Darkness,
infinite darkness
surrounded
me.
I
took a step forward…
wandering
around to see if someone was here,
with
me.
I
took another step,
and
another…
The
only sound that filled the area
was
my footsteps.
I
was strolling in an isolated place…
Alone.
And
finally, in front of me.
A
Hill.
I
saw a fuzzy figure of something…
Or
should I say.
‘Someone’?
It
was a man,
a
strange man.
Tall
really
tall.
And
he…
he
was wearing a bright blue necklace.
Shiny.
And
mysterious.
The
man
was
he
waving
at me…?
“I’m
here to get you, Elena.”
***
I
found myself sitting on the bed, breathing heavily. I touched my face carefully
with two fingers.
I
tried to be calm and turned my head to the digital-clock beside my bed.
06:44
AM.
Something
was wrong…
I
shook my head a few times to be sure that I was awake and jumped down from the
bed, stepped into the bathroom and washed myself, and finally walked towards
the kitchen.
Something
was totally wrong…
I
quickly made breakfast and sat down in front of the television, switching to
the news.
[Hey… Elena… ]
The
house echoed the sound of my swallowing and biting.
I
put my hand in my pocket
and
slowly brought out a thing.
A
shiny thing.
The
bright blue necklace.
[Elena… Elena….]
It
was found in my pocket this morning,
but
it wasn’t there last night.
I
turned my head
to
stare at the calendar.
04/04/4444.
What
a miserable day.
*In
chinese the number ‘4’ was pronounced as the chinese character of ‘death’.
***
“Yo
Elena, what’s up?”
It
was Emily, Elena’s best friend and the only person in the world who Elena
trusted.
“Hey
Elena… Are
you okay? You don’t seem alright?”
Emily
was very sensitive with people around her, especially Elena.
[Don’t
you dare to tell her…
Elena….?]
“ELENA!!!!!!”
Elena
saw something waving in front of her eyes. It was Emily’s hand.
“Ah… sorry
Emily, I… I
was thinking about the…
the…
science fair tomorrow.”
Elena
lied. She didn’t want Emily to get worried about her.
[Good
for you… Elena.]
“Oh
yeah! The science fair! I haven’t started yet!!” Emily shouted, “Ugh, no, no,
no… Ms
Li is going to kill me!! I don’t even know what I should do for my topic…”
Elena
wasn’t listening. She was thinking about the nightmare, the necklace and… the
man.
[I
can see… confusion
appearing in your mind.]
“Sorry
Emily!! I think I forgot something!!”
Elena
waved at Emily and ran to one of the buildings beside her.
“Eh?
But…”
[ … ]
“Stop
hiding and come out! I know you’re here!!”
[ … ]
“I’ve
got your necklace but I don’t get the point of you giving it to me.”
[ … ]
“Come
on…”
[You’ll
need some sleep… Elena.]
***
The
darkness…
again.
The
hill…
again.
The
nightmare…
again.
But
where
is the man…?
Why
am I
wearing the necklace?
Why
am I
standing on the hill?
Why
am I
waving to a girl?
And
why
am I
smiling…?
Samsara...
