The man led Derek into a darker part of the park. The trees grew
thicker. The obvious question was “Who are you?” he replied “Nobody
important” which was (to Derek) an obvious lie. “Derek Ragston…
This was not meant to be your destiny.”
Derek, stunned by the fact that the man knew his real name questioned
“Destiny?” “Look, Derek there was a reason why you had to live and it
was not just because you were a little boy. It may have taken us many
years to get the preparations on track and many more to plan exactly
when we should meet you. This is that time. Your job, your apartment
and your life is all behind you now” The man’s voice was rough and he
sounded old. He lowered his voice. “I know this may seem like a lot
right now… but you have to trust me. It’s for the better.”
Derek responded “I have no choice. Who would know so much about
me? Something like this has never happened. I want answers.” The
man glanced to him, the two still walking “And you will get them.”
They walked deeper yet into the park and soon it seemed like it was
pitch black. It was only 6:15. The second the two of them started
talking not too long ago, Derek had stopped keeping track of where
they were going. Now, he didn’t recognise this part of the park even
though he had been through it hundreds of times over. “Wait… where
are we? I don’t believe I’ve been to this part of the park before.” The
man replied “That’s right. Nobody has. Just you, me and my crew.”
“Crew?” “Oh yeah. You’ll love ‘em.”
The surrounding was now completely foreign. Unrecognisable. It’s as if
Derek had stepped into a completely different reality. The pitch black
made him uneasy and the sound of the man’s voice was the only thing
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