Collins on the unknown land..

The sweltering heat made  Collins sluggish, and it did not help that the sun's rays felt like the sting of being slapped on the skin. His water bottle was nearly full, but he did not account for the temperature to affect the liquid inside. He took a gulp and nearly spat the water out, it was boiling hot. He capped the bottle and proceeded east trudging over the sandy dune when he spotted another traveler. He hoped that he was not seeing things, and rushed towards the unsuspecting person.

"Hey!" he yelled, waving his hand. "Hello."

The person stopped to turn around and responded by waving back at him. As he came closer he soon realize that the traveler was a woman and a beautiful one indeed.

"Hi, thanks for stopping," he said.

"No problem," she said. "I was getting worried that I was the only one out here."

"I'm Collins" he said.

"Lisa Hayes," she said.

"So how did you end up out here?" he asked.

"I was going to ask you the same question," she said. "You look thirsty, want some cold water?"

"Yes please," he said.

She handed him one of her flasks. Collins drank to his heart's desire, and the coldness was felt throughout his body as it went down his throat.

"Wow, how did you manage to keep the water cold in this heat?" asked Collins.

"It's a special flask," said Lisa. "It's designed to keep whatever is in it hot or cold for twenty-four hours."

"Wait, so you've only been out here for less than a day?" said Collins.

"I believe so, but I can't remember really," said Lisa. "How about you?"

"I can't remember a thing other than my name," said Collins "I've been trying to jog my memory."

"Same," said Lisa.

  "So far my instinct tells me to go that way."

"I've been going east myself," said Collins. "We might as well go together."

"Well beats traveling alone," said Lisa. "I could use the company."

"Me too," said John. He smiled with relief.

They continued to trek through the barren wasteland, and hoped to find whatever it was that they were looking for. It seemed, that the only thing each of them knew was to go towards the direction that beckoned them to. There were no other life forms except a few dry shrubs that may have flourished at the time when the land did not lack the provision of water. Unfortunately, nature has irrevocable reasons of abandoning its disposition.

Collins and Lisa perspired profusely from the exertion of the travel, and their rations were running low. They began to take smaller sips of water in an attempt to manage it throughout their course. But, eventually, they ran out and thirst began to torment them.

"My mouth is so dry," said Collins.

"Try not to talk," said Lisa. "Save your energy."

"I'm feeling lightheaded," said Collins.

"Don't talk..will you " said Lisa.

"I see something up ahead," said Collins.

"I don't see anything," said Lisa. "Don't talk unless you have to."

"But I'm telling you there's something up ahead," said Collins.

"I think you're seeing things," said Lisa.

   "Maybe a mirage."

Collins paid no heed to what Lisa said, and he was invigorated by the vision.

     Enthusiastically, he ran towards it. Lisa yelled something, but Collins had already distanced himself far enough that her words were muffled by the whistling of the desert wind. However, as  pressed onward, it seemed as though something had prevented him from ever reaching his destination. He could never get any closer. The physical exhaustion forced Collins to reconsider going any further and stopped running. Lisa caught up to him, Collins looked at her then he fainted.

When Collins awoke his vision was blurred at first, but he began to see clearly after a few minutes. He was in a room lying on a bed. There were various medical instruments attached to him while another equipment monitored his vitals. He was disoriented, and had no recollection as to why he is there, but he does remember the desert.

"Lisa," he said, underneath his breath.

The sound of footsteps alerted him. His eyes gazed at the gap between the door and the floor as the motion of shadows drew closer. When the door slid open he immediately recognized one of his guests.

"Hello Collins," she said. "How are you feeling?"

"Lisa?"

"I'm afraid not," she replied. "You must have me confused for someone else. But I am your assigned doctor, and my name is doctor

   Lina.

  " So.. where is she?" Collins asked.

  " Oh Lisa..she is sitting outside". The doctor replied.

  " Can you get her for me.. please ". Collins said and held his head in pain.

" Don't stress yourself, put your head down I will get her for you". She said and want out.

  A minute later, she returned with Lisa who quickly rushed to Collins as if she had known him for years.

  " How are you doing?". She asked with a hint of sadness in her voice.

   " I'm okay". Collins responded.

" How did I got here?". He asked and Lisa gave the doctor an eye to excuse them.

They doctor nodded and went out leaving the two of them there.

  " I teleported with you here". She said and Collins panicked while going back on the bed.

  " You did what..who are you...". Suddenly something gushed through his mind causing him to fall from the bed. He landed right on his butt.

  " I said who are you!". He shouted and Lisa transformed into her water spirit..

" I'm Princess Lisa..the first and last daughter of king Henerdez  and Queen Nerdez in the submerged kingdom of river Nile".

  " What..a supernatural being?". Collins looked at her with confused face.

  " Yeah.. a supernatural being..you guess right ". Lisa simled sheepishly, thinking that Collins will be okay but got it wrong.

  " I think I'm done with all those supernatural things..why did I happened to be in the wrong place again ". He said and stormed out.

  " Collins!'. Lisa yelled but he was already out of her earshot.

  ***

Collins same to be lost in what it seems like a valley full of green plants.

  " Where on earth am I now?". He questioned himself.

  " We are in valley Alabama..the most beautiful and peaceful valley ever made". Lisa said and smiled.

  " And why did you brought me here?". He questioned her with his eye twisted upwards.

  " Just to find peace and have freedom of my own life". She said and giggled.

   The sun delicate light had just turned the world a-flame with silver. She had a comely figure which was stem-thin. Her curvilinear waist didn't surprise him as much as the saffron tint to her complexion. She must be a native, he thought to himself. Her crescent shaped eyebrows inclined slightly as she saw him staring at her. He yelped at being caught.

    Her languid eyelashes of velvet-black blinked once slowly, as if to invite him over.

When he came closer to her,  he noticed her scrolled ears and her elegant nose. She nuzzled him with her nose and he couldn't believe it. Will it be a  custom for her people, he reckoned. It was love at first sight.

    But he didn't know how to admit it for she was also a supernatural being. Her luminous, heavenly-white teeth flashed as she pawed at him with her film star nails. Her hair was a glorious tumble of star beam-gold and her virility-brown eyes set his heart a-thump. Her oxbow lips positively drooled with goodness. Oh! Those sugar candy-sweet lips, her elegant personality, all mesmerized him. She was the allure from the submerged kingdom and the first and last daughter of her parents.

  Collins cleared his throat and looked away then back at her again.

 "Anyway, why did you leave your kingdom to this place which looks like a valley of no return?". He asked and took a long look around him .

  " Well..I got tried of how pampering my parents were pampering me..and how they don't want me to get close to anyone, especially the men's". She said and sat on a bench which was close to a stream near where they were standing. Collins looked at her for a while before joining her.

  " Did you just run from home to have fun?". Collins asked.

  " Yeah..it been two hundred years since I came out.. which looks like 20 years here on earth right?". She asked Collins and he nodded his head.

  " So tell me..how is the world like..I mean how are things over there?". She asked and her mood jumped that instant.

  Collins had observed her for a quite while, he noticed that she wasn't of a bad intentions. He begin to tell her about the world.

  "Hmmm..the world is a nice place..but those bad supernatural beings had made the world hard since they won't leave the humans to live their life peaceful ". Collins said.

  " What have they been doing there?".