Chapter 1-First day in the morning

One day, on a foggy and cold morning. The wind is blowing left and right, waving against the big and small trees nearby. The sound of an alarm clock ringing in her ear. She has woken up from her sleep. It was a peaceful and pleasant rest from whatever she had done last night. “Ugh… what time is it?” She glanced over to the alarm clock. “It’s… 6:30… almost time for school”. She got up and stretched her arms and legs. She walked through the hallway of her apartment. The floor is messy, full of stuff everywhere. It’s such a mess and she doesn’t even care enough to clean it. Cans, boxes, random house equipment, plates and water bottles are everywhere as she kicks it around while walking through the place and heads to the kitchen. “Hmm… so sleepy… why do I have to go to school again?” She groaned as she felt annoyed by the thought of going back to school after her long summer break. Her eyes are heavy, still tired from her sleep. Her vision is still blurry as she makes her way to the fridge and grabs a can of coffee out. Somehow, the can look… strange, but she can’t quite put her finger on it. “Why does this feel so… strange?”. She shrugs it off and continues her everyday routine. Brushing her teeth, combing her long hair, getting dressed and preparing herself for school. She finally got out of her apartment as a gushing wind blew through her hair. It’s cold but somehow… refreshing? “It’s cold, maybe it’s best if I take my jacket with me”. She goes back inside and and grabs her jacket. As she is about to grab it, she felt a strange sensation, a sharp shock? Is she being shocked by something or it’s just her. She felt something strange, something she never felt before. It’s so new. “Strange… I never felt this type of shock before. Am I… hallucinating? What was that…” She thought to herself. She sighed and grabs her coat and wears it. She got out, locked the door and walks down her apartment complex. Her footsteps are odd. Its louder than normal, louder than she’ve ever walked. Her surrounding are mostly occupied with birds chirping, wind blowing, children playing and people just having fun chatting or doing something in their room or outside the complex, but today, it’s odd. It’s quite, maybe a little wind blowing passed but that’s it. “What’s wrong with today? So strange… I feel… lonely… so quiet.” She mumbled as she made her way to the streets. Everything seems okay so far. Cars passing by, people and students walking around, chatting and out having a great time. Even though everything seems normal so far, she can’t help but think about what had happened this morning, or at least to her. As she continues to make her way to school, the fog started building up, to the point she can’t see much now due to the thick fog. Foot clanking against the ground, the sound of her own breathing, is now starting to make her feel overwhelmed inside. Is she overreacting? Or is something fishy is going on right now. She feel a little bit… scared? Is it fear? She can’t explains it. Her face filled with dred as she continues walking. As it felt like forever, she made it. She walked inside like everyone else. Now with more people around, she finally stops feeling nervous anymore. Everything seems fine so far. A teacher comes up to her and asks with a smile on her face “Hey, Luzia, had fun in the summer break?” Something about that teacher makes Luzia had chills down her spine. Maybe it’s the vibe she’s giving. She then quickly replies in a friendly manner “It’s really amazing, teacher. How about you? You seems happy today…” The teacher looks back with a smirk, a mischievous one at that. “It’s school days again, this means I get to enjoy teaching again! That’s why I’m happy” Luzia looks back with a skeptical look. Then she realizes she doesn’t know her new class yet and now she can asked the teacher about it “Sure thing, teach. Though, do you know where my class is? It’s a new year in school, right? Can you tell me where it is?” The teacher replies back “Your new classroom is class 11C at the end of the hall over there” Luzia nods and head her way to the classroom. As she’s walking, her vision started to get blurry. It’s like her own eyes is playing tricks with her. She feels exhausted, even though she hadn’t done anything major or do a tiring task yet. The strange feeling starts flooding back into her mind. But throughout that struggle, she manages to get into class and sits down in the corner of the room. It’s near the window so it’s perfect for her since she likes looking out the window and becomes lost in thought, making nothing able to make her move or speak. Class starts and the bell rings loudly. The bells rings louder than before, louder than she ever heard it rings. It’s like her senses are doubling. Hearing, touch, smells, taste and sight or drastically changing. It’s like she’s transforming. Is it just her? Maybe her hallucinations are getting worse. She ducks her head down against her table and closes her eyes, thinking that maybe a quick rest will help her solve the hallucinations problem. She closes her eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep. Lights getting more dimmed as time passes. The noise around her starts to die down, leaving her alone in her own thoughts.

Nothing else matters. Just her and her thoughts. *Her perspective* A bright light appears, no sound can be heard. Just a bright light, slowly becoming brighter and brighter, soon to consume her whole, leaving her in a blank white void of pure nothing. It’s just an empty void, no sound, voice, anything or anyone in sight. It’s just her and her alone, drifting through emptiness of the void. “Where… am I…? Am I dreaming…? But it can’t be.” She pinched herself “Ow! It hurts… I don’t think this is a dream… but, where am I?” She mumbles, her voice starts to shake, don’t know what to do in this situation. No sound, she can even hear herself breathing and even her heart beating starts going up, pumping faster and faster! Its like it’s about to explode! She breathes frantically, trying to slow down her heart rate. “I-I can’t… breathe!! H-Help! *cough* P-Please, anyone!” She shouts and shouts, but after all of that, nothing was heard. No response. An hour passed by, she found herself drifting away, like a lifeless corpse. No movement, sound or anything. She’s dead. She must be… she can’t be alive, right…? But, a sound was heard, and it’s from her. She’s coughing, gasping for air, suffering out of her mind. She did everything she can but it’s like she’s not supposed to live. No… she’s not supposed to. Then suddenly, reality starts warping again, crumbling beneath her, braking pieces by pieces, trembling down to nothing. The darkness consumes her whole and she can’t do anything about it. Her eyes dilated, high out of her mind. She’s falling, but where? She doesn’t know what is reality anymore. She’s going insane, laughing hard, like a maniac, nothing anyone has ever heard of “AHHAHAHHAAH!!” She’s insane, crazy, a lunatic. She’s everything but sane. Before she knew it, she woke up with a loud gasp. She look around, finding herself inside the classroom where she supposedly fell asleep in. “W-What…? So that… was a dream? What is going on… WHAT IS GOING ON?!!” She screams out her lungs, as hard as she can. She look around again and sees no one around. Just her. Did someone forget to wake her up? Must be. She got her bag and left the classroom. “Where is everyone? Did they all went home?” She sighed and decided to go to the bathroom to calm herself down. She wash her face with cold water of the taps. The sound of water dripping, breezing air… that’s all she can hear. No one is in the school anymore. They all left. But it’s strange… how can she sleep for that long? Did that really happened? She questioned everything. Is anything even real anymore? Is she even real? “What is happening… I feel sick. Strange, so strange…” she glances at the mirror in front of her. Then her eyes widened. A creature, so vile. It’s tall, leaning and creeping down to her. It’s hands are on both of her shoulders. It’s long, dark, reeks of death. Smile of the devil. So vile, nothing will ever compare to it. It’s teeth are sharp, like a knife. It’s so slender, like it hasn’t eaten anything yet, and she is it’s next pray. “Do YoU wAnT To PlaY wITh Me?” It’s voice. So dark, so morbid. “No!!” Luzia shouts, closing her eyes, ready for its next move. The creature, it screams. Loud and ear deafening. It screeches at her. Can’t accept it, the thing tries to attack her. She turns her back and try to look at it. She opens her eyes “…” it’s gone. Nothing is there. She is shook, her eyes are wide, slowly falling down to her knees, crying… she broke. She can’t handle this anymore. “P-Please… end this. I don’t want this. No more…” she sat there for a while… don’t know what to do.

End of Chapter 1: First day in the morning.

Author: Kosa Satoru

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