Wings

Chapter 10

Olivia went to school with James and Jessie. They hadn't met Snow yet, but they would soon. Cindy had decided to take Snow to the cat cafe where the kitty could roam freely. Cindy promised to take good care of Angora, which relieved Olivia. Yesterday, James and Jessie had not been in Olivia's room, probably because they needed to finish some schoolwork. But also because they wanted to give Olivia space for what happened during PE. Olivia was now on break and was walking with James and Jessie between her.

James looked at the girls. "I have to go take care of something. I'll be right back." Then James walked away quickly.

Olivia was just about to start talking to Jessie but then her vision began to blur. Not only that, but she began to get dizzy. What was happening? Why did she suddenly start getting dizzy? Jessie looked at Olivia and immediately she lost her beautiful smile. She was now looking at her with concern. "Olivia?"

"I feel dizzy..." That was all Olivia could get out before she fell to the floor and passed out.

She felt like that one Warrior Cat apprentice Ravenpaw, who also fainted when he tried to speak. You can read about this in "Into The Wild" by Erin Hunter. Did you know that Ravenpaw was her favorite character in the book series?

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Olivia quickly opened her eyes and immediately looked around. Everything and everywhere was white where she was now. What was this place? This is often seen in series, movies, books, comics, and video games. Then the girl with wings thought of one thing about where she might be: inside her head. Olivia looked around in a bit of a panic. Was she dead? That was impossible! She felt fine until the hazy vision played itself out and dizziness set in.

"Olivia."

Olivia immediately turned in the direction of her name. But she didn't see anyone. The voice sounded soft and friendly. It was also a woman herself. Then Olivia heard her name again after some silence. She looked around more carefully and then finally saw a figure appear. It was a woman who ... surprisingly looked like her. She had brown hair down to her shoulders, brown eyes, and wore different clothes like from another century. It was exactly a warrior's uniform. At least that was how Olivia would explain it to herself. Not only that, but the woman even had wings just like her! Olivia opened her mouth in shock and stared at the woman. The woman smiled and walked carefully toward her, probably so as not to scare Olivia. When the woman stood in front of the girl, she smiled. "Oh, my dear daughter ... You have grown so big."

Olivia gasped. Excuse me? What did she just say? Olivia had heard correctly when the woman's words hit her ears. She watched the woman carefully, taking every detail and storing it in her mind. The woman looked just like her. Then Olivia realized something and perhaps had a theory of who the woman could be. Was this ... her mother?

"Mom?"

The woman nodded with a smile and had tears in her eyes. She gently placed her hand against Olivia's cheek and stroked it gently. The feeling was pleasant and warm. Olivia didn't know what to answer or how to respond. All these years and all her life she did not know who her parents were and now she is finally meeting her mother. Now that she knows and knows her mother, she also wants to know about her father.

The woman moved her hand away from Olivia's cheek and the girl felt embarrassed, but missed the feel of her mother's hand against her cheek.

"Listen, I know you have a lot of unanswered questions, but we don't have time to spare. Tell Cindy you met me. She will believe you. It's high time you knew the truth."

"The truth about what?" asked Olivia in a curious tone.

Just before Olivia's mother could say anything, she noticed that she was beginning to disappear or, in other words, fade away. After Olivia noticed this, she wanted to say something immediately but her mother stopped her by shaking her head no gently. "You wake up, honey. Remember what I said to tell Cindy. I will love you forever and I will always watch over you. Goodbye."

"Mom! Wait!" Olivia said loudly, but she watched her mother disappear completely and that was when everything went white. It was a sign that she was waking up.

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Olivia opened her eyes and blinked a little so her brown eyes were used to the light above her. She sat up and looked around. Her shoes were on the floor near the corner of the one-person bed. The room was small but comfortable. There were posters, bulletin boards, a desk, and other things you often saw in offices. Then Olivia had an idea where she could be. In a nurse's classroom. Or was it a doctor's?

Just as Olivia wanted to get out of bed, the door opened and the girl with wings was quite a bit in shock when she saw the doctor who looked exactly like James. Only the doctor was even older. Maybe around the age of 30. He held a clipboard and looked at Olivia, who was awake. The doctor smiled immediately after seeing that she was awake. "Nice to see you awake, Olivia."

Olivia nodded respectfully. The doctor put his clipboard down on his desk and sat down on his desk chair. He looked back at the girl with wings. "How are you feeling?"

"Much better now. I do remember what had happened."

The doctor nodded. "Good. You made your two friends very worried and your teacher. You may go home an hour early from the secretary's office. You may now go if you want. If the weather repeats anything like that today, then you had better stay home tomorrow."

"Understood," Olivia informed the doctor before her feet made contact with the floor. She put her shoes back on as the doctor opened his metal closet and grabbed Olivia's backpack from it. He handed it to her. Olivia put it over her back. "Who packed my stuff?"

"Jessie. James gently laid you on the bed."

Olivia nodded. She said goodbye to the doctor in a respectful way before heading out of the room. It was quiet in the hallway and no one was there. It was a sign that classes were in progress. She couldn't wait to see Snow again, who was currently at the cat cafe where Cindy worked. But did Cindy know what had happened to her? Had the secretary mentioned that? She couldn't forget the moment when she had finally met her mother in her mind. But what about her father? Who was he? What truth did she need to know? What was Cindy hiding?