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Bottle of Stories (67)

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Jayson returned to the main house. He looked for the Guardian of Dreams in every corner of the room but he did not find him. He sat on the living room chair and reach for the book lying on another chair beside him. The book has a blue cover with a design of different sized flowers. It is noticeable that the pages are uneven because some are thick, thin, and riped. Maybe he could use this to pass his time. He started scanning every page, skipping the wall of hand-written pages, and paying attention to pictures or objects that are pasted on the pages. He continued turning the pages until he saw the largely written word "Magic" with a bunch of thread around it. The Magic Thread We were playing hide-and-seek when Rayos fell off the tree while trying to hide there. Everyone is worried because his stomach did not stop bleeding. Linn tried to cover it by wrapping the affected area using the fabric from her skirt. Delo already left to call for help because we cannot carry him. Every ...

Bottle of Stories (66)

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Jayson stood in front of the tombstone. He wanted to confirm something but he forgot what he was going to do. He tried touching the ground hoping that he will sense their auras but he failed. This dream made him powerless. He sat in despair waiting for his consciousness to get him out of this place. It is better this way rather than bursting into anger, he thought. "Why are you here? I already said that you can stay at our main house." It was Lealyn. She put her fists on her waist consecutively tap her feet. "I am waiting for your explanation, traveler." "I just want to see the grave of your parents." "How rude! I did not expect this kind of attitude from you." "What are you talking about? I did nothing to upset you." "The truth is, you want me to assume that my parents are dead. But they are not dead! I can feel it. They can hear me. They can hear you too!" "You are crazy, stop it." "Cannot you understand? I on...

Bottle of Stories (65)

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Jayson cleared his throat before proceeding to tell the best story he could create. "I have been to a place where everything is moving. They are people inside boxes and they do not seem to be bothered when I look at them in their places. People do not even need to walk as long as they have money. "I got scolded back then because I tried to jump out of the moving platform. I think I had to be thankful for Rey because he stopped me." "Who's Rey?" asked Kid. "He is a reckless and immature person that needs a lot of guidance." "Have you ever taught that there might be a reason why he acts that way?" "Back then I have no idea." Kid nodded. "Tell me more about your friends and the people there." He realized that he doesn't want to talk about Rey anymore so maybe he could switch the topic to Annie. "Rey has a best friend named Annie. She let me stay at their house. As days pass I came to realize how it feels like to...

Bottle of Stories (64)

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"Jayson, wake up! You slept for too long and now you are sixteen years old," said the voice of the guardian. He was lying on a wooden floor. He raised himself and set aside his blanket. "What is it this time?" He did a facepalm and brushed his hair only to realize that its length reaches his waist. "This is too long! I don't want this!" "Come on, you look more handsome with long hair! You look like the rapper I know." "Rap... what? What is happening? Why your hair..." "Speak one word about my hair. You will never wake up from this dream again." He crossed his arms and looked at the open window "We changed our plan now so we will not go through everything but we fast forward three years from yesterday." The door opened and revealed a girl with long wavy hair. "Good morning. My name is Lealyn and I'm the owner of this hut. Sorry for not showing up I just arrived today." Jayson was baffled that the lit...

Bottle of Stories (63)

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He never thought that he would see the sky sparkling like what he sees right now. The trees whistled, and the grass danced as the wind blows. He was lying on the ground, feeling the soft breeze of nature. It was a surreal experience. He wished that real life is beautiful like this one. There are no pain and conflict around. It is just him and his surrounding. He switched his head to the right saw a figure beside him. He immediately inhaled and held his breath. "Don't be so surprised, Mister. It is me, Kid from the earlier." "When did you get here?" Jayson said with furrowed brows. "We played hide and seek and I just decided to stay here instead," he said enthusiastically. "So you ditched your playmates?" He quickly raised his upper body and clapped once.  "Please do not tell them!" he begged. Jayson let out a big sigh. "I want this to end now. This is taking too long." "You should not think too much." Kid lied o...

Bottle of Stories (62)

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"My suspicions are right," said Kid who appeared out of nowhere. "Is this a warning that something is going to happen here." The guardian of dreams remained quiet letting the cold sweat run down to his cheeks. Jayson felt that he needed to respond because his guardian seems to be nervous around Kid. "Just what I've said earlier, we're here to observe." "Then Mr. Dreams are interested in humans?" They remained silent. "Great news! Enjoy your stay here. I will pretend that this is the first time I met you." He pointed the guardian of dreams. Then he disappeared like nothing happened. "I'm scared! I thought he is gonna teleport us to another place. When that happens, everything becomes swirling and twisting and spinning..." "If you don't want that to happen, then why you made this dream so realistic anyway?" "Because you want the truth!" "You can just turn us invisible!" "You can...

Bottle of Stories (61)

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It was dawn when they found the animal. If this happened in the real world, Jayson would have already found the piglet in a matter of seconds using his ability. He was walking; still carrying the boy on his back, while the boy is carrying the piglet on his arms. "I am really grateful for your help, Mister. You can now put me down and I will walk my way to the barn." "No." He said as his sweat ran down on his face. "Why? You are tired of carrying me like this and you need to rest." "It is our duty, as a complete human to help disabled people like you. You suffered from the day you are born in this world and we should do everything we can to make you feel better." "I may not see the beautiful things around me but there you are proving me that I'm wrong. Your kindness is beautiful." There is a girl who appeared on the distance and waved her arms. "Kid, let's play together with our friends!" "Later Lealyn, I haven...