A Hayu's Dream
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He has a hand on where the baby is. I don't feel any movement except my chest is feeling a little tender. I haven't thrown up yet. I feel fine. I hope I'll be fine.
Feeling fine,
Elizabeth
July 1, 2101
Dear Anne,
Bruce woke me up at dawn. I wonder why. The sun was shining. He carried me outside to watch the sunrise. Then he left me under a tree. I fell asleep and dreamed of people who were dressed in all black clothes that looked scaly and molded to their bodies with round barrel shaped masks covering the heads. I don't know why but the name of disguised Human is kind of describes them.
A disguised Human signed to me "Our race's name is Mesen’s Curse. Welcome to Terrania. You and the crew will meet soon."
Then I woke up. Bruce came by with tomatoes for breakfast. I had apples to drink. Then Bruce carried me back inside the citadel. We have been calling it Citadel. We saw Maureen and Christian were making out. Bruce carried me outside and put me down near a tree. Heather stopped by and I told her about Christian and Maureen making out. Heather stormed into the citadel. Bruce sat next to me. I don't know what's going on in the citadel. I don't have my hearing aids. They don't work anymore. I feel cranky and tired.
Wow what excitement. Christian and Bruce with Tolland climbed the hill next to the compound. They came down pretty excited. They told us that they saw a ship. It's a shuttle named “Eileen”. It's in a mountain valley. The men wanted to go but Heather put her foot down. She insisted that Tolland stay and rest. I asked Christian if the ship was flyable. Christian told me slowly that part of the ship's wings is broken. It seems to be sitting in a valley. Neither man saw anyone around the ship. Bruce and Christian left to the ship. I hope they get there safely. I really hope there are people on the ship. Heather told me to go back to bed. Who died and made her my boss? Really rude. Hmph. I went to the citadel and saw Maureen lying on her bed. I chose my bunk to be next to hers. The bunk beds are lying in row. There are about six bunk beds. We had a nice conversation. We talked about babies. I asked Maureen what she was going to name her baby if boy and if girl. She told me John and Yelena. I see she's a fan of my favorite TV show. I told her I was going to choose the name "Sheridan". I told her about soap operas. She was confused about them. I did my best to explain them. She went to sleep when Heather walked by. I'm a little annoyed with Heather. I feel a little tired. I didn't sleep very well last night. I kept waking up to see what time it was. Bruce slept on the bed above me. I also felt sick like throwing up along with some nausea. It's a good thing I didn't throw up. Someone kissed me on the lips. I woke up to see Bruce. He carried me outside. We met the shuttle crew of four people. I hope their not perfectionists. I really do. The shuttle crew was Helen Mathers, a tall woman with spiky blonde hair and blue eyes; she had a fake left ankle. Erik Herita, a black man with a fake right arm I could tell they were fakes because of the metal claws on them. Helen's ankle and foot had a claw foot. Paul Kovik, also a blonde with green eyes and tall, Helen's husband like Christian has no problems and Jorge Grento, a Latino has a vision problem and wear's glasses. It was nice to meet them. We introduced ourselves. They asked us what year it was. They told us it was year 2080. We told them it was 2101. They have been asleep for a long time. After the introductions Christian led them in the citadel. Bruce set me down by a tree. I went to sleep and dreamed of a helicopter. The dream disturbed me that I woke up fast. Bruce looked shocked to see me awake. I told him I had a nightmare about a helicopter that looked sinister. It was very weird. Bruce hugged me and gave me an apple to eat. He also had tomatoes. I'm getting a little sick of tomatoes. I want something else. I want pizza and a hamburger. I have cravings for food we don't have. I want chocolate. Bruce is sitting next to me nuzzling my neck. I'm trying to write but his nuzzling is bothering me. I like his nuzzling. It is very relaxing. I think I'll stop writing and enjoy it.
Bruce nuzzled my neck that I think it's a little sore. Heather came by and told me to be in bed and not outside here. She explained that there was a rainstorm coming. I looked up at the sky and I could see dark clouds. Bruce carried me inside the citadel. He took me to a room with six bunk beds all made out of metal. Then he laid me down on the bed and we lay spoon fashion. We stayed there until dinner time. The rainstorm left everything wet outside. Dinner was pop tart with a package to chew with. It's been awhile since I chewed packages. My teeth are feeling fine. It's been awhile since I had a pop tart. Bruce carried me outside and set me down near a tree. We had dinner. The rainstorm was a little short. The bush I sat was wet. I think I got my coverall wet. I really hope not. Helen came by and tried to talk to me in sign language. I'm surprised that she knows sign language. Wow. We chatted about babies. I told her I was expecting. She was surprised. She wasn’t surprised when I told her about Maureen and Julia both expecting babies. I guess they are showing a bit. I’m about a couple days along. Helen showed me her fake ankle and foot its actually pieces of metal attached to her leg that has a claw like foot bottom. Helen wandered around. I went to sleep and dreamed of the Mesen’s Curse again. In my dream they were coming to here to see us. I hope they know sign language. Then I had a weird dream of a large bubble ship firing its laser beam against a planet. There was a green moon next to the planet. I deducted that the planet was Terra and the moon was Edenia. I don't know why I had the dream. Bruce came by and I told him my dream. He was disturbed. I asked him if he saw anything besides the shuttle while on top of the hill. He told me he saw a river not far from here. Then he added about seeing a figure in black barrel shaped head and scaly skin look disappear behind a tree. I asked him if the figure had a sword. He was surprised about that. I told him about my dream of the Mesan’s Curse telling me they are coming to visit. Bruce told me he had the same dream too. Then after the sunset Bruce carried me inside the citadel. He laid me on a bed and took the top bunk. I pulled out my diary.
Helen saw me and asked with me lip reading, "What year are you from?"
I told her 2001 and my name too. She was surprised. She told me that she met my descendant Anna as an old lady and a grandmother. The light is fading. It's getting harder and harder to write in here. I'll write more lately. I hope someone has a flashlight.
Bye,
Elizabeth
July 2, 2101
Dear Anne,
It rained last night. Heather told me. Bruce let me sleep late. I woke up. I threw up in the hallway in front of Helen. She told me to go back to bed. I asked her if she was a doctor or a nurse like Heather. Helen told me she was a doctor. I went back to bed. I didn't throw up. I feel I have morning sickness. It is awful. Helen examined me. She confirmed I was expecting. I went back to bed. I saw Maureen asleep on her bed. Julia was elsewhere. Shouldn't she be in bed too? Hmm. I feel sick. I feel like my insides are turning out. I had a vision of me as a Wolf giving birth to cubs in a small cave with Mesan’s Curse there. The babies sucked milk from my chest in my wolf form and then the Mesan’s Curse took the babies away and left me on the bed with Bruce. Everyone was asleep and didn’t notice the Mesan’s Curse.
Bruce woke me up by kissing me on the cheek. Then we walked outside. I saw Jorge and Paul in a discussion. They were discussing Christian. They wanted Helen to lead us not Christian. I sat down besides a tree and leaned against the tree. Bruce went to get me some food. He got apples and leaves a plant. We ate lunch under the tree. I saw Heather arguing with Helen. I lip read them arguing about pregnancies. Helen wanted the expecting ladies to walk around and get some exercise. Heather disagreed. She insisted that they stay in bed. I hope Paul, Erick and Jorge are doctors and nurses too. They'll be able to help solve Heather and Helen's argument. I saw Paul and Jorge. They were talking about Christian. I lip read them talking about bumping off Christian if he wouldn't step down from leadership. Heather and Helen solved their argument. They decided that the expecting women could take a five minute walk and then lie down. Christian came by and told Helen he's turning over the leadership to her. I hope it
wasn't Paul and Jorge. I asked Christian why he turned the leadership to Helen. He told me his wife Maureen and the coming baby is his priority. I wandered around camp. Heather saw me and kept looking at her watch. I looked in other buildings. The buildings were round and like the citadel. There were six of them. I looked in each of them. I saw three had one room. Heather came by and tapped her watch. She told me my five minutes was up. I walked to the citadel. I lay on bed staring at the bed above me. Bruce came by and lay on his bed. I guess he was tired. I don't know what I can do now. I'm bored. I don't feel too tired. Maureen is on the bed next to me. She wants to talk to me in sign language. My conversation with Maureen was about the door that brought us here. We talked about showing it to the Eileen crew. We figured the door could bring us back to Terra. I reminded Maureen about the perfection law. Maureen told me that she thinks the law is no longer a law. Bruce carried me outside. I sat next to a tree. I watched Bruce, Terin and Tolland build a campfire. I leaned against the tree and felt something hit my head. I looked up and saw the tree was an