Call Me Ibrahim Chapter 4

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He opened his eyes. They were full of tears. His dream was so vivid, it took some time to fully wake from it. He lifted himself up and looked around him. This wasn't his room. It was the last place he had dreamt about. As the sound of explosions loudly rang out all around him, he looked about to see if he was, in fact, still dreaming. Something was happening above him. He lifted up his head and saw a large helicopter, swinging to and fro, making a loud noise as it descended. Even without all the dust swirling about, he was still having a hard time opening his eyes. He remained seated with his head lowered, and soon afterwards, a man emerged from the helicopter and helped him up.

"We finally found you".

He stared blankly at the man.

"It took us a long time to find you because you haven't used your abilities in six years. No wait, make that five".

He was a white man, wearing a safari jacket.

"What did you do last night? You're not as skilled as I am, but still, you're setting off the sensors like crazy."

He didn't understand the man's words. He noticed a woman standing behind the man. Her light, silvery hair flowed with the wind, seemingly faded from the sun.

"What did you do last night?" she asked.

"I was sleeping."

"Sleeping? I wasn't talking about that… Let's see, you made that Nazca drawing and you pushed over the Tower of Pisa, didn't you?"

"Oh, the soccer field? I remember that. But, that was just a dream."

The man and the woman looked at each other.

"He has the ability to materialize his dreams. Looks like Igor was correct, to an extent," said the man.

"Then…what did you dream about last night?" She stammered. Her eyes were filled with fear.

"I dreamt that the earth was under water."

"What?"

"A big flood. Like that story about Noah and his ark."

The man and the woman remained silent. The weight of their silence was too much for him to bear.

"We were late by a day," the man called several places on his cellphone.

"It's just the fate of this world, Sam," the woman whispered.

"Many places are already locked under water, they say. How long did it take for everything to be submerged in the dream?"

"I think by the afternoon. I couldn't really tell because it was so cloudy," he replied, still in a daze.

"We don't have much time. Did anything else happen in your dream?"

"There were boats. Big ones like the ark. There were lots of people on them."

"Thank goodness. How many arks did you build? And where are they?"

"I don't really remember."

"Hey, Jenny, I have to go get MJ," interrupted the man.

"Be quiet. You can't get on the ark anyway. Remember the oath. Child, try to remember. It's very important."

One by one, he named off the cities where an ark was afloat.

The man lifted his cellphone to his head. The bustling and noise of activity could be heard on the other end.

"What's going on?"

"You'll find out later".

She placed her hand over his heart. Her warm touch made his mind cloudy. He heard a faint voice, as if she was whispering into his ear.

''Your abilities are now sealed within this crystal. I am placing this necklace around your neck. You can break the seal any time you want. Then, you'll be able to dream again. But, you mustn't do that. You cannot ever dream again. You don't want to live in a world worse than this one. Remember this, child. You'll have countless thoughts like this, but don't ever blame yourself for what happened. We just weren't able to stop you. If you still feel responsible, then be of service to those who are still alive. Always do your very best.''

Her words sustained him for a long time after that.