The One

Familiar feeling

The training started 2 days and a night ago. During this period she has to take a brake from her office work. She was blindfolded the whole time and had to endure the sneak attackes from her three teachers. She was not spared a good sleep time too. Apparently her father said she has to learn to be always ready and alert. Only this morning the blindfold was off. They said she is ready for the ritual. Her conscience that she sees as an animal actually has broken all the remaining bars. But it still stayed in the cave like thing.

She watched everyone in the house was a bit extra silent. Mom taking a glance at the door several times and dad fidgeting a bit. Uncle Greg looked normal but she can see a little excitement in his eyes. Only Arin kept chirping around them.

There was a knock at the door and Eli's shoulder tensed. Her dad almost sprang to the door. A man much taller than everyone came in. She scrutinized the figure cautiously. The tall bulky man's eyes roamed on every face lingering a second long on uncle Greg and then fixated on Eli's.

In a trance she smiled at him as he did same to her.

"Hey princess"

"Hey", she chuckled softly, "you are. .. ..family."

Smiling at the awkward statement the man nodded affirmative.."yes.. we are."

" Why did you leave?" The longing and sadness misted her eyes a little.

" We had to. "

Eli nodded. She didn't know the reason but she believed the man. They must have a reason to leave her. She will know in time.

This man's very presence screams of an inexplicable closeness. She is confused yet calm. She felt as if there's two entities within her, one who knows these men and some more things about her that the other doesn't. Then the training, it seemed as if she has been doing all these for her whole life, just was out of practice for a little while. And the dream.... the nightmare to be exact. It is becoming more vivid each time she closes her eyes. The last time she slept, uncle Greg shook her awake and she opened with her eyes burning. Her chest was burning with rage, an aftereffect of the dream. Mom, dad and uncle Greg.. all of them looked like they are holding their breath to death. She shook her head a little and blinked several times. They looked normal again.

Eli got startled when a big hand landed on her shoulder. The newcomer smiled at her kindly then faced Gregory, "I got what you need. When are we starting?"

Gregory released a breath and took the duffle bag from his hand, " Talk to her. Explain it. We'll get the things ready."

The man gave an affirmative nod while guiding Eli to the couch.