The Cursed Blessing: Chapter 8

 

The Cursed Blessing 

Chapter 8

                " There is no time to lose." snapped a lady with a fierce face. She rolled up the parchment in her hand while walking out the room. " They are already on their way. Get them." she ordered as she threw the parchment into the flames behind her. She entered her bedroom chambers and kneeled beside her black pet cat, Iona. " Aren't I the smartest woman in the world?" she cackled, as she stroked its fur.

        Lightning flashed above them, thunder at its heels. The light drizzle had now turned into a heavy storm. Sirena and Chris ran around, searching for shade. They spotted a cave, and slipped inside, both of them dripping wet. They lit a fire and made themselves comfortable as the warmth of the fire put them to sleep. 

        The next morning, the skies had cleared, and they were woken up by a group of kids peering at them curiously. Sirena and Chris were alarmed and asked them some questions. " Who are you? Where are you from?" they asked. 

        " We are from a town nearby called Whitbrick, where nothing goes wrong." they answered in unison. Sirena and Chris looked at each other. Millions of questions were running in their heads, but they agreed to go to their village and meet the villagers. 'After all, ' they reasoned, ' I'm sure kids aren't that bad.' 

              

    The group of kids brought them to a dry path that led to a beautiful town, bustling with activity. A young couple were playing football with their kids in a park, kids were playing and laughing under the sun, while mothers waved them goodbye before going to work. The fathers either played with their kids, or went to work. No matter where Sirena looked, there was always someone playing with the kids. Chris was astounded. Maybe, just maybe, nothing bad did happen here. They both came from broken families, so they never experienced this.

        

            " Wow! This place is amazing!" exclaimed Chris in disbelief. " And, that's not even the best part...JUST LOOK AT THOSE HOUSES!" 

            Sirena faced him. "What? I agree, this place is nice, but what about the houses?" she asked.

Chris didn't reply, he was too amazed. He just turned her around to see the houses. Sirena almost fainted in shock. "That..that.." A flurry of emotions hit her, and she said.." I think we are in the future" 

       "NO WAY!" 

       "Wanna bet?" Sirena said, laughing. ( The positiveness around her was catching up with her. )

        And she was right. This was the future. Anyways, this is one of the houses there, so you can guess what they all looked like.

        OK. Let me just stop right there. Before you say anything, yes, you're right. This is the same town  that Wizard Neil, Aisha, Gowri, Raju and Deva are in right now. And its not  a coincidence. It was meant to be.  Now, please continue reading..

        Sirena and Chris waved at the residents of the town, still gaping at their houses and cars. As you might have guessed, there was no pollution, carbon dioxide, the entire thing was gone. The word pollution was in the past.

       They were led to a small cottage, and that really stood out among the others. Anyways, "This is the cottage of Wizard Neil. He might be able to help you." the children said before running away to continue their games. Sirena and Chris were bewildered. 

        They stepped to the door and cautiously knocked. The door opened, and a young girl, about Sirena's age, came out.

        

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