12 The Visit: The Calm After and Before the Storm (1/2)
*Where am I?*
Karma was stuck in what seemed to be an empty black world. There was no light. No sound. No Life.
Only pure darkness.
”Hello?” Karma shouted into the dark. But there was no answer. Not even an echo. The blackness seemed to stretch far and wide, infinitely.
He walked forward to find something other than black. Some light. Or perhaps a person.
Then he saw something.
It wasn't light nor a person. But it was something. Something that he could not really describe. As he got closer, an invisible force was pushing him, but not completely blocking him.
As he pushed forward, the force got stringer. He walked until he could no longer push forward. The force knocked him down. Then out of nowhere, appeared a terrifying figure.
”AHHH!” Karma screamed in fear. He tried backing away, but another force was blocking him from behind. As he watched, the figure slowly transformed into something familiar.
It was him. But at the same time, it wasn't him.
”W-Who are you?” Karma asked, terrified.
He didn't expect it, but he got a reply.
-I aM YOU-
-I aM ThE DArk EsSence iNsIde oF YOU-
-I aM ThE YOU THaT KiLlS-
Then Karma was dragged down by the darkness. Images of bloodied victims flashed through his mind. Some delinquents. The people from the organization.
Then, as a final image, it showed a large image, Of Shirohana. Except, she was doused in blood.
-WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME, KARMA?- the bloodied Shirohana said.
”N-No...! NOOOO!” Karma shouted.
Then a ray of sunlight shone on his face. He bolted up, panting. He looked around. He was in bed. There were closets, cabinets, anything you can find in a bedroom.
*Thank goodness...That was just a dream...* he thought, relieved.
He got up and saw a clock on the wall. It read 5:00 P.M. Then he saw a pile of clothes neatly folded on the side. It was his clothes, washed and clean. He looked down to see that he was wearing a rather fancy set of pajamas.
He got changed and went outside. There, he saw a maid dusting a vase that was by the door.
”Hello, sir,” the maid said upon seeing Karma.
”Hello...” Karma replied.
”If you are looking for Lady Shirohana, she's in her room,” the maid said. ”It's the second door from the staircase.
”Thank you, Karma said, walking toward the direction of the staircase.
”So this is the man Lady Shirohana is so fond of...” the maid said chuckling. She then walked off in the opposite direction.
Karma was standing in front of the room nervously. He had never been in a girl's room before.Just thinking about it made him a bit uncomfortable. He gulped and opened the door. There he saw Shirohana sitting in her bed, reading a book.
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Shirohana turned to the sound of the door opening. Then tears fell. Tears of Joy. Of Relief.
”Karma...You...are okay...” Shirohana said. She tried getting up and running to him, but her body still ached.
”Don't move! I don't want you getting even more hurt,” Karma said running to Shirohana. When he got close, Shirohana suddenly embraced him.
”I'm glad you're okay,” Shirohana said, weeping.
”I should be saying that, ” Karma said. ”Please don't do anything like that ever again.”
”Okay. I'll be less reckless,” Shirohana replied with a smile. After a long embrace, the two then talked about normal student topics, to steer away from the incident that happened a week ago.
-Knock, Knock-
”Come in,” Shirohana said. It was the head maid and a few subordinate maids.
”Lady Shirohana, Lady Shirohana's friend. I have brought some tea and treats,” she said.
”Thank you, Maria,” Shirohana replied.
”T-Thank you,” Karma replied also.
The maids moved a table closer to Shirohana's bed and sat the food down. They poured two cups of tea and handed them to Karma and Shirohana.
”Please enjoy and take your time, ” Maria said, bowing. The other maids did the same and they left, with Maria slowly closing the door behind them.