"That was the best movie ever". I said, spreading my arms out and yawning. Daniel laughed a bit.
"Agreed". Daniel replied. Daniel and I just finished walking out of the movie theatre onto the walkway. The lights of the city and traffic made the nightime seem like day. We headed to the crosswalk and waited for the lights to change. We waited there for about 3 minutes. I tapped my foot impatiently.
"Yeah so.. I heared they were trying to fix these lights earlier today, didn't do a good job..". Daniel said. I cussed a little. Just then I noticed someone shoving me a bit. The amount of people around us increased. The crowd was giving off an impatient and angry aura, which started to affect Daniel and I. I noticed Daniel turning and looking at a shop across the walkway. It was called Wicca Magicks. He slyly smirked at me.
"We're not 12, Daniel" I said. He laughed. He took my hand and dragged me through the crowd. This was the only crosswalk for another half kilometer; and no one wanted to walk that far.
Daniel and I entered the shop; indulged in the sights and smells of the Magick shop. The shelves were store wide were filled with books, candles, gems, weird bells and colorful drums.. Necklaces with altars and pentacles hung on the walls. A Magick aura filled the air, making the atmosphere warm and soothing; calm and peaceful. I walked to the bookshelf, eager to see what kind of bullcrap this store had.
I fingered the edges of some of the books on the shelves. I walked slowly along glancing at some as I passed, stopping when an interesting one captured my attention. I looked around and realised Daniel had gone off somewhere else in the store. I shrugged it off. I tilted my head sideways to read the title of the book that caught my eye; "Myths and Gods", it read.. I picked it off the shelf and opened it up, flipping through the pages hoping I would actually find something interesting. What I saw was, well, pretty funny.
The picture I noticed was a Night Elf, no joke. She was tall with a leather robe and a staff. I chuckled. It even said Night Elf on the top of the page and had a detailed discription of them. On the next page was a picture of Fandral Staghelm, a leader of the Night Elves. That was it, I couldn't take it. I bursted out laughing. This had to be the most stupid thing I have ever seen. Some ancient myth? It's a video game! A virtual world with virtual fantasy characters, an industrial-era made video game! By now, some of the customers were looking at me. I cleared my throut and tried to maintain composure. Just then a women came over to me.
"Do you need help with anything, Miss?" she said in a soft, kind voice. I looked at her. I didn't care how lesbian it sounded in my head, but she was hot. Very hot. Her face carried perfect features and she had beautiful white skin. Her hair was raven black and on her feet were matching tiny black slippers. Her light shear sweater extenuated her tiny figure. If I wasn't a girl at that moment I would have kissed her. I smiled at her politely and looked down at the book.
"Err, this is going to sound extremally weird, but, this book has game characters in it". I held my laugh and substituted it with a smile. She raised at eyebrow at me.
"Well, It might be a video game here..but not there". She said, looking at me with a blank stare. I didn't know whether to laugh at her or smack her for being down right dumb. I just stood there looking at her, completely oblivious as to what to do.
"Miss, do you believe in different dimensions and worlds?". She asked. I didn't. I never believes in any ghosts, magic, other dimensions, aliens or any of that weird religious/paranormal crap. It was bollocks to me. I politely shook my head no.
"Would you like to learn more?". She asked and smiled.I figured what the heck, sure. I smiled lightly and nodded yes. She motioned for me to follow her, and so I did. She brought me to a room in the back, an enclosed space with a pentagram on the ground, candles on each corner. This was stupid, I thought. I mentally slapped myself in the face. Why was I doing this? I stood and watched as she opened another book which was sitting on a little shelf with many others. This book, apparently, had spells, enchantments and potions.
"So, wan' tell me why I'm here and why we're looking at a book about World of Warcraft?". I asked her. She giggled slightly and sat down on a nearby stool. I sat beside her.
"Miss, the reason I brought you here is because not many people pick that book off the shelf like you did. That book carries certain special powers and bindings. That book, dare I say, has come from a different dimension...a different existince". I bursted out laughing, what has this girl been smoking? Crack? PCP?
"Ma'am, there's no such thing as magic. No such thing as different dimensions. That's crazy talk. It's just a book". I said. She didn't seem angered by this..
"This book has been enchanted by many witches over the past. They attempted to come in contact with any existance in that dimension. They have failed to do so." she repositioned herself on her stool. "Your attention was drawn to it. When a human's emotions are caught between yourself and an object, something binds you-".
"Okay Ma'am, I've heared enough, this is ridiculous. There's no such thing as Night Elves, Orcs or whatever else, dimensions, potions. It's crazy and stupid". I was getting frustrated. This girl has got to be the dumbest, most fooled person on the planet. She sighed.
"Miss, will you take this book? Read through it just a little?". She asked me. I sighed.
"Since you've dealt with my frustrated skepticism so well, sure". I said.
I found Daniel again and he and I headed out about 10 minutes later. He was telling me all the fasinating stuff he saw in the shop. On the way home we talked as we normally did, about how our our parents were going to be mad that we're back so late, about the movie and the Wicca Store we just left; normal reflective conversation.
"So the girl at the store gave me this and wanted me to check it out. She said World of Warcraft was just a game invented by Blizzard that was actually based of a different dimension. Messed, huh?". I said. Daniel laughed.
"That's stupid". Daniel said. I nodded. He dropped me off just outside of my house.
"Thanks for dropping me off, Dan". I said. He nodded. I gave him a hug. He tried to let go but I still held on to him for about 10 seconds.
"Chanel.. ". He said. I cuddled him. He was my best friend, what can I say? He sighed. That was my cue to let go. I smiled at him and waved by as he walked away.
I stepped in the door of my house, greeting my mother who was doing her daily arobics. Yes, this late. She didn't even say anything about me being home so late. I went straight upstairs to my room and set that weird book on my computer desk. My room was pretty weird. It had dragon posters and band posters covering the walls, which were black and white striped. I had a computer, T.V and phone in my room, along with a dresser and two vanities. My bed was a queen-size. Made for a queen, like me. No, just kidding. I wasn't a queen.
I got in my pajamas and got under my covers.
"What a strange girl, different dimensions? She's losing her mind. I need to get some sleep." I thought to myself. I shut off my lamp and rolled over.
I layed there for about an hour. I couldn't sleep. Something was keeping me awake. A strange feeling had overcome me. It was then, quite suddenly, that I had started nodding off to sleep. What I awoke too... wasn't normal...