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Chapter 4: The Beach?
Liana and Atem talked for a while. They talked about the things Liana could remember about her world and the things Atem knew about his. The objects that Liana were telling him seemed to be related to Earth. She could remember roller coasters, Shopping malls, CD's and her favorite band 'Nsync'. But, one thing Liana said scared Atem. She told him that she remembered crying. "When I cry here though, and someone catches me," She bites her lip. "They beat me until I'm smiling again…" Atem looked at her with a concerned gaze. "On my other planet, someone would always say nice and comforting things to people who were crying. The tears would be stopped and soon, with time, a smile would reappear on their face."
"So, nobody cries in this world?"
Liana shook her head sadly. "People usually don't do anything but laugh and smile. When I talk to the girls that I am close with, I ask them if they ever cry late at night or in the rain so no one can see…" She shuts her eyes as tears form. "They all say no!" She cries. "They say I'm a freak, Atem! They laugh at me…and now I'll never know the things I want to know about Earth…" She fell to her knees in tears. "I'll never get to go back…"
For some unknown reason, Atem put his arms around the girl and held her close as she cried. It felt…right. Atem barely even knew the girl and he was already falling in love? "Liana…tell me more about the man in your dreams." Slowly, Liana looked up at the Pharaoh.
"Ok." She whispered. Atem smiled inside. She was beautiful and kind and so very innocent. But she was also different from most of the girls Atem had met. She was different…is that why the people here were sacrificing her? "He would tell me to run. Run far away but to never forget…"
"Forget what?"
"Never forget the past that is unchangeable. Never forget the people I had loved in that past and to never forget that the future is the only thing I have control over…"
Atem nodded. He remembered hearing someone say that before too. Was it in his dreams as well? Liana stood and yawned. "I know that I haven't told you much but it is getting pretty late and I'm getting sleepy."
Atem nodded again. "You can tell me tomorrow. Get some rest. C'mon I'll walk you back."
"Are you crazy?" Liana faced him with burning blue eyes. "Go back! No way! I'll be in huge trouble if they catch me with a…"
Atem looked at her.
"…I'll be dead if they catch me with a boy." Her arms fell to her sides.
Atem tried his best not to look hurt. Liana saw it though. "I'm not leaving you, Atem. I'm going to sleep in the forest with you. You want to go home, right?"
"Yes."
"And I want you to take me with you."
"But, Liana…" Atem sighed. "We don't even know how we got here in the first place."
Liana thought for a minute. "Let's try to remember where we were when we disappeared. I remember a lot of water. And there was sand too…"
Atem gasped slightly. "A beach? You were at a beach!"
"Hmm….Yeah, I think that's what it was called. I saw the glittering gold light in the shape of an eye and I went further out into the water to follow it and then I….I was here."
TO BE CONTINUED….
SORRY IT'S SOOOOOOOOO SHORT!
