Secrets And Dreams: First Chapter Preview

    It was a wonderful day, and it is the day that I have to move to another house. Though I am only 13 years old but it is time for me. When I was 7 years old, my mother died because of illness and my father died when I was four years old. It was hard for me to live without my parents, so I got to stay with my uncle George, my mother’s younger brother. George is a good person, he raised me like I am his younger sister and we are very much close to each other. When his agency called, he has to work outside country for 8 months, so he has to think of what I’m going to do when he is gone.

You don’t have to worry about me, I’m already 13 I can live by myself, that’s how I told George.

           But he is worried of me being alone, he promise my mother that he wouldn’t leave my side. But I wouldn’t let him turn down his job; he might lose his job for taking care of me. So he decided that I’m going to stay in my parents’ house. I thought he is going to rent the house; he could have plan not to because I might stay there when I grow up. It doesn’t matter to me, the house of my parents’ are full of memories. Living with a single mother who raised me for so long and the day of her journey ends.

           So by early in the morning we leave Chiba to Tokyo, and its a few hours ride in train and in cab. I don’t have anything to worry about. It was 5 am in my watch, I feel very tired. I sleep until we reach to our stop. When I fell asleep, I had a dream; I was dreaming of my mother watering the plants. This is more like a memory than a dream. I remember that my mother loves flowers. Before she got ill, she goes to the garden checking the flowers.

           And I was there helping her, we are very happy; before I leave for school she is always in the garden watering the plants with a big smile on her face. That was the last time I had enjoyable moments with my mother. Then a sudden change of my dream, it’s becoming dark like I couldn’t see anything neither to myself. Is this dream or a nightmare? I thought

But suddenly I heard a voice. I don’t know where is it coming from, I couldn’t see anything.

“I have found you Yuuko, you know how long I waited; forever we will be together” a voice says.

           Do I know this person? The voice sounds like a boy. I am not familiar with that voice. And how does he know my name, have I ever met this guy; “waited?” is he waiting for me? For what? Then it disappears again. I will never think of that dream again, it scares me.