AUTHOR'S POV
Diana barely slept last night. She didn't even know how she slept after all those unbelievable and inexistent pieces from their pasts. "He hated doctors, so I won't make any difference. Besides, why would I?", Diana said with a long sigh as she get up from the bed. Beams of sunlight have started to seep through her window, aiming at her face. Gladly, she had no signs of weariness from an apparently long sleepless night. "Why would I be bothered, he got a girlfriend", once again, Scott stumbled in her mind. All morning, thoughts of him constantly springs to her head. Wearing a long gray laced satin night gown with a matching laced long sleeves robe, Diana was combing her hair and sprucing herself up when she heard a soft knock on the door.
"Room service for Ms. Diana Woodsworth?", a lady with dark blonde hair and brown eyes who looked like she's in her 40s greeted. She was followed by a team of three young lads standing behind her at the door.
"Please come in", Diana delightfully said as she open the door wide, and welcomed the island staff to serve her breakfast and clean up her bungalow.
"Would you like to have your breakfast served at the balcony, Ms. Diana?", the lady asked with a lovely smile. She looked so prim and proper with her hair tied in a pony tail, pushing a thin rimmed round eye glasses up her nose bridge.
"Yes, please. I'll be there in a minute.", Diana said as she went back in the bathroom to finish tidying up. The island staff prepared her meal at the balcony, and started cleaning up her bungalow.
As soon as Diana was done, she stepped out of the bathroom and stepped out into the balcony. The dark blonde lady assisted Diana for breakfast and happily served her. Diana was stunned with her very familiar smile that seemed to remind her of someone.
"Is there something wrong, Ms Diana?", the worried lady asked thinking of what she might have done as Diana stare at her intently.
"How rude of me! It's nothing, I'm sorry.", Diana smiled and waved signaling no. "Your smile just reminded of a couple of children I met here in the island", she said as she clasp her hands on the table.
"Please don't tell me it's Isavelle and Isaac?", she said in a very fretful tone as she squint her eyes, lowering her head a little.
"Oh my, do you know them?", Diana asked as she place her palms down the table and sat upright leaning towards the nervous island staff.
"I'm afraid they are my children, Ms. Diana. Did they do something wrong?", she asked politely.
"No! Definitely not! I adore your children. They are very lovable. I met them on my first night here.", Diana leaned on one side, rested her chin on her hand and smiled. "I'm sorry, but I didn't get your name", she asked.
"My name is Emilia, Ms Diana.", Emilia said as she prepare some tea for Diana. "I'm glad my children didn't bother you. Sometimes they are troublesome", she added.
"Please call me, Diana. No worries, your children are truly adorable", she replied as she notice something fell out from Emilia's pocket.
"What's this?", Diana picked up a reversed tarot card that shows Wheel Of Fortune.
Emilia's eyes widened. She pushed her glasses back to see the card clearly. And no, her eyes didn't deceived her. She froze at the presentation of the tarot card that Diana picked up. May it be coincidental, that card serves bad luck. "It's.. it's a tarot card, Diana. I tell fortune through cards, and sometimes palm reading for some guests and coworkers as my past time", she awkwardly smiled and took the card from her. "For free of course", putting back the card in her pocket with the rest of the deck. Emilia was bothered so much, that she offered to read Diana's fortune. She was anxious to wield her ability to see. "Would you like to try, Diana?", she asked.
Being skeptical, Diana was hesitant. She's never a believer of anything supernatural, magic, and clairvoyance. Thus, she doesn't want to be impolite to very kind lady. "All right, let's give it a try then", Diana agreed.
Emilia sat down across Diana. She laid out a small piece of red cloth from her pocket, and placed down a deck of slim tarot cards. She asked Diana to shuffle it and cut it in half, then put it back on the table. Emilia mumbled inaudible words before she started drawing the cards one by one.
THE LOVERS. Emilia sighed in relief at the first tarot card. "Ah! Love is on your way, Diana. You both are at the crossroads of love .", Emilia said with a sweet smile. It was a beautiful start, that she could've almost forget the Wheel of Fortune Diana picked from the floor. Diana lifted her eyebrows in her surprise. She was supposed to get married but it was cancelled. She doesn't have a boyfriend so, the first card reading is totally impossible to happen at any time. "Oh nice, I'm very lucky I guess. Onto the next one please", she shrugged her shoulders, as she sip her tea. Emilia thought Diana seemed unimpressed and uninterested in the power of her magical senses. However, she still continued to kill her curiosity on the girl with the sapphire eyes.
Emilia pulled out a reversed tarot card of 10 SWORDS. She paused, swallowing a lump in her throat. Nervously, she looked at Diana's eyes who's waiting for her foresight. "Destruction. Someone you trust and close to you will betray you", Emilia said in a serious tone as she gaze at Diana pushing the card towards her. "Beware of the person who is a wolf in sheep's clothing, they are fools who bring nothing but trickery", Emilia warned.
'Betray me? Now that's new.', Diana thought. She lived her life with only a few people close to her. She has been treated way too good, and almost perfect. "Ahh.. now who could that be?", Diana asked as she held the card up, getting more interested with the fortune ahead of her as shown in the cards.
"I'm sorry. I only read what's written on the cards", Emilia smiled, tightened her lips into a fine line . "We just got started, we'll see more predictions", she lowered her head and picked another card.
Next one is the reversed KNIGHT OF SWORDS. Emilia showed the card to Diana, afraid to apprise another warning. "Hmm… Someone is not being honest with you.", Emilia said as she squint her eyes through her glasses. She instantly noticed how Diana's reaction changed. "But don't worry, unspoken truth no matter how hidden, will still come out", she said as she tap the card on the table. Diana didn't say a word. She only thought of one person, and somewhere in her heart, she hoped that she's wrong. She gazed at the knight surrounded by sharp blades. Letting out a deep sigh, she shifted her gaze back on the deck. "Please go on", she said.
Emilia could feel Diana's change of heart. From being uptight and rigid, she's now all ears, refraining from drinking her already cold cupful of tea. Emilia drew another card and revealed… DEATH. She paused and swallowed a lump in her throat. Unsure if she'd lay it on Diana, she decided to put it back in the deck. She looked at Diana and smiled, "Why don't you pick another a card instead?".
Diana was confused why Emilia refused to read the card. Surely, she saw a skeleton riding a horse before she put it back on the deck. Well, she doesn't know the rules, and Emilia knows best. So, she just drew another card as told. Diana pulled out a card, and gave it to Emilia.
THE MOON. Clearly, Emilia understands that this card represents deception and difficult times in hidden things. She clenched her teeth, behind her trembling lips. Suddenly, she find it very difficult to breath. "I see nothing but darkness and terror.", she frowned as she finish reading Diana's cards. She slid her hand on the table, reaching for Diana. "Your life is in danger, Diana. Be careful", Emilia worriedly said, as she picked up all the cards together in one deck.
"What does it mean?", Diana furrowed her brows in confusion. She wondered could a card with a beautiful representation of a moon scare the fortune teller.
"Do... do you mind if I read your palm?", Emilia asked, while giving out an open palm.
Diana who's at the edge of her seat, laid her palm on Emilia's hand, wanting to hear more. Emilia clasped Diana's hands with one hand under, and the other on top. In a split second, her eyes turned completely white. Her grip on Diana's hand grasped too tight. Diana was shocked as she gasp in terror. She frantically tapped Emilia with her other hand, trying to wake her up from a trance state.
"EMILIA?! What's happening??"
Emilia was breathing and shivering heavily as tears flow from her eyes. In a few moments, blood came out of her nose. Diana panicked in fear and kept shouting Emilia's name. The other island staff who came with Emilia have already left long ago, that no one could hear Diana's shrieks. Emilia's body stiffened. In a moment, she shut her eyes close, as her body sap its strength loosening her grip from Diana's hand.
Diana stood up and held Emilia before she drops on the floor. "What happened are you okay??", she said as she rub Emilia's back handing her a napkin.
Emilia clutched on Diana's arm, looked up to her and said "The big bad wolf is coming for you, Diana!!".