Chapter 10 - How Is This Possible?

From the basement of Christopher's home, the brick wall from one side appeared to be rippling the same way as water. A leg seemed to step out of the wrinkled wall. Then soon, an arm. Then eventually, a man's entire body came out from the liquified brick before it turned completely solid again.

Martin had just come back from a quick visit to Pelagy in response to his master's request. That one precious hour was already a day spent in Pelagy.

Returning to the home in Trinity Bay, he was alarmed by the sight of darkness. Worse of all, the weather had become dreadful. The air was cold, and rain immensely continued to pour.

He suddenly feared for his second master's condition. He hurriedly went in search of Christopher, only to find him next to Amanda, holding her hand as she leaned against his shoulder. They were both on the carpet floor, leaning back next to the foot of the sofa, sound asleep.

He was hesitant to wake up Christopher, seeing him very comfortable and well-rested. He extended his hand to touch Christopher by the face and felt his warm skin. He thought, 'Amazing. How is this possible?'

Rarely had Martin felt Christopher's warmth. He wondered if it had something to do with Amanda specifically, or if his master simply liking the company of this woman.

He pulled back his hand and chose not to disturb their rest. Instead, he placed pillows around them. Should they lay themselves on the carpet, at least, they both would land on cushions.

Morning came and Amanda lazily opened her eyes. She still heard the winds blowing resolutely, but the rain had already stopped. She realized she was staring at the ceiling and next to her was a man breathing inches away from her cheeks, a hand holding her by the waist.

'Wow, Amanda, you two are surely moving fast.' That was her attempt to scolding herself.

She slowly turned to Christopher and saw a slight tint on his cheeks and on his lips. Amanda could not help but appreciate his handsome face. She had never been up close to any person for years, and she had never hugged another person for years.

Last night after the fire went out, Amanda feared of getting her fire out of hand. Thus, instead of lighting up another set of branches, she offered to keep him warm. She sat next to him by on the carpet and extended her hand as they leaned against the sofa and it did not take long for them to fall asleep.

Amanda remained to stare at Christopher for minutes, still in awe to be in this situation. The possibly peeked into her head, the possibility of actually having a real relationship, not necessarily romantic, but even a friend whom she could touch, hug, and lean on.

"What are you talking about, Amanda? We can hug you and you can always lean on us." It was Trisha speaking into her head.

She turned to the other side and shut her eyes. In her mind, she responded to Trisha, "What are you doing, Trish. I told you before never to read my thoughts without informing me ahead."

"Fine, we will talk later, but more importantly, we need to have a quick training. I've figured out a way for us to use each other's powers. I'll have Abasi transport you immediately - "

"I hate to break it to you, but I'm kind of busy right now. Can you give me a couple of hours?" Amanda countered, recognizing that she may not slip away without waking up the man beside her.

Still, Trisha did not listen to her. She knew well that Fridays and Saturdays were her offs, and Amanda was always at her disposal whenever she was not at work.

Amanda sensed that familiar electrical current that tickled her body. "No! No, Abasi. I'm telling you. This time I am a hundred percent sure I am not ready - "

Sucked into a wormhole, Amanda closed her eyes, knowing she was being brought elsewhere, farther and farther away from Trinity Bay. She never liked crossing this way, but because the masters were connected to each other through the crystals that Abasi could easily bring her to anywhere he chooses.

Knowing that she had arrived, Amanda opened her eyes. She was on the ground, surrounded with fallen leaves everywhere. She was in the middle of a forest.

"No, how is this possible," she heard Trisha's voice from a distance.

When Amanda turned to her side, she realized that Abasi managed to bring Christopher with her. Her eyes grew wide in horror. She looked straight at Trisha and spoke with her mind, "Have Abasi return us immediately! Now! Trisha! Now!"

Abasi, who was still in South Africa, heading to their training area, saw the image through Trisha's eyes. He was also taken aback. This had never happened before. He had never brought another being, other than the masters of the crystals, through his wormhole. He was positive he only called for the crystal masters.

When he saw Christopher's eyes slightly parted, Abasi was quick to announce, "I'm returning them now!"

"Ahhh…" Christopher reacted to a strange sensation of his body as they traveled back to Trinity Bay.

His eyes shut back, but he was almost certain he saw rays of the sun seeping through the forest trees. He felt the mild yet rough texture of leaves brushing against his skin and wind directly blowing on his face.

He felt his heart raced that he was reluctant to open his eyes.

However, in an instant, everything appeared to have disappeared. It was seemingly quiet again, and he felt the softness of pillows behind his head.

Slowly, he opened his eyes and saw the familiar ceiling of his home. He let out a heavy sigh, thinking it was just a dream, a strange dream.

"Hey, you are up!" Christopher saw Amanda getting up from the floor. He watched her smile at him that he pinched his face if all this was real.

Amanda giggled and asked, "What are you doing?"

He sat up and said, "I felt like I went from one dream to another."

Amanda realized Christopher might have felt or seen something when Abasi brought him to the forest by mistake. She pursed her lips and asked, "Why did you say that?"

"I - I could have sworn I was looking at trees and felt laying on leaves - It was probably a dream," he said while shaking his head and putting a hand on his forehead. He massaged it gently before looking back at Amanda.

"It was just a dream. We were here the whole time, Chris," said Amanda. "Listen, I have stayed here for too long. I really need to go."

Amanda knew she had much explaining to do with the other masters.. Furthermore, there was still the matter about Abasi bringing Christopher by mistake… 'Or was it a mistake?' She asked herself.