ALARM CLOCK DAWN (An Original Novel - Episode 42)

In the last episode Adam got a huge surprise when he and Evelyn shared the magic of their first kiss.

Adam also was led to Ikeda’s cave to be evaluated. Once in Ikeda's presence Adam immediately sensed an overwhelming feeling of calmness and familiarity. The best way Adam could think to describe it was Ikeda felt like a long lost best friend.

Today Adam’s encounter with Ikeda continues.

I hope you enjoy today’s edition of Alarm Clock Dawn.

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“There will be time for you to learn all there is to know. For now, just make yourself comfortable, be still, and relax. Much can be learned in silence.” The little man raised the steaming tea cup halfway to his lips and patted his free hand lightly on Adam’s. “The most important thing is you are here with us now.”

Adam took a slow sip of the soothing liquor. The tea was both warming and refreshing, a much higher grade than he was used to. He was amazed at the feeling of contentment and security that engulfed him. It was as though everything at that moment was unfolding just as it was meant to.

“You've been living in a dream, and now it is time for you to awaken,” Ikeda said.

These words sounded very familiar to Adam, and he tried to recall where he had heard them before. After a few seconds he was stunned to recall that these were the exact words the orphan had given him on the street yesterday.

A smile lit up Ikeda's face. “Yes, the universe gave you that fortune as a small preview of the future. You see, there is an intelligent energy that exists just beyond what your senses can perceive. It is an interactive web, constantly giving us direction and wisdom if we are awake enough to notice. Adam, this whole universe is full of what can be described as supreme intelligence that connects us all if we only open ourselves to it. Have you ever had a day or even an hour when everything felt right here,” Ikeda paused to cover his heart with his hand, “everything right here felt as though it was unfolding just as it should? This kind of thing happens all the time when you’re in tune with this energy and the flow of the universe, but most are just too distracted to ever notice.” Ikeda chuckled.

“Dear,” he said to Evelyn, “will you give us a moment alone please?”

“Of course.” Evelyn quietly pushed the chair back from the table and made her way to the door.

“Please keep a watchful eye out there.” Ikeda warned.

“Don't worry about me.” She replied, smiling as the heavy wooden door creaked as it closed tightly behind her.

Ikeda took a sip of tea from his small purple clay cup and cleared his throat. “Son, you are the one I've been waiting for. I knew you were the one the very moment I was in your presence.”

“I'm not sure what you’re saying,” Adam said, but it wasn't true. When he had walked through the door and was in Ikeda's presence, it felt like a kind of homecoming as if something long lost was rediscovered.

“You, my son, have the opportunity to play a very special role for your people in this lifetime. Our destinies have been intertwined since the day you were born. You see, you are the reason for my existence just as much I am the reason for yours.”

Adam furrowed his brow.

Ikeda paused and shook his head for a moment. “My, my, why is it they are always in such a race to the future before they fully understand the present?”

Adam was unsure if Ikeda was expecting an answer to this question. This wise and mysterious little man who spoke in riddles had completely captured his curiosity in just a few short minutes.

“It's time to stand still and let the foolish world rush by us. Now we will meditate.” Ikeda got up from his chair and motioned for Adam to join him to sit on the thick woolen rug.

“Sit like this, cross-legged, and face me.” Ikeda instructed him.

Adam positioned himself facing Ikeda. The moment he closed his eyes he heard words spoken softly in his head.

How lucid is your soul tonight
as guards are put to rest?
When not one is stirring ‘round you
and the sun is setting West,

your true being is emerging
as façades yield one by one
as you long to merge with oneness
and to greet the golden sun,

free from inhibitions imposed
by the mind you call your own
freedom from the past mistakes,
these karmic seeds you've sown,

cross legged, in the lotus
you begin to clear your wearied mind
wishing for a sliver of a moment
to leave the struggle far behind

your pulse begins to slow
as the void becomes your breath
your heart begins to soothe you
ever-beating in your chest,

dancing somewhere in the stillness
breaking shadows far and near
where a worry’s no longer a worry
and a tear is not a tear,
a wave is all consuming
a bright beam breaks clouds above
you reach your precious goal
and for a moment become Love.

As the words echoed, then gradually faded away into nothingness, he felt Ikeda's rough hand lightly touch his forehead.

Adam immediately felt as though he was surrounded by warmth and light, transported to a place of perfect peace and timelessness. Adam never wanted to leave this place and would have been satisfied lingering there in that place of warmth forever. Something deep within him knew that when he returned from the sweetness of this trance, his life would never again be the same.

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Tune in every Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday for new episodes of Alarm Clock Dawn! The final episode including a ENORMOUS plot twist will be read by yours truly live at the first annual SteemFest in Amsterdam on Saturday, November 12th.

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Alarm Clock Dawn is the first novel of a trilogy. The sequel entitled, Truth Is Stranger, will be published in the Spring of 2017.

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