The Unknown
Chapter 1
I was walking on a solitary beach, in a beautiful sunny day; I felt the warm summer wind blowing on my face and the ocean waves gently caressing my bare feet.
This is what freedom feels like I thought to myself.
I sat down on the sand and closed my eyes, in order to hear the sounds of the waves hitting the rocks. I was really enjoying that perfect day all by myself. That's when I felt the familiar smell that I knew belonged to him.
I felt him sitting behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist; his head was gently stroking my hair, enjoying my essence.
'Привет красивая' (Hello beautiful), he whispered on my ear. I felt pleasant electricity running through my body as I heard the sound of his voice.
'Mmmh, I wish I could understand what you're saying' I told him.
He didn't say anything back, but that didn't matter, he was here again, with me. He then turned my head to one side, so he could reach my mouth with his lips. He kissed me softly at first, but then like always our kiss turned desperate, hungry and lustful.
I turned to face him. I stroked his cheek softly and kissed him one more time, while his hands made their way down to the low part of my back. He pressed my body next to him, so I wrapped my legs around his waist; I touched his naked chest, enjoying the warmth of his skin.
'You are perfect' I murmured against his soft lips.
'Rose!' I heard Lissa's voice through the wind.
'Not know Liss' I yelled; he chuckled and got lost in his beautiful smile.
'Rose you're late!' Lissa shouted.
'What?' I asked confused. I felt hands shaking my body; I stared at him but he just smiled at me. Suddenly his gorgeous face faded away, and the sight of a blonde, green eyes woman was in front of me. Oh no! Not again.
'Rose, wake up! We are late' she said pinching my cheeks.
'I'm awake! I'm fucking awake now, thanks to you' I said in a very grumpy way.
'Oh' she said a little bit ashamed. 'Were you with him? She asked and I just nodded to her in agreement.
My name is Rosemarie Hathaway, I'm twenty years old and I live in Istanbul with my parents Abe and Janine, and my brother Ethan. The girl that woke me up was my best friend Lissa Dragomir; we had been friends since kindergarten, now we are classmates at Istanbul University, we both are studying to become doctors.
The reason why she was here, waking me up this early is because both of we earned scholarships to go to the States and study there for one year in order to get our degrees and internships. We were going to attend NYU University and our parents rented us a flat in the city. Our flight was leaving today and I was so nervous about leaving the country I've been living in forever, but also I was excited to know what the rest of the world is like.
'Rose, I don't get it' Lissa said to me while we were having breakfast.
'What is it?' I asked, but I actually knew what she was talking about.
'I don't get why you keep dreaming about this guy that you don't even know' she said.
'Oh, Liss, we've already talked about this, Geez, I don't know, he keeps appearing in my dreams, and I really don't know why' I said
'This is so freaking rare' she said. 'Did he speak to you this time?
'He said something, but I still don't understand what he keeps saying' I told her frustrated.
Since I was, geez I don't know maybe fifteen or sixteen years old, I guy that I've never known, started to appear in my dreams. In our first dream he just stared at me, curiously and said some words in a language that I don't understand. I spoke to him several times in my dreams asking him who he was, but I never got any answer. Through the years, our relationship turned serious, he was kind of my boyfriend, and we communicate without words, since he doesn't speak Turkish or English. He seemed to be three of four years older than me, or at least I think that. He was really tall and good looking, his brown hair length to his shoulders and he has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. His smell and his voice drive me crazy; when I was eighteen I realized I was deeply in love with the man of my dreams; I mean literally. I know this is kind of creepy but I couldn't help but falling in love with him. In my dreams he was always so gently, so caring, he was all I can think about. He is the man who stole my first kiss, my innocence without putting a real hand on my skin.
I've been looking for him, in every place I go, every day since he first appeared in my dreams; hoping that maybe one day he become real and come to get me.
The only person that know about this is Lissa, I just told her because she noticed the changes I've been facing since he appeared for the first time.
'Kiz, we are ready to leave' my dad told me, getting me out of my thoughts about him.
'Sure baba, just one more donut and we are done' I said, eating the last donut on the plate. I was a really donuts fan.
Lissa's parents and my parents are best friends, that's why we have known each other since we were little girls; Ethan my older brother and Lissa's brother André were also best friends so were we like family. That's why I can't imagine doing this trip with anyone but her. She was the only one I could trust on, she knew about my secret, I know she doesn't like it, but she supports me anyway.
'Rose, I think is time for you to move on' she said.
'Huh?' I was so lost in the sight of the sky through the window of the airplane that I didn't notice she was talking to me.
'I said, I think is time for you to move on' she repeated for me.
'What do you mean Liss?'
'Rose, you're twenty, you know that right?' she asked me.
'And…?' I asked confused.
'You're twenty and you never even kissed a guy before, this is no healthy for you Rose, you are waiting for a guy that maybe doesn't exist' she said.
'I know' what else could I say to her; I knew she was right.
'You're beautiful Rose, so beautiful, I'm sure you can get any guy you want'
'But I don't want any guy Liss, I want him' I said feeling the pain in my heart as I knew she was right, I was in love with what? A man who doesn't exist, that doesn't even have a name. Oh yes I, must be nuts.
'I know sweetie, but what happen if you actually find him, and he is not what you imagined, what happen if he's married' she said.
'Oh Liss, stop it, you're making my brain bleed' I was overreacting but the truth was that she was right. There were plenty of possibilities about him.
When we arrived to the States, Lissa and I took a taxi to take us to our new home. I phoned mom to let her know that I was fine and safe in my room. I was exhausted but I unpacked my luggage and made my bed to sleep later. I went to the bathroom and put some toiletries on the furniture. I took some towels and took a hot shower. When I was ready I put on my pajamas and lay in bed with the lights turned off.
'Are you sleeping already?' Lisa asked me while opening my room's door.
'Not yet, come in Liss' I said.
'Rose, I'm sorry for what I said before, if you want to wait for him, that's what you should do then' she said taking my hands in hers.
'Thank you Liss, I'm not mad at you, if that's what you're thinking' I assured her.
'Ok, well I'm going to bed now; maybe tomorrow we could go out to know the city' she asked me.
'I can't wait'
'Me neither, good night Rose' she said kissing my cheek.
'Sleep well, Liss'.
How could I be mad with her, if she was definitely right? I was wasting my life, my youth waiting for someone who was never coming. I decided that this was over now. I'm not going to wait for him anymore.
I closed my eyes and fell asleep. My dream took me to a place covered of snow, not any place I could recognize, but it was beautiful. It was very cold but I was wearing a white winter coat, hat, scarf and gloves. So I decided to forget about the weather and enjoy the view.
'Beautiful' I whispered.
'Not as beautiful as you' the voice I could recognize anywhere said.
'I'm glad you think that' I said. 'Wait… what? You're speaking English, how could you…' he cut me off.
'You know beautiful, I can speak the way you want me to speak' he said grabbing his arms around my shoulder.
'Why?' I asked confused.
'Because this is your dream' he said.
'We can't do this anymore' I said sadly.
'It doesn't matter anymore beautiful' he said kissing my forehead.
'What? Why?' I asked.
'Because you're here' he said, and then he kissed me and walked away from me.
'Wait! What do you mean? I shouted.
'See you soon beautiful' he yelled back.
I woke up the minute he left. What the hell happened? Why was he speaking English, I don't get it for almost four years I couldn't understand a word spoken by him. Why now? What did he mean about me being here? Maybe he was here too; maybe coming to the States was the way I could find him. I felt the tears running on my face, I'm so tired of wait, but what else could I do, I'm in love with the man of my dreams, but he is driving me nuts.
'Are you ok Rose?' Lissa came into my room, I'm sure she heard me crying.
'I don't know Liss, my life is really fucked up' I said hugging her.
'Shh, easy Rose, everything is going to be fine' she assured me.
'I really hope so' I said.
I felt asleep again, but this time in a harmless dream.
