Chapter 6
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" Jaylon? " Soon a guy appeared from a door behind the counter. " Hudson, this is Noor. " Jay said. " And Noor, this is Hudson, Xavier's cousin. "
" Oh, hello. " I greeted, but Hudson took a moment to greet me back. In that moment he gave J a confused and shocked look.
" Hello Noor, I didn't know you met Xavier ... already. "
He was giving J that questioning look. " Yeah he came today, to give a surprise visit. " J said.
At that Hudson rolled his eyes and gave me the brightest smile again.
" Well Noor, welcome to the store, it's wonderful to see you. "
I chuckled at that. " Well Hudson, its wonderful to see you too. " He smiled brighter at the fact that I greeted him with the same enthusiasm.
" Hudson is literally a ray of sunshine. " I said to J as we walked in further into the store leaving Hudson by the counter.
" He is, he rarely gets angry, but when he does we all hide. " J said chuckling. I joined joined him but a little curiosity about Hudson too was formed in me.
The bookshelves were close to each other, big, made of old wood. They were filed with books from long ago, and they were also books that I had never seen before.
J seemed to know what he was going, as he went to the end of the store and took out a book. It was old like the rest of the books, green cover with big cursive golden letters read ' The golden bond '.
" This is the book I wanted to get. " J said " But the reason I wanted you to join me was not this book. " He said further.
I was expecting him to continue talking but when I looked up at him, he was staring right into my eyes with an unsaid emotion.
Slowly he started to move closer, I kept taking a step back with his every step forward, until my back hit the shelf behind me. He raised his hand above my head and placed it on the shelf. I was trapped between his body and the shelf, our faces were inches apart, feeling his minty breath hitting my face, I was ready to close my eyes, anticipating a kiss. Until he picked a book from the shelf, handed it to me and left.
I swear I saw him smirking before leaving, was he just teasing me?
I looked at the book in my hand. It was a thick book but still smaller then the one J took. The maroon cover has the same golden cursive that read ' interpreting dreams '
I took the book and started moving towards counter where Jaylon was already standing with the book in his hand, talking to Hudson.
When he looked at me with a playful expression but kept taking to Hudson. I walked closer to them and placed the book I had in my hand on the counter.
Hudson took the book, put it in a paper bag along with the store' s card and a very unique bookmark.
" How much? " I asked Hudson, reaching for my bag. " Oh, Jaylon paid for it already. No need to worry about it. " I looked at Jaylon who was playing with his paper bag.
I looked back at Hudson smiling " Thank you. And I'll make sure to visit your store again. " Hudson smiled brighter, if that was even possible " please do! " The store is not that busy, you know because of being old, but I promise we have a book for every question you would want answered. "
After me and Jaylon came out of the store, I stopped him from walking forward to thank him. " Jaylon, thanks for the book. But you didn't have to pay. " Jaylon smiled at me. "No need to thank me. I was the one who wanted you to have this book so it was only right if I paid for it. "
At night I still kept thinking about the Golden bond.
Forget it Noor. It could be anything. But even if I try I can't stop thinking about it.
I tried searching it on the Internet but failed to find anything about it. I could ask Jaylon, maybe this time he actually answer it.
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" Noor! " I heard a familiar voice calling me. " Noor, where are you? " The same voice called again. But the only thing I could see are bushes, like I'm behind them. I giggled. No, a little girl giggled. "Shh Noorie, or Xavier will find us. " Another familiar voice said from behind me.
" Ooh it seems like little Noorie is taking help from someone in hiding. "
" Huddy! He will find us! " I said giggling some more.
Hudson! It was Hudson with me!
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With that I woke up.
Well that was a wierd dream.
I remembered the book Jaylon bought me, which was still in it's bag, sitting on my study table. Yes, I didn't got time to touch it, because I was to busy thinking about the Golden bond. But now that the answer to my new questions might be in the book, I got up from my bed to grab it.
I took out the book, but before I could open it to read, the bookmark that Hudson put in the bag caught my attention. It wasn't made of the normal card material that usually bookstores gives us with books.
This particular bookmark was made of silver. It was the shape and size of a regular bookmark but it felt more like a jewelry. There was a rectangular border, and the silver from that came towards the middle in the form of a Web where then it took the face and shape of a wolf.
There was also a charm dangling from the top that looked like an eye. But the thing that caught my attention was the stone that served as the eye ball. It was blue. It was blue. A blue remind you of the ocean. The same blue as the eyes of the wolf.
The wolf from my dream.
I decided to put the intriguing bookmark aside for now and tomorrow ask Hudson about it. I opened the book but what exactly was I searching for?
I was aimlessly flipping through pages in hopes of finding something similar to my dream. That was when the title ' Watching your younger self in your dream ' caught my eye. Well I did saw my younger self.
The book explained that if I see my younger self in my dream, it could mean two things. One being a sign of growth, the other being a repressed memory from your childhood.
I believe my dream meant growth because why would there be a suppressed memory with Xavier and Hudson in it. And calling him Huddy. Also, didn't my dream about the wolf meant a new beginning.
But then again, I don't remember my childhood much. I always felt something wrong, everytime anyone around me would share a memory of their childhood and that maybe I suppressed these memory because of my parents fighting.
But could it be? That Hudson and Xavier were a part of my childhood? And that I have suppressed them with my memories of that time.
I think I can ask Hudson when I pay him a visit. And even Jaylon, as it seems he knows a thing is two about dreams too.
On The Other Side.
" You what?!? " The leader again screamed at his brother. " I promised you that we will arrange something then why the hell did you went against my order? "
" You were taking too long and I wanted to see her. It's been so long since I lost her, since I last heard heard her voice. Heard her call my name. " He cried.
The leader's eyes softened hearing this. His own glossy eyes resembled the ones of his brother.
" We will get her back soon Xavier, I promise. We will get our baby sister back. "
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