Page 7 - CHASING A DREAM

Tala then decided to start taking photographs of the things

she found beautiful around her home as she lived in a

remote forest area that was not too far away from the city.

She was wandering around, taking a walk to try to distract

herself from her feelings, when she saw a girl with her

knees pulled up to her chest as she was silently crying. She

slowly approached the young girl, about nine years of age,

and she asked her if she was lost. The young girl slowly

looked up to her, and as Tala stared at her eyes, she saw a

flash of events where a monstrous-looking beast was

chasing the said girl; she snapped out of her trance and

blinked at the girl. “You saw my dreams, didn’t you?” the

young girl asked softly. “I- uh-“ Tala did not know how to

respond as no one had ever asked or known about her

ability before. “Don’t worry. Many people can do that from

where I came from.” She sniffed, wiped her tears, and

seemed more relaxed than earlier.

On the other hand, Tala seemed somewhat confused

because a random child near her cottage implied she was

from another planet. To say that she was bewildered was

an understatement. “Wait, wait, wait. What do you mean by

from where you come from?” she asked, looking extremely

confused and quite terrified. However, she could not bring

herself to admit that this was the most exciting thing that

ever happened to her in the three months of quarantine.

She was somehow excited. The young girl asked her to sit

beside her, and there, they started a conversation.