A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST

I walked up to my room after reaching home without checking out on my mom. I don't want to ruin my sleep today. I decided to sleep in peace. 

As I lay on my bed changing into my pajamas, Noah walked into my room, to my bed, wearing the same dress when he came to my office. I rose up shaking the thoughts off.

"Why do I dream of him?" I sat upon the bed.

"Do I still like him?" I pondered.

"No…..Never…not at all…it can't be…I'm over him already…." I took the book from my side table and continued from where I left off.

I dozed off reading the novel.

The gunshot and chaos around shook me off and I screeched," No...Don't...help me...someone ,"as I fainted down.

I was lying in a hospital bed. I heard Noah's fainting voice calling out for me. I blinked my eyes and opened them slowly to find Noah looking at me with teary eyes. "Are you alright?" his brows furrowed.

''Mmmm….

"Do you feel pain anywhere?" he probed.

'Hmm ... .Mhm ... .No….My Dad…..Where's …..What happened?' my pupil dilated.

"He….He's ..in the ICU…." his voice broke.

'What.....' I gasped and sat up again on my bed.

This dream…..I've never seen Noah before in the dream, there's a change in the pattern and it seems like Noah was there helping me. I couldn't remember the incident back except for those fragments of my dream. Was he there or was it just my imagination after his sudden return? Does that mean I want to see him on the good side?  By my side? ' I breathed out trying to decode the change in the pattern of my dream.

I kept getting the dream for about a decade and there wasn't a change in the sequence. Today is exceptional. Maybe I should learn more about the incident, even  if I get hurt in the process. I was determined to know all the details and curled up on my bed and closed my eyes.

A sudden ringing sound disrupted my sleep. It was a text notification, I grabbed my phone with half-open eyes trying to read but my body pushed me off to a deep slumber, holding the phone close to my chest.

It was past 9 am.

When I opened my eyes, I sauntered to my washroom tossing the phone on the bed. I brushed my teeth and washed my face to awaken myself from the drowsiness .I took a quick shower and dressed up. I felt lazy and wanted to lie down but my legs forced me to the door and I ran down the stairs picking my phone from the bed and walked past the kitchen to the main door .

The driver was waiting at the entrance and I hopped in my car. He drove me as fast as he could to the office.

  Mr. Roy was waiting for me in my office already, when I rushed in.

"Good Morning .....Ms. Ash..."

"Good Morning, Mr. Roy. Hope you have good news for me?"

'Uh….Well….' he dragged.

I settled on my chair and looked at him eagerly.

"Miss...We found that Mr. Noah was there whenever we were in trouble. He had done things secretively to help us out . Every issue we faced by those greedy moles inside our company to fail you, were tackled with the help of outsiders. And those were all Noah's people."

I sat there expressionless, wordless hearing the information Mr. Roy spilled.

"But …Miss…." he hesitated.

My curious tongue went ahead," What?"

'He was there for you, whenever you had issues, even the attacks, to save you and it was him, who saved you from those murderous men.'

"You…mean…his disappearance during his important meetings were to help me?" my heart broke, as I said.