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Chapter 2
I was laying on a sandy ground. A beach. The smell of the sea came with the breeze, and I opened my eyes. The sun shone strongly over me, and it was so hot there, but.. where I was? I sat down and looked around me. The beach was empty, except for a couple of big ships that were being carried into the water. I stood up and looked at my hands. Yes, it was me, it was real, but I was becoming crazy.
"I'm glad you finally woke up" I heard that familiar voice. Priam. I turned around and he smiled. "Come with me, Alana. I'll show you your room inside palace, where you'll be able to change clothes.. before someone will notice that you're different"
"Where are we? "I asked, breathless. "What's happening?" He took my arm and we walked slowly.
"You accepted the invitation.. you'll help me. We're at home" His soft voice left with the wind.. or this was the impression I got.
"Home? This is not my home indeed" I replied sharply. He narrowed his eyes, observing me.
"It is, Alana. Once you lived here, but you didn't do what you had to do, and things happened. And in the future, human beings lived with the consequences.."
"What are you saying?" I laughed. This man was really crazy.. but I was there.. yes. In a different century, with different people.. I touched my face. I was still myself, that didn't change. My hair was a bit longer, and my skin darker because of sun. The clothes I was wearing belonged to 21rst century. Soon I realised about reality. "I can't be dressed like this" Murmuring, I looked at him.
"I'm glad you're finally reacting.. come on. You'll get all what you need. Nobody will see you"
We reached the end of the beach and walked few metres through a vast extension. The heat of the place made the grass brown in some parts. When I looked up and saw the wall, I felt shocked. Its dimensions, that wall was huge, and the protecting wooden doors were closed. We were in some kind of Greek country, far away in time. In that moment I wished I had studied Art in High School.. but I was more in the sciences side.
"It's here.." Priam whispered, and stopped in front of the wooden doors. With a soft knock, they opened, showing me the inside of an ancient village, where some soldiers greeted us. We came inside, my trembling legs didn't want to move.
"This can't be happening.. "I checked everything around me. The stoned houses, the earthy ground.. and there, in the distance, the palace. "We're in the old empire of Greece" I said, and the look in Priam's eyes was sharp.
"Greece? No, you're not in Greece.." He stopped, and pointed at the long stairs that led to the palace. "This is my house, my kingdom. This is the city of Troy" I felt dizzy. Some ideas were forming inside my head, looking for a meaning.. he had said I had to stop the war.. and now I understood things a bit better.. but still.. I needed answers for the hundred of questions I wanted to make.
We walked upstairs, and a servant girl came running, smiling. It seemed she knew me, or that she expected my arrival. When she spoke ,I realised about something else. The language. Since we arrived, I had been speaking in the Greek language.. but I never learnt it.
"So this is the girl? Come with me, I'll lead you to your room before someone else notices your presence.. you have to be ready for dinner"
"Am I speaking Greek?" I asked, ignoring her, but Priam just smiled.
"We have plenty of things to talk about tonight.. but I must warn you.. " He came closer to me, a serious gaze on his face. "Nobody must know where do you come from.. so I invented a story.. whatever I'll say tonight, whatever will happen.. don't argue with me, do you understand?" I nodded. I felt scared, and the last thing I wanted was to be discovered. Only the gods knew what could happen to me. The gods? I was talking like the Greeks.
We crossed empty halls, illuminated by torches, where fire was burning. Behind a column, a small wooden door was opened. We came inside a big bedroom, with a huge bed and a circled window without glasses. The balcony behind it had the nicest view I had ever seen. The distant sea and the ancient buildings.
"You can take a bath if you wish.. here you have all what you need. And please, put a dress on, as soon as possible.." The girl left closing the door behind her, leaving me alone.
"I can't believe this is actually happening.. "I murmured to myself, and stopped in front of a mirror. Real or not, I still looked like the usual Alana. Tall, slender and common. I realised is till was holding my bag in my hand. My bag with my wallet, money, passport... and a camera. The digital camera that belonged to my friend Dave. I picked it up and went to the balcony. I checked the small screen, where the date was showed in the display, and I held my breath when I saw it. It was moving, like looking for information.. and it stopped. July.. 4th.. year XII B.C. no, that couldn't be possible, that machine wasn't supposed to be programmed for showing such a date.. I placed it in front of my eyes and took a picture of the whole view, and then waited. It was done. But when I checked it, the image that was sent back was completely different.. because it showed the future. A group of tourists visiting a ruined place.. the houses in front of me were in ruins, and those boys were taking pictures of them. So the camera remained in the future.. but it was still with me.. I was becoming crazy.
I stepped inside the bath and closed my eyes. The fresh water and the sweet smell of the natural soap covered my body, and I tried to relax. Whatever I was doing there, I didn't have any way to escape. Whatever would happen, I would have to face it. I was in Troy, and Priam needed my help. I remembered the story about the war.. what had caused it? A girl, I thought.. in that moment I wished I had accepted the invitation from Dave to see the movie in the cinema. But I wasn't in love with him, it wouldn't have been fair for him. And I didn't like Brad Pitt.. if I had known by then that he would have helped me so much..
Chapter 2
I was laying on a sandy ground. A beach. The smell of the sea came with the breeze, and I opened my eyes. The sun shone strongly over me, and it was so hot there, but.. where I was? I sat down and looked around me. The beach was empty, except for a couple of big ships that were being carried into the water. I stood up and looked at my hands. Yes, it was me, it was real, but I was becoming crazy.
"I'm glad you finally woke up" I heard that familiar voice. Priam. I turned around and he smiled. "Come with me, Alana. I'll show you your room inside palace, where you'll be able to change clothes.. before someone will notice that you're different"
"Where are we? "I asked, breathless. "What's happening?" He took my arm and we walked slowly.
"You accepted the invitation.. you'll help me. We're at home" His soft voice left with the wind.. or this was the impression I got.
"Home? This is not my home indeed" I replied sharply. He narrowed his eyes, observing me.
"It is, Alana. Once you lived here, but you didn't do what you had to do, and things happened. And in the future, human beings lived with the consequences.."
"What are you saying?" I laughed. This man was really crazy.. but I was there.. yes. In a different century, with different people.. I touched my face. I was still myself, that didn't change. My hair was a bit longer, and my skin darker because of sun. The clothes I was wearing belonged to 21rst century. Soon I realised about reality. "I can't be dressed like this" Murmuring, I looked at him.
"I'm glad you're finally reacting.. come on. You'll get all what you need. Nobody will see you"
We reached the end of the beach and walked few metres through a vast extension. The heat of the place made the grass brown in some parts. When I looked up and saw the wall, I felt shocked. Its dimensions, that wall was huge, and the protecting wooden doors were closed. We were in some kind of Greek country, far away in time. In that moment I wished I had studied Art in High School.. but I was more in the sciences side.
"It's here.." Priam whispered, and stopped in front of the wooden doors. With a soft knock, they opened, showing me the inside of an ancient village, where some soldiers greeted us. We came inside, my trembling legs didn't want to move.
"This can't be happening.. "I checked everything around me. The stoned houses, the earthy ground.. and there, in the distance, the palace. "We're in the old empire of Greece" I said, and the look in Priam's eyes was sharp.
"Greece? No, you're not in Greece.." He stopped, and pointed at the long stairs that led to the palace. "This is my house, my kingdom. This is the city of Troy" I felt dizzy. Some ideas were forming inside my head, looking for a meaning.. he had said I had to stop the war.. and now I understood things a bit better.. but still.. I needed answers for the hundred of questions I wanted to make.
We walked upstairs, and a servant girl came running, smiling. It seemed she knew me, or that she expected my arrival. When she spoke ,I realised about something else. The language. Since we arrived, I had been speaking in the Greek language.. but I never learnt it.
"So this is the girl? Come with me, I'll lead you to your room before someone else notices your presence.. you have to be ready for dinner"
"Am I speaking Greek?" I asked, ignoring her, but Priam just smiled.
"We have plenty of things to talk about tonight.. but I must warn you.. " He came closer to me, a serious gaze on his face. "Nobody must know where do you come from.. so I invented a story.. whatever I'll say tonight, whatever will happen.. don't argue with me, do you understand?" I nodded. I felt scared, and the last thing I wanted was to be discovered. Only the gods knew what could happen to me. The gods? I was talking like the Greeks.
We crossed empty halls, illuminated by torches, where fire was burning. Behind a column, a small wooden door was opened. We came inside a big bedroom, with a huge bed and a circled window without glasses. The balcony behind it had the nicest view I had ever seen. The distant sea and the ancient buildings.
"You can take a bath if you wish.. here you have all what you need. And please, put a dress on, as soon as possible.." The girl left closing the door behind her, leaving me alone.
"I can't believe this is actually happening.. "I murmured to myself, and stopped in front of a mirror. Real or not, I still looked like the usual Alana. Tall, slender and common. I realised is till was holding my bag in my hand. My bag with my wallet, money, passport... and a camera. The digital camera that belonged to my friend Dave. I picked it up and went to the balcony. I checked the small screen, where the date was showed in the display, and I held my breath when I saw it. It was moving, like looking for information.. and it stopped. July.. 4th.. year XII B.C. no, that couldn't be possible, that machine wasn't supposed to be programmed for showing such a date.. I placed it in front of my eyes and took a picture of the whole view, and then waited. It was done. But when I checked it, the image that was sent back was completely different.. because it showed the future. A group of tourists visiting a ruined place.. the houses in front of me were in ruins, and those boys were taking pictures of them. So the camera remained in the future.. but it was still with me.. I was becoming crazy.
I stepped inside the bath and closed my eyes. The fresh water and the sweet smell of the natural soap covered my body, and I tried to relax. Whatever I was doing there, I didn't have any way to escape. Whatever would happen, I would have to face it. I was in Troy, and Priam needed my help. I remembered the story about the war.. what had caused it? A girl, I thought.. in that moment I wished I had accepted the invitation from Dave to see the movie in the cinema. But I wasn't in love with him, it wouldn't have been fair for him. And I didn't like Brad Pitt.. if I had known by then that he would have helped me so much..