"Jenna?"  Murray came running up to her.
he stooped down and shook her awake.  As soon as Jenna began to focus her eyes opened wide in a panic.
"Murray, Murray, thank goodness you are here.  The room that never could be opened, well light shone
from it, and then It opened at the push of my finger. It was so weird.  And then I wen inside, and there was this paper and the man. He is a wizard and-" Murry cut Jenna off.
"Jenna no one is here!"  He looked at her concerned. "How many fingers am I holding up?"  He held 4 fingers in front of her face.
"Murray I am not crazy!  If you don't believe me just go open that door.
Murray stood up and slowly walked to the door.  "This door?" He pushed his hand against it, and then to make a point he pushed hes shoulder into it.
"Listen I am not crazy! I know what I saw!"  Jenna was almost ready to cry.
"I don't think your crazy Jenna."  Murray said softly.
"You don't?"  Jenna herself wasn't even to sure.
"No I don't, but i do think you are some what delusional." He said this with a straight face.
"Gee thanks Murray.  Aren't those the same things?"  Jena sighed.
"Jenna I mean seriously I don't know what to think.  You came in late this morning looking like you hadn't slept in weeks.  Then you took on an extra shift, which you probably shouldn't have done, And now you are talking madness."  He let out his breath.  "Jenna I think that you should just go home, and get some sleep."
Tears rolled down Jenna's face even though she was trying hard to control it.
"But what am I going to tell the boss?"  Jenna sighed.  "Really, I can finish up."
"Jenna I will take care of it. Don't worry. Just go home and get some sleep. Everything will seem normal in the morning."  She smiled at her.  "Just go home."
Jenna stood up and dusted off her skirt.
"Okay, thanks Murray!"  She sniffed.
"Mo problem."  Murray walked with her to the front door, and waited with her while she called a taxi.
As the doors shut behind her She felt betrayed and used.  Confused, and very very tired.  She almost dozed off to sleep in the back seat, and was startled when the taxi driver spoke.
"That'll be thirty two fifty mammy!"  He gave her a grin as he held his hand out to her.
She paid him with the cash that Becky had given her, plus some spare change she had to scrounge for at the bottom of her purse.
"Thanks, and you should get some rest! Ya look awful."  hearing this from a grungy cabbie made the perfect ending to her "perfect" day. As she rode the elevator up she decided that a bath, and sleep were in order.  That should help clear her mind, and help her relax.  Murray was right tomorrow everything would be seem a lot more normal.
As she sat in the hot steamy tub of bubbles she felt her body relax and the stress melt away, and it wasn't until ten minutes later that she allowed herself to focus on what had happened. 
SO many strange things.  As she thought about the parchment, and remembered the signature she took a deep breath and submerged herself under the water.  Everything was all to real.  He was real.  When she bumped into him he was definantly real.  And as she forced herself to remember what he looked like there was no denying it.  how could she forget someone she had been dreaming about her whole life.  She came back up for air and gulped it in. 
"Why me?" she whispered to the air around her.
"Well there is one reason I can think of off the top of my head."  Even though the bathroom was steamy and warm Jenna felt a chill go up and down her spine.  She froze, unable to speak, unable to move. 
Gathering the bubbles around her she slowly turned about to see who was in the room.  Standing in the corner with his face pressed against the walls was Sorin.
"GET OUT!" Jenna screeched shrilly.
Started at the noise Sorin jumped, and bashed his face against the walls.
'Blast!"  He was rubbing his nose where he had bonked it  when Jenna screeched again.
"GET OUT! GET OUT!" Her eyes were wide.  Sorin turned in surprise, and the covered his face once he realized he was looking at her.
"oh I am so sorry."  He ran for the door, but slipped in some water that had spilled over onto the floor.  Even though he had lost balance he refused to uncover he eyes.  Jenna could only watch as as he fought desperately to keep his balance.  Once he finally did he stood there silently. Both of them were quiet for a little while.  Sorin with his hand over his eyes, and Jenna making sure to keep the bubbles close to her body.  It was Sorin that spoke first.
"Jenna never in my life have I ever been anything but a gentleman.  so if you could kindly direct me to the door I will gladly get out as you have asked of me."  His voice quivered slightly.
Jenna took a deep breath in.
"Just slowly walk forward. and then feel around for the handle."  Sorin did so with his eyes squinted tight.  Once he found the handle he pulled it to no avail.
"No." Jenna said, almost laughing. "You have to turn the knob and then pull." 
Sorin did as she said and the door opened.
"HAZA!" He exclaimed once he was triumphant.  Then with out another word he closed the door and Jenna was left alone in the bathroom.

In the time it took Jenna to dry off and put on her PJ's Sorin had found some of her old history text books and had them spread out on her bed.
She sat down a distance away from him on the edge of the bed.
"This is all quite fascinating."  He said as he flipped the page.  He looked up at her, and Jenna looked away.
Sorin came over and sat down next to her. He placed his warm hand on hers.
"Jenna I never meant to startle you." He moved around her so as to see her face.
He looked right into her eyes.
"Please forgive me I had no other choice, and I promise I saw nothing other then your face."
His eyes were the color of lilacs, and the just about matched his robe perfectly.  When he didn't break off the stare Jenna shook his hands off of hers and stood.
"I don't know!" she said.  "I don't have a clue what to think."  She began pacing the floor.
"It's not just you being in the bathroom while I was in the tub."  She let out her breath in exasperation.  "It's everything!"  At this she sat back down.
Sorin was quiet but he still would not take his eyes off of her face.  he looked at her in a way no one had ever looked at her.  It was true concern.
"I have caused trouble for you?"  Now he let his head hang down.  "But that was never my intention!"  he ran his fingers through his hair.  "It never is, and yet somehow things always end up going wrong."  At this he wiped at his eyes with the back of his hands.
Jenna didn't know what to do. 
"I have to Make things right!" He said through sobs.  "Not just because It needs to be done, but for Her!"  Now he was openly sobbing. 
Jenna quickly recalled her dream.  The princess.  Here was this man who had been trapped and his last memories were of being accused of murdering his fiancĂ©e.  Jenna got up and grabbed the tissue box.  She tapped him on the shoulder with it.  He wiped his eyes one last time before looking up.  Jenna pulled out a tissue and gave it to him.  He gave her a puzzled look.
"What is this device for?"  He asked.
Jenna pulled on out and gave a little demonstration.  Sorin laughed slightly.  He blew his nose, but it was clear he needed another one.  Jenna pulled out another one and held it out to him.
"Here is another one."  Sorin barely looked at Jenna but instead was staring at the tissue box.  he reached out timidly and slowly pulled out another one.  He jumped slightly upon seeing that yet another tissue had taken it's place.
"May I?"  He grabbed the tissue box out of Jenna's hands and began pulling out tissues one by one and tossing them everywhere.
Jenna giggled, and Sorin stopped to look at her.
"And here I thought that magic was no more."  He pointed at the tissue box.  Jenna laughed.
"that is not magic, the tissues are folded a certain way so that as you pull one out another one comes up with it."
"oh."  Sorin smiled.  "Well I apologizes that you had to see me upset."  He may have been smiling but Jenna could tell that underneath it was sorrow.  "So I am sure you are very confused and have questions to ask of me."  He sat cross legged and gave his full attention to Jenna.
She didn't even know where to begin.
"Well."  She said.  "First off I still am having a hard times believing that all this is real." She shrugged her shoulders. 
"I mean I have this dream about you and kind Morgustine my whole life, About Magic, and war, and murder.  And now either you are here, or I am in a mental institution sporting a fancy straight jacket." She looked to Sorin for some kind of reassurance.
"Well I am here, and as for the rest of what you said, i really have no clue what it meant."  He laughed slightly. 
Jenna thought about how to rephrase what she had said.
"Well you see, i think I might be insane."  Sorin just looked at her puzzled.  "you know, crazy? mad?"  at this Sorin laughed.
"Oh you are not mad."  He smiled.  "So don't even think such thoughts."
They were both silent for a while.
"So you are a wizard?''  Jenna asked.
"Not a very good one I am afraid."  He frowned, and then smiled as he point to her pillows.  "Watch."  Jenna watched as her pillows floated up towards the ceiling. 
"Well that was pretty good."  Jena smiled as she gazed up at her pillows, but she had spoke too soon.
with a ripping sound bits of fluff, fabric, and feathers came raining down on them.
"my pillows."  Jenna moaned.  "well if you were not any good why did you have to attack my poor pillows?"  Jenna pouted.
"Sorry."  Sorin said sheepishly.  .
They both began to laugh at the mess that was around them, when Jenna's bedroom doors burst open.
"JENNNA!!"  Her roommate Sara called from under an armload of bags.  "You will never believe what I got on sale?"  When she finally looked over at Jenna and Sorin She laughed out loud.
"Ummmmm...."  Sara said.  "Well I am curious, but I can see that you are busy, so I will talk to you in the morning"  As abruptly as Sara came she was gone again. 
Jenna rushed after her.
"Wait!"  Sara stopped but didn't turn around.
"Sara Did you see him?"  If Sara could see Sorin then it meant that Jenna was not crazy.
Sara guffawed.
"Yeah I saw him"  She put her bags down and turned to face Jenna.  "I saw him, and the purple robe, and the feathers??"  She giggled.
"Oh thank heavens, I am not Crazy!" Jenna shouted and spun in a circle.
"Well I wouldn't be to sure about that one."  Sara snorted then grabbed Jenna's shoulders to stop her from spinning.  "What is going on here?  And who is that guy?"
"My name is Sorin, and I am a wizard."  Sara burst out in fits of laughter.
"nice to meet you Sorin, My name is Sara, and I am going to bed."  She left her bags on the floor, and walked to her room, before shutting the door she turned to Jenna.
"You can tell me everything in the morning."
Jenna didn't care that her roommate thought.  The fact that someone else had seen Sorin proved that she wasn't crazy.

To be continued