Chapter 2: A Dream
Jordi lay on her bed. She had never been so mad at her parents. She felt like she was being forced to give up everything just for some stupid job.
"Nobody understands." She said to herself.
It was now getting to be pretty dark out, probably around 10:00pm. Jordi hadn't realized how long she had been in her room until she looked at the alarm clock.
"10:05pm... I guess I should go to bed..."
Jordi got off of her bed and got changed into her PJ's. Then she put away her CD and disc man so she wouldn't crush them in her sleep.
Jordi was just mumbling something to herself when she drifted off to sleep.
~~~Dream~~~
Jordi stood in a huge crowd in the middle of the sidewalk. The hustle and bustle of busy people was all around her and it was raining. But something was off. The tone, the color of the people and the scenery was dark, gray and dreary. Everybody's faces where dark and shaded. Their eyes glued to their feet. But all the while through the confusion everyone around her stayed 1 meter away in a 360 degree angle. Jordi looked at her own bare feet.
"This dream again? Why? Something is different..."
Jordi looked up. In the midst of the crowd stood a man, a hooded man. Unlike the others he seemed to be looking right at her. It sent shivers up her spine every time she saw him.
Jordi was soaked to the bone and shivering from the cold now. This dream always seemed so real to her. She never saw his face, but the feeling of him was ominous and cold, like the weather.
Jordi took a step forward.
~~~~End dream~~~~
Jordi awoke in her own bed and sat up.
"That dream... I haven't had that dream for weeks," Jordi thought as she whipped the sweat from her forehead.
"But now, he's getting closer."
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Jordi awoke to her alarm clock ringing. Even though it was the weekend she had forgotten to turn it off. She mumbled and groaned as she reached for the alarm clock and turned it off.
It was 7:00am in the morning.
"Oh well.... I might as well take Duke for a walk." She yawned and began to get changed.
The memories of the night's dream still lingered in her mind. She couldn't figure out what it meant but continued getting ready.
Jordi grabbed the leash from the coat rack after she had finished in the bathroom. She headed out the back door where she was greeted by a large Saint Bernard.
"Hello Duke!" Jordi said playfully and latched the leash onto his big, bulky collar and led him out the gate and out to the sidewalk.
Jordi had been walking for a while, the sun was warming her body and she felt glorious. She patted Duke on the head and smiled to herself.
"I can't believe in a couple weeks I'll never see this place again.... I love this beautiful neighborhood."
Jordi continued to walk until Duke started to pull her home. By the time they arrived and Jordi had e finished feeding and watering the dog it was about 9:00am.
"Wow, I was sure gone for a while.... I guess mom and dad have already gone to work."
Jordi looked on the fridge to find a note for her.
Dear Jordi, Your father and I have already left for work, as you may know. Thank you
for looking after the dog
And there is some fruit in the fridge if you want.
I would like to say we are sorry about last night.
~~~~
Love mom and dad
~~~~
Jordi snickered and crumpled up the note then threw it in the garbage.
"What idiots.... They don't know anything. Apologizing won't make anything better."
She opened the freezer and took out the ice cream. Then she opened the fridge and took out the root beer and made an ice cream float. After she had put everything away Jordi headed to the living room and turned to the TV to much music and began to clean up while listening to it.
After she had finished cleaning up the living room she turned off the TV and headed to her room, which was also in some need of cleaning. She put in her CD in her boom box and turned up the volume. Since her parents weren't there to complain about the racket she turned it up louder.
Jordi didn't even hear the knock on the door. It wasn't' until the CD ended that she realized it.
Jordi quickly turned off the music and headed down the stairs to the front door.
"Hello? May I help you?" Jordi asked as she opened the door.
It was the postman. "Strange.... I've never gotten any mail on the weekend before." Jordi thought to herself.
"Good after noon. I have a package for you. If you would just sign here, here and here" The postman smiled.
Jordi smiled back and signed the document then waved good-bye to the postman and closed the door. Jordi looked curiously at the small package. It had no return address so she had no way of knowing whom it was from.
She places the package on the counter and looks for a knife or a pair or scissors she can open it with. Jordi finds a knife and cuts open the package; a note and a bright, almost glowing pendant fall out.
"Hmmm? What's this?"
Jordi picks up the pendant then opens the note.
"Dear Jordi, I have sent you this small this pendant as a small gift. Your may need it later...." Jordi read out loud.
Jordi looks on the back of the note to see if there was anymore writing but found none.
"Weird.... Who would send me a note like this?" Jordi questioned.
None the less Jordi put on the pendant. Jordi walked over to the garbage and threw away the wrapping.
"I am home!" called Jordi's mom as she closed the door behind her. "Wow, the place looks nice and clean." She added
Jordi ignored her and began to put on her shoes. She felt even more uncomfortable around her mom since last night.
"I am going to the park. I don't know when I'll be back but I am bringing my cell phone so call me when ever."
Jordi finished tying up her shoes and headed out the door without even looking her mother in the face. ((A/N: It was about 3:30pm at that time)) Jordi jogged down the street heading towards the park with her headphones tightly covering her ears. She continued until she reached a park bench where she sat down to rest. Jordi recalled when her parents had told her that she was adopted. She was 13. She was so mad that they had kept it from her that whole time. But to her it explained a lot. She always felt like she didn't belong.
"Why does my mind always wonder to that kind of topic!" Jordi whined out loud.
She looked at her watch 4:20pm. It always took her a while to get to the park so she decided to head home.
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((A/N: I know, I know.... Nothing interesting has happened but she should get to gaea in the next chapter so just bare with me okay ^_^))
Jordi lay on her bed. She had never been so mad at her parents. She felt like she was being forced to give up everything just for some stupid job.
"Nobody understands." She said to herself.
It was now getting to be pretty dark out, probably around 10:00pm. Jordi hadn't realized how long she had been in her room until she looked at the alarm clock.
"10:05pm... I guess I should go to bed..."
Jordi got off of her bed and got changed into her PJ's. Then she put away her CD and disc man so she wouldn't crush them in her sleep.
Jordi was just mumbling something to herself when she drifted off to sleep.
~~~Dream~~~
Jordi stood in a huge crowd in the middle of the sidewalk. The hustle and bustle of busy people was all around her and it was raining. But something was off. The tone, the color of the people and the scenery was dark, gray and dreary. Everybody's faces where dark and shaded. Their eyes glued to their feet. But all the while through the confusion everyone around her stayed 1 meter away in a 360 degree angle. Jordi looked at her own bare feet.
"This dream again? Why? Something is different..."
Jordi looked up. In the midst of the crowd stood a man, a hooded man. Unlike the others he seemed to be looking right at her. It sent shivers up her spine every time she saw him.
Jordi was soaked to the bone and shivering from the cold now. This dream always seemed so real to her. She never saw his face, but the feeling of him was ominous and cold, like the weather.
Jordi took a step forward.
~~~~End dream~~~~
Jordi awoke in her own bed and sat up.
"That dream... I haven't had that dream for weeks," Jordi thought as she whipped the sweat from her forehead.
"But now, he's getting closer."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jordi awoke to her alarm clock ringing. Even though it was the weekend she had forgotten to turn it off. She mumbled and groaned as she reached for the alarm clock and turned it off.
It was 7:00am in the morning.
"Oh well.... I might as well take Duke for a walk." She yawned and began to get changed.
The memories of the night's dream still lingered in her mind. She couldn't figure out what it meant but continued getting ready.
Jordi grabbed the leash from the coat rack after she had finished in the bathroom. She headed out the back door where she was greeted by a large Saint Bernard.
"Hello Duke!" Jordi said playfully and latched the leash onto his big, bulky collar and led him out the gate and out to the sidewalk.
Jordi had been walking for a while, the sun was warming her body and she felt glorious. She patted Duke on the head and smiled to herself.
"I can't believe in a couple weeks I'll never see this place again.... I love this beautiful neighborhood."
Jordi continued to walk until Duke started to pull her home. By the time they arrived and Jordi had e finished feeding and watering the dog it was about 9:00am.
"Wow, I was sure gone for a while.... I guess mom and dad have already gone to work."
Jordi looked on the fridge to find a note for her.
Dear Jordi, Your father and I have already left for work, as you may know. Thank you
for looking after the dog
And there is some fruit in the fridge if you want.
I would like to say we are sorry about last night.
~~~~
Love mom and dad
~~~~
Jordi snickered and crumpled up the note then threw it in the garbage.
"What idiots.... They don't know anything. Apologizing won't make anything better."
She opened the freezer and took out the ice cream. Then she opened the fridge and took out the root beer and made an ice cream float. After she had put everything away Jordi headed to the living room and turned to the TV to much music and began to clean up while listening to it.
After she had finished cleaning up the living room she turned off the TV and headed to her room, which was also in some need of cleaning. She put in her CD in her boom box and turned up the volume. Since her parents weren't there to complain about the racket she turned it up louder.
Jordi didn't even hear the knock on the door. It wasn't' until the CD ended that she realized it.
Jordi quickly turned off the music and headed down the stairs to the front door.
"Hello? May I help you?" Jordi asked as she opened the door.
It was the postman. "Strange.... I've never gotten any mail on the weekend before." Jordi thought to herself.
"Good after noon. I have a package for you. If you would just sign here, here and here" The postman smiled.
Jordi smiled back and signed the document then waved good-bye to the postman and closed the door. Jordi looked curiously at the small package. It had no return address so she had no way of knowing whom it was from.
She places the package on the counter and looks for a knife or a pair or scissors she can open it with. Jordi finds a knife and cuts open the package; a note and a bright, almost glowing pendant fall out.
"Hmmm? What's this?"
Jordi picks up the pendant then opens the note.
"Dear Jordi, I have sent you this small this pendant as a small gift. Your may need it later...." Jordi read out loud.
Jordi looks on the back of the note to see if there was anymore writing but found none.
"Weird.... Who would send me a note like this?" Jordi questioned.
None the less Jordi put on the pendant. Jordi walked over to the garbage and threw away the wrapping.
"I am home!" called Jordi's mom as she closed the door behind her. "Wow, the place looks nice and clean." She added
Jordi ignored her and began to put on her shoes. She felt even more uncomfortable around her mom since last night.
"I am going to the park. I don't know when I'll be back but I am bringing my cell phone so call me when ever."
Jordi finished tying up her shoes and headed out the door without even looking her mother in the face. ((A/N: It was about 3:30pm at that time)) Jordi jogged down the street heading towards the park with her headphones tightly covering her ears. She continued until she reached a park bench where she sat down to rest. Jordi recalled when her parents had told her that she was adopted. She was 13. She was so mad that they had kept it from her that whole time. But to her it explained a lot. She always felt like she didn't belong.
"Why does my mind always wonder to that kind of topic!" Jordi whined out loud.
She looked at her watch 4:20pm. It always took her a while to get to the park so she decided to head home.
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((A/N: I know, I know.... Nothing interesting has happened but she should get to gaea in the next chapter so just bare with me okay ^_^))