•Chapter 17 - ʙʀɪɢʜᴛᴇɴ ᴜᴘ, ʙᴜɴɴʏ.•

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I felt so relaxed... so.... calm.... that I could sleep off all the stress... pain... This whole horrible nightmare...

However... this sleep off included a dream...

A dream that changed everything.

ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ.... ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss... ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss..... ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ... ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʟɪɢʜᴛ.... ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ.... ɪᴛ's sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ sɪʟʜᴏᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ.... ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴋɴᴇᴇs.....

ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ɪ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ..... ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ sᴀᴡ ʜɪᴍ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ..... ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ's ʜᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ.... ʜɪs ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴇʏᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ sʟɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴏᴘᴇ....

"ɪ-ɪ ғᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪsᴇ ʏ-ʏᴏᴜ...." ʜᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴏʀᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ....

ᴏʜ ɴᴏ..... ʜɪs ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ғʟᴏᴏғ.... ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs sᴛᴜʙʙʟᴇ... ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴀsɪᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇs...

"ᴍᴀʀᴋ?"

ɪ sᴀᴡ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴛᴇᴀʀ ᴜᴘ.... ʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟʟʏ... "ʏ-ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ... ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀ ʜᴀʟʟᴜᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ?"

ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ.... ɪ ʙᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ʜɪᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʙᴜʟʟᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴀʀᴍs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ... ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ.... ᴛʜɪs ғᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪᴇsᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ ..... ʏᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ...

"ᴍᴀʀᴋ, ɪᴛ's ᴍᴇ- (ʏ/ɴ)... ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴜʀ.... ʏ-ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ғʀᴏᴍ.... ғʀᴏᴍ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ.... ɪ.... ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ.... ɪ-ɪ ᴀᴍ sᴏ sᴏʀʀʏ.... ɪᴛ's ᴀʟʟ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴜʟᴛ.... ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs..."

ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ʜɪᴍ ʜᴜɢ ᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ....

"ɴᴏ - (ʏ/ɴ) ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ... ɪᴛ's ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ... ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs..." ʜᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴇᴀʀ ᴀs ʜᴇ ʀᴜʙʙᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.

ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.... ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ... "ᴅɪᴅ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʜᴜʀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴡᴀʏ?"

ɪ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs .. sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ɢʟɪᴍᴘsᴇ ᴏғ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʜᴀs ᴅᴏɴᴇ... "ʜᴇ's ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴍᴀʀᴋ." ɪ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ, "ʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟs ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴀʀᴍ..."

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