened.

I can’t be sure if I can survive in front of him in one hour.

 “Oh” is the only word that comes out of my mouth.

I inhaled the cool breeze from the ocean and I looked into the corner of my eye that he’s still staring at me.

I shifted uncomfortably in his gaze and he got the message. He looked away and a small smile tugged on his heart-shaped lips. I’m pretty sure heaps of girls fell unto his knees and begged to take them, crawled and cried in his power. Guys will be envy and cursed him. The sluts in the world will increase and single mother will parade in the stre…

“You didn’t look like a uniter.” My crazy thought was cut off with his melodic voice.

How the hell did he know that I’m a uniter?

I stared in his eyes, “I…what?” If he knows about uniter that means he isn’t a human. What is he? A vampire? I can’t see fangs in his teeth. Werewolf? Hmmmp.. Absolutely not. He scent is different to a werewolf. And he’s definitely not a witch. So what is he? An Ange-…

“You’re a uniter right?” he said gently like every conversation that we have is precious to him.

I nodded slowly; I hated it when I was clueless about something. “How did you know that I am a unit-…”

He didn’t give me a chance to finish my sentence, “Because of your tattoo.” He finished off with a ‘duh’ tone.

Bitch, I thought.

My admiration to his beauty turns out with disbelief and disappointed. I thought he is a nice guy – who never snapped to someone and not rude to people. He doesn’t deserve his beauty.

Calm your tits woman. He’s a stranger; you’re too overreacted to someone that you don’t even know. I scolded my butt. Now, the battle of me being crazy has strong evidence and ‘me-being-crazy’ got one point.

I harshly said, “Oh… right.”

He was take a back a little and amusement draw on his eyes, “Did you come from the brume? I saw you walked from the murk doors.”

I am so confused…

He snapped his fingers together and laughter escapes from his lips. “Why am I so stupid?” he laugh, “You’re a trans caller!” laughter, “Wow! This is classic…” laughter, “So you’re my first visitor then.” Oh, thank god. He stops laughing. I’m actually horrified to his laughter though it sounds rich and harmonious, but afraid of being bitten.

“I have no idea what you are talking about.” I shrugged and walked back to the place where I first arrive.

He followed behind me, “Hey! Where are you going?” he shouted and I stopped walking.

“Isn’t that obvious? To where I first arrived, that is.” I copied his ‘duh’ tone, and hey! It’s not actually bad.

He laughed harder than before. He is definitely crazy. “Did you just say you’re going back to where you first arrive?”

My patient was wiped out and I was irritated of his games, “Look here crazy-chortler, I don’t know what your game is and I have no idea why you’re always laughing your ass off. But I’m going back to my world and no one will stop me. Not even you.” I said huskily, pointed my index finger to his chest. Damn, his chest is so rocky and firm.

He shrugged and motions his hands in surrender, “Hey, I’m not crazy. I was just laughing because I don’t want to be sad and you’re funny as hell.” He smacked my butt and I give him a look that said ‘I’m going to kill you if you do that again.’ He ignored my stare and continues, “And no one was stopping you to go back. I was just asking.”

“Whatever. I’m done with you.” I walked to where the wildflowers was scattered. I wave my hand, “Goodbye crazy-chortler.” I chuckled and continued walking.

Twenty steps left to reach the spot where I first arrive and crazy-chortler’s voice rang around the place, “You can’t get back to the real world if you don’t know how.”

I turned back my heels and bumped to a solid chest that stood before me, “What do you mean?”

He sighed and because he was so tall I stared on his chest like it was his eyes. “I observed earlier that this is your first time to visit someone’s dream.” I keep muted and he continued, “I don’t know how you do it without knowing about it. Trans caller must know everything first before entering someone’s dream. And you’re the only one I know who can walk in dreams to a trans caller as well.”

My eyebrows narrowed and I tilted my head on the side, “What is Trans caller anyway?” I asked innocently.

He chuckled and put his fingers on my shoulders, “Oh… for pete’s sake. Okay, I’m not a good teacher but I’ll try to describe it easily that you can understand.”

I rolled my eyes and snorted, “I’m not stupid, ya’know.”

He smirked and removes his hands off of my shoulder. “Trans caller is like ‘Dreamwalker’ – where people like us can walk in someone’s dream. You can think of anything that you wanted to be happening and it will happen in your dream just like in real life. You can also use powers in the dreams. However, using powers in someone’s dream is not safe and it’s too dangerous if you’ll use your powers inside your head. All of the trans caller comes from the brume – which is the clouds inside your head and you can’t enter into the dreams that you wanted if you will not pass murk doors. Although, yours was interesting because you slipped inside my mind while I’m using my trans caller as well. And you need more effort to do that.”

“But I was just sleeping and the next thing happen is this!” I argued talking more to myself.

“Really? Wow… there is only one thing that I can say; if you didn’t do an effort to enter and answer the murk doors passwords, that means you’re not just an ordinary uniter. Only powerful creature can do such things.” He said dreamily.

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