1 Where it all began 1 (2/2)
”Yes daddy. Before I couldn't hear what the people were saying, but now, I can hear their conversation. There were two mages, a boy and a girl, all the other mages in that village had fallen.”
She took a bite of her breakfast, then continued.
”The girl could control the vines, the boy set up a magical barrier to protect some villagers and they fought for a while, later it was obvious they we're losing the battle.”
Her parents looked at her with interest as they ate on.
”The girl bled from her nose as she continued manipulating the vines to do her bidding. Her name was Sylvia and her brother's name was James...”
Both of her parents had a look of shock written all over their faces and Isabel saw it before they changed their expressions.
”Dad, mum, why were you surprised when I mentioned their names? You don't think I made it up do you? ”
”No darling, I... Umm we... were.... Ummm” he stammered.
”No dear, what your father is trying to say, is that ummm. Well now the characters in your dreams have names.. They never did.”
”That's because I could hear them this time around”
”Baby, you are stressing yourself too much, perhaps it was the movie you watched yesterday that made you feel... ”
Isabel hits the table with her fists. She looked back up at her mum and one could see the tears form in her eyes.
”Mum don't tell me you don't believe me.. I'm saying the truth, its not because of any film. Please” the tears freely flowed down her cheeks.
”Don't cry love, your dad is only concerned about you.. Nothing much, you are safe here”.
She reaches out her hands to touch Isabel, but Isabel avoided it and put her hand on her laps.
”You never believed me. Its okay.. You think I'm crazy.. But I'm not.”
Her mother sighed, not knowing what else to say to comfort her.
”Baby, you'll be late for school. Hurry up and go” her dad said after a moment of silence from everyone.
”I'm already leaving dad. Bye mum”.
She got up, took her bag from the couch in the parlour and left.
”You should not be like that towards her, she is a child, don't hurt her feelings”.
”I am doing my duty to protect her.”
”You will only lose her.”
”Don't encourage her, I'd rather kill her hopes, than let her hope or think its real, its affecting her studies, she is too scared”.
”You cannot erase her past. Can't you see its getting weaker. I'm afraid it won't hold much longer”.
'''Its going to be okay”. He pats his wife on the head.
”Get ready, you would be late for work”.
”Thank you honey” she smiles and packs the dishes..
”Stop love, I would do it, after all I am on leave. Now then off you go. ”
He pecks her on the forehead and she leaves....