CHAPTER 16
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Rose's POV
"Retinentia? What does that mean?", I ask him while slightly tilting my head to the side.
"It means remembrance in Latin. This lake is the only lake in the whole of universe that makes you remember your forgotten memories, by drinking from it. It is the most beautiful place you can find on hell. That is why I bought you here.", he says.
"So, I can remember anything I want. Like last year I kept my new sets of earnings and forgot where I kept it. So will I remember that?", I ask excitedly. I rock on heel in excitement.
He laughs and shakes his head. "See now the only flaw this lake has is that the memories it might show you don't depend on what to you want to remember. It makes you recollect the memories it wants you to remember."
"Can I try? Please!", I give him my puppy eyes.
"No, I don't know what effect it might have on you. You're human, drinking from it might harm you. I can't take the risk.", he says sternly.
"Then why did you bring me here!?", I ask him while feeling really angry.
"I wanted you to see it's beauty. And....I am actually not sure. My heart told me to take you here for some reason.", he says while a little confusion laying in his voice.
"Okay?", I say.
Suddenly his hands press to his head and a pained frown is formed on his face. Concerns washes over me and I step forward.
"Are you alright?", I ask him hesitantly.
"Yeah, I am fine. It's just someone has been trying to contact me for a while. I didn't notice. You wait here, I'll be back in a second. And don't drink from the lake.", with that he turns and walks out the cave.
I think I should listen to him.
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Pftttt...who am I kidding? I am definitely gonna drink from the Damn lake.
I walk and drink the from the glowing lake. I wait for a while and Nothing happens. I think it didn't work on me. Aww..I really wanted to try this.
Suddenly everything goes black.
A little girl around the age of four is playing alone in the playground. Her blue eyes are shimmering with happiness, while her dark brown hair which is in pigtails are bouncing on her head. She sees her brother trying to find her, she giggles softly and runs further away from him and soon is out of the playground and in a dark forest.
She then sees a butterfly and follows it. She keeps running after it mindlessly. Soon, the butterfly flies out of her sight. That is when she notices that she is no more in the playground and she is lost. Scared at not finding her brother and not knowing her way back , she shouts," help! Ry! Ry! Where are you?".
The only sound that can be heard is of mother nature and her tiny footsteps.
She runs in all directions trying to get back home. Finally giving up, she sits against a tree and covers her face with her small hands. She is crying and whimpering softly.
A while later she heard someone coming up to her. She peeked through her fingers to see a beautiful lady smiling softly at her.
The lady had platinum blonde hair and mesmerizing grey eyes. She had a small crown on her head and was wearing a white long dress.
She looked like an angel.
"Hello darling. What happened? Why are crying?", the lady asked the little girl with a voice that was melodious.
The little girl had now removed her hands from her face and had stopped crying. She was staring curiously at this lady.
"I am lost. My brwother is in the park. I don't know how to get thwere.", the girl said in her baby voice.
The lady smiled at her softly.
"I will get you your brother, don't worry. But you have to something for me.Ok?", the lady asked.
Happy at the thought to finally go to her brother and be home, the little girl nodded enthusiastically.
"Promise me you will protect these gifts, you will not let anyone take them. Promise me you will use them wisely.", the lady said with all seriousness.
The little just nodded her small head at her, not understanding the meaning of her words.
The lady smiled and took the little girls small hands in hers. She closed her eyes and started chanting some words which the little girls head could not comprehend.
The little girl confused at her action, just stared at her. Soon, small golden glow came through their linked hands.
As the girl saw the glow she jumped lightly in excitement.
"Shiny, shiny!", she said and the lady just smiled at her while small tears escaped the lady's eyes.
As the glow intensified the lady had started disappearing. It was like she was fading away.
"Lady, you are fawding.", the girl said messing up the word 'fading'.
"Call me angel. I am not fading darling. I am dying. Don't worry, my gifts will always protect you. You won't remember any of this, but in future when you will remember this, take my warning darling. Don't trust anyone. Protect these gifts as they will you. You will figure out in time."
Saying this the angel vanished and the little girl too, only the difference was that the angel died and the girl was home, safely tucked in her bed.
Not knowing what had just happened would change her life forever.
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