Star Crossed

The Woods

Enedina

".....Wake Up Ennie!! You're here. You're safe. It was a bad dream. Calm Down." I opened my eyes, blinked several times to process the surroundings. I'm on my bed, in my room. A beautiful woman in her late 30s with brown hair and dark brown eyes was sitting in front of me. She is 5'3'' and has a fair complexion with chubby cheeks and beautiful big doe eyes.

"Mom!!".

"Are you okay?" My dad rushed into the room, "I heard you screaming" he added.

My dad's cliche tall, dark, handsome with high cheekbones and chiseled jawline. Me? Well, I'm a hybrid. I look more like my mom except for the big eyes, long lashes. I have high cheekbones, fair complexion, brown hair, green eyes, chubby cheeks, tall height (5'7'') and a heart-shaped face. Well, I'm not good with all these terms. Anyways, let's go back to my morning that day.

"Yeah, I guess I had a bad dream." I tried to act casual.

"The same one?" My mom asked. I nodded.

"I thought you stopped having them years ago?" My dad inquired.

"I did but.....It's nothing. They'll go away. Are you guys ready?" I tried to lighten the mood.

When I was a child I had this weird recurring dreams of fire, war, bloodshed, palaces. When I turned 7, I stopped having them. Now they were back, more vivid than ever. I didn't tell my parents but what just happened today, this was getting worse.

"Yeah! I've made breakfast and your dad has washed the car but if you're not feeling well enough, we can cancel it" My parents insisted.

"No way!! School's starting in 2 days. I want new clothes for the semester. Plus, I love shopping!!"I cried.

Yes!! I'm not letting these dreams mess with my shopping spree.

"Okay fine!! Get ready, Sweetheart!!" my dad said.

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"We had fun today, didn't we?" I asked my mom on our way back home.

"Yes, we did honey. And I really want to see you in that dress" She said with a wink.

"Who wants snacks?" My dad asked from the driving seat.

"Me!" I shouted.

"There are some chips and cola in the back pocket." my dad told me.

"I'll get it" and with that, I started to dig the pocket.

My parents were having this conversation about my aunt's upcoming wedding so I decided to concentrate on my cola and enjoy the view. It's great to go out like this and have fun with family

".....and Ennie can be the flower girl" my mom teased.

"Mom?! I'm not 5 years old", I complained. And then everything happened really fast.

"Watch out!!" my dad shrieked and pulled over as soon as he could.

"Damn it" I cried.

I adjusted my vision to get a look at the scenario. We've stopped, my parents are shocked but alright. The cola was spilled on the seat and my clothes. Some of the chips flew away. In front of the car is a figure, a slim, big body with horns. A deer. It was crossing the road.

"Oh, My!" mom sighed.

"It came out of nowhere, must've been startled by something." dad explained.

Maybe there's a lion or tiger around. But how's that even possible? Maybe hunter?

"We should get going," my dad said and engine snarled. I gave woods a last glance.

When we reached home, I was tired as f**k. So, I changed into pajamas and went straight to bed. I couldn't remember when I fell asleep.