We woke up in a street, it was winter.
We saw something written on the wall, using blood.
" The Match Girl, leave some things unexplored because some things aren't what you see "
What does it mean?
At least now we know not to trust everything we see
All of this is so unexpected, everything.
We saw a girl crying in the street, the match girl.
We decided to approach her.
As we took steps near her the surrounding started to change.
Thea was also becoming translucent.
The environment changed into some old buildings.
It was lifeless, with resending stains all over the walls. There were hospital stretchers.
It all looked like the place hasn't been cleaned in fucking years.
It was chilly and somber.
I decided that I would go in further, I couldn't just stand there.
It all looked like a mental asylum.
There were surgical knives and cotton with blood in every sight.
It all made me uncomfortable.
But where is Thea?
If something happened to her, I would never forgive myself.
" Thea, THEA can you hear me? "
I took a quick turn back, I don't know why but I felt something there.
After walking for another couple of minutes, I came across a small insect.
Perhaps, not very small.
It was almost half my size.
It was a moth. I have severe
lepidopterophobia.
I quickly started running in the opposite direction, but it followed me. I breathe heavily, in fear of that moth.
I kept running for ages until I stumbled upon a hole.
Without hesitation, I jumped
I woke up in a daze, looking around me.
Where was I?
It was all so much happening.
Thea's POV
I woke up in a boat in the middle of the sea.
The weather was not ideal for any voyage.
I looked down at the sea, it triggered my Thalassophobia
" CYRUS, WHERE ARE YOU "
I could hear my voice echo everywhere.
But no sign of Cyrus.
It all was no less than a nightmare for me. I was completely clueless, not knowing what to do next.
In an instant, my boat flipped.
I was going down, in the sea.
I was drowning, under the water.
As it was becoming darker, I felt like a force pulling me down.
In a panic, I started to go up but couldn't overpower the force.
I tried my best but was still being pulled down.
After trying for a few minutes, I gave up.
I accepted my fate, I will face my fear.
I was determined to face it.
How long could I run away from it?
I started going deeper and deeper in the dark. I closed my eyes, slowly going.
After a few seconds, my surroundings started to change, I was back where I left, where the match girl was,
She wasn't the match girl anymore.
She was a phantom, who would keep everyone trapped inside their nightmares.
" How did you escape? There is only one way! " It cackled
" Oh looks like I did "
I sneered
Just then something landed over me hitting me hard on the ground.
" Sorry Thea "
" CYRUS, I WILL KILL YOU AFTER THIS GAME ENDS "
" If I survived "
He got up and helped me to get up
The phantom had flown away, but it left a shiny stone.
Another gemstone.
It all thought us that we should accept our fates and face our fears
VOCÊ ESTÁ LENDO
Beyond the Pages || short story ||
FantasiaCyrus Aryan, a very cheerful young adult works for a library since years. He had spent most of his beautiful times there with her best friend Thea. One day Cyrus was going to his Library as usual but not a single book was there expect one Was it jus...
