The hue of shimmering green began to sparkle the pitch black skies. Bit by bit, the hues became more vibrant; as though giving the sky a glimpse of hope. Moments later, hues of pink illuminated the lower side of the green hues.
Ivy watched in awe with her parents.
The spectacular view of the rare Aurora Borealis in the northern part of the world was a once in a lifetime experience for her who was at such a tender age of five.
Without her younger self noticing her, older Ivy could see the electromagnets particles on her young self's magnet bracelet were reacting with the magnetic field reaction in the sky. Older Ivy then remembered her mother or rather their mother put on her younger self the bracelet before they left for the trip.
As each particle accumulated on her younger self's bracelet, eliminating the negative atoms, the forces emitted were leading both her younger and older self closer to the center of the field. Older Ivy nervously trailed behind her oblivious younger self.
"Awww, honey it's so pretty!" Sally, their mother, was enjoying the view with their dad, Peter. Older Ivy was feeling nostalgic at the sight of her parents which she wanted to reach out and embrace only to find herself following her younger self further down to a nearby lake.
Spending most of her time with her grandma as older Ivy recalled, it was a rare occasion that they would have family outings. She remembered she used to live as though she was an orphan since birth. Unfortunately, her younger self was too young to understand their parents' affection at just five.
She watched her younger self enjoy the sight of aurora dancing in the sky with excitement. Her younger self was walking closer to the edge of the lake for a better view. Older Ivy noticed she could feel an unexplained magnetic force pulling her forward as she slowly made her way towards the direction of the edge of the lake as well.
While older Ivy beamed watching the brightened up sky, she accidentally knocked head to head into someone else who was tying his shoelace as they both fell onto the ground.
"I'm sorry!' Both younger and older Ivy chirped as a tall figure wobbly stood back up just to find her nervous younger self who was being knocked to the ground looking back at him. Older Ivy found herself standing in front of both of them as it felt surreal as though it was only yesterday she met him.
"What the... !" The teenager cursed beneath his breath but noticed their bracelets were attracted to each other.
He was furious at first but soon noticed her younger self stood nervously in front of him. Older Ivy could tell he was more afraid that her younger self would cry out loud and their parents would come blaming him. He didn't notice older Ivy. Older Ivy then realised no one could see her existence but she could feel the same feelings as younger Ivy.
He wanted to quickly run away but halted halfway when he felt a tug at his bracelet.
"Oh no!" Her younger self suddenly squirmed when she noticed their bracelets could not unlatch by themselves while trying to pull away from his bracelet.
That's when older Ivy noticed the negative atoms from his bracelet began to eliminate itself from the bracelet he was wearing by exchanging electromagnetic particles with her younger self's bracelet. As more electromagnet particles were attracted to their bracelet, it got easier for them to break away.
"Aww... " Her younger self breathed a sigh of relief as they broke away.
"It's alright, now." He smiled as younger Ivy watched his eyes softening from his glare, she smiled sweetly at him. He was taken aback by her sudden cuteness.
"I am Ivy. What's your name?" She asked, admiring his bracelet which was shimmering in green hues.
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"Jason." He replied primly as she giggled.
That name sounded so familiar. Older Ivy's subconscious couldn't recall in a nick of time who it was.
"Thank you for helping me with the bracelet. You're my savior now." Younger Ivy giggled even more as she made a huge circle in the air and brought her hands to her chest before bursting out in her cute laughter.
He giggled together watching her cuteness as they heard someone else calling out for her.
"Ivy! " The three of them heard Sally calling out.
"Oppsy, the angry queen is coming for me. Save yourself my savior! I will protect you forever! Bye!" Younger Ivy giggled again as she skipped away towards her mother while Jason took some time to register what she meant before a smile broke on his face and played along.
"Bye, Princess Ivy!" He called out while waving back at her as he saw the last glimpse of her turning back and acknowledged him.
She noticed her younger self who was waving at him was also staring at Jason's bracelet which was glowing in light hues of green. Jason was still waving at her younger self and he didn't notice the changes of his bracelet at that moment.
Little did he know, younger Ivy's one was glowing in light hues of pink.
Older Ivy caught the glimpse of negative atoms dancing its way to the Aurora's force field to merge with the electromagnets in the sky. The little light pink hues were flickering in the green hues.
While younger Ivy was running towards her mother, a dark hole appeared swallowing both her younger and older self up as older Ivy immediately woke up with her adrenaline pumping hard. She couldn't move any parts of her body as she tried to catch her breath and calm herself down.
She told herself to fight her fears as she closed her eyes but they were all tears as she opened back them and could still see the dark hole swirling on top of her. She sobbed as she watched the dark hole slowly faded away. She could feel her heartbeat slowed down. Moments later, she gradually felt her senses coming back as repeatedly tell herself to fight her fears and it was only a dream.
She shifted in bed into a curl position for a moment as she sobbed remembering her parents in her dreams who felt so near but so far to embrace. She tried to find ways to lighten her mood. Her sub-conscious after getting used to many years of reminding her grandma's cooking was waiting and she must wake up, had forgotten for a moment that her grandma was gone as she calmed down believing her mind. However, moments later, reality fought back in her mind reminding that her grandma was no longer around. She forced herself against her will to grow weak again as she sat up in bed and forced herself to face her dream.
It wasn't the first time she dreamed of it. Every time it ended up with a dark portal swallowing her younger self before she jumped up from sleep but this time she could not feel her senses for a moment and that scared her even more of her mental state.
The Aurora and her parents; that unforgettable view.
That teenage boy; she tried to recall his name but she couldn't remember it again.
It was a repeated dream ever since she was a toddler. She was reminded of the last trip she ever went with her parents was to Iceland to watch the aurora. Perhaps, that was the reason the dream kept repeating itself as she continued to miss her parents and that incident in her dream was the only memory she could recall from the trip.
She lamented on how she can never remember her savior's name as she caressed her bracelet shimmered in hues of pinks. After that trip, no one could explain the addition of pink hues on her gray metal bracelet.
She was startled by the sudden phone vibration with Sandra's caller ID.
"Hello?" She immediately forced herself to change into her cheery mood as she chirped.
It was a week after the event which meant it was another week left to study for their monthly exam. Ivy noted in her mind perhaps that was the reason her nightmares were relapsing.
"Sleepy head, I have breakfast packed downstairs. Hurry up or we will miss the bus!" Nagged Sandra.
"Yes, alright! Coming right up!" Ivy got out of bed as a book fell to the ground. She picked up the novel and recalled she must have been reading and fell asleep eventually. She quickly took a bookmark by the bedside table and slipped into the page which has earmarks from falling off to the ground as she read a little to check if it was where she stopped last night.
"Hurry, go go!" Sandra chased after hearing the commotion followed by a moment of silence. Ivy checked the time to be eight in the morning as she rushed to prepare for lectures which is in an hour. "Alright! Bye!" Ivy said in a hurry as they both hung up.
One thing Ivy learned ever since her grandma left was that there are some things she could not buy even if she inherited a fortune; genuine companionship. She was grateful for those who had pushed her forward in life despite still coping to accept her present while reminiscing on the past as a hope to move forward a little each day.