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Gaia's Daughter

 

He woke up, immediately longing to go back to that Place. Everything was soft, painless and instilled desire. He missed the youthful woman in gold and green especially, for he hadn't spoken to her yet.

 

Determined to return, he shut his eyes again. No, this is not a figment of my imagination. It has to be real! “Daniel, we meet once more. So do you think this is a dream?” her melodious voice trilled as a canary sings. A pure sound in another language, yet translated into human tongue.

 

He shook his head. The myriad of colours spread out in a kaleidoscope. Corn blue skies with orange hues, meteorite stars blazing though it is day. Hardly any clouds obscuring. There was no sun or heat, only coolness carressing like invisible fingers. Different greens blossoming around Daniel, sprouts twigs, huge trees and little shrubs. Heard the calls of birds of paradise. Some flew ahead, feathers iridescent, fluttering on long tails as they chased one another playfully.

 

Clumsy birds waddled past him. Purple dodos, more shiny looking than any pictures on books. Great auks took turns to dive into the green ocean, glossy black with white stripes. They were the size of retrievers! Doglike tigers pursuing antelopes. For a moment, he couldn't recall its name.

 

He smiled. How much humanity has lost. Oh yes, it's called Tasmanian Tiger.

Surreal. The wood was transparent, you could stick your fingers in. The water' was simply mystical. Behind him, the woman stopped and whispered, “This is Paradise and I am Gaia's daughter, Hermione.”

 

Daniel wanted to cry and laugh at once. Hermione appeared, cloaked in a mesmerizing green gown , black shiny tresses flowing, full lips in a smile. A crown of flowers decorated her head. “I don't know why you've always come here. I usually see only the Extinct of your planet.”

Was this still on Earth, or heaven? He held out his hands. She drifted rather than walked. “This is between heaven and earth. Mother is very busy caring for earth. So, I stay here as guardian. Now I am feeling lonely, Daniel.”

How he wanted to stay! Hermione looked just like his beloved. Maybe she takes the form of whom you miss. No one will yell at me, and I won't have to do anything I don't want to. But my family needs me….

I can tell them I'll go on a long vacation. Since these animals have a refuge, I want to share it too…

“I'll come back,” he replied. The woman embraced him and was suddenly gone.

Daniel said he was going on a long holiday. Then he called her name.

“I can't wait to learn about this world again. Thank you.” They walked into the mists.