Chapter#02: Back to where I belonged

“Dara get up!” Dara heard some voices calling her. Her eyes opened. She had her mirror in her hands. “Come on get ready sweetie. We’ve only one hour left.” Ellen was trying to wake Dara up.

It was four in the midnight. Dara quickly got up, brushed her teeth and had her breakfast.

“Mom where are my bags?” she asked.

“I’ve already sent the luggage. You go get ready. We don’t want to miss the flight.” Greg spoke.

Dara went to her room and put her diary, her drawing pad and her mirror in her backpack. She rushed to the front door of the house. She was so excited. She started to wander here and there at the door. After about ten minutes her parents came to the door. “We’re all ready to go now.” Greg uttered.

They sat in a taxi and off they went for their flight. In the plane, Dara looked out from the window and wondered how will she meet wade? “Does he still remembers that I exist?” she thought, “How am I going to find him? I never even knew where he lived.”

She took out her diary from her bag and started to write;

“Dear Wade;

                      I’m off my way to meet you but I don’t know how I’m going to find you. I will come to that big rock everyday where we used to spend most of our time before. I sure am to find you there. I believe you haven’t forgotten me. I didn’t even had a chance to say goodbye and I have regretted it all these years but now I’ll find you and tell you all we’ve missed.”

She closed her diary and gazed outside to the clouds. Time moved as slow as before. After spending hours gazing outside the window and thinking about her childhood in Nexorus with her grandfather and Wade, she finally reached the island. She came out from the airport and inhaled the beautiful fresh air.

Nexorus Island was a small island in the middle of the ocean. It was far away from other islands and continents. It was surrounded with water. It had very less population but civilization was well developed.

“Finally reached home.” she expressed.

There was a white limousine waiting for the family. Dara’s grandfather was a really rich man. In fact, he was the only rich man on the island. Dara hopped in the car and they headed towards the house.

They reached the house in about fifteen minutes. That house was a big house but it was old. It looked a bit spooky as well. There was a man all dressed up standing on the gate to welcome them.

“Sir was expecting you an hour ago.” he said to Greg.

“Our flight got a bit late.” Greg told.

That man led the three of them in the house. The big entrance door opened with a squeaking sound. They moved inside. That house was same as it was before years ago when Dara lived here.

“Grandpa!” Dara called as she moved towards the stairs.

“Sunflower!” Stephen smirked from behind as he moved out from the dining room. Stephen was an old man in a wheelchair. He looked sick and pale since he was aged. He was Dara’s grandfather.

“I missed you.” Dara quickly ran towards her grandfather and hugged him.

“I missed you too sunflower.” he hugged her back.

Greg and Ellen also met Stephen.

“You lot must be hungry.” Stephen turned his wheelchair to the dining room, “Don’t keep the food waiting.”

Three of them followed Stephen towards the dining room. It was a big room with a long dining table and big paintings on the walls. They sat down to eat.

“Your favorite chocolate pastry sunflower.” Stephen passed a plate of pastries towards Dara.

“Is this from The Bakings?” Dara looked excited.

“Yes flower, you loved them when you were little.”

“I still love them. Couldn’t find any pastry like these back in the city.” Dara took a pastry and started eating. “Ummmm…they really are tasty.” she expressed.

“Tomorrow is you school. I’ve talked to the principle and she told me that you can join from tomorrow.” Stephen told Dara.

“School already…” Dara sighed, “But I just came here.”

“You will probably make new friends here.” Ellen smiled.

“What if Wade studies in that school too” Dara thought and then said, “I really am excited to go to my new school and meet new kids.”

The family was having a good time. They laughed and talked. Stephen told about his life alone in this house. Dara told about hers. After sometime, Dara started to sense fear. It was some kind of a superpower which Dara had. She could sense feelings.

It was her grandfather. “What is he scared of?” she thought. She grabbed her grandfather’s hand and smiled, “Now I’m here for you. You won’t feel alone anymore.” She could feel the feelings of fear fading away.

She could still feel something not right. She picked up a glass to drink water. She was drinking water when she suddenly saw that dark thing from her dreams appearing before her eyes. She quickly threw the glass on the floor and stood up.

“What’s the matter Dara?” Greg got worried.

Dara looked at everyone and then said, “I…I think I’m a bit tired. I should go take a bath.”

“Sure sunflower.” Stephen said and then he looked at the maid, “Lead her to the bathroom Rosy.”

The maid led towards the bathroom and Dara followed her.

“Sir talks about you a lot.” She told Dara, “I always wanted to meet his granddaughter.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you too.” Dara smiled.

“Here’s your room.” the maid opened the door of a room.

“Is the basement room empty?” Dara asked.

“Yes it is but it’s not cleaned.” The maid told.

“Can have that room?” Dara asked, “I really want that one because when I used to live here before, that room used to be mine.”

“Well sure you can. You go take a bath and I’ll clean that room as soon as possible and I’ll also put your luggage in that room.” The maid said this and went away.

Dara went in the bathroom and opened the tap on warm water. She took her clothes off and relaxed in the tub with minty bubbles all around.

“Ahhhh…so relaxing.” she expressed. She closed her eyes and remembered those days when she and Wade were together. She started to move her hands all around her body and relaxed herself even more. She started to get horny. She slowly moved on of her hand towards her clits and started to rub gently. Suddenly she felt someone else’s hands around her waist. Her eyes suddenly opened and she saw a reflection of something in the water. She screamed a rushed out from the tub. She grabbed the towel and rushed outside the bathroom screaming.

“What’s the matter honey?” Ellen came running towards her.

“Th…there’s something in the bathroom.” Dara looked scared and she started to cry.

“Let me go check.” Greg said. He went inside the bathroom. Everything seemed okay. He checked in the tub, behind the door and also in the cupboards. No one was there. He even checked the only window which was in that bathroom. That was also locked.

“No one’s there.” Greg told as soon as he came outside from the bathroom.

“But…but I saw it.” Dara cried.

“Honey you need to go get some sleep. It’s a big day tomorrow.” Greg spoke.

Dara went back inside the bathroom looking scared. She put her clothes on and went down to the basement towards her room. She jumped on her bed, “I can’t believe I’m finally back here.” She picked out that small mirror from her back pack and stared at herself in the mirror. She suddenly saw her eye color changed to black. “Ahhhh…” she got scared and the mirror fell on the bed from her hands. She quickly grabbed the mirror again and looked at herself in the mirror. Everything was okay. “I think I’m tired.” she said to herself and started to unpack her luggage.

Everything was at its place where Dara had left it. She picked out a key from her bag and unlocked the drawer of her study table which she had left here years ago. She took out the drawings and the cards from the drawer. All of that was given from Wade to her. She read the cards and missed Wade so much. “Oh! I wish you were her.” she sighed.

She then put all of that back in the drawer along with her diary. She locked the drawer and got up to put her clothes and shoes in the cupboard. She took out the wig which she had bought to cover her hair but she got no chance to wear is back in the city. “Now no one will see these grey hair and I won’t be a weirdo after all.” she said to herself.

She then got up from the bed and moved towards the window. The basement had two parts. One part of the basement had four two rooms and a big hall. This part was on the ground. The other part was the real basement which was below the ground.

Dara’s room window opened to the garden which was at the back of the house. It was a big garden. Cold wind blew and the moon looked beautiful than anything. She put her ear phones on and played hers and Wade’s favorite song. She sang softly with the song and watched the moon as it shined. “O for I can’t help falling in love with you!” she sang.

After the song finished, she thought to go to her bed and get some sleep as she was feeling tired and sleepy now.

“I hope to find you tomorrow.” she said while looking at that mirror and slept.