BERTRIM ACADEMY 4 Chapter 5: Plan Changes

"Mr. and Ms. Crimean, thank you for the dinner and for listening. I hope that your daughter would consider our school." The stranger said.

"Thank you, but will have to talk to her about this." Shea replied.

"I understand I'll be leaving then."

The stranger left and both Paul and Shea called their daughter to talk to her. Outside the stranger was picked up by a gray car, Mr. Bien was waiting for him.

"Aye dear, we know that you were thinking of going to EU but we also want you to have options if you like we will give you a bit of background then you decide. How's that?"

"It's fine with me, go ahead mom."

Aye listened and never tried to interrupt, as her mother describe and list all the school qualities, she tries to remember how it looks like from her tour.

"Aren't both school proposed the same?" Aye asked.

"Yes they have, I was also thinking of that. Anyway whatever school you choose would be fine with us."

"Did he mention where the school located?" Aye inquired.

"Well yes, it is found near Puerto Rico. A small island near it."

"That's good to know then." Aye answered thinking that the stranger didn't actually lie but omitted some specifics.

They continued discussing but Aye was still undecided and it was already getting late. They all went to sleep.

*Rei's Dream*

'A girl with a raven black hair with almost gray eye color was standing alone in the middle of a garden near the hospital. Aye realise that she's at the Academy in different time. The lady looks young more like 15 years old and bleeding. Suddenly a man took her inside a room and tried to control her profuse bleeding coupled by labor pains but unable too. They decided to let her deliver, and it was a baby girl. The baby was put her in an incubator for it was only 29 weeks. The lady went unconscious after delivering her child. Aye decided to look at the infant but someone block her line of sight.'

Aye woke up troubled and decided to sit herself upright then went in her bathroom. Inside her bathroom she look at her reflection and saw the same eye color with the girl in her dream, she look closely to her eyes and they are light shade of of gray then turns to silver when the moon light cast out its light.

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"Good morning, Aye" Both her parents called out.

"Good morning too mom, dad." she replied.

"Good morning dear. Since everyone is present why don't we give thanks before we eat together." Paul said and they gave thanks to the almighty father.

"Well, I have already decided which school I'll be attending to." Rei started the conversation.

"Really! It's Audessus University right?" Shai asked while Paul

"Really! It's Bertrim Academy right?" Both said in unison that Aye started laughing and both joined in.

"That was unexpected, but I have chosen EU. Sorry dad."

"Well there's nothing wrong about it, its fine." Her dad replied.

For the next 2 days Aye listed what to bring and packed what she thinks she'll need. After another day of finalising her list and things she was ready to leave the next day.

"You have grown to a young lady and this will be the start of your journey. I want you to be careful and never forget to call us." Shea said trying to control her tears from flowing.

"We have taught you for the pa.s.s 18 years of your life and I hope you never forget them. We'll always pray for you." Paul added and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"Thanks mom, dad. I will never forget what you taught me and I'll call once I'm settled. Bye." Aye replied and kiss them both in their cheeks.

She pulled her luggage in the waiting area for 30 minutes because she was early for the boarding time. She stayed near the gla.s.s window viewing the planes. After a while the plane she'll be boarding was called and she went to line up. Once seated she drifted to sleep.

*DREAM*

'She's back in the Academy but this time the girl was still pregnant and she's inside the library trying to look for a book. Aye approached her to try to talk to her.'

"Excuse me miss, may I pa.s.s? My sit is next to you." A young man asked might be the same age as her.

"I'm sorry." Aye answered letting the man pa.s.s, realizing that she fell asleep.

Aye was intrigued with her dream, twice she dreamed of her. She doesn't believe in coincidence and didn't wait for another minute to decide. She asked the flight attendant that she's not going and took her bags with her. Once out she called her mother.

"h.e.l.lo mom, its me. (Silence) I'm sorry to say I changed my mind and I'll go at Bertrim. I'm really really sorry mom." Aye said once her mother answered the phone.

"________ are you still in the airport?" Shea asked.

"Yes, I'm really sorry about this."

"Don't worry about it, I'm not angry just surprised I guessed. Anyway wait for us and will pick you up and try to contact the other school."

"Thanks mom, but don't worry I can manage it from here. I'll contact them."

"If that is what you like dear. Just be careful. Yes?"

Aye closed her phone after talking to her mother and ride a cab going to the city library. Once inside she looks around to ask for instructions and found the librarian talking to a student. She approached her and called her attention by waving her hand. The librarian notice her and asked.

"You must be a new student for Bertrim Academy right?" the Librarian asked.

"Yes mam, but how did you know?" Rei anwered.

"Your bracelet, all student entering that school has its own key."

"So this is a key. For what exactly?"

"Come! Follow me. " Aye followed her until they were underground and notice a door.

"Just read the words written in the very bottom part of the letter given to you and this door will open. The bracelet would activate the door as your Identification, its like your personal ID. Once open their will be other students waiting like you. Well then I have to go back I'll leave you now."

"Thanks, but how should I read this?" Aye asked but she already left her. Aye tried to read it in her mind until it was more fluent for her to say it out loud.

"I, (name) Wohs eht yaw." Aye said clearly out loud and the door started to scan her until it lands to her bracelet. The door opened and she entered with her bags with her. She wasn't alone, their were at least 50 people. They were asked to board a shuttle and she found an empty sit. While she was trying to load her things suddenly someone b.u.mp her and her small bag fell. She didn't bother to look at her but felt the persons eyes are on her and continued fixing her things. She decided to stay out of her site from now on.