IT'S NOT A DREAM
The feeling of floating has disappeared. Warm hands set her down to something soft. "At least I got away from that table."
'' Which table ! ? ''
Then everything came back. Elli opened her eyes just to see the same creature again, a creature that put it's hand on her head in her dream.
''What's going on?'' She asked herself.
She was in the room, similar to the one she was in. With a large open vault through which she saw a billions of stars. She realized she was in bed, still out of clothing. At least it was not cold. She began to feel afraid. Why is she here? How did she get here? Who is in front of her? She quickly coved her body with the blanket. She didn't want anything look at her naked.
Then she remembered those terrible events that had started happening in her town for the last few weeks. There were missing and killed people. She remembered the unusual sound when she went home. And how something was following her before the darkness felt on her. What will it do to her?
She began to tremble, the tears began to flow from her blue eyes. As he approached, she saw that the creature had the same blue eyes, similar to humans. He had the body almost the same as human, but again completely different, scary. Much bigger and stronger. He had a metal armour around the shoulders, forearms, and legs. Some kind of device on it's hands.
Looking his body she realized that he is somehow handsome, even for an alien being. Suddenly she began to feel shame, red color obliterated her face.
He came to her. Caught her hands and pushed her into bed. "That's it ..." she thought.
Immense weight pressed her body. It was warm, and she felt less and less scared. He hadn't done to her anything yet, he was only looking and holding het tight. She was observing his body, his eyes. Then suddenly he got off her. Like her eyes burned him.
He put on a metal mask on his face. He had unusual hair on his head. Is it even a hair? It looks like dreadlocks, but more like skin, than hair. They fell over his shoulders. On each of them there was a metal pendant. He tilt his head as if to look at her, and said, "human."
She was in shock.
That thing can talk, like people?!
"Elli, my name is Elli." She just blurt it up, before she realized she did.
He was still looking at her, watchig her. Than he approached. Like closing the gap between them. "Why am I not afraid?" She thought.
He put his hand on her forehead, like the time she was tied to that cold table. "Stay," he said, pointing his hand to the bed. ''Wait.''
She sat down and looked at him, and than he suddenly got out of the room. Fear has returned to her being. How did I find myself here, what are those beings, what do they want from me? He said stay. Like I could escape somewhere. He said wait. For what? To kill me, eat me? He looks like someone who could do that without thinking, with those unusual and terrible mouths. Although, he did not do anything to me. At least for now.
''Who knows why they took me with them. '' Each of posibles scenarios began to create in her head.
"Did they ever come to Earth before? Or was this the first time? He can speak our language. They seem to have been a little longer among us. They learned the language. Why?''
Elli waited. She was waiting for a long time, maybe a few hours. Through a glass ceiling above her head she watched celestial events taking place around them. She is lucky she's still alive. With that thought she had fallen asleep.
She woke up hopping it was just a dream, but she was still at the same place. In the room with a view. '' A look worth billions of dollars, and she would rather be somewhere else. He gave it to her. ''I've never had such a big room ever", she thought in herself.
On the bed was clothes, the clothes she had o herself when she was taken. By her clothes was a short leather dress and something similar to a short shirt, but unusual shape. "Is this their clothes? Will I have to wear it? I guess not when they got my clothes back to me. " She dressed quickly.
She did not even notice that the creature was in the room and was watching her. How long was he inside? He didn't speak. She thanked him for clothes, afraid to bother him. He just nodded and continued to look at her without removing the mask from his face. He seemed calm, even kind.
She was thinking of escaping from this place when his voice broke her from her thoughts: "You heard ... A voice in the wind!"
She was shocked. "What is he talking about? What voice? Whose voice? '' She did not get to ask anything. He was already out, but he left his mask on something that looked like a table.
She watched the mask and walked to the table it was on. It was beautiful. There was some kind of symbol on it. As if somebody carved it in. At the edges of the masks she noticed the same symbols she saw in the first room while she was lying on the table. She extended her hand to touch it. Fear was crawling inside her. Her fingers trembled, but she wanted to touch it, she was never more brave than she was now.
Touching his mask, pictures entered into her mind, and as if something overcame her body. She saw scenes, terrible scenes, war, killing. Actually not war, hunting? She began to feel dizzy from what she saw, her legs wobbling. Cold sweat began to run all over her body. She began to shake.
They hunted animals...
And humans.
But some were left alive. People who couldn't defend themselves, who didn't hold arms. "Did he leave me alive because of it?"
In shock, she released the mask. "Was that him, did he do that terrible things? Who else, it was his mask. "She could sense his thoughts, excitement while hunting. It disgusted her.
And she was helpless too, at least he thought she was. That's the only thing she didn't think about herself. Her mother was always telling her that there is nothing in our lives that we could not overcome. No one is helpless. "But what about those people who were killed by his hands? ''
She decided she has to escape.
He returned to the room. And she was waiting ... her destiny.
He brought something in his hands and offered it to her. It looked like some kind of fruit, but she never saw anything like that. She took the bowl with shaking hands and smelled it. She was surprised by the pleasant smell. There was some kind of drink in the other smaller bowl. She tried it. Water.
Surprised by his concern, but still afraid, she asked, "Did I hear your voice?" He bowed his head a little as if to confirm. He put a mask on his face.
"Why?" She asked.
He was silent, still looking at her, but then he replied "You looked like someone who would answer, like someone who would hear."
"Why am I here?" She asked again.
'' Because I have chosen you. ''
''Why?I don't understand. Will I be able to return home? '
"No," he replied.
'' Great, it looks like I won't pay my bills soon. It will be cold in my apartment for much longer than I thought'', she laughed at herself. That housekeeping son of a bitch will go crazy from waiting for the rent. Probably already plans to throw my stuff out. Actually, now I don't have to think about it, it looks like that worries about it have come to an end? Or not?