7. The legend of the trapped souls

After us came Franklin and Eugene. We were like in the woods, surrounded by trees, it was a strange feeling, as if I had been there before. We started walking, Merida was standing near me and trying to control herself not to talk to me about the past.

We stopped in front of a house surrounded by stones with a wooden door. Apparently something had happened there that everyone was afraid to enter.

"We will not go inside, we will stay here outside to rest for a while then we will continue walking."

"Whose house is that?"

"It does not matter, but whatever happens do not get inside Tara!" Franklin told me seriously.

"You took me with you in this trip because you needed me,you should tell me where we are and what we are doing."

"You will find out soon Tara. Take a break now."

I got up and walked a little further, Gideon and Franklin followed me with their eyes. Merida got ready to come towards me but Franklin motioned for her not to move.

I looked around a little and leaned close to a tree. I was tired, hungry, thirsty. I had days without eating my eyesight started to turn orange to reddish until it turned black. I started to see some images around that house until I woke up finding myself in Gideon's arms. Tears welled up in my eyes.

"Are you fine?" There was concern, there was fear in Gideon's eyes.

Tears continued to flow even without realizing it. After I calmed down a bit, we sat on the ground where we were given packed food. I did not understand where they found it or maybe had not noticed where it was kept.

The images I saw did not leave my mind, I had them in front of my eyes.

"Did I have a relationship with any of you?" I asked as everyone looked at each other.

"You have had relations with all of us, you know us." Spoke Merida.

" What about a person like a lover or something like that." I raised my head and everyone was hiding their gaze.

"Why do you ask?" Franklin addressed to me.

"Since I had some images about the house. Things that made no sense. We were as a group I did not see their faces, it was one of them with whom I was very close, as a type of lover I guess. It was this girl who tried to approach, inside these walls is a courtyard with a round table and benches. Then one unbuilded house without windows. In one of the rooms the door must not be open . There is a little girl I'm trying to get out of there. They tell me not to do it, the little girl becomes aggressive, they become two girls who fight over who will come out first from the window. Then I had this image of me and one of the girls fighting which one of us will come out of this door. That girl wanted to come out and leave me inside. The person that I was supposed to have feelings for was shouting at me 'Kill her!'. I called for his help to get me out of there. Did I kill anyone?

No one was talking, after coughing Franklin spoke as always.

"You must have it because of the legend that you remembered. There is a legend about two sisters who are imprisoned in their children age in one of the basements of this house and only if they are replaced by someone else they can get out of there."

"How, do they swap places?"

"Prisoning someone who comes from outside and swaping persons. "

"But in the previous images there was an adult girl who served us, also could not get out of this door."

"She was one of the sisters who managed to swap with someone but killed her during the exchange . She remained there without prisoning the other person, that's why she lures passengers inside of the house. They make someone feel bad about them , to save them and get them out of there."

"Her plans were already accomplished , but her sister ruined them!" Merida intervened and covered her mouth with her hands when she realized she talked too much.

"Did I kill anyone?" I repeated the question.

"No Tara you did not kill her, she is still locked up there. The one who lured us inside had made a plan to swap with one of you women, leave you there and go out, but her sister who was in the basement ruined it because she also wanted to get out. None of us knew what was inside of that house. When we realized that the legend was true, it was too late, we started to run out and you got stuck at the door, fighting because she wanted to trap you there. The only option was to kill her, but you did not. The man you said you had feelings for, he helped you because you had a boyfriend, he got in there, took you away from there, and you both got out of there."

"Who is that man ?"

"He is no longer here." Gideon intervened coldly.

"Where is he?"

"He has died. " Spoke without any emotion again. He didn't look in my eyes, talking about death so easily.

"I do not believe any of you. If I had the power to resurrect and oppose the forces of nature, I would have resurrected him if I had loved him and not this guy who looks at me with all this anger." I pointed my finger at Gideon as I stood up.

"Then you told me that only the one who had erased my memory could bring it back, it's supposed to be this dead boyfriend of mine?!"

I pointed to Franklin as he glanced at Gideon then me, and answered in a low voice.

"Your lover is dead, but we will resurrect it."

"Didn't you say yourself that it is not allowed? Didn't I lose the supposed powers because of this? Wait, all this is being done for him? Am I supposed to resurrect him? Is he your son?"

"No , Tara this is not done for him." He answered me in a louder tone.

"Then I want an explanation, why am I here, how do I know you, how do you know me? And what is the damn plan do you have ?!"