Chapter 238: A NEW WORLD

Chapter 238 A NEW WORLD

A frown made it’s way to her Haven’s face when she found herself in a completely different place. She was no longer in the hot desert but in a room instead. She threw off the quilt which was used to cover her body and got to her feet, her eyes looking around cautiously. How did she end up in a room?

Really, what on earth was happening to her?

Her eyes flew to the window and she hurried towards it. What she saw surprised her. Snow was falling from the clear sky. It was only then did Haven feel the temperature around her. It was extremely cold. She hurried back to the quilt she threw off earlier and draped it around her body.

Where is this place?

The room’s floor was covered with a light blue rug which felt soft beneath her feet. Looking around, Haven noticed the room wasn’t really big. It consisted of a few things; two cabinets, a small table and chair and the bed she was laying on earlier. There was also a folding bed at one corner of the room. The bed she laid on had taken up almost all the space in the room.

Haven’s teeth chattered. How many degrees was this place? Why was it so cold? Haven had never felt this cold before.

“ You’re finally awake.” A voice said out of no where making her scream. She turned around to see a little boy peeping from under the table. She hadn’t seen him earlier.

“ You’ve been asleep for a week now. I thought you’ve died.” The little boy crawled out. “ I’ve never seen someone sleep that long, it’s really a wonder. I really thought you did die already.” The little boy seemed to be quite a talker apparently.

Haven didn’t reply him but her curious eyes stared at him. The boy probably knew something. “ You.. is this your room?”

The boy shook his head. “ It’s my older brother’s but ever since you came, he’s been staying in my room.” He looked at her with a look of accusation as if saying it’s her fault.

Well technically it was but that wasn’t the point.

Haven’s found the little boy’s glare funny. The boy looked like he was no older than seven and wore woolen clothes Haven thought was too weird to be worn in this era and a knitted shawl on. His eyes were the color of deep blue, just like the ocean and reminded Haven of Lucious’ eyes.

“ How did I get here?” She asked hoping to get some information from the boy.

The boy shrugged as he approached her. “ I don’t know, my older brother brought you back from the desert. I was wondering what you were doing there.” Haven also wanted to know. What was she doing there or to be precise, how did she even end up there?

“ My father tells me the desert of no return is really dangerous and no one should go there. He said it’s not safe so what were you doing there?”

The desert of no return? Was that the name of the place she had been?

“ Desert of no return? What is it?” She asked. The boy looked at her in surprise.

“ You don’t know the desert of no return? Weird.” He remarked. “ Everyone knows. Everyone in this village knows the village of no return. It’s a forbidden place.” He lowered his voice into a whisper. “ It’s very dangerous.”

Haven crouched down besides the boy bringing herself to his level. “ If this.. desert of no return is forbidden as you say, then what was your older brother there ?”

“ Brother Kace is a very strong man. He’s one of the strongest in the village if you don’t know.” The boy’s voice was filled with pride as he spoke about his brother.” He’s so strong that the desert is no match for him. He’s the strongest of the guardian angels and one-day I’ll grow up to be just like him!” He put both his hands on his waist and made an expression which Haven found amusing. But something else piqued her curiosity.

“ Guardian angels?” She repeated the strange word with scrunched brows. She had never heard such a word- Wait, Angel? Was she dead?!

“ Did you just say angel?? Am I dead?” She asked with eyebrows shot up making the boy laugh.

“ You are really funny. Don’t tell me you don’t know about guardian angels too.” He slapped his head when he saw Haven shake her head.

“ I don’t.” She answered honestly. Her answer made the boy make another expression which Haven found adorable. “ I’ve not heard such a word before.”

“ That’s impossible!” He exclaimed. “ How can you not know about guardian angels?? What are you exactly? And where are you from?” He looked at her as if he was sizing her up.

“ Me? Well I’m from Blood Moon Pack.”

“ Blood Moon Pack? Where’s that?”

“ Newfoundland?”

This time, it was the boy’s turn to get confused. “ I’ve never heard of such a place.” The situation became more and more confusing for Haven now. The boy had never heard of where she was from and she knew nothing of his either.

She became even more confused after talking with him. Maybe talking with the little boy was a bad idea? The one she should have probably talked to was his older brother since he had brought her here. This little boy was still a child after all.

“ Maybe I should talk to your older brother? He probably knows.”

Yes, she should rather talk to his older brother. Maybe he’ll help clear up the confusion.

“ Where’s your older brother? Can I meet him?” The little boy shrugged.

“ Yes, Brother Kace probably knows.” He cleared his throat and pointed to a cloak on the chair. “ Use that and come with me.” He said before running out. Haven wondered what was the need for a cloak but she picked it up all the same before following the boy with a smile. Her smile soon dropped when she stepped out to be greeted by her new surroundings.

A new world she had never seen before.

Small houses made of fine woods lined the streets as they walked. Some were painted in a reddish- brown color while others in cream. Others were built with red bricks that rose up to the sky. A fountain adorned with stone lions and what looked like gargoyles was place in the middle of the city or village or whatever this place was.

Really, Haven wondered, where had she ended up?