Into The Neverwhere

‘everyone is born with a special talent or a special destiny for which they are meant for, thinking about it makes me realize how different I am from others, I really do live a very carefree life, though all the others around me have different goals in their lives that they want to follow and achieve, I am here enjoying laying on this lush green grass in the depths of the forest near my the coast. I love my life, the way it goes and how my life has turned out to be, but still it is as if I am forgetting something very important to me in this life… something that I can’t name…’

“Are you crying ?” 

“Huh!! no way… I am not, Why should I?”

I opened my eyes, to see the world, bright blue sky, with beautiful patterns of clouds scattered all the way beyond the horizon. lush green leaves under my palms, and ‘why is my vision so blurry?’

I rubbed my eyes to feel tears running down my cheek, wet, not one or two but a stream.

I couldn’t understand why? I was happy, I am. there was nothing that brought me any type of sorrow…

“Hello? are u there? don’t ignore me!”

I saw straight ahead to stare into the deepest hazel eyes, “I am not ignoring you, I was just thinking…”

“And why exactly is my friend crying over here as if the world were ending?”

“Even I can’t fathom the cause, I just don’t know”

suddenly he just crouched near me, reaching for my hand and abruptly started pulling me off the ground dragging me into the half made road, made with pebbles which lead into the village,

“Where are you taking me Noel, leave me to enjoy my peace…”

‘yes, noel, he is my best pal, the one I could rely on even in my sleep, the one who would do anything when it comes for others and the people who mean the world to him.’

“Noel? who is that? are you still asleep Mr. Wanderer? Its time we got to go…”

‘Wait…Noel…who...who is that…I can’t… remember, Why does the name seem so familiar, as if I have known it since in forever…wait, something…right, the eyes!’

I turned hastily moving in front to look into the most, bright blue ocean eyes…

'I am sure those were hazel coloured…I am …am I hallucinating…?’

“Hey, are you alright? you seem restless, is there anything I can do for you?”

“I am fine thank you for your concern Rey, I was just um…”

“Stressed”

“Yeah you can say that too”

we continued our path down the road, looking into everything that came in my vision just to keep me from going mad and uncertain about my own memories.

‘Oh wow, I can’t literally remember anyone with the name Noel…and how naïve of me to think of him as my best pal out of all odds…its strange, it seems the name comes out of my mouth so easily, as if it had belonged to me’

right, Rey… we are, I mean we were in the same class, but since my father died in the storm two years earlier, i left for work and had to look after my family. After that Rey seemed to be very closer to me, he would come and teach me about various types of fishes that are found in our coast or about the changes in weather and also he started cooking me meals at times when I couldn’t prepare one for me, yeah basically a very good friend indeed. But there is something about him that gives me the creepy feeling.

The sun was setting and we finally reached the plaza, the town center were people usually met and discussed their day, some had drinks and yes some people start chaos at the end of the night…always.

Rey turned to me looking directly into my eyes scanning as if the whole world were resided in it. I couldn’t move, not even an inch. he finally decided to speak

“There is something different about you today, you weren’t as lively as always… usually you don’t shut your mouth until I beg you, you are usually very clumsy and also dramatic, you never give up when I drag you away from the forest but today it seems that there is something going in your mind”

‘Wow, I never expected him to be so upfront about it and ask me everything…’

“It’s really nothing, it seems I am just tired, I’ll be alright once I have had a good night sleep”

I hastily turned away, walking towards my small house, that is typically located at the end of the village, people don’t really pay me any attention since I am an orphan. seventeen year old but yet not useful to them, that’s what they all think. My father was the only person who believed in me, raised me all alone after my mother died after giving birth to me.

the people of this village practically hate me because I didn’t want to give away the only boat that had prevailed in my family for ages, this boat had a long history of knocking of the waves and wining the storms sailing the waves as if it owned them. My father was a great sailor, after my grandfather he inherited the boat and lead the village as if he were the leader. but after his death i didn’t follow his path and neither did I gave away the land and boat to the villagers instead I chose to work in the neighboring city to work so that I could free my younger sister.

‘Yes younger sister…she was my half sister after my father remarried. she is beautiful, caring and the only person other than my father who truly cared for me. but yes, as if bad luck is always lurking in my shadows, after my father’s death my step mother remarried an old rich guy from the city and settled there… my sister cried to let her go, but was taken away, I…I couldn’t do anything, her letters always consists of how she is ill treated and how badly she wants me to save her…’

once I start thinking about her there is no going back, all trains of thought and responsibilities struck me as if it were lightening…’Wait…what sort of land and what disagreement with the villagers…ahhh….It was at the tip of my thoughts just now…how can I just forget … something….something is happening to me…I can’t remember, what responsibility…’

soon I spotted a house brightly lit, decorated with all sorts of colours and pebbles scattered at the foot of the house and then I noticed a tall figure coming out of the house with dark hair and deep emerald eyes just as mine…

“Father!”

I ran as fast as I could and hugged him tight, all the tears that were trapped in my heart were set out all at once…as if a dam to be opened I let it all out…‘But wait, who is this…my father is dead then…’

I looked up to see his eyes glimmering with care and lightness…as if I were his only world…his only life…